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The Business Strategy of Walmart – A Case study
Walmart has continued to retain the top position on the Fortune 500 list consecutively for several years. The brand’s growth is driven mainly by its ‘everyday low prices’ strategy and the large assortment of merchandise it offers. Its online sales in the United States have also grown fast driven by the company’s investment in technology and customer experience. Walmart started as a small discount retailer in Rogers, Ark in 1945. Since then, it has spread throughout the U.S. and to several other parts of the globe. It is investing heavily in technology so that its customers can shop from anywhere anytime. It is in a bid to win market share away from its rivals Amazon, Target, and Costco. However, not just Walmart but its rivals are also investing in e-commerce and several of them had also accomplished significant growth in sales and customer engagement through online channels. Wrestling market share from either Amazon or other players will be a difficult task for Walmart which is known for its aggressive customer acquisition tactics. Its acquisition of Flipkart, an Indian e-commerce brand was a key step in this direction to find faster growth in the e-commerce segment.
At the core of Walmart’s business model is price leadership. The brand has led the U.S. retail market through its lowest prices. Today, it operates more than 11,300 physical stores and several e-commerce websites under 58 banners in more than 27 countries (Walmart Annual Report, 2019). The focus of Walmart is now on creating a seamless experience for its customers whether they are shopping from their mobile devices or inside the stores. The brand employs around 2.2 million workers whom it calls associates. 1.5 million Walmart associates are working in the US. This is a discussion of the business strategy of Walmart and how it has helped the brand prosper and find robust growth.
Everyday Low prices
The cornerstone of Walmart’s business strategy is its everyday low prices. The brand sells a very large range of products and its focus always remains on selling products at the lowest prices in the market. The millennial customers are interested in three things. They are convenience, low prices, and product quality. From grocery and entertainment to several more, Walmart provides a large assortment of products. The strategy is to attract customers with lower prices and keep them engaged with discounts and shopping convenience. Its low prices strategy is really great in terms of customer retention and the reason is that American shoppers are somewhat obsessed with low prices. Many of them will not shop unless there is a discount or sale attached. The millennial customers are even more addicted to lower costs and shopping convenience. They would like to shop on their own terms and would not shop unless there is a big discount like 50 or 70%.
With time, Walmart’s obsession with lower prices has grown stronger. Now, Walmart is looking for more growth and a larger share of the retail pie in the US as well as abroad. To acquire more growth, it is aggressively investing in improved customer experience. However, the way it has managed to keep its prices as low is the biggest challenge before its competitors trying to wrestle market share from Walmart. In 2017, it has invested even more into lowering its prices and that has helped it generate better revenue, more than $485 billion. Again in 2018 and 2019, Walmart’s growth story has continued. It grew its distribution network to bring more convenience to its e-commerce customers. Net revenue grew to $500.3 billion in 2018 and $514.4 billion in 2019. It reduced prices on key items in select markets. Consumers have grown addicted to lower prices and the retailers offering the least prices are enjoying immense growth. All these factors have resulted in price deflation and a further drop in prices across the retail industry seems inevitable. Overall, the level of competition is going to be tougher and since some non-U.S. brands have also entered the industry with low-cost offerings, there will be even more competition. Walmart is in the lead position and it is now even aggressive about prices and sales.
Walmart has decided to fight not only on the basis of prices but to get an even bigger share of the pie, it will focus more on customer convenience. It is why the company has placed extra focus on operational flow and customer service across its stores. Among the several things that have helped Walmart grow its business is also its reputation for being the most customer-friendly brand. The question is – “what are the most important factors that are driving Walmart’s growth”?
Four Important factors driving growth of Walmart
Investopedia notes four factors that have driven the growth of Walmart’s modern retail model. While the philosophy is still the same that was there since the foundation of the brand, the retail giant has kept modernizing its operations whose role in the efficient model of Walmart has grown bigger with time.
- Large sales volume made possible by a large customer base and scale of operation.
- A highly efficient supply chain system that maximizes productivity and reduces outlays.
- Low operational and overhead costs
- Use of bargaining power to grab the least prices from the suppliers (a very important strength for a large scale retailer that plays the most important role in its price advantage).
- Large sales volume: The largest retailer of the world has grabbed the largest market share in the retail industry based on its pricing strategy. There are two more things about it. They are its widespread operations and a large and varied assortment of products. These things imply deeper penetration into the retail market. Out of its more than 11,000 stores, 4,600 are there in the U.S. (2017). If customers can find almost everything at a store at the lowest prices and with the same convenience that everyone wants, then such a retailer can easily become the American customer’s favorite. This is how Walmart achieves very large sales volumes. With time, Walmart’s focus on customer convenience has kept rising and that is because fighting just on the basis of prices is not enough. When the focus is on higher growth, you must compliment lower prices with higher customer convenience. So, Walmart built multiple store formats. Its three formats are: Supercenters, Discount Stores, and Neighborhood Markets.
Supercenters: Walmart adopted this store model in the year 1988. These are generally 182,000 square feet in area and employ around 300 associates. Walmart notes on its website “Walmart Supercenters provide a one-stop shopping experience and combine a grocery store with fresh produce, bakery, deli, and dairy products with electronics, apparel, toys, and home furnishings. Most of them remain open 24 hours, and may also include specialty shops like banks, hair and nail salons, restaurants, or vision centers” (Walmart, 2017).
Discount stores: The first Walmart discount store had opened in Rogers, Ark. Now, there are hundreds of them operational throughout the U.S. These discount stores are smaller in size compared to the super-centers. Each one of them employs around 200 associates and has a wide assortment of products on offer. They are 106,000 square feet in area and these stores are brightly lit, well arranged, and good looking shopping spaces focused at maximizing shopping pleasure. The product range on offer at these discount stores include electronics, apparel, toys, home furnishings, health and beauty aids, hardware, and more.
Neighborhood markets: A crucial thing that Walmart has always focused on is addressing consumer needs on a larger scale and without compromising on convenience. The neighborhood markets are another store category of Walmart selling a wide range of products and had been designed keeping in mind the needs of the communities looking for pharmacy, affordable groceries, and merchandise. Each of these markets are around 38,000 square feet in size and have 95 associates working there. While smaller in size compared to the two previous formats, the neighborhood markets still cater to several important needs of the community. They offer a large range of products fresh produce, meat and dairy products, bakery and deli items (prepared food), household supplies, health and beauty aids, and a pharmacy.
In this way, Walmart has used its store mix to serve its customers well. Together, these stores cater to the needs of a very wide range of customers from nearly all classes. For the millennials and the middle class, Walmart is their favorite shopping destination. While its primary source of competitive advantage is the Every Day lowest pricing strategy, to strengthen it, the brand has used better store models, larger product assortment, and additional customer convenience. With a stronger competitive advantage, the brand has been able to penetrate the market deeper. Another important factor that has a central role in Walmart’s business success is its innovative supply chain management.
Walmart’s Supply Chain Innovation for competitive advantage
Researchers often highlight the role of innovative supply chain management in retail. Walmart’s more than 150 distribution centers have played a central role in strengthening its business. Its distribution system is one among the largest in the world and serves a large number of stores, clubs and also caters to the customers directly. Its transportation system has a fleet of 6,100 tractors, 61,000 trailers, and more than 7,800 drivers. This network of Walmart’s distribution centers ships general merchandise, dry groceries, perishable groceries, and other specialty categories to its consumers daily. Walmart has also kept six disaster distribution centers that are placed strategically across the US and are stocked well that in case a natural disaster happens, help can be sent without any delay to the communities. The shipping centers employ more than 600 people each who upload and unload more than 200 trailers every day. Each of them is 1 million square feet in size or larger. They are built to cover a circle of more than 150 miles radius and supports 90 to 100 stores. (Walmart, 2017.)
An important part of Walmart’s supply chain management is its logistics management. There are several great facts to know about Walmart’s logistics strategy. It owns a private fleet of trucks and employs a team of skilled truck drivers. Its fleet is one of the largest and safest. These drivers drive 700 million miles every year to deliver to the stores and clubs. With its large team of drivers, Walmart constantly works to ensure that they move merchandise in a responsible and sustainable manner. The focus is again on efficiency and on reducing empty miles. So, Walmart advises its drivers to follow the most efficient routes. This way, it achieves three things – minimum wastage of time by driving minimum empty miles, low fuel consumption and maximum merchandise delivery with least environmental impact. From 2005 to 2014, Walmart achieved 87.4% higher efficiency for its logistics fleet. In this way, the leading retail brand has been able to maximize its efficiency using such optimization techniques.
Walmart has also focused on the use of technology for better results from its business. Its supply chain system is considered to be the most advanced and efficient in terms of technology. It was a pioneer in terms of using barcodes and RFID for a better inventory management system. Inventory management is a crucial part of managing a great retail system. If you know how much of what is needed when, you can manage a large retail system efficiently. Walmart has also managed a more effective and efficient supply chain system by managing a direct relationship with the manufacturers. In this way by eliminating suppliers and handing them over the responsibility to manage inventory in its warehouses, the brand managed smoother inventory flow with lower irregularities and better availability of products on the shelves. This has also led to higher cost-effectiveness and better savings which can be transferred to the customers in the form of lower prices of products. A shared database between the company and its suppliers helps manage a better supply of inventory. All the required information from PoS (Point of Sale) data to warehouse inventory and the retail sales data is stored in the shared database from where it is relayed to all the participants in the entire system. This easy sharing of data is enabled by the private satellite system Walmart owns.
Lower Operational Costs
Walmart had managed low operational and overhead costs but the pressure was on the employees and suppliers. However, owing to high pressure from various sources in recent years, it made several improvements to make its image in the market and among its customers better. It has also increased its hourly wages for employees and improved work conditions. Earlier they were subjected to very high-pressure work conditions and paid lower salaries. The situation has grown a lot better after Walmart made changes to its HR strategy. However, based on its financial strength, Walmart can pay its employee higher wages and still retain a larger part of its profits. Its financial clout also helps it bargain for very low prices from its suppliers. These profits are then passed to the customers in the form of lower prices. Thus, size and scale have helped Walmart achieve a strong competitive advantage.
Around the world, Walmart sells high-quality goods and fresh and nutritious food at low prices and thus saves its customers precious money. Prices can be an important differentiator and cost leadership is the biggest source of competitive advantage for Walmart. Now, it is growing at a large scale and has expanded to the foreign markets. Its international wing operates 6,200 retail stores in 27 countries and under 67 banners. From Japan to Chile, its operations are spread far and wide and more than 800,000 of its associates serve more than 100 million customers a week. The brand is also investing in social and environmental initiatives in each of the markets it serves. Sam’s club is an important brand of Walmart of which 650 are in the US and 100 in foreign nations. It targets families and entrepreneurs. Sam’s club employs around 100,000 associates in the US and the average size of each club is 134,000 square feet. The products and services it offers include high-quality bulk groceries, consumables, general merchandise, specialty services, including travel, auto buying, pharmacy, optical, hearing aid centers, tire and battery centers, and a portfolio of business operations support services. The main focus of its products and services are the small business owners and it serves around 500,000 of them every day. A large part of its target audience is made of the microenterprises that have less than seven employees. Sam’s club also supports their growth through business initiatives, philanthropy, research, and stakeholder engagement.
Technological Innovation for better customer service
Walmart has also advanced boldly into e-commerce. It has a global e-commerce segment with its base in Silicon Valley, California that leads all the online and mobile innovation for Walmart. The innovation center of Walmart has some brightest minds working to create a seamless experience for shoppers whether they are shopping online, from mobile devices or in stores. Along with data and social insights, these data scientists are working to deliver a more personalized experience to its customers. In this way, it has transformed the shopping experience for its customers. Its main website receives more than 100 million unique visitors every month and this number has kept growing every year. Walmart has also worked to connect the online and in-store experience and using its mobile apps and shipping options like Home free, site to store, pick up today, shop from the store and same-day delivery, the brand has made shopping even convenient for the customers. Customers have unique needs and Walmart is using a variety of services to fulfill these unique needs. Its size and scale help it serve its customers more effectively and the use of cutting edge technology has helped it bring customer service to the next level. In this way, using price leadership and technological innovation, the brand has created a strong retail system that is more effective and efficient than the competitors.
Growing presence around the world:
The number of Walmart stores internationally has grown fast. In 2017, the retail giant had total 11,695 stores of which 6,363 were located overseas and 5,332 were located in the United States. The highest percentage of its stores outside the U.S. are located in Mexico where there are 2,411 Walmart Stores (2017). Apart from it, the United Kingdom had 631, Canada 410, and Brazil 498 stores operational in 2017. Walmart is also increasing its presence in China where it had 439 stores operational in 2017. The Asian economy is growing at a very fast rate which makes China and India important markets for Walmart. It is buying a controlling stake of roughly 77 percent in Indian e-commerce brand Flipkart to penetrate the Indian market. The brand is paying around $16 Billion for this purchase. Without this deal, the legal barriers would have made entry difficult for Walmart. Moreover, India has a very large retail market and plenty of scope for Walmart. The company’s presence in India will be a formidable challenge for the existing big and small retail brands there. Walmart’s entry into the Indian market also means lower prices and higher competition for the local brands.
There are several reasons that Walmart has proved good for America. One of them is how it has been helping people save money. It has helped millions of its customers save more and that is possible by merging a few things. Scale, size, technology and shopping convenience have helped Walmart generate the advantage which you call popularity or brand loyalty. However, to achieve this kind of advantage is not as easy because Walmart too had to cut down on overhead and operational costs. In recent, years it changed its HR strategy and grew more focused on employee welfare. This was a smart step since poor reputation in terms of HR can translate into a loss of market share in the longer run. Now, it is working even aggressively for achieving business growth and maintaining lower prices.
Its international expansion has also happened fast and the most crucial thing is that Walmart despite being the leading retailer brand is concerned about competition. The retail market of the U.S. has kept growing hyper-competitive. Several non-U.S. brands have also entered the market and some are also armed with a price advantage. Walmart could beat more of the competitive pressure given that it focuses more on groceries. Its competitive advantage has kept growing stronger with time and since the brand is now concerned for its social image, it is investing in employees, social responsibility, and community welfare. The pressure that used to be associated with a job at Walmart has also reduced. So, overall Walmart has grown better for America and now it is targeting the same success abroad.

