Supino's arrest no surprise, investigator says
An investigator and author familiar with the 1983 murders at Copper Dollar Ranch near Newton said Tuesday that she was not surprised by this week's arrest of Theresa Supino.
"She had long been the most likely person of interest, given the brutality of the murders at the time," said Beth Bednar, who wrote about the Copper Dollar killings in her 2011 book, "Dead Air: The Search for Jodi Huisentruit."
Thirty-one years ago this week, a foreman at the horse ranch found the bodies of Steven Fisher, 20, and Melisa Gregory, 17, both of Newton. The two had been dating. Fisher was estranged from Supino, who was arrested Monday and charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
"I always felt the murders had been committed by someone highly emotionally invested because the bodies were mutilated beyond recognition," Bednar said.
Bednar, a former television news anchor who now lives in Minneapolis, spoke with Supino about 18 months ago about the case. Supino requested the meeting after reading what had been written about the Copper Dollar killings, Bednar said.
Bednar and Gary Peterson, who helps maintain the website findjodi .com, talked with Supino for about two hours at Supino's apartment in Altoona.
While Supino appeared forthcoming with information, Bednar said she had her suspicions.
"I reflected at the time about whether I was sitting down with a murderer or not," said Bednar, who with Peterson wrote about the Copper Dollar killings in a series of blog posts called "Sins of the Past." "She was spinning stories of all the reasons why she couldn't be guilty."
In the blog, Bednar wrote that Supino maintained she was not involved in the homicides. However, Supino acknowledged that she and her brother Tim had visited the ranch the night before the bodies were discovered, Bednar wrote.
Peterson also met with Newton law enforcement officials and the victims' family members about the case.
"I had hoped all along some information would come forward and tie the case up," Peterson said. "When it did happen (Monday), I was surprised a little bit, but I was also very happy that finally it had come to a conclusion."
In a related development, "Cold Justice," a true-crime television show on the TNT network, will focus on the slayings in an episode that airs March 28.
On the show, former Texas prosecutor Kelly Siegler and crime scene investigator Yolanda McClary work to find new evidence in unsolved killings across the country.
Jasper County law enforcement officials have declined to provide information about how the show contributed to this week's arrest.
Bednar said she was contacted by the show's crew last week about using photos from her blog, but she was not involved in making the show.
She and others question whether a break in the case could have come during the show's production.
"After 31 years, camera crews come to town and then they make an arrest," Bednar said. "That's kind of weird."


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Sky Ferreira has announced a new management deal.
The singer will now be managed by Troy Carter and his Atom Factory company, following the release of her album Night Time, My Time in the US back in October.
"I'm now managed by Troy Carter & atom factory. New year, new beginnings. So excited," Ferreira posted on her Facebook page, along with an image of herself licking an electric guitar.
Carter is famous for masterminding the breakout success of Lady Gaga back in 2008 and represents other music acts, including John Legend.
The music manager was fired by Gaga back in November and has since admitted that he wasn't prepared for the ousting.
Ferreira will release her new album Night Time, My Time in the UK on March 17.
Watch the music video for Sky Ferreira's 'You're Not The One' below:


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June 22, 2011
HOW IT’S PLAYING: CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS, FORMER NLRB MEMBERS, ADVOCATES, AND FAITH GROUPS APPLAUD PROPOSED NLRB RULE CHANGES
Washington, DC — Congressional leaders, advocacy organizations, faith groups, and former National Labor Relations Board members joined labor unions and workers’ rights advocates in voicing their support for Tuesday’s proposed election rule changes from the NLRB.
By eliminating voting delays and modernizing an outdated system, the rule removes unfair obstacles so that workers can vote on whether to form a union if they want to.
Here are just a few of the people and organizations who’ve weighed in so far in support of the rule change:
Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid: “Today’s proposed rule change is about fairness. It would help give workers the same ability to bargain for wages and benefits now enjoyed by CEOs – whose pay has skyrocketed while their employees continue to struggle.”
Rep. Nancy Pelosi: “Around the world, the United States advocates to help ensure that working people have a voice in determining their future; this will help guarantee the same opportunities for workers here at home.”
Sen. Tom Harkin: “Right now, CEOs can bargain to secure extremely generous salaries and golden-parachute retirements, but millions of hardworking Americans don’t have a way to guarantee from week to week that they’ll be able to work enough hours to feed their family, or that their health benefits won’t be cut without notice… I applaud the NLRB for taking a significant step forward in restoring the middle class by proposing rules to fix the broken union election process.”
Sen. John Kerry: “This rule is fundamentally American because it protects workers’ rights to choose to have a union or to choose not to – and that’s a choice we believe in as a matter of principle.”
Former NLRB member Sarah Fox: “For decades, analysts and commentators have discussed the pervasive problem of delays in the NLRB election process, both between the filing of a petition and the actual election, and between the holding of the election and the certification of results… These are modest and common sense reforms that seek to address a serious and long-recognized problem.”
Center for American Progress President John Podesta: “The same crowd that is trying to take away collective bargaining rights in the states is opposing a modest improvement to give workers a fairer, more standardized process for voting to join a union.”
NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous: “In a time where the rights of working families and union members are under assault, and corporations are using extreme tactics to discourage the formation of unions, the NLRB stood up for the hard working American men and women today.”
Kim Bobo, executive director of Interfaith Worker Justice: “Without this step forward, anti-union employers have too much power to intimidate workers and stop them from expressing their voice on the job.”
Others speaking out in support of the changes include Sen. Al Franken, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, AFL-CIO, American Rights at Work, SEIU, CWA, UFCW, and IBT.
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. Where is your office located?
We are located at 401 East 6th St, one block west of ORMC, on the corner of 6th and Hancock.
In Odessa, as you drive west on 8th street, look for the Southern Maid Donuts on the left. Turn at the donut shop, and we are two blocks away on your left, facing 6th and Jackson Church of Christ.
From Midland, take I-20 west to exit 116 toward Andrews/Crane/385, and turn right at US 385/S. Grant. Turn right on 6th Street, and we are at the corner of 6th and Hancock.
2. What are your hours?
Our offices are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. Appointments are required; we do not accept walk – ins.
3. What is your fax number?
4. How do I reach Dr. Fanous after hours for an emergency?
The Doctor's Exchange provides our after hours phone coverage. If you have an emergency, call them at 432.334.4050 to be connected to Dr. Fanous, or CALL 911. Click here for more information.
5. What hospitals does Dr. Fanous use?
6. Is Dr. Fanous board certified? What does that mean?
Yes, Dr. Fanous is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. This means that he has ongoing written examinations and educational credits in his field. The intent of the certification of physicians is to provide assurance to the public that those certified by this board have successfully completed an approved training program and an evaluation process assessing their ability to provide quality patient care in the specialty.
7. Will Dr. Fanous deliver my baby?
Dr. Fanous does not share call and most likely will be there for your delivery. However, he does leave town on rare occasions. In this case, deliveries are entrusted to his colleague, Dr. Raymond Martinez. Dr. Martinez will provide the same excellent level of care you expect from Dr. Fanous.
8. I need a copy of my medical records. What do I do?
You may download our release of medical records information form, complete it, and fax it to our office. There may be a fee associated with this request.
9. What labs does Dr. Fanous use? Where are they located?
We primarily use Clinical Pathology Laboratory. They are conveniently located in our office for blood draws. You must have a requisition form from our office to have blood drawn. CPL has other locations throughout the Permian Basin as well. If your insurance requires you to use a lab other than CPL, you must inform us at your appointment. We will do our best to accommodate you.
