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The Charles Mingus Dynasty Quintet – trumpeter Tatum Greenblatt, bassist Andy McKee, pianist David Kikoski, director and saxophonist Wayne Escoffery and drummer Donald Edwards (clockwise from left) – is headlining the Nanaimo International Jazz Festival. (Photos submitted)
Charles Mingus Dynasty Quintet headlines Nanaimo International Jazz Festival
Festival president Andrew Homzy has long been a scholar of Mingus
Josef Jacobson
Sep. 6, 2018 8:30 a.m.
Thirty years ago Andrew Homzy helped resurrect Charles Mingus's lost catalogue, and now he's invited those who keep the renowned jazz composer's music alive to headline the 2018 Nanaimo International Jazz Festival.
The Charles Mingus Dynasty Quintet – trumpeter Tatum Greenblatt, bassist Andy McKee, pianist David Kikoski, director and saxophonist Wayne Escoffery and drummer Donald Edwards – performs at the Port Theatre on Sept. 22. The musicians will also hold a workshop for jazz students and perform in the kick-off and closing concerts on Sept. 21 and Sept. 23.
Homzy, president of the Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Association, said his association with Mingus dates back to the mid-'80s when, as jazz instructor and researcher for Montreal's Concordia University, Homzy travelled to New York City to learn more about the then recently deceased jazz great.
When Homzy got to New York he cold-called Mingus's widow Sue from a phone booth on the subway platform in the World Trade Centre, introduced himself and asked if she had any scores Mingus wrote for his groups.
"She was very gracious," Homzy said. "She said, 'Look, here's my address, come uptown and ring the bell and you can come up to my apartment and I'll show you what I have."
Homzy said going up to Sue's apartment was "like walking into a fable." She led him to an "ancient-looking" trunk in the centre of a room and opened it to reveal a trove of sheet music and manuscripts.
"I started going through it and I just became overwhelmed by seeing all these pieces that I've been listening to for decades and Sue said to me, she said, 'Oh, if you see anything that interests you, you can just take it down to the photocopy shop down on the corner.' I mean these are priceless manuscripts. Like I said, it was really, really quite overwhelming and I had a similar experience with (Duke) Ellington's music but that's for another story," Homzy said.
In the ensuing years Homzy catalogued the compositions in Sue's trunk, discovering pieces that had never been recorded in the process. The most notable work Homzy reassembled was Epitaph, a two-hour long composition for jazz orchestra that Mingus attempted to record in 1962. Due to Homzy's effort the piece was finally recorded in 1989, 10 years after the death of its composer.
After Epitaph, Homzy continued collaborating with Sue on a number of projects, including a book of accessibly-arranged Mingus works. Homzy said Sue "has almost been like family."
"Over the years, every time I would go to New York I would often stay at her apartment and she would introduce me to all kinds of musicians that were playing. She formed the Mingus Big Band and that group is still going," he said. "They won a Grammy Award two years ago and some of the musicians in the Mingus Dynasty that will be here in Nanaimo are on that Grammy Award-winning CD, so it's pretty exciting for our town and our festival."
WHAT'S ON… The second annual Nanaimo International Jazz Festival takes place at downtown venues from Friday, Sept. 21 to Sunday, Sept. 23. Full Lineup here, tickets available here.
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The literature reviewed confirm challenges in the electoral process in developing countries like Ghana. These challenges are mainly Institutional and Technical Challenges. The Institutional challenges come from the electoral commission, security agencies such as the Police, and civil society groups that are not well equipped to lend their full support to the electoral process, and also electoral challenges can be identified in three stages, pre-election, during an election, and after the election. And it is assumed that e-voting system when adopted will resolve this electoral challenges, but the system design should be approached from the Socio-technical perspective so that the system will not fail after implementation.
Adoption of E-Voting System to Enhance the Electoral Process in Developing Countries. / Agbesi, Samuel.
Evaluating Media Richness in Organizational Learning. ed. / Albert Gyamfi; Idongesit Williams. United States of America by : IGI global, 2018. p. 262-273.
N2 - The literature reviewed confirm challenges in the electoral process in developing countries like Ghana. These challenges are mainly Institutional and Technical Challenges. The Institutional challenges come from the electoral commission, security agencies such as the Police, and civil society groups that are not well equipped to lend their full support to the electoral process, and also electoral challenges can be identified in three stages, pre-election, during an election, and after the election. And it is assumed that e-voting system when adopted will resolve this electoral challenges, but the system design should be approached from the Socio-technical perspective so that the system will not fail after implementation.
AB - The literature reviewed confirm challenges in the electoral process in developing countries like Ghana. These challenges are mainly Institutional and Technical Challenges. The Institutional challenges come from the electoral commission, security agencies such as the Police, and civil society groups that are not well equipped to lend their full support to the electoral process, and also electoral challenges can be identified in three stages, pre-election, during an election, and after the election. And it is assumed that e-voting system when adopted will resolve this electoral challenges, but the system design should be approached from the Socio-technical perspective so that the system will not fail after implementation.