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Infosys Ltd. (NYSE:INFY) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Thursday.
According to Zacks, “Infosys’ earnings have been a mixed bag over the four trailing quarters, with a beat and a miss, while being in line for the other two. The company has added a significant number of clients in recent times, which is expected to enhance both top- and bottom-line growth. The company’s recent introduction of AikiDo service offerings, and the success of its EdgeVerve business and Skava platform are expected to set it apart from peers, thereby aiding its growth momentum in the near term. However, factors like seasonality and stiff competition in the IT industry may continue to impact the company’s financials. Also, Infosys’ fixed-price and fixed-timeframe contracts expose it to risks of loss arising from inaccurate estimations of project pricing. This apart, slowdown in certain key markets and currency volatility, which has been heightened by Brexit, adds to the company’s woes.”
Several other research firms have also weighed in on INFY. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Infosys in a research note on Monday, July 18th. Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Infosys in a research note on Friday, July 15th. Wells Fargo & Co. restated a “hold” rating on shares of Infosys in a research note on Tuesday, August 16th. HSBC lowered shares of Infosys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 9th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated a “hold” rating and issued a $17.00 price target on shares of Infosys in a research note on Monday, July 18th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.23.
Shares of Infosys (NYSE:INFY) opened at 15.89 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $16.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $17.71. Infosys has a 1-year low of $15.64 and a 1-year high of $20.47. The firm has a market cap of $36.32 billion, a PE ratio of 17.46 and a beta of 0.99.
Infosys (NYSE:INFY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 15th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $2.50 billion for the quarter. Infosys had a return on equity of 23.24% and a net margin of 21.41%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.21 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Infosys will post $0.95 EPS for the current fiscal year.
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of INFY. Glovista Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Infosys by 12.5% in the first quarter. Glovista Investments LLC now owns 667,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,702,000 after buying an additional 74,450 shares during the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Infosys by 1.4% in the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Ltd. now owns 257,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,330,000 after buying an additional 3,620 shares during the last quarter. UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Infosys by 2.0% in the first quarter. UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. now owns 5,833,223 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,948,000 after buying an additional 114,069 shares during the last quarter. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC boosted its stake in shares of Infosys by 2.4% in the first quarter. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 156,250 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,972,000 after buying an additional 3,686 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BB&T Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Infosys during the first quarter worth $9,044,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 17.62% of the company’s stock.
Infosys Company Profile
Infosys Limited is engaged in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services. The Company, along with its subsidiaries, provides business information technology services comprising application development and maintenance, independent validation, infrastructure management, engineering services comprising product engineering and life cycle solutions and business process management; consulting and systems integration services comprising consulting, enterprise solutions, systems integration and advanced technologies; products, business platforms and solutions to accelerate intellectual property-led innovation, including Finacle, its banking solution, and offerings in the areas of Analytics, Cloud and Digital Transformation.
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It’s a big week for Gilmore Girls fans. This Friday, Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life premiers on Netflix, and we’ll finally get a much-anticipated update on the goings-on in Stars Hollow. We’ll also finally know the answer to a question that’s been plaguing fans since the revival was announced: what are show creator Amy Sherman-Palladino’s famous last four words for the series?
During the show’s original run, Sherman-Palladino told fans she always knew what she wanted the last four words of the series to be. She left during season 6, before she got a chance to reveal them. But, she confirmed earlier this year that she finally got a chance to write the famous last four words at the end of the script for the Netflix revival. Fans have spent months guessing at what they could be, and last night a surprising source offered his own prediction.
It turns out Jimmy Fallon is actually a huge Gilmore Girls fan, and he’s pretty sure he knows how the series will end.
Gilmore Girls stars Scott Patterson (Luke), Liza Weil (Paris), and Sean Gunn (Kirk) were guests on Tuesday’s episode of The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. They talked a little bit about filming the revival, but Fallon spent most of the time hounding them to reveal the final four words of the show.
Scott Patterson admitted he knows the real answer, but he stayed mum while the others made their guesses.
Sean Gunn hilariously predicted the series’ last four words will be, “Kirk is your overlord,” which would make sense since Kirk is the most omni-present character in the entire series. Scott Patterson also said he told Sheman-Palladino the words should be,”Drop the gun, Kirk.” But, it was Jimmy Fallon himself who came up with the most mind-blowing prediction.
“Stars Hollow never existed,” Fallon proposed. “Like, this whole thing is in a snow globe and that’s the way it ends.”
I’m pretty confident that’s not the direction the show will go in, but you have to admit it’s pretty crazy to think about. We’ve spent all this time wondering if Rory ends up on #TeamLogan or #TeamJess, worrying about how Emily will cope with the loss of Richard, and wondering if Luke and Lorelai will finally tie the knot. And, it could all be for naught. Stars Hollow could exist in a fucking snow globe.
I think most fans know Amy Sherman-Palladino wouldn’t do that to us. That said, those last four words are still a mystery. My money is on “Oy with the poodles.”
Just kidding. We’ll see what the four words really are on November 25.


