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Commentaries (some of them cheeky or provocative) on economic topics by Ralph Musgrave. This site is dedicated to Abba Lerner. I disagree with several claims made by Lerner, and made by his intellectual descendants, that is advocates of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). But I regard MMT on balance as being a breath of fresh air for economics.
Tuesday, 2 January 2018
Random charts - 49.
Large pink text on the charts below was added by me. Re the Persimmon chart on the cost of building houses, there's another quite similar chart for one of the other main UK house builders, so the Persimmon one may be typical for UK house builders.
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Competition for Cyber Talent Drives New Army and DHS Efforts
Published: April 22, 2015
ARMYCritical Infrastructure ProtectionCybersecurityDEFENSEEducation & TrainingDHSInternet of ThingsIT Workforce
There is rarely a day that goes by when you won't see a top story on cybersecurity and the scarcity of people with the right IT security skills to address the growing challenges. It is this very demand for skilled cybersecurity staff that is driving some new, creative, and some might say bold efforts by the Army and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to raise up, recruit, and retain talent.
The Department of Defense (DoD) may be the one federal entity where building a cyber workforce is the most prominent, as they continue to grow a cadre of uniformed cyberwarriors to staff various cyber commands and other network defense organizations, like the Joint Task Force-DoD Information Networks (JTF-DoDIN). However, building the force is only part of the challenge. Once their tour of service commitment is fulfilled these skilled cyberwarriors often have the attractive option to land high-paying jobs in the private sector, so the sustainability of a cyber-force is a major DoD priority.
Recognizing these realities is a driving force behind the establishment of the Army Reserve's Cyber Private Public Partnership, or Cyber P3, among the DoD, universities and private employers. In recent comments in a story by Nextgov, Cyber P3 program manager Lt. Col. Scott Nelson said that the program is trying to answer key questions of "how do we retain the investment the Army made in that soldier" and also "allow them to get a really good job with our industry partners?"
Maximizing the return on investment in cybersecurity personnel is not the only item on the Cyber P3 agenda. They also want to enhance the pipeline of skilled cyber personnel through building parallel cybersecurity education and training programs among military and universities. In that pursuit, several universities, companies and federal agencies are collaborating on the effort with the goal of establishing 3,500 to 5,000 Army reserve cyberwarriors that can be at the ready when the need arises. Among the 21 private companies that have already stepped up to help transition service members into civilian careers include Citibank, Microsoft, Fox Entertainment and Chevron, according to the Nextgov report. (Read more about Cyber-P3 here and here.)
The Pentagon is not the only federal agency looking to industry to bolster its long-term cybersecurity posture. The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced at the RSA Conference in San Francisco that DHS is opening a cybersecurity branch office in Silicon Valley to "strengthen critical relationships… and ensure that the government and the private sector benefit from each other's research and development." Collaboration and synergy is not the only thing on Johnson's mind, however. He's recruiting. He intends to "convince some of the talented workforce in Silicon Valley to come to Washington," highlighting the new United States Digital Service program that provides mechanisms for tech talent in private industry to complete a "tour of service" within government agencies. But on a more formal level, Johnson is "on the hunt" for a cybersecurity "all-star" to head up DHS' National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC), promising a direct reporting and communications line to the department Secretary, i.e. Himself.
These efforts, and others, underscored the ongoing urgency and scope expansion of cybersecurity into nearly every area of modern life. As the "Internet of Things" (IoT) continues to march on – bringing digitization, sensor-ization and connectivity to everything from communications to home appliances and motor vehicles – securing this infrastructure from exploitation and destruction becomes even more critical. Further, the farther down the cybersecurity road we go, the more it becomes apparent that there is only so much we may be able to automate with tools – at least for now. This is especially true when it comes to decision-making and rapid response. Skilled people are critical, in high demand, and in short supply.
These efforts by the DoD, DHS, and others will take time to build the pipeline necessary to meet the demand. It will likely take years, not a cheerful prospect when one considers the growing threats we face. Meanwhile, the competition for these skills will remain fierce.

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What would we do without our partners such as disposable supplies from mcdonaldpaper? Well, we wouldn't be here! Our eateries and local establishments along with the owners and chefs represent the best of the best in the South! We are proud to showcase them and allow you to get a behind the scenes look at the culinary scene in Black Mountain.
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La Tierra Solana
Yet, as soon as you walk into your home at La Tierra Solana, you find a haven in the simple pleasures of life, like the splendid view of Mt. Arayat from your window among others. Cabalantian is a friendly vicinity where old time residents of Bacolor have established residence in the past many decades.
La Tierra Solana has 221 lots for sale in phase 1 and another 200 lots in phase 2. The house models in La Tierra Solana are environment friendly, integrating the outdoors into the house with the wide windows that offer good lighting and ventilation. The breeze from the nearby fields flirt with the vibrant colors of the walls of La Tierra Solana Homes. Savor the comfort of the well designed interiors of any home you choose. The thoughtful arrangement of the space layouts maximizes comfort and functionality, thus making it very relaxing for friends and family to gather together. Some models also include a maids quarter with its own toilet and bath and utility area too. Be it young couples, retirees or senior couples, La Tierra Solana, offers single storey 2 and 3 bedroom units. So whether it will be your first house, your getaway house, your retirement house, or a halfway house away from home, La Tierra Solana will cater to both your want and need.
Amenities at La Tierra Solana Pampanga
Solanaland sees to the outdoor activities and entertainment needs of its Residents. Thus, La Tierra Solana includes the following amenities:
– an outdoor swimming pool with both a children 's pool and an adults' pool;
– a basketball court at the second phase of the development;
– a children' s playground with a modern activity module, swing and slides;
– a multi purpose hall with vaunted ceiling and good ventilation that can seat 150
– a picnic place equipped with a griller and gazebos for small group entertainment;
-trees will be planted along the road and in boundaries between lots to make the development a green community when completed;
– well built, wide roads;
– well lighted roads at night time;
– 24 hour main gate and roving security service;
– electric power provided by SFELAPCO and ample water supply by the Bacolor Water District;
– a impressive main entrance gate that defines the quality of life and comfort that you can only find at La Tierra Solana.
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9/23/2015 08:44:58 pm
we like to trip and see Carnation model coz it has bedroom downstairs we are 30 day buyers
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With an average snowfall of 21m, Kiroro always has an abundance of ski-ready powder snow.
Our mountains await you. Not the other way around.
With Kiroro Snow World and a wide range of indoor facilities, we provide fun for all the family.
Lap of luxury at your fingertips in our premium resorts.
Communicate with ease, majority of our staff are fluent in English.
Serene and quaint with its famous sake distilleries, seafood and charming Otaru Canal.
Cloud chasing, tree climbing, kayaking, trekking, fishing, golfing, hot air balloon rides - Summer in Kiroro is alive with fun activities. Not to be missed are the stunning alpine flower fields, which every year turn the land into a carpet of mesmerizing scents and colours.
Kiroro is an epic winter wonderland, blessed with astonishingly light, dry powder to its mountains making for a truly satisfying world-class ski destination. Activities include snow park, snow mobiling, snow rafting, snow buggy, snow shoe tours, cat tours, snow segway, cross country skiing, fatbike and loads more.
Take in the incredible views from high above the ground. The mountains of Kiroro offer unique and spectacular scenery as they change with the seasons.
Kiroro's Autumn colors can be enjoyed at their best while enjoying the Mt. Asari Panorama Gondola.
In Kiroro the season for autumn-leaf viewing is a popular time of year, when leaves on the trees in Kiroro start turning red at the end of September and the best view you can admire is in the beginning of October.
From the gondola you can see the yellow and red carpet. If you look up, you can see Mt.Yoichi, one of the most famous Hokkaido's mountains.


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Volunteers head to Fort Stanton for Park Day cleanup
Dress for work
Park Day, an event sponsored by the Civil War Trust and dedicated to the preservation of historic sites related to the major event in the history of the United States, is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 6, at Fort Stanton Historic Site north of Ruidoso.
The day of work is celebrated mostly on preserved Civil War battlefields and forts in the eastern United States, but locations involved in Civil War-related actions are also found in New Mexico.
Park Day volunteers will work to gather fallen elm branches from the northern side of the For Stanton and modern litter from along the terrace slope that goes down to the Rio Bonito.
If the weather is inclement, some indoor maintenance work also is planned, and includes painting walls in one of the buildings under restoration.
Water, snacks, and work gloves will be supplied.
Volunteers should wear sturdy shoes or boots, long pants, long-sleeved shirts and a cap.
Site representatives will meet the volunteers at the Fort Stanton Museum visitor center where a sign in, orientation and safety briefing will be conducted.
A tour of the fort will be offered following the cleanup.
Volunteers should notify Mike Bilbo at firstname.lastname@example.com if they plan to volunteer or attend the tour.
Civil War history in New Mexico
Fort Stanton and For Union in New Mexico played integral roles in the Civil War which raged 1861 to 1865.
From Fort Union troops guarded the Santa Fe Trail during the Civil War.
MORE:Lincoln County celebrates 150th birthday
Fort Stanton was abandoned and burned as Texan confederates advanced up the Rio Grande in 1861.
Troops headed to Fort Craig on the Rio Grande, where federal troops and volunteers were concentrated to face the Texans, and attempt to check their advance, according to information about the Park Day event.