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Wilson M. Price, Plaintiff-appellee, v. John Mosler, Defendant-appellant, 483 F.2d 275 (5th Cir. 1973)
US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - 483 F.2d 275 (5th Cir. 1973) Aug. 10, 1973
Richard F. Ralph, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.
Martin Roth, S. Eldridge Sampliner, Arthur Roth, Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before GOLDBERG, CLARK and RONEY, Circuit Judges.
This is an appeal from an award of damages and maintenance and cure under the general maritime law. Having considered each element of defendant-appellant's broad based attack on the judgment of the district court, we affirm.
On May 10, 1971, plaintiff-appellee, Wilson M. Price, was hired by defendant-appellant, John Mosler, to captain defendant's yacht, SKIP JOHN III, on a voyage from Miami to New York. On May 12, 1971, plaintiff examined the yacht's engine room and power plant in preparation for the trip to New York, and discovered that the yacht's two banks of batteries needed restoring. One of the banks was located in a low and narrow passageway between the engines and the generator and was best reached by crawling or by walking bent over at the waist. After making three tiring trips between the battery bank and the water supply, plaintiff attempted to grab the top of the engine for aid in turning around. As he reached up to do so, he slipped on some oil and grease and fell in a sitting position on a stringer,1 causing the injury to his back that is the subject of this litigation.
On October 18, 1971, plaintiff commenced this action seeking: (1) damages under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and the general maritime law; and (2) maintenance and cure under the general maritime law. Before trial, plaintiff withdrew the count that alleged defendant was negligent and elected to proceed solely on his claim that his injuries were caused by the vessel's unseaworthiness. Plaintiff's unseaworthiness claim was tried to the jury, and his claim for maintenance and cure was simultaneously tried to the judge. Both the jury and the trial judge found in favor of plaintiff, awarding respectively $49,500.00 in damages, and $1,574.50 for maintenance and cure. On this appeal defendant contends that the district court erred in failing to grant a motion for new trial and in awarding an excessive amount of maintenance.
Defendant asserts that a new trial should have been granted because plaintiff responded falsely to interrogatories concerning a prior back injury. Without considering the willfulness of plaintiff's misstatements, we hold that defendant's contention is without merit. The jury was made aware of plaintiff's prior injury from several sources: plaintiff's hospital records and the testimony of an examining physician, both introduced by plaintiff; and the testimony of an agent of defendant concerning a conversation that he had with plaintiff. Furthermore, when defendant discovered that plaintiff had previously experienced back trouble, he did not seek a continuance to investigate plaintiff's prior medical history. Rather, defendant chose as a matter of trial strategy to attempt to impeach plaintiff's credibility on the basis of his incomplete and inconsistent statements concerning his prior medical history. For these reasons, we hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to order a new trial on this ground. See Armstrong v. Jones, 5 Cir. 1967, 376 F.2d 345, 346.
At trial defendant argued that plaintiff was contributorily negligent in neglecting to clean up the oil and grease that precipitated his fall. Defendant now contends that the jury's verdict was contrary to the weight of evidence on this point and that the district court erred in refusing to grant a new trial. Of course, neither contributory negligence nor assumption of risk is an absolute maritime defense; rather these defenses are applicable only in conjunction with the maritime rule of comparative fault. See Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. Smith, 1939, 305 U.S. 424, 431, 59 S. Ct. 262, 266, 83 L. Ed. 265, 270; Manning v. M/V Sea Road, 5 Cir. 1965, 358 F.2d 615, 617; Flowers v. Savannah Machine & Foundry Co., 5 Cir. 1962, 310 F.2d 135, 138. The jury was presented with all of the evidence concerning the events causing plaintiff's injury and the condition of defendant's yacht. The learned trial judge fully instructed the jury with regard to contributory negligence and the maritime rule of comparative fault, and the jury found in favor of plaintiff. In ruling on a motion for a new trial:
"Courts are not free to reweigh the evidence and set aside the jury verdict merely because the jury could have drawn different inferences or conclusions or because judges feel that other results are more reasonable."Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Ry., 1944, 321 U.S. 29, 35, 64 S. Ct. 409, 88 L. Ed. 520, 525. " [T]he jury's verdict must be at least against the great weight of the evidence before a new trial may be granted. R. B. Co. v. Aetna Ins. Co., 299 F.2d 753, 758 (5th Cir. 1962); Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. R., 175 F.2d 498, 500 (5th Cir. 1949)." Cities Service Oil Co. v. Launey, 5 Cir. 1968, 403 F.2d 537, 540. We hold that there was ample evidence to support the jury's verdict, and that the district court did not err in denying defendant's motion for a new trial.2
Lastly, defendant contends that the trial judge erred in awarding plaintiff maintenance from July 1, 1971 to December 20, 1971, and that the jury verdict was excessive as a matter of law. We find no merit to defendant's contention that plaintiff had abandoned treatment on September 21, 1971 and that the trial judge should have utilized that date in determining the maintenance award. The trial judge determined that plaintiff was entitled to maintenance until December 20, 1971, the last day prior to his achieving the maximum cure possible, and after considering the record before us, we hold that the trial judge was neither clearly erroneous in his fact findings nor mistaken in his application of the law. See Myles v. Quinn Menhaden Fisheries, Inc., 5 Cir. 1962, 302 F.2d 146, 150.3 Moreover, the jury award was not excessive as a matter of law, see Ohio Casualty Ins. Co. v. Brown, 5 Cir. 1957, 241 F.2d 795, 796, and the district court did not err in denying defendant's motion for a new trial based on that ground. See City Service Oil Co. v. Launey, supra.
In ferreting factual disputations, our role, as an appellate court, is not that of a rigorous task master. The trial judge ably conducted the proceedings and sensing no disarray in his rulings and findings, we affirm.
A stringer is a longitudinal strengthening member which projects above the interior of the hull
Although defendant does not argue the point at great length, by citing Bruszewski v. Isthmian S. S. Co., 3 Cir. 1947, 163 F.2d 720, 722; Byars v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., 2 Cir. 1946, 155 F.2d 587, 588, and De La Pena v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., S.D.N.Y. 1948, 84 F. Supp. 698, 699-700, he indicates that he is raising an argument in addition to contributory negligence. He apparently relies on the
". . . general rule in both negligence and unseaworthiness cases that when a person employed to repair a defect in a machine, structure, or other thing, suffers personal injuries while making such repairs, caused by the very defect he is employed to repair, he may not recover damages for such injuries from his employer."
Lettsome v. United States, 5 Cir., 1969, 411 F.2d 917, 922.
The general rule articulated in Lettsome is not applicable to the case before us. Plaintiff was hired to captain defendant's yacht, and in performing his duties he undertook some routine maintenance functions. The Lettsome rule is limited to those occasions where the party seeking damages has been specifically employed to repair the defect or condition which caused the injury for which he seeks relief. If defendant's position were to be adopted, no seaman employed to perform general shipboard duties could ever recover for injuries suffered as a result of the unseaworthiness of a vessel because the accident would be presumed to have been caused by his failure to correct the defect causing his injury. Moreover, the Lettsome rule generally has been applied only in those instances where an independent contractor has been hired to repair a specific shipboard defect. See e. g. Bruszewski v. Isthmian S. S. Co., supra; Byars v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., supra; De La Pena v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc., supra; Armento v. United States, E.D.N.Y. 1947, 74 F. Supp. 198.
For the same reasons, we reject plaintiff's assertion that the trial judge should have granted maintenance and cure for a greater length of time
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I can see that the heater core or a/c evaporator right behind the motor is quite blocked with material, the fins are partially visible here and there. Question- Is there a safe solvent that I can spray/apply from the engine compartment side that is effective and will increase air flow? Please respond ASAP as the car is apart right now!
Thanks! This is the car that has possible Relay Module related issues that keeps the windows from going down, so I need the fan to get back on-line until I can determine the problem. THANKS to Don Gale for the tip and part number so I buy the Stabilant 22A electrical contact cleaner at a VW Dealer ($40 in stock for 5ML). And for the Amsoil, too! Gale is great to deal with!
sprayed the cleaner in the wrong place, If he cleans the evaporator or heater core from the blower side and lets it dry ,there won't be any problems .
My '91 535i does not have the microfilter you speak of.
I can see the heater core, in all its filthy glory plain as day right behind where there blower motor is mounted. So far, I have been pretty successful with a stiff brush and a vacuum cleaner...tight quarters and my hands have paid the price. Thanks for the suggestion!
I have removed most of the build-up with a brush and a vacuum cleaner. I was tempted to try your suggestion, but worried that by introducing a spray that would stay on the fins it would collect more dust, etc at an even greater rate than a dry, non-coated surface. Am I wrong?
I will try to get me some before I button it up. I already did pretty good so far with a stiff nylon bristle brush and a vacuum cleaner. If the heater core was nearly blocked and filthy, I wonder how the evaporator looks. That looks like a lot of work to get after it, so I will hope for the best right now. So far, in the summer, I have measure about a 5 degree temp difference between the left and right side vents, the left being warmer. I replaced the electonic heater valve with new without any change in results last summer. Wonder if this blockage had anything to do with it. It never did blow the volume of air like my E32 does (replaced the evaporator 7 years ago because of leak, not clogged). I did happen to see a really clogged evaporator from a car owned by a dog fanatic that obviously shedded lots of fur in the car.
is the product he used for the job, may be a good choice!!
spray cleaners are designed for. When the dust ,dirt, mold etc mixes with the moisture thats always condensed on the evaporator it forms a gunk thats pretty hard to get off without the spray cleaners..You can get access to it by removing the glovebox and taking off the cover where the sword would normallly live, I don't think you have a sword but the cover should be there.


