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These are our most popular cut of pork, and for good reason. They are delicious.
Bannatyne's Free Range Loin Chops are thick cut for extra juiciness. Best Braaied or grilled. The skin can be scored every 8 or so millimeters, perpendicular to the chop for proper crackling. The rendered fat adds a smokey dimension which pork loves. You should be able to stand them up on the skin side on your braai grid.
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Most industrial processes require objects or substances to be moved from one location to another, or a force to be applied to hold, shape or compress a product. Such activities are performed by Prime Movers; the workhorses of manufacturing industries.
In many locations all prime movers are electrical. Rotary motions can be provided by simple motors, and linear motion can be obtained from rotary motion by devices such as screw jacks or rack and pinions. Where a pure force or a short linear stroke is required a solenoid may be used (although there are limits to the force that can be obtained by this means).
Electrical devices are not, however, the only means of providing prime movers. Enclosed fluids (both liquids and gases) can also be used to convey energy from one location to another and, consequently, to produce rotary or linear motion or apply a force. Fluidbased systems using liquids as transmission media are called hydraulic systems (from the Greek words hydra for water and aulos for a pipe; descriptions which imply fluids are water although oils are more commonly used). Gas-based systems are called Pneumatic systems (from the Greek pneumn for wind or breath). The most common gas is simply compressed air. although nitrogen is occasionally used.
The main advantages and disadvantages of pneumatic or hydraulic systems both arise out of the different characteristics of low density compressible gases and (relatively) high density incompressible liquids. A pneumatic system, for example, tends to have a 'softer' action than a hydraulic system which can be prone to producing noisy and wear inducing shocks in the piping. A liquid-based hydraulic system, however, can operate at far higher pressures than a pneumatic system and, consequently, can be used to provide very large forces.
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Yugoslavia: OSCE, NATO, And UN Planning Kosovo Resettlement
By Roland Eggleston
Vienna, 20 May 1999 (RFE/RL) -- As efforts to bring an end to the conflict in Kosovo gather speed, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is developing plans for creating a new civil society in the province.
Officials at OSCE headquarters in Vienna say provisional discussions have already begun on creating a new police force in Kosovo. Other OSCE officials are looking into the whole question of institution-building, covering not only the creation of a provisional government but also other institutions such as local authorities and a judiciary.
OSCE spokeswoman Melissa Fleming says the planning is purely provisional at the moment because NATO and European governments have yet to decide which international organizations will be given responsibilities in postwar Kosovo. "We assume that OSCE will have a large role, given our experience in Bosnia," Fleming said. "But there are no concrete proposals so far."
A United Nations spokesman in Geneva told RFE/RL today he expects that the task of creating a postwar civil society in Kosovo would be given largely to the OSCE and UN in cooperation with other bodies.
The OSCE has already begun a program to issue the refugees in Albania and Macedonia with identity cards. The technology was donated by the U.S. computer giant, Microsoft. OSCE officials involved in the program believe the identity cards could also be useful when registering voters for elections in Kosovo. Serb police seized the identity documents of many ethnic Albanian refugees before they fled across the borders into Albania and Macedonia.
The OSCE has already created a planning group to consider how to create a new local police force in Kosovo. Most experts believe that about 3,000 ethnic Albanians will be needed for the police. The OSCE sent a team of experts to Albania and Macedonia this week to discuss with local authorities there the problems of creating a police force. OSCE officials said it was possible the team would also talk to former police officers among the refugees.
The UN and some NATO countries have suggested that initially local police responsibilities might be handled by an international police force. They have suggested that about 1,000 or more international police officers should accompany the international peacekeeping force which is expected to move into Kosovo as soon as a peace deal becomes effective.
OSCE experts told RFE/RL that experience in Bosnia showed that creation of a provisional government followed by elections could be a lengthy process. Most assume that the first provisional government will be a coalition of different groups.
In Brussels, NATO officials said today they expect the return of the refugees and the restoration of order in Serbia would be a far bigger problem than first envisaged.
An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, noted that NATO had drawn up peacekeeping plans during the political negotiations earlier this year which led to the Rambouillet conference, which failed. They had set timetables for demilitarization, for local elections and other problems. But he said that all those plans had fallen apart when Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic expelled tens of thousands of ethnic Albanians and destroyed many of their villages.
NATO now believes that it will need many more engineers, technicians, police and others than it originally planned. Just as in Albania and Macedonia where NATO soldiers have built camps for refugees, so it is likely that much of the early recovery work in Kosovo will be done by NATO's military forces.
The NATO official said the original plans for the international peacekeeping force have had to be broadened because of the conflict.
Homes and businesses owned by ethnic Albanians have been destroyed by Serb forces and, in many cases, burned to the ground. NATO bombing has destroyed roads, bridges and rail lines. The bombs have also destroyed many Yugoslav army barracks which might have been useful as temporary shelters for returning refugees.
All international groups -- the UN, OSCE and NATO -- agree that the return of the refugees may turn out to be a major headache. Around 780,000 are believed to have fled the country.
The NATO spokesman said today that "a massive surge" of ethnic Albanians back to their homes after a ceasefire could disrupt the deployment of the peacekeeping force and the establishment of order. He said NATO was also concerned that retreating Serb forces might leave land mines which would have to be cleared before the refugees safety could be guaranteed.
On the other hand, NATO and OSCE recognize the problems, including possible unrest, if the refugees are forcibly prevented from returning to their homes and lands.
"A peace settlement is something we all want," said the NATO official. "But it will take longer than many think to give the people a proper homeland."

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Q: Z direction UIview rotating? I am using following code for rotating z direction the UIView.it rotatres in right side.but i want to rotate bottom side instead of right side ..(as it is in right side), any help please?( in other words in Z direction)
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A: Have you looked at the parameters the CATransform3DRotate function takes?
The last three elements define the vector the view will flip around. Your vector is parallel to the y axis. Try this instead for the rotation around a vertical axis.
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You might need to change the anchor point to get the axis on the right "height".