text: LASIK, likewise known as refractive eye surgery or laser vision rehabilitative treatment, is an innovative type of refractive treatment for the treatment of nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, generally called ‘nearsightedness’. In typical refractive eye surgical procedures, two glasses are used to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism and also these glasses need to be put on for a minimum of a year prior to the treatment. LASIK can be executed in just ten minutes and often does not require more than an hour approximately of surgical procedure time, making it perfect for workplace brows through. When patients wear get in touch with lenses or spectacles after their treatment, their eyes may become completely dry and also irritated, making their vision show up obscured. This is since the eyes soak up wetness from the contact lenses and also the glasses if they are not changed with a new set daily, come to be extremely unpleasant. With lasik, the treatment is done in a short ten-minute procedure and then the client can resume his/her daily regimen. Numerous people report having their eyes really feel fresh, smoother and clearer promptly following their surgical procedure and lots of no longer need to use call lenses or glasses after their treatment. Another benefit of lasik eye surgical treatment is that it will not affect an individual’s tear production or level of dry skin of the conjunctiva, which can trigger pain and also extra eye health and wellness concerns with time. It will certainly additionally not modify a client’s corneal density or the shape of the cornea, which can trigger vision troubles when vision is enhanced yet the client’s eyes are still completely dry or delicate. All other aspects are left unmodified during the treatment. The entire procedure starts by cutting a tiny flap in the eye using microkeratome blades and after that removing a percentage of excess tissue. This excess tissue, referred to as a “residue”, is the location where the laser’s light is removed. As soon as this is done the flap is stitched back and also the original cells is rearranged so that the laser’s light is once more able to work its means through. This procedure can last a couple of hrs to a couple of days depending upon a patient’s eye dimension and also problem. The LASIK surgeon will after that position the individual under local anesthesia and begin the LASIK procedure. The entire surgery is carried out without interrupting typical vision. As a matter of fact, individuals are generally sharp the whole time. A small amount of numbing eye decreases are made use of before the surgeon begins, as well as these are removed gradually throughout the treatment. Normally about fifteen to twenty minutes are required for one eye and also 10 to fifteen mins are needed for both eyes. After the preliminary treatment, a thick layer of corneal cells will be removed from one eye as well as a thin layer will be removed from the various other. A few of this corneal cells will certainly stay affixed to the eye, while the good part will certainly be swept away. It will at some point resolve right into the form of a sphere or guard and also will entirely cover both eyes. This is done so that there is no location of vision in front or behind the eyes after the procedure has been finished. Regular vision will certainly resume shortly after LASIK surgery. It’s really crucial that you trust your LASIK specialist extensively and ask a lot of concerns throughout your consultation in order to ensure you recognize just how LASIK functions and also exactly how you will be influenced by it after the procedure is full.

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My blog should be about the art I am creating and the reasons for creating. I have not had the time to write for a few weeks, actually more than a month as there were bad news: a road that has been planned by the municipality of Garðabær ( Gardabaer, Iceland) and been highly criticized for twenty years by a number of people concerned about the environment, the cost of the road and the reason for it, was started with bulldozers in September. I got involved in the demonstrations and ended up being arrested twice on October 21st, detained in solitary confinement and interrogated by the police.
Demonstrations in the open are usually the last straw, not the first, in cases like this. Unfortunately many people think it is the beginning of criticizing something, but it is only the visible part of it. There is a high heap of written facts, figures and critic that have preceded this action. The demand is that developments be put on hold until the Supreme court has ruled whether they are indeed legal.
If you are interested in the case you can look at news in English from Iceland
here, here, here, here and here
I also want to point out an interesting thing: the arrests on Monday October 21st was the biggest police action in Iceland for decades! And it was because of an illegal road being built for the municipality of Garðabær and backed up by the government of Iceland. 20 demonstrators and 50 police officers!
My creation in the loom is environmentally friendly as far as I am capable to make it. The rags are the concept of: waste of material, time, money and land.
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By CCN.com: Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia, is scrapping its crypto plans, citing the anti-bitcoin sentiments of government regulators. Ironically, the CEO of Sberbank, Herman Gref, is a bitcoin proponent.
However, others at Sberbank are not convinced of the merits of virtual currencies, so they’re suspending all cryptocurrency-related projects. Andrey Shemetov, the global markets head at Sberbank, made the announcement at a May 30 press conference, Tass reported.
“We waited for legislation that allows you to trade cryptocurrencies. Since the regulator is currently looking negatively [at bitcoin], we decided to suspend our cryptocurrency plans.”
This news is not surprising considering that Russia postponed the roll-out of long-awaited crypto regulations last week. In February, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to adopt crypto regulations by July 1.
However, those plans were abruptly suspended last week. At the time, a top official with the Russian State Duma warned that bitcoin can “ruin governments” by facilitating the offshoring of massive amounts of money.
The Russian Parliament’s anti-bitcoin stance echoes the viewpoints espoused by both President Vladimir Putin and the Central Bank of Russia.
Specifically, Putin said bitcoin’s anonymous network attracts criminals and facilitates money-laundering (video below).
“[The risks include] opportunities to launder funds acquired through criminal activities, tax evasion, even terrorism financing, as well as the spread of fraud schemes.”
Similarly, Russia’s central bank has dismissed bitcoin as a Ponzi scheme.
“We have seen how bitcoin has transformed a payment unit into an asset, which is bought in order to obtain a high yield in a short period of time. This is the definition of a pyramid.”
Despite the negative consensus among top government officials, Herman Gref — CEO of Sberbank — is a vocal bitcoin proponent.
As CCN.com reported, Gref has called cryptocurrency a “great technology,” and he’s very bullish about blockchain.
Gref has urged Russian authorities to be patient with decentralized currencies by not banning bitcoin until its uses are better understood. However, Gref does not believe that cryptocurrencies will replace fiat money in today’s centralized financial system.
In October 2018, Gref expressed skepticism about the near-term future of crypto, saying it could be another decade before it gains mainstream adoption.
Gref says a 10-year timeline for mainstream acceptance is more realistic because the crypto industry is still in its infancy. He says:
“I’m optimistic about 10 years. So far, it’s not likely that any state is ready to part with the centralized money-supply model.”


