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AMG REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2012 RESULTS
Revenue was $275.2 million in the fourth quarter 2012, an 11% decrease from the same period in 2011; full year revenue was $1,215.6 million, a 10% decrease from 2011
EBITDA[1] was $17.7 million in the fourth quarter 2012, a 29% decrease from the same period in 2011; full year EBITDA was $84.8 million, a 23% decrease from the full year 2011
EPS on a fully diluted basis was ($0.13) in the fourth quarter 2012 up from ($0.47) in the same period in 2011; full year EPS was $0.09
The Advanced Materials Division generated revenue of $174.0 million and EBITDA of $10.0 million in Q4 2012; full year revenue and EBITDA were $791.3 million and $50.3 million, respectively
The Engineering Systems Division generated revenue of $69.2 million and EBITDA of $7.2 million in Q4 2012; full year revenue and EBITDA were $273.8 million and $19.3 million, respectively
Graphit Kropfmühl generated revenue of $31.9 million and EBITDA of $0.5 million in Q4 2012; full year revenue and EBITDA were $150.5 million and $15.2 million, respectively
As of 31 December 2012, cash on the balance sheet was $121.6 million, net debt was $194.2 million
Amsterdam, 19 March 2013 (Regulated Information) — AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. ("AMG", EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: "AMG") reported fourth quarter 2012 revenue of $275.2 million an 11% decrease from $308.6 million in the fourth quarter 2011.
EBITDA decreased 29% to $17.7 million in the fourth quarter 2012 from $24.8 million in the fourth quarter 2011. Net loss attributable to shareholders for the fourth quarter 2012 was $3.5 million, or ($0.13) per fully diluted share. Net loss attributable to shareholders for the fourth quarter 2011 was $13.2 million, or ($0.47) per fully diluted share.
Full year 2012 revenue decreased 10% to $1,215.6 million, from $1,351.3 million in 2011. EBITDA decreased 23% to $84.8 million in 2012 compared to $110.1 million in 2011. Net income attributable to shareholders for the full year 2012 was $2.4 million, or $0.09 per fully diluted share a 54% decrease compared to net income attributable to shareholders for the full year 2011 of $5.2 million, or $0.19 per fully diluted share.
Dr. Heinz Schimmelbusch, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, commented: "2012 was a year of change for AMG. We simplified our corporate structure through the acquisition and merger with Graphit Kropfmühl, streamlined the Management Board, and made changes in operational management. These changes should enable AMG to react more quickly to the ongoing sluggishness in global markets. This environment particularly affected AMG in the fourth quarter of 2012 as the sharp contraction in European economy resulted in lower revenue and earnings. Despite this, AMG generated positive net cash flow during the quarter through reductions in SG&A, and increased discipline in capital investment."
In 000's US Dollar
Q4 '12 Q4 '11 Change FY '12 FY '11 Change
Revenue $275,176 $308,574 (11%) $1,215,602 $1,351,306 (10%)
Gross profit 41,398 50,515 (18%) 196,468 237,976 (17%)
Gross margin 15.0% 16.4% 16.2% 17.6%
Operating profit 4,051 9,778 (59%) 34,311 69,536 (51%)
Operating margin 1.5% 3.2% 2.8% 5.1%
Net (loss) income attributable to shareholders (3,528) (13,197) 73% 2,392 5,160 (54%)
EPS- Fully diluted ($0.13) ($0.47) $0.09 $0.19
EBIT (1) 7,407 16,424 (55%) 53,266 80,282 (34%)
EBITDA (2) 17,712 24,779 (29%) 84,824 110,142 (23%)
EBITDA margin 6.4% 8.0% 7.0% 8.2%
EBIT is defined as earnings before interest and tax and excludes nonrecurring items
EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization and excludes nonrecurring items
Operational Review – Fourth Quarter 2012
Advanced Materials Division
Q4 '12 Q4 '11 Change
Revenue $174,049 $198,714 (12%)
Gross profit 23,415 19,201 22%
Operating profit (loss) 6,844 (10,864) N/A
EBITDA 10,015 6,026 66%
Capital expenditures 10,812 10,740 1%
The Advanced Materials Division's fourth quarter 2012 revenue decreased $24.7 million, or 12%, to $174.0 million. The decrease in revenue was primarily the result of 30%, 26% and 20% decreases in revenue from ferrovanadium, chrome and antimony, respectively, partially offset by a 61% increase in tantalum revenue, compared to the fourth quarter 2011.
The fourth quarter 2012 gross margin improved to 13% from 10% in the fourth quarter 2011. The improvement in gross margin was driven by cost improvements in aluminum master alloys and ferrovanadium and an increase in tantalum pricing.
The fourth quarter 2012 EBITDA increased $4.0 million to 6% of revenue from 3% of revenue in the fourth quarter 2011. The EBITDA increase was the result of the $4.2 million increase in gross profit and the $1.2 million decrease in personnel expenses, slightly offset by a $0.5 million decrease in the impact of foreign currency exchange.
Capital expenditures were $10.8 million for the fourth quarter 2012, a slight increase from the fourth quarter 2011. Growth capital investments made in the fourth quarter included $3.7 million for the expansion of the spent catalyst recycling facility for ferrovanadium production, $1.0 million related to expansion of the Brazilian tantalum mine and $4.4 million of maintenance capital investment.
Engineering Systems Division
Revenue $69,207 $72,851 (5%)
Gross profit 16,176 21,800 (26%)
Operating (loss) profit (301) 6,028 N/A
EBITDA 7,195 11,772 (39%)
Capital expenditures 163 6,289 (97%)
The Engineering Systems Division's fourth quarter 2012 revenue decreased $3.6 million, or 5%, to $69.2 million. Revenue from casting and sintering furnace systems increased 32% to $13.8 million and revenue from remelting furnaces, primarily for the aerospace industry, increased 1% to $15.1 million. These increases were more than offset by 91% and 27% decreases in solar silicon and heat treatment furnace revenue, respectively, compared to the fourth quarter 2011.
Order backlog increased 2% to $165.3 million as of December 31, 2012, from $162.2 million as of September 30, 2012. The division generated order intake of $67.8 million in the fourth quarter 2012, a 2% decrease compared to the fourth quarter 2011 and a 0.98x book to bill ratio. Turbine blade coating systems were the largest portion of the order intake accounting for 25% of the total.
The fourth quarter 2012 gross margin decreased to 23% from 30% in the fourth quarter 2011. Unfavorable product mix and lower revenues, resulting in a decline in the economies of scale, were the primary drivers of the decrease in gross margin.
The fourth quarter 2012 EBITDA decreased $4.6 million, to 10% of revenue from 16% of revenue in the fourth quarter 2011. The EBITDA decrease was primarily the result of the $5.6 million decrease in gross profit.
Capital expenditures were $0.2 million in the fourth quarter 2012, 97% less than the fourth quarter 2011. Capital investments in the fourth quarter were primarily maintenance capital expenditures for the Heat Treatment Services business.
Graphit Kropfmühl
Revenue $31,920 $37,009 (14%)
Gross profit 1,807 9,514 (81%)
Operating (loss) profit (2,492) 22,155 N/A
EBITDA 502 6,981 (93%)
Capital expenditures 3,259 3,152 3%
Graphit Kropfmühl's fourth quarter 2012 revenue decreased $5.1 million, or 14%, to $31.9 million. Silicon metal revenue decreased $4.8 million, or 20%, due to a 46% decline in volumes due to postponed shipments, slightly offset by a favorable shift in average selling price. Natural graphite revenue decreased $0.3 million, or 2%, primarily because of a decrease in average selling price.
The fourth quarter 2012 gross margin decreased to 6% from 26% in the fourth quarter 2011. The decrease in gross margin was primarily the result of lower shipments of silicon metal and lower prices for natural graphite products.
The fourth quarter 2012 EBITDA decreased by $6.5 million to 2% of revenue from 19% of revenue in the fourth quarter 2011. The EBITDA decrease was the result of the decline in gross profit and the increase in SG&A due to merger expenses.
Capital expenditures were $3.3 million in the fourth quarter 2012, 3% more than the fourth quarter 2011. Capital expenditures included upgrading the electric arc furnaces in the silicon metal operation and expanding high purity natural graphite processing capacity.
Operational Review – Year 2012
FY '12 FY '11 Change
Revenue $791,329 $871,939 (9%)
Gross profit 112,766 118,931 (5%)
Operating profit 28,902 19,639 47%
EBITDA 50,326 50,377 –
Capital expenditures 32,331 29,064 11%
The Advanced Materials Division's 2012 revenue decreased by $80.6 million, or 9%, to $791.3 million. Decreases in average selling prices and volumes for antimony and aluminum master alloys and decreases in volumes for ferrovanadium and coatings were the primary cause for the decline in total revenue.
2012 gross margin remained constant at 14% compared to 2011, as the decline in revenue was offset by improved product mix and a reduction in operating costs.
2012 EBITDA remained consistent with 2011 at $50.3 million, or 6% of revenue. This was due to a $6.2 million decrease in gross profit, offset by a $9.4 million decline in SG&A expenses. SG&A expenses decreased 11% to $78.1 million in 2012 due to lower selling expenses and incentive compensation.
2012 capital expenditures were $32.3 million, 11% more than 2011. The division invested in growth capital expenditures in its ferrovanadium, antimony and tantalum operations during 2012 in an effort to increase capacity and ensure security of raw material supply.
Operating profit (2,933) 20,424 N/A
EBITDA 19,286 33,969 (43%)
Capital expenditures 5,410 13,386 (60%)
The Engineering Systems Division's 2012 revenue decreased $40.0 million, or 13% to $273.8 million. The decrease was the result of an 83% decline in solar silicon revenue, slightly offset by a 16% increase in revenue from remelting furnaces, primarily for the aerospace industry, and an 8% increase in Heat Treatment Services revenue. 2012 order intake was $276.0 million, down 6% from 2011.
2012 gross margin decreased to 22% from 27% in 2011 due to unfavorable product mix and lower revenues, resulting in a decline in economies of scale.
2012 EBITDA decreased by 43%, to $19.3 million or 7% of revenue due to a $23.0 million decrease in gross profit slightly offset by an $8.7 million decrease in SG&A expenses. SG&A expenses decreased 15% to $51.5 million due to a decline in professional fees and research and development spending.
2012 capital expenditures were $5.4 million, 60% less than 2011. The division limited investments to maintenance capital expenditures and additional capacity for the Heat Treatment Services facilities during 2012.
Operating profit 8,342 37,014 (77%)
Capital expenditures 10,369 9,472 9%
GK's 2012 revenue decreased by $15.1 million, or 9%, to $150.5 million. The decrease was the result of lower silicon metal and natural graphite pricing and volume.
2012 gross margin decreased to 15% from 21% in 2011 due to lower pricing, silicon metal production issues, and lower output that caused a decline in economies of scale.
2012 EBITDA decreased 41% to $15.2 million, or 10% of revenue due to a $12.3 million decrease in gross profit and a $0.4 million, or 3%, increase in SG&A. Gross profit included an increase of $1.7 million of depreciation expense in 2012 related to revalued assets, which is not included in EBITDA.
Capital expenditures were $10.4 million in 2012, 9% more than 2011. GK invested in upgrading and expanding its natural graphite production capabilities and furnace upgrades in the silicon metal operation.
AMG recorded a tax expense of $10.8 million, or a 99% effective tax rate in 2012, compared to a tax expense of $18.7 million, or a 69% effective tax rate, in 2011. The high 2012 tax rate is due to a significant portion of restructuring and asset impairment expenses for which a tax benefit cannot be booked. Excluding these non-recurring non-deductible expenses, the effective tax rate would have been 40%.
SG&A
AMG's fourth quarter 2012 SG&A expenses were $34.0 million, compared to $42.5 million in the fourth quarter 2011, a decrease of 20%. The $8.5 million decrease was primarily due to a $7.5 million noncash charge that occurred in 2011 for the write down of assets related to Timminco.
For the full year 2012, AMG's SG&A expenses were $145.6 million, compared to $170.8 million in 2011, a decrease of 15%. The $25.2 million decrease was due to an $11.1 million decrease in personnel costs, $7.5 million decline in noncash charges related to Timminco in 2011 and a $2.7 million decrease in professional fees.
Non-Recurring Items
AMG's 2012 operating profit of $34.3 million includes non-recurring items, which are not included in the calculation of EBITDA. These items are comprised of income and expense items, that in the view of management, do not arise in the normal course of business and items that, because of their nature and/or size, should be presented separately to enable better analysis of the results.
A summary of non-recurring items affecting the 2012 and 2011 results is presented below:
For the twelve months ended
Non-recurring items included in operating profit:
Provisions for Timminco receivables and notes – 7,541
Restructuring expense 6,151 2,526
Environmental expense 1,772 5,886
