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Disruption 101 For Self-Publishers
By Suw Charman-Anderson, Contributor, at Forbes.
The publishing industry is undergoing significant disruption. Amazon is pushing down book prices and controlling the point of sale. Self-publishers are flooding the market with cheap books, producing some very high quality work that competes with traditionally published books, and proving a new business model that may well lure authors away from traditional deals.
The level of disruption cannot be underestimated, and it’s going to have a significant impact on publishing as we currently know it.
“Across industries, only 9% of disrupted organisations ever recover,” found Clark Gilbert and Clayton M Christensen in recent research into innovation in digitally disrupted markets.
“Of those, 100% created a separate digital unit to take on the disruption. Not one company […] succeeded trying to develop digital inside the existing company.”
Gilbert has produced six principles for how media companies must deal with disruption, which should be of interest to all publishers. I also think that it’s important for self-publishers to understand these principles as well, even though we are part of the disruptive force. The landscape is changing and will only change more as the the disruption truly takes hold.
Whilst some of these principles apply mostly to traditional businesses, there are some that are relevant to self-publishers.
1. Create a separate digital unit
Gilbert’s first finding, that only companies which created separate digital units survive disruption, is the one that he gets most push-back on. But, he says, the evidence is so compelling that to argue against it is “like arguing against gravity”. However, while having a separate digital unit is essential to survival, by itself it is not sufficient to guarantee success.
6. Don’t underestimate the magnitude of the disruption
Finally, Gilbert says that “magnitude of the disruption cannot be ignored”, and that’s just as true for books as it is for news. The publishing industry has multiple challenges facing it and is simply not going to triumph by nibbling around the edges with digital-only imprints, outsourced workforces and collapsing advances for midlist authors.
For self-publishers, this means accepting that change is ongoing. What works this year may not work next year, and visa versa. We have to keep on top of the transformations that our industry is seeing and not allow ourselves to be blindsided by future disruptions that alter the foundational assumptions upon which we have built our careers and businesses.
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I feel this is one of the best articles I’ve seen covering the changes in the publishing world. If you’re a self-publisher looking to do well in this landscape a good question to ask might be; “Have I set myself up from a business standpoint to take advantage of these changes?” I feel that the writers who have taken the extra steps to incorporate, own your own ISBN’s, and have their work available through multiple distributors, in every format, will be the ones who will thrive in the future.
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Erectile dysfunction is known to be associated with general health status, thus, lifestyle modification improves erectile function and decreases the rate of decline of function with aging. One year after discontinuation of smoking, patients were found to have a 25% improvement in erectile quality.16 In addition, multivariate analysis found obesity is associated with erectile dysfunction with an approximately 50% increase in ED in obese men as compared with normal weight men.17
It is normal for a man to have five to six erections during sleep, especially during rapid eye movement (REM). Their absence may indicate a problem with nerve function or blood supply in the penis. There are two methods for measuring changes in penile rigidity and circumference during nocturnal erection: snap gauge and strain gauge. A significant proportion of men who have no sexual dysfunction nonetheless do not have regular nocturnal erections.
PD is a chronic neurodegenerative disease characterized by “motor” and “non-motor” symptoms that lead to progressive disability. Erectile and SD are “non-motor” symptoms and can occur in 50–69% of males with PD (39-42). Ejaculatory and orgasmic function are also impaired. PD affects the dopaminergic pathways leading to erection and arousal. Dopaminergic therapy for PD can improve ED, and sometimes therapy may lead to hypersexuality (43,44). A comparison of married men with PD to age matched controls with non-neurologic chronic disease such as arthritis did not show any discrepancy in ED rates (45). This suggests that ED in certain groups with PD may occur from disease related factors common in chronic illness, in general.
Multiple combinations of intracavernosal therapy exist and the effectiveness of them varies based on patient characteristics and varying dosing strength (Table 1). Combination therapy have been extremely effective in the SCI population, and have several advantages including a reduction in cost per dose and side effects base on the lowered dose of each component (101,102). Effectiveness of combination therapy in the spinal cord population is well established, but no specific dose recommendations can be made based on the data (103-106). The use of combination therapy on other forms of neurogenic ED have not been well studied, but there use can be trialed as second-line therapy, or for populations were the side effects of PDE5i may preclude use such as in MSA due to hypotension.
If you have a neurological disorder or spinal cord injury and other erectile dysfunction treatments aren’t effective, two types of surgical implants could offer solutions to your ED. “An implantable pump can be used to manually create an erection by pumping fluid into cylinders placed inside the penis,” explains Feloney. “The other option is a malleable prosthesis that works like a gooseneck lamp to direct the penis into position for intercourse." Risks for these ED treatments include infection and mechanical breakdown.
Erectile dysfunction or ED (It used to be called impotence) is the inability to achieve or sustain an erection suitable for sexual intercourse. Problems with erections may stem from medications, chronic illnesses, poor blood flow to the penis, drinking too much alcohol, or being too tired. Erectile dysfunction can occur at any age, but it is more common in men older than 75.
The primary nerve fibers to the penis are from the dorsal nerve of the penis, a branch of the pudendal nerve. The cavernosal nerves are a part of the autonomic nervous system and incorporate both sympathetic and parasympathetic fibers. They travel posterolaterally along the prostate and enter the corpora cavernosa and corpus spongiosum to regulate blood flow during erection and detumescence. The dorsal somatic nerves are also branches of the pudendal nerves. They are primarily responsible for penile sensation.
Men with medical conditions that may cause a sustained erection, such as sickle cell anemia, leukemia, or multiple myeloma, or a man who has an abnormally-shaped penis, may not benefit from these medications. Also, men with liver diseases or a disease of the retina, such as macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa, may not be able to take these medications, or may need to take the lowest dosage.
A larger national study, the National Health and Social Life Survey, looked at sexual function in men and women.4 This study surveyed 1,410 men aged 18 to 59 and also documented an increase in ED with age. Additionally, the study found a decrease in sexual desire with increasing age. Men in the oldest cohort (50 to 59) were more than 3 times as likely to experience erection problems and to report low sexual desire compared with men 18 to 29. Experience of sexual dysfunction was more likely among men in poor physical and emotional health. The study also concluded that sexual dysfunction is an important public health concern and that emotional issues are likely to contribute to the experience sexual dysfunction.
Penile Injection Medication: This is just what it sounds like. Injected at home directly into the penis, the medication alprostadil produces erection by relaxing certain muscles, increasing blood flow into the penis and restricting outflow. Although some sources report an 80 percent success rate, the therapy has disadvantages, such as risks of infection, pain, and scarring—fibrosis—in the penis, and it may also cause priapism. A popular version of this medication is Upjohn Corporation’s Caverject. The MUSE System, by VIVUS, involves the same medicine (a pellet of alprostadil) applied with an eye-dropper-like applicator, directly into the urethra.
There have been some studies to suggest that a placebo effect that improves ED may work for some men. One study found that men taking an oral placebo pill showed as much improvement in ED symptoms as men who took actual medication to improve ED. Conversely, men who were given therapeutic suggestions to improve ED did not see signs of symptom improvement.
Several studies accessed the prevalence of ED. The Massachusetts Male Aging Study reported a prevalence of 52%.2 The study demonstrated that ED is increasingly prevalent with age: approximately 40% of men are affected at age 40 and nearly 70% of men are affected at age 70. The prevalence of complete ED increased from 5% at age 40 to 15% at age 70.2 Age was the variable most strongly associated with ED.
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most common conditions affecting middle-aged and older men. Nearly every primary care physician, internist and geriatrician will be called upon to manage this condition or to make referrals to urologists, endocrinologists and cardiologists who will assist in the treatment of ED. This article will briefly discuss the diagnosis and management of ED. In addition, emerging concepts in ED management will be discussed, such as the use of testosterone to treat ED, the role of the endothelium in men with ED and treating the partner of the man with ED. Finally, future potential therapies for ED will be discussed.
In one study, 9.6% reported ‘occasional’ erectile dysfunction, 8.9% reported erectile dysfunction occurring ‘often’, and 18.6% reported erectile dysfunction occurring ‘all the time’. Of these, only 11.6% had received treatment.In another study, only 14.1% of men reported that they had received treatment, despite experiencing erectile dysfunction for longer than 12 months.
