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The Negotiation Competition is a simulation of a negotiation process between two parties. For this purpose, two teams consisting of two law students each presenting a client or a party negotiate a legal dispute. All negotiations will be held in English. These simulations will be observed and evaluated by a panel of three judges, who shall be legal practitioners allowing participants to obtain advanced skills in the field of negotiation and exercise public speaking.
Local ELSA groups organise rounds on the local level. The local winning team qualifies for the National final round that is hosted by ELSA Germany. Finally, the National winning team enters the International Negotiation Competition, which is organized, sponsored and administered by the American Bar Association on an annual basis and usually held in July.


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Early Man (Movie) Review – Claymation Caveman Shinanegins
Any time Aardman animation releases a new project is a cause for celebration. The studio that created Wallace And Gromit, Shaun The Sheep, and Chicken Run takes their time between projects. Not due to laziness of course. Nope, more due to the fact that the meticulous nature of their hand-crafted animation takes years to achieve, even if their projects are designed to be fleeting blasts of pure candy-coated entertainment. They are like a British Pixar, animation geniuses who sneak rather wonderful and sophisticated storytelling in amongst their loving ludicrous jokes and plasticine fantasies. Early Man was a particularly exciting proposition as it returned Pixar co-founder Nick Park to the director's chair for the first time since his damn delightful Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit. Sadly, Early Man falls a few steps behind that cult classic, but the caveman comedy still proves that Park and co. know what they are doing.
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Things open is with a bizarro prologue in which dinosaurs and cavemen share space in prehistoric Manchester (yep, that title is a double entendre) and soccer is invented one the cavepeople start kicking about a searing rock ball fired out of a volcano. The movie then jumps ahead to a new generation of cavefolks living in a charming valley. They are mostly stupid, but youngster Dug (voiced by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne) wants more (as is the way in most family features). He gets his wish, just not in any way that he bargained for. You see, it turns out Redmayne's tribe actually lives in the Bronze Ages. They learn that suddenly when Lord Nooth (Tom Hiddleston) shows up and boots them out of the valley they call home to mine for bronze. Dug rallies his troops to fight back. A war wouldn't work out for anyone though, so Nooth insists the fate of the valley be decided by a soccer match. He's got a superstar collection of players at his disposal, while Dug and his people have never played before. However, there was that prologue about cavemen inventing the sport. So who knows!
First the good news, the movie looks absolutely gorgeous and contains plenty of belly laughs. Nick Park did found the Aardman house style of animation after all. He knows how to make magic out of plasticine like few others. So every character is so delightfully crafted to deliver a full arc without any words coming out of their mouths. The cast is a murderers row of cult British comedians like Richard Ayoade and Rob Brydon backing up the pretty great Redmayne and Hiddleston duo, so all the lines of dialogue are elevated when any of the lovable lumps of clay open their mouths. The prehistoric designs are enveloping, while still cartoonishly exaggerated enough to dance off the screen. The humour ranges from clever observations and obscure cultural references to irreverent slapstick and bad puns. It doesn't all stick but the good stuff like a "terrifying" prehistoric duck and Flintstones gags like a puppet-based instant-reply system will get theatres rollicking.
The problem comes down to the sports movie half of this caveman comedy/underdog soccer story mash up. Aardman movies typically do far better oversees than in North America, so it's not uncommon for them to not even consider North American sensibilities. Basing half of this movie on a big soccer match? Yep, that's a primary example. It's not hugely exciting or entertaining for those who aren't already fans of the sport (aka everyone in the world who isn't in North America) and it's sad to watch such an irreverent and clever flick devolve into a series of sports movie clichés. Granted those clichés are all delivered with quite a few tongues jammed in cheeks, but they are clichés nonetheless.
Thankfully, the good far outweighs the bad in Early Man. Sure the humour is far more hit and miss than Aardman's best efforts and the soccer climax is a bit of a letdown. However, the animation is so gorgeous, the voice cast is so perfect, the world so lovingly crafted, and the jokes that do work are so hilarious that Early Man remains a perfect matinee flick for families or sneaky outing for animation buffs. No one does it like Aardman and even when the studio isn't at their best, they are better than almost anyone else in the game. Also, A+ warthog jokes.
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Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams
Studio: eOne
Rating: G
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Michelmersh Brick Holdings Plc - Half Year Results for the six months ended 30 June 2019
£27.2m
Underlying1 gross margin
Underlying1 EBITDA*
£6.6m
Underlying1 operating profit
Reported PBT
Underlying1 PBT
Reported Basic EPS
Underlying1 EPS
Cash from operations
£2.7 m
+ 130.1%
Operational Highlights:
· Financial performance above expectations
· Strong financial performance from UK operations
· Acquisition and integration of the Belgian business
· Strong balanced forward order book going into H2, 7% ahead of the same period last year. (Note this excludes Floren.be forward orders and is on a like for like basis)
· Completion of phase 1 of the Carlton investment project targeting enhanced efficiency and output
· Investment in IT CRM and HR infrastructures
· Increased interim dividend
Commenting on the results, Martin Warner, Chairman of Michelmersh Brick Holdings Plc, said:
"Following a very strong first half in 2019, and with a robust order book, Michelmersh can look forward to steady trading for the remainder of the year. Stocks across the industry remain at historically low levels and the volume of imported products are increasing.
The Group's performance in the first half of 2019 has continued into the second half and, with the positive backdrop to our markets, the Board expects to exceed market expectations for the full year. "
* EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation..
1 References to 'underlying' excludes items classed as exceptional and amortisation of intangibles
I am pleased to be reporting on another positive set of results for Michelmersh, which includes a maiden contribution from our new Belgian subsidiary, Floren et Cie ("Floren") from the date of its acquisition. The acquisition demonstrates the Board's ambition and ability to continue the operational expansion of the Group. Since being acquired on 15 February 2019, Floren has performed to expectations and been integrated into the wider Group structure. We welcome the new team to the Group and thank them for their efforts in the integration process and look forward to progressing together.
Underlying* EBITDA2
+ 18.0 %
Underlying* EBIT
Underlying* PBT
Underlying* EPS
1Underlying gross margin is calculated by adding back £770,000 to the reported gross profit to eradicate the 'fair value' element of brick stock acquired at Floren and adjustment for the impact of IFRS16.
2 EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
*Items deemed underlying are reconciled with the reported figures in the table Alternative Performance Measures below.
Turnover for the six months increased by 17.4% over the equivalent period in 2018, of which like for like turnover for the existing UK business grew by 8.6%. The reported Operating Profit of £4.1 million (2018: £3.2 million) and Profit Before Taxation of £4.0 million (2018: £2.9 million) underlines the Company's continuing success of improving returns from its existing business. These financial results include a number of items that reflect accounting for the acquisition of Floren but make it difficult to extract the underlying trading performance. The table below (Alternative Performance measures) extracts these items and allows a clearer view of the underlying performance, showing a more meaningful increase in all of the main performance indicators.
All of the financial metrics are positive but it should be noted that underlying earnings per share shows an 8.3% improvement over H1 2018 even with a short period of contribution from Floren since acquisition.
The income statement reports a provisional 'Bargain' purchase of Floren of £0.8 million. A Bargain purchase represents the excess of the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired over the consideration made for the business. The 'fair value' exercise involved external valuation of land and buildings, and an internal evaluation of inventory. An exercise to complete the establishment of fair value of other tangible and intangible assets and consequent deferred tax balances is under way and will be applied in the audited balance sheet as at 31 December 2019. This confirms our view that the earnings-based valuation was supported by the tangible assets being acquired. Further detail of the acquisition is provided in note 4 to this statement. The income statement also records as an exceptional item the costs associated with the acquisition as an expense below Operating profit.
Alternative Performance measures reconciliation:
H1 2019/ H12018
Reported Operating profit
Add back exceptional costs of plant restructure a
To remove the 'fair value' element of acquired brick stocks so as to report 'normal' trading terms b
Amortisation of intangibles
IFRS16 impact
'Underlying' operating profit
Finance costs - reported
- exclude IFRS16 charge
'Underlying' profit before taxation
'Underlying' operating profit as above
Underlying EBITDA
Earnings adjusted by a and b above
Earnings adjusted by excluding exceptional 'Bargain Purchase' and Acquisition costs
Underlying Basic EPS
Treatment of plant and vehicle leases are now subject to a different accounting treatment than in prior period with the implementation of IFRS 16. Assets previously held under contract leases are now treated as a fixed asset with an associated lease liability. The effect on these Interim Statements has been to increase tangible fixed assets by £1.3 million, and to recognise a similar amount in long and short term interest bearing liabilities. Monthly rental charges are now replaced with depreciation and interest spread over the period of the lease. The net impact on the Income Statement is a net reduction in profit before taxation of £46,000 but with the charging of interest and depreciation not included in the reported EDITDA, the effect on the six month's EBITDA has been positive by £330,000. The comparative figures have not been restated.
Land and Assets
The Group continues to explore a range of opportunities to enhance and release the value of its land assets. The new road being developed at Telford will commence construction in 2020 as we complete the final preparations and clear planning and legal conditions. This will release substantial in-ground minerals for the brick plant and offer opportunities to release land for sale.
Capital expenditure in H1 has centred around the Telford road project and completing phase 1 of the Carlton plant replacement project. The automation of the kiln unloading process is now complete and evaluation of subsequent phases is under way that hold the opportunity to increase plant capacity and efficiency.
The Floren balance sheet reflects the same structure as the Group; a strong core of tangible fixed assets including significant land holdings and adequate working capital for the business. As a result of the acquisition, the Group's balance sheet has grown. Over the last 12 months, net asset value per share has grown 7.7% to 75 pence.
Net Debt and Working Capital
Net debt at 30 June 2019 stood at £15.1 million (30 June 2018: £18.1 million) and as noted above included £1.3 million as a result of the adoption of IFRS 16 in this period. During the first six months of 2019, we have seen some large cash flows relating to the Floren acquisition. Acquisition consideration and associated costs paid out in the period amounted to £8.8 million while the net cash in Floren's balance sheet equated to £700,000 at acquisition and £800,000 at 30 June. To fund the acquisition, the Group drew £5.3 million from existing debt facilities in Euros such that currency fluctuations are less of a risk going forward. Floren now offers some structural currency hedging as it generates currency that meets demands elsewhere in the Group.
Post-acquisition, the Group took advantage of strong investor demand and placed 5.6 million shares at nil discount to generate net proceeds of £4.8 million.
Having also paid £2.5 million in interim and final dividend in respect of 2018 during the last six months, the underlying cash generation of the business is evident in the period end net debt figure. Historically, H2 is a stronger cash generative period than H1 and we expect to further drive down our debt by the year end.
The Board are aware that strong operating cash generation, modest debt levels and comfortable covenants gives the business flexibility to take advantage of opportunities that arise - both the Carlton and Floren acquisitions were made easier by having a strong cash/debt position.
Consistent with the Board's stated intentions to provide a meaningful and progressive dividend, we are pleased to report that continued robust trading allows us to declare an interim dividend of 1.15 pence (2018: 1.06 pence). The dividend will be paid on 10 January 2020 to members on the register on 6 December 2019. The Board has revised upwards its guidance on the expected final dividend for 2019, as it maintains its policy of one third of the total annual dividend being paid at the interim stage and two thirds of the total annual dividend being paid at the full year.
The final dividend for 2018 was paid in June 2019 and for the first time, with shareholders having the option to elect for a scrip dividend. I am pleased to note that this facility was selected by a reasonable number of large and smaller shareholders which encourages us to maintain that facility going forwards. Those wishing to take shares in lieu of cash for the interim dividend will have until 17 December to make that election.
Following a very strong first half in 2019, and with a robust order book, Michelmersh can look forward to steady trading for the remainder of the year. Stocks across the industry remain at historically low levels and the volume of imported products are increasing.
The Group's performance in the first half of 2019 has continued into the second half and, with the positive backdrop to our markets, the Board expects to exceed market expectations for the full year.
Wider concerns surrounding political uncertainty, potential housebuilding slowdown in the south-east and worldwide economic pressures have yet to have a discernible impact on the brick manufacturing industry. The Directors however maintain a cautious view on these background factors and the effect they may have on brick demand and pricing in the final quarter of the financial year and 2020. Michelmersh continues to operate on the basis of a strong order book, strong loyal customer relationships and continued latent demand from the specification, housing, repair maintenance and improvement and commercial sectors. Our European acquisition has been very positive and has brought with it enormous product flexibility and future growth opportunity.
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Just a few thoughts on Packing. Like in a suitcase to go away. Be it a weekend or week or longer. I'll have to try one of those "longer" ones someday, like in retirement. Anyway I was thinking about how packing can be both exciting as hell and stressful and worrisome at the same time. And it can feel entirely reversed packing returning from a trip. One way I'm always nervous I'll forget something and coming back I'm afraid I'll leave something behind.
Before packing to come home this morning I did my normal bike ride before dawn. I thought about it a bit because it looked like all hell was going to break loose in the sky. I don't care about getting a little wet at the beach even if it isn't in the water. But it held off and the sunrise was on the agenda.
Thursday morning before sunrise at Bethany Beach.
Well this mornings sunrise was a disappointment to a number of people there on the beach for the event. Because it fizzled as quick as it started. It was about a 60 second sliver of orange light that quickly disappeared behind the clouds. About the time it took the guy below to enter and leave my field of view.
No problem though because I soaked up every second like it was my last. And it is for some time, being my last morning at the beach for a bit. Yes, you can rest easy knowing I only have a finite stash of beach photos left to share. I was a nice time and very needed. We ate well, caught many rays, laughed, sang happy birthday to a best friend. I got up early and rode the bike every day for hours, sometimes with the group and sometimes alone. I went on a few good walks on the beach. I stretched and exercised a little bit.
The bike rides kind of takes me back to my youth. A single speed big frame wide bars and bigger tires. You know the beach rental type. I spent a lot of time on the bike when I was young. Riding with friends. Delivering newspapers. Riding to work. Riding on courses through woods that we set up with ditches and jumps. NOTE: our bikes back then didn't have shock absorbers.
I might have to hit a bike store and take a peak at some options. Trouble is riding at home around here is dangerous with all the traffic. Even in the off hours. And I'm not into that trail riding off-road. I'm older and don't need to be falling over some tree root. But I did know that as I walked back from the bike rental place that a bike was in my future again sometime.
We got home last night and unpacked. Pretty smooth running operation now between my better half and I. Not that we are seasoned travelers by any stretch of the word but we plan fairly well. So the suitcases get stashed away again till the next trip. Probably sometime next year I imagine.
As I drove home yesterday I thought about how I envied the men each morning out walking the boardwalk at Bethany Beach. Most I'm guessing are retired residents. At least the faces seem familiar. To get up and watch the sunrise over the Atlantic each day. To be out enjoying the fresh air. Not a cell phone in any hand to be seen, just people talking walking and exchanging a pleasant hello and good morning and how are you and small groups of people chatting and laughing.
Morning strollers on the boards.
But then again I caught a few conversations that made me glad I was visiting and returning home and to work. Those two included someone who had been away for a long period recuperating and looking very frail. Also another saying that a friend wasn't going to be joining them anymore. And I realized while this looks attractive on some level, I'm in no rush to be 10-20 years older suddenly and changing places with them.
I'm baffled sometimes at how people choose to run a business. But again its their business and their choice.
I'm very disappointed in myself for missing yesterdays post.
The grass is long. The mower is ready. I must take my seat on it and do battle with mother nature.