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Mike Davis was introduced as Detroit Mercy new men's basketball coach on Thursday.
Detroit — Mike Davis made it clear that he's ready to get to work as Detroit Mercy's new men's basketball coach.
"It's all about hard work and pushing yourself to the limit. I pride myself on that. I pride myself on doing things that no one else is willing to do," Davis said Thursday at his introductory news conference. "I look forward to working with you guys. I look forward to the challenge. We control our ability. There's nothing in your DNA that says you can't be a champion. It's all in the work you're willing to do. I'm excited to be here, and we will really work hard."
If you ask Detroit Mercy athletic director Robert Vowels, Detroit Mercy got its man.
Despite a two-and-a-half-month search, Vowels told The Detroit News that Davis was the only coach offered the men's basketball job.
Then, why did it take so long?
"There were some other challenges we had that we needed to work through during this period of time," Vowels said. "Internal issues and challenges, so we had to be careful. I wanted to make sure that the process was fair and just try to identify the best candidate."
Vowels also addressed why Detroit Mercy has been so quiet about the search.
"Some of the secrecy we've had, we've had to do that for various reasons to make sure that this process was never compromised in any form or any fashion," he said.
Eyebrows were raised when Davis' former employer, Texas Southern, announced Davis was leaving for Detroit Mercy before Detroit Mercy had announced he had been hired. Vowels, who just made his second men's basketball head coaching hire, isn't saying what those internal issues and challenges were, but he is proud of his new hire's extensive resume.
Davis, Detroit Mercy's 22nd men's basketball coach, is an 18-year college head coach. He has 14 winning seasons under his belt and a 352-241 record, including nine NCAA Tournament appearances.
His first head coaching gig was at Indiana, taking over for Bobby Knight. After taking Indiana to a national championship game, Davis' teams regressed, and after six years he wound up at Alabama-Birmingham, where he met Vowels.
"We were actually neighbors in Birmingham," Vowels said. "When I was the commissioner of the SWAC, he (Davis) was at UAB, so we used to go to functions together — same neighborhood. I would watch his teams play at UAB, always impressed about how prepared they were."
Davis reached the NCAA tourney in his fifth year at Alabama-Birmingham but was let go after the next year for what the school said was poor ticket sales.
That's how Davis wound up at Texas Southern, where he enjoyed NCAA Tournament appearances in four of six seasons.
Davis had plenty of nice things to say about Detroit Mercy, but spent most of his time at the podium talking about how difficult the decision was to leave Texas Southern.
"I really struggled with the decision that I had to make because I fell in love with Houston," Davis said. "I fell in love with my players. I fell in love with the city, and I told my family three years ago that I would never leave Houston. I've had a lot of opportunities to go other places — I never entertained them.
I flew here not to take it (the job). And I flew back and said 'This is where I'm going to come,' " Davis said, referring to Detroit Mercy.
"I felt like I was wanted. When I came and I was on the interview, it was obvious how they felt about me. They wanted me here."
It's clear Detroit Mercy wanted Davis, but Vowels wouldn't say quite how badly, in monetary terms, it wanted him.
Former Detroit Mercy mens basketball coach Bacari Alexander was believed to have had a five-year deal worth $450,000 a year, and Davis reportedly was making less than $300,000 a year at Texas Southern.
All Detroit Mercy officials would say about Davis' contract is that it is a "multiple-year" deal.
If Davis is getting big bucks, it mirrors the big job ahead of him. Detroit Mercy has made one NCAA Tournament since 1999, and its roster is depleted at the moment.
All the more reason for Detroit Mercy to have hired Davis, who is known for quick turnarounds.
"I had a guy call me last night. He said, 'Coach, how long do you think it's going to take you to get things turned around, get the culture going?' I said, 'About two months,' " Davis said as the crowd of mostly alumni clapped.
He's light on exactly how that turnaround will happen, citing the need for full cooperation from the players, but chances are his sons could help.
Antoine Davis is a prized sharp-shooting recruit for the 2019 class and could follow in the footsteps of his brother, Mike Davis, Jr., who played for his dad at UAB and is an assistant at Texas Southern.
"I have a son that plays basketball and our motto is, 'What can you say you do that nobody else is doing?' He shot 60,000 shots in two weeks."
Davis said the plan is to bring his entire coaching staff from Texas Southern with him to Detroit Mercy, but nothing is finalized yet and no timeline exists for that.
That leaves Jermaine Jackson Sr. in limbo. Jackson Sr. was the interim coach during Alexander's seven-game suspension last season, and again briefly after Alexander was fired, but he's not expected to remain with the staff. Jackson Sr.'s son, Jermaine Jackson Jr, is a sophomore on the Detroit Mercy team right now.
Vowels said Jackson Sr. was considered for the head-coaching job but doesn't know if the Jacksons will remain with the team.
"I have no idea," Vowels said. "That's a personal choice and a personal matter."
No matter who's staying or going, and despite what could be a long road back to success, Detroit Mercy alumni are excited about the new hire.
"Any time a guy can step in and replace Bobby Knight, that's a lot of pressure and big shoes to fill," former Detroit Mercy and Detroit Pistons basketball player Earl Cureton said. "Everywhere he (Davis) went, he has a good success rate. I'm happy to have him here. He's interested in building a program. I hear he's got a son that's going to be pretty good. I don't expect him to work magic right away, but I think in a couple years we should be in the thick of things."