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Bojangles', Inc. Reports Financial Results for its Second Fiscal Quarter 2018
Announces Launch of Restaurant Portfolio Optimization Program
Updates Guidance for its Fiscal Year 2018
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bojangles', Inc. (Bojangles') (NASDAQ: BOJA) today announced financial results for the 13-week second fiscal quarter ended July 1, 2018. Bojangles' also announced the launch of a restaurant portfolio optimization program and updated its annual guidance for the 52-week fiscal year 2018 ending on December 30, 2018.
Highlights for the Second Fiscal Quarter 201 8 Compared to the Second Fiscal Quarter 201 7*
Total revenues increased 2.7% to $140.5 million from $136.8 million in the prior year fiscal quarter;
System-wide comparable restaurant sales decreased 0.2%, while company-operated comparable restaurant sales decreased 0.8% and franchised comparable restaurant sales increased 0.1%;
Five system-wide restaurants were opened, consisting of two company-operated restaurants and three franchised restaurants, while one company-operated restaurant was closed due to a relocation and two company-operated restaurants were refranchised;
Net Income was $2.4 million as compared to $8.4 million in the prior year fiscal quarter;
Diluted Net Income per Share was $0.06 as compared to $0.22 in the prior year fiscal quarter;
Adjusted Net Income** was $5.2 million as compared to $8.8 million in the prior year fiscal quarter;
Adjusted Diluted Net Income per Share** was $0.13 (reflecting a negative impact of $0.09 due to impairment expenses) as compared to $0.23 (reflecting a negative impact of $0.01 due to impairment expenses) in the prior year fiscal quarter; and
Adjusted EBITDA** was $18.1 million as compared to $19.3 million in the prior year fiscal quarter.
* Certain amounts for the second fiscal quarter of 2017 have been restated to reflect the adoption of the new revenue recognition standard. See "Adoption of New Accounting Standard" for further details.
** Descriptions of Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Net Income per Share, Adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial measures are provided in this release under "Use and Definition of Non-GAAP Measures," and reconciliations to GAAP figures are provided in the tables at the end of this release.
"Our continued focus on well-run restaurants is best reflected in the progress we are making on staffing and training, improving speed, accuracy and quality, and promoting signature menu items with value messaging. We are further encouraged that system-wide comparable restaurant sales in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 improved sequentially compared to the first fiscal quarter of 2018 and that our core breakfast daypart strengthened. Our hard work over the past several months is clearly beginning to resonate with customers," said Bojangles' Interim President and CEO Randy Kibler.
"We are also optimizing our restaurant portfolio by closing some underperforming company-operated restaurants, refranchising select company-operated restaurants, and slowing system-wide expansion by limiting company development mainly to core markets while franchise development continues in both the core and adjacent markets. We believe these efforts will positively impact our Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income during the remainder of fiscal year 2018 and beyond," concluded Mr. Kibler.
Second Fiscal Quarter 2018 Financial Review
System-wide comparable restaurant sales decreased 0.2%, consisting of a 0.8% decrease in company-operated comparable restaurant sales and an increase of 0.1% in franchised comparable restaurant sales. The comparable restaurant sales decrease at company-operated restaurants was composed of a decrease in transactions, partially offset by increases in price and mix. Breakfast daypart comparable restaurant sales for company-operated restaurants increased 0.9%.
Total revenues increased 2.7% to $140.5 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 from $136.8 million in the prior year fiscal quarter. The increase was primarily due to a net additional 26 system-wide restaurants at July 1, 2018 compared to June 25, 2017, partially offset by a comparable restaurant sales decline at our company-operated restaurants.
Company-operated restaurant revenues increased 2.3% to $130.0 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 from $127.1 million in the prior year fiscal quarter. Franchise royalty revenues increased 2.3% to $7.1 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 from $7.0 million in the prior year fiscal quarter.
Operating income was $4.6 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 as compared to $12.9 million in the prior year fiscal quarter. Of the $8.3 million decline in operating income during the second fiscal quarter of 2018, $4.1 million was attributable to an increase in impairment expenses and an additional $3.3 million was related to refranchising and related asset write-downs primarily associated with the expected refranchising of approximately 30 company-operated restaurants during the second half of fiscal 2018.
Company-operated restaurant contribution, a non-GAAP measure, was $19.4 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 as compared to $20.4 million in the prior year fiscal quarter. As a percentage of company-operated restaurant revenues, company-operated restaurant contribution margin, a non-GAAP measure, decreased to 14.9% in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 from 16.0% in the prior year fiscal quarter.
General and administrative expenses were $9.9 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 as compared to $9.8 million in the prior year fiscal quarter.
Impairment expenses were $4.8 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 as compared to $0.7 million in the prior year fiscal quarter. The increase was due to more restaurants being impaired in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 versus the second fiscal quarter of 2017, including the building associated with one ground lease.
Refranchising and related asset write-downs were $3.3 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2018. In anticipation of the refranchising of approximately 30 company-operated restaurants expected to occur during the second half of fiscal 2018, we recorded an impairment charge of $3.4 million associated with the write-down of the related assets to their estimated fair value, which was partially offset by a $0.1 million gain recorded in connection with the refranchise of two company-operated restaurants in the second fiscal quarter of 2018.
Net Income was $2.4 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 as compared to $8.4 million in the prior year fiscal quarter. Diluted Net Income per Share was $0.06 in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 as compared to $0.22 in the prior year fiscal quarter. Diluted Net Income per Share during the second fiscal quarter of 2018 was negatively impacted by $0.09 due to impairment expenses and $0.07 due to refranchising and related asset write-downs, while the second fiscal quarter of 2017 was negatively impacted by $0.01 due to impairment expenses.
Adjusted Net Income, a non-GAAP measure, was $5.2 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 as compared to $8.8 million in the prior year fiscal quarter. Adjusted Diluted Net Income per Share was $0.13 in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 as compared to $0.23 in the prior year fiscal quarter. Adjusted Diluted Net Income per Share during the second fiscal quarter of 2018 was negatively impacted by $0.09 due to impairment expenses while the second fiscal quarter of 2017 was negatively impacted by $0.01 due to impairment expenses.
Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $18.1 million in the second fiscal quarter of 2018 as compared to $19.3 million in the prior year fiscal quarter.
Restaurant Portfolio Optimization Program
Bojangles' has initiated a restaurant portfolio optimization program pursuant to which it refranchised two company-operated restaurants during the second fiscal quarter of 2018. In addition, we expect to take the following actions during the remainder of fiscal 2018:
Bojangles' will close approximately 10 underperforming company-operated restaurants during the third fiscal quarter of 2018. As a result, we expect to incur a pre-tax charge of $12.0 million to $15.0 million representing an estimate of the remaining obligations pursuant to non-cancelable leases, net of estimated sublease income. On a trailing twelve-month basis as of the end of the second fiscal quarter of 2018, these restaurants generated approximately $5.8 million in company-operated restaurant revenues.
Bojangles' expects to refranchise approximately 30 company-operated restaurants in Tennessee and Georgia to one of its largest franchisees. As a result, we expect to incur a pre-tax charge of $4.0 million to $5.0 million representing an estimate of the remaining obligations pursuant to non-cancelable leases, net of estimated sublease income from the franchisee. The transaction, which remains subject to final negotiation and execution of a definitive sale and purchase agreement, due diligence and customary closing conditions, is expected to close during the second half of fiscal 2018. On a trailing twelve-month basis as of the end of the second fiscal quarter of 2018, these restaurants generated approximately $32.2 million in company-operated restaurant revenues.
Fiscal Year 201 8 Guidance
Bojangles' has updated its annual outlook for the 52-week period ending on December 30, 2018 to reflect its year-to-date performance and expectations for the remainder of the fiscal year, including the impact of the restaurant portfolio optimization program:
Total revenues of $542.0 million to $547.0 million (previously $550.0 million to $560.0 million), including approximately $11.0 million of franchise marketing and co-op advertising contribution revenues due to the adoption of the new accounting standard for revenue recognition;
System-wide comparable restaurant sales of negative low-single digits to flat;
The opening of 18 to 22 system-wide restaurants (previously 30 to 40), comprised of 6 to 8 (previously 6 to 10) company-operated restaurants and 12 to 14 (previously 24 to 30) franchised restaurants;
The closure of approximately 10 company-operated restaurants;
The refranchising of approximately 30 company-operated restaurants, including two company-operated restaurants that were refranchised during the second fiscal quarter of 2018;
Company-operated restaurant contribution margin of 14.5% to 15.0% (previously 14.0% to 14.5%);
General and administrative expenses of $42.5 million to $43.0 million (previously $43.0 million to $43.5 million);
Cash capital expenditures of $10.0 million to $11.0 million (previously $11.5 million to $12.5 million);
Adjusted Diluted Net Income per Share of $0.66 to $0.73 (previously $0.64 to $0.72); and
Adjusted EBITDA of $66.0 million to $70.0 million (previously $64.0 million to $68.0 million).