10. Where should I get a mammogram?
MCH and ORMC provide mammograms, as does Allison Imaging for our Midland patients. Our office will schedule this appointment for you at your convenience.
11. When will I get my lab results?
That depends on the type of lab you had done. Some types of pathology take longer than others. Ask Dr. Fanous or a staff member how and when you can expect to receive your lab results.
12. Can I schedule an appointment online?
You can request an appointment using our tool here. Please keep in mind that this is only an appointment request and our staff will call to follow up to schedule the appointment. You may also call our number directly at 432-582-2280.
13. Can I email a medical question directly to my doctor?
Unfortunately, no. We do not exchange any medical advice/information via the internet. Please call the office with your questions.
14. What about parking near your building?
We have a large parking lot on site. You also may park for free along 6th and Hancock. You may also use the church lot just west of our office, but please park only in the middle row per the church's request.
15. Can I pre-register for admission to MCH or ORMC?
Yes, you will be provided with a pre-registration form on your visit. If you did not receive one, please ask a staff member.
1. What insurance plans do you accept?
We accept most insurance plans. Visit our "Practice Info" page or call our office at (432) 582-2280.
2. What does "in-network" or "out-of-network" mean?
HMO and PPO plans generally have provider books or lists that show you which doctors are in-network for your plan (meaning which doctors have contracts with your insurance plan). By choosing a provider from your insurance list, you will obtain the highest benefit your policy offers. If you choose to see an out-of-network physician (one who does not appear on their list), generally the benefit is less (maybe none), meaning higher patient financial responsibility. Every insurance is different, so we encourage you to check your insurance before your appointment.
3. Will my insurance pay for my visit?
Only your insurance company can answer that. We make every effort to verify your benefits prior to your visit and ask that you do the same so that you are informed of your coverage.
4. What questions should I ask my insurance company when verifying my benefits for my appointment?
Please download the forms and follow the questions as listed. Please bring that completed form to your appointment.
5. What is a "global fee"?
Global fee is a term used to describe how most insurance companies require that we bill for your maternity care. This global fee includes all of your routine prenatal visits, the delivery, and a post-partum follow up visit. Lab work, ultrasounds, hospital visits, all hospital charges, circumcision, etc. are not part of the global fee and are billed separately.
6. What is an "ob deposit" or "surgery deposit?"
An OB Deposit is the amount estimated to be "your portion" of your maternity care with our office. It is paid at the beginning of the pregnancy and held as a deposit until the delivery and any other claims are paid. At that time, the deposit is applied to your remaining balance (according to your insurance company), then you will either be refunded or billed the difference. A surgery deposit is the amount estimated to be "your portion" of an upcoming surgical procedure. It is paid prior to surgery and held until your surgery claim has been paid. The deposit is then applied to the remaining balance (according to your insurance company), then you will either be refunded or billed the difference.
7. What is a deductible?
A deductible is an amount of money predetermined by the insurance company that a patient pays out of pocket before the insurance company is responsible for any benefit payments.
8. What is co-insurance?
Co-insurance is when the insured shares the cost of a medical claim up to a certain amount. For example, many companies offer plans that pay claims at 80%. This means that the patient would pay 20% of the claim.
9. What is a "co-pay"?
Generally, this is a set amount of money (by the insurance) that an insured patient pays at each visit.
10. What is a "contracted fee"?
A contracted fee is a term used by an insurance company to refer to a dollar amount that a physician can collect for a specific service. This amount has been agreed upon by the insurance company and the physician. For example, Dr. Fanous may bill $50 for a particular procedure, but for XYZ insurance company the contracted fee is $40. This means that $10 is "not allowed" and therefore not collectible; the maximum amount we can collect is $40.
11. Will Dr. Fanous file my insurance claim for me?
Dr. Fanous will file your claim if we are "on the insurance plan," meaning we are "in-network" or "contracted" with the insurance company.
12. Will Dr. Fanous file my secondary insurance?
Yes, as long as he is contracted (in-network) with your secondary carrier.
1. Do you accept credit cards or debit cards? Which ones?
Yes, we do accept credit and debit cards. We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express.
2. I have no insurance. How much will my visit cost, and when am I expected to pay?
If you call us prior to your visit and let us know why you are coming in, we can ESTIMATE the cost of your visit. We cannot guarantee any fees until after you have had your appointment. Payment is expected at the time of service.
3. Do you offer any discounts for self-pay patients?
Our private pay fee schedule is at a discounted rate.
4. I have a question about my bill from CPL.
First call CPL at the number on the bill. They should be able to answer your questions. If they direct you back to your doctor's office, call our business office at (432) 582-2280.
5. I have a question about my bill from Dr. Fanous.
Call our office at (432) 582-2280.
6. I have a question about my bill from MCH or ORMC.
Call MCH or ORMC billing department directly at the number on the bill.
7. Do you make payment arrangements?
Payment is expected at the time of service. Payment arrangements may be an option in special cases. You may contact our business office at (432) 582-2280 to discuss your situation.


Man City 4-0 Liverpool
- Goals: Kevin De Bruyne (£10.7m), Raheem Sterling (£11.7m), Phil Foden (£5.2m)
- Own Goals: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (£6.2m)
- Assists: Sterling x2, Foden, De Bruyne
- Bonus Points: De Bruyne x3, Sterling x2, Foden x1
Fantasy Premier League managers were given their first glimpse at Liverpool assets following last week’s long-awaited Premier League title win… and it was not pretty. Hope now rests on a fierce backlash for the upcoming Aston Villa match in Gameweek 33+.
After walking out to a guard of honour at the Etihad Stadium, Jurgen Klopp’s men were thumped 4-0 by Manchester City in one of the worst Liverpool displays of recent years.
We always expected a slight drop-off in quality from the Reds once the title was wrapped up, but very few would have predicted that this would manifest itself at the Etihad Stadium, where Liverpool had the chance to beat their title-rivals on the pitch as well as the table.
What followed was a performance of extremely poor defending and profligacy in the final third. While the game itself was relatively even for large spells, Manchester City were the side whose quality shone through in the key areas at both ends of the field.
“They used their chances – not all, but a lot – and we didn’t. So if City was 100 per cent deserving of course today, but a 5-3 or something like that would have been possible as well.” – Jurgen Klopp
Klopp strongly denied any criticism of his players’ attitudes at full-time, insisting only their focus was lacking in Gameweek 32+. Either way, the celebrations of the club’s first English top-flight title for 30 years are unlikely to have helped the preparation for this game.
“We didn’t behave like somebody who became champions a week ago. So like, it’s not important. It’s all good. We lacked fluidity, and that’s for sure, and in some situations – 50/50 situations – they were quicker than us in mind.” – Jurgen Klopp
The question hanging over Liverpool now is whether or not they will bounce back for the Gameweek 33+ visit of Aston Villa to Anfield. Well, there were certainly signs at the Etihad Stadium that they are capable of responding to this defeat.
It might be seven hours and 42 minutes since Liverpool’s last away goal in any competition, but five successive blanks on the road will mean nothing to them on home turf, even if there is no crowd to cheer them on.
Had Klopp’s men been handed slightly more luck against Manchester City, they might have been two goals to the good before Raheem Sterling (£11.7m) won a first-half penalty on Thursday evening.
Mohamed Salah (£12.6m) was responsible for both of these chances, drawing a save from Ederson (£6.0m) for a fourth-minute volley and striking the post after a 19th-minute counter on Manchester City’s high defensive line.