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De Vereinte Grüne Österreichs (Nederlands: Verenigde Groenen van Oostenrijk, VGÖ) waren een kleine groene politieke partij in Oostenrijk. De partij werd in 1982 opgericht en fuseerde in 1986 goeddeels met de Alternative Liste Österreichs (ALÖ) tot Die Grüne Alternative.

Anders dan de ALÖ waren de VGÖ beduidend behoudender en niet-socialistisch. De VGÖ streefden naar een atoomvrij Oostenrijk en de doorvoering van een markteconomie waarbij een ecologisch beleid een van de prioriteiten was. Na de fusie met ALÖ bleef een restant van de VGÖ voortbestaan. Slechte resultaten bij de verkiezingen leidde ertoe dat er in 1994 een einde kwam aan de VGÖ.

De VGÖ onderhielden tijdens hun bestaan contacten met de ÖDP in Duitsland.

Zie ook
Die Grünen - Die Grüne Alternative

Oostenrijkse politieke partij
Groene partij

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The Marvel blockbuster notches up America's highest grossing weekend opener – but what else is in the fantasy-laden top ten?
Marvel's Avengers movie has snatched the record for the highest grossing opening weekend in US cinema history from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
The film, released in the UK as Avengers Assemble, took $207 million (£128 million) at the weekend, compared with $169 million (£104 million) for the final instalment of the Harry Potter franchise last July.
The Avengers couldn't beat Potter's first day takings record of $91 million (£56 million) but overtook it during the following two days.
The superhero collective joins three other costumed crusaders – Marvel's Spider-Man and Iron Man and DC's Batman – in a top ten which demonstrates a huge appetite for fantasy-laden movies.
Along with the superheroes, there are two films about boy wizard Harry Potter, two instalments in the Twilight vampire saga, the post-apocalyptic Hunger Games and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, which features a crew of supernatural beings.
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Run, don't walk, to the grocery store and buy this brownie mix. Grab a pint of vanilla ice cream, too. Make a batch and eat them while they're still warm. Perfect blend of chewy with crispy edges. Brownie heaven. Got a sweet tooth? Try berry crisp, chocolate mug cake or easy cinnamon bread.


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Thermo Fisher to acquire Brammer Bio in $1.7 bln deal
Brammer Bio, a viral vector manufacturer for gene and cell therapies, is expected to post $250 million in revenue for 2019, Thermo Fisher said in a statement.
March 25, 2019, 07:16 IST
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, the world's largest maker of scientific instruments, said on Sunday it has agreed to buy Brammer Bio in a roughly $1.7 billion cash deal.
"Brammer Bio will be an exciting addition to our pharma services business and will further strengthen Thermo Fisher's leadership in serving pharma and biotech customers," said Thermo Fisher President and Chief Executive Marc N. Casper.
Brammer, which has almost 600 employees, is owned by its founders and private equity firm Ampersand Capital Partners.
Thermo Fisher said it expects to complete the transaction by the end of the second quarter.
Thermo Fisher's stock is up around 18 percent so far in 2019, giving it a market capitalization of just over $105 billion, according to Refinitiv data. (Reporting by Joshua Franklin in New York; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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New COVID variant 'IHU' likely more infectious than Omicron
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Correct me if i'm wrong but it feels like it's highly unusual for there to not be even a single undefeated team after 4 rounds. Is this a sign the competition is more even and competitive than ever? Tipping this year sure feels harder. Has the AFL's equalization been a big success?
I can't remember a season that's so open. There doesn't seem to be any team that's overly dominant.
hardest tipping start to the year that, I can remember..
Didn't we have no undefeated teams by round 4 last year as well?
Just not trying enough. The elite teams at losing have lost at least 3 games.
Yes. Port Adelaide was the last unbeaten team standing but they got beaten by Essendon in round 4.
Moral of the story. Don't be the last undefeated team when playing Essendon in round 4.
Exact same as last year. 4 rounds in, everyone has lost a game.
Does anyone have stats on earliest round for everyone to have had a win and a loss?
I expect it to be a pretty close, even and at times not pretty season.
Morale of the story. Don't be the last undefeated team when playing Essendon in round 4.
I don't really see this as remarkable enough to warrant a thread. If the ladder leader after 11 played is something like 7-4, then we'll have something to talk about.
To be fair, those four sides could potentially end up as the preliminary finalists.
Just shows that anyone who thinks they know what's going to happen, especially those over-paid mental midgets in the media, is full of fertilizer.
I think anyone who got 7 out of 7 so far in the tips has decided their tips by tossing a coin.