Impairment of ESD assets 9,891 14,992
Reversal of impairment of GK assets – (16,909)
Bargain purchase gain on acquisition – (5,361)
Total non-recurring items included in operating profit 17,814 8,675
Non-recurring losses from investment in Timminco – 17,706
Non-recurring losses (gains) from revaluation of Timminco convertible debt included in finance costs – 2,624
AMG transacts business in many currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the Company's reporting currency. AMG's financial statements are prepared in U.S. dollars, so fluctuations in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and other currencies have an effect both on the results of operations and on the reported value of assets and liabilities as measured in U.S. dollars. The depreciation in the value of the U.S. dollar as of December 31, 2012 compared to September 30, 2012, resulted in an increase in the assets and liabilities on the balance sheet of $15.0 million and $9.6 million, respectively. The net result of the appreciation in the value of the U.S. dollar in the fourth quarter 2012 compared to the fourth quarter 2011, resulted in a decrease in revenue and EBITDA of $6.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively.
December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011 Change
Total debt $315,844 $268,621 18%
Cash & short-term investments 121,639 79,571 53%
Net debt 194,205 189,050 3%
AMG had a net debt position of $194.2 million as of December 31, 2012. AMG's net debt position increased $5.2 million since December 31, 2011 primarily due to $48.1 million in capital investments, $18.6 million of net cash interest payments, $15.3 million in Graphit Kropfmühl share purchases, $12.6 million of cash tax payments, $3.1 million for severance and other restructuring payments reduced by $84.8 million of EBITDA and a $9.9 million decrease in working capital and provisions. Including the $121.6 million of cash, AMG had $172.4 million of total liquidity as of December 31, 2012.
Net cash flows from operations $65,637 $45,039
Capital expenditures (48,109) (51,922)
Acquisitions, net of cash (166) (29,345)
Cash flows used in other investing (264) (1,455)
Net cash flows used in investing activities (48,539) (82,722)
Cash flows generated from financing activities 21,661 27,824
Cash flows from operations were $65.6 million in 2012 compared to cash flows from operations of $45.0 million in 2011. The 2012 cash flows from operations are primarily the result of $84.8 million in EBITDA and a $9.9 million decrease in working capital less $18.6 million in net cash interest payments and $12.6 million in cash tax payments.
Cash used in investing activities was $48.5 million in 2012, of which $15.8 million was maintenance capital investments. The $34.2 million decrease compared to 2011 is composed of a $29.2 million decrease in acquisitions and a $3.8 million decrease in capital expenditures. In 2011, AMG acquired KB Alloys and AMG Intellifast for $29.1 million. AMG's acquisition of Graphit Kropfmühl is classified as a financing activity in 2012.
Cash generated from financing activities was $21.7 million in 2012, a $6.2 million decrease from 2011. This decrease was primarily attributable to the acquisition of 11.8% of Graphit Kropfmühl's outstanding common shares in 2012 for $15.3 million, including related costs, reduced by a $9.0 million increase in net proceeds from issuance of debt and repayment of borrowings in 2012. AMG increased the capacity of its credit facility in 2012. The proceeds of this expansion of credit were used to fund the Brazilian mine expansion and the acquisition of Graphit Kropfmühl shares as well as to retire Graphit Kropfmühl's external debt.
AMG is implementing changes to its reporting and operational structure in 2013. Effective January 1, 2013, to better coordinate organizational responsibilities and value chains, and improve transparency, AMG has realigned its three operating units as follows: AMG Processing, AMG Mining and AMG Engineering. AMG Processing contains the "conversion" activities, i.e. purchasing and upgrading of high performance materials. AMG Mining includes AMG's mine based material value chains, i.e. tantalum, niobium, antimony, graphite and silicon. AMG Engineering contains the same operating activities as in 2012. AMG will provide segment reporting for these three entities on a go forward basis.
In this environment of slow global growth, AMG is implementing measures to improve cash flow through reductions in capital investment and improved working capital management. In 2013 AMG is targeting an increase in operating margins through SG&A cost reductions, operational realignment and more streamlined management decision-making. Despite the low growth environment, this should generate increased cash flow and EBITDA leading to a reduction in net debt in 2013.
AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.
Consolidated Income Statement
For the three months ended December 31
In thousands of US Dollars 2012 2011
Continuing operations
Revenue 275,176 308,574
Cost of sales 233,778 258,059
Gross profit 41,398 50,515
Selling, general and administrative expenses 34,011 42,457
Restructuring expense 1,349 30
Asset impairment expense (reversal) 3,553 (1,917)
Environmental (reversal) expense (1,228) 5,504
Other income, net (338) (5,337)
Operating profit 4,051 9,778
Finance expense 8,045 6,867
Finance income (196) (1,464)
Foreign exchange loss 771 838
Net finance costs 8,620 6,241
Share of income (loss) of associates and joint ventures 1,896 (13,514)
Loss before income tax (2,673) (9,977)
Income tax expense 1,994 2,155
Loss for the period (4,667) (12,132)
Attributable to:
Shareholders of the Company (3,528) (13,197)
Non-controlling interests (1,139) 1,065
(4,667) (12,132)
Basic earnings per share (0.13) (0.47)
Diluted earnings per share (0.13) (0.47)
For the year ended December 31
Revenue 1,215,602 1,351,306
Cost of sales 1,019,134 1,113,330
Selling, general and administrative expenses 145,569 170,772
Other income, net (1,226) (8,827)
Operating profit 34,311 69,536
Finance expense 26,256 26,370
Finance income (1,051) (5,457)
Foreign exchange loss 581 1,366
Net finance costs 25,786 22,279
Profit before income tax 10,878 26,992
Income tax expense 10,808 18,702
Profit for the year 70 8,290
Shareholders of the Company 2,392 5,160
Basic earnings per share 0.09 0.19
Diluted earnings per share 0.09 0.19
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
As at December 31
Property, plant and equipment 288,269 263,586
Intangible assets 13,971 14,557
Investments in associates and joint ventures 7,351 5,085
Derivative financial instruments 527 1
Deferred tax assets 28,777 29,142
Notes receivable 227 250
Total non-current assets 394,224 365,096
Inventories 211,531 228,887
Trade and other receivables 177,232 188,103
Derivative financial instruments 3,229 3,956
Cash and cash equivalents 121,639 79,571
Total current assets 553,697 535,701
Issued capital 743 742
Share premium 382,176 381,921
Other reserves 32,823 26,771
Retained earnings (deficit) (205,015) (203,976)
Equity attributable to shareholders of the Company 210,727 205,458
Non-controlling interests 6,818 15,160
Total equity 217,545 220,618
Loans and borrowings 265,553 210,448
Employee benefits 92,844 90,078
Provisions 31,852 27,019
Deferred revenue 2,724 –
Government grants 472 732
Other liabilities 6,690 9,276
Derivative financial instruments 11,082 8,122
Deferred tax liabilities 28,102 26,434
Loans and borrowings 20,333 17,436
Short term bank debt 29,958 40,737
Government grants 55 34
Other liabilities 58,934 51,673
Trade and other payables 125,342 128,493
Derivative financial instruments 3,900 10,661
Advance payments 26,989 30,204
Current taxes payable 8,623 14,468
Total liabilities 730,376 680,179
Total equity and liabilities 947,921 900,797
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Adjustments to reconcile net profit to net cash flows:
Non-cash:
Depreciation and amortization 31,558 29,625
Amortization of purchase accounting adjustment to inventory – 235
Share of (profit) loss of associates and joint ventures (2,353) 20,265
Loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment 327 50
Equity-settled share-based payment transactions 1,724 3,438
Movement in provisions, pensions and government grants 9,088 9,266
Working capital adjustments
Change in inventories 17,698 (19,963)
Change in trade and other receivables 25,535 (24,749)
Change in prepayments (8,353) 8,440
Change in trade payables and other liabilities (26,159) 18,699
Other 1,189 (1,380)
Cash flows from operating activities 96,809 91,280
Finance costs paid (19,123) (14,593)
Finance costs received 522 2,530
Income tax paid, net (12,571) (34,178)
Net cash flows from operating activities 65,637 45,039
Cash flows used in investing activities
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 332 609
Acquisition of subsidiaries (net of cash acquired $133 and $3,856, respectively) (166) (29,345)
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment and intangibles (48,109) (51,922)
Related party loans – (5,002)
Change in restricted cash (671) 1,369
Other 75 1,569
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (continued)
Proceeds from issuance of debt 72,078 227,511
Payment of transaction costs related to debt issuance – (10,848)
Repayment of borrowings (35,126) (188,740)
Acquisition of non-controlling interests (15,291) (111)
Other – 12
Net cash flows from financing activities 21,661 27,824
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 38,759 (9,859)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 79,571 89,311
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held 3,309 119
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31 121,639 79,571
AMG creates and applies innovative metallurgical solutions to the global trend of sustainable development of natural resources and CO2 reduction. AMG produces highly engineered specialty metal products and advanced vacuum furnace systems for the Energy, Aerospace, Infrastructure and Specialty Metals and Chemicals end markets.
AMG Processing develops and produces specialty metals, alloys and high performance materials. AMG is a significant producer of specialty metals, such as ferrovanadium, ferronickel-molybdenum, aluminum master alloys and additives, chromium metal and ferrotitanium, for Energy, Aerospace, Infrastructure and Specialty Metal and Chemicals applications. Other key products include specialty alloys for titanium and superalloys, coating materials and vanadium chemicals.
AMG Engineering designs, engineers and produces advanced vacuum furnace systems and operates vacuum heat treatment facilities, primarily for the Aerospace and Energy (including solar and nuclear) industries. Furnace systems produced by AMG include vacuum remelting, solar silicon melting and crystallization, vacuum induction melting, vacuum heat treatment and high pressure gas quenching, turbine blade coating and sintering. AMG also provides vacuum case-hardening heat treatment services on a tolling basis.
AMG Mining produces critical materials utilizing its secure raw material sources in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. AMG Mining produces critical materials such as high purity natural graphite, tantalum, antimony and silicon metal. These materials are of significant importance to the global economy and are available in limited supply. End markets for these materials include electronics, energy efficiency, green energy and infrastructure.
With over 3,200 employees, AMG operates globally with production facilities in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Czech Republic, United States, China, Mexico, Brazil, Turkey, Poland, India and Sri Lanka and has sales and customer service offices in Belgium, Russia and Japan (www.amg-nv.com).
Vice President of Corporate Development and Corporate Communications
Certain statements in this press release are not historical facts and are "forward looking." Forward looking statements include statements concerning AMG's plans, expectations, projections, objectives, targets, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans and intentions relating to acquisitions, AMG's competitive strengths and weaknesses, plans or goals relating to forecasted production, reserves, financial position and future operations and development, AMG's business strategy and the trends AMG anticipates in the industries and the political and legal environment in which it operates and other information that is not historical information. When used in this press release, the words "expects," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "may," "will," "should," and similar expressions, and the negatives thereof, are intended to identify forward looking statements. By their very nature, forward looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and risks exist that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward looking statements will not be achieved. These forward looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. AMG expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in AMG's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any forward looking statement is based.
[1] EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization and excludes nonrecurring items