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@ Your Visit Meet Our Animals Mammals Cougar
The cougar is known by many names including the panther, catamount, and mountain lion. Although once found throughout much of North America, cougars are now absent from many regions where they were once common, including western North Carolina.
Cotswold Sheep
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Cougars are large, muscular cats. They average seven to nine feet in total length, of which up to a third is tail, and weigh between 150 and 200 pounds when full grown. An adult cougar is tan colored with black coloration on the sides of its muzzle, the back of the ears, and the tip of the tail. Cougar kittens are mottled with black spots and have ringed tails until they are about 6 months old.
Our two cougars, Pisgah and Mitchell, came to the Nature Center in October 2010 from the Oregon Zoo. In May 2011, a newly renovated exhibit opened featuring the cougars and the Nature Center has been enjoying near record crowds ever since.
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Who is West Ham's best ever penalty taker?
Dave Evans, West Ham Correspondent
West Ham United's Mark Noble (left) is congratulated by First team coach Julian Dicks at the final whistle
The Hammers have had three stand-out stars from the spot, but who is the best?
West Ham United's Ray Stewart celebrates scoring a penalty past Notts County goalkeeper Raddy Avramovich (l)
When you look at the history of West Ham penalties, three men stand head and shoulders above the rest.
Sir Geoff Hurst used to take them, but his miss in the League Cup semi-final against Stoke City in 1972 stands out.
Billy Bonds had a go for a while, of course he did, while Geoff Pike missed one in a relegation battle against Manchester United, only to make up for it by scoring from open play.
Paolo Di Canio managed a few in his time, while Johnny Byrne and John Bond also had their moments.
West Ham United's Mark Noble scores his side's first goal of the game from a penalty during the Premier League match at London Stadium.
But no-one comes close to our top three of Scotland international Ray Stewart, current skipper Mark Noble and the 'Terminator' Julian Dicks.
None of them attackers, but all three with nerves of steel and in the case of Stewart and Dicks, a no-nonsense ability to absolutely thump it.
In third place for us is Dicks, who scored 36 times from 12 yards, missing just seven.
His most memorable came in December 1996 against champions Manchester United at Upton Park.
West Ham United's captain Julian Dicks shoots at goal during their London FA Carling Premiership derby against Wimbledon at Selhurst Park tonight (Tuesday). Photo By Rebecca Naden/PA
United had led 2-0, but back came the Hammers to pull one back, before Michael Hughes won a spot-kick with 12 minutes left.
Up stepped Dicks to hammer the ball past Peter Schmeichel and earn a stunning 2-2 draw.
Noble is a very different sort of penalty-taker, but percentage wise the most effective.
He likes to send the keeper the wrong way and his record of 36 goals and four misses is second to none for the Hammers.
Ray Stewart scores from the spot
He likens his penalties to the ones he used to take down the park as a kid and it seems to do the trick.
Despite that, he has lost the spot-kick duties on two occasions.
First to Italian Alessandro Diamanti, who scored four of his eight goals in claret and blue from the spot in the 2009-10 season under Gianfranco Zola.
Then at the beginning of last season, Noble handed the reins over to Marco Arnautovic as the club tried to persuade him to stay.
West Ham United's Mark Noble scores his side's first goal of the game from the penalty spot during the Premier League match at London Stadium.
They didn't manage it and the Austrian only scored one.
But the champion penalty-taker for the Hammers has to be Stewart.
He took over from Bonds after arriving in 1979 and during his 11 seasons at the club, he was renowned for his thumping strikes which earned him the nickname of 'Tonka'.
Often he hit the ball so hard that he would have two feet off the ground as he hit it.
File photo dated 30-01-1999 of West Ham captain Julian Dicks.
He scored 76 penalties and missed 10, with three being put in on the rebound, two by himself and one by Paul Goddard.
Five of his misses were saved and two went wide.
Stewart scored some vital goals as well.
In the FA Cup quarter-final against Aston Villa at Upton Park, he scored the last-minute winner for the second division side with a nerveless finish.
West Ham United's Paul Allen and Geoff Pike celebrate with the FA Cup as teammate Ray Stewart makes do with the trophy lid.
A year later, he was at it again in the League Cup final at Wembley against mighty Liverpool.
After Alan Kennedy's controversdial goal seemed to have gifted the cup to the Reds, Liverpool handballed in the 120th minute and Stewart struck again.
Noble has a long way to go if he wants to catch Stewart, but these are stunning statistics and to have three players with such great records is a remarkable achievement.
But Stewart is King!
1st: ray stewart 88.37%
'Tonka' as he was known, was a prolific thumper of the ball from the penalty spot at West Ham.
In his 11 seasons at the club, the Scotland international scored 76 penalties, missing 10, of which three were scored from the rebound.
Two of them were his own rebounds, while the other fell for Paul Goddard.
2nd: MARK NOBLE 90%
'With 36 successful penalties and only four misses, 'Nobes' has the best percentage record of our top spot-kick men.
It is only the fact that Stewart has many more kicks to his name that he is not number one.
3rd: julian dicks 84%
'Dicksie' used brute force for his penalties thumping them past the keeper.
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NII Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NIHD)'s QI Valuation Score Reaches 67.00000
Here we will take a look at several key ratios for NII Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NIHD), starting with the Book to Market (BTM) ratio. Value investors seek stocks with high BTMs for their portfolios. The ratio is a comparison of the firm's net asset value per share to it's current price. This is helpful in determining how the market values the company compared to it's actual worth. The Book to Market value of NII Holdings, Inc. currently stands at -0.584648.
FCF Yield 5yr Avg
The FCF Yield 5yr Average is calculated by taking the five year average free cash flow of a company, and dividing it by the current enterprise value. Enterprise Value is calculated by taking the market capitalization plus debt, minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash and cash equivalents. The average FCF of a company is determined by looking at the cash generated by operations of the company. The Free Cash Flow Yield 5 Year Average of NII Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NIHD) is -0.393776.
Technicals & Ratios
The EBITDA Yield is a great way to determine a company's profitability. This number is calculated by dividing a company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization by the company's enterprise value. Enterprise Value is calculated by taking the market capitalization plus debt, minority interest and preferred shares, minus total cash and cash equivalents. The EBITDA Yield for NII Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NIHD) is 0.011114.
The Earnings to Price yield of NII Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NIHD) is -0.570336. This is calculated by taking the earnings per share and dividing it by the last closing share price. This is one of the most popular methods investors use to evaluate a company's financial performance. Earnings Yield is calculated by taking the operating income or earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) and dividing it by the Enterprise Value of the company. The Earnings Yield for NII Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NIHD) is -0.013996.
Earnings Yield helps investors measure the return on investment for a given company. Similarly, the Earnings Yield Five Year Average is the five year average operating income or EBIT divided by the current enterprise value. The Earnings Yield Five Year average for NII Holdings, Inc. is -0.263925.
Q.i. Value
The Q.i. Value of NII Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NIHD) is 67.00000. The Q.i. Value is another helpful tool in determining if a company is undervalued or not. The Q.i. Value is calculated using the following ratios: EBITDA Yield, Earnings Yield, FCF Yield, and Liquidity. The lower the Q.i. value, the more undervalued the company is thought to be.
Quant Scores
The M-Score, conceived by accounting professor Messod Beneish, is a model for detecting whether a company has manipulated their earnings numbers or not. NII Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NIHD) has an M-Score of -2.244877. The M-Score is based on 8 different variables: Days' sales in receivables index, Gross Margin Index, Asset Quality Index, Sales Growth Index, Depreciation Index, Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index, Leverage Index and Total Accruals to Total Assets. A score higher than -1.78 is an indicator that the company might be manipulating their numbers.
The Value Composite One (VC1) is a method that investors use to determine a company's value. The VC1 of NII Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NIHD) is 83. A company with a value of 0 is thought to be an undervalued company, while a company with a value of 100 is considered an overvalued company. The VC1 is calculated using the price to book value, price to sales, EBITDA to EV, price to cash flow, and price to earnings. Similarly, the Value Composite Two (VC2) is calculated with the same ratios, but adds the Shareholder Yield. The Value Composite Two of NII Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NIHD) is 82.
Investors may be interested in viewing the Gross Margin score on shares of NII Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NIHD). The name currently has a score of 47.00000. This score is derived from the Gross Margin (Marx) stability and growth over the previous eight years. The Gross Margin score lands on a scale from 1 to 100 where a score of 1 would be considered positive, and a score of 100 would be seen as negative.
At the time of writing, NII Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NIHD) has a Piotroski F-Score of 2. The F-Score may help discover companies with strengthening balance sheets. The score may also be used to spot the weak performers. Joseph Piotroski developed the F-Score which employs nine different variables based on the company financial statement. A single point is assigned to each test that a stock passes. Typically, a stock scoring an 8 or 9 would be seen as strong. On the other end, a stock with a score from 0-2 would be viewed as weak.