Changes in the assumptions in the restaurant portfolio optimization program could impact guidance, and our guidance does not include the potential impact of any additional refranchising of company-operated restaurants and/or additional restaurant closures not discussed above. In addition, we have not reconciled guidance for Adjusted Diluted Net Income per Share or Adjusted EBITDA to the corresponding GAAP financial measures because we do not provide guidance for the various reconciling items. We are unable to provide guidance for these reconciling items because we cannot determine their probable significance, as certain items are outside of our control and cannot be reasonably predicted due to the fact that these items could vary significantly from period to period. Accordingly, reconciliations to the corresponding GAAP financial measures are not available without unreasonable effort.
Adoption of New Accounting Standard
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued new guidance for revenue recognition related to contracts with customers, which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance. We adopted this new guidance in fiscal year 2018 using the full retrospective transition method, which resulted in restating each prior reporting period presented in the year of adoption, including the second fiscal quarter of 2017. The adoption did not have a material impact on Company-operated restaurant revenues or Franchise royalty revenues. The new guidance requires Bojangles' to recognize initial and renewal franchisee fees on a straight-line basis over the life of the franchise agreement, which impacts Other franchise revenues. In addition, funds contributed by franchisees to the advertising funds actively managed by Bojangles', as well as the associated advertising fund expenditures, are reported on a gross basis, and the advertising fund revenues and expenses may be reported in different periods. See tables at the end of this release for details related to the impact of the adoption of the new revenue recognition standard on our previously reported results.
Conference Call and Webcast Today
Bojangles' will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the second fiscal quarter 2018 results, as well as fiscal year 2018 guidance today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference call dial-in number is 201-493-6725. A telephone replay will be available through Sunday, September 2, 2018 and may be accessed by dialing 412-317-6671. The conference ID is 13681397.
The conference call will also be webcast live and later archived on the Investors section of our website at www.bojangles.com.
About Bojangles', Inc.
Bojangles', Inc. is a highly differentiated and growing restaurant operator and franchisor dedicated to serving customers high-quality, craveable food made from our Southern recipes, including breakfast served All Day, Every Day. Founded in 1977 in Charlotte, N.C., Bojangles'® serves menu items such as made-from-scratch biscuit breakfast sandwiches, delicious hand-breaded bone-in chicken, flavorful fixin's (sides) and Legendary Iced Tea®. At July 1, 2018, Bojangles' had 766 system-wide restaurants, of which 325 were company-operated and 441 were franchised restaurants, primarily located in the Southeastern United States. For more information, visit www.bojangles.com or follow Bojangles' on Facebook and Twitter.
Use and Definition of Non-GAAP Measures
We utilize certain non-GAAP measures when assessing the operational strength and the performance of our business. We believe these non-GAAP measures assist our board of directors, management and investors in comparing our operating performance, on a consistent basis from period to period, by isolating the effects of certain items that vary from period to period without any correlation to core operating performance or that vary significantly among similar companies. Bojangles' cautions that non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, reported GAAP results.
Company-operated restaurant contribution represents our operating income excluding the impact of franchise royalty revenues, franchise marketing and co-op advertising fund contribution revenues and associated costs, properties and equipment rental revenues, other franchise revenues, general and administrative expenses, costs associated with properties and equipment rentals, depreciation and amortization, impairment, refranchising and related asset write-downs and (gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment and other, as identified by the reconciliation table below. Company-operated restaurant contribution margin is defined as company-operated restaurant contribution as a percentage of company-operated restaurant revenues. Company-operated restaurant contribution and company-operated restaurant contribution margin are supplemental measures of operating performance of our company-operated restaurants and our calculations thereof may not be comparable to those reported by other companies. Company-operated restaurant contribution and company-operated restaurant contribution margin have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Included with the reconciliations to GAAP figures provided in the tables at the end of this release is a reconciliation of our operating income to our company-operated restaurant contribution.
Adjusted Net Income represents company net income before items that we do not consider representative of our ongoing operating performance as identified in the reconciliation table below. Adjusted Diluted Net Income per Share represents company diluted net income per share before items that we do not consider representative of our ongoing operating performance as identified in the reconciliation table below.
EBITDA represents company net income before interest expense (net of interest income), provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents company net income before interest expense (net of interest income), provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, items that we do not consider representative of our ongoing operating performance and certain non-cash items, as identified in the reconciliation table below.
Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Net Income per Share, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are supplemental measures of our performance that are neither required by, nor presented in accordance with, GAAP. Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Net Income per Share, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, operating income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as alternatives to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Net Income per Share, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation, or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. In addition, in evaluating Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Net Income per Share, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we will incur expenses or charges such as those added back to calculate Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Diluted Net Income per Share, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
This release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical or current facts included in this release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements discuss our current expectations, projections and guidance relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "outlook," "plan," "potential," "project," "projection," "seek," "may," "could," "would," "will," "should," "can," "can have," "likely," the negatives thereof and other words and terms of similar meaning.
Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions; they are not guarantees of performance. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to risks relating to, among other risks, our vulnerability to changes in consumer preferences and economic conditions; our ability to open restaurants in new and existing markets and expand our franchise system; our ability to successfully effect our restaurant portfolio optimization program on a timely basis; our ability to generate comparable restaurant sales growth; financial or other difficulties, which could cause our restaurants and our franchisees' restaurants to close; our ability to generate increased sales or profits from new menu items, advertising campaigns, changes in discounting strategy, technology initiatives or restaurant designs and remodels; cancellation of or delay in anticipated future restaurant openings; our reliance on, limited degree of control over and potential responsibility for, our franchisees; increases in the cost of chicken, pork, dairy, wheat, corn and other products; our ability to compete successfully with other quick-service and fast-casual restaurants; our vulnerability to conditions in the Southeastern United States; negative publicity, whether or not valid; concerns about food safety and quality and about food-borne illnesses, including adverse public perception due to the occurrence of avian flu, swine flu or other food-borne illnesses, such as salmonella, E. coli, or others; changes in employment and labor laws; labor shortages and increases in labor costs; the impact of litigation, including wage and hour class action lawsuits; and our dependence upon frequent and timely deliveries of restaurant food and other supplies. For further details and discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the SEC on March 8, 2018, and which is available at www.sec.gov. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Although we believe that our assumptions made in connection with the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that the assumptions and expectations will prove to be correct.
All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. In addition, all forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this earnings release. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise other than as required under the federal securities laws.
BOJANGLES', INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Assets July 1,
Cash and cash equivalents $ 15,669 14,052
Accounts and vendor receivables, net 5,478 5,863
Accounts receivable, related parties, net 545 553
Inventories, net 2,787 3,619
Other current assets 6,275 2,408
Brand 290,500 290,500
Franchise rights, net 20,505 23,146
Favorable leases, net 550 688
Other noncurrent assets 4,262 4,076
Total assets $ 544,553 555,468
Accounts payable $ 10,068 12,956
Current maturities of capital lease obligations 8,580 8,502
Other current liabilities 2,021 934
Long-term debt, less current maturities and deferred debt issuance costs, net 106,680 123,376
Capital lease obligations, less current maturities 19,585 22,434
Other noncurrent liabilities 17,610 17,232
Preferred stock — —
Common stock 373 370
Treasury stock (4,859 ) (2,000 )
Retained earnings 161,337 154,306
Accumulated other comprehensive income 684 456
Total stockholders' equity 288,855 282,027
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 544,553 555,468
(a) Adjusted to reflect the retrospective adoption of Accounting Standards No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
Thirteen Weeks Ended Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
July 1,
2018 June 25,
2017 (a) July 1,
Company-operated restaurant revenues $ 129,956 127,058 257,108 251,841
Franchise royalty revenues 7,138 6,978 14,003 13,491
Franchise marketing and co-op advertising contribution revenues 2,792 2,725 5,455 5,257
Properties and equipment rental revenues 547 — 1,086 —
Other franchise revenues 71 64 343 125
Total revenues 140,504 136,825 277,995 270,714