Meanwhile, a unit from the 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles rode to Fort Stanton from the Texan advanced guard at Mesilla, and occupied it for about four weeks.
Those troops skirmished with and lost to Mescalero Apaches before returning to their main force on the Rio Grande.
MORE:Americorps members help with projects at Fort Stanton Historic Site
After the Civil War Battle of Valverde on the Rio Grande near Fort Craig, but later in 1862, a regiment of New Mexico volunteer infantry was sent to the fort to re-build and re-garrison it, as it was on the Army road to Missouri Bottom (Roswell area on the Rio Hondo).
The thought was that the Texans also might attack again from the Texas-Pecos River direction, which did not occur.
The new command renewed Army campaigning against the Mescalero Apaches.
Col. Kit Carson's regiment eventually became post traders and involved in the Lincoln County War.


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The Bible says that everything that God has made is good. See Genesis 1:31. God also showed Peter that we may eat all different kinds of food. See Acts 10:9-16.
The leaders of the believers put their hands on people when they prayed for them. They did that when God chose someone to serve him in a special way. The Holy Spirit helps people to serve God. He helps them with gifts so that they can serve God well. See Acts 8:17; 13:3. Timothy received a gift from the Holy Spirit when they chose him as a leader for the church in Ephesus.


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Art: Discovering the New Speed Art Museum, Farish Theatre
May 3, 2016 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
The Farish Theatre hosts Getting up to Speed, a talk detailing the galleries in the new Speed Art Museum in Louisville at 11 am on May 3.
"Art Connects 2016 Spring Talk and Tour is a two-part series. First, explore key works for the newly installed galleries, pass through time and space on a journey that begins in the Classical world and concludes with the art of today, and then travel the following week to the Speed Art Museum in Louisville for a guided tour of their newly installed holdings. There will be an optional lunch at 21c Museum Hotel's restaurant Proof on Main."


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Lady Gaga gives boost to Irish whiskey
on 21/07/11 at 4:30 pmSpirits
Pop superstar Lady Gaga has given a boost to sales of Jameson Irish Whiskey, referring to it as her "long time Irish boyfriend" at a recent concert in Ireland.
According to irishcentral.com, Gaga dedicated her song 'Speechless' to "my longtime boyfriend Jameson" who was "always there for me when I need him."
"When the show is over, the glass is always half-full," she told the audience.
While in Ireland Lady Gaga also took a tour of Jameson's headquarters and distillery.
Sales of Jameson whisky broke all previous records last year, with more than three million cases being sold worldwide.


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We were in the same college. But in different classrooms, different hostel rooms.. Different gal gangs (as someone mentioned on gangs, Once in a while Insanity). And in my views she was a soft hearted, sensitive girl…
Then, reading the unspoken words we came to know each other. And I don't remember when we actually started to discuss about everything under the sun…
I don't know how time flew by so fast. The nostalgic four years entered into my memory box.
Whose jealousy made us apart? ..distance away.. Why should I blame on someone else..? It's my fault that I didn't much check on her after entering into this busy world.. But one thing is quite sure that she is too close to my heart to be away from me. Things changed as we grow older. But years or distance has got nothing to alter the true bond we share.
And that's why I could meet her again at least virtually … especially when she had been consciously keeping herself away from all those social medias and our gal gangs due to some xxx reasons..
My message travelled a lot and reached her finally, saying in her words.
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Our true nature never, automatically, reveals itself to us because it is thoroughly incorporeal. Still, it is never non-present. Accordingly, this incorporeality is ungraspable by the corporeal senses including even our consciousness which we cling to, tenaciously.
When we learn, for the first time, of our true nature from the teachings of the Buddha it seems dark and hidden from us since we are trying to see it as something corporeal which is all that we know. The corporeal, we don't realize, is continually obscuring our true nature, as it were, hiding it from us almost completely. It seems for us that a dark veil covers our true nature which we can't rend.
Naturally, when our true nature is revealed, which is luminous and compassionate, only then is the darkness dispelled. When it is not taken away we seem doomed to suffering and death; we see no means of escape. In fact, the idea of the luminous seems alien to us. In this regard, there seems to be two opposed worlds, the world of light and the world of darkness, or the same, the world of unconditionality (nirvana) and the world of conditionality (samsara). But from the awakened standpoint it is one substance that expresses itself as an arising and a return, this really being the arising of infinite power/compassion and a return to self-knowingness.
The unawakened, on the other hand, are only aware of birth and death because of their strong attraction to the corporeal. In this condition, will or desire can dangerously exalt itself which then becomes entrapped in the cycle of birth and death with no way out. This is really regression led by a will to more and more corporeal states. Such a person who exalts their will is an icchantika.
"Also, next, O good man! For example, a burnt seed will not call forth buds, even if the rain falls on it for a period of 100 thousand million kalpas. There can never be a situation in which this seed will bring forth buds. The same with the icchantika. No bud of Enlightenment springs forth, even if the icchantika gives ear to this all-wonderful Great Nirvana Sutra. Such can never happen. Why not? Because such a person has totally annihilated the root of good. As with the burnt seed, no root or bud of Bodhichitta will shoot forth" (Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra).


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The Story: Don't eat the fruit in the garden, Eden,, It wasn't in God's natural plan., You were only a rib,, And look at what you did,, To Adam, the father of Man.
The Story: You smell like goat, I'll see you in hell
The Story: All the b***h had said, all been washed in black
The Story: And my blunt is my ho now
The Story: At home, drawing pictures, Of mounds of tots, With ham on top
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by Drake
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Misheard "Know yourself" LyricsI was runnin' through the 6 with my WOLV
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Fresh off my Top Ten placement in last week's design challenge, I've decided to enter my "City Kids" design (a bit revised) in this week's Spoonflower "Playmats" Design Challenge! How fun would this be on a child's floor?! Even better, there are several kawaii co-ordinating repeat patterns to go with this in my Spoonflower Shop as well (I'm thinking duvets and wallpaper!?) Check out all the fantastic designs on the Voting Page (voting ends April 30 at 3:00 EDT)!
Pool Party Patterns!
I designed my "Floating World" and "Pool Rings" pattern designs with both this week's colour palette challenge in The Colour Gang and this week's Pool Party people brief in Folio Focus 2018 in mind. Luckily the colour palette and theme worked for both! I wanted to give the feeling of dreamily floating in warm water...winter's not even here and I'm looking forward to summer!
Fun Farmyard Characters for Today!
This week's brief in Folio Focus 2018 was to create some fun farmyard characters...So here is my "FAMILY FARM" collection of pattern designs featuring affectionate roosters, hens and cute little chicks! I can see these guys on some fun kitchen linens, stationery or childrens wear! Contact me if you would like to license these designs!
To see all my newest pattern designs, I also invite you to check out my IG at: https://www.instagram.com !
Unicorns for Today!
Working with some new colour palettes I created while doing a creative exercise in the Colour Gang yesterday, I created this new UNICORN design with a couple of coordinates! This mini-collection is available to license!
The Beginnings of a New Collection I Am Calling "Little Grunt Sculpin" Collection
Just wanted to share the beginnings of a new collection I am calling "Little Grunt Sculpin". Grunt sculpins are one of my favourite fishes, they are super funny and cute! I suggest checking them out on Youtube. They are sometimes called "bizarre" and "ridiculous" and don't really swim but rather scoot along the sea bottom!
New Colours, New Patterns! One Week Until Blueprint Show 1 and Surtex in NYC! Unbelievable!
I always love how re-vising pattern designs with new on-trend colours really makes such a difference and gives a pattern collection new life! Here is my "Be My Valentine" Collection with gorgeous new soft colours. These designs are available to license! And one week today until Blueprint Show 1 starts in NYC, followed by Surtex on May 20-22! Looking forward to feasting my eyes at both shows! Please join me there if you can!
My New "Happy Skies and Friendly Rides" Collection! Perfect for Kids (and Maybe Some Adults Too!)
Thought I would give you another "sneak peek" of what I've been working on. This super fun collection features cute and friendly vehicles zooming along on their merry ways, looking forward to travelling adventures! I conceived of this collection for children, but I think I would love to have these pillows too! These new patterns and many, many more will be showing with Nerida Hansen Print & Textiles at BOTH Surtex and Blueprint Show 1 in May in NYC. Come see!
My "Friendly Bear" Design Won an Honourable Mention in the Corgi Sock Design Competition!
How fun is this? My "Friendly Bear" sock design won an "honourable mention" in the Corgi Sock Design Competition! Corgi is a UK company established in 1892 that supplies luxury socks to the Royal Family! Check out the announcement of the winners on the Corgi Socks Blog!
New "Flying High" Pattern! Come See Many More of My New Patterns at Surtex 2018 in NYC!
Having a grand time designing new surface patterns for Surtex 2018! Come see me at Booth 2524 at the Javits Centre NYC, May 20-22 2018! This pattern will be developed into a new collection...stay tuned!
Just wanted to post another sneak peek of the surface patterns I've been designing to get ready for Surtex 2018 in NYC in May! Here are some cute and fresh patterns in a brand new collection I've been working on! Let me know what you think!
Just thought I would post this round-up of some of the new patterns and placement prints that I designed during the super fun 10-week Folio Focus course! Can't wait to do the course again in 2018!