Prices include breakfast and VAT. The tourism tax is not included.
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Champagne bottle at the room 20€.
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Carbon emissions are one of the environmental problems our world is currently facing today. This is why Christopher Maurer, Principal Architect with Cleveland-based redhouse studio, thought of a groundbreaking method to help lessen the environmental consequences that are brought on by the actions of the construction industry, since buildings contribute to a large percentage of total carbon emissions. He created the Biocycler.
The biocycler is a machine that would create bricks which can be used for new structures by making use of living organisms (cultured bio-binders), which bind the pre-existing construction waste.
According to Maurer, this project was also a way of expanding on work he was already doing.


Our final intake of the year for our great Transform Training is now open!
We will be holding a 6-week block, starting on Monday 9th October, and running until Thursday 16th November. During Transform Training you will attend two training sessions per week.
The cost of our 6-week Transform Training is excellently priced at either £40 or £50, dependent on which programme you choose, with each representing great value for money. The training will take place at Bothwellhaugh, with the sessions running every Monday and Thursday, lasting 60 minutes per session.
Transform training will allow you to transform your body and achieve amazing results. It is advised that you book your place early to avoid missing out.
Monday session: 18:45 - 19:45.
Thursday session: 18:00 - 19:00.
Changing facilities will be provided and the training sessions will be taking place outdoors.
A final measurement will be taken on the last session.
Nutrition pack provided including a recipe booklet with pre workout and post workout meals and snacks.
12-week training sheet, with training day macros and non-training day macros explained and broken down.
Bookings must be made at Sir Matt Busby directly at the venue or by calling 01698 747466.