Company-operated restaurant food and supplies costs 40,719 39,998 80,706 78,683
Company-operated restaurant labor costs 38,529 36,937 75,994 73,284
Company-operated restaurant operating costs 31,343 29,741 62,881 59,432
Company-operated restaurant depreciation and amortization 3,464 3,374 6,928 6,581
Franchise marketing and co-op advertising costs 2,792 2,725 5,455 5,257
Costs associated with properties and equipment rentals 295 — 716 —
Total restaurant operating expenses 117,142 112,775 232,680 223,237
Operating income before other operating expenses 23,362 24,050 45,315 47,477
Other operating expenses:
General and administrative 9,946 9,817 21,503 18,770
Depreciation and amortization 665 753 1,330 1,478
Impairment 4,832 700 5,685 996
Refranchising and related asset write-downs 3,346 — 3,346 —
Gain on disposal of property and equipment and other (65 ) (125 ) (92 ) (104 )
Total other operating expenses 18,724 11,145 31,772 21,140
Operating income 4,638 12,905 13,543 26,337
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs (188 ) (176 ) (304 ) (294 )
Interest income — 12 1 13
Interest expense (1,581 ) (1,614 ) (3,229 ) (3,281 )
Income before income taxes 2,869 11,127 10,011 22,775
Income tax expense (434 ) (2,681 ) (2,882 ) (6,799 )
Net income $ 2,435 8,446 7,129 15,976
Net income per share:
Basic $ 0.07 0.23 0.19 0.44
Diluted $ 0.06 0.22 0.19 0.41
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share:
Basic 36,750 36,701 36,743 36,634
Diluted 38,236 38,588 38,186 38,598
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
Net income $ 7,129 15,976
Deferred income tax benefit (2,251 ) (280 )
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs 304 294
Impairment 5,685 996
Gain on disposal of property and equipment and other (92 ) (104 )
Provision for doubtful accounts 410 16
Benefit for inventory spoilage (30 ) (2 )
Asset write-downs related to refranchising 3,318 —
Stock-based compensation 1,397 681
Changes in operating assets and liabilities 3,194 (1,551 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 27,322 24,085
Purchases of property and equipment (2,882 ) (6,472 )
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment 40 41
Proceeds from capital lease subleases 116 —
Net cash used in investing activities (2,726 ) (6,431 )
Principal payments on long-term debt (17,000 ) (14,132 )
Stock option exercises 1,256 1,035
Vesting of restricted stock units (225 ) (103 )
Purchases of treasury stock (2,859 ) —
Principal payments on capital lease obligations (4,151 ) (3,587 )
Net cash used in financing activities (22,979 ) (16,787 )
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 1,617 867
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of fiscal period 14,052 13,898
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of fiscal period $ 15,669 14,765
Unaudited Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income
Certain professional, transaction and other costs (b) 253 — 253 3
Payroll taxes associated with stock option exercises (c) 25 71 30 97
Executive separation expenses (d) — 546 1,034 551
Modification of equity awards in connection with executive separation (e) — — 551 —
Refranchising and related asset write-downs (f) 3,346 — 3,346 —
Adjustments to deferred tax assets associated with executive compensation (g) (23 ) — 779 —
Tax impact of adjustments (h) (881 ) (233 ) (1,268 ) (244 )
Total adjustments 2,720 384 4,725 407
Adjusted Net Income $ 5,155 8,830 11,854 16,383
Unaudited Reconciliation of Diluted Net Income Per Share to Adjusted Diluted Net Income Per Share
Diluted net income per share $ 0.06 0.22 0.19 0.41
Certain professional, transaction and other costs (b) — — — —
Payroll taxes associated with stock option exercises (c) — — — —
Executive separation expenses (d) — 0.02 0.03 0.02
Modification of equity awards in connection with executive separation (e) — — 0.02 —
Refranchising and related asset write-downs (f) 0.09 — 0.09 —
Adjustments to deferred tax assets associated with executive compensation (g) — — 0.02 —
Tax impact of adjustments (h) (0.02 ) (0.01 ) (0.04 ) (0.01 )
Total adjustments 0.07 0.01 0.12 0.01
Adjusted Diluted Net Income per Share $ 0.13 0.23 0.31 0.42
(b) Includes costs associated with third-party consultants for special projects and public offering expenses. We could incur similar expenses in future periods if we commence additional public offerings, financing transactions or other special projects.
(c) Represents payroll taxes associated with stock option exercises related to stock options that were outstanding prior to our initial public offering. We expect to incur similar expenses in future periods when stock options that were outstanding prior to our initial public offering are exercised.
(d) Represents severance and legal fees associated with former executives departing the Company.
(e) Represents net non-cash, stock-based compensation recorded in connection with the modification of certain equity awards associated with a former executive departing the Company.
(f) Primarily represents impairment related to the write-down of assets associated with company-operated restaurants we expect to refranchise and the gain on the refranchise of company-operated restaurants, as well as accretion of the present value of our rent obligations and ongoing maintenance and utilities costs related to company-operated restaurants we have previously closed. We expect to continue to incur similar expenses in future periods as we record closed store reserves, the accretion of the present value of our rent obligations and ongoing maintenance and utilities costs related to closed company-operated restaurants, and could incur additional costs in future periods if we identify other company-operated restaurants that will be closed or refranchised.
(g) In connection with a former executive departing the Company and the associated modification of equity awards, certain compensation costs related to the executive are no longer expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. Accordingly, we recorded adjustments to previously recorded deferred tax assets. We could record similar adjustments in future periods if any of the compensation costs are ultimately deductible for income tax purposes.
(h) Represents the income tax expense associated with the adjustments in (b) through (g) that are deductible for income tax purposes.
Unaudited Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Income taxes 434 2,681 2,882 6,799
Interest expense, net 1,581 1,602 3,228 3,268
Depreciation and amortization (b) 4,317 4,303 8,562 8,353
EBITDA 8,767 17,032 21,801 34,396
Non-cash rent (c) 375 363 710 768
Stock-based compensation (d) 381 307 1,397 681
Payroll taxes associated with stock option exercises (e) 25 71 30 97
Preopening expenses (f) 136 350 237 724
Certain professional, transaction and other costs (g) 253 — 253 3
Executive separation expenses (h) — 546 1,034 551
Impairment and dispositions (i) 4,807 601 5,633 933
Refranchising and related asset write-downs (j) 3,346 — 3,346 —
Adjusted EBITDA $ 18,090 19,270 34,441 38,153
(b) Includes amortization of deferred debt issuance costs.
(c) Includes deferred rent, which represents the extent to which our rent expense has been above or below our cash rent payments and amortization of favorable (unfavorable) leases. We expect to continue to incur similar expenses in future periods as we record rent expense in accordance with GAAP and continue to amortize favorable (unfavorable) leases.
(d) Represents non-cash, stock-based compensation. We expect to incur similar expenses in future periods as we record stock-based compensation related to existing grants (and any potential future grants) in accordance with GAAP.
(e) Represents payroll taxes associated with stock option exercises related to stock options that were outstanding prior to our initial public offering. We expect to incur similar expenses in future periods when stock options that were outstanding prior to our initial public offering are exercised.
(f) Includes expenses directly associated with the opening of company-operated restaurants and incurred prior to the opening of a company-operated restaurant. We expect to continue to incur similar expenses as we open company-operated restaurants.
(g) Includes costs associated with third-party consultants for special projects and public offering expenses. We could incur similar expenses in future periods if we commence additional public offerings, financing transactions or other special projects.
(h) Represents severance and legal fees associated with former executives departing the Company.
(i) Includes net gain on disposal of property and equipment and other, impairment and cash proceeds on disposals from disposition of property and equipment. We could continue to record impairment expense in future periods if performance of company-operated restaurants is not sufficient to recover the carrying amount of the related long-lived assets. We may incur future (gains) losses and receive cash proceeds on disposal of property and equipment associated with retirement, replacement or write-off of fixed assets.
(j) Primarily represents impairment related to the write-down of assets associated with company-operated restaurants we expect to refranchise and the gain on the refranchise of company-operated restaurants, as well as accretion of the present value of our rent obligations and ongoing maintenance and utilities costs related to company-operated restaurants we have previously closed. We expect to continue to incur similar expenses in future periods as we record closed store reserves, the accretion of the present value of our rent obligations and ongoing maintenance and utilities costs related to closed company-operated restaurants, and could incur additional costs in future periods if we identify other company-operated restaurants that will be closed or refranchised.
Unaudited Reconciliation of Operating Income to Company-Operated Restaurant Contribution
Operating income $ 4,638 12,905 13,543 26,337
Less: Franchise royalty revenues (7,138 ) (6,978 ) (14,003 ) (13,491 )
Franchise marketing and co-op advertising contribution revenues (2,792 ) (2,725 ) (5,455 ) (5,257 )
Properties and equipment rental revenues (547 ) — (1,086 ) —
Other franchise revenues (71 ) (64 ) (343 ) (125 )
Plus: General and administrative 9,946 9,817 21,503 18,770
Company-operated restaurant contribution $ 19,365 20,382 37,527 40,442
Company-operated restaurant contribution margin 14.9 % 16.0 % 14.6 % 16.1 %
Unaudited Impact of Adoption of New Revenue Recognition Standard on Previously Reported Results
Thirteen Weeks Ended June 25, 2017 Twenty-Six Weeks Ended June 25, 2017
Reported Adjustments As
Adjusted As
Franchise marketing and co-op advertising contribution revenues $ — 2,725 2,725 — 5,257 5,257
Other franchise revenues 338 (274 ) 64 538 (413 ) 125
Franchise marketing and co-op advertising costs — 2,725 2,725 — 5,257 5,257
Income tax benefit (expense) (2,784 ) 103 (2,681 ) (6,954 ) 155 (6,799 )
Net income 8,617 (171 ) 8,446 16,234 (258 ) 15,976
Net income per diluted share 0.22 - 0.22 0.42 (0.01 ) 0.41
Other current liabilities $ 651 283 934
Deferred income taxes 71,190 (980 ) 70,210
Other noncurrent liabilities 13,458 3,774 17,232
Retained earnings 157,383 (3,077 ) 154,306
For Investor Relations Inquiries:
Raphael Gross of ICR
Brian Little of Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc.