Already into Week 9 of Folio Focus! This week's brief was People, and although the brief was for a self-portrait, somehow these people morphed into Valentine's day patterns! Let me know what you think as this is still a WIP! I guess it could be me, since I have glasses exactly like hers!
Week 8's brief for Folio Focus was to design Halloween characters! So here is a placement pattern design for party plates and some coordinating repeat patterns!
Week 4 was Ceramics Week in my MATS Home Decor course! Here is my final submission...
Although this week was all about lettering, I really had fun designing patterns for my ceramics collection! Onwards next week for designing for wood products!
I've been working my way through MATS A and the last assignment is to create a design for a zipper pouch based on something we collect. So, inspired by this Japanese tea set (from my collection of "Funny Things That I Like"), I created this bold and bright "Funny Faces" design. Would love to see this as a repeat pattern as well! Let me know what you think!
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At 39, entrepreneur is at the top of two very different companies that quite possibly could change the world.
On one end of the Paypal co-founder's business spectrum is SpaceX, a rocket and spacecraft company that stands poised to cash in on a billion-dollar cargo delivery contract to keep astronauts on the International Space Station stocked with clothes, vittles and any other supplies they might need.
At the other is Tesla Motors, the electric car manufacture which Musk has helped through a multimillion-dollar IPO.
BusinessNewsDaily recently spoke with Musk to learn the guiding principles behind his entrepreneurial success.
1. Be Ready to Work
If you are motivated enough to start a company, you better be motivated enough to work hard to keep it going because helming any business is no small task, Musk explained.
"It's a super huge amount of work. I think sometimes people sort of have this idea that if they were the CEO of a company that they would just give themselves a whole lot of vacations and not work very hard," he said.
But actually the reverse is true.
"If you're the CEO of a company, you have to work your bloody ass off. And if you're the CEO of two companies you have to work two bloody asses off and you don't have two asses."
And some factors beyond your control can make the job even harder. The dismal economy in recent years has made for grueling runs at both SpaceX and Tesla Motors, as well as for Musk. He's thankful th economy is improving.
"It really took a lot out of me," he said. "I have a lot of mental scar tissue."
2. Be Ready to Learn
One of the biggest lessons Musk learned after founding SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) was how much more there was still yet to learn.
Despite a background steeped in physics, Musk ended up with a tough self-teaching job in order to design SpaceX's first rocket (the Falcon 1) and the larger Falcon 9 booster that made its successful launch debut in June.
"It was a huge learning curve for me because I had never designed anything physical apart from building rockets as a kid or something," Musk said.
"Initially I didn't intend to be the chief designer of the rocket; I kept trying to hire someone to be chief designer of the rockets. But the people who were willing to join early on weren't up to the task and the people that were weren't willing to join. So I ended up by default becoming the chief rocket designer, which obviously has its plusses and minuses."
It took SpaceX four launches to reach orbit with Falcon 1 successfully and Musk said that with more experience on his part, the rocket would likely flown successfully sooner. But he did parlay the lessons from Falcon 1 into Falcon 9, which blasted off on a near-flawless maiden flight on June 4.
3. Pick the Right Team
One man or woman does not a company make and Musk firmly believes that choosing the right employees is a core ingredient for success. He looks for employees with a track record of work excellence in general, not necessarily business acumen.
"I think it's incredibly important to pick the right people. The right team can accomplish miracles. The wrong team, well….or if a team isn't working together well that can be a huge problem as well," Musk said. "It's just really like any sports game. Running a company…it's like if you're running a major league baseball or football team, or something like that. It's just how good are your players? How good are they working together? And that will define success. "
4. Know When to Grow
SpaceX has grown by leaps and bounds since 2002, but it didn't happen overnight. Musk founded the company with around 120 employees and now oversees a staff of 1,100. In 2007, SpaceX moved from its El Segundo, Calif., headquarters into a new, huge space in Hawthorne in order to build a new rocket factory that could handle its larger Falcon 9 rockets.
Choosing then the time is right to grow has been key, because most companies don't have the ability to sustain ill-timed growth, he said.
"It's difficult to prepare too far in advance because we just don't have the capital to go ahead and spend a ton of money on just sort of hoping that something will happen," Musk said. "So we kind of just have to grow really fast when it happens."
And there's always the danger of being too wieldy. Musk believes in keeping it lean. A company, he said, should not be any bigger than it needs to be to accomplish its goal.
"But as the range of tasks that we were doing grew, it required an increase in personnel. We'll continue to grow the company," Musk said. "It's going to be a function of what are we doing. How many launches are we doing? How many rockets do we have in development? How many spacecraft are being developed and launched. It's just a function of how much activity do we have, is everyone busy and productive."
Tariq Malik is Managing Editor of Space.com, a sister site to BusinessNewsDaily.
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TIME CEO eyes Asean, deputy CEO to build up domestic ops
By Karamjit Singh May 22, 2013
- Sees future of data growth to come from the region
- In preparation, hires ex-Maxis CFO to boost management team
BEHIND the wit and in-your-face humour of the irrepressible Afzal Abdul Rahim (pic, right), TIME dotCom Bhd chief executive officer, is a focused entrepreneur who knows that the future of his company lies not in Malaysia but in South-East Asia.
The theme of the company's recent annual general meeting (AGM) and annual report for 2012 both echo this regional focus.
Hence his move to bring in a top level executive in the shape of ex-Maxis chief financial officer (CFO) Rossana Rashidi (pic, left) as his deputy CEO last October to keep the Malaysian operations strong, while Afzal focuses on the region.
And beyond that, there is the potential of Rossana becoming CEO after Afzal, though he makes it clear that will not be anytime soon. "You're not getting rid of me," he said at a press conference after TIME's AGM.
"The challenge all businesses face when they expand outside their core markets is that they lose focus on the core operations," said Afzal.
Hence the importance to him and his board in bringing in a seasoned professional manager who could manage the domestic business while Afzal and what he terms the "A-team" expand the business in the region.
The key markets they are looking at are Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore. Sadly for Afzal, he revealed that the board did not share his enthusiasm for the potential of Fiji as a market – one suspects however that he was not totally serious here.
At its AGM, TIME announced it posted an operating profit of RM31.4 million in the first quarter ended March 31, an increase of RM10.2 million from the corresponding period a year ago. Revenue surged 64% to RM133 million from RM81.3 million in the previous corresponding quarter.
Having spent 10 years at Maxis to rise up to CFO, Rossana is nothing but serious. She took two years off to be a full-time mother to her two young children. "After 25 years in the corporate scene, I wanted to take a break before coming back," she said.
Rossana is fully charged for action. The fact that she chose TIME indicates the potential she sees in the company and her buying into the vision set by Afzal, and with a possible eventual transition to CEO.
"What's important is for the management team to complement each other in running the company. The question of a transition [to CEO], if and when it happens, will be an evolution. Given Afzal's commitment to the company, he will continue to play a role -- but I look forward to the day when he reports to me and takes instructions," she added, quite seriously.
Afzal reiterated his belief in the long-term fundamentals of the business while declining to speculate on the question of how many more shares he will buy back. "I am taking an extremely long-term view of my investments in this company."
By that he is referring to the injection of two fast-growing businesses into TIME: The Global Transit Group of Companies (GT) offering regional bandwidth services; and the AIMS Group of Companies (AIMS), a data centre that is carrier-neutral.
With these, TIME has moved beyond its core Malaysian fixed-line business. The company has also started calling itself an Asean-focused data and telecommunications solutions provider with three revenue engines: Fixed line, data centre and international sub-sea cable businesses.
The future is squarely in data though, with Afzal pointing out that 95% of its growth will be powered by data and data centre related revenues. Data revenue is increasingly powered by its 10% ownership in the Unity Cable System connecting Japan and the United States, which also has Google as a partner.
A future revenue generator will be the Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG), a 10,000 kilometre-long international fibre optic cable system linking Malaysia to Japan and South Korea, expected to be completed by the end of 2014.
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TIME posts record 34% revenue growth
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Talk about a show stopper! Our Brazillian cowhide clutches are stunning and there are no two alike. The clutches are hand crafted here in Texas and measure approximately 9x5.5. They have gold tabs on each side for maximum versitity and the ability to carry it 3 ways! You can carry it as a clutch, a cross body or add your favorite wristlet strap. They are lined and have two pockets on the inside.
This clutch has the ability to be the same color cowhide on the front and back or you can choose a differnt color cowhide for the back.
***If you would like a different color cowhide back on the clutch, please make sure to put the color in the comments.***
**This listing if for the clutch only with no embellishment or tassle.***
Cowhide Clutch (small)
On the Rocks will issue a full refund for most items returned in new condition within 15 days of the shipment date.
IMPORTANT: All returns to On the Rocks must be purchased directly from the On the Rocks website or at a retail show. (Not responsible for product bought in other retail locations.)
Stones that have been dropped and therefore are cracked or broken are not able to be returned. All cowhide is natural and authentic and will vary per piece.
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A stunning 1 bedroom granite barn conversion in the beautiful parish of St Mary. Having been finished to a very high standard, it offers most comfortable and elegant accommodation with a traditional feel. It is a perfect base for both a cycling and a walking holiday (walkers having immediate access to the north coast cliff paths) and has a country pub serving good food just across the road.