A vacuum erection device is a plastic tube that slips over the penis, making a seal with the skin of the body. A pump at the other end of the tube makes a low-pressure vacuum around the erectile tissue, which results in an erection. An elastic ring is then slipped onto the base of the penis. This holds the blood in the penis (and keeps it hard) for up to 30 minutes. With proper training, 75 out of 100 men can get a working erection using a vacuum erection device.


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Country Analysis- Business Opportunity Evaluation (5-6 pages)
This is a business paper intended to report on why the country you chose in Week 1 is an attractive country for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), what makes it so, and helps us understand how we can do business more effectively in that country. You are also asked to select a business that you would like to, as an academic exercise in this class, open in the country you have analyzed and selected. This assignment will form an important building block to be used for your Business Plan assignment due (the next assignment).
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Mike Choquette is a civil engineer, technical author, and software instructor specializing in transportation, environmental engineering, and visualization. His software expertise is concentrated on the Civil 3D, Map 3D, 3ds Max, and VIZ products. He worked as a design engineer in the Boston area and as a software instructor for two leading Autodesk resellers at Autodesk University. Mike has a Masters of Science Degree in Civil Engineering and is a registered professional engineer in Massachusetts. His publication credits include contributions to conference proceedings, training courseware for Autodesk and Ascent, and John Wiley & Son's Encyclopedia of Environmental Analysis and Remediation. Mike is currently a Senior Applications Engineer with IMAGINiT Technologies.
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Authority. T.C.A., Title 67, Chapter 6, Parts 1 through 6.
Description. The sales and use tax in Tennessee is in the process of undergoing changes as a part of a national effort to streamline sales tax collections. Numerous reforms and changes to Tennessee law have been adopted by the General Assembly but not yet implemented. The implementation dates for these amendments were tied to certain developments at the national level, which have been delayed. As a result, many statutes regarding sales and use tax are expected to change but at an uncertain date. The description of the sales and use tax in this Section reflects the law as it reads prior to the implementation of certain of these changes related to the streamlining effort. The sales and use tax is imposed upon every person who (1) engages in the business of selling tangible personal property at retail in this state; (2) uses or consumes in this state any item or Article of tangible personal property; (3) is the recipient of certain specified things or services or who rents or furnishes any of the things or services taxable; (4) stores for use or consumption in this state any item or Article of tangible personal property; (5) leases or rents such property within the state, or charges admission, dues or fees, or sells space as defined in the statutes dealing with the sales tax; (6) charges a fee for subscription to television services; (7) leases or rents tangible personal property; (8) performs specifically taxable services; (9) sells or uses admissions, dues and fees on amusements; and (10) certain other specifically listed taxable activities. T.C.A. § 67-6-201. The taxable privileges listed above are modified by numerous credits and exemptions. This tax is included as a source of county revenue because the state sales and use tax is the source of most of the state funds allocated to county school systems under the Basic Education Program (BEP). Counties do not receive a direct allocation from this tax as do municipalities.
The Tennessee Department of Revenue administers the tax, which is imposed upon every dealer engaging in a taxable privilege under this chapter. T.C.A. § 67-6-501. The current general state sales and use tax rate is 7 percent with an additional state tax of 2.75 percent levied on the amount in excess of $1,600 but less than or equal to $3,200 on sales of any single Article of personal property. T.C.A. §§ 67-6-202 through 67-6-205. Additionally, a number of statutes provide for variation of rates for different products (e.g., the rate for the retail sale of food and food ingredients is 4 percent).

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ORANGE PARK, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is moving an express bus stop located in the middle of a construction zone in Clay County. The change came after Action News began asking questions about potential hazards.
The Florida Department of Transportation is undergoing a major road construction project on U.S. 17 at Wells Road in Orange Park. Because of the construction, there’s no sidewalk leading to the stop and dirt and concrete barriers surround it. The bus stop was there before the construction project began, but the construction did not impact the stop until a few days ago, according to JTA spokesman John Finotti.
Drivers said the stop seemed out of place.
“You'd think they move it, safer for people safer for traffic,” said Michael Stars. “It’s less things people have to think about when it's already a well-occupied road.”
Finotti said JTA will move the stop down the road until the construction is completed. The agency recently expanded service on the X4 line as way to serve more commuters in Clay County.
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Deadly bombings in Southern Thailand on Saturday killed thirteen people and wounded over 300 in popular tourist and commercial centers. How to understand these attacks.
Thailand's lax immigration policies help tourism, but it also lets in unsavory groups and characters, like the Iranians who blew themselves up last week in Bangkok.
We see ourselves in the victims of that tragedy – we wonder what the moment of our demise will be like. How we’ll respond. What we’ll feel. What we won’t feel.
One of the scariest and most disturbing trends for the United Nations is the way in which an international humanitarian organization has become a preferred target of Islamist extremists over the past ten years. The transformation has occurred remarkably quickly.
The United Nations headquarters in the Nigerian capital was the target of an apparent terrorist attack. Numerous casualties are reported.
Authorities are reporting three blasts struck Mumbai, India during evening rush hour today. #Mumbaiblasts is already a trending topic on Twitter.
At least 14 people are killed. After watching the inspirational movements for freedom and democracy in north Africa these past five months, an attack like this almost seems like a throwback to an earlier era.
If Russia is to finally move beyond the threat of radical terror groups the Kremlin and its allies in the North Caucasus must spend more time wooing moderates than simply trying to kill suspected terrorists in sweeps which tend to destroy markets and bystanders in the process.


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Keywords: expanded polystyrene grains; lightweight concrete; poly-mer;
Abstract:Lightweight concrete with lower water absorption for thin structural elements was goal of investigation. Polypropylene fibers contributed to concrete ductility. For lower bulk density we used polystyrene grains. We used polymer modified concrete for realization of better adhezion between concrete and fiber. Polymer membranes cover the. micro - fissures wich may appear due to shrinkage, so polymer modified concrete has smaller water absorption. The influence of polypropylene fiber and cement quantity on properties concrete is investigated in this paper. Experimental work included several kinds of concrete, made with different cement contents, consistency, quantity of polypropylene fibers and with polymer latex, styrenebutadiene rubber modifier. River aggregate with grain size of up to 8 mm was used. The polymer portland cement concrete properties depend, not only on composition but also on the way of preparation, compacting and curing. Curing includes: 1 day in wet conditions, 6 days in the water followed by 21 days in the air. Compressive and splitting tensile strength and water absorption values are reported. It can be concluded that using of polypropylene fibers have better effect on splitting to compressive strength ratio for concrete with bulk density lower than 1800 kg/m3.
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In Their Darkened Shrines
Browns Town, on december 03, 2007 3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Sound: Nile start off with extreme power with 'The Blessed Dead' and it's amazing to hear how much better the band actually sound in terms of songwriting and instrumentation. The guitar tones are lethal, and new drummer Tony Laureno (formerly of Angelcorpse) just tears his kit apart. Tony was actually the first thing to capture my attention, because it's almost impossible not to hear the guy just slamming away on his skins. His performance is phenomenal, and the riffs unleashed by Karl Sanders and Dallas Toler-Wade are devastating. 'Execration Text' is up next, and I simply fell in love with this song the second I heard it. I couldn't believe my ears as the second riff in the song is simply surreal. In fact, all of the riffs are killer-highly melodic and extremely technical. Dallas Toler-Wade is responsible for this beautiful piece of metal as he wrote the music for it, and it's amazing to see how well he's adapted to the Nile approach. Outstanding from start to finish, this song will leave you begging for more. Thankfully, you'll only have to beg for about two seconds.
Track three on the album 'Sarcophagus' sees the pace slow down considerably, with the band exploring furthermore with slower, more grind rhythms. The vocals are the highlight in this song, as all three vocalists demonstrate their skills. Speaking of which, former lead vocalist Chief Spires has been replaced by Jon Vesano, who also took up bass duties for the band. He's not as powerful as Karl, and he doesn't even come close to Dallas' inhuman approach, but he still does a fine job. The song ends with some cool Egyptian melodies and some excellent double-bass work from Tony Laureno. A short but insane drum intro sets the pace for track four 'Kheftiu Asar Butchiu', which I consider to be the finest song in Nile's history. The guitars slam you from left to right, up and down, and the drumming will have you picking your jaw up from the floor. This song is 3 minutes and 52 seconds of pure ass kicking death metal. In my 12 years of listening to this genre of music, never have I witnessed such a high level of pain delivered in just one song. The vocal tradeoffs are outstanding, the drum work is the best you could ever wish to hear, and the riffs are simply mesmerizing. My favorite section in this song is probably the breakdown, in which Tony shows us what most drummers tend to overlook when sitting behind the kit-cymbals. The cymbal work here is simply beautiful, and the build up to the horrific outro is spectacular, with all three vocalists singing 'Kheftiu Asar Butchiu' in unison. It feels like you're left alone to meet your death in one of the ancient pyramids. Hats off to Karl Sanders for writing what I consider to be one of the best songs in the history of death metal. Hell, no one even comes close to this one.