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McLaren Automotive last week celebrated the manufacture of its 10,000th car from the McLaren production centre in Woking.
The 10,000th car, a McLaren 570S finished in 'ceramic grey' paintwork, rolled out of the production centre just over five years after the first car, a McLaren 12C, was completed.
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While the new "War of the Roses" goes on, I was wondering how Google plus is affecting – or may be affecting- current and forthcoming marketing efforts.
– Is there any risk companies should evaluate when deciding about their social media marketing dollars?
– Are there countries where Facebook-based marketing campaigns could be at risk?
– are there countries whose Facebook campaigns are "safer" and not impacted by a migration of fans to G+?
In order to answer these questions, I started comparing some figures about Facebook users growth by Country, and compared the last two weeks of June (before G+ was launched) with the first two weeks of July (when G+ was launched).
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Which Countries got the biggest decline?
The figure below represents the top 20 countries in Facebook (those with the majority of users, regardless of the Internet penetration in that Country). Top 20 countries decline, in terms of new Facebook registrations as a total, is slightly over 2 million.
Some countries slowed down more than others – and there is some confirmation in the recently launchedunofficial Google+ statistics website.
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The table shows the top 10 "declining countries" (additional data are available on request).
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The 1-to-1 tutor time gave me the opportunity to gain some career guidance on which paths to follow on completion of my C.A.T. course, which I can't wait to get started on. It was lovely to get a 'hands on' experience with the different tools of the trade and the gemstones and jewellery.
Valuing antique, rare jewellery, discussing the market data comparison approach as opposed to the cost, deconstructive component parts approach.
Assessing and identifying the method of manufacture, handmade, assembled cast and cad cam mounts - pricing accordingly.
Identifying Hallmarks, hallmarking law present and past historical relevant hallmarking amendments.
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Since the beginning of the InsurTech wave, France has been a strong player in that space, being home of: the first corporate InsurTech VC, the fastest growing health InsurTech startup and a few tech players that have raised millions of euros. Let's have a look at these startups that are paving the road to the whole industry.
Welcome/Opening
Florian Graillot / Co-Founder / astorya.vc
Tanguy Touffu / Co-founder & CEO / Descartes Underwriting
Laure Damoiseau / Head of Marketing & Communication / Zelros
Eric Sibony / Co-founder & CSO / Shift Technology
Jean-François Gasc / Managing Director / Accenture Insurance France
Insurtech Startup Competition
Ambroise Fargere / International Development Director / +Simple
Guillaume d'audiffret / Co-founder / Seyna
Laurent De La Porte / Founder & CEO / Allphins
Soundar Adavane / CEO and Co-Founder / Joltee
Alexandre Meyer / Co-Founder & CEO / Weproov
Voting and Winner Announcement
Florian Graillot
astorya.vc
Florian is co-founder and Partner at astorya.vc, a European early-stage / insurance fund launched in October 2017. He has been working in the investment industry for 10 years (including AXA Ventures) and regularly writes and tweets about InsurTech, AI and Startups.
Tanguy Touffu
Descartes Underwriting
Tanguy is one of the co-founders and the CEO of Descartes Underwriting, an InsurTech. The team offers innovative insurance policies to protect companies and governments against natural catastrophes and adverse weather conditions thanks to new data sources such as satellite imagery. The team deploys cutting edge solutions which leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques. Tanguy was previously CEO and founder of AXA Global Parametrics and Head of parametric insurance and agriculture at AXA Corporate Solutions. Tanguy began his career at Oliver Wyman Financial Services as a Project Manager specializing in banking and insurance, working in a dozen countries across Europe, North America and Africa. In 2010, Tanguy joined AXA as Head of Global Property and Casualty Strategy, before moving to AXA Corporate Solutions in 2013. Tanguy holds a Master's Degree in Science in Management from HEC Paris and a CEMS Master's in International Management following his exchange in the University of St Gallen. He also studied in Tsinghua in China and holds a "DEA" in Economics awarded by l'Ecole Polytechnique, HEC and the EHESS.
Laure Damoiseau
Head of Marketing & Communication
Zelros
Laure Damoiseau is Head of Marketing and Communication at Zelros, a leading AI based software provider dedicated to the Insurance industry. Before joining Zelros, Laure worked for 20 years in the telco and IT areas, holding different roles in international sales and marketing in France, Germany and Latin America. Laure holds a Master Degree in Business Administration from ESCP Europe.
Eric Sibony
Co-founder & CSO
Shift Technology
Graduated from L'Ecole Polytechnique and with a Master's degree from l'Universite de Paris VI and a PhD from Telecom ParisTech, Eric Sibony co-founded Shift Technology in 2014. Eric Sibony is Chief Science Officer at Shift Technology.
Jean-François Gasc
Accenture Insurance France
Ambroise Fargere
International Development Director
+Simple
Ambroise first joined the insurance industry in 2015, launching a new business department for AXA dedicated to insurance partnerships with digital platforms of the Sharing Economy (Deliveroo, UBER, Blablacar etc.). He currently leads +Simple international development efforts, with live operations in Germany and corporate development initiatives underway in the rest of the EU (Italy, Spain...).
Guillaume d'audiffret
Seyna
Guillaume d'Audiffret is co-founder of Seyna, a licensed insurer specialized in niche Property & Casualty products. Seyna was granted the first P&C insurance license for an independent player by the French regulator since the early 80's, and has been selling its policies since the beginning of 2020. Prior to Seyna, Guillaume d'Audiffret worked as an investor and an insurance operator in a variety of roles.
Laurent De La Porte
Allphins
After 15 years in the energy industry in operational and then management functions, including investment responsibility for Europe & Africa at Schlumberger, I created Allphins in 2018 to help special risk insurers analyze their portfolios.
Soundar Adavane
Joltee
Coordinator of Joltee, with strong capacity to perform Research&Development both in data science and in the actuarial field. Soundar graduated in mathematics at Paris Dauphine School a PSL University among Ecole Normale Superieure and Mines ParisTech. He started his career at Generali, a major insurance company, as an actuary. He integrated to business the Vitality program which is the first program launched by a European insurance company to reward clients based on their sport activities through IoT. Soundar was promoted to the Group Head Office as team leader in the Data Analytics Task Force, from where he helped Generali companies worldwide in developing data analytics tools. Churn modelling, fraud potential scoring, data collected through telematics devices analysis and image analytics with neural networks are under his scope. He is passionate about electric sport cars, motorcycle and tea, mainly the Chaï tea.
Alexandre Meyer
Weproov
A graduate of ESCP, Alexandre Meyer has two passions: the automobile industry and the world of insurance. In 2015, he created WeProov, the first digital inspection solution with his partner Gabriel Tissandier.
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Police release CCTV after attempted robbery in Kendal
Did you see this car?
[P]olice are seeking information in relation to a report of an attempted robbery in Kendal on April 17th.
Detectives are appealing for any information about the pictured vehicle, which was seen in the town centre shortly after the event.
The attempted robbery took place at around 10.15pm on Monday, 17 April 2017.
The victim of the assault – a man in his 30s who suffers from Parkinson's disease – was walking up the hill at Gillingate in Kendal when car pulled alongside him and men began yelling.
They got out of the car – a silver-coloured Vauxhall Corsa – and pushed the victim to the ground from behind and, whilst he laid on the ground, he was kicked. As a result he sustained minor injuries.
The men fled back to the car which drove off after a jogger stopped to assist the victim.The jogger has then helped the victim to get home.
The men who carried out the attempted robbery are described as being:
1. Male around 5ft 7ins tall, skinny and of a pale complexion with mousey brown, short, thinning hair. He was aged around 19 and was wearing a grey tracksuit and had a local accent.
2. The man driving the car is described as around 6ft tall and of stocky/heavy-set build. He has been described as having a weathered face and a black goatee with a skinhead haircut. He was aged approximately in his late 40s and was wearing a blue Adidas tracksuit top, dark-coloured pants and white trainers.
3. It is believed a third man was a passenger in the car but no description is available.
Detective Inspector Helen Curme of Cumbria Police said: "Whilst incidents of this nature are disturbing, they are extremely rare.
"The incident has left the victim very shaken and we are making every effort to locate those involved.
"We are particularly keen to trace the jogger who helped the victim as he may have valuable information.
"We would also call on anyone who was in the area at the time or who thinks they may recognise the description to get in touch."
Anyone who can assist the investigation should call Detective Inspector Helen Curme or Detective Constable Jack Montague at Kendal CID on 101. Alternatively information can be passed using Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Savage Weirdness at Final Boarding: Did Team Perry Put the Blame on Rubio?
Posted on | October 17, 2011 | 33 Comments
The National Affairs Desk, in the smoking lounge at
Dulles International Airport, 1:10 p.m., Monday, Oct. 17, 2011
DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Less than hour until final boarding for my flight to LAX en route to Vegas, and no time to waste on trivia now. While I was checking in the one-way rental car ($164), I was on the phone with Sarah Rumpf, who told me a bizarre reverse-angle on the Rubio/Romney conspiracy theory. Pagan Temple had picked this out of Javier's post earlier:
Convoluting matters further, one of Perry's top campaign consultants was also Governor Charlie Crist's consultant during the 2010 Senate race before Crist jumped ship and ran as an Independent, and that Perry's Florida team was being led by Rich Heffley, Jim Rimes and Randy Enwright. Heffley was responsible for fabricating the infamous "truthaboutRubio" attack website against now Senator Rubio.