Far from having evolved through the centuries of Israel's history, monotheism is an inspired insight revealed by God to his people. The God of the Bible, the Creator of all that exists, stands outside the universe and is not a part of it. Only three modern religions share this viewpoint, and all of them are based on the revealed religion of ancient Israel.
(1) Judaism's synagogue services always begin with Deut. 6:4, a creedal statement known as the Shema: "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one" (emphatically approved by Jesus in Mark 12:28 - 29).
(2) Christianity's greatest apostle defined monotheism in its most classic form in 1 Tim. 2:5: "There is one God."
(3) Islam (Mohammedanism) claims millions of followers who recite this prayer as they prostrate themselves toward Mecca five times a day: "There is no god but God."
Certain other modern religions, such as Zoroastrianism and Sikhism, teach forms of monotheism that are derived from former dualistic or polytheistic systems. Unlike the three religions based on the Bible, they suggest that God is a part of the universe and not separate from it. Only the OT religion and its derivatives proclaim one God who is transcendent by nature and immanent only by condescension and grace (see Isa. 57:15).


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NY Magazine: How to Survive in Prison As a Hedge-Fund Millionaire, By Kevin Roose
Reprinted from New York Magazine
Life is tough for hedge-fund managers who go to prison for insider trading. There are no Bloomberg terminals, the food is terrible, and you have to associate with petty car thieves and drug dealers in the yard. But there are some things you can do to make your prison stay a little more pleasant.
Absolute Return has an interview with Jeff Grant, a former corporate criminal and head of the Progressive Prison Project, who now advises convicted hedge-fund managers and other white-collar criminals on how to get themselves ready for prison after a lifetime of upper-class privilege.
Lots of Grant's advice is reasonable: Arrange your finances ahead of time, maintain a "solid long-term address," instruct visitors not to wear clothing that will set off metal detectors, get on the good side of the prison gangs, things like that. But the most important piece of advice he offers is this: Ix-nay on the Amptons-hay.
Respect in prison is mostly a matter of learning what not to say … In one case, a former hedge funder made the mistake of talking about the sale of his Hamptons property. I think you can imagine some of the difficulties.
Instead of complaining about how the Sagaponack zoning board just won't approve your Olympic-size infinity pool for whatever goddamned reason, Grant suggests talking about normal-people things: "More useful are concepts like respect, restraint, care, self-care, compassion, community, transformation, and spirituality." Hedge-funders who want to combine precepts of spirituality with their entrepreneurial zeal while in prison also presumably have options.


With a beachfront location, a pool and on-site dining, there's plenty to be happy about at The Royal Islander All Suites Resort. The non-smoking Royal Islander is a mid-rise property with several buildings that house a total of 179 rooms. Guests choose from standard rooms or multi-room suites. There's a swim-up bar in the large outdoor pool, and there's also an adjacent children's pool. The hotel has a restaurant, a fitness room and concierge services. The hotel is about 30 minutes from downtown Cancun. You'll find golf courses within two miles of the resort, and guests swim with dolphins at Dolphinaris Cancun, five miles away. Learn about local culture at the Museo Maya de Cancun or the ruins at El Rey, each less than two miles away. The Interactive Aquarium and La Isla Shopping Village are about three-and-a-half miles up the coast. The hotel is 10 miles from Cancun International Airport. The Royal Islander All Suites Resort overlooks the white sand beach and Caribbean Sea, and keeps guests busy with a huge outdoor pool and dining.
The Royal Islander All Suites Resort is an ideal Cancún lodging choice for your trip to Mexico. With numerous amenities for guests such as 24 hour front desk, restaurant, gift shop, you will wake up at The Royal Islander All Suites Resort feeling invigorated every day for your time in Cancún. Don't let this amazing reservation opportunity pass you by, book your stay at The Royal Islander All Suites Resort today to make the most of your time in Cancún, Mexico.


This is the quick notes in written form of our podcast on February Slumps! If you'd like to listen to the full talk, please find us in your podcast app!
First things first… don't use papyrus or comic sans font. Hahaha! You have to listen to the podcast for more on that.
Get an InstaPot. It seriously is worth all of the hype. It is a legit pressure cooker that saves so much time.
Get Dollar Store clear plastic bins. Gather all the dry ingredients for dinner and label it "Monday". So on Monday, you can grab the bin and know all the ingredients are right there. Also, the kids know that what is in the plastic bins are, without a doubt, not for snacking!
Prep all fruits and veggies on Sunday night. Meghan dices and chops all veggies and puts them into Ziplock baggies. She can pull them out quickly on that night's dinner, ready to be thrown into the InstaPot!
Do a themed day meal: Taco Tuesdays, Spaghetti Saturdays, Meatless Mondays. This narrows the "what should we eat?" questions. Plus, kids love routine, especially if it's a favorite meal, they don't mind eating it every week.
Stick to the grocery list and stick to your budget. It eliminates extra decisions made if you try to wiggle where there is no room. Keep it simple!
Go shopping less but buying both fresh and frozen fruits and veggies. We eat through fresh produce first and then towards the end of the grocery shopping weeks we will eat meals using the frozen produce. This will allow going grocery shopping less often and still get proper foods.
If you are new to meal planning, start with just one day a week of meal planning. Then work up to multiple days a week of meal plans. Start small and build on it over time so you don't get overwhelmed. It's easy to get overwhelmed or waste food if you go all out the first time meal planning. Start small and work from there.


Spring has sprung and that means that it's not only time to change the way we dress and feel, it's time to switch up what we eat and drink too! No more pumpkin spice lattes or heavy comfort foods needed. Spring/summer is all about light, fresh, crisp bites and beverages that refresh and energize you for the longer days that come with it! If you've ever read my recipe posts before, you know I'm not a leafy salad kind of gal. A bowl full of leaves with a few scrumptious ingredients sprinkled on top is just not going to cut it for me. Those scrumptious ingredients are the best part (not to mention, they're also typically the most nutritious) so I tend to skip the lettuce when creating my own salads at home.
Making a nutritious, light lunch at home is something my husband and I like to do as often as our schedules allow. Even when one of us is working, we try to reconnect at lunchtime for a midday "reset" together. I married my best friend and no one makes me laugh, alleviates my stresses, listens and gives me the best advice and just generally lightens my load like he does. He truly is my partner in crime. Having even 30 minutes to release and reset from the first half of the day's events is a great energy booster for taking on whatever the second half has in store! I do this with my husband but whether you share this lunchtime reset with a friend, your pup or simply enjoy it by yourself, I believe taking a moment to laugh, vent or zone out is crucial. Shaking off the morning in whatever way works for you and eating a nutritious light meal re-energizes you so you can focus on what needs to get done in the remainder of the day. When I eat too heavy or don't take that moment with my husband, I really feel it when I'm trudging along into the evening. Getting home at the end of the night is always wonderful but it takes longer to shake off the weight of the whole day. If you're a nonstop kind of person, like so many of us can be, try enjoying a carefree lunchtime reset and see the difference it can make for your daily experience. I don't think you'll be disappointed with this methodology or the delicious lunchtime recipe I have for you below!
The first step to your lunchtime reset is always washing and drying your fresh produce. Proceed by chopping up the avocado, broccoli and mango into bite-sized pieces. Also chop and dice the red onion into much smaller than bite-sized pieces. Put these ingredients into a large bowl for mixing.
Thinly slice your dates and add them to the bowl along with your sunflower seeds. Note: You can replace sunflower seeds with your preference of nut if you want a stronger crunch factor! While your cutting board and knife are out, quarter your lime in preparation for the final step of making the dressing.
Squeeze two piece of the lime into a bowl with olive oil, mustard, honey and apple cider vinegar. Add salt and pepper to taste and stir well with a fork or small whisk if you have one handy. Taste the dressing and add an extra dash of honey if you want more sweetness or lime and vinegar if you want more tartness. Trust your own taste buds here!
Add the dressing to your mixing bowl and toss to thoroughly combine and coat all of youringredients!
Serve up your salad with the perfect ice cold beverage pairing, Snapple® Takes 2 to Mango™ Tea! Snapple's new flavor of iced tea actually inspired this lunchtime reset recipe because to me, nothing says "bring on the sunshine" like the delicious flavor of mango, and nothing is more refreshing than an ice cold Snapple beverage. You can pick up singles or multi-packs of the new Snapple Mango Tea at select Walmarts and if you have a Walmart Superstore nearby like I do, you can grab all the ingredients you need for this recipe while you're stocking up on your new favorite Snapple flavor!
This food and beverage pairing is the perfect formula for an energy-boosting midday reset. I know days can be hectic but it's important to take some time for yourself to be the best you that you can be all day long!


According to the collaborated research done by the researchers at the San Diego State University and Northwestern University, black widow spider converts proteins present in its abdomen into steel-strength fibers. This technology can be equally used to produce strong synthetic materials. Black widow spiders are actual survivals in the countries including South America, Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, and Africa. These category of spiders are capable of producing a different variety of silk having exceptional properties.
The study reveals that proteins present in spider does not combine as simple spherical micelles, but in turn form as complex and compound micelles. Micelles are nothing but group of different water soluble and non-soluble molecules. These molecules perform the main functionality of creating fibers from the proteins that have a tensile strength as powerful as steel. According to the previous research, scientists wondered that proteins from the spider's silk anticipated the spinning process same as that of the nano-size micelles before mere funneling through the spider's spinning apparatus to produce silk fibers.