How many of you out there have heard a 12 minute epic death metal song? Not too many of you I would guess, as I can't recall anyone doing such a thing before. 'Unas, Slayer of the Gods' was my first time too, and man, this song has unbelievable written all over it. A sweet acoustic intro is the first thing come out of your speakers, and just when you're caught in the beauty of it all, insane blast beats and furious riffs come blazing towards you like napalm flame. It's like being caught with your pants down. This song has so many different sections that I'm not even going to try to go over them all, you have to hear it for yourself to believe it. There is one thing that I will say, however-the horn section in the song is brilliant. Tony Laureno delivers a stunning kick drum solo in the breakdown and.. ah, I should just skip to track six, which is called 'Churning the Maelstrom', which is exactly what the band does. Nothing too special here, just outstanding death metal from start to finish, with an equally outstanding guitar solo. 'I Whisper in the Ear of the Dead' is quite possibly the most haunting song on the album. Slow and brutal is the formula here, with the band expanding their Egyptian approach even further. The Egyptian sounds that the band come up with are pretty amazing, as they make all of them themselves. Karl Sanders sounds like a demon from the underworld-his vocals are so low that chances are dogs probably hear it better than we do. My favorite vocalist in Nile is without a doubt Dallas, for the man has awesome strength and agility. But there is something about Karl's vocals that are hard to pass by-deep and powerful, the air rushing through his lungs creates a very horrific effect when used in slower songs.
Track eight 'Wind of Horus' is another highlight. Kicking in with creepy guitars and cymbal work, this song sets the mood for ancient Egypt perfectly. Another signature Dallas riff follows the intro, and all hell breaks loose in a furious onslaught of metal. Tony does a fine job of handling such a complex song, but it's the riffs that propel this machine of malice. Here we witness some of the best riffs in Nile's history, and the riff right before the melodic breakdown is one of the best I've ever heard in my life. All in all, another bomb from Nile. Now this is where the album gets into some really interesting territory. 'In Their Darkened Shrines' consists of four songs, the first being 'Hall of Saurian Entombment'; an instrumental piece. This can hardly be considered new for Nile, but everything is done so well and the atmosphere created is so perfect that the song (almost five minutes in length) doesn't come across as boring or dull, and sets the mood for track ten flawlessly. 'Invocation to Seditious Heresy' is another gem penned by Dallas Toler-Wade. It is a fine song in every aspect, with riffs that hammer you up and down. Tony Laureno does the business from behind the kit in the most genuine way-like I said before, it's nearly impossible not to hear the guy as he can capture your attention whenever he feels like it. 'Destruction of the Temple of the Enemies of Ra' starts with a vortex of haunting noises and voices. Tony is the first member to kick in with a brief drum solo, and when the rest of the band enters you should really duck for cover. It's so easy to feel the madness and panic the band wanted to create here as you can literally feel massive stone blocks crumbling on top of you. The riffs delivered in this pulverizing piece of beautiful noise are top notch to say the least, and combined with the unholy vocals of Dallas and Karl, they gain more definition and presence. // 10
Lyrics: They're lyrics all in all are excellent. They use their Egyptian knowledge and approach to use in various songs with good meanings behind it. Verses like "Through Subterranean Labyrinths of Catacombs/We Hath Crawled To Gather in this Dimly Lit" and "And Here I Stand/I who would be master of the Black Earth/Have summoned you here secretly/You who are faithful to me/To share in the Black Kingdom that shall nr
Tonight we shall witness/The breaking of the chains which Enslave us/And the birth of a Dark Empire" show the more evil and darkened side of the album. The lyrics all in all are very well thought out and written. // 9
Overall Impression: This album, in my opinion does not really relate to other artists OR albums. It's unique on its own because of the new sound Nile produce. In my opinion the songs that impressed me the most were 'The Blessed Dead '; great introduction to such a good album. Then there was 'Sarcophagus ', 'Churning the Maelstrom ', 'Destruction in the Temple of the Enemies of Ra ' and 'Ruins '; a good song to end this album. The things I love about this album are not particularly the lyrics or instrumental aspects of it, that too, but I find it amazing how Nile write and produce such powerful songs with meanings behind it. Yes, if this album was stolen from me, I would go to the record store the next morning and buy another one. This album is really worth buying, if you do not yet have it, take the time to buy it, listen to it and enjoy it. // 10
In Their Darkened Shrines
Joth, on march 16, 2004 2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Sound: Sound - exceelent from the start, from the opening A in the blessed dead you can tell that this album is oging to be something special. The drumming, guitar is as fast as ever and as beforethe guys from Nile really show off their immense skill at their instruments. Truely amazing playing all round. // 10
Lyrics: Lyrics - same Egyptian themed lyrics, the death growl is as strong as ever. Again great. // 10
Overall Impression: This is Nile at their best, the best songs from the album are: The Blessed Dead, Unas Slayer Of The Gods, In Their Darkened Shrines II -- Invocation to Seditous Heresy, In Their Darkened Shrines III -- Destruction of the Temple of the Enemie and In Their Darkened Shrines: IV. Ruins, I love every second of this album, Nile really prove that they are the kings of Death Metal...Nice! // 10


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A deep-diving dolphin died on the beach of the Navy's San Nicolas Island late last month during the final days of naval exercises using a type of sonar that has been linked to fatal injuries of whales and dolphins.
Although researchers have yet to determine a cause of death, a dissection of the northern right whale dolphin's head revealed blood and other fluid in its ears and ear canals. The same symptoms were found in deep-diving whales that washed ashore in the Canary Islands and the Bahamas after military sonar exercises.
Unlike the mass strandings of whales on the Canary Islands in 2002 and the Bahamas in 2000, only the one dolphin washed ashore Jan. 29 on San Nicolas. That occurred just as the Navy's 3rd Fleet in San Diego was wrapping up sonar training that has become the focus of a federal court fight and elicited an effort by President Bush to intervene.
Teri Rowles, lead veterinarian with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, cautioned against jumping to conclusions until a panel of expert radiologists can review magnetic resonance images of the dolphin's head and federal pathologists can scrutinize various tissues for disease, as well as for air and fat bubbles associated with sonar-related injuries.
"At this point, we cannot rule in or rule out sonar or any other kind of intense noise," said Rowles, head of the nation's Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program. "This one is perplexing at this point."
The dolphin death comes at a delicate time for the Navy, which has appealed a federal court order that imposed extra safeguards to protect whales from possible harm caused by mid-frequency active sonar.
"There is no evidence that any type of naval activities caused or contributed to this dolphin's death," said Lt. Mark Walton, a spokesman for the Navy's 3rd Fleet.
In an appeal filed last week, the Navy stated: "During the last 40 years, there has been no documented incidents of harm, injury or death of marine mammals resulting from exposure to [mid-frequency active] sonar" in Southern California waters.
Lawyers for the Navy argue that a federal court order has no scientific basis to require the Navy to shut down sonar when marine mammals are spotted within 2,200 yards and to avoid areas along the coast and between some of the Channel Islands that are known for their abundance of marine mammals.
These and other court-imposed conditions, Navy officials said, hamper the ability to train sailors to use sonar to detect quiet-running diesel-electric submarines now operated by Iran, China, North Korea and other potentially hostile nations.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has promised to rule on the Navy's latest appeal by March 3, so the Navy will have time to petition the U.S. Supreme Court before its next two rounds of sonar testing scheduled to begin in March.
Navy officials first spotted the right whale dolphin washed up on the north end of San Nicolas Island on Jan. 29, as the aircraft carrier Lincoln and its supporting warships were conducting war games to certify that they were prepared to meet threats of all kinds, including submarine attacks, before shipping out to the Persian Gulf in March.