Get it? Sarah has a post about this that provides links to the dots – including Javier's post from Friday – but leaves it to the reader to imagine how those dots might be connected. What am I getting at? Some of Rubio's allies suspect that the Crist/LeMieux/Perry forces in Florida, eager to strike a blow against Romney, and also damage the hated Rubio, spread the rumor of a Romney/Rubio conspiracy to move up Florida's primary to Jan. 31. By blaming it on Rubio's chief of staff, Cesar Conda, they help LeMieux in next year's Senate primary, because Rubio is also viewed as an ally of Adam Hasner.
Rubio has tried to stay officially neutral in both the presidential primary and the Florida Senate primary but – if this connect-the-dots theory is true – somebody in Team Perry managed to spread a damaging rumor in such a way that they must have known would reach me. Because I had solid sources telling me as first-hand knowledge that the Romney/Rubio conspiracy (with Conda as the middleman) was true. Were my sources duped? Or were they part of the Perry plot? Or is the original conspiracy theory true, and this new reverse-angle theory a defensive spin to protect Romney's operation in Florida? The fact that Rich Heffley was one of the first Florida operatives hired by Team Perry suggests the possibility of dirty tricks, and by now the possibilities have multiplied so much I don't know who or what to believe.
You see that we're deep into savage weirdness at this point and, of course, when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. But now I've got less than half an hour until they call final boarding, so I'll have to leave all that for later, and finish with the Five Most Important Words in the English Language: Hit the freaking tip jar!
Category: Election 2012, Fear and Smitty in Vegas, Florida, Marco Rubio, Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Shoe Leather Fund
33 Responses to "Savage Weirdness at Final Boarding: Did Team Perry Put the Blame on Rubio?"
Finrod Felagund
If anyone can get to the bottom of that sordid mess, Stacy, you can.
Were my sources duped? Or were they part of the Perry plot? Or is the original conspiracy theory true, and this new reverse-angle theory a defensive spin to protect Romney's operation in Florida? The fact that Rich Heffley was one of the first Florida operatives hired by Team Perry suggests the possibility of dirty tricks, and by now the possibilities have multiplied so much I don't know who or what to believe.
I assume you do not have an obligation to protect sources that burn you. But you probably have to give them the benefit of doubt. I would like to think Rubio did not do this.
I know early polls are not worth a lot…but I do like this one.
Richard Mcenroe
Ya know, if we just vote for Cain, we don't have to worry about WHO did it… just sayin'.
Very true. Although you do want to know who did it, if only for future reference.
I also assume the door is now shut and Stacy had to turn off the wi-fi and cell phone.
Has anyone looked into the TPC angle on this?
Stephani Scruggs
None of this passes the smell test – not the "effort to help Romney" angle or the "Perry plants" angle. The only candidate an early Florida primary would help is Cain. Florida is head over heals for Cain at this point, and the closer the primary, the more likely Cain comes out the winner.
If personal vendettas are behind this the possibility of unintended consequences go way up.
Cain is just about the ONLY candidate in the race who DOESN'T have the insider connections to pull this off.
Frankly, the simplest explanation is that the Florida Republicans just want their state to be more influential (due to going first and granting momentum) than other states.
The blame gain may just be other partisans attempting to cash in on the controversy. Or the effect of conspiracy theorists.
But conspiracies are so much fun! Given what I'm told about caucus states (and this was partly how Obama outsmarted Hillary last time around), organization is much more important there than in primary states. Since we know that Cain is relatively weak, organization-wise, I'd say that lends credence to Cain supporters having a motive for pushing up the Florida primary.
You people keep forgetting we are talking about GOP insiders here, not competent political professionals. Anyone remember 2006? 2008? Scozzafava? Castle? DE GOP? Rove? NY-26? The botched run against Janice Hahn?
The GOP "political machine" is a gaggle of ragged, grasping sutlers, whores, laundresses, cooks and scavengers who have mistakenly attached themselves to the two generals with the biggest flags and the most trumpets and ignored the commanders with the most troops. The howling and catfighting that will erupt as they realize that will be awesome to see."
That is why any new candidate who scrambles for 'approved' campaign managers and experts is wasting their time. There is a nation full of competent road managers and salesmen out there; HIRE THEM.
In the meantime, NOT ONE RED CENT to the RNC, NRSC NRCC. Use your conscience and your common sense and donate directly to candidates you choose or independent PAC's for your issues.
Starve 'em and crush their eggs.
Bob Belvedere
I also want to hear the lamentations of their women!
As I mentioned before, no conspiracy theories are necessary. Moving the primary date (i.e., changing the rules) in the middle of campaign season is just WRONG – so, if it helps ANY candidate, that's unfortunate. Moreover, an insider who genuinely believes that changing the rules on the fly would be good for Florida might also have a conflict of interest despite his/her "good intentions."
ThePaganTemple
This whole thing got started before Cain went ahead in the polls. At the time, Perry was in the lead, and Romney was second. Plus the two guys in the Florida legislature most responsible for moving the primary date up just happened to be Perry supporters. Cain was barely a blip on the radar screen at the time this started.
Adjoran
Ah, Marco, Marco, if only they had "rehabilitated" you before they hanged you as a RINO!
I tried to tell them it was stupid to throw you under the bus on the basis of anonymous hearsay, but was nearly flayed alive myself in the rush to label and discard you.
Perilous times, these, when even a third-hand unnamed source can denounce you . . .
Mortimer Snerd
Who's on first?
Haven't Whitman, Fiorini, Crist, and Chaffee wailed enough already?
Also, by being so gender specific, you're letting Dede Scozzafava off the hook. Don't you want to see his lamentations, too?
Adjoran, I am pretty sure Marco will survive just fine (provided he really was not in this). Perry on the other hand…looks like he is going back to Texas.
Someone play wack a mole with Anamika, I am sure she will give a squweak (at least).
Being hanged in effigy, with only a few townsfolk around to witness it, while you remain safely ensconced in your palace, is not that painful. Me suspects Rubio will be fine.
What really needs "rehabilitated" is Florida's appropriate primary date.
Bob wants to hear the lamentations of women, not the shriekings of womyn.
Who benefits from moving the primary date forward?
LeMieux, Wasserman Shultz, and doctrinaire Republicans. Who does it hurt? The amateurs, the TEA Partiers, and anyone who can't self-fund (or hasn't spent years building up a war chest).
Rubio doesn't profit by this. Romney doesn't need it. Cain is enjoying it, and Perry's sucking wind.
Ah, but maybe that's what Herman wants us all to think!
Thanks for linking my post, RSM, and the more I think about it, this does seem to be a none too professional hit job by the Perry camp. Evidently, his or their (or both) political ability and skills at chicanery are about at the level of his debating skills. Still, if I'm right, this was a ploy born of desperation, which almost never works to the good.
I'm starting to come around to Adjoran's line of thinking on this. The Florida GOP or parts of, have been talking this up for years. The rational or calculations for doing so may change from time to time but when one has been waiting their whole political lives to do something this stupid that opportunity can't be allowed to slip away.
I was mainly talking about Perry and/or his peeps desperation tactics in trying to attach the blame to Romney (and by extension, Rubio) after the fact. On the surface it would appear to be a brilliant move. RSM is a well-known Cain supporter, and Romney opponent, so it was assumed he would gleefully get the word out, and hopefully Romney would take the hit for trying to game the system in such an underhanded way. It would speak to his credibility.
But there's just no getting around the fact that at the time the move was announced, and encouraged mainly by Perry supporters, that their man Perry was the one who at the time seemed to stand to gain the most from it. Remember, at the time in most polls Romney was down below Perry by as much as ten percent or more.
If true, it shows that Perry, or at least his people, are guilty of the exact lack of integrity with which they were trying to tarnish Romney. Another thing it proves is that Perry is by no means ready for prime time.
You are judged by the company you keep. Perry has been keeping company with former Charlie Crist operatives, which explains the zeal at impugning Rubio. The country, and the GOP, can and should expect better from its would-be leaders.
In the final analysis, Crist is a piece of shit, and for Perry to turn to him for support does not speak well of him.
Damn, that sandwich looks pretty good for airport fare. I've never flown through the Washington area. Cincinnatti is pretty nice. But I guess American doesn't use them any more. Greensboro is OK, but how can an airport that serves Winston-Salem have no smoking sections?
This is getting weird. Someone likes to play this "anonymous" sources" game. Turns out it's not true that DeMint is endorsing Romney either.
'DeMint primary' may have no winner at all –
http://tinyurl.com/3hqv6df
Hitchens not unpredictably throws Romney and Perry under the athiest bus…
Air flight was safer when they allowed smoking.
There was a project in Durham called American Tobacco. They rehabilitated the old facility leaving as much of the late 19Th century construction exposed as possible, built a fancy stream running through it. Much of it was converted to restaurants and sports bars. There are anti smoking ordinances for all of the above in Durham so you can't smoke inside where they processed Bull Durham tobacco for a century.
LIVE FROM THE CNN VEGAS DEBATE : The Other McCain
[…] FURTHER UPDATES . . .PREVIOUSLY:Oct. 18: Greetings From Lost WagesOct. 17: Savage Weirdness at Final Boarding: Did Team Perry Put the Blame on Rubio?Oct. 17: Fear and Loathing (and, Yes, Sweet Vengeance) On the Road to Feb. 1, 2012Oct. 16: 462 Days […]
October 19th, 2011 @ 11:09 pm
I posted the original story to my facebook tea party group, never questioning McCain's reporting. After this possible 180, I wish I had not.