Sadio Mané (£12.5m) will also be kicking himself after getting into an unmarked position from close range in the 11th minute, only to nod a Trent Alexander-Arnold (£7.8m) cross from deep into the ground.
Owners of both Salah and Mané are almost certain to hold onto Liverpool’s dangermen for Gameweek 33+ and a Gameweek 34+ trip to Brighton looks like a good a place as any to arrest their goalless run on the road. After all, this was the first time they have blanked in five away matches in all competitions since 1992. That has to end soon for a team as good as this one.
However, Fantasy managers may want to see some defensive improvements from Liverpool when Aston Villa come to Anfield, if nothing else, just to ease their minds.
For all the Reds’ excellent organisation at the back over the last two seasons, they were torn apart at ease by Pep Guardiola’s troops on Thursday night, with Andrew Robertson (£7.0m) and Joe Gomez (£5.3m) coming in for the lion’s share of the criticism.
The left-back was pulled out of position far too many times for a player of his quality, allowing Phil Foden (£5.2m) all the time he needed to slot in Manchester City’s third goal, while Gomez was run ragged by Sterling before Klopp replaced him with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (£6.2m) at half-time, almost as an act of mercy.
To put Liverpool’s Gameweek 32+ defending into context, this was the first time they trailed by three goals at half-time of a Premier League since May 2015, as they went onto lose to Stoke City on the final day of the season. The last time Klopp found himself 3-0 down at that stage of a league match was way back during his time at Mainz in 2007.
Meanwhile, Alexander-Arnold’s deduction of two points for conceding four times in a match is the first time that has happened since Gameweek 4 of the 2017/18 season, when he cost just £4.5m.
While the Reds’ attacking FPL assets appear safer from the risk of rotation for the next match, alterations to the back-line hardly feel out of the question, in light of some of their performances.
For example, Neco Williams (£4.0m) has impressed in his recent cameo appearances and would not look out of place operating in Alexander-Arnold’s role for Gameweek 33+.
Klopp arguably has less choice when it comes to tweaking his defensive set-up, now that Joel Matip (£5.2m) is out for the season and Dejan Lovren (£5.3m) missed the Manchester City game with an injury, so Gomez could earn a recall against Aston Villa. Alternatively, Fabinho (£5.4m) could reprise his role from the second half of Thursday night alongside Virgil van Dijk (£6.5m) if required.
However, it must be remembered that, from a defensive perspective, Liverpool’s upcoming fixtures remain promising with Aston Villa (home), Brighton (away) and Burnley (home) their next three opponents. Dean Smith’s men are certainly unlikely to match Manchester City’s attacking credentials in Gameweek 33+, having blanked in two of their four matches since the Premier League restart.
While Manchester City’s assets were the stars of Thursday night, their success comes with caveats of their own.
Kevin De Bruyne (£10.7m) was his usual imperious self, completely dominating proceedings with his goal and assist. He was at the heart of virtually every Manchester City attack and could have ended the game with a much higher score than he did.
The Belgian played Foden in for a decent blocked shot in the eighth minute, before sliding Gabriel Jesus (£9.6m) into a one-on-one with Alisson (£6.2m), which the Liverpool goalkeeper won.
De Bruyne exposed Robertson’s poor positioning once again midway through the first period, finding Jesus in space with an exquisite pass, only for the Brazilian to screw agonisingly wide.
The 50th minute saw another of De Bruyne’s near-assists. This time he was the one getting behind Robertson on the right, squaring to an onrushing Foden, whose clever attempt at goal was cleared off the line by van Dijk.
De Bruyne was then “robbed” of an assist when Sterling put away the fourth goal just after the hour, his slightly wayward shot from the Belgian’s excellent crossfield pass turned into the net by Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Then, substitute Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) was put through the middle by De Bruyne in the closing stages but dragged wide.
“(De Bruyne is) a really good player. He has something unique. He can run, the vision he has. The personality right now, making four penalties in a row when we struggled this season with them. Right now he’s the best.” – Pep Guardiola
Crucially, De Bruyne got his 11th goal of the season, taking his FPL points tally for the season to 215, breaking his previous record of 209 (2017/18). That goal came from the penalty spot, as the former Chelsea man retains control of the spot-kicks, as well as a 100% record for them this season.
Even though he has averaged 9.3 points per game since the Premier League restart, De Bruyne owners may be somewhat concerned about the prospect of rotation for the Gameweek 33+ trip to Southampton.
With just two days for recovery, he played 90 minutes against Liverpool while David Silva (£7.3m) stayed on the bench all evening and Mahrez and Bernardo Silva (£7.7m) featured only as second-half substitutes.
The same caveat also applies to Foden, who is proving just how explosive he can be when he starts matches.
As much as De Bruyne was the key player at the Etihad Stadium, Foden was his more-than-capable side-kick, linking up well with his colleagues as part of Manchester City’s front-three, creating chances and sticking them away with composure beyond his years.
A 12-point haul against Liverpool was Foden’s second double-digit score in as many home starts and he is yet to blank in a match he has played some part in since the Premier League restart.
However, whether or not Foden can immediately reward managers who sign him for Gameweek 33+, of course, remains to be seen, considering he played 90 minutes on Thursday night.
“(Phil Foden) is a midfield player. In time he is going to learn to play holding midfielder even, because he can. When he takes the ball, he is aggressive against defenders, and shoots and scores. We cannot waste that. It is so difficult to find that quality.” – Pep Guardiola
By contrast, Mahrez’s benching arguably makes him the go-to Manchester City option for Sunday’s game, especially as he came close to further Fantasy returns against Liverpool. The Algerian snuck a powerful shot inside the near post during the closing stages, only to see it ruled out for a Foden handball in the build-up. That was a rather unfortunate way to see the goal chalked off which, had it stood, would have left Mahrez with attacking returns in every single match since the return of the Premier League. Particularly ominous as he will almost certainly start at St. Mary’s.
The same could be said of Sterling, perhaps to a lesser extent. He produced arguably his best performance of 2020 against Liverpool, spending some time at centre-forward again, and was brought off in the 78th minute, perhaps with one eye on Gameweek 33+. That said, the Englishman has been better at home recently, registering double-figures in each of his last two at the Etihad, but you have to go back to Gameweek 19 for his last attacking return on the road.
Finally, the weeks that followed Sergio Aguero‘s (£11.7m) injury have been not been kind to those hoping Jesus would become an auto-include for our Fantasy teams.
The Liverpool outing was only his second start since the Premier League came back and, to make matters worse, the Brazilian offered next to nothing.
Nothing summed up his evening more than the moment that earned him an early substitution in the 58th minute. Drifting out to the right-hand side, he played a square ball to nobody in particular, giving up possession to spark a Liverpool counter-attack. Instantly, Guardiola leapt up and ordered Mahrez to stop warming up so that he could come onto the pitch.
Manchester City XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Mendy, Laporte (Otamendi 79′), Garcia, Walker (Cancelo 73′); Rodrigo, Gundogan, De Bruyne; Sterling (B Silva 79′), Jesus (Mahrez 58′), Foden.
Liverpool XI (4-3-3): Alisson; Robertson, van Dijk, Gomez (Oxlade-Chamberlain 46′), Alexander-Arnold (N Williams 76′); Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum (Keïta 62′); Mané, Firmino (Origi 62′), Salah.