The closest warship using sonar was 62 miles away the previous day and was not part of the exercise, said Capt. Jeff Davis, a Navy spokesman at the Pentagon. The animal first washed ashore alive, and Navy personnel pushed it back into the water several times in an attempt to save it before it died on the beach the next morning. The Navy flew the carcass to Santa Barbara Airport, where curators at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History picked it up and performed a necropsy.
The female dolphin, at 6 feet 9 inches long, was a slender 132 pounds but appeared in good shape except for scrapes and scratches from washing up on the rocks, said Michelle Berman, an associate curator at the museum. This type of dolphin, sleek black with no dorsal fin and a white hourglass marking on its belly, had no obvious signs that would indicate a cause of death, she said.
The curators worked all night to perform the necropsy because clues are lost to rapid decomposition. The head was removed and refrigerated, then taken to the nearby Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center for magnetic resonance imaging.
The initial review, Rowles said, confirmed increased fluid in the ears.
"That could be blood; it could be infection or parasites -- those are the three more common causes of fluid in the ears," she said. Or it could be trauma related to sonar.
"The lesions that we have seen to date are consistent to what has been found in whales in the Canary Islands and the Bahamas," Rowles said.

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Oil and gas company Wintershall Dea, with its partners Petoro and Sval Energi, have filed a plan for development and operation for the Dvalin North field in the Norwegian Sea.
According to the partners, the Dvalin North, which they describe as the largest discovery in Norway in 2021, will help to increase gas exports to Europe.
“This field builds on our existing position as one of the largest producers of Norwegian gas at a time when Europe needs more energy,” said Dawn Summers, Wintershall Dea Chief Operating Officer. “Committing to a development only the year after discovery is very rare, but shows our determination to supply natural gas to Europe through a major investment in Norway.”
The Dvalin North discovery will be developed as a tie-back to the Heidrun platform.
Wintershall Dea Norge MD, Michael Zechner said: "We are a firm believer in using smart, subsea engineering to supply the European market with vital fuel. Dvalin North will be our fifth operated subsea field in Norway and we are committed to investing in delivering even more. As a gas supplier and subsea expert we are delivering on our goal of producing more energy with lower emissions.”
The Dvalin North partnership will commit some 780 million Euro (8 billion NOK) to develop the discovery, drilling three producing wells from a single subsea template located 10km to the north of the existing Dvalin field.
Wintershall Dea said that the Dvalin is forecast to come into production in the coming months, while the Dvalin North is scheduled for a planned start-up in late 2026.
The Dvalin North gas field is located around 200 km off the coast of Northern Norway, west of Sandnessjøen at a water depth of 420 meters. It is estimated to contain around 84 million barrels of oil equivalent and the gas will be exported via the Polarled pipeline to Nyhamna near Kristiansund in mid Norway.
Wintershall Dea is operator of the field with a 55% share. Petoro has 35% and Sval Energi has 10%.

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General Notes: Some leaves will drop over the next two weeks, it’s normal. Try to find the brightest spot possible, and leave the plant there. Ficus do not like being moved/bothered. Remember, it’s a tree - it never expected to be picked up.
After you receive it, I suggest bottom watering the bottom 1/4 of the pot (2-4”). At day 4-5, it should still be *slightly wet*. If the top is wet, you overwatered - let it dry for another day or two. Repeat the bottom watering again, then let it mostly dry. At this point, you can fully water from the top, or do a mix of top/bottom watering.
Bright light - southern/western exposure is best.
If you don’t have even light, it’s okay to rotate the plant every week or so.
Again, try to avoid moving it to a new spot.
Water every 7-10 days. Ideally, bottom of soil should 10-15% moist at all points, but it can dry for a day or two.
I suggest getting a plastic tray and mostly bottom watering, with a lite top watering.
Prefers medium/high humidity. If you don’t have a a humidifier, I’d suggest getting one - cheap ones work just fine. Try to keep away from heat vents / cold windows.
I would suggest repotting the plant within a few weeks of receiving it. The plants come in overgrown and root bound. If you leave it root bound, the roots will have issues absorbing water and nutrients. It won’t kill your plant immediately, but it will cause some issues over the next few months.
After you repot, wait a few days, then repeat the watering procedure from when you first received it.
General suggestion is a pot 2” larger than the current one.

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Mark McCoy (born June 6, 1975) is a vocalist for several punk rock, black metal, powerviolence and experimental bands, some of which include Charles Bronson, Das Oath, Holy Molar, and most recently Failures. He also recorded a spoken-word comedy Split 7" with Mark Telfian. He currently plays guitar in Suburbanite and Veins, and vocals in Failures. McCoy was born in Waukegan, Illinois and moved to DeKalb, Illinois in 1993 to attend art school at Northern Illinois University.
Mark Pearson and Mike McCoy's new CD contains 20 original songs describe a friendship that spans over 45 years and a professional collaboration that took on added meaning when McCoy joined Pearson in The Brothers Four in 2004. The 20 original songs were recorded in front of a studio audience in the same building, with the same band, the same engineer, the same producer (Bob Flick of The Brothers Four) as the Between Friends album almost 30 years earlier.
Songs from Between Old Friends by Mark Pearson & Mike McCoy. Free download and listen Between Old Friends. Mark Pearson & Mike McCoy. Tracks count: 20. Views: 1. Mark Pearson & Mike McCoy - Lost Boys 03:44. Mark Pearson & Mike McCoy - Back In the Day 02:36. Mark Pearson & Mike McCoy - If We Can Laugh 03:10.
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Musicians on the Between Friends album: Mark Pearson, Mike McCoy, Ted Brancato, Tom Collier, Dan Dean, Bob Haworth, John Morton, Tim Celeski, Stan Eike, Grant Reeves & Dick Powell. Mark Pearson Music 2004
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For me, growing up in Canada consisted of playing hide and seek, baseball, football with the neighborhood kids and maybe a little knock-knock Ginger. I’ve talked with old friends and family about the good ole days. We always end up laughing about some of the fun activities we did and trouble we got into. Little did I realize, that while I was having fun being a kid, there were other kids in my same Canada being ripped from their homes and abused by those sworn to protect them.
Being born First Nations used to mean that you had to attend residential schools run by Catholic priests and nuns. It meant that you were taken from your family and kept in isolation for the remainder of the year. You were stripped of your native language, stripped of your culture, physically and sexually abused and left with emotional scars that would permeate your soul and impact the rest of your life. Many victims of residential schools have committed suicide or turned to alcohol to numb the pain. They don’t have the same luxury of laughing about the good ole days because they were to busy trying to survive the constant abuse. Hard to fathom that my country used their authority to abuse children of First Nations without consequence and for so many years. The last residential school was closed in the 90’s. A black eye for Canadian history and a call for reconciliation had finally begun to compensate the victims. Better late than never?
Jay Cardinal Villeneuve recently made the documentary, Holy Angels to shine a light on the subject of residential schools through testimony of one of its survivors. The film is produced by the NFB and I was very grateful for the opportunity to speak with the writer/director Jay Cardinal Villeneuve.
“This is a hard subject to talk about. Did you find much apprehension on the part of your subject, Lena Wandering Spirit?”
“Not at all. I’ve known Lena for a number of years and we had met at a First Nations event in Edmonton. At that time she had informed me that she was a survivor and was adamant about telling her story. “
The school is located in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. The day that Jay and the film crew had travelled up there to interview Lena, she had been hospitalized and unable to be interviewed. Instead, they filmed the school, the town, the church and the father’s residence. Once Lena was well enough to talk, Jay and the crew then travelled to a Fort McMurray hospital, where Lena was admitted at the time, to continue the interview process. They filmed her in the hospital’s basement chapel because Lena is close to her religion.
Her testimony of the events that took place in the residential school is compelling, shocking and emotionally riveting. Jay tells me that it only scratches the surface of the atrocities that occurred to other victims. He’s heard many horrific stories that were not mentioned in the documentary that go much deeper and darker. Lena’s story is one of 150,000 that is out there. The documentary, Holy Angels allows her story to unfold while a young five year old girl, Phoenix Sawan portrays her innocence through interpretive dance. Beautifully done and poetically dressed, the tone is one of healing and freeing the human spirit from the negative past and embracing a positive future. At one point in the film, the young girl performs a healing dance inside a former residential school classroom. It is a stark contrast from the past and the present. She is the same age Lena was when she was taken from her family.