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Jack White Says Female Musicians Are Still Treated Like Novelties
Marc Zanotti Oct. 06, 2014
Jack White has gone to bat for gender equality, saying female musicians are often perceived as a "novelty" on stage, and struggle to get the recognition they deserve despite in many cases being more capable than their male counterparts.
White made the comments in a new interview with guitarist Mike McCready from 90s grunge icons Pearl Jam — of all people — for American satellite radio service Sirius XM, after McCready inquired to the different dynamics between White's all-female and all-male backing bands.
"It's sort of a real shame that if a woman goes on stage with an instrument – a guitar or drums or something – that it's almost a novelty to people. Like, 'Oh, isn't that cute,'" White told McCready. "It's a shame that in 2014 that it's a little bit of what's going on with people's perception in the room."
"The ultimate shame of it," White later adds, "is that almost girls have to try twice as hard to really prove themselves."
"In the end you almost get something better than any other sort of everyday, run-of-the-mill male musician … 'cause [women are] sort of put in a position that they have to."
White, one half of The White Stripes alongside Meg White, noted that "the fact that Meg was female" had some kind of an affect on "people's perception of what was going on onstage" and has noticed similarly perplexing treatment towards all-female groups he's worked with through his label Third Man Records.
McCready and White also discuss striking a balance between professional and personal life, and White's songwriting process, among other things. You can have a listen to White and McCready discuss sexism in music, and other topics, below. The full interview will be aired via Sirius XM on Wednesday, 8th October.
Listen: Jack White talks male vs. female bands and sexism in the industry
https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmmusic/jw-male-and-female-bands
Listen: Jack White discusses his songwriting process
https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmmusic/jw-songwriting
Listen: Jack White talks producing other bands vs. producing his own music
https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmmusic/jw-producing
Listen: Jack White talks balancing life and work on Pearl Jam Radio
https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmmusic/jw-schedule
Watch Bill Murray Singing Bob Dylan's 'Shelter From The Storm'
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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:13 pm Post subject: DWITE website?
The DWITE website is down, can someone help? Are they being ddos'd?
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:20 pm Post subject: RE:DWITE website?
yes, by a horde of students, all hitting the website at the same time. The November round has just started.
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:21 pm Post subject: RE:DWITE website?
We where just hit with a crazy amount of traffic at the start of the round. Things should start coming back up in a few minutes.
In the mean time, I recommend using the printed versions of the questions and submitting your solutions as soon as the site is up. Your teachers should have been e-mailed a copy of the questions they could print before the round.