Cherokee has an interesting and unique business model. The company, once a manufacturer of Cherokee brand apparel, has found a niche as a licensor of this brand and others to large retailers. No longer do they design, manufacture, market, and sell apparel, but instead they simply license an array of brands and let retailers and wholesalers do the leg work. This way, the retailers utilize their economies of scale to produce the branded apparel cheaply, and CHKE enjoys high margins and eliminates inventory risk.
Currently, the majority of revenues come from the U.S., through royalty payments primarily from Target and Mervyn's, but the company is working to diversify the business. An agreement signed with the Carrefour Group of France in late 2000 should start contributing international revenues in late 2001. Carrefour is the second largest retailer in the world. Also, CHKE acted as an agent in brokering a licensing deal between Mossimo and Target, from which CHKE is to receive 15% of all royalty payments as a finder's fee.
Additionally, the company seeks to represent other brands, such as it did with Mossimo, in soliciting similar licensing arrangements. Chairman and CEO Robert Margolis is a well-connected person in this industry, and (from what I can tell) deserves the credit for making CHKE's relationship-based business succeed. He's been with CHKE for 20 years, and owns over 20% of the company.
The valuation of this stock is compelling. Trading at less than 7X trailing earnings, and with a 38% net margin, there are gobs of free cash coming in. ($1.34 in FY2001*) EBITDA in FY 2001 was approx. 2.40 per share. And there is negligible CapEx required by this business. The EV to trailing EBITDA is 5, and the $30 million of debt is continually being paid down. And now consider the 14% revenue growth, which resulted in 34% net income growth, and CHKE is just plain cheap. (37% EPS growth after buy-backs) Management expects this growth to continue at least for the next 1-2 years, as Target further increases sales and the new Carrefour agreement begins to kick in revenues. And surely there are more deals in the pipeline.
The company purchased the Sideout brand in 1997, which has proved a successful plug-and-play for this business. Management has indicated they are always on the lookout for other reasonably-priced purchases, and with such high cash flow, such an acquisition shouldn't be difficult. Currently most FCF is used to repurchase shares and pay down debt.
2. Continued growth from current licensing agreements.
3. Increasing contributions from new international licensees.
Margolis is CHKE. He works 3 days a week and plays a lot of golf-- good thing he's well-connected in the industry. I'd worry that he might start to slack off (!), but his compensation agreement minimizes this risk, I guess.
Tom- I agree that Margolis makes this company work. I mistakenly wrote that Margolis himself owns 20% of the company-- This is not true, but his compensation plan is tied directly to EBITDA.
Perhaps he enjoys a golfing lifestyle, but the business is relatively hands-off. Target already owns exclusive rights in the US for the flagship Cherokee brand, and Carrefour is set to grow the brand around the world. And remember, design, manufacturing, and marketing responsibilities lie with the retailer/wholesaler, so CHKE only does occasional quality-control and lets the royalties roll in.
Margolis has inked favorable terms thus far in CHKE's deals, and based on his compensation plan and 20 year history with the company, I'm confident he'll get the job done going forward.
I apologize, but I frankly don't see the "sheer value" here. A business based on licensing poorly supported brand names isn't all that attractive from my vantage point. One wonders what Margolis is being compensated for in the form of these agreements. One things for sure though...a dollar earned in the form of capital gains is more valuable than a dollar of ordinary income.
There's little liquidity in the issue. Performance is erratic. There is no strategy for growth...and he doesn't need my money.
We can argue all day about Margolis' bonus. It may not be ideal, but I don't see that as the main issue here. I think your description of "poorly supported brand names" is a bit off the mark. The value to Target or any other mass retailer of the Cherokee brand is not that it is glamorous and attracts customers, or draws them away from other stores, but it gives customers a recognizable name every time they come in the store. People who buy their clothes at Target aren't the same shoppers who must choose between Gap, Abercrobie, or AEOS.
Licensing the brand from CHKE is a cheap and efficient alternative to the start-up costs of creating a new brand.
Also, just because CHKE isn't directly involved in the manufacture or marketing side of the brand doesn't mean that this is poorly done. The quality of the merchandise and the in-store display of the merchandise are the most important "support" factors for brands in this lower level of the retail market, and judging by Target's sales growth, they are hardly doing a poor job.
As for eratic performance, I assume you mean in the stock price. The underlying business has been steadily picking up steam for several years, with improving margins, cash flows, and profits. And to the true value investor, business perfomance is the important issue.
The bottom line is this is a fundamentally sound business that should pay for itself in free cashflow within the next 4 years. And that is what Margolis is being compensated for.
I admit to being slightly off on my "erratic performance" comments as the company seems to have strung together a couple years of growth.
How big is the market for licensing a names (which doesn't seem to receive much media support and likely has marginal customer recognition)to retailers? How sustainable is this business model?
But think of it this way: In the US last year, mass retailers (Target, KMart, Wal-Mart, etc) did 10's of billions of dollars of retail apparel sales in a hotly competitive environment. (1.87B of Cherokee products) As retailers continue to work to keep margins up and prices down, more mid-sized, mid-market brands (such as Mossimo) will fail, and CHKE's licensing model will be an attractive escape. Target has been praised in the press for its ability to keep up with current fashion trends and still offer bargain prices. (there's been no mention of CHKE in connection to this, but one must wonder if this is Target's economies of scale at work...) It is a big win for retailers, and it seems to be the direction the industry is heading.
I hope this helps illuminate the industry and business model. And of course, the 10-k is a great place to hear it from management's mouth too.
I've been looking at CHKE, and have a few questions.
The 10Q states: "While all royalties paid under the Amended Target Agreement appear in our consolidated financial statements, since the issuance of the Secured Notes, most of such royalties have been, and most, if not all of such royalties received until the maturity of the Secured Notes, will be distributed to the holders of the Secured Notes."