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“BecTech” opens new office
Basic Engineering Concepts & Technologies, Inc.—“BecTech®”—is opening its newest office in King George, Virginia after 12 years of business at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Virginia. The new office is located at the Bayberry Office Park, 4485 Danube Drive, Suite 40, King George.
It will open its doors to employees and its customers on April 8.
The King George Economic Development Authority (EDA) will join BecTech®’s Chief Executive Officer Rebecca B. Sutton, President Robert Sutton and Executive Vice President Robert L. Wilson, for a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house at 10 a.m.
BecTech®, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is a woman-owned small business that was incorporated in September 1997. It is a privately held engineering, program management and professional support services company that currently has 49 employees.
More information about BecTech® is available online at www.bectech.com.


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Apologetics315 Joins the Defenders Alliance
It has always been my vision that Apologetics315 would be a trusted hub for finding the best apologetics resources available. Now through joining up with the Defenders Media team, I’m happy to announce that Apologetics315 is moving onward and upward in fulfilling that vision.
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We are pleased to announce the acquisition of the Apologetics315 ministry into the Defenders alliance! Apologetics 315 is a place where you can get daily apologetics resources including MP3 audio, debates, podcasts, book reviews, quotes, and more.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The darkness steps lightly, Jan. 16 2007
In L.A. Confidential, James Ellroy has concocted a darkness that permeates every chapter of the story. This darkness is both oppressing and liberating, it is suffocatingly lethal yet embraces with a soft velvet touch, it tosses and turns in tormented souls or lies dormant in troubled minds. This darkness blurs the line between good and bad, conceals the past and distorts the present, and provides a backdrop that places in the limelight, the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles in the 1950s, the glowing light of the Nite Owl, the gaudy neon signs, the golden curls and satin gown of Veronica Lake look-a-like, Lynn Bracken.
James Ellroy's razor sharp wit carries the plot at a quick pace with his fragmented style of writing. The short sentences and omission of unnecessary words sets the tone of the story; there is no place for dilly-dallying in the cutthroat world of cops and robbers. The fragments are smart, vague and perfectly timed, often leaving the reader to figure out what is on the character's mind. Ellroy is somehow able to achieve elegant flow and continuity with curt sentences and short chapters.
Ellroy balances the graphic violence portrayed in the story with the subtlety of the storyline. He draws pictures of dramatic characters, in speech and gesture and in their actions. Yet, the story he spins is full of subtle twists and turns and you may be lost if you are not careful. The author likes to tease the reader by dropping clues long before the resolution, as if to say, "I dare you to figure it out." For example, we are introduced to David Mertens in one of the first chapters, long before we are able to perceive his significance in the novel.
Originally attracted to the book because the movie remains one of my favorites, I found that the movie does the book justice. Rarely has the book-to-movie conversion succeeded in capturing the essence of the book. The only other example I can think of is The English Patient. However, I must say that my image of the book was influenced by the performances of Russell Crowe and Kevin Spacey as well as the other outstanding members of the cast.
L.A. Confidential is a masterpiece on the workings of the human mind. The complexity of the characters makes it impossible to discern between good and evil. There is dedicated cop who resorts to extreme physical violence, the goody-two-shoes cop who will do anything for advancement, and the ex-hooker with a heart of gold. The finely interwoven web means that their fates are all intricately linked. Everyone is haunted by their ghosts, everyone has a history, and no one lives with a clear conscience.

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TULSA, Okla. – January 9, 2017–Tulsa Ballet is proud to present a very special production for their 60th anniversary season that is sure to delight audiences of all ages. The company has commissioned an all-new, $1 million full-length ballet in collaboration with BalletMet of Columbus, Ohio. This exciting new ballet will feature choreography by the esteemed Edwaard Liang (Artistic Director for BalletMet, choreographer for Tulsa Ballet’s acclaimed Romeo and Juliet) as well all new music, sets, costumes, puppetry and digital projection! The world premiere of Dorothy and the Prince of Oz will take place right here in Tulsa, and is the dance event of the year.
Artistic Director Marcello Angelini says, “Edwaard and I started discussing this project in the fall of 2014 when he was appointed Artistic Director of BalletMet. I truly believe he is one of the most talented dance makers of our time and is able to instill deep feelings and meaning into dance steps. Everybody knows The Wizard of Oz, and yet there are 13 additional books about Oz written by L. Frank Baum. The next step was to find someone to evaluate the individual novels from a ballet perspective and suggest the one that could be best adapted into a ‘screenplay’. Oliver Peter Graber, the librettist of the Vienna Staatsoper, with Edwaard’s help and guidance, chose the fourteenth book in the series and a new story was introduced – within the existing story – to dramatize the work.”
The artistic team chosen by Edwaard to support him is truly a compilation of some of the best in the business. Basil Twist, a McArthur Genius Fellow and a puppet master, designed the sets and will create massive puppets to bring the magical creatures to life. Mark Zappone has designed the stunning costumes for the production. Oliver Peter Graber has also created a score from both existing music and his own composition to follow the libretto. According to Angelini, “Edwaard has already created the majority of the choreography and what he did so far is stunning. It is probably his most inspired and mature work to date.”
Tulsa Ballet’s Managing Director, Scott Black, believes that “allowing ballet to be accessible to all audiences is necessary for the future of the company.” He says, “The Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Swan Lake are standard repertoire for most ballet companies that consistently bring new audiences and increased earned revenue potential from ticket sales. Yet the ballet repertory is very scarce when it comes to titles able to attract large audiences. Creating new family friendly story ballets will help expand our local audiences and audiences all over the country when these productions are performed by other companies. Owning these new productions also provides additional revenue through set/costume rentals when leased to organizations that are not part of the original co-production.”
When asked about the excitement surrounding this outstanding and unique production, Angelini says, he is “thrilled that Tulsa Ballet is now able to offer its community brand new, large scale productions that rival those that premiere in any major city around the world. This is all thanks to Mrs. Mollie Williford who, with a very generous gift, has allowed us to dream big and to offer our community large scale, original works. Tulsa is growing and evolving at a fast pace and we intend to continue to lead the arts community in the city and state.” With only four performances, tickets are expected to sell out!
Dorothy and the Prince of Oz will run from February 10-12, 2017 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. All performances include live music provided by Tulsa Symphony Orchestra. Tickets start as low as $25 and may be purchased by calling (918) 749-6006 or by visiting www.tulsaballet.org.
Tulsa Ballet’s Dorothy and the Prince of Oz
Librettist & Composer:
Oliver Peter Graber
Performed live by Tulsa Symphony Orchestra
Peter Stafford Wilson, Principal Conductor
Set & Puppetry Design:
February 10 at 8:00 p.m.
February 11 at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
February 12 at 3:00 p.m.
Call (918) 749–6006 or visit www.tulsaballet.org. Tickets to Dorothy and the Prince of Oz start at $25. The special V.I.P. Experience is available for just $105. 4-Show packages to Tulsa Ballet’s 2017/18 Season shows begin at only $ 97 and include invites to special subscriber-only events.
The VIP Experience:
Make your trip to the land of Oz a memory your family will never forget with Tulsa Ballet’s special VIP Experience. For just $105 per ticket (plus fees), the Dorothy and the Prince of Oz VIP Experience includes: Seating in the prime center orchestra-level Golden Circle section, the opportunity to go on-stage after the performance to see the sets up close, meet the dancers and take photos with them in costume, and a keepsake gift autographed by members of the cast. VIP Experience tickets are only available for the February 11, 3:00 p.m. show time. To order the VIP Experience, call the Box Office or select seats in Price Scale 1 when you order online. Your VIP passes will be mailed with your tickets.
Pre-performance discussions are held in the Westby Pavilion on the Promenade level 30 minutes prior to curtain. Discussions are led by Tulsa Ballet artistic staff and visiting artists, and topics may include the choreography, musical score, costuming, or other subjects related to the performance. Pre-performance discussions are free and all ticket holders are invited to attend. Discussions will be held before the Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday performances.
For more info on our 60th Anniversary Season visit www.tulsaballet.org.
Hi-Res images and interview opportunities available:
Ryan Allen, PR & Communications Manager