“How did you choose Lena as your subject?”
“We had met years earlier and had kept in touch throughout the years. We had both grown up in northern Alberta and she reminded me of my grandmother as she told me about her experiences within the residential schools. The stories were very similar.“
Jay and the film crew of approx. 8 had travelled to Fort McMurray and Mission for 5 days of shooting. While in Mission at the St. Mary’s school, they filmed the young Phoenix dancing in the tunnels underneath the school. It’s quite entrancing when you consider the previous history of the school. The residential school, Holy Angels is now used as office space, a daycare and for educational purposes.
“Why did you want to make this documentary?”
“I’ve always felt compelled to make a film out of respect for the survivors of the residential school system. In making this film, I’m hoping it helps to give victims a voice as well as helping them to begin to heal. By having Phoenix Sawan performing interpretive dance it also demonstrates a uniting of her culture with the survivors.”
“The young girl was a great addition to the documentary to demonstrate the contrast between the past and the present. How did you find her?”
“I actually knew her dad and we had been connecting through social media. He’d been posting photos of Phoenix in ballet. He’s a hip-hop artist and motivational speaker for youth as well as a role model in his community. I told him what I was doing and asked if he wouldn’t mind his daughter being involved. He was happy to have her be part of the project.”
Michelle Olson was the dance choreographer helping Phoenix perform select dances that fit within the theme. Jay prefers collaboration with his team and he says that NFB was very hands on and involved throughout every stage of the production. Selwyn Jacob was the producer and a guiding hand on location and off.
The film has premiered in Toronto and LA. It will be screening at the Whistler Film Festival on Friday. Jay tells me he has had such positive feedback from the audience and has felt much love for making it. People have approached him afterward to either express their thanks in telling their story or for informing them of the residential school stories.
On one hand Jay admits he’d wished he’d never heard the stories… but now that he has, he is grateful to know the truth. He still carries the stories with him but has his wife, kids and family to remind him of how fortunate he is.
Jay is waiting on confirmation to screen the film in Berlin and adds that next year looks promising for many more festivals. Compelling stories that many survivors have trepidation about discussing. The testimonies are necessary to hear as fellow Canadians. It’s part of our heritage and its dark history. Let’s hope we can all learn from it and be a better country for having faced our truth.


Cardi B performed in Columbia, SC on May 12, 2019 to a nearly sold out arena and we were there front and center to take in all of the Cardi B and Friends experience!
Taking the stage ahead of Cardi B were the DJ’s and cast from the local hip-hop radio station, as well as up and coming artists LightskinKeisha, Dreezy and a local talent Renni Rucci. They all gave rather twerk-full, provocative performances elevating the crowd’s energy for the main attraction. After about 3 hours of performances and DJ played tracks however, the crowd became anxious, even at times chanting Cardi’s name hoping to propel her to the stage.
It was well after 10:00 PM when Cardi B finally hit the stage, but when she came out, there was a huge outburst of enthusiasm and excitement! Everyone was on their feet throughout the entire set as Cardi paraded the stage rapping, humoring the audience, and of course showing off those seductive dance moves as only Cardi B can!
Her performance included short versions of most of the songs from her Invasion of Privacy album, bars from other tracks she has been featured on, and most surprisingly, an appearance from her husband Offset as they performed their song Clout which is included on his solo album.
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1/2. She closed the show with her smash hit Bodak Yellow, then thanked us for coming and blew kisses as she exited. Before leaving she made sure to alert the audience that she was not attending any after parties as baby Kulture was waiting on her and hubby.
Despite the long wait for Cardi B to get on stage and the short time she graced the stage, we thought it was a great and energetic concert experience overall.
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Now that I'm a full-time author I can legitimately write it on official forms that ask me for my occupation – although for those that give you a category to select, author is never there. Not even writer or anything writing-related. So I have to choose 'other' or 'self-employed', which are vague and bland and could mean anything from snake catcher to freelance circus juggler.
And when asked in social situations what I do, I say I'm an author, and have done so for some time, well before I left my job last year. Because that is who I am, a core part of my identity, regardless of how many hours a week I spend at it.
Telling people I'm an author invariably results in an expression of surprise, I guess because most people don't come across many authors in their day to day interactions. (And of course, we are a rather exotic species, very shy and anti-social, often hiding for days in our lairs, unless tempted out by promises of coffee and/or wine).
Is there a taxidermist in the house?
One lady even said to me with an air of amazement, 'I've never met a real author before!'
Which made me feel as if I should have been stuffed and in a museum.
People ask the usual questions – what do you write, how do you get your ideas etc and are always really interested to hear about being an indie author and the whole self-publishing journey. I happily answer their questions because I love talking about writing (hey, it's often more fun than doing it!) and doing my bit to increase the profile of indie authors. Occasionally I'm on the receiving end of a thoughtless comment – although to be fair, the person making the comment is blissfully unaware of it.
How to get writers hot under the collar
A few months ago, a hot topic for discussion around the virtual water-cooler on Twitter was Ten Things Not to Say to a Writer. It was started by acclaimed author Joanne Harris (of Chocolat fame) and It invited 119 000 responses – all from writers of course. It certainly touched a nerve, and it appears that we writers are delicate little flowers when it comes to our art and don’t appreciate careless comments, even though in most cases, they're not intended to hurt.
Here are my 10 favourites from that discussion, in no particular order of preference.
What's your real job?
Contributed by Joanne. She's a very successful, award- winning author with a swag of books under her belt – she doesn't need or want another job.
Have I heard of you?
Contributed by Jodi Picoult. If they haven't heard of you, Jodi, there's not much hope for the rest of us!
How's the book coming along?
My contribution. What can you say apart from 'fine, ' resulting in an awkward silence? Start talking about the scene in your novel where the scullery maid, who was in love with the butler, found out he'd got the cook pregnant, and you weren't sure whether that should be the second plot point or the climax, and watch their eyes glaze over.
I picked up your book in the remainder bin at Dymock's.
What can I say but Ouch! And resist the temptation to ask how much!
I like listening to your audiobooks because they help me fall asleep.
Ouch again – unless the book is about how to cure insomnia.
You don't look like a writer.
In other words, you look quite normal - no ink stained shirt/just-got-out-of-bed-hair/caffeine addiction twitching/muttering to yourself in public/haunted hungry look from too many late nights and three minute noodles.
I guess you could take it as a compliment.
We only serve decaf.
No self-respecting writer would be seen dead drinking decaf. Like vegetarian sausages or non-alcoholic wine, there's no point to it.
I could write a book if I had the time.
Just put aside a few week-ends and you can dash one off. No need to worry about learning the craft.
I've got a great idea for a book. You write it and we'll split the profits.
Sure thing. You tell me your idea and I'll spend the next 12 months slaving away over my computer, writing, re-writing, re-writing some more, editing, editing some more and publishing the book. I'm sure you put a lot of time and effort into thinking up your idea, so it’s perfectly reasonable that you get half the profits.
Say whatever you like to me – it beats being ignored or forgotten.
Contributed by author J.A Konrath. I like the positive spin – any publicity is better than none at all.
And here's an extra two because I always like to deliver more than promised. These fall under the category of Useless Advice:
Why don't you write something like Fifty Shades of Grey?
You should get (inaccessible super-famous person) to blurb your book!
Author and blogger Chuck Wendig also has his own unique take on the issue in his blog post Ten Things To Never Say To A Writer (language warning) and looking at it from the opposite angle, Spellbound Scribes have written a blog post Ten Things To Say To A Writer.
Any that you can add? I'd love to hear your amusing/original/downright insulting contributions in the comment box below.
Robin Storey is an Australian author from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. She is a certified book nerd and has no weird hobbies or unusual pets.


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Popular rapper, Drake has jumped on Instagram to flaunt a picture of his expensive collection of wristwatches.
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Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman. Drake gained recognition as an actor on the teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation in the early 2000s. Intent on pursuing a career in music, he left the series in 2007 after releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement. He released two further independent projects, Comeback Season and So Far Gone, before signing to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment in June 2009.