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Chop, saute, roast, bake. Chop, saute, roast, bake. Decorate, decorate, decorate. That's what 50 or so members of Congregation Beth Shalom in the Richmond District did for hours in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. The temple smelled fantastic. Backs ached, feet throbbed and hands were tired, but hearts were happy.
"Congregation Beth Shalom wants to prepare Thanksgiving dinners for families in need," Beth Jones, Manager of Membership and Congregation Relations explained to Food Runners founder and Executive Director, Mary Risley a few weeks before Thanksgiving. "We have a full industrial kitchen and many volunteers excited to take part," Beth continued. "We can easily produce over 100 dinners. We're not sure where to take our dinners. Can you help?" In typical Mary Risley fashion, Mary sprung into action, not only providing the names of some family shelters, but, in addition, promising that Food Runners would coordinate Food Runners volunteers to transport the dinners from Congregation Beth Shalom to the chosen shelters.
Beth Shalom Thanksgiving dinner for a family of 4.
On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, excitement bubbled just below the surface all day for volunteers Karyn S., Debra R. and Jamie S., the three food runners who responded first to the call for the Beth Shalom run. At 2:15 that afternoon, the three gals arrived in their respective cars, ready to spread some truly meaningful holiday cheer. The fully prepared, deliciously fragrant dinners, all wrapped in lovingly hand-decorated bags, stretched out in a long line in the temple's courtyard, ready for pick up.
Dinners ready for pick up by Food Runners volunteers.
The line of festive bags included complete dinners for 13 families (41 people total) for delivery by FR volunteer Debra R. to Compass Clara House in Hayes Valley, complete dinners for 21 families (75 people total) for delivery by FR volunteer Karyn S. to Hamilton Family Center near the Panhandle and last but not least, a communal meal with all the fixin's for 66 for delivery by FR volunteer Jamie S. to Compass Family Shelter in the Tenderloin. Wow. Food Runners and Congregation Beth Shalom rockin' it together for struggling San Francisco families at a time when struggling families often feel their struggles the most.
Karyn S. with car fully loaded.
Along with ending hunger and alleviating waste, creating community is one of the founding principals and ongoing missions of Food Runners. From Congregation Beth Shalom to Food Runners to Clara House, Compass Family Shelter and Hamilton Family, community abounded this Thanksgiving with all parties involved being the richer for it when all was said and done. What a great kick-off to the holidays. Food Runners style. Totally.
Jingle, jangle, jingle. Holiday parties and events are in full swing. Do you know what's happening to the leftovers at the events you are attending? Tell the food staff about Food Runners. Food Runners volunteers will pick up the leftovers with a smile and make sure they are delivered to San Franciscans in need. Happy, healthy, hearty holidays to all! Got excess food? Call Food Runners. 415-929-1866.
Gaggles of high school kids gather daily at after school programs like those at Oasis for Girls, Booker T. Washington Community Center, Seven Tepees or the Vietnamese Youth Development Center. The kids slouch, slink and be-bop simultaneously as only teenagers can. They could be your kids. They could be my kids. They look and sound like average adolescents. They laugh a little too loud. Some wear their skirts a little too high or their pants a little too low. Some sport piercings in all the wrong places and hair colors Mother Nature never dreamed of. Typical teens except that many of these kids have to make tough choices like whether to spend what little money they may have on food or bus fare to get home.
Thanks to Food Runners, on some days, some of these kids get to use their change for bus fare instead of food. Every Wednesday afternoon, Food Runners volunteer Paul O. stops in at Heroku, a tech company in SOMA, where the lovely Celeste plies him with trays of leftovers from the day's catered lunch. The food is spectacular and the menus are always wonderfully healthful. No junk food at Heroku. Celeste makes sure the hard working staff at Heroku is eating well. Better nutrition leads to sharper minds. That goes for the young ladies at Oasis for Girls in SOMA too where Paul delivers the food. A similar routine plays out at Justin TV every Friday. Food Runners volunteer Courtney N. braves the traffic at the corner of Bush and Sansome where Ashley of Justin TV waits curbside with a cart stacked with anything from bowls of fresh salad, to trays of spring rolls to sandwiches; whatever Justin's lunch offering o' day consisted of. Courtney delivers the food to smiling young faces at the Vietnamese Youth Development Center in the heart of the Tenderloin.
When Food Runners delivers to after school programs like Oasis and VYDC, the study areas get quieter. When Food Runners delivers to after school programs like Oasis and VYDC, the growl of rumbling stomachs gets replaced by the sound of pages turning in books and the click of fingernails on keyboards. When Food Runners delivers to after school programs like Oasis and VYDC, tougher math problems get solved, harder words get spelled correctly, more homework gets finished and maybe, just maybe some kids inch a little closer to success because they can concentrate on things other than hunger.
The ability to provide substantial, nutritious food at programs like Oasis and VYDC translates into greater attendance. This a refrain heard from staff at many of the after school programs Food Runners serves. Greater attendance means less time on the streets and more time focused on school work. Food Runners is proud to be a factor in that equation.
Over the bridges and through the hills, to holiday feasts we go... Do you know what's happening to the leftovers at the all the dinners and parties you'll be attending this season? Tell the host/caterer/event coordinator about Food Runners. To donate food, they simply need call 415-929-1866. In the words of Food Runners director Mary Risley, "There's enough food out there for everyone. It's a matter of distribution."
Sleek boats skimmed across the bay at lightning speeds, their majestic masts so high they seemed to scrape the sky. Bystanders packed the waterfront from the shores of Tiburon to the Ferry Building and beyond. The 34th America's Cup race brought thrills, crowds and excitement to San Francisco all summer long. For Food Runners, it all started in June with Levy's Restaurant, the company contracted to supply the food at the America's Cup Pavilion.
Security was tight. Lockdown tight. "May I see your ID," intoned the right-out-of-Central-Casting-security-guard stationed at the entrance of Pier 29 1/2. Food Runners flashed a driver's license. The guard gave Food Runners a long, slow once over in that way that women do when eyeballing a rival's gown at an opening night gala. "Who are you here to see," the guard quipped, all serious business. "Dan with Levy's," replied Food Runners. "Wait here," the guard instructed. Following 10 minutes of unintelligible walkie-talkie crackle between security and an unknown source, Dan of Levy's emerged from the inner gloom of the cavernous pier, riding a mini flatbed piled high with trays and boxes of food. Sliced meats and cheeses by the pound. Trays full of corn on the cob. Burritos by the dozen. And more. So much more. Enough to fill the Food Runners volunteer's mini-van leaving barely enough room to see out the back window.
Pull in here. Wait for security clearance.
"It was our first weekend," Dan explained. "We really didn't know how what to expect. It's doubtful we'll have amounts like this regularly, but can Food Runners come whenever we have extra?" "Absolutely!" Food Runners responded. Levy's called with donations numerous times over the course of the America's Cup events. Not long after Levy's initial call, America's Cup/Live Nation called. "I'm the caterer who provides the back stage food for the cast and crew for all of the shows in the America's Cup Concert Series," Jill stated. "We'd like to get a pick up at the end of each show for all ten shows. There's always good food left over and I can't stand throwing it away. I can't believe what a wonderful service Food provides. Are you able to come around 9PM for all ten shows?" "Yes! Yes! Yes!" exclaimed Food Runners. No brainer. Every pick up contained a major feast of one sort or another. One donation even included a gorgeous bouquet of flowers for Karyn, the volunteer on the job, bestowed by Jill as a thank you to Food Runners.
Typical America's Cup/Live Nation pick up.
To top things off, the annual Oracle Open World Convention coincided with the final week of the America's Cup festivities making the last week in September one of the busiest weeks in Food Runners history. For a whole week, San Francisco was awash in excess food. For a whole week, Food Runners made sure that, all over town, agencies feeding the hungry got a piece of the pie.
"San Frantartica." "Fogust." "The coldest winter I ever spent was August in San Francisco." Must be summer in San Francisco. Yep. It's gray. It's windy. It's cold. But not at Food Runners where all the great summer happenings and events heat things right up.
By noon on Friday, August 9th, hoards of folks will begin streaming into Golden Gate Park. Purple hair, tie dyed shirts and flowing, flounced skirts will abound. Over amped strains of rock n' roll will shatter the quiet neighborhoods west of Crossover Drive. This year's Outside Lands will be underway. All three loud, crowded, freezing, foggy days of it. The festival will dominate the western end of Golden Gate Park from Friday, August 9th thru Sunday, August 11th. An average of 60,000 concert goers are expected to attended each day. That's a lot of people in need of sustenance. Sustenance which will be supplied by food vendors like Escape from New York Pizza, 4505 Meats, American Grilled Cheese Kitchen and many, many more. In addition, the festival's artists and tech crew of over 150 will require three full meals daily which will be catered to perfection by Chef's Touch Catering. Altogether, that translates into a mountain of prepared food that will generate a mountain of leftovers.
Leftovers that will be picked up by Food Runners. For three nights in a row, a small crew of Food Runners volunteers will converge on the Polo Fields at 10PM. They will be driven around the festival grounds on golf carts, to various food stations, where they will collect donations set aside by the many vendors. It's a big operation involving all kinds of security measures, expert coordination and complicated logistics on the part of the festival staff who are thrilled be to be partnering with Food Runners for the third year in a row.
On the other side of town... the very next weekend... Food Runners volunteers will be on scene at the close of La Cocina's two big summer events: The Night Market on Friday, 8/16 and The Street Food Festival on Sat, 8/17. Both events promise excellent donations from the many vendors participating in the fun.
La Cocina Night Market in full swing.
Been following The America's Cup? Food Runners has. Levy's Restaurant, selected by the America's Cup as the official restaurant partner to the "Summer of Racing," has been making spectacular donations since mid-June. In addition, Food Runners just began receiving equally spectacular donations from the backstage caterer to the artists and crews of the America's Cup/Live Nation concert series. The donations from both groups will continue through the close of the America's Cup events in October. Zowie!
Car full of America's Cup!
Get out your parkas and rub your hands together for another great San Francisco summer. If you know of events where food plays a part, call Food Runners. 415-929-1866. Our volunteers will see to it that excess food from this summer's events goes to San Franciscans in need instead of the compost bin. Food Runners is a simple way to warm up those famously frigid "fog days" of summer in San Francisco.
"Are the heads on?" asked Chef Danny Higginbotham of Walden House, excitement rising in his voice. When the answer came back in the affirmative, Danny clapped his hands. "Yes, we'll take 'em!" he exclaimed with a fist pump. "I'll make head cheese. I love head cheese. I can teach some of the guys how to make it too. It'll be a great learning experience and delicious too."
"I work for Taylor Collaboration, a medical lab that tests and creates artificial joints," wavered the tentative voice on the Food Runners message line. "My company will be receiving three whole pigs tomorrow. We only need the legs. I was wondering if Food Runners could use the rest. It would be a crime to throw so much good food away when there are so many folks in need. The pigs come to us already hung and butcher ready. They just need a place to go where there's a professional cook who knows how to handle them." Wow. Whole pigs. A Food Runners first.
"Do you have any idea how big these things are?" Food Runners truck driver Dave pronounced into the phone when he first laid eyes on the pigs. "They must weigh 150 pounds a piece! Good thing I have Jim today." Dave was referring to volunteer assistant Jim who was helping out on the Food Runners truck that day to fulfill his Project 20 community service hours. "What a great way to do my hours," Jim exclaimed. "Food Runners is always such an adventure. You never know what you're going to get. Picking up the pigs was awesome."
In an email from Chef Danny... "Thanks for the pigs. They went a long way and fed a lot of people. All of our programs got some. Walden House loves Food Runners."
"Hi it's Peter from Taylor Collaboration again," came a familiar voice on the Food Runners message line. "Remember me? I'm the one who called a month ago with the whole pigs. We're getting three more next Tuesday. Can you do this again?" We can and we did. Side of bacon anyone?
Nutritious food is still being thrown away every day in San Francisco. Did you know that 1 in 4 San Franciscans don't have enough to eat on a daily basis? Tell your friends and local food related businesses about Food Runners. Helping to alleviate hunger and prevent waste is just a car ride away and a phone call away. 415-929-1866.
Happy New Year! Traffic is worse than ever. Rents are sky high and getting tickets to any kind of function in town is impossible. All because business is booming. San Francisco is on a roll. A big one. Start ups, social media and other tech companies continue to flock the to City by the Bay in record numbers. Fortunately for Food Runners, the growth of the local technocracy has meant more food available for donation. A good thing too, since, along with tech jobs and rents, hunger in San Francisco is on also the rise. The "senior tsunami" continues to swell, in addition to which, many average folks are having a hard time making ends meet as San Francisco's cost of living spirals ever upward. Food Runners is in the trenches daily helping to stem the tide. Check out Food Runners top 10 highlights from 2012.
10) T-SHIRTS TOO: Guillermo Alberto Ramos Espinoza of Kensington, MN won the 2012 SF Men's Urbanathlon held on Sunday November 18th, crossing the finish line with a final time of 1:04:43. After the race was over, done and wrapped, another kind of winning took place. Food Runners volunteer Sam E. showed up at Marina Green to pick up the leftover food: bananas, oranges, power bars and the like. Along with the food, the event donated a huge box of red, Urbanathlon t-shirts. The clients at City Team couldn't believe their luck. Full bellies and something clean and dry to wear. All in a day's work!
9) TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL: You're never too young to perform community service. On March 29th, the Town School second grade class prepared approximately 50 bagged lunches for donation. On October 30th, the St. Finn Barr School third grade class baked 100 kid sized loaves of bread for donation. Both donations were picked up by Food Runners volunteers. Both donations went to programs serving children in need. From kids to kids. A perfect circle.
8) DINE, DANCE, DONATE: Have you ever attended an event at the Julia Morgan Ballroom? It's so swank. It's so elegant! And starting this holiday season, it's so community focused. On November 27th, Mike at the Ballroom answered the phone and listened to the Food Runners appeal to never throw away edible food. The next day, Mike sent Food Runners a schedule of all the Julia Morgan holiday events at which he suspected there would be leftovers. Food Runners volunteers picked up from more than a dozen Julia Morgan functions in the month of December. That's whatchya call swellegant!
7) SPECIALLY FOR DONATION: 25 Lusk, a gorgeous SOMA spot to dine, joined the rarified world of Food Runners "planned overage" donors. Once a week, 25 Lusk prepares a delicious, nutritious entree specifically for donation to Food Runners. The offering usually serves approximately 20-30 people. The pans are so heavy with the marvelous smelling concoction, that regular volunteer Wanda C's arms get tired transporting the food from the 25 Lusk's kitchen to her car. The tenants at the Washburn Residence love Wednesday nights.
6) TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE: Oracle World/Dream Force. Dream Force/Oracle World. Ellison/Benioff. Benioff/Ellison. Ah! It was conventions wars and the big winner was... Food Runners. Where there used to be one huge, food producing convention in the fall, now there are two. For ten beautiful days bridging the last week of September through the first week in October, Food Runners was cross-eyed busy transporting excess food to those in need. Donations included over 1,000 boxed lunches per day on convention days, as well as large donations of catered food leftover from evening social events. It positively rained food during Dream Force and Oracle World. A little competition goes a long way. Thanks Larry and Marc!
5) FOOD RUNNERS ELVES AID SANTA: Santa lives in SF in the body of Chef Tim Stewart at McCall's Catering. For the second year in a row, Tim has used his culinary expertise along with the vast McCall's kitchen, to prepare Christmas Dinner for for 400 for the Sisters of Fraternite Notre Dame to serve at their tiny soup kitchen located on one of the toughest blocks in the Tenderloin. Food Runners got into the act last year by connecting Tim with the Sisters and, this year, by sending volunteers Karyn, Jane, Lara and Alexa to transport Tim's beautiful dinner from the McCall's kitchen to Fraternite Notre Dame where is was cherished and enjoyed by a very needy population.
Volunteer Jane S. loading Chef Tim's Christmas dinner for transport.
4) START-UPS DISCOVER FOOD RUNNERS: It started in June with a call from Zero Cater. Almost overnight, the entire start-up community became aware of Food Runners. Suddenly, beginning at 1:30 every afternoon, the calls for pick ups just kept coming in as they continue to do to this day. Bright Media, Apartment List, Heroku, Rally, MoPub, Mochi Media, Luvocracy, Mocana, Square, SauceLabs, Ampush...phew! The list goes on. And the food is gurrrrrr-REAT!!! The start-up culture takes care of its peeps and cares about the community too. The recipients at places like Cameo House, which offers supportive, transitional housing to single mothers, love it when a Food Runners volunteer pulls up laden with start-up company lunch leftovers.
3) AMAZING CREW: The Food Runners volunteer crew is stronger than ever. Food Runners volunteers are an amazing group of citizens dedicated to helping their neighbors in need. From the mini crews like Dawn/Dede/Mary/Lisa who meet each other on weekend mornings to collect grocery store loads too large for a single car, to the foot soldiers like Frances C. and Sam H. who are game enough to brave Friday afternoon SOMA traffic on a weekly basis, to volunteers like Florence G. who will go anywhere anytime, to super mensches like Keith G. and Erik G. who volunteer to drive the Food Runners truck for massive pick ups on a regular basis - Food Runners volunteers are performing much needed service. All the volunteers, whether they go out once a year or multiple times per week are making a difference. Food Runners could not exist without them.
Volunteer William N. on weekly pick up at Garden for the Environment.
2) FOOD RUNNERS TURNS 25: Twenty-five years ago Food Runners founder Mary Risley had a beautiful, simple idea. Following a class she'd just taught at her own Tante Marie's Cooking School, rather than throwing away the wedding cakes her students had just baked, she piled them in her car and drove them to Glide Memorial Church where they were received with smiles and great appreciation. In that moment, Mary thought, "If I can do this, anyone can." Hence, Food Runners was born. 25 years later, Mary's beautiful, simple idea boasts over 250 volunteers, almost 600 donors and over 200 recipients. "I don't know how to fix the world's problems," Mary often says, "but I do know how to help my neighbor."
1) THE GREATEST GIFT: What's Food Runners greatest gift? Getting the food to those in need, of course, but perhaps something more.... From Food Runners volunteer Cheryl H. reporting on her Boxing Day run, 2012: "Good day today on the food run with first-time runners, nephew Luca, neice, Analisa and Sabrina [daughter], who loved showing her cousins her favorite pick up routes from White Swan to Marine's Memorial's top floor restaurant. This year, we decided no gifts, but instead to enjoy doing a food run together. We filled the station wagon with boxes of food for North Beach Citizens. We found parking right in front. The workers and the clients were so grateful to receive everything we brought them. Boxing Day became filled with a whole new meaning...!"
Sabrina teaching cousins the Food Runners ropes.