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Scooter came under fire from Taylor last month, when it was announced that he’d purchased the record label Big Machine, and therefore owned the recordings of her first six studio albums.
The Grammy-winning singer also accused Scooter of having “bullied” her in the media for years, citing examples of a social media post from Justin Bieber and Kanye West’s Famous music video, in which a nude wax figure of Taylor is seen lying in bed with a host of other celebrities.
In what is being interpreted as his first public comment on the saga, uploaded an aged photo of himself on his Instagram on Monday night, along with the message: “Last couple of weeks have really taken a toll on me.”
While Scooter has remained tight-lipped about the Taylor Swift drama, the same can’t be said for his wife Yael Cohen, who was quick to fire off an Instagram post criticising the singer.
In her own Instagram post, Yael insisted Scooter has supported Taylor and believed in her “more than she believes in herself” throughout her career.
Calling back to Taylor’s “bullying” accusations, she wrote: “Girl, who are you to talk about bullying. The world has watched you collect and drop friends like wilted flowers. My husband is anything but a bully, he’s spent his life standing up for people and causes he believes in. Beyond that, it’s easy to see that the point of putting this out was to get people to bully him. You are supposed to be a role model, but continue to model bullying.
“How embarrassing this temper tantrum is because you didn’t get your own way,” Yael added. “He believes in and supports you, I sincerely hope you can learn to love and believe in yourself the way my husband does.”
Similarly, singers Demi Lovato and Justin Bieber – both of whom are managed by Scooter – have jumped to his defence, with the latter claiming Taylor “crossed a line” with her initial Tumblr post.
Big Machine CEO Scott Borchetta also claimed that Taylor had been offered “every chance in the world” to own her old recordings, though she has refuted this in a statement issued via her legal team.

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Four Women Are Sentenced In Attack on Man in Village
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
Published: June 15, 2007
A judge sentenced four young women to prison yesterday -- one for 11 years -- for beating and stabbing an independent filmmaker in Greenwich Village last year who they claimed had taunted them because they were lesbians.
The judge told the women, all from Newark, that they should have heeded the nursery rhyme about ''sticks and stones'' and walked away from the confrontation.
The judge, Justice Edward J. McLaughlin of State Supreme Court in Manhattan, showed little sympathy for the women's contention that taunts from the filmmaker, Dwayne Buckle, had left them no choice but to defend themselves.
Justice McLaughlin scoffed at the assertion made by the woman described as the group's ringleader, Patreese Johnson, that she carried a knife because she was just 4-foot-11 and 95 pounds, worked nights and lived in a dangerous neighborhood.
The judge recited the rhyme, ''Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me,'' and said that Mr. Buckle may have used ''insulting words, stupid words,'' ''but that doesn't justify hurting a human being.''
He sentenced Ms. Johnson, who is 19, to 11 years in prison, and suggested that her ''meek, weak'' demeanor on the witness stand had been an act.
While it might be ''difficult to imagine somebody 4-foot-10 or 4-foot-11 or 4-foot-11 1/2,'' stabbing a large man, Justice McLaughlin said, ''You swung that thing two to three or four times.''
As they were sentenced, the young women wept and wailed, one of them crying, ''I'm a good girl!''
Justice McLaughlin's sentencing speech covered territory from how New York welcomes tourists to how small actions, like a kick, can have large consequences. He talked about what he said was a now-defunct law about ''homicide by shod foot,'' and about how merely stubbing a toe is enough to break it.
''A judge is not a potted plant,'' Justice McLaughlin said, adding that he had his own strong views about the evidence at the trial and was entitled to judge the women as he thought was ''appropriate.''
He gave the shortest sentence, three and a half years, to Terrain Dandridge, 20, because, he said, ''of all the people, she took some responsibility,'' although, he added, ''It wasn't a full sacramental confession.''
He sentenced Venice Brown, 19, to five years, describing her as someone who escalated the confrontation through verbal insults.
He sentenced Renata Hill, 25, to eight years, saying that she pursued Mr. Buckle and punched him and that she should have known better because she was older than the other women.
As Ms. Hill cried, her lawyer, Susan Tipograph, said angrily, ''I'm sorry that my client is not pleased with the court's sentencing.''
The judge replied: ''Are you helping? Have a seat.''
During the trial, Mr. Buckle, 29, testified that he was sitting on a fire hydrant on Sixth Avenue at West Third Street about 2 a.m. on Aug. 18, promoting DVDs of his low-budget independent film when the women walked by.
He testified that he said ''Hi'' to one of the women -- he couldn't remember which one -- because she was ''slightly pretty,'' and that the group responded by calling his sneakers cheap and saying he would never make it as a filmmaker. He admitted that he called one woman an elephant and told another that she looked like a man, but said that he never attacked any of them physically.
The women said he began the confrontation by calling out, ''Let me get some of that!'' and then boasting that he could have sex with them and make them straight.
Mr. Buckle, whose film credits are mostly for sound engineering, did not attend yesterday's hearing, and none of the women spoke for themselves, although their lawyers asked for leniency.
They said the women had struggled with difficult childhoods and should not be seen as hardened criminals.
The lawyer for Ms. Brown said without elaborating that she had ''had a child'' and also ''lost a child'' at an early age. Ms. Johnson's lawyer said that she had been raised by an aunt after her mother died, and was part of a network of relatives living within one block of one another.


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Charges for Rochester Man Seen with Airsoft Gun at Medical Call
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Olmsted County Attorney’s Office filed charges this week against the Rochester man accused of disrupting a medical call with an airsoft gun and having meth in his vehicle while it was parked at an elementary school.
A Rochester Police spokesman said officers responded to the report of a man with a rifle standing outside of a home paramedics and firefighters responded to for a medical call involving a child around 3 a.m. Monday. The first responders told police the man got into a vehicle that officers later tracked to Ben Franklin Elementary School in southeast Rochester.
The criminal complaint says officers then performed a felony traffic stop and arrested 35-year-old George McIntosh II. Officers at the scene believed McIntosh was under the influence of meth based on statements he made. One of the statements included him saying he was in a drill to practice wiring a car into a bomb, the charges say.
Officers searched McIntosh’s vehicle and discovered a substance that tested positive for 4.9 grams of methamphetamine. Police also found drug paraphernalia and 10 airsoft guns in his vehicle, according to the complaint.
McIntosh made his first appearance in Olmsted County Court on Wednesday. His bail was set at $100,000 and he was arraigned on felony third-degree possession and gross misdemeanor charges of carrying a BB gun in public, and two counts of controlled substance DWI. His next court appearance is set for January 31.
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Homemade Halloween Costumes: Giraffe – Daily Savings From All You Magazine
There is definitely a flamingo costume in Gabby's future! LOL 36 Homemade animal costumes for kids and adults!
Get sly without sewing. Ears tutorial here, tail here.
Green scarf, filled with fiberfill, green yarn tied around every ten inches or so to segment it.
Ten simple animal outfits for dressing-up and costume parties! I want to be the Panda!
Clever idea for flamingo costume. You know, for all those occasions when you really really need a flamingo costume [regrets that we don't "do" Halloween the same way in the UK]