Drake released his debut studio album Thank Me Later in 2010, which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and was soon certified platinum. His next two releases, 2011’s Take Care and 2013’s Nothing Was the Same, were critically and commercially successful; the former earned him his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. In 2015, he released two mixtapes—the trap-influenced If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late and a collaboration with Future titled What a Time to Be Alive—both of which earned platinum certification in the U.S. His fourth album, Views (2016), broke several chart records. The dancehall-influenced album sat atop the Billboard 200 for 13 nonconsecutive weeks, becoming the first album by a male solo artist to do so in over 10 years. The album’s second single, “One Dance”, topped the charts in several countries, and became his first number-one single as a lead artist. That year, Drake led both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 charts simultaneously for eight weeks.
Views achieved quadruple platinum status in the US, and earned over 1 million album-equivalent units in the first week of its release. It became Drake’s best-selling album to date. Its lead single “Hotline Bling” peaked at number two on the Hot 100 and received Grammy Awards for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song. In 2017, he released the “playlist” More Life. It became his seventh consecutive number one on the Billboard 200, and set multiple streaming records. A year later, he released the double album Scorpion, which also broke several streaming records, and contains the Grammy Award winning number-one single “God’s Plan”, and the bounce-infused number one singles “Nice for What” and “In My Feelings”.
Among the world’s best-selling music artists, with over 170 million records sold worldwide, he is ranked by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as the world’s highest-certified digital singles artist. Drake holds several Billboard chart records. He has the most charted songs among solo artists in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, the most simultaneously charted Hot 100 songs in a single week , the most time on the Hot 100 (431 weeks) and the most Hot 100 debuts in a week. He also has the most number one singles on the Hot Rap Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Rhythmic Charts. Drake has also won four Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, twenty-seven Billboard Music Awards and three Juno Awards. As an entrepreneur, Drake has founded the OVO Sound record label with longtime collaborator 40 in 2012. In 2019, Billboard declared Drake as the 16th most successful artist of all time.
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Bloom Energy Breaks Ground for Delaware Manufacturing Center
Located on the 272-acre site formerly occupied by a Chrysler assembly plant, and now owned by the University of Delaware, the Bloom Energy Manufacturing Center is expected to bring hundreds of 21st century manufacturing jobs to the region.
â€śChoosing a location for the facility that we are here to celebrate today was a very big decision for us,â€ť said KR Sridhar, co-founder and CEO of Bloom Energy.
Sridhar said Delawareâ€™s business-friendly climate and the support of Gov. Jack Markell, the Delaware General Assembly and other state officials played a huge role in Bloom selecting the state as the site for its expansion.
â€śOnce the Bloom Energy Manufacturing Center is completed, we will double Bloom Energyâ€™s production capacity,â€ť he added. â€śDelaware complements our California roots and strategically positions us to better serve our expanding customer base.â€ť
At the groundbreaking for the Bloom Energy Manufacturing Center, Sridhar announced Bloomâ€™s new customers, which include Owens Corning, Urban Outfitters, Delmarva Power, Washington Gas and AT&T, which already uses Bloom Energy Servers at its California facilities.
They join Fortune 500 companies such as Google, eBay, Wal-Mart, Staples and Coca-Cola that have already installed Bloom Energy Servers to generate clean power. Bloom Boxes use revolutionary solid oxide fuel cell technology that converts fuel to electricity using an electrochemical reaction, rather than combustion. As a result, customers can greatly reduce their carbon footprint while also cutting operating costs.
While praising Delawareâ€™s strategic location and business-friendly environment, Sridhar stressed that Bloom Energy will continue to be headquartered in California, and will continue to manufacture Bloom Boxes at its growing Sunnyvale, CA plant, where more than 1000 jobs have been created.
â€śWe are very pleased to be contributing in our own modest way to the continued leadership in innovation in this country, but perhaps even more importantly today, to marrying that innovation to creating manufacturing jobs in the United States,â€ť said Sridhar.
â€śThis factory should give hundreds of new employees a chance to put their energy into manufacturing products that will power homes and businesses across the east coast. It will combine the legacy of quality construction that marked the site for decades under Chrysler with a new legacy of research and innovation that will emerge from the Universityâ€™s new Science, Technology and Advanced Research Campus. Some of the nationâ€™s largest companies have turned to Bloom to serve their energy needs. Weâ€™re excited to see Bloom turning to Delaware to build those servers,â€ť said Gov. Jack Markell.


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By Jeremy Kahn – Oct 25, 2011 3:00 PM PT
Nicolas Berggruen can’t sit still.
An hour into our interview, at the poolside restaurant of the Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Italy, the billionaire investor glances at the lunchtime crowd drifting over from their sun loungers. He fidgets. His fingers pirouette along the table edge. Polishing off a cappuccino that’s heaped with mounds of whipped cream, he suggests we move.
Berggruen selects a pair of wicker sofas on a patio outside the hotel bar. “It is better here, no? A little cooler,” he says. Five minutes later, he decides we are too close to a boisterous group. So we move again, this time to a table tucked discreetly into the corner of a deserted veranda on the far side of the hotel, Bloomberg Markets magazine reports in its December issue.
Berggruen, 50, lives his whole life this way, always on the move, as he seeks out companies to buy from Berlin to Bangalore to Brisbane. For the past decade, the dual American and German citizen has had no fixed home address. He constantly roams the world on his Gulfstream IV jet, living out of five-star hotels. Most of the time, he carries only a small tote bag containing clothes and his BlackBerry.
“If you have things and if you are a perfectionist, which I am, you have to really tend to them, and it takes energy away from other things,” says Berggruen, whose pink shirt, monogrammed with his initials in red on the pocket, is fraying at the cuffs and collar.
$2.5 Billion Fortune
The son of a wealthy art dealer, Berggruen parlayed a trust fund worth about $250,000 into a fortune of at least $2.5 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Over three decades, the investor has gotten rich by tapping his worldwide network of business contacts to find mostly small beaten-down companies to buy, expand and sell.
Berggruen has also made money with four blank-check companies: shell companies that go public and then use cash or shares to acquire an operating business.
“Nicolas is a very insightful investor,” says James Hauslein, a private-equity investor who’s a former chairman of Sunglass Hut International Inc. and a former independent director of a Berggruen blank-check company. “He has a long and successful career of building up companies and reviving brands.”
The eccentric investor has stumbled plenty too, particularly when taking detours from his buyout specialty. A foray into hedge funds produced lackluster results before he chucked the venture. And several of his investments in faddish businesses such as ethanol were a bust. “You make mistakes,” Berggruen says. “You learn. I’ve learned a lot.”
Now, Berggruen is moving even farther afield in a quest to save the West from sinking into chaos. He says the stock market swoons of 2011, the brinkmanship in Washington over the debt ceiling and the euro-zone debt debacle are symptoms of the same underlying problem. “What you really have is a deep, deep governance crisis in the West,” he says.
To reduce the political paralysis that threatens the U.S. and Europe, the billionaire donated $100 million to create the Nicolas Berggruen Institute, with offices in Berlin, Los Angeles, New York and Washington.
In early September, the institute assembled a group called the Council for the Future of Europe. It includes former government leaders Gerhard Schroeder of Germany and Felipe Gonzalez of Spain, former European Commission President Jacques Delors, as well as economists Nouriel Roubini, Joseph Stiglitz and Mohamed El-Erian, the chief executive officer at Pacific Investment Management Co. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has served as an adviser.
In public statements from Brussels, the group called for greater political integration within Europe. That includes the centralization of some fiscal policy, wider powers for the European Central Bank and European Financial Stability Facility to restructure the debt of private banks and the issuance of joint euro-area bonds to relieve the sovereign debt crisis.
Berggruen, who in the past has funded the campaigns of U.S. Democrats, including Senator Charles Schumer of New York and President Barack Obama, says his institute isn’t necessarily introducing new ideas. Rather, his aim is to help experts reach agreement and then lobby to turn their proposals into policy.
“In Europe, all the experts say you need more integration, but the public doesn’t buy it yet,” says Nathan Gardels, a senior adviser to the Berggruen Institute. “So their job is really to resell the vision of an integrated Europe to the public.”
Berggruen seamlessly slips between the worlds of politics, finance, art and Hollywood. He flew to the island of Borkum in the North Sea, where Schroeder was vacationing, to talk to him about the European initiative. Schroeder then helped recruit other former heads of state for the project.
“We got them one by one,” Berggruen says.
In Los Angeles, the investor throws an annual party at the Chateau Marmont that has drawn the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Paris Hilton. Berggruen is also a trustee of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and has begun acquiring contemporary works for its collection.