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Zack Cisek
Email: zcisek@lssu.edu
Previous College: B.S. MSU '15, M.S. Miami (OH) '17
Zack Cisek, begins his first season as assistant coach after being hired in August, 2018.
"We're very excited to add Zack to our staff and he comes to us very prepared for this opportunity," said Whitten. "One of the things, as we went through this process, that stood out is his time in Division I hockey with two really great programs. (Zack's) developed a skill set that we believe will have an immediate impact on our program."
Cisek joins the Lake State bench after spending the last year as an assistant with Notre Dame under the tutelage of college hockey icon and former LSSU bench boss, Jeff Jackson. As the head coach from 1990-96, Jackson lead the Lakers to six-straight NCAA Frozen Four appearances with two NCAA Titles (1992 & 1994).
"Zack did an exceptional job for our program last year," said Jackson. "He is a quality person and a bright young coach. I am confident that he'll do a great job for Damon. I'm excited for Zach and proud that he will start his coaching career, as I did, with the Lakers."
As a member of Jackson's Fighting Irish staff, Cisek was responsible for goaltender development, practice planning, individual film sessions and postgame film analysis and player evaluation.
"Obviously (Jackson) means a lot to Lake Superior, college hockey and the sport in general," Whitten said. "He does a tremendous job at Notre Dame and other places he's been, to develop young coaches within the organization.
He talked a lot about how much room he gave Zack to build his experience and skill set. We really took to heart what he had to say about how prepared Zack was for this opportunity."
During his lone season in South Bend, Cisek was a part of a UND team that won the Big Ten Regular Season and Playoff Championship, appeared in the Frozen Four and came up just short of an NCAA Championship falling to Minnesota-Duluth, 2-1, in the title game.
Individually, Ciskek was instrumental in guiding Irish goaltender, Cale Morris, to one of the most successful season's in program history. The sophomore was the 2018 recipient of the Mike Richter Award, which goes annually to the top goaltender in country. Morris was also a Hobey Baker Award Top 10 Finalist and Big Ten Player of the Year.
Prior to his stint with the fighting Irish, Cisek spent two seasons (2015-17) as a graduate assistant with the University of Miami (Ohio) serving under head coach Enrico Blasi where he assisted the staff with day-to-day operations, opponent scouting and film analysis, on-ice skill sessions and player evaluation. Cisek completed his Master's Degree in Kinesiology & Health in August, 2017.
With three goaltenders presently on the Lakers roster (Nick Kossoff, Mareks Mitens and Roman Bengert), Cisek's arrival at LSSU is expected to pay immediate dividends in the net as well as the defensive side of the puck. Cisek will also have a key role in recruiting, video analysis and game plan development for the Lakers.
"I am ecstatic and grateful for the opportunity to join the rich tradition of Lake Superior State Laker Hockey," said Cisek. "First and foremost, I would like to thank (LSSU President) Dr. Rodney Hanley, (Director of Athletics) Dr. David Paitson, Coach Whitten and Coach York for welcoming me into the Laker family. I look forward to working with a knowledgeable staff, passionate student-athletes and being a part of the Sault Ste. Marie community."
As a player, Cisek was a goaltender for Michigan State from 2013-15 where he was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection with the Spartans and was also named to the Dean's List three times. He graduated from Michigan State in 2015 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology.
Cisek, a Canton Mich., Native, also spent time with the NAHL's New Mexico Mustangs, Michigan Warriors and Traverse City North Stars. He played high school hockey at Detroit Catholic Central, where he served as team captain and was part of two state championship teams. He earned first-team All-State honors during his senior season (2009-10).
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When we finished the final Epokka prototypes for our new idea books, the first thing I thought is that I wanted to eat them. Is that weird?
While I didn't get as far as to actually taste them or nibble on the corners (it was a close call), I do have to say that using them is a lot of fun. If cupcakes had a serious competitor, these would probably be it.
Yesterday we put together a short video so you can better see what they will look like in their final format. We have a dot grid idea book, a lined idea book, and a sketch idea book with blank pages. What's your favorite type of notebook?
We hope everyone enjoys them as much as we do (actual nibbling not recommended)!
Here is a preview of the design for Epokka's Lined Notebook, which is mostly for writing purposes. Of all the three notebooks that we are producing, this was the most difficult because a design made of just simple lines looked boring to us. We tried different ideas but nothing seemed to work out.
Then I remembered this of Mid-Century Modern design style that we all have seen in old cartoons. It also has a musical character that reminds me a lot to the vibes sound of the cool jazz theme that I have just produced for the Epokka's promotional video. You will be able to see it at our Kickstarter's launch by mid-May, which makes a lot of sense to me because the design reminds me to Pink Panther cartoons and the music of our video has a lot to do with Henri Mancini's music for the show.
So we finally found a way to make it fun and to have fun at the same time. Mission accomplie!
Yesterday, we finished the work on the Epokka notebook covers. Here is a preview of the design for the Dot Grid Notebook. We wanted something fun, happy and inviting. It's very important for us to remember the feeling of work and creativity as a joyful experience.
Do you remember as a kid when you would get new school supplies? There was a unique feeling of excitement when using the new materials. You could smell them, touch them and organize them over and over before you would even start using them. That's what we're going for at Epokka.
So here we have a notebook to write on a grid. But… come on! It doesn't need to be all serious and boring. It needs to be inviting because this is going to be your personal creative playground. And it's proven that there's nothing better for creativity than relaxing and having a little fun before you start. Like all Epokka products, it has a mid-century modern flavor; a playful feeling. We decided to bring in a feeling of joy… is there anything better than a grid made of sunny colors and stars?