What is the significance of the sale of the brand to Spell-C? And what is the significance of the zero coupon notes issued? It seems to me that the special dividend paid in 12/97 of $5.50 represented the bulk of expected earnings from the Target agreement as monitized by the zero-coupon notes. Therefore a current shareholder is really not reaping the benefit of the target agreement. Does anyone concur?
are you a seller at these levels?
For anyone interested in this company, there is a good article in the June 10, 2002 issue of Forbes.
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India To Get Ethanol Fuelled Vehicles, Policy Being Drafted
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Home » General News » India To Get Ethanol Fuelled Vehicles, Policy Being Drafted
Government urges farmers to ramp-up ethanol production to promote ethanol-fuelled vehicles as new policy is being made to incorporate fuel with ethanol.
We can definitely expect a cheaper fuel option to the existing CNG
In a rather interesting move, the transport ministry seems to have a special request for farmers or rather an order. The ministry is reported to have climbed the ladder to curb pollution by planning ethanol-fuelled vehicles, and the same to be made available by boosting the country's ethanol production. Ethanol-fuelled vehicles are definitely not the next generation level technology, it has been used successfully for years, Brazil being the prominent country to implement this technology successfully in their transportation system.
The policy that has rather come from the ministry allows automakers to manufacture flexible-fuel vehicles in the country. The public announcement regarding this policy is expected to be made before 26th January. According to the announcements, the sugar industry will see an increase in ethanol production as demand for it is likely to go up once flexi-fuel vehicles are introduced in India. The vehicles designed for ethanol-fuelled operations can run entirely on ethanol, but they can also be run on petrol.
The move is directed to reduce crude oil imports into the country and curb pollution with a minuscule level of pollution with ethanol emitting 80 percent of carbon dioxide when burnt. The bigwigs of the ministry have sorted to seek help from internationally established players, the German numero-uno is reportedly contacted to manufacture flexi-fuel vehicles for India. All Honda cars in India are E10 compliant (can run on petrol with a 10% blend of ethanol).
Despite the action seeming far too convincing to a rather diesel populated country, certain statements like "I understand the sugar sector is facing problems. There is no point in manufacturing sugar. This is the time the sector should focus on increasing ethanol production instead of sugar for survival," raises the public's concern. The current ethanol production forecasts a 5 percent growth over last year's Rs. 66 crore litres of ethanol. With this move it will only be worthy to wait and watch what the public opinion on this policy is.
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5 tips and tricks for working at home
Whether you're starting your own business or filling out paid surveys, there are a few things you should keep in mind to both help you work more effectively at home and relax when you're off the clock.
1. Get out of bed
While you may find comfort working in the cozy confines of your warm bed, it isn't always the best option. For one, it can be much easier to fall asleep if you're working with your head on a soft pillow. This can be made even more risky if the work you're doing is particularly uninteresting.
Moreover, using a lot of technology - a TV, smartphone, tablet or laptop - in the bedroom can actually be bad for your sleeping habits, according to NPR. The bright lights from these devices have a way of interrupting circadian rhythms and making it more difficult to sleep when you want to, especially if you're working right before bedtime.
2. Get up and get dressed
All right, so you shouldn't work in bed. Does that mean you can roll out from under the covers and earn money at home while you're still in your pajamas? Well, while this may seem like a luxury, too, it isn't a great habit either. The New York Times reported that Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management completed a test that showed subjects may actually perform better or worse depending on what types of clothes they wear. In the experiment, subjects were told to either wear a white lab coat - which they were told was a physician's coat - or wear their street clothes. In testing, subjects with the physician's coat outperformed subjects in street clothes, suggesting that what you wear may affect your productivity.
3. Define your office hours
While you don't have to settle for the typical 9-to-5 work schedule, it's often beneficial to schedule a specific time to work. That's because designating this window of time will prevent you from partaking in distractions. Tell friends that you work during particular times to keep them from occupying your productive time and stop taking personal calls while you work. This will ensure your time is being used as efficiently as possible.
4. Work from home isn't always a home activity
When you're telecommuting, you can work from virtually anywhere you choose. Use this to find the most beneficial workplace. Some workers swear by home offices that shut out distractions and embody the feeling of a productive office space. Others like working from cafes to both take advantage of the steady supply of coffee and ensure that they won't be bothered by people at home. Find your most effective work location and stick to it.
5. Make the most of breaks
First and foremost, if you're taking frequent breaks, they won't seem as rewarding because you're not putting in enough work to warrant some relaxation. That said, limit yourself to only a one or two breaks throughout the work day. When you've decided on the times, pick something fun and flexible you can do. A walk outside or a trip to a local food place can be just as energizing as it is rewarding.
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Farming in Ancient India All rivers in India carry more water in the monsoon season because of local rainfall. The rivers of northern India...
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The Han people made many lasting contributions to Chinese society. A number of their innovations were related to technology In A.D. 132 a Han inventor created the world's first seismograph, an instrument that detects and measures earthquakes. Han scientists also made tools that allowed them to study the movement of the planets.
Of all their innovations, the Han are perhaps best known for developing the technology of papermaking. People living in the western regions of the Han Empire probably made the first paper about 100 B.C. It came to the attention of the imperial court about A.D. 100. A court official took credit for its invention.
The arts also developed during Han times. Advances were made in both landscape and portrait painting. Han dynasty authors wrote many essays and poems that are still studied in China's schools.
One Han writer, Sima Qian (SOOMUH CHIH»YIHN), wrote the first history of China. Much of what we know about the Shang, Zhou, and Qin dynasties comes from Sima Qian's work.