FPL Lessons Learned from Gameweek 32+
- Aston Villa 0-1 Wolves
- Watford 1-3 Southampton
- Crystal Palace 0-1 Burnley
- Brighton 0-3 Manchester United
- Arsenal 4-0 Norwich City
- Bournemouth 1-4 Newcastle United
- Everton 2-1 Leicester City
- West Ham United 3-2 Chelsea
- Sheffield United 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur
- Manchester City 4-0 Liverpool
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As anybody who has ever bought a house before knows, real estate is quite expensive! Many buyers, although elated that they’re about to be homeowners (either for the first time or in new digs), also realize that they need to budget carefully for their move so they don’t get overextended during their new-home honeymoon.
What do you need to know in order to be able to move on a budget — and get it all done without losing your mind? Here are things to consider.
Assess your time vs. money situation
The economics of moving your household are pretty simple: If you have the time to do it all yourself, then you won’t have to spend any money. Or, if you have enough money to pay for other people to move you, then you won’t have to spend any of your own time.
So the first thing to think about is how valuable your time is and how valuable your money is right now. This will likely be different depending on your life stage, what you do for a living, and how much time you have available to you for your move. If you’re a first-time homebuyer in your 20s with no kids, then it might make sense to do more of the moving yourself; if you’re a move-up buyer in your 40s with a big household, then you might want to think about using your time to make enough money to pay movers.
Don’t eliminate options without doing some research
One insidious thing about trying to budget for a move is that it’s not always apparent which option is actually more expensive. By the time you pack up your entire house, spend your money on a truck, and fill it up with gas as you drive — are you really saving that much over a flat-fee moving service? Possibly, but quite probably not.
Look into all your different options and consider all of the different expenses and components that go into them. This is probably going to take some research; a full-service moving company is obviously going to do more for you than a flat-fee company, but how much, exactly, are those differences worth? Would it make the most sense to pack your stuff up yourself and hire movers to haul it to your new place?
While you’re exploring your options, make sure you’re checking review sites like Yelp so that you know what kind of quality you can expect from any moving services you might hire. Evaluate how much hiring a truck and paying for gas and mileage could cost you. And think about alternate options, like a PODS (portable on-demand storage) module that you can fill up with your belongings for a truck to haul away.
Platforms like TaskRabbit can also be good ways to facilitate a move if you don’t want to go with a full-service or flat-fee mover. Maybe instead you can hire a couple of people on TaskRabbit to help you shlep boxes.
Time your move as best you can
You’ve probably heard the saying “timing is everything,” and that is also true when moving. You could save a significant amount of money by timing your move to coincide with low-demand times of the month or of the year.
Summertime, for example, is a pretty expensive time of year to move. Lots of other households are trying to take advantage of both the weather and the break from school to make changes in their lives, and if you can wait until the fall or winter to move, then you’ll probably get some better rates from any moving companies you talk to.
Moving companies also tend to get booked up toward the end of the month, when many leases expire, so if you can time your move at any other time of the month, that can also be helpful. Weekly timing also can affect your budget; weekend moves are almost always going to be more expensive than moving on a weekday. And even the time of day matters, when you factor in a rush-hour — if you rented a truck and you’re stuck in traffic with it, you could incur a late fee, so try to avoid moving during peak traffic hours.
Get rid of as much as you can
Minimalism might be having a bit of a moment right now, but even if you’re a packrat, you have to acknowledge the wisdom in the concept that you won’t have to pay to move things that you don’t own anymore. When you’ve determined how much time and money you can spend on your move, and you’ve figured out when you’ll be moving, it’s time to start narrowing down what to move as much as you possibly can.
Start with any big items that don’t appeal to you as much as they used to, or that won’t fit in your new place, or that you don’t need anymore. There are all kinds of ways to get rid of things today, including Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace; take pictures of your items and advertise them online.
You can always donate anything that nobody buys, but you just might make enough money off of your virtual garage sale to help pay for movers … especially once you’ve reduced what they have to move.
Don’t pay for boxes
When you’re moving on a budget, boxes are one of the very last things you should pay for — there are so many ways to get free boxes to move your things, and they can really add up if you’re buying them new from the truck-rental place.
Where can you find cheap or free boxes? Try your workplace, first and foremost. If you work in an office, there are probably boxes for printer paper that work well for moving. Restaurants get food delivered regularly, and that food arrives inboxes. Grocery stores and liquor stores also often have repositories of boxes, and if all those fail, you can always beg your friends on social media for any boxes they have handy to spare.
Use what you have for packing materials
Bubble wrap, like boxes, is one of those moving expenses that feels especially painful; it’s disposable and literally only used to get your belongings safely from one place to another. One easy way to save money is to use the fabrics in your house — sheets, towels, blankets, coats, sweaters, and so on — to wrap breakables like your dishes or vases.
This does work well, and your items will arrive intact at the other end; however, you may find yourself with quite a bit of laundry to do as you unpack from your journey. You’ve been warned!
Consider USPS Media Mail
You wouldn’t think that mailing yourself your belongings would be a very cost-effective way to move, but that’s probably because you’re not familiar with USPS Media Mail. This is a service that allows you to mail certain educational-material items, such as books and movies, at a very reasonable rate. (Unfortunately, comic books do not count.) The Media Mail rates are based on weight, but once you do the math, you might discover that mailing the bulk of your books and movies will allow you to rent a smaller vehicle and save a lot of money.
Do what it takes to get your deposit back
If you’re renting, then you probably put down a security deposit on your place. What are the odds that you’ll get it back? This can be an easy way for landlords to earn money; people are tired after packing up all their things, and one of the very last things you want to do is scour the house you’re going to leave.
But don’t get lazy and hand over that hard-earned security deposit to your landlord. It’s already been sitting in their bank account, accruing interest that’s not yours — now it’s time to get that money back and make it work for you instead.
Write it off if you can


The outlook for the UK economy is clearly uncertain. Brexit talks may now be progressing reasonably well, but there is no guarantee that they will deliver a favourable agreement for the UK. So investor, consumer and business confidence may weaken in the coming months, and this may cause UK-focused stocks to come under a degree of pressure.
However, this could also be an opportunity to buy such companies when they offer a wide margin of safety. In fact, here are two stocks which seem to offer good value for money as well as the prospect of increasing earnings in the medium term.
Cinema operator Cineworld (LSE: CINE) released a trading update for the 2017 financial year on Wednesday. It showed that it continues to make encouraging progress, with its total revenue increasing by 7.9% on a constant currency basis. The UK & Ireland growth rate was 5.9%, while its international operations saw sales increase by 10.9%. The performance of its UK operations was highly encouraging and shows that consumer confidence may not be quite as low as recent data suggests.
The company also released confirmation of a rights issue as it seeks to acquire one of the largest cinema operators in the US, Regal. The rights issue is expected to raise £1.7bn on a four new shares for every one old share basis. The proceeds will be used to part-fund the £2.6bn acquisition, which would make the combined company one of the major players in the international cinema operator business.
This improved geographic diversity could reduce Cineworld’s overall risk should Brexit talks turn sour. The company is expected to report a rise in its bottom line of 9% this year, followed by further growth of 8% next year. With it trading on a price-to-earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.6, it seems to offer good value for money for the long run.
Also having significant exposure to the UK economy is Morrisons (LSE: MRW). The company has experienced a challenging period since the financial crisis, but now seems to have found the right strategy to deliver growth.