Every business writing project is unique. Yet every project has a lot in common with the others. In general, this is how I work.
What do you want to accomplish? How will you know you've done it?
What are the deliverables? How do you envision them?
What's most important to you when it comes to using the strengths of the particular medium—print, web, audio, or social media?
Who's your audience? How do you see this work attracting them and serving them?
What do you want that audience to know, to believe, to feel, to do, after interacting with this communication?
What sources do we have to work from? People to interview, research to be conducted, existing source materials?
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What's your timeline? Your budget?
I submit a proposal with a working definition of the project, its scope, responsibilities, timeline (including target dates for each project step) plus an estimate. I charge $90 per hour.
We agree on a plan: number of drafts, review process, team meetings, progress checks, billing. We communicate as often as needed, especially when the unexpected happens. I deliver a product that accomplishes your purpose on time and on budget.
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Grace Paley (1922–2007) was an American short story writer, poet, and activist. She was the youngest of three children born to Ukrainian Jewish immigrants. Paley studied briefly at both Hunter College and the New School, though she never attained a degree. An outspoken pacifist in 1968, she was one of many artists who vowed to not pay taxes in protest of the Vietnam War and was arrested in 1978 for unfurling an anti-nuclear banner on the White House lawn. Her first collection of short stories, The Little Disturbances of Man, appeared in 1959. In 1961, Paley was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. A complete collection of her previously published work, Collected Stories (1994), was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. Aside from her activism and writing, Paley taught for many years at Sarah Lawrence College.