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Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes announces the release of the “Fat Boy Fresh” mixtape by Fred The Godson. The 17-track project is currently available for download. The mixtape features appearances from Bad Lucclisten, Vado, French Montana, Masspike Miles, Raelis, Dizzy Wright, Chevy Woods, Tyler Wood, Main Man, Mally Stakz, Bam Vito, Cory Gunz, Reef Hustle, and Jaquae as well as production from Boy Boy, Rick Hertz, Masspike Miles, Base Beats, J Quest, Eboniks, FREAK, Sarom, Mr Authentic, Sunny Heights, and S Dot : Pro.
Fred the Godson is an emcee from the gritty South Bronx ghetto of New York. Seeking refuge from the drug wars that ravaged his block of 156th & Fox, Fred turned to his family but could not escape the desolate living conditions of the ghetto. Finding himself in a shelter after watching his house burn down Fred’s trials and tribulations as a child would provide him the determination to conquer all obstacles that prevented him from achieving his goals. Reaching a low point in his life after failing to graduate high school due to the temptations of the streets, Fred also found out he was diagnosed with Kidney disease, Asthma, and Diabetes. Fred found salvation through the one thing that brought him joy and happiness, music.
Fred’s first experience being moved by Hip Hop was at the age of 15 years old when he became mesmerized watching MC Hammer perform. Inspired by his ability to control the audience and his showmanship Fred soon discovered he too had the ability to entertain the masses with his talent for wordplay and storytelling. Combining his natural love for music and potential to achieve lyrical greatness, Fred integrated music into every aspect of his life fine tuning his craft to become the master of lyrical composition of which he is known as today.
Inspired by Jay-Z, Fred began to build a catalog of songs that would rival the greats showcasing his witty punchlines and the realities of the streets of New York city all delivered with a cool and calculated flow. Distinguishing himself from other up and coming artists with his ability to deliver raw messages in a relate-able and appealing manner Fred has managed to draw attention from most of the main players in the industry including Roc-a-fella, Def Jam, Shady, Sony, Bad Boy, Ruff Ryders and Loud (SRC). Recently purchasing a studio, inventing in promotions, and building a powerhouse team around himself, Fred is positioned to be the next to break and with the help of T.B.M. Entertainment and Draft Entertainment exclusively working to get his music to the general public success in inevitable.
Fred the Godson’s two hugely acclaimed mixtapes, “They Call Me the Flow” and “American Gangster”, along with his well received performances at Sob's, Don Hills, Temple, and opening up for Interscope artist Rich Boy has aided in his co-signs from by Riggs Morales of Shady Records, Super Producer Clark Kent, Dee & Waah of Ruff Ryders as well as Til Welch of Virgin. With the industry behind him Fred’s catalog features production from the best producers in the game such as Sha Money XL, Reefa, Sean C & LV, Heat Makerz, Rockwilder, Buck Wild, Justice League, Charlamaine, Amadeus, Scram Jones and Teddy Riley to name a few.
Fred the Godson’s most recent mixtape, “Fat Boy Fresh”, is a testament to his predisposition to create hits through his clever flows and authentic messages as he penetrates the psyches of his listeners with his real life experiences. The mixtape showcases Fred’s unique versatility and lyrical superiority, engaging all who hear his music in a way that not only provides a genuine vibe but also generates a personal connection between the listener and the music. Listen to “Fat Boy Fresh” for yourself and you will agree that Fred the Godson is exactly what is needed in the Hip Hop game today. Keep up with Fred the Godson on his Twitter page at @FREDTHEGODSON.
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The Leveling Up secretary also said he wants to “relax” a 2028 deadline for private landlords south of the border to improve the energy efficiency of their properties.
But a Tory colleague said it would be “idiotic”, “immoral” and politically suicidal to tone down green pledges amid voters’ growing concerns about the climate crisis.
Rishi Sunak is being urged to abandon “unpopular, expensive green measures” ahead of the general election after a backlash against a totemic measure last week.
Despite losing Thursday’s by-elections in Yorkshire and Somerset, the Tories held out in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, near London, by battling a new motor vehicle burden.
READ MORE: Gas boilers to be penalized in energy efficiency renovation
Candidate Steve Tuckwell succeeded Boris Johnson as MP for the seat after he opposed the extension of an environmental protection measure by London Labor Mayor Sadiq Khan.
The ultra-low-emission zone (Ulez) is set to stretch from the center of the capital to the outskirts of commuter traffic next month. There is a charge of £12.50 per day for older, polluting cars.
Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged that Ulez had ruined Labor’s chances for the seat and urged Mr Khan to “reflect” on the policy, which may now be reconsidered.
Tory strategists saw the result as a glimmer of hope on an otherwise bleak night when the Tories trailed their rivals by more than 20 points in all three by-elections.
Mr Gove told the Sunday Telegraph he wanted “prudent environmental protection” rather than “treating the cause of the environment as a religious crusade”.
He said: “I strongly believe that we are asking too much too quickly.”
Tory Local Government Minister Leww Rowley echoed the comments, saying some environmental campaigners took an “evangelical” approach.
He told Times Radio, “I think what Michael was saying was there’s a group of people in politics and a group of campaign organizations that treat it like a religion, they treat it with an evangelical fervor, which I’m not sure if that’s the right thing to do.”
“You can’t have a reasonable debate with people. People yelling and yelling like “Just Stop Oil” and saying things that are fundamentally not right are not going to get us any further or faster on this journey.”
“What I think Uxbridge is showing is that we need to do this in a careful way, and do it over several decades – and we need to take people with us.
“And that is something that the Labor Party in Uxbridge has failed to do and what the Government wants to do very carefully is to ensure that people are with us on this journey.”
READ MORE: SNP ministers urged to suspend Indy prospectus amid spending row
Former Business Secretary Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg said the lesson of the Tory victory in Uxbridge was that “what works is getting rid of unpopular, expensive green measures”.
He told GB News: “I think Uxbridge is really interesting and important because if we get rid of stuff like Ulez that’s been popping up across the country and we show that we’re on the side of British voters – we stop burdening them with extra fees, extra regulations and extra interference in their lives – then I think there’s a real opportunity.”
He said by-elections “do not necessarily predict what’s going to happen in general elections,” but that governments should “think about what they’re doing and see what’s working and what’s not.”
He said: “What works is getting rid of unpopular, expensive green measures and that’s a real opportunity for us.” An Energy Bill is now in Parliament that will impose endless costs on UK consumers and businesses. We don’t want to do that.”
However, former Tory minister Lord Goldsmith or Richmond Park told the Observer that voters would punish any party that failed to deliver on its green promises.
He said: “Election results can be interpreted in a myriad of ways, and it is in the nature of politicians and political commentators to infuse the results with their own biases.”
“But it is cynical and idiotic to use these latest findings to make the case for abandoning Britain’s previous environmental leadership.
“It would also be politically suicidal, given the very strong and broad support for environmental action that exists across the electorate. And it is immoral, considering that both government and opposition recognize the gravity of the crisis we face.
“So it’s hard to believe that there really are people at the top of any of the major parties who are calling for a abandonment of green politics, but if there is, I can only hope that the electorate will press them when the time comes.”