It is only a short drive to the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Park (formerly Jersey Zoo) and the La Mare Wine Estate and Distillery is just a walk away and both are well worth a visit. Greve de Lecq beach is less than 2 miles away and can be reached in 30-40 minutes along the cliff path heading east, look out for the unusual sheep which graze the headlands here. http://www.nationaltrust.je/place/mourier-valley/
The property is suitable for up to 3 adults (or 2 adults plus an infant in a cot). It is not suitable for young infants who are mobile as the stairs are open into the first floor bedroom.
Sorry, no smoking inside this property.
This apartment is adjacent to Fig Tree House which accommodates up to 5 adults, 1 child and 1 infant. Fig Tree House and Olive Tree Cottage can be let together and would be suitable for a party of up to 8 adults, 1 child and 2 infants.
1 bedroom
Ground Floor: Kitchen. Lounge/diner with double sofa bed and wood burning stove (initial basket of assorted logs provided). Bathroom with bath/shower, basin and toilet.
First Floor: Stairs opening into double bedroom with king-size bed.
Bed linen, house towels provided. Travel cot and cot linen provided. Electricity included in rent. Freeview TV in lounge. Radio. DVD player. CD player. Free WiFi. Electric cooking with 4 rings, grill and oven. Microwave. Fridge with freezer compartment. Coffee maker. Hairdryer. Washing machine. Iron and board. House telephone for emergency external calls only. Central heating in season. Separate entrance. Small paved and gravelled patio bordered by potted shrubs with table, chairs and umbrella. 2 comfortable sun loungers in the orchard.
Car recommended. Parking. Secure covered parking for bicycles.
Welcome pack (tea, coffee, milk, biscuits etc.) on arrival.
Shops 1m. Pub 50yds. St. Helier 5m. Beach 1.5m. Bus: Route 7 is beside the pub.
Saturday changeover.
Check-out by 10am, check-in from 3pm, unless otherwise arranged.
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"Just back from a holiday in Jersey. My wife and I stayed at Olive Tree Cottage, St Mary. The place is second to none and satisified our expectations 100 per cent. A wonderful barn conversion, done with care and style. The owners are fantastic. We are looking forward to coming back." Uwe Schafer, Germany
"We have had a fantastic time at Olive Tree Cottage and cannot wait to return to this peaceful and relaxing place. Thank you for your hospitality and we are thrilled to be the first people to stay here." Nick Roper & Sarah Winter
"We have had a wonderful time here, enjoying the peace and tranquillity. The cottage is lovely and we have so appreciated the comfort and quality of the furnishings. We look forward to coming again and thank you for a very special holiday." John & Judy Howarth
"Super cottage, quality workmanship throughout and a great location. First time in Jersey and will be back next year." Ian, Emma & Jack
"We had the most amazing holiday and the cottage is 5 star. So nice to go away and be treated to such a well furnished and equipped property. We are already planning our next holiday to Jersey so will be in touch to book soon!" David, Lorraine & Alex
"Another lovely stay here, used the log fire this time, lovely! Cannot recommend this cottage highly enough!" Mrs Rhodes May
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David Gergen is a longtime Republican who has advised Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. He is now a senior political analyst for CNN.
Summing up Trump's legacy of hatred, Gergen said:
"Trump unleashed the dogs of hatred in this country from the day he declared he was running for president, and they've been snarling and barking at each other ever since. It's just inevitable there are going to be acts of violence that grow out of that."
Gergen made that statement on October 24, 2018—the day that pipe bombs were mailed to:
- Former President Barack Obama
- Former President Bill Clinton
- Former First Lady and United States Senator Hillary Clinton
- Former Attorney General Eric Holder
- Congresswoman Maxine Waters
- Billionaire George Soros
- Former Vice President Joe Biden
- Actor Robert De Niro
- Former CIA Director John Brennan
- Former Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee Debbie Wasserman Schultz
All of these intended victims had one thing in common: All of them had been brutally and repeatedly attacked by President Donald Trump.
Donald Trump
Watching coverage of the pipe-bomb mailings on CNN, a viewer might be forgiven for mistaking this thinking this network for Fox News.
One commentator after another said, in effect, "The President doesn't understand the power of his words—and that they can lead unstable people to violent action."
On the contrary: Trump thoroughly understands the power of his words.
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks addressed this issue on the May 27, 2016 edition of the PBS Newshour.
David Brooks and Mark Shields
MARK SHIELDS: "Donald Trump gratuitously slandered Ted Cruz's wife. He libeled Ted Cruz's father for being potentially part of Lee Harvey Oswald's assassination of the president of the United States, suggesting that he was somehow a fellow traveler in that.
"This is a libel. You don't get over it."
Donald Trump
DAVID BROOKS: "Trump, for all his moral flaws, is a marketing genius. And you look at what he does. He just picks a word and he attaches it to a person. Little Marco [Rubio], Lyin' Ted [Cruz], Crooked Hillary [Clinton].
"And that's a word. And that's how marketing works. It's a simple, blunt message, but it gets under.
"It sticks, and it diminishes. And so it has been super effective for him, because he knows how to do that. And she [Hillary Clinton] just comes with, 'Oh, he's divisive.'"
Hillary Clinton wasn't the only Presidential candidate who proved unable to cope with Trump's gift for insult. His targets—and insults—included:
- Former Texas Governor Rick Perry: "Wears glasses to seem smart."
- Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush: "Low Energy Jeb."
- Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders: "Crazy Bernie."
- Ohio Governor John Kasich: "Mathematically dead and totally desperate."
Trump fully understands the power of threats—and has made liberal use of them against both Republicans and Democrats.
On March 16, 2016, he warned Republicans that if he didn't win the GOP nomination in July, his supporters would literally riot: "I think you'd have riots. I think you would see problems like you've never seen before. I think bad things would happen. I really do. I wouldn't lead it, but I think bad things would happen."
An NBC reporter summed it up as: "The message to Republicans was clear: 'Nice convention you got there, shame if something happened to it.'"
Two years later, on August 27, 2018, Trump, meeting with Right-wing Christian leaders at the State Dining Room of the White House, warned of "violence" if Democrats won control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections: "There is violence. When you look at Antifa—these are violent people."
Trump also understands the value of having subordinates make inflammatory statements that serve his purposes.
On July 29, 2016, Roger Stone, a notorious Right-wing political consultant and Trump strategist, told Breitbart News: "The first thing Trump needs to do is begin talking about [voter fraud] constantly. If there's voter fraud, this election will be illegitimate, the election of the winner will be illegitimate, we will have a constitutional crisis, widespread civil disobedience, and the government will no longer be the government."
In short: This is not a case of careless language that is simply misinterpreted, with tragic results.
Donald Trump fully understands the constituency that he is trying to reach: Those masses of alienated, uneducated Americans who live only for their guns and hardline religious beliefs—and who can be easily manipulated by perceived threats to either.
He is the ultimate narcissist: "The show is Trump, and it is sold-out performances everywhere," Trump told Playboy magazine in a 1990 interview.
After the bombing attempts, Trump stated: "In these times we have to unify." But he is by nature a combative divider, not a conciliator. He is a nihilist, appealing to hatred, offering only destruction.
He's 72, has often boasted of the joys of getting even, and he's not going to change now.
As first-mate Starbuck says of Captain Ahab in Herman Melville's classic novel, Moby Dick: "He is a champion of darkness."


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If you're driving out of town to do business in South Carolina or dropping off your freshman at the University of South Carolina, here are 10 things to know about the latest Southern hotspots. This is not a city that serves only college clientele, but it will fit well into the state's eclectic mix of restaurants, bars, hotels and restaurants.
The Columbia Community also offers this award - the award-winning Richland County Public Library, which offers 10 branches. The city has several museums dedicated to the history and art of children, including the Columbia Children's Museum and Museum of Natural History, as well as the South Carolina State Museum. There are five museums in the city centre with a total of more than 200,000 square metres of exhibition space. This center is home to a variety of museums, galleries and other educational and cultural events, such as a museum of children's art and music, and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Colombia. It is home to a number of arts and cultural events and events for adults and children, including an art fair, art festival, music festival and concert series, as well as several restaurants.
Columbia also has many parks that can get in touch with nature, including Columbia State Park, Columbia Nature Center, Columbia Park and Columbia Zoo.
Festivals and fairs are a vibrant part of the scene in Colombia, including the South Carolina State Fair. My favourite start to the Christmas season in Colombia is the Vista Lights, which takes place every year in mid-November.
With so many attractive offers, it is not surprising that Colombia has become a popular destination for people who want to retire or move to the southeast. Colombia's real estate is very affordable, and the city was recently named by CNNMoney.com as one of the most affordable places to live in the United States. The city ranked sixth on the list of the best cities for affordable housing in South Carolina, behind only New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Atlanta.
Colombia has a robust economy and ranks at the top of the 25 percentile of the 366 metropolitan regions identified by the US Census Bureau. Colombia ranks 14th in the median household income per capita in South Carolina, with an average annual income of $50,000, according to the latest available data.
Colombia has a diversified economy that includes a number of industries, such as manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, real estate and tourism. The company also operates an extensive health care system with over 1,000 hospitals and clinics in the city and a variety of other health facilities.
Downtown Columbia is home to the University of South Carolina and Columbia State University, as well as a number of other colleges. There are also a variety of colleges and schools in Colombia, such as Columbia Community College, Columbia University and Columbia School of Business. Columbia College System, the state's only college degree, offers a wide range of degrees in business, law, economics and business administration.