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Some of the greatest human rights challenges for companies lie in the adverse impacts of their business partners, including suppliers, contractors, joint-venture partners, customers, and governments. Often, companies have only a tenuous connection to the negative human impacts, and little to no control over them. Nonetheless, these companies suffer the reputational and operational damage from the association. We challenge companies to be bold and proactive in business relationships, both to limit risk and to extend your sustainability reach in the wider world. Join us to hear from four companies that are proactively managing their high-risk human rights issues in the web of their business relationships.
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Jonathan Drimmer helps oversee Barrick Gold Corporation's international regulatory and compliance programs, as well as its global investigation group, entity-level litigation and disputes, and other matters. Before Barrick, he was a Partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP, in Washington, D.C., and Deputy Director in the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Special Investigations, where he investigated and prosecuted cases involving suspected war criminals. He is a former Bristow Fellow in the Office of the U.S. Solicitor General, and was a judicial clerk on the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In addition to his role at Barrick, he serves on several boards and steering committees, including for the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, and he teaches business and human rights courses at Georgetown University Law Center.
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As The Walt Disney Company's Director, International Labor Standards, Laura Chapman Rubbo seeks to foster safe, inclusive, and respectful workplaces wherever Disney-branded products are made. She leads the global supply chain monitoring program, external stakeholder engagement and communications, industry collaboration, supply chain philanthropic investments, risk assessment, research, and training. She also co-led the creation of Disney's human rights policy. In addition, Rubbo is Chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee of the United States Council for International Business, a member of Social Accountability International's advisory board, and a past member of the U.S. delegation to the International Labour Organization's International Labour Conference.
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As Head of Responsible Sourcing, Packaging, and Plan A at Marks & Spencer, Louise Nicholls is with responsible for setting strategic direction for the company's food sustainability plan. Her team works closely with buying teams on issues as diverse as ethical trade, water stewardship, global community programs, lean manufacturing, and sustainable raw material procurement. In the past 12 months, Nicholls has travelled to China, Europe, Kenya, South Africa, the United States, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe, meeting with more than 1,000 suppliers and local stakeholders to understand their issues and perspectives.
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Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — The mayor of Playa del Carmen says that the presence of the military police will be increased to move forward with security efforts in the municipality.
Mayor Laura Beristain says that the increase of la Policía Militar will contribute to the work being coordinated by both the municipal and state police in Playa del Carmen.
After a private meeting between Laura Beristain and high-ranking army officers, she announced that elements of the military will collaborate with the deployed security forces to achieve peace in the city.
"To triple the efforts, we will add more military police. Here have been the navy, the military and the Municipal Police and we have problems, but we are taking care of them.
"The crisis is the use, consumption and sale of drugs by those who have weapons," said Laura Beristain.
According to the mayor, the waves of violence that the municipality of Solidaridad has suffered already this year require tripled efforts. She has called on the general population to participate by supporting local police.
"What I want is to make a permanent call to civil society, and all those who use weapons and drugs, for the pacification of the municipality by the municipality to please generate other ways of living. It is very important that we take care of each and every one of us, of our families, of our children, of our neighbors.
"It is a very important call that I am making to them, and I do it because it is my obligation. I make the call to them as citizens and as municipal president," she explained.
The announcement of the increase in military personnel comes on the heels of the newly appointed director of the Policía Municipal Preventiva for Solidaridad, Siddley Javier Loeza Pérez.


When it comes to real estate, it is of the utmost importance to have the best portfolio possible. It is also vital to be organized, friendly and trustworthy. Your real estate agent logo design should also represent these values. It is also important that your real estate logo displays the quality, dynamics and a description of the service you provide.
If you ask a real estate agent, "What are the three most important things for a property?" There's a good chance you'd be met with the age-old saying, "location, location, location." If, however, you were to ask that same agent, "What are the three most important things for a real estate logo?" the answer would probably be something like, "trustworthiness, friendliness, and organization." While this response is not as catchy as the first, it provides insight into the type of image you want your design to convey.
But how do you get your logo to tell the right story about your company? After all, it's so small and simple, how can your design make you seem trustworthy and organized? According to Jacob Cass's article, Vital Tips for Effective Logo Design, "A good logo is distinctive, appropriate, practical, graphic and simple in form." Let's break that down and explore what it means for real estate brands.
Paul Rand, one of the top designers in the world, said, "a logo is a flag, a signature, an escutcheon, a street sign. A logo does not sell (directly), it identifies." This is why being distinctive is so important: it separates you from your competitors in the minds of your potential clients.
Unfortunately, being distinctive is also the most challenging aspect of logo creation in a specific field because everyone will be using the same types of images. Real estate design ideas frequently revolve around a house, or some aspect of a house, such as a door or window. This can be good, for reasons we will discuss in a moment, but if your design needs to identify your company it can also be problematic.
On the other hand, being appropriate means your clients must recognize you as a realtor right away, which often means using a traditional graphic. This does not take precedence over being distinctive, rather, you need to balance these two competing forces to create a great logo. Ideally, you want to find a unique and distinctive twist on a traditional theme, that way you get the best of both worlds.
Being appropriate is also the section where the answer to the question: how can logo inspire trust? is explored. At least part of the answer is color, fonts, and working within the established tradition of a field. According to the Psychological Properties of Colors, blue inspires trust while red makes us feel powerful. This is why you see so many realtor logos include blue or red.
As for fonts, according to Benedict Carey's New York Times article: Come On! I Thought I Knew That!, font size doesn't help people remember what they've read but font style does. Apparently, if the font is unfamiliar and difficult to read people remember it better. That does make some sense because if you went through all the trouble of deciphering what an unfamiliar and hard to read font actually said, you would probably remember it. On the other hand, you want people to read and understand it from a distance. So once again, you must find balance.
If something like this ran through your mind, take just one moment to pause and consider that the more colors you use in your design, the more it will cost in the long-term. Printing two colors is almost always more expensive than printing just one, and you're going to print your logo many, many times.
Another aspect of being practical is making sure your logo works at any size. Good logo designs are effective for both business cards and billboards. To this end, make sure you use vector format. Vector format means that it's designed in lines instead of pixels, which allows the design to adapt to any size you need without becoming blurry or distorted.
A picture is worth a thousand words, which is good because you don't have a thousand words to make a favorable impression on your potential clients, you have about ten seconds. We've talked a lot about color in this article, and color is important, but ideally, it should work without color. In fact, many graphic designers start out in black and white so the color doesn't distract them from the shapes in the image and then add color later.
Let's look at an example. Think about the Nike Swoop. It doesn't matter if there's color, or a caption, or anything else. You see the swoop and you know we're talking about Nike. That's the kind of immediate recognition that a well-designed graphic can generate. Backed up by a few hundred million dollars in advertising of course helps.
You should also make sure that the graphic is simple. Again, think about the Nike Swoosh or McDonald's Golden Arches, both are extremely simple and perfect examples of great design.
Being simple will help your logo be adaptable. When you make it adaptable and practical it will be recognizable. Essentially, being simple ties all the principles of design together.
Because logos are small and simple they seem like they should be easy to create. However, they actually involve an enormous amount of time and creative energy. Logos are a little like writing poetry because they must convey a lot of information in a short time. They must also stand the test of time, balance being distinctive with being appropriate, being practical with being graphic, and still convey the message you want it to convey to your clients simply. That's why it's so important to get professional help, because creating a logo that will last is worth it.