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The method of cleaning soil from hydrocarbons
B09C1/02 - Extraction using liquids, e.g. washing, leaching
B01D61/56 - Electro-osmotic dewatering
(57) Abstract:
The method of cleaning soil from hydrocarbons relates to a method of cleaning soil from oil, gas condensate, oil, gasoline, etc. In the soil in the treated plot immerse the Central and peripheral electrodes, forming between them the voltage gradient in the area adjacent to the Central electrode, serves not polluting the carrier fluid, move under the influence of electroosmotic effect from the Central electrode to the peripheral, squeezed from the soil the carrier fluid hydrocarbons and remove them from the peripheral electrodes. As the carrier liquid use water with a pH equal to 9 obtained by the influence of cavitation, or pH 5.5, obtained by heating. You can use water extracted from the reservoir in the development of oil and gas fields. Effect: higher efficiency of cleaning soil by accelerating the movement of the carrier liquid and reduce the voltage stress on the electrodes. 1 C.p. f-crystals, 3 ill.
The invention relates to a method of cleaning soil from hydrocarbons (oil, gas condensate, oil, petrol etc).
A known method of cleaning sand from oil products (and.with.autoway acid concentration of 0.5 to 2.0 wt.% when the mass ratio of solid ground to liquid reagent 1: (2-6) for 30 minutes
The main disadvantage of this method is the processing of sand chemical reagent to neutralize you want to make additional reagents and to remove the products of reaction of these reagents, resulting in additional economic costs and improves environmental cleaned sandy soil.
The closest in technical essence of the present invention is a method of removing contaminated soil ( U.S. patent N 54157744 A MKI 6 : 01 D 61/56, published, ISM, vol.001, N 10, 1996, S. 34 - prototype), including immersion in the soil on a cleared area of the Central and peripheral electrodes, creating between them of the voltage gradient, the flow in the area adjacent to the Central, not polluting the carrier fluid, the movement of the carrier liquid under the influence of electroosmotic effect between the electrodes, the displacement of the carrier fluid contaminated material from the soil in the peripheral electrodes and removal of contaminated material from the last.
This method is more eco-friendly than similar. However, the movement of pure liquids-media type of water under the influence of electroosmotic EFI, as a viscous hydrocarbon oil type, engine oil and the like. Especially great resistance to the movement of the carrier liquid hydrocarbons occurs in the cold season, when the viscosity of the latter increases. Therefore, to ensure movement of the carrier liquid and viscous hydrocarbons is necessary to maintain a high voltage stress, of the order of 380 To 500 V, depending on the soil structure, resulting in large power consumption and makes this method ineffective.
The purpose of the invention is to improve the efficiency of cleaning the soil from hydrocarbons by accelerating the movement of the carrier liquid and reduce the voltage stress on the electrodes.
This objective is achieved in that in the method of cleaning soil from hydrocarbons, including immersion in the soil on a cleared area of the Central and peripheral electrodes, creating between the first and second gradient voltage supply in the region adjacent to the Central electrode, not polluting liquid carrier, moving the carrier liquid under the influence of electroosmotic effect from the Central electrode to the peripheral displacement of the soil the carrier fluid hydrocarbons and removing them from purnea cavitation, or up to 5.5 - heating.
Use as a carrier liquid is water, whose pH change to 9, influencing her cavitation, or up to 5.5 - heating, allowed to increase the cleaning efficiency of the soil at any temperature without the use of chemicals and neutralize them.
The applicant is not known cleaning methods soils, which would as a carrier fluid used water, whose pH change to 9, influencing her cavitation, or up to 5.5 - heating.
In Fig. 1 presents a graph of the pH of distilled water and fresh water depending on the time of action of cavitation.
In Fig. 2 presents a graph of the pH of the water from its temperature.
In Fig. 3 is a flow diagram of an installation for implementing the method of cleaning soil from hydrocarbons.
The proposed method of cleaning soil from hydrocarbons is carried out as follows.
As a result of cavitation of the water molecules dissociate into ions (H+and HE-. Ions H+partially leave the liquid phase and the ions of HE-accumulate in the latter, increasing the pH of the water. In Fig. 1 presents a graph of the pH of distilled water and fresh water, usetool surface activity and has a high detergent properties.
This water upon contact with hydrocarbons
- destroys the viscous surface film of hydrocarbons and intensive washes them out of the soil;
- improves the dynamics of the mixing discharge of hydrocarbons with itself and forms an emulsion, which has a small flow and low electrical resistance.
These properties increase under the influence of electroosmotic effect mobility in soil resulting liquid system (emulsion), which, ultimately, leads to the decrease of the voltage between the electrodes 60 and the cost of electricity and, as a consequence, to improve the efficiency of the method of cleaning soil from hydrocarbons.
When heated water to reduce its pH and therefore increases its conductivity. In Fig. 2 presents a graph of the pH of the water from its temperature. With decreasing pH of the water increases the solubility of hydrocarbons.
- reduces surface tension and viscosity;
- forms a movable electrically conductive emulsion.
These properties enhance joint movement of water with hydrocarbons in soil under the influence of electroosmotic effect from cent and reduce energy consumption and increases the efficiency of the method of cleaning soil from hydrocarbons.
The proposed method of cleaning soil from hydrocarbons by its intensity is similar to methods of cleaning soils using chemical type surfactant with a pH of 9 and acid pH 5,5.
However, this method is environmentally friendly, does not require additional costs for chemicals and their neutralization.
Compared with the prototype of this method is more efficient than the prototype energy 6-7 times.
The method can be implemented using the setup depicted in Fig. 3. The installation consists of immersion in the soil in the treated area 1 Central 2 and 3 peripheral electrodes, nozzles 4 for the water feed pump 5, which serves to remove from the peripheral electrodes of water from hydrocarbon separator 6, which serves for the separation of water and hydrocarbons, tank 7 with a Venturi nozzle 8 and a heater 9, pump 10 to a water injection nozzle 4 and the nozzle of the Venturi 8. The separator 6 and the container 7 is connected by a pipeline on the water with a check valve 11. The tank 7 is additionally connected to the nozzle 4 high-pressure pipeline 12 water with a pH of 5.5.
An example of performing the method. Water with a temperature of 17oC with a pH of 7.4, served by the pump 10 from the container 7 in the Venturi nozzle 8 at a speed of 30 m/sec. Pressure is the water situation. Cavityretina the liquid flows back into the tank 7. Processing thus cavitation water is for 520 seconds, after which the water in the tank has a pH of 9. The obtained surface-active water pump 10 is fed through the nozzle 4 in the region adjacent to the Central electrode 2. Between the Central and peripheral electrodes to create a voltage gradient 60 C. Surface-active water with pH 9 under the action of the electroosmotic effect moves from the Central electrode 2 to the peripheral 3. While it is in contact with the hydrocarbons that contaminate the soil and destroys the surface film and intensive washes them out of the soil. Surface-active water with a pH of 9 with hydrocarbons emulsifies, which comes in the peripheral electrodes 3, whence it is removed by the pump 5 and fed into the separator 6. In the separator 6, the emulsion is separated into water, located at the bottom, and hydrocarbons, which are located at the top of the separator 6. The separated water enters the tank 7 through the check valve 11. The separated hydrocarbons are sent to storage tanks.
The described cycle is repeated until the complete removal of hydrocarbons from the soil. The process of cleaning the soil surface-active water obtained with soil temperature below 0oC from hydrocarbons in this way is water with a pH of 5.5, which is obtained by heating to 240oC in the vessel 7 through the heater 9. When heating water in the tank 7 blood pressure rises to 3.5 MPa. Under this pressure, water with a pH of 5.5 is served, bypassing the pump 10 on the pipe 12 through the nozzle 4 on the treated plot 1. Further the process of cleaning soils from hydrocarbons is similar to the process described above.
1. The method of cleaning soil from hydrocarbons, including immersion in the soil on a cleared area of the Central and peripheral electrodes, creating between the Central and peripheral electrodes of the voltage gradient, the flow in the region adjacent to the Central electrode, not polluting liquid carrier, moving the carrier liquid under the influence of electroosmotic effect from the Central electrode to the peripheral displacement of the soil the carrier fluid hydrocarbons and removing them from the peripheral electrodes, characterized in that as the carrier liquid use water with a pH value equal to 9 obtained by the influence of cavitation, or water with pH value, equal to 5.5, obtained as a result of its heat.
2. The method according to p. 1, wherein t
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• Tour Hagia Sofia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace and the Grand Bazaar in the city known as Istanbul, Constantinople and Byzantium.
• Take in vistas of Istanbul from a cruise along the Bosphorus.
• Be dazzled by Istanbul's dizzying nightlife.
• Experience a traditional Turkish bath (hamam).
• Explore Ephesus, one of the largest and best-preserved ancient sites in the world.
• Relax on a comfortable Turkish gulet ( yacht) for one full-day cruise and one half-day cruise to experience the variety of landscapes along the Turquoise Coast.
• Walk through history at Myra, Perge and Aspendos near Antalya.
• Visit the home of the Whirling Dervishes in Konya.
• See the otherworldly sandstone formations and forgotten cave churches of Cappadocia.
• Extend your stay and visit Italy or Puglia.
An exquisite gay cultural tour of Italy with a congenial gay group exploring the Amalfi Coast, Capri and the enchanting regions of Basilicata and Puglia. We'll delve into the history of Pompeii, and delight in the natural splendor of the region, admiring the tenacity with which ancient residents settled the cliffs and islands of the Mediterranean.
After arriving in Istanbul and checking into our hotel during the afternoon of Day 1, we meet with our tour guide, and take a short walking tour of the area near our hotel. Tonight we'll enjoy a welcome dinner and orientation.
We'll spend the next two days exploring the city, which is dramatically situated upon three waterways: the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara and the Golden Horn. Istanbul's exotic flavor comes alive in its magnificent mosques with their minarets, the bustling bazaars, and along the boulevards and bridges. We'll have ample time to soak in the atmosphere of the city and enjoy its many exciting vistas.
We'll start at Hagia Sophia, known for its magnificent dome, then tour the Sultan Ahmet Mosque, more familiarly known as the Blue Mosque, with its magnificent paneling of over 20,000 blue Iznik tiles.
After lunch on our first full day in Istanbul we'll wind down with a visit to a traditional Turkish Bath (hamam). There will also be time to shop at the Grand Bazaar, exploring a labyrinth of streets and passages where more than 4000 merchants will vie for our attention.
No stay in Istanbul is complete without an unforgettable boat excursion through the Bosphorus, the winding strait that separates Europe and Asia and connects the Mediterranean and Black Seas. We start our second full day in Istanbul with a boat ride, then after lunch we'll take a leisurely visit to the Topkapi Palace museum, former residence of the Ottoman Sultans. This maze of opulent buildings where the sultans and their courts lived and governed is now a rich and fascinating museum filled with Chinese porcelain and extraordinary jewelry.
This morning we will take a short flight from Istanbul south to Izmir (included in the price), then drive to the ancient Roman site of Ephesus, one of the largest and best-preserved ancient cities in the world. A walk down the well-preserved wide marble streets lined with columns offers the vision of the ancient Hellenistic and Roman empires, complete with theaters, temples and baths.
After touring Ephesus we'll have lunch at a local restaurant, then drive to the resort city of Bodrum, our home for the next two nights. The city boasts the medieval Bodrum Castle, built by the Knights of Rhodes, and housing the Museum of Underwater Archaeology. Halicarnassos Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was also in Bodrum.
In contrast to our busy day the day before, we devote a day to relaxing on an all-day ride on a gulet, a charming and comfortable wooden sailing vessel. We'll have lunch on board, then return to Bodrum for the night.
The following day we will drive to the port city of Fethiye, one of the best sailing harbors of the Mediterranean, where we will have lunch. We will then drive along the coast to Kalkan, one of the most beautiful locations along Turkey's Lycian Coast. We'll have dinner at a local restaurant overlooking the bay, and spend the night in a seaside boutique hotel.
We'll reprise our Turquoise Coast sailing with a half-day gulet ride this morning from Kalkan along the coast to Kekova, where we disembark and have lunch.
After lunch we explore the ancient site of Myra, then continue on to Antalya, founded by Attalus II, King of Pergamum, as a port city in the 2nd century BC. We will stay in the heart of this vibrant city for two nights. We'll have a buffet dinner at our hotel, then our guide will take us on an Antalya by Night tour.
Today we explore the ancient sites around Antalya. Our first stop will be the ancient city of Perge, which was founded after the Trojan wars, and was first mentioned in 334 BC when Alexander the Great passed through. Later Perge was where the apostle Paul and Barnabus began their first mission in Anatolia. Renowned for its schools of sculpture during the Roman period, Perge was also important because of its strategic location on the Pamphylian plain, linked to the Kestas River by road but far enough from the sea to be safe from pirates.
Further along, the ancient Pamphylian city of Aspendos is noted for its Roman and Byzantine ruins, and in particular a well-preserved Roman theater. A wide range of coinage from the 5th century BC onward attests to the city's wealth, which was based on trade in salt, oil and wool. Aspendos was occupied by Alexander the Great in 333 BC and later passed from Pergamene to Roman rule in 133 BC.
In the afternoon we'll leave some time to swim or enjoy our hotel's spa, then we'll have dinner together at one of Antalya's famous restaurants tonight.
Day 9 - Do All Dervishes Whirl?
After breakfast we drive north for about four hours over the impressive Taurus Mountains to Konya, home of the Whirling Dervishes. The Sufi Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, founder of this unique Islamic group and a great Turkish poet and mystic, is buried here and consequently Konya has become a holy place of pilgrimage.
We will have lunch upon arrival in Konya, then in the afternoon we will tour the city, including a visit to Mevlana Museum to see the cells of the dervishes, fine drawings by famous calligraphy artists, and the tombs of the Sufi and other male dignitaries.
Most tourists get a quick glimpse of the Sufi tradition then move on, but we are going to slow down and spend one night here so that you will have a chance to see what makes this unique spiritual center so special.
From Konya we drive across the central Anatolian plain to Cappadocia, where we'll check into our hotel and have an orientation of the area. Over centuries, soft volcanic rock has been sculpted by wind, rain, and erosion into magnificent columns and fantastical shapes, creating one of the most interesting landscapes in the world.
Our first afternoon in the Cappadocia region we will descend to the remarkable underground city of Derinkuyu. In the 2nd century AD, as armies swept across Asia Minor, the residents of Cappadocia created uniquely defensible communities by digging approximately eight stories down into the volcanic tufa stone. This unusual subterranean development is nearly as eerie as the above ground formations we have seen.
We will ascend from Derinkuru for lunch, then go to the Caravanserail to see a Whirling Dervish ceremony. After the ceremony we'll check into our unique lodgings at a cave resort, where we will have first-hand experience of the unique characteristics of cave dwellings. We'll conclude our tour with a three-night stay in this other-wordly destination.
The next day we'll visit the open-air museum of Göreme whose steep cliffs hide many tiny churches dating from the 9th century when Christians fled here to escape persecution. We'll visit a 180 foot-high fortress carved out of a natural hill dominating the area, for a breathtaking view of the surrounding Cappadocia formations and other sights.
Our last full day in Turkey starts at 5 am for anyone who would like to arrange for an optional hot air balloon ride over the vast sandstone landscape. Later in the morning, we'll visit the region of Zelve, including the Pasabag Valley, Cavusin and Avanos, where we will have lunch in a cave restaurant.
From Cappadocia, we will provide a transfer to the airport for a morning flight to Istanbul to connect with flights home or to your next destination. The closest airport to our hotel is Nevsehir (NAV), but transfers can also be arranged to Kayseri Airport (ASR) (fare to Istanbul is typically about $280). For those who would like to spend more time in Istanbul, our local partners can also arrange transfers and lodging to extend your stay.
Savor the bounty of the rich traditions of Italy's Adriatic coastal region of Puglia. By day explore mountain towns, seaside villages, Swabian castles and cave homes that pre-date the Renaissance. Then each evening relax in our authentic 14th century villa over a dinner featuring produce, meat and fish from the region, and olive oil and wine from the villa's own fields.
• Gratuities for porterage and included meals.
To fully enjoy this tour you need to be able to walk around unevenly paved ancient sites for 1-4 hours each day. During the season we visit Turkey, days should be warm with occasional showers.
So are most of the people who travel with us. You do not need to pay extra to travel by yourself. Prices are per-person, and the single supplement applies only if you'd like a room by yourself.