Frequent travelers will also have easy access to South Carolina's major airports, such as Columbia International Airport. There are a number of non-stop flights to and from the following cities, although some of these cities are seasonal and only operate on certain days of the week.
Amtrak's Silver Star trains connect Columbia, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. D.C. trains run daily from Miami to New York, but Colombia is often delayed and most trains pass through Colombia on their way to other destinations.
Columbia is located in South Carolina, north of the capital of the state of Columbia, South Dakota, and is located on the Columbia River, about 30 miles south of Columbia. Colombia is also close to the border with Colombia, on the border between Colombia and the United States of America.
Columbia is not listed as a tourist city in the top 10 most popular tourist destinations in South Carolina. Colombia came under the spotlight when the state legislature removed the Confederate flag from its place of honor in the Capitol, and then again when it was removed from the Confederate flag by the state legislature.
In 1786, the General Assembly of South Carolina declared Colombia the state capital, which arose from the need to connect the Santee Canal with the neighboring city of Columbia, North Carolina, via the Santa Fe Canal. Colombia was admitted as a city in 1788 due to the rapid economic and social development that followed the creation of this canal.
USC's foundation dates back to December 1, 1788, when South Carolina College was founded as a measure of unity to help promote good order and harmony in the state of Palmetto. In 1906, the college was transformed into the University of South Korea, which later became the first state-sponsored university to receive regional accreditation.


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I don't know where I found the original recipe for this but it has been a hit here for sure. Serve it with a salad to round out the meal. My kids really like to use ranch on this as well.
Cheesy Chicken and Potatoes Casserole
Cheesy Chicken and Potatoes Casserole
• 1 lb boneless chicken breasts, cubed
• 6-8 medium skin-on red potatoes, diced
• 1/3 c olive oil
• 1 1/2 t salt
• 1 t pepper
• 1 T paprika
• 2 T garlic powder
• 2 T hot sauce (more if you like it HOT)
• 2 c fiesta blend cheese
• 1/2 lb bacon
• 1 c diced green onion
Preheat oven to 400.
Grease a 9X13 baking dish.
In a large bowl, mix together the olive oil, seasonings, and hot sauce.
Add the cubed potatoes and chicken and toss to coat.
Dump the potatoes and chicken into the baking dish.
Bake for 55-60 minutes until cooked through, crispy, and browned. Stir every 20 minutes.
While the potatoes are cooking, fry your bacon until crisp.
Once the potatoes and chicken are fully cooked, remove from the oven.
Top with the cheese, bacon, and green onion.
Return the casserole to the oven and bake for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
**I made this in the Power Cooker: Cook the potatoes and chicken for 20-25 minutes. Remove the kids and sprinkle with bacon and cheese. Replace the lid for 3-5 minutes to melt the cheese.


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FINAL UPDATE, TUESDAY, 2:45 PM: With Top 20 chart Sony/Affirm's War Room came in better than expected over four days with $13.38M, giving the Kendrick Brothers film an 11-day cume of $28.7M. However, in a complete eye-opener, Broad Green's A Walk In The Woods stole No. 2 from Universal/Legendary's Straight Outta Compton by a whisker over four days: $10.9M to $10.8M (The N.W.A. biopic owned No. 2 over three days with $8.6M). Through six days, the Robert Redford-Nick Nolte outdoors dramedy has logged an estimated $12.8M. Compton counts $149.8M through four weekends.
Monday was up 1% over Sunday for War Room at $3.9M, while A Walk In The Woods brought in a bit more than expected with $2.6M vs. its projected Labor Day of $2.1M.
Paramount/Skydance's Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation slotted fourth over FSSM with $9.4M and a six-weekend cume of $182.66M. Newcomer Transporter Refueled from EuropaCorp took fifth with $9M at 3,434 theaters. Lionsgate-Pantelion's Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos laid $4.36M at 395 venues.
The top 20 films at the Labor Day weekend box office for the period of Sept. 4-7 per Rentrak Theatrical:
1). War Room (SONY), 1,526 theaters (+391) /3-day cume: $9.48M (-16%) / 4-day cume: $13.38M / Total cume: $28.7M / Wk 2
2). A Walk in the Woods (BGP), 1,962 theaters /3-day cume: $8.2M / 4-day cume: $10.9M / Total cume: $12.8M / Wk 1
3). Straight Outta Compton (UNI), 3,097 theaters (-45) /3-day cume: $8.6M (-34%)/ 4-day cume: $10.8M / Total cume: $149.8M / Wk 4
4). Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation (PAR), 2,849 theaters (-246) 3-day cume: $7.236M (-11%) / 4-day cume: $9.4M / Total cume: $182.66M / Wk 6
5). The Transporter Refueled (EURC), 3,434 theaters / 3-day cume: $7.36M / 4-day cume: $9M / Wk 1
6). No Escape (TWC), 3,415 theaters (+60)/ 3-day cume: $5.47M (-33%) / 4-day cume: $7M / Total cume: $20M / Wk 2
7.) Man From U.N.C.L.E (WB), 2,102 theaters (-604) / 3-day cume: $3.48M (-21%)/ 4-day cume: $4.52M / Total cume: $40.4M / Wk 4
8). Inside Out (DIS), 2,967 theaters (+2,204) / 3-day cume: $3.24M (+140%)/ 4-day cume: $4.45M / Total cume: $349.5M / Wk 12
9.). Gallo con Muchos Huevos (LGF), /3-day cume: $3.42M / Per screen average: $8,670 / 4-day cume: $4.36M / Per screen average: $11,030 / Wk 1
10.). Sinister 2 (Gramercy/Focus), 2,651 theaters (-148)/ 3-day cume: $3.45M (-26%)/ 4-day cume: $4.19M / Total cume: $24.5M / Wk 3
11). Minions (UNI), 1,927 theaters (-49)/3-day cume: $2.96M (+3%) /4-day cume: $3.9M/Total Cume: $329.8M / Wk 9
12). Ant-Man (DIS), 1,527 theaters (-163) /3-day cume: $2.87M (-6%) / 4-day cume: $3.77M / Total cume: $174.07M / Wk 8
13). The Gift (STX), 1,591 theaters (-343)/3-day cume: $2.67M (-11%) /4-day cume: $3.37M/Total Cume: $40.4M / Wk 5
14). Jurassic World (U), 1,571 theaters (+332) / 3-day cume: $2.69M (-11%)/ 4-day cume: $3.33M / Total cume: $647.37M / Wk 13
15). Hitman: Agent 47 (Fox), 2,191 theaters (-1082)/3-day cume: $2.18M (-48%) /4-day cume: $2.8M/Total Cume: $20.3M / Wk 3
16). Pixels (Sony), 1,420 theaters (+415)/3-day cume: $1.86M (+21%) /4-day cume: $2.54M/Total Cume: $73.9M / Wk 7
17). Trainwreck (U), 808 theaters (-149)/3-day cume: $1.49M (-10%)/4-day cume: $1.826M/Total cume: $107.5M/ Wk 8
18.). American Ultra (LGF), /3-day cume: $1.26M(-56%)/ 4-day cume: $1.6M / Total cume: $13.4M / Wk 3
19). Vacation (WB), 1,045 theaters (-510) 3-day cume: $1.2M (-26%) / 4-day cume: $1.49M / Total cume: $56.99M / Wk 6
20). Fantastic Four (Fox), 1,135 theaters (-540)/3-day cume: $1.1M (-38%) /4-day cume: $1.45M/Total Cume: $54.8M / Wk 5
— Anthony D'Alessandro
4TH UPDATE, MONDAY, 8:51 AM: Given the slow weekend, there's not a tremendous amount of change here today other than Sony/Affirm's War Room keeping the faith intact at No. 1 with a slightly higher three day of $9.44M and 4-day of $12.5M versus yesterday's respective estimates of $9.35M FSS and $12.3M. Peg that to churchgoers heading to the multiplex after Sunday services, giving a 19% rise yesterday over Saturday. The Kendricks brothers film looks to make the most today among all films with a projected $3.09M. Rentrak is reporting that the Labor Day four-day weekend made $115M which is 19% down from last year's holiday stretch.
Transporter Refueled is posting a slightly better weekend than yesterday AM's estimates with an estimated $7.23M and $8.9M. Industry projections on our end had this shoot 'em up at $7M-$8M — it was never ever expected to do double-digits. The play for Europa was always overseas. Among other newcomers, Broad Green's A Walk In The Woods and Lionsgate-Pantelion's Un Gallo Con Muchoes Huevos are also staying steady without any huge variances from their reported studio estimates yesterday.