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Posted on June 6, 2007 June 6, 2007 by tanster
Tell Ausiello: more Office!
Hey, almighty Office fandom, send TV Guide's Michael Ausiello a strong message that we want more coverage of our favorite show by voting for The Office in his poll!
With "Gilmore Girls" and "Veronica Mars" gone, what underrepresented shows should pick up the slack in Ask Ausiello?
Bones — 21%
Medium — 3%
NCIS — 5%
The Office — 35%
One Tree Hill — 8%
Supernatural — 25%
He has not been the most ardent Office fan, but perhaps if he covered the show more, he would change his mind …
Link: Michael Ausiello column (the poll is at the bottom of the page)
Tipster: Kerry
nemme says:
June 6, 2007 at 9:53am
No! I hate him, and his "spin" is as bad as Wrongda. I'm all for supporting the show, but as a devoted fan, I know I'll only be frustrated with him if he covers the show, especially since he doesn't know much about it and often gets facts wrong.
I forgot, does he do a decent job of "spoiling", inside scoop? bc if he doesn't, then I rather he not do the Office so much bc it really messes u up
mike d says:
I'm going to miss Veronica Mars. :(
_bales says:
June 6, 2007 at 10:40am
I have to agree with nemme (Comment #1). Ausiello's disdain for "The Office" is so thinly disguised, it's off-putting for a fan of the show to read his column whenever he has anything to say about it. And it's obvious from his interview of John and Jenna during the NBC Upfronts that he doesn't *get* the show, nor does he know anything about it. I think, for instance, TV Guide's own Matt Roush and NJ Star Ledger's TV critic Alan Sepinwall does an infinitely better job at commenting on "The Office" than Ausiello does. Especially for Sepinwall, it's obvious he loves the show and knows what he's talking about, and one gets the sense that his comments on the show are fairly judged and come from a place of love, instead of a concerted attempt at taking the show down whenever the opportunity arises.
And say what we want about E's Kristin, but she loves "The Office", and I would much rather read her column than Ausiello's column anytime. Apologies for the strong tone of my comment, but I'm telling it as I see it.
tanster says:
Wow. I had no idea there was such anti-Ausiello sentiment out there! I know he has criticized our beloved show, but he has also given it props. But this is based on his comments on the TVG podcast, not his column.
I don't need Ausiello for The Office coverage, especially if his comments are terrible. I am grateful that I have OfficeTally, GMMR, Kristin @ E, and the rest of the beloved Office fandom. Bones is one of my favorite shows without sufficient coverage (IMHO), so I voted for Bones.
Jman077 says:
Ausiello has never liked our show much, I don't think we should force him to. I've always found him kind of annoying.
Misao7 says:
Count me in the group that's noticed Ausiello's Office disdain (he didn't like the JAM in the season finale, and openly said so in his column).
At the same time, the reason why I've voted like 10 times for TO is because Ausiello is pretty good at spoiling, and to have him on TO for us would only help spoilerfreaks like me.
Sorry guys, I'm the one that let Tanster know about the poll. I didn't realize how much people disliked Ausiello. I had no idea that know my suggestion would make everyone so upset.
Now that we've trashed him, I fear that he will write bad things about the show just to spite us. So now I'm REALLY afraid to vote for The Office! :)
June 6, 2007 at 12:20pm
His favorite shows were from CW…he must produce quality work ;)
June 6, 2007 at 1:13pm
Hey, as a HUGE Gilmore Girls fan (and still in mourning) let me tell you, all the attention on the show became a pain in the ass because he is the WORLD'S BIGGEST TEASE and OVERHYPER, honestly. I love him, I think he's funny and I'm thankful for the stuff he gave us, but really, if he keeps your show on the downlow it's much less stressful. Kristin/Wrongda is WRONG all the time, but Ausiello is just stressful with his asterisk quizzes, hints, and readiness to post info that isn't even official yet.
I love Ausiello, and he is funny… thats my opinion. But, I already voted, because I always think that I don't want spoilers, but I love him.
He doesn't always like The Office, but he is never rude unless someone asks him a really stupid question (such as when does long cancelled show return).
I am a long time Ausiello fan, and I haven't really heard him say anything really negative about the show, it just doesn't get covered as much.
Cor-NOT University says:
I think if Ausiello wanted to cover The Office, he would have by now since it's such a highly rated show. But the more spoilers, the better!
and Supernatural has taken the lead
Supernatural now is in the lead with 35%!!!
Cayce80 says:
Supernatural has taken the lead, folks! Vote, vote, vote!!!!
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I had the second session of Matt Grinter's playwrighting course last night. This night we were in the Dining Room rather than the theatre. This allowed us to sit in a circle of somewhat uncomfortable chairs. In our first session, we'd generated our person, place and condition. This session focussed on how to get past writers block, what we need for a story and what makes a begining.
The method we used to overcome writer's block, if you believe it exists, was to examine pictures in an art book. Our task was to pick two pictures and ask a dramatic question based on them. There was quite a bit of creep in the task as groups came up with multiple questions. For our group, we picked two paintings of what appeared to be the same women. In the first, shw was in a relaxed pose dressed as a dancer. In the second, a raging topless medusa-like figure. Our questions focussed on what made her 'go' from one state to the other and what was her relationship with the viewer.
Our next section focussed on what do you need to know to make a start on your play. I added the John Yorke bullet list to others that emerged such as location, obstacles, physical appearance, time.
We then listened to a piece of music by Steve Reich to inspire some free writing. It was a modern classical piece with a single line of soft dialogue, "My name is Daniel Pearl." We weren't told the details. He was a journalist killed by ISIS. Simon Stephens attempted this technique but was scuppered by a dodgy bluetooth connection. We discussed the piece in groups and came up with a wide variety of interpretations. We then free wrote for 10 minutes.
Matt spoke about most writer's repeating themes in their plays. His are death and religion. Mine are duality and injustice. We were asked to write a review of one of our plays from the perspective of a journalist. The piece would comment on the themes and what was good or bad about the writing. A few shared their finished pieces, one with candid humour.
We were asked to read three openings of plays in our groups. Ours had Posh by Laura Wade which a couple of us had seen. The others had Polyanna by David Mamet and Far Away by Caryl Churchill. Afterwards, we discussed what made the first ten pages engaging. Inciting incident and a hook e.g. seeing into a different world, were mentioned. For me, Posh sets up the suspense plot of whether Guy will become President.
That was the end of the session. Our task is to write a mini synopsis and perhaps a few more pages.
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I've finished two 36 x 36 pieces that are acrylic and mixed media. Our last class covered using industrial glue, charcoal powder, graphite, and acrylics. Over a bottle of wine we worked new techniques and experimentations that have proven to work out well in my opinion.


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Q: How to detach a program ran by subprocess.call? I am opening a pdf file with my default application using subprocess.call, like this:
subprocess.call(["xdg-open", pdf], stderr=STDOUT)

But, when running that, the process is attached to the terminal and I want to detach it. Basically, I want to run that and then be able to use the terminal for other stuff.
How would I go about doing that?

A: You can use Popen for this.
from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, STDOUT
p = Popen(["xdg-open", pdf], stderr=STDOUT, stdout=PIPE)
# do your own thing while xdg-open runs as a child process
output, _ = p.communicate()

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