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Hello and happy Monday!
How was your weekend? I went to a birthday celebration and didn't have to much time to craft, but I feel very happy because my friend liked her gift and card.
Today, I want to show you a new card I made for our weekly challenge at Digi Makeover:
We have a new challenge at Digi Makeover: PASTEL COLORS... Remember, you need to use a digi and follow the theme to win awesome digis.
I used "Moody for Dragonflies" by Paper Makeover Stamps and colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I cut it out and placed it on a double mat cut with Labels 1 (Spillbinders).
I used some natural recycled paper for the background, Alt paper (circles) and butter cardstock and embossing folder for the different layers.
I used a pink flower ribbon, made a bow, I used a dragonfly charm attached to it. I also put a bunch of paper pastel flowers with some rhinestones for their centers.
I hope you like my card and feel inspired to take your pastel colors, pastel papers and participate with us in our challenge this week.
I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Simon Says: sketch #2
2 sisters: flowers for spring
A Gem of a challenge: Easter/spring
Di's digi designs: Easter/spring
QKR: dreaming of spring
Clearly Inspired: die cuts
RRR: ribbons and flowers
Visible Image: spring
ABC: J is Just as you like
Bastel Traum: weather
Forever Friends: lots of flowers
Kreativ in Krauf: spring
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On International Day of Peace, we are pleased to announce the award of an Impact grant to a project delivering in conflict-torn South Sudan
UK Aid Direct grant holders, Saferworld, will be using community security and peacebuilding approaches to improve the safety of communities in South Sudan. Their work supports communities, civil society and local authorities to jointly address peace and security concerns. It looks to encourage community participation (particularly women and youth) in the decision-making processes.
This project hopes to improve the safety of 24,500 direct beneficiaries and 161,595 indirect beneficiaries.
The grant was awarded in the second UK Aid Direct funding round and joins 34 projects that have already been announced.
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)(HKSE:1878) posted a sharply lower second quarter profit Monday as sales volume and revenue declined due to the curtailment of mining operations amid a controversial takeover bid for the mining company.
Operations at its Ovoot Tolgoi Mine in Mongolia were "entirely curtailed" at the end of the most recent quarter citing weak market conditions and regulatory issues.
Aluminum Corp of China Ltd., also known as Chalco, plans to buy a 57.6 per cent stake in SouthGobi from
(TSE:IVN), which has triggered anxiety in Mongolia about Chinese ownership of a major resource producer, prompting the passing of a foreign investment law in Mongolia in May.
Mongolia has profited from selling coal, copper and other minerals to China's booming economy, but some in the sparsely populated North Asian nation are uneasy about possible economic domination by their giant neighbour.
Earlier this month, Chalco, the Chinese aluminum giant, said it will extend again its proportional takeover offer for up to 60 per cent of SouthGobi stock by another 30 days. The proposed deal valued at $926 million, or $8.48 per share, has the backing of Ivanhoe, which is SouthGobi's largest shareholder.
The deal remains subject to all statutory and regulatory approvals, including Canadian and Chinese regulatory approvals, and Chalco shareholder approval.
Sales volume in the latest period declined, the company said, due to the "significant uncertainty" surrounding SouthGobi's business resulting from the proposed proportional takeover bid by Chalco, which resulted in the Mineral Resources Authority of Mongolia announcing a request to suspend exploration and mining activity on certain licenses, various infrastructure constraints in Mongolia, and the softening of inland China coking coal markets toward the end of the second quarter.
For the three months that ended June 30, the Mongolian coal producer recorded a profit of $0.2 million, compared to a net profit of $67.3 million a year ago, and $3.1 million in the first quarter.
In the latest quarter, the company produced 0.27 million tonnes of raw coal with a strip ratio of 4.31 compared to production of 0.87 million tonnes of raw coal a year ago, with a strip ratio of 4.74.
SouthGobi halted its mining activities in the second quarter in a bid to manage coal inventories and to maintain efficient working capital levels. As at quarter end, mining activities had been fully curtailed, and because of this, the miner suspended uncommitted capital and exploration expenditures to preserve financial resources.
The company said it sold 0.16 million tonnes of coal at an average realized selling price of $62.56 per tonne, compared to sales of 1.05 million tonnes of coal at a price of $54.06 per tonne in the second quarter of 2011.
Revenue of $8.4 million was down sharply from $47.3 million a year earlier. The company said customers were reluctant to enter into significant sales contracts due to infrastructure delays, uncertainty with respect to the suspension of mining activities at Ovoot Tolgoi and the continued softening of inland China coking coal markets.
Direct cash costs of product sold, excluding idled mine costs, were $22.57 per tonne compared to $26.77 per tonne a year earlier, as a result of a lower strip ratio and reduced fuel prices.
The company noted today that it has not received any "official notification" to suspend exploration and mining activity and "has no reason to believe SouthGobi's licenses are not in good standing."
But SouthGobi cautioned that any official notification received will require a mandatory suspension of operations and could result in the impairment of the company's property, plant and equipment.
Its total assets at quarter end came in at $846.5 million, and it had $61.6 million in cash and equivalents.
"Although no official notification has been received to date, SouthGobi continues to be impacted by the uncertainty over its licenses. Many government bodies and regulatory authorities in Mongolia are reluctant to provide approvals and permits," the company said in its statement.
Due to the uncertainty, the company said it anticipates its operations will remain fully curtailed in the third quarter and that production volumes, sales volumes and pricing for the full year cannot be estimated.
The Ovoot Tolgoi Mine is approximately 40km from China, which is approximately 190 kilometres closer than Tavan Tolgoi coal producers in Mongolia and 7,000 to 10,000 kilometres closer than Australian and North American coking coal producers.
The company is also approximately 50km from existing railway infrastructure, which is approximately one tenth the distance to rail of Tavan Tolgoi coal producers in Mongolia.


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American Hazelnut (Americana) is generally described as
a perennial shrub.
native to the U.S. (United States)
has its most active growth period in the
spring and summer .
The greatest bloom is usually observed in the
with fruit and seed production starting in the
summer and continuing until
not retained year to year.
American Hazelnut (Americana) has a
short life span relative to most other plant species and a
moderate growth rate.
At maturity, the typical
American Hazelnut (Americana) will reach up to
10 feet high, with a maximum height at 20 years of
American Hazelnut (Americana) is easily found in nurseries, garden stores and other plant dealers and distributors. It can be propagated by
bare root, container, seed.
It has a
slow ability to spread through seed production and the seedlings have
Note that cold stratification is
not required for seed germination and the plant cannot survive exposure to temperatures below
medium tolerance to drought and restricted water conditions.
Uses of : Landscaping, Medicinal, Culinary, etc.
Hazelnuts and filberts are produced by species of Corylus. Commercial filberts (C. colurna L. and C. maxima Mill.) are cultivated in various parts of the world, particularly Turkey, Italy, Spain, China, and the US. Nuts of the native American species (C. americana and C. cornuta) are smaller but similar to the cultivated ones in flavor, and C. cornuta also is commercially cultivated for nut production. The nuts are sweet and may be eaten raw or ground into flour for cake-like bread. The nuts were used by American Indians to flavor soups.
The nuts of American hazelnut, which have a higher nutritional value than acorns and beechnuts, also are eaten by squirrels, foxes, deer, northern bobwhite, ruffed grouse, turkey, woodpeckers, pheasants, and deer. The leaves, twigs, and catkins are browsed by rabbits, deer, and moose. The male catkins are a winter food for turkey and ruffed grouse. The dense, low growth habit provides cover and nesting sites for many wildlife species.
Extractives of American hazelnut and their physically modified derivatives, primarily glycerides of the fatty acids, are used for emollients. Other derivatives, such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, and residues are used for botanicals.
American hazelnut has long been valued as an ornamental and for planting in naturalized settings. It grows in sun or partial shade and is useful for borders because of its colonial tendency. The leaves turn orange to red or purple in the fall. It is available from various commercial growers – there apparently are no cultivars apart from the wild type. Cultivars of the European filbert (C. avellana L.) tend to be small trees and also are useful in landscaping.
General: Birch family (Betulaceae). Native shrubs growing 1-3(-4) meters tall, strongly rhizomatous and forming colonial thickets; main stems (or trunk) straight, with spreading, ascending branches, the twigs slender, zigzag, light brown, with numerous stiff, red-glandular hairs. Leaves are deciduous, alternate, broadly oval with a heart-shaped or rounded base, 8-12(-15) cm long and 12 cm wide, acuminate, doubly serrate, hairy beneath, the petiole with stiff, glandular hairs. Male (staminate) and female (pistillate) flowers are separate, but both types present on each plant (the species monoecious); male flowers numerous in long, pendulous stalks (catkins) 8-10 cm long, in clusters of two or three near branch tips, appearing in the fall, but opening the following spring. Female flowers are several in a scaly bud, tiny and inconspicuous with only bright red stigma and styles protruding from the gray-brown buds, almost completely enclosed by bracts, near the end of the twigs. Fruit is a light brown, acorn-like nut 1-2 cm long, wider than long, enclosed in two, leafy, coarsely toothed (husk-like) bracts. The common name reflects its being native to North America and “hazel” is from the Old English name for filbert.
Variation within the species: several variants have been described within the species: Corylus americana var. indehiscens Palmer & Steyermark (fruit bracts united along one side) from southwestern Missouri; Corylus americana forma missouriensis (A. DC.) Fern. (petioles essentially glandless) from southeastern Kansas. These have not been generally recognized, and the species is currently treated with no formal variants.
Distinguished from beaked hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) by absence of a horned beak on the fruit.
Required Growing Conditions
Widespread in eastern North America, Maine west to Saskatchewan and North Dakota, south to eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Georgia, not found along the Gulf coast region. For current distribution, please consult the Plant Profile page for this species on the PLANTS Web site.
Adaptation American hazelnut occurs in moist to dry woods and thickets, forest margins, roadsides, and fencerows and other disturbed areas. It grows best on rich, moist, well-drained soils but often may be found close to streamsides and also grows on prairies. Open habitats are common, but it also can grow successfully in deep shade and is found at 0-750 at meters in elevation. This species flowers in February–April before the emergence of leaves and fruits in July–August.
Cultivation and Care
Plants of American hazelnut may begin producing seed after the first year and produce good seed crops every 2-3 years. The seeds have a period of dormancy, apparently overcome by cold treatment.
General Upkeep and Control
American hazelnut is removed by growers of commercial closely managed forests, primarily because of its aggressive colonial habit and corresponding competition with timber trees. It is easily top-killed by spring and summer fires. The underground roots and rhizomes can survive low- to moderate-severity fires when the humus is moist, but they are relatively shallow and vulnerable to repeated summer fires when the humus is dry and combustible.
American hazelnut is not affected by any serious pests. Several canker-forming fungi may result in girdling or breakage of stems. Mildew may defoliate plants and fungi may destroy nuts.
Source: USDA, NRCS, PLANTS Database, plants.usda.gov.
National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdom of Z Manga Volume 1
About Kingdom of Z Manga Volume 1
Kingdom Of Z Manga Volume 1 features story by Saizo Harawata and art by Lon Watanuki.
Five days after a sudden and devastating zombie attack, Masaru is barely managing to survive by hiding out at his high school. Suddenly, he is rescued by two beautiful high school girls: Sekigahara Miki and Nagiri Karin. But what are their real motives…?