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20th Century Poetry, 4th Year
How does Sylvia Plath present motherhood in her poem Morning Song'? [NU. 2016)
Ans. A number of poems of Sylvia Plath deal with mothering Sylvia Plath is not sentimental about motherhood. It is not an unambiguously blessed state in her work. The most obvious positive statement about children is "you're", which can be read as a celebration of pregnancy. Here Sylvia Plath captures the affection and eagerness of the expectant mother. "You're" and "Morning Song suggest that Sylvia Plath saw babies as unique, individual personalities; the child is never simply an extension of the mother in her poetry. She observes babies closely, showing us the wonder of new life through her use of unusual and unexpected metaphors and similes to describe infants.
"Morning Song" was written by Sylvia Plath after the birth of her first child, Frieda. She intended that it should be the first poem published in the 'Ariel' collection. The tone is different from the cheerful mood of "you're", although the poet continues to explore feelings and ideas about motherhood that are familiar from the earlier poem.
From the first word "Love" onward we find the great affection and tenderness the mother feels for her child. She is protective, waking to listen to the baby's cries, to which she responds immediately. She stumbles from her bed to feed her. Sylvia Plath's descriptions are as precise and original as they were in "you're". Here she concentrates on the sound the child makes, its first 'bald cry' (line 2), its breathing (moth breath. lipe 10), further cries (line 13) and, finally, cooing (last two lines). She also introduces an intriguing simile that suggests the baby's otherness (the mouth which opens 'clean as a cat's'). It is not that Sylvia Plath feels alienated from the infant (as some critics have suggested). Rather she senses the child's individuality; she knows that it is not simply an extension of herself. This is why she says "Love set you going": why, in the third stanza- using the natural imagery of clouds and the wind-she reminds the child that she is not looking in a mirror when she gazes at it. In the fifth and sixth stanzas the baby is clearly dependent on the mother to fulfil her needs, but she is also independent when she tries out her "handful of notes". The simile in the last line closes the poem neatly, returning to the positivity of the opening word; the child growing already, making progress as she acquires language. The final simile catches the wonder of this development exactly.
We can copclude saying that Sylvia Plath's achievement in this poem is to capture the reflective and occasionally uneasy joy of the new mother. We can assume that it is the first experience of being a mother.
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The New Post-Liberal American Right
A post on Culture from the blog by Robin Phillips December 3, 2021
Towards a Conservatism Eviscerated of Liberalism
There is a new movement that some call "the new right," and others "the post liberal right." It is emerging out of the wreckage of the post-fusionist liberal-conservative synthesis and echoes conservative movements happening throughout Europe
Over Thanksgiving weekend I read a fascinating article by Sohrab Ahmari, a leading figure at the forefront of this movement. It will be useful to spend some time walking through the arguments of this article, with commentary of my own, to offer a lay of the land for the changing climate of American conservatism.
Sohrab Ahmari on The New American Right
Sohrab Ahmari's article was published in First Things titled "The New American Right: An Outline for a Post-Fusionist Conservatism." Although written two years ago when Ahmari was embroiled in his dispute with David French, the piece usefully articulates a position that has subsequently gained momentum in conservative quarters.
Ahmari opens by observing that American conservatives have remained largely tethered to the Cold War legacy. A key feature of this legacy was the championing of liberty "first in the fight against communist totalitarianism, then in a more undifferentiated way in our resistance to 'regulation.'" But Ahmari believes that this approach does not work for the new challenges facing us as a society. As he explains, "we need to wake up to twenty-first-century reality." What is needed, he contends, is a total renegotiation of first principles, in which the conservative movement must explicitly embrace the Highest Good towards which political activity is oriented.
21st century conservatives have generally been hesitant to articulate any notion of the Highest Good, but progressive liberals do not share these same scruples. For them the Highest Good is, as Ahmari explains, "to raze all structures that stand in the way of an empire of autonomy-maximizing norms, an empire populated by the 'free individual who no longer acknowledges any limits.'" We should expect this from progressives, but what really gets Ahmari's ire is that many conservatives (who he pejoratively refers to as "liberal conservatives") have been happy to go along with this same framework of autonomy-maximizing individualism, at least implicitly.
"Most recognize the need for some limits, at least against freedoms that harm others. But the regulative ideal remains always operative: an ideal of ever-greater autonomy won through the removal of limits….
The mainstream right and left have merged. The left emphasizes moral autonomy, while the right emphasizes market freedoms. For both, the highest end of politics is the pursuit of autonomy and care for the procedures that maximize autonomy….
There are genuine differences between the progressive liberal and the conservative liberal, of course. They typically emphasize different zones of autonomy. The right puts greater stock in market freedom and constitutional protections for individual liberty, whereas the left is exercised by identity representation that requires the power of government to knock down impediments to affirmations of personal choice. The right claims to guard freedoms, whereas the left insists that we must take affirmative action, as it were, to ensure true freedom. Many, if not most, of our disputes can be mapped onto these two configurations, both of which treat freedom without limits as the highest good."
The realization of freedom without limits has created a state of affairs that Ahmari calls "unfreedom":
"The modern West is unfree because it is irresponsible, unbounded, unattached…. Our consequent dysfunction frequently necessitates restrictions more onerous than any imposed by nature or tradition. The vast administrative state arises in order to regulate societies that have been deregulated by an individualistic liberalism....
At best, the feckless conservative liberal shouts, 'This far, but no farther!' as one cherished ideal after another falls to the idol of freedom without limits. At worst, the conservative liberal declares with George Will that, actually, the task of conservatism today is to help people accommodate themselves to ceaseless disruption."
In practice, this type of "liberal conservatism" has rendered conservatives just as impotent as progressives in addressing the challenges facing our society. Ahmari gives some examples:
"Conservatives and progressives alike decry children's addiction to digital screens, but when the chips are down, the former safeguard tech monopolies (price stability for consumers!), while the latter press the firms to hire more minority executives. And one can imagine a heated debate over sex robots in the not-too-distant future. Conservative liberals will urge individual states to enact pro-business tax cuts to help attract sex robot–manufacturing jobs to economically depressed regions, while progressive liberals will publish op-eds lamenting the fact that the robots themselves don't reflect the full spectrum of the nation's diversity (along lines of race, gender, disability status, etc.). And so on ad infinitum.
Neither side can accept the limits that sustain true freedom."
Is there an alternative? Ahmari thinks so. The solution is to rethink the very nature of liberty itself by returning to our classical and Christian roots. For millennia of classical Christian thought, an organism can be said to possess freedom only to the degree that it is able to flourish according to the final end appropriate to itself. So just as an acorn realizes its freedom by growing into an oak tree, a political community realizes its freedom by being oriented towards the Highest Good. In both cases, limits sustain true freedom: the acorn is not free to flourish unless it is limited to the ground, just as a political community cannot flourish if there are not limits on personal autonomy.
What it means in practice for a community to flourish according to the Highest Good is a worldview question; and that is precisely Ahmari's point: we cannot do proper politics if we are not prepared to do philosophy and even theology. Specifically, we need the Biblical understanding of freedom and morality or we will never attain the true liberty necessary for community flourishing.
"Our classical and biblical heritage holds a different lesson: that we are not free merely to the degree that we are unregulated, unrestricted, and undisciplined. Rather, true freedom is above all the free affirmation of the personal responsibilities attendant on individual rights. 'I shall walk in liberty,' sings the psalmist, 'for I have sought thy precepts' (Ps. 119:45). Freedom requires a moral and religious horizon, not just in man's private sphere, not just at the level of culture and civil society, but also in his collective experience—that is, in the state and the political community…"
Of course, this kind of talk sends the left into paroxysms of anxiety over the specter of "theocracy." But theocracy is inescapable: if a nation is not governed by the true God, they will be governed by the tyranny of false gods. Part of the antipathy to theocracy is because we have mistakenly conflated it with authoritarianism. Ahmari believes this is a mistake, for aligning the common good with the Highest Good may actually allow individual actors more leeway in many cases:
"Giving wide leeway to individual actors may turn out to be the best way to serve the common good in many instances. Our American tradition prizes liberty. But after too many decades of liberty without ends, freedom without limits, in many situations the new right must re-erect lost barriers. We need to restore the balance between liberty and responsibility, between personal freedom and an awareness of what freedom is for… In the long term, however, restoring Western freedom requires us to shore up a moral culture capable of inspiring a sense of responsibility, to rebind liberty to legitimate authority, to return the individual to his place as a member of the political community.
In this effort, we do well to remind our fellow citizens of the most fundamental limit of all: Man is made for more than this world, and his final destiny is in the hands of the Almighty."
This is the basis for the "new right" or the "post liberal right": a recognition of creaturely limits. Instead of defaulting to the post Cold War tropes, these thinkers seek to return every issue back to first principles and constantly ask, "What are the true ends of political community?"
"Advancing a substantive account of the true ends of man and of the political community should be the first priority of conservatism today. The new American right doesn't ask: How would this or that development promote or impede individual autonomy? Rather, it asks whether or not a new development allows man to participate in common goods proper to family, polity, and the religious community. It asks how to sustain the things we share in common as Americans, not the liberties we can enjoy in private."
Sohrab Ahmari is just one thinker in this burgeoning movement known as "the new right" or "the post-liberal right." The movement includes a range of other figures whose views are by no means heterogeneous, but who share in common the desire for a conservatism eviscerated of all liberal baggage.
Robin Phillips
has a Master's in Historical Theology from King's College London and a Master's in Library Science through the University of Oklahoma. He is the blog and media managing editor for the Fellowship of St. James and a regular contributor to Touchstone and Salvo. In addition to working as a ghost-writer for celebrities, his work has featured in a variety of publications, including the Colson Center, World Magazine, Sky News, and the Mars Hill Audio Journal. Phillips is the author of Gratitude in Life's Trenches: How to Experience the Good Life Even When Everything Is Going Wrong (Ancient Faith, 2020), and Rediscovering the Goodness of Creation: A Manuel for Recovering Gnostics (Ancient Faith, forthcoming 2023). He is a contributor to Pain, Suffering and Resilience: Orthodox Christian Perspectives (Sebastian Press, 2018), and Finding the Golden Key: Essays Towards a Recovery of the Sacramental Imagination (Eighth Day Press, forthcoming 2023). He operates a blog at www.robinmarkphillips.com.
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Q: How to avoid Pylint warnings for constructor of inherited class in Python 3? In Python 3, I have the following code:
class A:
    def __init__(self):
        pass