The Han are also remembered for philosophy. Confucianism became the official Han teaching. Han rulers also supported such teachings as Daoism (DOW»ih»zuhm). Daoism teaches that the key to happiness is accepting life as it is. Daoism developed into a religion, with its own rituals and houses of worship.
The Han dynasty ended in A.D. 220. However, Han ideas lived on and can still be seen today in the culture of the present- day Chinese people. It is no wonder that the Chinese people still call themselves the children of the Han.
What are some of the lasting contributions the Han made to Chinese civilization?
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Q: Images are setting incorrectly in cellForRowAtIndexPath in SDWebImage I'm using SDWebImage,
I'm creating download progress effect same as WhatsApp app.
The problem is that when I scroll tableView, It is showing incorrect images for cells.(i.e: When cells are reused random images are setting in cells.)
Here is my code in Swift:
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Arlington is proud to partner and work with many well known organizations in Chicagoland.
Since opening in 1927, Arlington International Racecourse has remained a leader in the sport of horse racing and devoted to enhancing the vitality of the communities we serve.
In 1987 the Duchossois family made the decision to rebuild Arlington Park into Arlington International Racecourse after the grand old racetrack burned to ground in July of 1985. Other cities tried to lure the Duchossois family into relocating and building the track in their area. However, the commitment to community was stronger than the financial incentive lure that was offered by other communities, and the Duchossois family rebuilt the most magnificent and statuesque facility known to racing in North America and abroad. Today it remains a world renown facility for its architecture and grandeur, and is so much of a representation of Arlington Heights that the village has a horse integrated into its logo.
We recognize that improving the quality of life and prosperity of the communities in which we conduct business is in the best interest of our patrons, employees, company, and industry. We are committed to sharing our resources to meet our community's needs and support organizations who contribute to our efforts.
BACKSTRETCH COMMUNITY
The Racetrack Industry Charitable Foundation (RICF) provides on-site medical, dental and social services, as well as licensed outpatient substance abuse counseling and access to community mental health clinics to the employees and residents on the backstretches of the racetracks in Illinois. Arlington provides housing and utilization of a clinic on Arlington's backstretch at no charge to the RICF.
RICF services are provided mostly free of charge to eligible backstretch workers with nominal fees for their families by an all-bilingual staff that includes a doctor, dentist, registered nurse and counselors. In addition, the RICF maintains a 24-Hour On-Call service. Children services are provided entirely free.
The RICF also provides public health screenings, flu vaccinations, educational programs, drug prevention programs, podiatry services, a medication dispensed program and health fairs for families with an emphasis on the children. School physicals, immunizations, summer children's programs with the area school districts and holiday celebrations are some of the services provided to the children and families on the racetracks.
Nurses are on duty each weekday, doctors available every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and dentists each Tuesday and Thursday at Arlington Park during the racing season.
RICF's counseling services are provided to backstretch workers and their families by a staff consisting of Masters-level, bilingual male and female mental health professionals, including a staff psychologist.
Arlington provides almost $500,000 annually to support the RICF.
Summer Backstretch Program
The Summer Backstretch Program is for children who live in the backstretch at Arlington Park. Our program is volunteer based and was created to provide children K-8th grade an opportunity to learn, interact, engage and play during the summer months at no cost to the families. Through a variety of community partnerships, our volunteers and community leaders serve as positive role models and offer a safe and positive environment for children to get exercise, learn about teamwork and leadership, and enjoy a healthy snack provided by Levy Restaurants.
Throughout the past two summers, children were invited to join the program once a month May-September for activities, outdoor fun, snacks and visits from special guests. Special guests included: Arlington Park Jockey Colony, the Mount Prospect Fire Department, Elite Soccer Community Organization and Medieval Times.
Horsemen Organizations
Arlington provides financial support to the Illinois Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association and the Illinois Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association and provides space on Arlington's backstretch for the offices of the organizations.
Arlington is proud to be a supporter of the Permanently Disabled Jockey Fund (PDJF). We never lose sight of the courage of the human athletes that ride in races every day. Arlington has organized and hosted an annual 5k run for the PDJF on the Arlington grounds to help raise money for this worthy charity organization.
Arlington also hosts an annual PDJF Day Across America and helps raise money by organizing an autograph signing session by the jockeys and escorting them around the track as they collect cash in their jockey boots from generous and caring fans.
Arlington organizes and arranges transportation into the City of Chicago for volunteer jockeys that visit the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Children's Hospital during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The jockeys and Arlington are very proud to be able to put smiles on faces of children who are hospitalized with serious illnesses.
Arlington supports and hosts the Salute, Inc. annual 5k run. Salute Inc. is a supporter of the brave men and women that have served our country in the Armed Services.
Arlington supports and hosts local dog and cat shelters and Off The Track Thoroughbred Organizations during an annual promotion at the track. Some of the groups include, Canter Chicago, Galloping Out, Foster2Home, and AdoptaBull.
Arlington supports, hosts and promotes a miniature horse therapy organization, Mane in Heaven.
NORTHWEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY
Arlington is a proud member of the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce and hosts their annual and largest fund raiser.
Arlington supports the annual Mayor of Arlington Heights Prayer Breakfast, a Chamber of Commerce organized event.
Arlington hosts an annual Arlington Heights Community Day welcoming the Mayor, City Council and members of the staff to Arlington in a celebration of our home town. There is entertainment provided throughout the day by the Metropolis Theatre Arts and Performing Centre, an entertainment organization supported by Arlington and the Village of Arlington Heights.