If there’s one instrument most closely associated with classic country music, it’s the pedal steel. Buddy Emmons is recognized as the Jimi Hendrix of the pedal steel – in addition to his revolutionary, jazz-inspired style and technical innovations, he also patented and first produced the version of the instrument that’s been the global standard since 1962. Emmons got his start as an eighteeen-year-old phenom in Little Jimmy Dickens’ band in 1955 and never looked back, recording and touring with Ray Price, Roger Miller and a stampede of country stars as well as recording many of his own albums which explore jazz as well as C&W. There’s also a compilation album, The Big E – A Salute to Steel Guitarist Buddy Emmons, out recently, with many of the world’s top pedal steel players and country stars paying tribute to the iconic musician/inventor. The whole thing is streaming at Spotify.
The playing throughout the tracks here is fantastic: although there’s a rotating cast of musicians, they pretty much sound like a single great Nashville band circa 1965 or so, a mix of current-day stars and veterans trading licks throughout a smart, inspired mix of some of the songs most closely associated with Emmons throughout his country career.
Vince Gill leads a band with steel players Paul Franklin and Tommy White trading richly jazzy western swing solos before Gill himself shows off some jazz guitar chops on Country Boy, an early Little Jimmy Dickens hit that Emmons played hundreds of times onstage. Steve Fishell takes over the pedals with his own resonant, terse licks on Emmylou Harris’ and Rodney Crowell‘s duet of That’s All It Took, a Gram Parsons homage. Duane Eddy exchanges low, twilit guitar shades with steel player Dan Dugmore‘s judicious riffs and Spooner Oldham‘s similarly tasteful piano on Blue Jade, a big Emmons instrumental hit. Then Willie Nelson contributes a spare acoustic take of Are You Sure, which he co-wrote in 1961 with Emmons.
Longtime Buck Owens steel player JayDee Maness and guitarist Albert Lee exchange purist, sometimes whispery, bluesy verses on instrumental version of the 1963 Ray Price hit This Cold War With You. John Anderson sings the 1958 Ernest Tubb honkytonk single Half a Mind, Buck Reid employing the famous tuning that Emmons invented while showing off some juicy western swing riffs. Greg Leisz follows with a mostly instrumental version of Wild Mountain Thyme, slowly making his way through the melody and then adding some richly tuneful embellishments.
John Sebastian’s Rainbows All Over Your Blues gives Maness and Lee a chance to choogle and spiral, followed by the album’s most energizing number, Doug Jernigan‘s lickety-split version of Buddy’s Boogie, an iconically difficult piece in the pedal steel canon. Then Brad Paisley’s longtime steel player Randle Currie takes it down, spacious and suspenseful, on a take of Willie Nelson’s Night Life sung by Raul Malo.
The Lee Boys’ Roosevelt Collier plays steel with a snarling but cool Albert Collins-style tone on a version of Feel So Bad, Fishell following with more sunbaked, sustained lines behind Chris Stapleton’s animated soul vocals. Joanie Keller Johnson‘s lovely Dolly Parton-tinged vocals grace a version of Someday Soon in tribute to Emmons’ playing on the 1969 Judy Collins hit.
Norm Hamlet of Merle Haggard’s band takes the steel chair on Roger Miller’shonkytonk hit Invitation to the Blues, but he lets Lee’s spiraling Strat take the song all the way up. Dickens himself sings a fetchingly soulful take of his classic When Your House Is Not a Home, featuring similarly low-key but intense solos from Dugmore and Eddy. Steel player Gary Carter , from Marty Stuart’s band, contributes a spacious, minimalist take of Shenandoah, which turns out to be the most avant garde thing here. The album winds up with Eddy and Dugmore exchanging resonant, elegantly moonlit lines on an instrumental of the Hank Williams classic Mansion on a Hill.


A new version of Elbit Systems’ Autonomous Truck Mounted howitzer System (ATMOS) 155 mm/39-calibre SP artillery system was developed for the Royal Thai Army (RTA), in cooperation with Thailand’s military industrial complex. A first unit comprising six CAESAR 155mm/52 caliber guns is currently in service. The ATMOS platform is designed to operate the 155mm/52 caliber tube, but in Thailand the Army opted for the 155mm/39 caliber howitzer using a 6×6 truck. The ATMOS has already been demonstrated implemented on 8×8 trucks, carrying 54 caliber guns.
The RTA is expected to field a second battery of truck-mounted howitzers. It is designed with a low silhouette making the camouflaged vehicle indistinctive on road travel. Many of the gun’s systems are automated, enabling operation by a crew of three personnel. The ATMOS system is fully integrated with Elbit Systems’ command and control and various systems enabling to reduce the workload the crew is faced with.
The prototype development has recently been completed in Israel and was demonstrated in firing series prior to delivery to the customer. Follow-on production systems will be built in Thailand. The current requirement is for six systems. The development has been underway since 2012.
The RTA currently operates a battery of six Nexter Systems CAESAR 155 mm/52-calibre (6×6) SP artillery systems and it had been expected that additional systems would be ordered to form a complete regiment of 18 weapons.
According to Jane’s Defense Weekly, the SPGs will be produced at the Thai Army Artillery and Mortar Production Division of the Royal Thai Army’s (RTA’s) Weapon Production Centre (WPC). The locally produced guns are expected to be delivered by the military factory in 2015.
In India, Elbit Systems and Bharat Forge are promoting the ATMOS to meet the Indian Army MGS requirement. The two companies are also collaborating in other artillery modernization programs in India, including the up-gunning of 130mm M46 to 155mm/45 Caliber. The program offers the Army operators improved logistics through the lifespan of the gun.The two partners are also pursuing the Indian 155mm/52 Autonomous Towed howitzer requirement offering the ATHOS towed gun system. As an autonomous weapon platform ATHOS integrates a highly sophisticated and accurate navigation and positioning system, comprising an inertial navigation system, global positioning and on-board firing computer offering maximum flexibility and efficiency. Automated ammunition loading system to accelerate firing series and minimize the exposure of the gun in the firing position.


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A Year Around Moon; Seven More to Go: Happy Anniversary Chandrayaan 2
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New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- "Today Chandrayaan 2 completes one year on Moon orbit. It was successfully inserted in the Lunar orbit on August 20, 2019," said ISRO. The moment has been one to be proud of by every Indian. And why not, it was one of the greatest tech developments. The Chandrayaan 2 had the ability to soft-land and operate a robotic rover on the lunar surface.
"Though the soft-landing attempt (of the lander carrying the rover) was not successful, the orbiter, which was equipped with eight scientific instruments, was successfully placed in the lunar orbit. The orbiter completed more than 4,400 orbits around the Moon and all the instruments are currently performing well," the Indian Space Research Organisation said.
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