It is focusing on methods of increasing sales and profitability which do not require large upfront investment. For example, it has tapped into the growth in convenience store sales by reviving the Safeway brand and signing a deal for its products to be sold in a range of such stores. It has also leveraged its status as a major food supplier to work with Amazon on its online grocery offering.
These changes are expected to result in a rise in earnings of 8% this year and 9% next year. With Morrisons trading on a PEG ratio of 1.8, it seems to offer upside potential. While competition in the UK supermarket sector may be high, the stock could be a surprisingly strong performer. Therefore, while its shares may be volatile, they could rise significantly in the long run.
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HSBC to move seven offices from London to Paris amid Brexit uncertainty
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While Britain braces for its exit from the EU in March 2019, HSBC announced on Monday that seven of its Europe-focused offices will move from London to Paris early next year.
These seven offices are responsible for the bank’s activities in Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Czech Republic and the Republic of Ireland. They will be transferred from HSBC Bank, the company’s London-based subsidiary, to its Paris-based counterpart HSBC France.
Without explicitly mentioning Brexit, HSBC’s statement says that it is “adjusting its activities” in light of “political and regulatory developments in Europe”.
The transfer will take place at the end of the first quarter of 2019, just before the UK leaves the EU in March.
The UK financial services sector – which makes up 11 percent of the country’s economy – has a lot to lose from Brexit.
British Prime Minister Theresa May has ruled out keeping the UK in the single market, meaning that banks will use their European financial passports, which allow them to offer their services throughout the European Economic Area.
The Financial Times reported on Monday that Philip Hammond, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (the UK's finance minister) told a group of British bankers in July that he fears that European countries led by France are trying to take advantage of Brexit to weaken the City.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP)
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The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association on Thursday issued a warning to its Weld County members about a radical group based in Greeley that might try to free animals at local ranches, feed yards and dairy operations.
The organization, known as the “Greeley Cow Savers,” has a history of protesting packing plants, cattle haulers and meat retailers, the alert stated. Information gleaned from the organization’s Facebook account suggests it may be recruiting participants to release animals from farms and ranches in the LaSalle area.
“We debated back and forth about whether or not to issue the alert because we don’t know how credible the organization is,” said Paula Waggoner, director of communications for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. “The only thing I could find was their Facebook page and the content falls somewhere between the truly disturbing and the really, really weird.”
The Cattlemen’s Association is recommending local ranchers be vigilant about their surroundings and to immediately report any suspicious activity to the Weld County Sheriff’s Office by calling Weld County Dispatch at (970) 350-9600 or by simply dialing 911.
“It’s just a precautionary measure and we issued the alert to make sure our membership is cognizant of it (the threat),” Waggoner said. “It’s a fairly disturbing concept to get people to go out to cattle operations and turn cattle loose.”
The sheriff’s office is aware of the alert and has dealt with similar threats in the past, said agency spokesman Cpl. Matt Turner. The sheriff’s office had not received any reports of cattle being turned loose as of noon on Thursday.
“A lot of groups focus on businesses, but there’s always a chance a farmer can become a target as well,” Turner said. “If you see anything suspicious, contact us so we can get out there and contain the situation as quickly as we can.”
Last week, about one dozen animal rights activists protested in front of the JBS meatpacking plant at 8th Avenue and 5th Street. But Turner doesn’t think those protesters and sympathizers of Greeley Cow Savers are cut from the same cloth.
“Those folks did it the right way – they informed us of the protest, they stayed within their time limit, they cleaned up after themselves and they followed the rules,” Turner said. “That was an example of a very peaceful protest.
“We’re never about restricting people’s rights, but we have to make sure it is done safely and no one gets hurt.”


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Roads To Ruin
By Dave Young
Anyone walking, cycling or driving around St Leonards can’t help but notice the dire state of the roads; but it’s no use complaining to Hastings Borough Council, all of these thoroughfares are the responsibility of East Sussex.
Three out of the four corners of Warrior Square currently have longstanding and serious problems. A large area of the surface at the T-junction with St Margarets Road has a wide area of surface damage, tempting cars to cut the turn in order to avoid it. Potentially more dangerous, at the junction with the Norman Road one-way system the ‘give way’ markings for traffic heading west and turning left into two lanes are almost completely worn away – a situation made worse in the dark and wet, and cause of several near misses by tourists unfamiliar with the local road layout.
At the Warrior Square traffic lights buses and trucks have made deep ruts, a particular danger both to cyclists and pedestrians crossing the road.
Traffic turning at the very busy junction from the A259 north onto London Road is confronted with extensive surface damage, splits and potholes across the entire layout of the junction.
While it’s true this is an area of particularly heavy use, it is hardly an isolated issue. Pevensey Road, Station Approach and Chapel Park Road above the railway tunnel, all in the immediate vicinity, have similar serious problems, existing for at least a year but not repaired, despite East Sussex County Council’s claim (below) that they are subject to annual checks. Road surface maintenance in central Lewes, where ESCC has its offices, is substantially better.
An East Sussex Highways spokesman said: “We carry out regular safety inspections on all our roads at least once a year, to assess the condition of the road and see if it meets the criteria for repairs.
“Sometimes a road may be in a generally poor condition as well as having potholes, in which case the highways steward would recommend more extensive work such as patching or surface dressing to extend the life of the road and prevent the need for repeat visits.
“We are planning for larger scale improvements for the junction of London Road and Grand Parade, and for Warrior Square, as part of our capital programme. Planning and design for both locations is in development, and dates for the work will be announced in due course.
“People can report potholes and other road defects to us online.”
• The website accepting online reports is at www.eastsussexhighways.com
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Housing Europe joined forces with the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the European Committee of the Regions and the Metropolitan Region of Lyon for a high-level Roundtable discussion as part of the 2nd International Social Housing Festival. Building on the efforts of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe which endorsed in 2015 the Geneva UN Charter on Sustainable Housing, the Action Plan of the Housing Partnership under the Urban Agenda for the European Union, the ‘State of Housing in the EU’ Report, Housing Europe and the CoR own-initiative report ‘Towards a European Agenda on Housing’ the event brought together senior officials responsible for housing and urban affairs, representatives of local authorities and housing providers, experts and representatives of international organisations to discuss and exchange experiences on how to move forward in bridging the gap in affordable housing. In reaction to this shift at EU level and to take stock of the growing amount of evidence and reports from the Eurostat, OECD & The World Bank, Housing Europe has joined with the UNECE Housing and Land Management Committee to launch an Affordability Outlook to run for one year. As well as taking stock of growing global consensus on the need for a change in direction on housing, the Outlook will work to channel the expertise and experience on housing systems, to guide on the best ways the European Commission can indeed ensure functioning housing markets and adequate provision of social housing. Read more in the end of this article.
Housing Europe President, Cédric van Styvendael opened the event calling for a new alliance at all political levels in support of affordable housing along the lines of the 'Lyon Commitment’, inviting all 250 participants to sign it.
Elena Szolgayova, Chair of UNECE Committee on Urban Development, Housing and Land Management, UNECE and Director General, Ministry of Transport and Construction of Slovakia presented the new global policy context around housing including the SDGs, the Urban Agenda for the EU and the UNECE Charter of Sustainable Housing. Elena stressed the importance of connecting all these pieces of the puzzle to effectively address the housing challenge.
Christophe Lalande, Leader of the Housing Unit at the Housing and Slum Upgrading Branch of UN Habitat underlined that the starting point for tackling the housing crisis must be realising & protecting the right to housing.