Consider for a moment the power of grass roots marketing with War Room, which is typical with these faith-based films and their audiences: Sony only spent $2.27M in TV spots per iSpot.TV versus EuropaCorp's $11.7M on TR and Broad Green's modest $6.3M spend on A Walk In The Woods. War Room has spent below $500K or less on cable networks, targeting viewers on such channels as BET, Lifetime and VH1. One of the key shows they bought ads on: The 700 Club (no surprise there). TR's ads were bought heavily on male-demo networks like Comedy Central, ESPN and The Cartoon Network. Close to a third of A Walk In The Woods' TV ad budget per iSpot was spent during the PGA Championship, with the trailer getting multiple airings on re-runs of such older demo shows as The Waltons, Little House On The Prairie and The Golden Girls. Per RelishMix, the 4M social media universe for A Walk In The Woods was light (of course, it's the blue hair demo) with 800k YouTube views with reach of 1.4M on Facebook and 2M on Twitter. RelishMix also reports moderate social activity for TR with an SMU of 11M consisting of 5.8M YouTube views with Facebook reach of 5.1M and Twitter reach at 48k. Below lead TR man Ed Skrein doing his part to tubthump the film to his 12,600K Twitter followers:
In other big mentions today, STX's first release, the horror-thriller The Gift, crossed $40M. Pic had a reported production cost of $5M, co-financed by Blumhouse. TV spend per iSpot.TV was $11.5M.
The top 10 based on industry estimates for the weekend of Sept. 4-7, ranked on FSSM figures. Monday's % change is versus Sunday.
1). War Room (SONY), 1,526 theaters (+391) /Monday $3.09M (-15%)/ 3-day cume: $9.44M (-17%) / 4-day cume: $12.5M / Total cume: $27.8M / Wk 2
2). Straight Outta Compton (UNI), 3,097 theaters (-45) / $2.5M Mon. (-28%) / 3-day cume: $8.65M (-34%) / 4-day cume: $11.17M / Total cume: $150.1MM / Wk 4
3). A Walk in the Woods (BGP), 1,960 theaters / $2.2M Mon. (-24%) / 3-day cume: $8.24M / 4-day cume: $10.45M / Total cume: $12.4M / Wk 1
4). Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation (PAR), 2,849 theaters (-246) / $2.05M Mon. (-27%)/ 3-day cume: $7.17M (-12%)/ 4-day cume: $9.2M / Total cume: $182.45M / Wk 6
5). The Transporter Refueled (EURC), 3,434 theaters / $1.7M Mon. (-26%)/ 3-day cume: $7.23M / 4-day cume: $8.93M / Wk 1
6). No Escape (TWC), 3,415 theaters (+60) / $1.64M Mon. (-22%) / 3-day cume: $5.45M (-33%) / 4-day cume: $7.086M / Total cume: $20M / Wk 2
7). Inside Out (DIS), 2,967 theaters (+2,204) / $1.33M Mon. (+11%) / 3-day cume: $3.17M (+135%)/ 4-day cume: $4.5M / Total cume: $349.6M / Wk 12
8). Gallo con Muchos Huevos (LGF), 395 theaters / $1M Mon. (-23%)/ 3-day cume: $3.45M / Per screen average: $8,329 / 4-day cume: $4.45M / Per screen average: $11,265 / Wk 1
9). Man From U.N.C.L.E (WB), 2,102 theaters (-604) / $995K Mon. (-23%) / 3-day cume: $3.43M (-23%)/ 4-day cume: $4.43M / Total cume: $40.4M / Wk 4
10). Sinister 2 (Gramercy/Focus), 2,651 theaters (-148) / $822K Mon. (-32%)/ 3-day cume: $3.43M (-27%)/ 4-day cume: $4.26M / Total cume: $24.6M / Wk 3
— Anthony D'Alessandro
3RD UPDATE, SUNDAY 8:10 AM: N.W.A.'s reign at the top of the box office charts has been thwarted by the Lord with Sony/Affirm's faith-based title War Room taking No. 1 on both a 3-day and 4-day basis, with respective estimates of $9.24M and $12.1M. Through 10 days, the Kendrick Brothers film has made$27.5M. Sony sees $9.35M for FSS and $12.3M for FSSM.
Universal has already ceded the top spot to War Room in its reporting, showing Straight Outta Compton at $8.5M over FSS and $11.2M over FSSM. Still, an awesome turnout for African American-driven titles atop the box office. Originally, the expectation heading into the weekend by many was that Compton would match Uni's Furious 7 with a four-weekend run at No. 1.
Both War Room and Compton had huge Saturday spikes in the low +40%s and Sunday is projected to swell for both titles. Analysts are giving the upper hand to War Room with +15% today over Saturday's $3.2M due to churchgoers heading to the movies post-mass, while Compton should see a +5% increase over yesterday's business of $3.17M.
War Room comes as good news for Sony and a hope that better times are on the horizon for the Culver City studio as it heads into fall with Spectre, Will Smith's Concussion and Hotel Transylvania 2. War Room is no tentpole, but it's profitable with a budget of $3.5M. Through Thursday, Sony has suffered at the summer box office seeing receipts of $157.6M, down 74%. To give you an idea of how audiences have been responding to War Room, Deadline's Pete Hammond attended a full house screening at The Rave in West Los Angeles last week where audiences were exploding in applause to actress Karen Abercrombie's holy-fueled monologues.
As expected, Labor Day frame, with Rentrak reporting $87M in ticket sales, was down 18% over last year. Year to date total domestic B.O. is at $7.7B, 5% ahead of the same frame a year ago.
Frosh label Broad Green with its first wide release, the Robert Redford-Nick Nolte hiking dramedy A Walk in the Woods turned out well at 1,960 theaters with an industry estimated 3-day of $8.25M, a 4-day of $10.6M and a six day run of $12.9M (distrib is reporting $8.1M and $10.2M). The distributor recognized audience's appetite for smart adult fare during the Labor Day stretch — titles such as The Debt and The Constant Gardener have launched in this corridor — and went for it before all these serious awards contenders such as The Danish Girl, Carol and Steve Jobs vie for autumn crowds. Travis Reid, Broad Green's head of distribution, said that Seattle, Minneapolis and other markets in outdoorsy states, as well as retirement community cities such as Phoenix and the Florida markets, were strong for A Walk in the Woods. Redford's fans — older females — came out for this one.
Broad Green aimed toward audiences on older-skewing networks with TV spots during 60 Minutes and NBC's Today and on Fox News, the History channel and Discovery. The distrib held 28 screenings for the AARP. Backpacker organization REI also spread the word to its members.
EuropaCorp's The Transporter Refueled, which in industry estimates looks like it owns fourth on a FSS basis with $7.3M, but not on a FSSM basis, is conceding the spot entirely to Paramount/Skydance's Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation for the entire weekend. Europa says that TR has accumulated $7.13M in fifth with $8.7M over four-days while M:I5 takes fourth with a studio-reported $7.15M over FSS and a projected $9.25M over FSSM. In an effort to intrigue the media in spreading good vibes for the film, EuropaCorp took them on something of a joy ride. During the junket at the L.A. Forum on Aug. 26, journalists did interviews with star Ed Skrein in the front passenger seat of a car, which was rigged with a stunt driver controlling the vehicle. TR performed best in San Francisco, Toronto, Houston, Montreal, Miami, Orlando, Detroit, Salt Lake City, Tampa and Las Vegas. 69% were over 25. Biggest demo were males.
Lionsgate-Pantelion's surprise top 10-cracker Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos laid $4.4M worth of golden eggs in No. 8 at 395 locales yielding a super $11,139 per screen. The label in recent years has shown a knack for hooking Latino audiences over the Labor Day frame with family fare such as Instructions Not Included. Lionsgate first broke through with the demo during Labor Day 2007 with Ladron que Roba a Ladron which made $1.6M at 340 theaters. Gallo is a big hit in Mexico, and word of mouth is spreading to the states in such cities as Orange, CA; Cicero, Ill., Pasadena and Dallas. 52% of the audience was under 25 with males dominating at 51%.
Commenting on the success of the film, Pantelion Films CEO Paul Presburger told Deadline this morning, "Lionsgate has been known to create an expectation with Spanish-speaking dominant audiences during this weekend. It's a big family weekend." The fact that the studios have avoided this date with strong titles also gave Lionsgate/Pantelion the edge with Latin audiences.
The studio went after Hispanic adults 25-49 and kids 6-11 by reaching out to them on Univision networks such as UniMas and Galavision as well as Telemundo and Estrella TV. There was a four-week campaign tailored around prolific TV programs Premios Juventud, Sabado Gigante, Sabadazo, Despierta America and Gordo y la Flaca. Radio targeted parents and co-listening in 20 markets covering 51% of the U.S. Hispanic population and 65% of Pantelion's overall box office. The spend here was focused on regional Mexican and Spanish contempo formats with emphasis on AM and PM drives. There was also a 13-week campaign with the nation's largest Latino In-Restaurant Network including posters, digital screens, place mats and screening sweepstakes in six markets across nearly 200 locations. Other grassroots efforts included working with Mommy bloggers and key Hispanic influencers through a series of advance screenings.