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Swaffham b&b, guesthouse and hotel accommodation
Swaffham in Norfolk
Visit Swaffham and the surrounding villages and stay in bed & breakfast accommodation:
Swaffham, Norfolk, a busy market town situated at the junction of the A47 and A1065 roads. Legend tells of the "Pedlar of Swaffham" who dreamed that if he travelled to London he would find treasure. Travel he did, and met a man who told him that he, in his turn, had had a dream that if he went to a village called Swaffham he would find treasure beneath a certain tree. The pedlar returned home, dug away and found riches which enabled him to build the north aisle of the great Church of SS. Peter and Paul. The pedlar is to be seen in the village sign, in a monument in the market place and in several carvings in the church.
The little town has a triangular market place with a "market cross" - in this case not a cross but a domed rotunda built in 1783 by the Earl of Oxford. A number of good Georgian houses may be seen, including School House. The Methodist Church dates from the early 19th-century, the Shire Hall from 1839.
The Church of SS. Peter and Paul is 15th-century with a grand tower completed in 1510. On the roof is a graceful flèche. The west doorway is deeply recessed with a great window above and the south porch has its own hammer-beam roof. Inside the church the eye is held by the fine arcading and in particular by the great double hammer-beam roof with angels, open-winged, at the ends of the brackets. The Swaffham Pedlar, together with his dog, may be seen at the end of the prayer desk, a reminder of the north aisle which he had caused to be built at about the same time that the tower was completed (1510).
Nearby towns: Brandon, Dereham, Downham Market, Fakenham, King's Lynn, Thetford
Nearby villages: Beechamwell, Castle Acre, Cockley Cley, Gooderstone, Great Cressingham, Great Dunham, Great Fransham, Great Palgrave, Holme Hale, Little Dunham, Narborough, Narford, Necton, North Pickenham, South Acre, South Pickenham, Sporle, West Acre
Have you decided to visit Swaffham or the surrounding villages? Please look above for somewhere to stay in:
a Swaffham bed and breakfast (a Swaffham B&B or Swaffham b and b)
a Swaffham guesthouse
a Swaffham hotel (or motel)
a Swaffham self-catering establishment, or
other Swaffham accommodation
Accommodation in Swaffham:
Find availability in a Swaffham bed and breakfast, also known as B&B or b and b, guesthouse, small hotel, self-catering or other accommodation.