class B(A):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()

This yields the Pylint warning:

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*Old-style class defined. (old-style-class)

*Use of super on an old style class (super-on-old-class)

In my understanding, in Python 3 there does not exist an old-style class anymore and this code is OK.
Even if I explicitly use new-style classes with this code
class A(object):
    def __init__(self):
        pass

class B(A):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()

I get Pylint warning because of the different syntax to call the parent constructor in Python 3:

*

*Missing argument to super() (missing-super-argument)

So, how can I tell Pylint that I want to check Python 3 code to avoid these messages (without disabling the Pylint check)?

A: According to this list 'Missing argument to super()' has code E1004: .If you want to disable only one type of warning you can add this line at the beginning of the file:
# pylint: disable=E1004

Or you can try calling super() like this:
class B(A):
  def __init__(self):
    super(B, self).__init__()

A: This is due to a bug in astroid, which wasn't considering all classes as new style w/ python 3 before https://bitbucket.org/logilab/astroid/commits/6869fb2acb9f58f0ba2197c6e9008989d85ca1ca
That should be released shortly.

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FCC Telehealth Funding and Grant Resources for 2021
Applications for the 2021 FCC Telehealth Program are expected to be announced shortly. Here are some resources to help your organization get started.
Eko Team
Content & Press
1. What is the FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program?
In March 2020, Congress allocated $200 million to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to design a program that helps health care providers offer telehealth services to patients in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program was created to fund the adoption of telehealth software and connected devices, helping providers deliver critical connected care services, especially in some of the hardest hit areas.
In December 2020, Congress appropriated an additional $249.95 million for a second round of funding for the program under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The FCC has since collected public feedback to guide this year's evaluation and approval process and is expected to announce applications shortly.
Since the 2021 application has yet to open, we have no specific information on how to apply for this year's funding. Once applications open, however, distributions may be on a first-come, first-served basis. If your organization is interested in applying this year, we recommend reviewing the resources below and making any necessary preparations ahead of time. Join our webinar learn how you can prepare. Register Now →
2. Overview of the FCC Telehealth Program from 2020.
Funding is going to connected devices and IT infrastructure/services only
Up to $1 million to each awardee
Rolling basis
Once the deadline is set, awards are given on a first come first serve basis until funds are exhausted; preparation should be taken to ensure competitive applications are ready for submission ahead of time
Strongly recommend a focus on high risk and vulnerable populations
Applications should emphasize that this tech reduces the pandemic spread
Customers must qualify as not-for-profit, rural, academic with a teaching mission, community health centers, or skilled nursing facilities
For more details on eligibility and how to apply visit https://www.fcc.gov/covid-19-telehealth-program
3. Application Resources from 2020
Application Portal
Instructions for using the online application portal
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the application and the program
Guidance on the Application Process (FCC Public Notice)
Video Tutorial on the online application
Slides from the video tutorial
Questions about the application process can be emailed to TelehealthApplicationsSupport@fcc.gov.
In conjunction with completing an application, applicants from 2020 must:
Create an FCC Registration Number (FRN) and username and password in the Commission Registration System (CORES). An FRN is a 10-digit number that is assigned to a business or individual registering with the FCC and is used to identify the registrant's business dealings with the FCC. Learn more about CORES.
Obtain an eligibility determination from the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) by filing FCC Form 460 through My Portal on USAC's webpage. (Filers do not need to be rural health care providers in order to file Form 460 for this program.) For additional Form 460 support contact USAC, by telephone at (800)453-1546 or email at RHC-Assist@usac.org
Register with the federal System for Award Management (SAM). SAM registration support can be found here.
4. Additional Resources for 2021 Telehealth Funding
Rural Funding Opportunities https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/distance-learning-telemedicine-grants
Additional Grants https://www.grants.gov/web/grants
5. Recent Updates
March 30, 2021 — The FCC adopted the Report and Order to implement Round 2 of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, a $249.95 million federal initiative that builds on the $200 million program established as part of the CARES Act. The application window is expected to open within 30 days of release of the Order, and the FCC will provide notice in advance of that date. For more information about the FCC's COVID-19 Telehealth program, click here.
April 6, 2021 — The Federal Communications Commission has unanimously approved the process for distributing nearly $250 million in the next round of COVID Telehealth funding. The agency is expected to begin accepting applications within the next 30 days. We'll continue to monitor for any updates regarding specific dates or timelines. Additionally, the FCC has released a document detailing a rating system for more specific details on how applications may be evaluated.


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Spaces are limited and early pre-registration is recommended. Attendees are required to self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms when pre-registering. Masks and social distancing are also required at all programs. To register, visit: https://santacruzstateparks.as.me/schedule.php
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