Top 12 films per studio-reported figures as compiled by Deadline's Amanda N'Duka:
1). War Room (SONY), 1,526 theaters (+391) / $2.3M Fri. / $3.3M Sat. (+40%) / $3.8M Sun. (+15%) / 3-day cume: $9.35M (-18%) / 4-day cume: $12.3M / Total cume: $27.6M / Wk 2
2). Straight Outta Compton (UNI), 3,097 theaters (-45) / $2.2M Fri. / $3.2M Sat. (+42%) / $3.45M Sun. (+9%) /3-day cume: $8.8M (-33%)/ 4-day cume: $11.2M / Total cume: $150.2MM / Wk 4
3). A Walk in the Woods (BGP), 1,962 theaters / $2.2M Fri. / $3M Sat. (+36%) / $2.9M Sun. (-3%) /3-day cume: $8.25M / 4-day cume: $10.35M / Total cume: $12.1M / Wk 1
Industry variance: 4-day cume: $10.6M
4). Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation (PAR), 2,849 theaters (-246) / $1.68M Fri. / $2.7M Sat. (+59%) / $2.8M Sun. (+5%) /3-day cume: $7.15M (-12%) / 4-day cume: $9.25M / Total cume: $182.5M / Wk 6
5). The Transporter Refueled (EURC), 3,434 theaters / $2.4M Fri.*/$2.44M Sat. (+2%) / $2.29M Sun. (-6%) / 3-day cume: $7.13M / 4-day cume: $8.7M / Wk 1
*includes $375K in Thursday previews
Industry variance: 3-day cume: $7.2M / 4-day cume: $9M
6). No Escape (TWC), 3,415 theaters (+60) / $1.32M Fri./ $2M Sat. (+51%) / $2.1M Sun. (+5%) / 3-day cume: $5.4M (-33%) / 4-day cume: $7M / Total cume: $20M / Wk 2
Industry variance: 3-day cume: $5.39M (-34%) / 4-day cume: $6.9M
7/8). Gallo con Muchos Huevos (LGF), 395 theaters / $880K Fri. / $1.21M Sat. (+%) / $1.31M Sun. (-8%) /3-day cume: $3.4M / Per screen average: $8,608 / 4-day cume: $4.4M / Per screen average: $11,140 / Wk 1
Industry variance: 3-day cume: $3.5M / 4-day cume: $4.5M
Man From U.N.C.L.E (WB), 2,102 theaters (-604) / $840K Fri. /$1.27M Sat. (+51%) / $1.3M Sun. (+5%) / 3-day cume: $3.4M (-22%)/ 4-day cume: $4.5M / Total cume: $40.65M / Wk 4
9). Sinister 2 (Gramercy/Focus), 2,651 theaters (-148) / $875K Fri. /$1.3M Sat. (+47%) / $1.2M Sun. (-5%) / 3-day cume: $3.4M (-28%)/ 4-day cume: $4.2M / Total cume: $24.6M / Wk 3
Industry variance: 3-day cume: $3.4M (-27%)/ 4-day cume: $4.3M
10). Inside Out (DIS), 2,967 theaters (+2,204) / $615K Fri. /$1.29M Sat. (+110%) / $1.2M Sun. (-4%) / 3-day cume: $3.1M (+133%)/ 4-day cume: $4.4M / Total cume: $349.5M / Wk 12
Industry variance: 3-day cume: $3.2M (+135%)/ 4-day cume: $4.6M
11). Ant-Man (DIS), 1,527 theaters (-163) / $631K Fri. / $1.1M Sat. (+77%) / $1.14M Sun. (+2%) /3-day cume: $2.9M (-6%) / 4-day cume: $3.8M / Total cume: $174.1M / Wk 8
12). Minions (UNI), 1,927 theaters (-49)/ $597K Fri. /$1.06M Sat. (+77%) / $1.06M Sun. (0%) / 3-day cume: $2.7M (-1%) /4-day cume: $3.7M/Total Cume: $329.6M / Wk 9
Welcome Back (EROS), 135 theaters / $179K Fri. / $240K Sat. (+34%) /$264K Sun (+10%) / 3-day cume: $683K / 4-day cume: $881K / Wk 1
Dope (OPRD), 1,023 theaters / $101K Fri. / $140K Sat. (+39%) /$148K Sun (+5%) / 3-day cume: $390K / 4-day cume: $501K / Total cume: $17.28M / Wk 12
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (MAG), 60 theaters / $35K Fri. / $51K Sat. (+46%) /$54K Sun (+5%) / 3-day cume: $140K / 4-day cume: $180K/ Wk 1
—Anthony D'Alessandro
2ND UPDATE, SATURDAY, 8:47 AM: The Friday grosses were so low last night, some studio box office analysts couldn't call the top four films for the day because the numbers were just that close. As we rub our eyes this morning, it looks like EuropaCorp's The Transporter Refueled won the day with $2.4M, however, many don't think the fourth action series title has enough diesel to stay in the top spot throughout the Labor Day weekend, and will take an estimated $7.1M for 3-day and $8.8M for 4-day. Sony/Affirm's War Room on angels' wings is currently expected to swat everyone away, potentially upsetting Universal's run at a 4-peat weekend at No. 1 with Straight Outta Compton, at least on a four-day basis. In regards to 3-day, Compton should still have bragging rights. War Room after a $2.33M Friday, second for the day, is projected at $8.97M for the 3-day and $11.9M for the 4-day. Through two weekends, War Room is pacing 62% ahead of the Kendrick Brothers' previous highest grossing title Courageous ($34.5M). Keep in mind some analysts see Compton as the winner. Compton is expected to get the biggest bounce today vs. yesterday, as much as +50% to War Room's +25%. But, War Room thanks to parishes flocking to the cinema after services, is expected to have a Saturday-to-Sunday uptick of +15%, bigger than Compton's +5%. Currently, the F. Gary Gray film is looking at second place with $9.07M for the 3-day and $11.5M for the 4-day. It will sail past $150M by the end of the holiday stretch.
Abroad, I hear TR has clocked about $10M putting its current global cume to date at $12.4M. The film cost $23M and it reps Europa's first domestic release. (Where the heck were these guys when we needed a distributor for Tommy Lee Jones' brilliant western The Homesman? They should have handled their own production stateside, giving it more love). Transporter Refueled earned a B- CinemaScore on par with the third installment which was a global hit at $109M, but lower than the first two titles' B+s.
Broad Green's A Walk in the Woods is having a solid run, appealing to adults. Friday raked in $2.2M with 3-day at $7.76M, a 4-day of $10M and a running six-day cume of $11.57M. This puts the film in third place on both a 3 and 4-day basis. The distributor acquired the film at Sundance for high seven figures.
Lionsgate-Pantelion's Gallo con Muchos Huevos is now projected to pop into the top 10 for the weekend. The label for the last two Labor Day weekends has been able to hook Hispanic audiences. In 2013, their release Instructions Not Included drew a huge family crowd, making $10.4M over FSSM and a final cume stateside of $44.46M, making it the top grossing Spanish film in the U.S. Last year at this time, they had Cantinflas which made $3.35M over four-days but fizzled out quickly with $6.38M. That title was more of a period drama, so the hope here is that Gallo continues to bank on families — and that's do-able given its outstanding A+ CinemaScore (the second in a row after War Room). In Mexico, Gallo has made $6M in its first two weeks and is on a course to be the top grossing local release there for 2015, besting A la Mala.
Other big mentions: By end of Monday, Paramount's Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation will beat the first installment's $180.98M, becoming the third highest in the franchise at the domestic B.O. behind M:I2 ($215.4M) and M:I4 – Ghost Protocol ($209.4M). Disney Marvel's Ant-Man keeps growing, and it looks like he's gonna ultimately punch Captain America: The First Avenger ($176.65M) in the face. By Monday, Ant-Man will be $2.25M shy of taking over the 2011 film.
Top films for Labor Day weekend 2015 as of Saturday 8:47AM based on industry estimates, ranked by 4-day cumes:
1). War Room (SONY), 1,526 theaters (+391) / $2.33M (-47%)/ 3-day cume: $8.97M (-21%) / 4-day cume: $11.9M / Total cume: $27.2M / Wk 2
2). Straight Outta Compton (UNI), 3,097 theaters (-45) / $2.23M Fri. / 3-day cume: $9.07M (-31%)/ 4-day cume: $11.53M / Total cume: $150.46MM / Wk 4
3). A Walk in the Woods (BGP), 1,960 theaters / $2.197M Fri. / 3-day cume: $7.76M / 4-day cume: $10M / Total cume: $11.6M / Wk 1
4). Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation (PAR), 2,849 theaters (-246) / $1.68M Fri. / 3-day cume: $7.7M (-6%) / 4-day cume: $9.9M / Total cume: $183.1M / Wk 6
5). The Transporter Refueled (EURC), 3,434 theaters / $2.4M (includes $365K Fri.) / 3-day cume: $7.1M / 4-day cume: $8.8M / Wk 1
6). No Escape (TWC), 3,415 theaters (+60) / $1.32M Fri. (-46%) / 3-day cume: $5.27M (-35%) / 4-day cume: $6.77M / Total cume: $19.8M / Wk 2
7). Man From U.N.C.L.E (WB), 2,102 theaters (-604) / $841K Fri. / 3-day cume: $3.6M (-18%)/ 4-day cume: $4.7M / Total cume: $40.65M / Wk 4
8). Inside Out (DIS), 2,967 theaters (+2,204) / $612K Fri. / 3-day cume: $3.03M (+124)/ 4-day cume: $4.36M / Total cume: $349.5M / Wk 12
9). Gallo con Muchos Huevos (LGF), 395 theaters / $887K / 3-day cume: $3.29M / Per screen average: $8,329 / 4-day cume: $4.2M / Per screen average: $10,633 / Wk 1
10). Sinister 2 (Gramercy/Focus), 2,651 theaters (-148) / $879K Fri. / 3-day cume: $3.39M (-27%)/ 4-day cume: $4.19M / Total cume: $24.5M / Wk 3
11). Ant-Man (DIS), 1,527 theaters (-163) / $628K Fri. / 3-day cume: $3.02M (-2%) / 4-day cume: $4.05M / Total cume: $174.4M / Wk 8
12). Minions (UNI), 1,927 theaters (-49)/ $574K Fri. / 3-day cume: $2.83M (-1%) /4-day cume: $4M/Total Cume: $329.9M / Wk 9
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (MAG), 70 theaters / $39K Fri. / 3-day cume: $144K / Per screen: $2,057/ 4-day cume: $182K / Per screen: $2,600 / Wk 1
— Anthony D'Alessandro
PREVIOUS, SATURDAY, 12:13 AM: It just might be a fourpeat for Universal's Straight Outta Compton, which is battling to keep its No. 1 spot during what is turning out to be a neck-and-neck Friday with Sony's faith based sensation War Room having the edge (at least tonight). Director F. Gary Gray's film about the rise of N.W.A. should rise up for the weekend though and gross over $15oM when the dust clears Monday morning in what looks like a lackluster Labor Day holiday weekend. The last time a film was No. 1 four times in a row was yet another Universal success story: Furious 7 and SOC seems right now like it's on its way to doing the same. The War Room audience, however, is religious about showing up for this film.