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Q: Regex: how to get contents from tag inner (use javascript)? page contents:
aa1;2'3hhaaa..
 .bbb
blabla..

i want to get result:
1;2'3aaabbb

match tag is  and
how to write this regex using javascript?
thanks!

A: Lazyanno,
If and only if:

*

*you have read SLaks's post (as well as the previous article he links to), and

*you fully understand the numerous and wondrous ways in which extracting information from HTML using regular expressions can break, and

*you are confident that none of the concerns apply in your case (e.g. you can guarantee that your input will never contain nested, mismatched etc. / tags or occurrences of  or  within  or comment  tags, etc.)

*you absolutely and positively want to proceed with regular expression extraction
...then use:
var str = "aa1;2'3hhaaa..\n.bbb\nblabla..";

var match, result = "", regex = /(.*?)<\/b>/ig;
while (match = regex.exec(str)) { result += match[1]; }

alert(result);

Produces:
1;2'3aaabbb

A: You cannot parse HTML using regular expressions.
Instead, you should use Javascript's DOM.
For example (using jQuery):
var text = "";
$('
' + htmlSource + '
')
    .find('b')
    .each(function() { text += $(this).text(); });

I wrap the HTML in a
 tag to find both nested and non-nested  elements.

A: Here is an example without a jQuery dependency:
// get all elements with a certain tag name
var b = document.getElementsByTagName("B");

// map() executes a function on each array member and
// builds a new array from the function results...
var text = b.map( function(element) {
  // ...in this case we are interested in the element text
  if (typeof element.textContent != "undefined")
    return element.textContent; // standards compliant browsers
  else
    return element.innerText;   // IE
});

// now that we have an array of strings, we can join it
var result = text.join('');

A:       var regex = /(<([^>]+)>)/ig;
      var bdy="aa1;2'3hhaaa..\n.bbb\nblabla..";

      var result =bdy.replace(regex, "");
      alert(result) ;

See : http://jsfiddle.net/abdennour/gJ64g/

A: Just use '?' character after the generating pattern for your inner text if you want to use Regular experssions.
for example:
".*" to "(.*?)"


In the last post we started using MapMaker Interactive– a free mapping tool on the National Geographic Education website– to explore just two of its thematic layers: Lights at Night and Population Density. As promised, this post will take you to deeper into the data to show how MapMaker can reveal patterns, anomalies, and–I would argue–stories about the planet and the people on it.
Now, scroll over to East Asia. First, look at the Lights at Night layer and quiz yourself: What is that isolated bright dot in southwestern China? If you guessed it is the lights of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, you're correct. The city has been heavily developed by the Chinese government in recent years. For more, see these articles on the Tibetan railway by the BBC and China's Xinhua (disclaimer: Xinhua is a government-run news source).
Looking east and northeast of Beijing, two dark coastal regions should catch your eye (see screen shot below). (You can change the base map [Map Mode] to "National Geographic," in order to better view the oceans and country labels). Most of the coastlines here in China, Japan, and Taiwan are brightly electrified. Instead of toggling back and forth between layers using the transparency feature, you can use the Freeform Draw tool to outline the dark regions that you're interested in. That way, you can toggle between layers without changing the transparency. This is really good for homework reports or class presentations on PowerPoint, which are static.
Switching to the population density layer you should encounter a big surprise (see screen shot below) The patch on the upper right corner of the map has very sparse population density, while the patch on the left is very dense. If you hadn't guessed it already, the patch with lots of people and few lights is North Korea, a country notorious for shortages of electrical power (as well as food scarcities and human rights abuses).
One more observation on this population/settlement/development tangent and you're done: Compare the outline of China to the population density map, and you can almost see the line formed by human settlement.
Settlement patterns have many factors. By using these few layers in MapMaker Interactive, we've seen some of the physical (proximity to coastlines, latitudes closer to the poles) and political (country boundaries) factors. It's nice to learn this way, not by gulping down a textbook, but by sipping through our own exploration–isn't it?
Plate tectonics and elevation: When are they linked, when are they not?
The distribution of phytoplankton is uneven around the world. Can you explore this phenomenon in the ocean chlorophyll map and try to explain why?
Where do your relatives live? Plot them using the markers and drawing tools. Try to find the best extent (composition), scale (zoom) and map mode (some zoom in more than others) to fit them on the page. Does distance correlate to how much you talk to them or see them (try the measuring tool)? If not, why?