“He’s a natural networker,” says Michael Govan, the museum’s director. “He looks at the world holistically, encompassing culture and economics and politics, and he weaves it together with all the people he knows.”
Berggruen grew up under the influence of the art world that made his father, Heinz, rich. Heinz was a Berlin-born German Jew who fled the Nazis for San Francisco in 1936. While there, Heinz writes in his 1997 autobiography, he worked as a curator and art critic and had a brief affair with Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.
After World War II, he settled in Paris and, as a dealer, amassed one of the world’s most significant collections of works by Paul Klee and Pablo Picasso, says Andrew Strauss, senior director of impressionist and modern art at Sotheby’s in Paris. Before he died in 2007, Heinz donated some 90 works by Klee to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and sold more than 100 paintings by Picasso as well as works by Alberto Giacometti, Henri Matisse and Klee to the Berlin State Museums for the below market price of $120 million.
Growing up in Paris and attending boarding school in Switzerland in the 1970s, Berggruen was passionate about politics. As a teenager, he read Jean-Paul Sartre and leaned left; for a time, he refused to speak English because he thought it was the language of imperialism.
At the age of 17, he reconciled with capitalism and worked as a trainee for Robbie Rayne, who was then investment director of buyout firm London Merchant Securities, known today as LMS Capital Plc.
“He was very bright and much more serious than most people his age,” Rayne says. “And very quickly, he caught on to the private-equity business.”
He enrolled at New York University in 1979 and got his undergraduate degree in business in just two years, according to the school. In 1985, he founded a company to manage his investments and the small family trust.
Today, Berggruen Holdings has offices in Berlin, Istanbul, Mumbai, New York and Tel Aviv and nine senior executives who help the founder find investments and manage them. The firm owns more than 30 companies, ranging from real estate to furniture, to health care. Berggruen is financing skyline-shaping towers around the world, including designs by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning Richard Meier in Newark, New Jersey, and Tel Aviv.
He also bought German department store chain Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH out of bankruptcy in 2010 for the symbolic price of 1 euro. The investor immediately provided the business with a 65 million euro ($83 million) cash infusion and promised to spend 400 million euros over five years to revive the brand — his highest-profile corporate rescue effort to date.
Berggruen, who says he negotiates many of the buyouts himself, looks for companies loaded with debt or with family owners who are looking to retire. The firms also need to have strong cash flows and defensible business models. After restructuring the company’s debt and investing in expansion, he’ll often hold it for a decade or more before selling. He says that he rarely fires rank-and-file workers, because his goal is to grow revenue. But he does typically shake up top management.
“It is always a question of finding the right people,” he says. Berggruen himself is never one of them. “I discovered pretty early that I am probably a terrible manager,” he says.
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Berggruen’s $7.8 million purchase of AAi.FosterGrant Inc., an indebted Smithfield, Rhode Island-based eyeglasses manufacturer, was one of his biggest scores. He pushed management to offer new product lines and trendier styles. In 2004, the company acquired the Magnivision brand of nonprescription reading glasses, more than doubling its share in that market.
Following the acquisition, the company was renamed FGX International Holdings Ltd. When FGX went public in October 2007, Berggruen sold about half of his shares for $113 million. Two years later, French company Essilor International SA bought FGX, earning Berggruen another $139.2 million.
Berggruen has had more success managing his own money than other people’s wealth. In 1988, Berggruen co-founded Alpha Investment Management LLC in New York to run a hedge fund plus a fund of hedge funds. Alpha Investment’s flagship fund of funds, which collected a management fee on top of charges from the underlying hedge funds, didn’t outperform the market. After subtracting fees, it only about matched the returns of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index in the 1990s, with a third of the index’s volatility, Berggruen says.
The firm grew to about $2 billion under management before the founders sold it in 2004 for an undisclosed sum. By then, Berggruen had soured on Alpha.
“I did it for internal reasons to manage some of my own capital better,” he says. “But in reality, the business made me manage the capital worse, not better, because if you have outside money to manage, you have to be much more careful and cautious.”
Two years later, as the stock market’s bull run was nearing its peak for the decade, Berggruen moved to cash in. He and business partner Martin Franklin set up Freedom Acquisition Holdings Inc., a blank-check company that went public in December 2006. It raised $528 million, a record for a blank- check-company IPO at the time. The next year, Freedom purchased U.K. institutional investment manager GLG for $4.15 billion.
“This is a bit like big-game hunting,” Berggruen says. “You look for companies of a certain size that deserve to be public.”
Berggruen and Franklin played the blank-check game three more times: Their Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. raised more than $1 billion on the American Stock Exchange in December 2007 and acquired Spanish media company Promotora de Informaciones SA — which owns El Pais, the country’s largest paid-circulation daily newspaper — for $1.29 billion in November 2010.
Then came Liberty International Acquisition Co., which went public on the NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam, raising $879 million, in February 2008. It acquired U.K. insurance provider Pearl Group Plc — now called Phoenix Group Holdings — for $1.45 billion in September 2009.
Finally, they founded Justice Holdings Ltd., which raised $1.44 billion — another record amount — on the London Stock Exchange in February. It has yet to make an acquisition.
Berggruen and Franklin’s investment in Freedom didn’t work out as well as they had hoped. As founders, they were entitled to purchase shares of Freedom at a deep discount. The stake they spent $54.5 million to acquire was worth more than $270 million in the days immediately following GLG’s reverse merger with Freedom.
Then, staff defections from the renamed GLG Partners Inc. and the global credit crunch caused the firm’s shares to plunge 90 percent from November 2007 through mid-December 2008. Two years later, U.K. hedge-fund manager Man Group Plc bought GLG for just $1.13 billion, about $3 billion less than what Freedom had paid for it.
Berggruen made $1.8 million in the end, and Franklin, who was given additional shares as a director of GLG, pocketed $6.2 million.
“All of the alternative investment managers, including GLG, got decimated,” Franklin says.
Long before dabbling with blank-check companies, Berggruen had already made enough money to buy all of the trappings of the ultrarich: a Fifth Avenue apartment in Manhattan, a mansion on a private island near Miami, the Gulfstream IV and artworks by Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons and Andy Warhol. Berggruen says that living amid all of that luxury turned into a burden and didn’t make him happy.
“I understand the human instinct to want to create a nest and possess things, to show them off,” he says. “But for me personally, it became less and less interesting.”
So in 2000, Berggruen sold his houses, put his art collection in storage and gave away or sold most of his possessions, including his car. He says his decision to live a rootless existence wasn’t a means of dodging taxes; he says he pays them in the U.S.
The investor, who signed a pledge promoted by fellow billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates to donate at least half of their wealth, says he’ll give away all of it eventually.
“Everything I do now is about growing the pot to have more to give away,” he says.
He has never married and says he is not interested in having children. Berggruen has been photographed at charity and fashion events arm in arm with a series of actresses and models, including Gabriella Wright, a British actress.
In the past five years, Berggruen has poured his earnings into several projects to solve the world’s problems that have sometimes gone astray. In 2006, a subsidiary of Berggruen Holdings invested $85 million and helped secure a $100 million line of credit, as well as a $20 million loan from the state of Oregon, to build the largest ethanol plant on the West Coast. He believed, erroneously he now says, that ethanol would be a growing source of clean energy despite the chemicals and dirty fuels used to transform corn into fuel.
The ethanol company filed for bankruptcy in 2009. Construction delays, plant outages, a sulfate-contaminated ethanol shipment and the narrowing spread between corn and ethanol prices doomed the project.
“It was a disaster,” Berggruen says.
His investment to reduce world hunger also flopped. In 2008, Berggruen announced a plan to buy 24,700 acres (10,000 hectares) of uncultivated land in Latin America and Southeast Asia and turn it into farms to increase food production. Although he already owned almost 30,000 acres of farmland in Australia, he put any further investment on hold after discovering what any farmer could have told him.
“There are a lot of variables out of the control of the people in the business, meaning commodity prices and climate and land issues,” he says. “I didn’t think I had come up with a sensible business plan.”
Berggruen’s investment in urban renewal in Newark has been more promising. He commissioned Meier to design a retail, office and residential complex that will include subsidized housing for teachers.
“Nicolas is a godsend to this project and to Newark,” says Stefan Pryor, the city’s deputy mayor for economic development. “This is one of the most complex projects in the city — maybe in the whole country — and it wouldn’t have been possible without the steps Nicolas undertook to make it happen.”