Audiences for the newcomer The Transporter Refueled have put on the brakes for this fourth installment in the franchise. The actioner, which stars Ed Skrein rather than Jason Statham this time around, is falling behind Misson: Impossible – Rogue Nation which is in its sixth weekend of release. EuropaCorp. is distributing via its joint venture with Relativity's RED label and hopes to have a warmer welcome overseas where it opens this weekend in the U.K., Germany and Spain. It received a B- CinemaScore and sits at No. 5 (see Top 10 chart below).
The other new film, Broad Green's A Walk in the Woods, which opened Wednesday, should trek to the No. 3 spot for Robert Redford and Nick Nolte to grab a total cume of around $12.7M after the four-day holiday. The company acquired this film at Sundance for what was reported to be a high, seven-figure marketing and distribution commitment. It received a B CinemaScore.
In the No. 2 spot and holding strong is Sony/AFFIRM's War Room which has added almost 400 theaters to keep its second weekend decline in the area of a mere 23%, according to estimates tonight. It has the highest per theater average of all the pictures in the Top 10 with over $6,000. So, I guess you could say brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick did it again. Taking the top two spots are two African American demo pictures and both have tended to hold stronger on Sunday; War Room was down only 12% from Saturday to Sunday in its opening weekend, and SOC was down only 13% from Saturday to Sunday during its debut weekend.
TWC's No Escape is also in its sophomore frame and will be down only about 37% for the three-day while Warner Bros.' We Are Your Friends has dropped out of sight (down an estimated 66%); another stinker for the studio that can't catch a break.
But nothing smells as rancid as this Labor Day weekend with no pictures in the Top Ten estimated to break past $10M for the three-day. Dang. Also noteworthy is Pixar's Inside Out after Disney pushed it back into theaters this weekend by adding 2,204 runs. Those extra runs will get them to just shy of $350M for the animated family film after the four-day holiday and north of $720M worldwide after this weekend.
Here's what it looks like tonight. As always, the numbers and positions may change in the A.M.- Anita Busch
1). Straight Outta Compton (UNI), 3,097 theaters (-45) / $2.25M to $2.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $9.18M to $9.37M / 4-day cume: $11.67M to $11.9M / Total cume: $150.6M to $150.8M / Wk 4
2). War Room (SONY), 1,526 theaters (+391) / $2.35M to $2.4M Fri. / 3-day cume: $8.8M to $10M (-23%) / 4-day cume: $11.4M to $11.9M / Total cume: $26.6M to $27M / Wk 2
3). A Walk in the Woods (BGP), 1,960 theaters / $2.2M Fri. / 3-day cume: $8.3M / 4-day cume: $10.8M / Total cume: $12.7M / Wk 1
4). Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation (PAR), 2,849 theaters (-246) / $1.6M Fri. / 3-day cume: $7.8M / 4-day cume: $10M / Total cume: $183.2M / Wk 6
5). The Transporter Refueled (EURC), 3,434 theaters / $2.375M to 2.4M (includes $365K Fri.) / 3-day cume: $7M to $7.1M / 4-day cume: $8.2M to $8.6M / Wk 1
6). No Escape (TWC), 3,415 theaters (+60) / $1.3M Fri. / 3-day cume: $5.1M (-37%) / 4-day cume: $6.6M / Total cume: $19.6M / Wk 2
7). Man From U.N.C.L.E (WB), 2,102 theaters (-604) / $823K Fri. / 3-day cume: $3.5M / 4-day cume: $4.5M / Total cume: $40.4M / Wk 4
8). Ant-Man (DIS), 1,527 theaters (-163) / $601K Fri. / 3-day cume: $2.9M / 4-day cume: $3.97M / Total cume: $174.2M / Wk 8
9). Sinister 2 (Gramercy/Focus), 2,651 theaters (-148) / $791K Fri. / 3-day cume: $3M / 4-day cume: $3.8M / Total cume: $24.1M / Wk 3
10). Inside Out (DIS), 2,967 theaters (+2,204) / $536K Fri. / 3-day cume: $2.67M / 4-day cume: $3.8M / Total cume: $346.9M / Wk 12
It's been the No. 1 film in Mexico for two weeks running and has just arrived in the nation's theaters. The animated Mexican film Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos (A Rooster with Many Eggs) is being released in Spanish, courtesy of Pantelion Films. The family friendly film plays in Spanish with English subtitles, and this weekend, is on track to have the highest per screen of any film in the Top 40 at the U.S. box office.
13). Gallo con Muchos Huevos (LGF), 395 theaters / $762K / 3-day cume: $2.8M / Per screen average: $7,118 / 4-day cume: $3.5M / Per screen average: $9,060 / Wk 1
55). Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (MAG), 30 theaters / $24K Fri. / 3-day cume: $93K / Per screen: $3,096 / 4-day cume: $119K / Per screen: $3,980 / Wk 1
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African American women were excited about President Obama's nomination of Loretta Lynch to replace Eric Holder as Attorney General of the United States. Since she has sailed through two Senate confirmations, her current confirmation ought to move quickly and without controversy. But Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Tenn.) and his crowd seem to want to drag the process along, insisting on their "right" to question Loretta Lynch, and to make a spectacle of this confirmation.
There are dozens of vacancies in the ambassadorial ranks, among others, because Republicans have blocked Senate consideration of these appointments. Many Republican Senators keep saying they want to work with the administration. One way to show it is to move some of the appointments out of gridlock.
Loretta Lynch would be the first African American woman to hold the position. This history-making nomination should not be tarnished by partisan nonsense. If Republicans are really trying to reach out to the African American community, conducting a non-hostile hearing this year would signal their willingness to "do the right thing" by African Americans. President Obama is entitled to his choice for Attorney General. She has been fully vetted by the White House and has an exemplary record trying cases that range from police brutality to corporate fraud. This is a piece of cake for the woman nominated attorney general. Why would the Senate not choose to fonfirm this woman? Simply to flex their partisan muscles and flaunt their power?
I might remind the Senate of the mobilization that Black women when Alexis Herman had a rocky road in her confirmation for Secretary of Labor in President Clinton's second term. Prominent African American women, including Dorothy Height and C. Delores Tucker, were rallied their supporters. The message: Don't mess with Alexis.
The foundation of another mobilization is present and opposition to the highly qualified Loretta Lynch sends a signal to African American women, and to others, that this is a hostile Senate. This is not new information, but is the kind of information that repels many from the Republican Party.
Maybe Republicans don't care. Maybe, after their November rout, they feel no need to play nice with the president or with the people who didn't support them. Memo to Republicans – two years from now you will have to defend your record. What will your vote on the Loretta Lynch confirmation say about you and your party? Republicans were the winners in the 2014 elections, but in some case they didn't win by much (neither did Democrats). The electorate is divided, and angry enough to simply stay home. Both parties need to activate their base so that more people are excited about participating in elections. Low voter turnout signals "none of the above."
There is no African American woman in the Senate, and precious few in the House of Representatives. Undoubtedly, these women will speak up for Loretta Lynch, perhaps walking from the House offices to the Senate as they did in support of Anita Hill. The confirmation of Loretta Lynch is likely to be a watershed moment for the Senate. Will they act out of integrity or ignorance? Loretta Lynch deserves to be confirmed sooner rather than later, and the senators who talked bipartisan cooperation on the campaign trail need to practice what they preach.
CORRECTION: A few weeks ago, my column focused on for-profit colleges and erroneously posted the salaries of some of the senior officers in DeVry Inc. DeVry is a publicly traded company, and the company includes five colleges including a medical school, School of Business and Management and the school of Liberal Arts & Sciences. As a publicly traded company with a Board of Directors (who earn approximately ($170,000 a year), which sets the salary for CEO Daniel Hamburger, who earned $6.4 million in fiscal year 2013. The president of DeVry University, David Pauldine, earned about $1.5 million in fiscal 2013.
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Juneau Complete on Pira
We have a new model complete and ready for move in located at 6751 N Pira Ave. Check out this iPhone video tour I did last week. Sorry about my ugly mug! Call if you would like a VIP tour (208) 955-7900 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com (I don't have a good exterior shot of the house yet because all the snow, stay tuned!) Listing