Another year has come and gone and the Designer Show House Santa Fe is once again, underway.
Stivers and Smith Interiors is very excited about this year's Show House! An old adobe in the South Capitol area of Santa Fe, this year's Show House promises to be the Best Yet!
We are designing the Dining Room in this lovely old Spanish Estate. The remodel is underway and we will be sharing our journey in creating this space step by step.
Saturday & Sunday October 15 & 16.


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Viv Webb, Reg. MBACP
Wellforce Complementary Medicine Service
28 Wilkinson Street
S10 2GB
vivwebbcounselling.co.uk
You may feel alone with your problems, whether or not you have people around you, who love you and care about your well-being.
You may feel isolated or stuck with a particular situation or with a persistent emotional or mental health difficulty.
You may just want to take time away from your usual routines and responsibilities, to reflect on the course of your life, and to regain a sense of perspective and purpose.
I'm qualified in counselling and psychotherapy and I work with people struggling with a wide range of emotional issues and mental health problems (please see the list, below). Whatever your situation or difficulty, you'll be warmly welcomed by me.
Talking with an experienced counsellor can help to deepen your own understanding of your personal difficulties. It can help you to find more successful ways of managing your life and help you to feel less isolated. It can be really helpful to talk with someone who is not directly or emotionally involved but who may be relied on for short-term or long-term emotional support, without becoming overwhelmed by your experience.
I will always strive to work with you as an individual coping with personal and unique life events - even in circumstances where you have already been given a diagnosis by another mental health professional. I don't see myself as an expert on how you should live your life; I won't tell you what to do. I will, however, support you, as we explore whatever you want to bring - from your past or your present - to our sessions.
I offer daytime and evening appointments. I would be happy to meet you for a stand-alone, one-off session if you don't feel ready to commit to more. You can phone or email me for more information before making an initial appointment, if you prefer.
Please also see my website, Viv Webb Counselling, for more details about the way I work and how we could work together.
I'm employed as a counsellor/therapist for two days per week by Interchange Sheffield CIC, a community counselling service for young people based at Star House on Division Street. I also have an independent, private practice working with individual adults, couples and young people, based at Wellforce Complementary Medicine Service (see link below).
Previous work as a counsellor with:
Sheffield MIND counselling service (national, mental health charity); Sheffield Central Health Clinic counselling service (NHS); Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield counselling services; SAIL (Sexual Abuse and Incest Line) counselling service.
Relevant work experience in:
domestic abuse (with adults); community mental health (with adults); education (with young people and teachers in secondary schools); residential social work (with young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties); community support for young carers.
Relevant training
Diploma in Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Counselling
PG Certificate in Counselling Supervision
Additional training as a pregnancy counsellor.
SOVA mentor training for supporting care-leavers.
BACP registered counsellor.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I am interested in the ways we - as individuals and as a society - parent our children and support them into adulthood. I'm keen to support (individuals within) families with their inter-family communication.
Please feel free to talk to me about anything that causes you distress or concern - whether or not it's included in the above list.
Therapies offered
Standard Fees (from January 2018)
First session for individuals: £45 for 60 minutes
Ongoing sessions for individuals: £50 per 50-minute session
First session for couples or other family duo: £50 for 60 minutes
Ongoing fee for couples or other family duo: £60 per 60-minute session
If you think you'd really like to work with me but would genuinely struggle to pay the standard fee, let's talk about it. Please visit my website for more details.
Supervision fees
Please enquire.
My sessions usually take place at Wellforce Complementary Medicine Service (S10).
My website is here: Viv Webb Counselling.
I'd be happy to have a brief chat on the phone with you before booking your first appointment. You can leave your contact details in my voicemail and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Sheffield, S10 2GB
Sign language: No
Types of client


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A not-so-simple question
After reading about G.M.'s dismal second quarter earnings report, redgirl asks:
"What was CEO Rick Wagoner's salary in 2006? In 2007? What will it be in 2008? Hmmm — I wonder if GM will cancel all of his health insurance when he reaches the age of 65...which is what the company did to my 79-year-old mother and God only knows how many other retirees and their spouses ... Angry? You bet I am."
Such a simple question. What is Rick Wagoner's reward for posting huge losses while slashing jobs, wages and benefits?
Turns out it's not so simple, but let's try and get a handle on it.
Effective March 1, 2006, Wagoner agreed to cut his $2.2 million annual salary in half. That meant his new salary was around $1.1 million a year.
Then, in 2007, G.M. announced Wagoner would "continue" to draw a "reduced" salary. Here's where it gets a little tricky. The new salary was not based on the $1.1 million he'd earned the previous 12 months. Instead, it was based on what he made before the March 2006 reduction.
That worked out to a 2007 salary of $1.65 million a year. In other words, he got a raise, despite claiming he was drawing a "reduced" salary.
Mark Stein at portfolio.com does an excellent job of showing that Wagoner's pay "cut" didn't necessarily mean less money. He also points out that salary only accounted for 17 percent of Wagoner's total compensation:
"The remaining 83 percent of his $10.1 million annual pay package comes in the form of stock awards, option awards, pension sweeteners, and $769,566 in 'other' compensation (life insurance, financial planning, personal travel on the corporate jet, bodyguards, and dividends on restricted stock).
Then, in March of this year, G.M. announced that Wagoner "will earn a salary of $2.2 million in 2008, restoring his base pay to the level it was before he took a 2006 pay cut as part of the company's turnaround plan," according to the Associated Press.
"Wagoner is eligible for up to $3.5 million in incentive payments and a grant of 165,563 shares of GM stock if he meets the internal targets," according to the AP. "He will also receive 500,000 stock options that will vest over three years and 75,000 restricted stock options that will vest in three to five years."
Labels: GM, job loss, Mark Stein, portfolio.com, redgirl, Rick Wagoner, salary, Unemployment
ok, i usually only write in small letters, thus annoying Mrs. Frillici (i heard she was in Florida now, by the way) but... WTF!?
Gordon Young August 1, 2008 at 2:51 PM
WTF, indeed. It seems the only leadership that's necessary to draw this salary is to cut costs by getting rid of workers. How hard is that?
GM: Unpopular at home
Lust to love
Flint international
A future without G.M.?
Oceans apart
Flint in the fifties...and beyond
Rich with knowledge
Postcard from bucolic Flint
Embezzlement: A new career option
Down by the riverside
Sexual healing
Urban transformation
Tyrone C. Robertson, R.I.P.
Chevy Malibu Classic
De'Shon D. Wright and Gary E. Dotson, R.I.P.
Art and commerce
We're not #1! In fact, we're not even in the top 60!
A question of quality
Reverse deindustrialization
Note to Annonymous
Flint Artifacts: 1960 Longway Planetarium — Sound...
A vote for inner peace
Bad journalism's greatest lists
In memory of Drake's
Latonia Larry, R.I.P.
Boot the Don
Together at last
Derrick Lamont Henderson, R.I.P.
Flint Artifacts: Concordia 76 Soccer Patch
Catching on
Motorama comes to Pebble Beach
Vintage Red Wings
The engine that will not die
Flint Postcards: Y.W.C.A.
Lamar A. Williams, R.I.P.
Merlin's Retreat revisited
Little League Confidential
Flint Expatriates in the news.
Flint Artifacts: Corvair Mania at the Sloan Museum
The greening of Flint
Flint Artifacts: Autoworld Mug
An unlikely alliance
Royalty and human waste
Pilgrimage to The Torch
Back to the Bricks
Flint Postcards: McLaren Hospital
When things get really bad, Flint may get better
Flint Artifacts: Stroh's Indy 500 Advertisement
San Francisco Expatriate
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Cleveland hyjinx
St. Matthew's School, R.I.P.
Big dorm on campus
Silencing, and firing, Flint's finest
Age of innoncence
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Vernor's forever
Tracey Kemp, R.I.P.
Flint Artifacts: James Incorporated label
One building, different eras
Back by popular demand...The Della Theater
Alice Cooper's unexpected duet in Flint
The first of thousands?
From Flint to Los Angeles
Suing to speak
Calling all Smurfs
Hidden Park Revisited
Water...liquid gold
Nudist club just misunderstood
From fruit to freeway
Movie wonderland