Berggruen is also pushing for governance reform in California, where he lives for several weeks a year, staying at the Peninsula hotel in Beverly Hills. With the state struggling with a $27.6 billion budget shortfall and cutting welfare programs for children, Berggruen last year brought together a panel of boldface names to offer solutions.
Google Inc. Chairman Eric Schmidt, billionaire Eli Broad, former governors Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger and former U.S. secretaries of state George Shultz and Condoleezza Rice formed the Think Long Committee for California. In an attempt to reduce political gridlock, the group will call for giving more power to local governments, reforming the ballot initiative process and broadening the state’s tax base.
The committee is coordinating closely with California Forward, a bipartisan group that advocated for state budgets to be approved by simple majority rather than a two-thirds vote. Voters approved the measure in 2010. Berggruen has promised to spend $20 million to back the Think Long Committee’s proposals.
“Twenty million dollars gets a lot of people’s attention,” Broad says.
Back at the Hotel Cipriani in Venice, Berggruen’s BlackBerry buzzes. “I really need to go,” he says. He has another meeting. Then, tomorrow, it’s back on the Gulfstream IV. The next city, the next deal, the next place in need of a self- appointed savior await.
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A man died after he was found injured in a street in the early hours of yesterday.
Craig Kearney, 24, passed away after police and ambulance crews were called to the scene near a roundabout.
He is thought to have died near partner Olivia Geraghty’s family home in East Kilbride .
The death was yesterday being treated as “unexplained”. A police tent was set up in the middle of the road while forensics officers worked at the scene.
A grey Renault Megane was parked on the roundabout. Police would not confirm whether Craig, of Neilston in Renfrewshire, was thought to be the victim of a collision.
Paramedics tried to resuscitate him but he died a short time after they arrived.
People living close by described being woken by emergency services arriving at the scene just after 2.20am.
One said: “A girl with no shoes on was sitting in a police car with her legs out while the paramedics worked on the man in the road.
“She was trying to go over and they were telling her to stay in the car. At one point they went over and she got upset. She started shouting, ‘no, no’.”
Another neighbour said his wife had heard an “altercation” between a taxi driver, a woman and man in the early hours but said they were unsure if it was connected.
Police said more information on the victim would be released after a post mortem, which is expected to be carried out today.
Craig is survived by his dad Barry, 56, mum Marie, 57, and sister Molly, 18.
Last night, dad Barry declined to comment on the tragedy at the family home.
Grieving friends of Craig – a keen amateur footballer – paid tribute on social media.
One pal, Stephen o’neil, said: “You were an absolute legend and had a heart of gold.”
In a Facebook post on February 14, Craig shared a photo of a Valentine’s card he received from Olivia, 24.
It said: “Love and laughter. You always make me smile. Love you always. Happy Valentine’s.”


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If you are thinking of welcoming a feline friend into your home and life, it is important to consider carefully which breed of cat would suit your lifestyle before you commit. There are so many different breeds of cats, all with their own personalities and physical attributes that it is worth taking the time to find one that will suit you perfectly to ensure a harmonious and long-lasting relationship.
Getting the Right Breed
In the same way that humans all have different personalities, so do pets, and like humans, not all personalities are suited to each other. Different breeds of cats require various levels of attention, and some may be happier to be man-handled by children, while for others this may cause distress. Some breeds will be more active, while others may enjoy sleeping all day. If you choose a cat that requires a lot of attention, but you are out at work all day, the cat will not be happy and it may tear up your house in protest, when you are not home.
Adult or Kitten?
The choice as to whether you choose an adult cat, or one that is still a kitten is a good question and one which requires some thought. A kitten will require a lot more attention than an adult cat, and will need a lot of training in the early days. This will include toilet training and supervision on learning the ropes of living in your home. A cat that is at least a year old or more, will be calmer and its personality will already be established, so you will have an idea as to whether you will enjoy each other’s company.
Who Lives With You?
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- Renowned crypto influencer, Dan Gambardello, anticipates Cardano (ADA) to start outperforming the wider crypto market soon, based on its robust fundamentals and the anticipated DeFi season.
- While Gambardello expresses criticism towards those overhyping BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, a Twitter poll indicates stronger community support for ADA over Bitcoin.
Gambardello’s Bullish Forecast on ADA
In a recent Twitter engagement, Dan Gambardello, founder of Crypto Capital Venture and esteemed crypto YouTuber, disclosed his continued optimism about the future of Cardano (ADA). Citing compelling reasons, he forecasts that ADA will soon overshadow its market competitors, with perhaps Bitcoin being an exception.
Gambardello notes that Cardano has a pattern of underperforming in bear markets and exceeding in bull markets, a dynamic that, in his view, presents the ideal mix for any value investor. Apart from this interesting cyclical performance, Gambardello’s confidence in ADA’s imminent rise stems from its solid fundamentals and the upcoming DeFi season, which he believes will invigorate ADA’s market performance.
ADA vs Bitcoin: The Community’s Perspective
Furthering his discourse, Gambardello referenced a Twitter poll by the user @WhaleChart that queried its 342,300 followers on their preference between ADA and Bitcoin. Interestingly, of the 14,030 respondents, 54.9% were in favor of ADA, with the remaining 45.1% backing Bitcoin. This poll, albeit non-specific in topic, was indicative of a stronger community preference for ADA over the crypto titan, Bitcoin.
Gambardello’s Criticism on BlackRock ETF Hype
Notably, Gambardello also expressed criticism towards those who have been excessively exalting BlackRock’s recent filing with the SEC to establish their own Bitcoin ETF. The move by the world’s largest asset firm, managing $9.09 trillion in assets, sent ripples across the markets and was rapidly succeeded by similar initiatives from other Wall Street giants.
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sometimes contrasts strongly with the floors of the chambers, where the latter are painted red (Cassen 2000: 455; Gavilan Ceballos & Vera-Rodriguez 2005).
and capping stones are occasionally visible, though not at their original place.
For instance, in analyzing the Humbabahead orthostats
(here conflated into one) from Tell al Rimah through the formalist methodology of Alois Riegl, Steymans avoids engaging with the scholarship of David Oates, Marie-Therese Barrelet, Theresa Howard Carter, and others on the original context and function of these reliefs.
The detailed petrology of six orthostats
from the Bluestone Circle, Stonehenge.
16) This verb is used of overturning orthostats
(KARKAMIS Ala [section]4) and of disturbing a tomb (KULULU 2 [section]5a).
Loosely defined, they are a distinctive type of stone circle consisting of a ring of orthostats
that tend to rise in height towards the southern arc where a horizontally laid stone (the recumbent) is found framed by two flanking stones.
In his provocative essay, Dentzer compares the sculpture of the Jebel al-'Arab, much of which decorated architecture or altars, to the sculpted orthostats
of Hittite buildings.
The rest of the chapter exposes the various techniques used to analyse the composition of the stones that make up the orthostats
of the dolmens and, above all, those used to analyse the pigments, binding materials and coatings which appear in the paintings (e.
Guterbock briefly discusses the acrobat scenes on the orthostats
at Alaca and the bull-jumping scenes from Anatolia and Syria, before turning to KUB 25.
Each of these orthostats
was founded in a pit supported by packing stones.
In a third stage, dated to 900-740, a walkway was added around the temple and decorative orthostats
were added to the exterior.
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Christian Bale would welcome challenge of fourth Batman film after The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises hits our screens in just over a month, and while it is being promoted with the tagline "the legend ends" Christian Bale has revealed that he would be open to making a fourth Batman movie with Christopher Nolan.
Bale has said previously that he will not play Batman without Nolan tells Empire that he would enjoy the "challenge" of pushing the Dark Knight story further "My understanding is that this is the last one, I think it's appropriate, I think it's going out at the right time.
But... if Chris came to me with a script and said, 'You know what? There is another story', then I would love the challenge of making a fourth one work."
Nolan confirmed last month that he intends to leave the Batman franchise after The Dark Knight Rises stating "Without getting into specifics, the key thing that makes the third film a great possibility for us is that we want to finish our story.
And in viewing it as the finishing of a story rather than infinitely blowing up the balloon and expanding the story... is useful."
However Warner Bros chief Jeff Robinov said last march that they intend to reboot the Batman franchise with Nolan and his wife Emma Thomas set to produce the future incarnations.
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