Hicham Imane, Member of the European Committee of the Regions and Rapporteur of the CoR Opinion ‘Towards a European Agenda for Housing’ said that it is crucial in the next legislative term to put an Action Plan for Affordable Housing, as presented by the S & D Candidate for the Commission Presidency, Frans Timmermans at the core of the EU work.
The first session was dedicated to experiences in providing affordable housing with a low environmental impact, discussing interlinkages between housing affordability and environmental sustainability.
Maja-Marija Nahod, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning of Croatia showcased a really diverse set of actions with some rather encouraging results in the country's building stock. EurActiv wrote about the Energy Renovation programmes of the Croatian government that ‘they can teach us as much as their football’.
Stimulating investment in new construction, safeguarding affordability and reducing the construction costs were the main pillars of Germany’s strategy for housing en route to its EU Presidency as presented by Jens Schumacher of the German Permanent Representation in Brussels.
In the discussion that followed, Mårten Lilja, Vice-Chairman of Rijkbyggen in Sweden and Member of the Housing Europe Board stressed that the next step for the sector, moving forward from Zero Emission Buildings towards Zero Emission Neighborhoods requires new ways of cooperation between actors in neighborhoods.
Marnix Norder, Chairman of Aedes- the Federation of Dutch Social Housing Associations- and a Member of the Housing Europe Board gave a brief overview of the Dutch sector’s strategy to be carbon neutral by 2050 and discussed the needs in terms of policy at international level to achieve a fair, green energy transition. “Is it more important to have a circulair or smart building or to reduce CO2 emissions? We have to chose and we, as Aedes, chose to focus on CO2 emissions.”, said Mr. Norder.
Reinhard Six, Senior Engineer at the Energy Efficiency Division of the European Investment Bank gave a number of examples of projects the Bank has supported in the wider affordable housing sector, including Retrofitted housing with additional new construction including space for community/social activities in Hamburg and the thermal rehabilitation of 270 buildings in Romania in Bucharest S6 district. He also explained the added value of the ELENA (European Local Energy Assistance) in Project development support for energy efficiency in buildings. You may read here the successful case of our Flemish member, VVH with their Aster project.
The afternoon session focused on ‘Housing as a Service in Welfare 2.0’ with representatives from Spain, the Czech Republic and Albania sharing their quite different national experiences.
Doris Andoni, Director of Housing Policy at the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Albania took participants to a journey through the different stages of the country’s housing policy, providing insights related to the characteristics of the housing stock, the demographic dynamics and the situation in the free market. Albania is now trying to fill the affordability gap through housing programs that address different housing situations and income levels ranging from temporary shelters for homeless and emergent cases, to specialized houses for elderly, differently able people, victims of domestic violence, children that need a special protection, etc. and from improvement of existing houses for poor and vulnerable groups to Social or Public Housing.
Daniela Grabmüllerová, Director of International Relations Department at the Ministry of Regional Development in the Czech Republic showcased the key success factors in the country’s housing policy, including cooperation of governments at all levels, having rental housing as a key tool at supply side of the housing market, keeping a special focus on socially disadvantaged groups while looking for new models – e.g. Community housing, social mix in residential buildings.
Javier Martin, Secretary General Director for Architecture, Housing and Urban Policy at the Spanish Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Housing gave an overview of their Action Plan to increase the supply of affordable housing for rent, to give response to the growing demand in some territorial areas using tools such as Public-Private Partnerships, State Aids more focused in target households, reforming the regulation on contracts and reinforcing the Housing and Land Observatory. Mr. Martin concluded saying that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has been the driving force behind the Spanish Urban Agenda.
In the discussion that followed, Willem Adema of the Labour and Social Affairs Unit of the OECD said that support to home owners still prevails over support to (social) tenants across OECD countries, highlighting the need for more balanced policy approach.
Jaana Närö, Chairperson of KOVA, the Finnish Social Housing Federation- a member of Housing Europe- made it clear that in her view one needs to address the housing question before dealing with any other social issue. This is also the secret behind the Finnish success story, the stability of housing solutions. Jaana invited everyone to Helsinki in 2021 to draw inspiration during the 3rd International Social Housing Festival. You may already get a taste watching this video.
Housing Europe Board Member and Chair of our Flemish member, VVH, Bjorn Mallants underlined that the social housing sector must be careful not to get drawn into an overly financial view of its value. Need to put people at the centre and work in partnership for them, giving example of work with the homeless sector.
In the closing session, Kerstin Jorna, Deputy Director General, of the European Commission Directorate General for Financial Affairs (ECFIN) started by saying that housing is key for the overall wellbeing and this is why the Commission has put it high on the European Pillar of Social Rights. Acknowledging that Member States and local authorities cannot solve the housing crisis alone, Mrs. Jorna shared that the Commission will be taking more initiatives in the near future, announcing the establishment of an interservice group dealing with housing that will connect all policies on housing within the European Commission.
Last but not least, Michaela Kauer from the City of Vienna delivered a quick overview of the EU Urban Agenda Housing Partnership Action Plan sharing also her experience as Co-Coordinator.
In her sum-up Sorcha Edwards, Housing Europe’s Secretary General welcomed the positive signals announced by Deputy Director General, of the European Commission Directorate General for Financial Affairs and referring also back to the recent Summit of EU Member States held in Sibiu, Romania where the Commission’s contribution to the summit states ‘We need to support access to quality, energy-efficient affordable housing for all in Europe, supporting Member States to ensure functioning housing markets and adequate provision of social housing.’ (Source: European Commission (2019), Europe in May 2019: Preparing for a more united, stronger and more democratic Union in an increasingly uncertain world.
In reaction to this shift at EU level and to take stock of the growing amount of evidence and reports from the Eurostat, OECD & The World Bank, Housing Europe has joined with the UNECE Housing and Land Management Committee to launch an Affordability Outlook to run for one year. As well as taking stock of growing global consensus on the need for a change in direction on housing, the Outlook will work to channel the expertise and experience on housing systems, to guide on the best ways the European Commission can indeed ensure functioning housing markets and adequate provision of social housing. The Outlook will be co-chaired by David Orr and Elena Szolgayova.


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“Where are the men?” was the somewhat tired and predictable response from the more unenlightened (male) social media users to the BBC announcement on Wednesday that Emily Maitlis is to lead a Newsnight presenter team of three women. Kirsty Wark, a veteran of the show for a quarter of a century is to take on what is called “an enhanced role”, with Five Live’s Emma Barnett joining the team as a new recruit.
I even got texts from friends of mine on the ‘liberal left’ along the lines of “If it were an all male line-up there would be uproar”. This rather misses the point that for years there was a predominantly male line-up of presenters on all political programmes, including Newsnight and few people commented, let alone complained. It was just so. Male BBC managers appointed people in their own reflection. The trouble is, female managers also appointed male presenters. In radio a myth has somehow grown up that women listeners don’t like to listen to female presenters and sadly this has also been evident in political TV programming. It’s bollocks of course, and I use that word advisedly, for in both TV radio, the possession of a pair of spherical objects has no influence on whether you’re good at your job or not.
Another text I received (from a particularly right on journalist) said: “This is actual proof of positive discrimination”. No, it wasn’t. I replied by asking: “Which one of Maitlis, Wark or Barnett” do you think has been promoted over an equally competent, or perhaps even more qualified male candidate? Answer came there none. These three journalists are at the top of their game and no one with any understanding of political journalism could argue otherwise. All three appointments are fully merited and the Newsnight production team should be very confident about how they will once more turn the programme into a “must-watch”, not just for political geeks like me, but for everyone with a passing interest in current affairs.