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Другий референдум щодо державного суверенітету Квебеку відбувся 30 жовтня 1995 року. Ініціатором його стала правляча на той момент Квебекська партія. Під час голосування з рекордно високою для Квебеку явкою (93,5 % виборців), 2 308 360 (49,42 %) громадян висловилося за незалежність. Серед франкомовних, більшість з яких складали етнічні квебекці, незалежність підтримало 60 %, тоді як серед англо-квебекців і алофонів (людей з рідною мовою іншою, ніж французька чи англійська) підтримка суверенітету була незначна.

Історія

Ідея створення у Квебеку незалежної держави існувала щонайменш з XIX століття. Під час Повстання Патріотів 1837—1838 років Луї-Жозеф Папіно і Нельсон проголосили у Нижній Канаді незалежну республіку.

У 1930ті роки Льонель Гру виступав за створення у Квебеку «Французької держави» ().

Під час Тихої революції ідея незалежності набула нових сил. Про можливість незалежності говорив, зокрема, Даніель Джонсон (батько).

Під час відвідання Квебеку у 1967, Шарль де Голль проголосив з балкона мерії Монреалю: «Хай живе вільний Квебек!»

За суверенітет відкрито виступала Квебекська партія на чолі з Рене Левеком, створена у 1968 році внаслідок об'єднання кількох сувереністських рухів.

Фронт визволення Квебеку — маргінальна терористична організація — прагнула створення у Квебеку незалежної соціалістичної держави.

У 1976 році Квебекська партія прийшла до влади і у 1980 організувала перший референдум щодо суверенітету. Референдум закінчився поразкою, адже коло 60 % виборців проголосувало проти.

У 1982 році Канада приймає нову Конституцію, яка не влаштовує Квебек. Конституційні переговори поміж урядом Квебеку і іншими провінціями закінчуються невдачею: під час всеканадського референдуму 1992 року, більшість громадян Канади відкидає компромісний варіант конституційної угоди.

У 1994 року Квебекська партія знов приходить до влади. У 1995 році прийнято закон про новий референдум.

Питання референдума

Результати

Джерела

Посилання
 Les archives de Radio-Canada
 Le Directeur Général des Élections du Québec
 Couverture du CRIC
 The Evolution of Support for Sovereignty — Myths and Realities

Новітня історія Канади
Історія Квебеку
Референдуми про незалежність
Референдуми 1995


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GGL022 - Elder Gods and Judgment Day
After a little discussion of why the show is late, we jump into a review of the DVD title The Call of Cthulhu, produced by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society. Then a new promo for Mur Lafferty's podcast novel Playing For Keeps (performed by Podcasting's Rich Sigfrit, and yes I do know that there's an editing error in the promo). Finally, a discussion of the new TV series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and then the song Superhero by Anthony Stauffer and Holy Smoke (not the song My Secret Origin by Ookla the Mok, which you can find at CD Baby and on Stories of the Third Wave, episode 6).
Many apologies to T.J. and the other listeners who sent in feedback and content. There will be a listener appreciation show very soon. Promise.
PS: The song Superhero is occasionally used as an outro for the Heroes podcast The 9th, not The Ninth Wonder, as I said in the podcast. My bad. :)


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Also featuring Call Me By Your Name star Timothee Chalamet and Lucas Hedges among others, Lady Bird opens in select Philippine cinemas on February 28.
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SamTrans may have to cut service and raise fares again to fill a $22.5 million funding gap for next year, officials said Tuesday.
The San Mateo County Transit District, which operates SamTrans bus service, projects a $128 million operating budget for the next fiscal year, which begins in July, according to plans to be presented to the board of directors today.
The agency's roughly 50,000 daily bus riders could be facing service cuts later this year to help balance the budget, Deputy CEO Chuck Harvey said. He said officials are still determining how much they could save — and how many riders they would likely lose — by cutting or eliminating certain routes.
He expected to bring a broad list of potential cuts to the board in June, and after public hearings and further number-crunching the board should make its decision in late summer or early fall. The cuts would then take effect in ensuing months. The agency cut service by 7.5 percent in December, including the elimination of all but one express route.
Another fare increase is also on the table, although officials said they are still running numbers before outlining any specifics. The agency hiked base fares 25 cents in February 2009, and again this February.
The agency's budget initially shows an operating surplus of $2.6 million when including only revenue and operational spending. But the total budget is far from balanced.
Officials said they still need to find a way to fund $20.9 million in debt service for previous capital projects, about half of which is devoted to the agency's annual payment to BART for the San Francisco International Airport extension. They also must pay $4.2 million in sales tax revenues for capital projects.
That drops the total budget to $22.5 million in the red. The deficit would be larger if not for the use of one-time state funds and SamTrans' cut to the Caltrain subsidy, saving a total of $10.7 million compared to the current year.
SamTrans officials propose to cut the agency's $16.5 million Caltrain subsidy by $5.9 million, or 36 percent. Officials expect to reduce SamTrans' overall Caltrain subsidy by up to 70 percent but want to phase the cuts over two years.
The agency has also been dealing with drops in state subsidies but will receive a boost of $4.8 million in state grants next year, which will be new money compared to the past few years.
SamTrans continues to lose riders, another source of financial woe, and expects a small decrease in passenger counts next year.
Its largest source of income, a half-cent sales tax, also has been plummeting, but officials project its revenues to remain flat at $60 million.
SamTrans will also spend more money next year in some areas, including $1.5 million more in wages and benefits because of scheduled pay hikes in union contracts, and $500,000 more on fuel.