There is one big challenge for the Newsnight team, and it’s not a short term one. There was a time when most politicians would regard it as both an honour and a duty to appear on Newsnight and programmes like it, and Number 10 would generally put up a cabinet minister. Over the last decade or perhaps more, that mindset has changed both within government and opposition. Newsnight is not alone in encountering this attitude, it has to be said. Even this week the Government refused to put up a cabinet minister on the show, and Labour refused to put up a front-bencher for three days in a row, and this during one of the most incendiary weeks in British politics for years. However, it’s been quite noticeable in recent months that the quality of political guests has improved, and this is translating into much healthier audience figures. On some important news evenings the audience has topped 1 million recently, which given it generally inherits 200,000 is good going. The earlier finish to the BBC1 News at Ten will also have an effect.
The new Newsnight editor, Esme Wren – who joined the programme from Sky News in May last year – is very different from her predecessor in the role, Ian Katz, yet they both command huge loyalty from their team. Katz was flamboyant and was always looking to create headlines by any means necessary. Wren is more understated but has already made some significant changes to the show, making it tighter and less flabby. Katz was known for his gimmicks. Who can forget the sight of Kirsty Wark closing a show, dancing to Thriller. Under Wren, she also departed the show one evening when I was on a panel as a guest, by disappearing up into the studio roof holding an umbrella and dressed as Mary Poppins. In context, it worked. Trust me.
Emma Barnett made some impressive appearances as a cover presenter last summer and has proved herself as an excellent political interviewer, whether on Newsnight, Marr or her radio show. She’s created several memorable interview moments, including recently with both Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn.
She’s also a producer’s dream in that, like me, she regards it as part of her job to “get” the interview as well as conduct it. She doesn’t take no for an answer and is completely shameless in battering down political doors until she gets what she wants. That’s what she will bring to Newsnight. Emily Maitlis’s promotion to lead presenter is no more than she deserves. Frankly, it should have happened a long time ago. She’s at the top of her game and has proved to be not only an impressive host, but also a story getter in the traditional sense of the phrase. Her original journalism on American politics over the last two years have been exemplary and brought a unique perspective to Newsnight.
In the end, all programmes are judged by their audience figures. Even with Jeremy Paxman at the helm, Newsnight’s was already falling. Can this new team turn it around? I rather think they might.
This week I have been… Reading…
It’s astonishing that it’s been 37 years since Chris Mullin published his political thriller ‘A Very British Coup’. Next week the sequel, ‘The Friends of Harry Perkins’ comes out. I’m half way through it at the moment and savouring every page. It’s set in a post Brexit Britain with a left wing politician climbing the greasy pole of Labour politics. As Theresa May might say, remind you of anyone?
Giles Fraser’s ‘Confessions’ podcast is getting rather addictive, and not just because I am his latest victim (download it on Monday!). I’ve gone through his entire back catalogue and enjoyed every one of his interviews with the likes of Mary Warnock, Melanie Phillips (who was a revelation!), Helena Kennedy & Claire Fox. He tempted me to reveal rather too much from my lurid past. If you hear me mention Bondi Beach, you may want to cover your ears…
‘Big in Japan’ was Alphaville’s biggest hit, back in 1984. I was living in Germany at the time and sent a ’45 single of it to Steve Wright on Radio 1. He played it and it became a hit in the UK too. I’ve loved Alphaville ever since. They’ve released a remastered version of their ‘Forever Young’ album which also contains around 20 remixes and unreleased tracks. Alphaville are still going strong and I’m going to see them in concert in Belfast in April.
I’ve just completed watching Salvation on Netflix. It’s all a bit Bruce Willis, with the lead character – coincidentally played by an actor called Ian Dale – trying to stop an asteroid hitting the Earth. In two series it features four different US Presidents, including one who supposedly dies but then comes back to reclaim her presidency. Sadly the series has now been canned, but if you like ‘24’ and ‘Homeland’ you’ll love it.


Kishore Biyani-led Future Retail today said it will fully acquire Travel News Services India (TNSI) in a Rs 100 crore deal, a move which would help the company to consolidation further its retail business.
The acquisition will help Future Retail to expand its presence at airports, metro stations and universities where the majority of retail outlets of TNSI and TNSI Retail are operating.
Future Retail said “The Company has approved the acquisition of entire equity share capital of TNSI from its existing shareholders and also executed share purchase agreement and related documents for the proposed transaction.”
Through this deal, Future Retail will have access to global retail brand "WH Smith" as its license is being held by TNSI.
Future Retail will pay Rs 85 crore to the sellers in proportion to their holding in TNSI for acquisition of shares and will give an additional consideration of Rs 15 crore subject to the fulfilment of other specified obligations.


ZhuZhu Pets: Featuring The Wild Bunch
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Okay, I'm a bit stubborn, but I can usually admit when I'm wrong. Here's the topic....merging. Tell me if I'm right or wrong.
When you know a lane is going to end, shouldn't you scoot your booty over asap? One of my biggest pet peaves is when I merge, even when it slows me down, and then I watch a couple of cars floor it until they get to the last possible point to merge. It's like they are saying, "I'm more important than you and you have to let me in!" I think to myself, you better have a woman in labor in that car. Maybe I'm over-reacting, but that's how I feel.
Flashback: I started dating a guy right before I met Mr. Right. He completely disagreed with me on this topic. He thought the lane should be used until the very end. I was floored. The relationship didn't progress after that. (Okay, that obviously wasn't the only issue.)
So, what do you think? Am I a raging pyscho with pent up anger or is it an unspoken rule to merge sooner than later? Give it to me straight.


When you visit the Cotswolds, especially the more remote Cotswold towns and villages finding a Taxi can be hard to do, most Cotswold hotels and Inns will have a list of the local taxi companies but in the summer and especially at weekends can be very hard to get, so it is always recommended to book your taxi in advance where ever possible.
Many of the local taxi and private hire firms also offer private Cotswold tours, these can normally booked for half a day or a day, depending on your criteria, the Cotswold Tours are excellent value for money as you get to see all of the Cotswolds hidden secrets, the tour drivers are full of local knowledge too which really can give you a better insight in to the Cotswolds.
The taxi companies below offer local cotswold journeys, train and hotel transfers and some offer luggage transfers too.
Cotswold Taxi Companies
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FGA to host series of webinarsMay 11th, 2015 / By: IFAI / Category: Division News
Fire standards is May 19 topic
The Fabric Graphics Association (FGA), a division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), is hosting a series of webinars exclusive to IFAI members.
The first webinar in the series, FGA Fire Standards, will be Tuesday, May 19, at 10 a.m. central time.
The webinar will focus on NFPA 701, ASTM E84, and CA Title 19–California State Fire Marshall, Title 19 California Code of Regulations. Experts from Govmark and Intertek will give an overview of what the code is, how the test is done and how the test results are shown. The webinar will conclude with a question and answer session.
Contact Brianna Watke, IFAI division specialist, at firstname.lastname@example.org or 651-225-6948 to join the webinar.
Save the date
The FGA Latex Printing webinar will be Monday, June 29, at 10 a.m. central time. It will cover how the technology works, the cost of ownership, what prints well, applications, benefits of choosing latex, any problems you may encounter and sustainability.


BATTLE VS CHESS ARTICLES
May 2, 2011 - As we near E3, we get a better sense of what games we'll see. The Big E3 List compiles all of the games confirmed by publishers or developers. There are plenty more games we know or expect. This list isn't for those. These are the things that have been promised publicly. Check the list. Come back to it often.
August 26, 2010 - Leading videogame publisher, SouthPeak Games and Deep Silver, the games label of Koch Media GmbH, today announced their exhibition line-up at the annual Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), one of the industry's leading annual games festivals for tabletop, videogame, and PC gamers. PAX will be held at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, WA, from September 3-5, 2010.
August 5, 2010 - As Southpeak sits me down in front of their upcoming Battle Vs. Chess, I'm wondering what parallel universe I just stumbled into where a Queen is laying into a Rook and his army of Pawns with a goddamned sword. Is this a world created exclusively to deliver heart murmurs to what I've always considered to be the pretty conservative die-hard Chess fanbase?


In the wake of clashes between Libyan security forces and Islamic fundamentalists that have left at least five people dead, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has warned Libyans who work for foreign intelligence services that they will be hunted down and killed.
Fighting erupted in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, a centre of Islamic militancy, last week after a policeman shot dead a taxi driver in an argument.
Travellers arriving in Egypt say there is tight security on Libya's roads and that many foreign workers were being expelled.
The Libyan leader gave this warning on Saturday in a speech commemorating the crushing of an attempted uprising by two tribes last year. Colonel Gaddafi said: "As from today, no traitor, no spy, no agent, no coward, no weakling and no despicable person can hope to live among us. We will corner him as we have cornered the traitors here and we will trample them underfoot."
He is also making good his threat earlier in the year to expel 30,000 Palestinians who work in Libya, so as to underline that the Oslo agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation has not solved the Palestinian problem. Hundreds of Palestinians have arrived at Al-Saloum checkpoint on the Libyan-Egyptian border over the past week and are being ferried to the autonomous areas of Gaza and Jericho.
Lebanon has suspended all commercial traffic with Libya in order to stem the flow of deported Palestinians. Michel Murr, the Interior Minister, announced the suspension late on Friday after about 350 Palestinians arrived from Libya with Lebanese travel documents issued to refugees.
On 1 September, Colonel Gaddafi called on all Arab countries to expel Palestinian workers in a show of opposition to the Oslo accord. His motive appears to be two-fold - to show that the accord has not made it easier for Palestinian refugees to go home and to increase economic pressure on Gaza, which cannot absorb the deportees.
Earlier in the year, he said Arab states should make Palestinians ''camp out in the wilderness'' to dramatise their plight.
Yasser Arafat, the PLO leader, branded Colonel Gaddafi's call a "deliberate provocation" and an attack on the Palestinian people.
The Palestinian Islamic organisation Hamas, which opposes the Oslo agreement, called the expulsions ''unjustified'' and ''erroneous''. In a statement from Beirut, the group said: "The Palestinians must benefit from a dignified treatment in Arab and Muslim countries.''


Although NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR
) missed consensus badly, heavily influencing the stock’s recent underperformance, the company’s order backlog was $2.18 billion at the end of the first quarter, which was up 39% from a year earlier. NVR’s key advantages that helped to build this backlog are that it refrains from engaging in large land acquisitions and avoids building speculative homes without buyers.
NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR
)’s major Mid-Atlantic housing market also has fewer underwater and foreclosed homes. Although NVR is one of the better positioned stocks in regard to moving higher, I think I have saved the best pick for last.
Meritage Homes Corp (NYSE:MTH)
is a single-family home builder that designs, builds and sells homes in Arizona, Texas, California, Nevada, Colorado, Florida and North Carolina. Meritage managed to post a first-quarter 2013 EPS of $0.32, compared to the $0.15 loss that it experienced in the same quarter last.
After the first-quarter results, consensus EPS estimates for 2013 and 2014 were upped to $2.33 and $3.49, respectively, from the most recent consensus of estimates of $2.02 and $3.15.
Meritage operates primarily in the Sunbelt states, where demand for new homes is robust. Meritage has also made a successful transition from troubled markets such as Nevada. Meritage is one of the cheapest stocks in the industry and has an amazingly high expected 5-year EPS growth rate.
Don’t be fooled
The rebounding economy and housing market has been great for the homebuilders, but is there room for these companies to move higher? It appears that Meritage is one of the cheapest companies from both a price to book and forward P/E basis, trading at 2.5 times book value and 13.9 times forward earnings. Analysts also have the highest hopes for Meritage, with the 5-year expected EPS growth coming in at an annualized 67%, well above any of the other companies.
Although D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI
) appears cheap at 2.2 times book value, its five-year expected EPS growth rate is only 8%. Ryland showed signs of the best growth in net orders and settlements at the end of the first-quarter 2013, but the stock is already too expensive, with the good news already accounted for.
PluteGroup would be a solid investment given its exposure to the rising population through adult communities, but yet again, it’s just too expensive. Meanwhile, NVR is also expensive at 3.3 times book value, but its recent net order and settlement numbers were the lowest of the five homebuilders and doesn’t justify that premium valuation.
I think some of the other homebuilders might already have the upside baked in, but Meritage could still be undervalued and has room to move higher, so that’s my homebuilder pick.
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A chance to grab more than forty winks
Every parent understands why sleep deprivation is used as a form of torture and anyone who has ever experienced insomnia will know that getting enough shut-eye is imperative in order to keep the body in full working order.
But although it is recommended that we all get an average of eight hours’ sleep a night, sometimes this just isn’t possible. So if researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of America are to be believed, keeping a few extra Zs in reserve could prove useful for times when sleep has eluded us.
Spokeswoman Tracy Rudd says that those who bank sleep are “more resilient during sleep depravation”.
“If you fill up your reserves and pay back your sleep debt ahead of time, you’re better equipped to deal with the sleep loss challenge.”
As much rest as necessary
So it was with this in mind that I headed to Lisnavagh House in Carlow where, on designated weekends, the stately home is turned into a “sleep farm” with the emphasis on allowing guests to get as much rest as necessary in between bouts of gentle yoga and freshly prepared, vegetarian cuisine.
Set in 800 acres, the impressive house built in 1847 has been home to the Bunbury family for several generations and the current occupants are William Bunbury and his wife Emily who, as well as being mother to three young children, runs the sleep retreats and grows lavender which she turns into bath oil and soap.
I arrived on a Friday evening, exhausted after the week but excited by the prospect of two whole days of unadulterated rest. I was welcomed with a glass of home-grown apple juice and shown to my bedroom which came complete with a gloriously plump-looking four-poster bed and a separate bathroom with a cast iron, claw-footed bath.
Relaxing and luxuriating
After a couple of hours spent relaxing in my room and luxuriating in front of the crackling fire in the library, I joined my fellow sleepers for our first yoga lesson.
Teacher Pamela Butler gave a short demonstration before encouraging us to follow her gentle, graceful movements – and over the two-hour session, we slowly relaxed and unwound in the oak-panelled room which was softly lit by the embers of an open fire.
Having finished the session, we made our way to the dining room where a magnificent display of organic food cooked by Rosebud Bunbury – who was born and bred in the house – was waiting for us.
After all the pampering, by 9.30pm I was itching to get on to the main event of the weekend. So bidding the other guests goodnight, I made my way upstairs and without even pausing to read one of the books and vintage magazines dotted around the room, I snuggled up under the feather-filled duvet and was asleep within minutes.
Without the aid of an alarm I awoke early the following morning feeling revitalised. After a scented bath, I made my way downstairs to breakfast where the table was laid with home-made soda bread, jams and smoothies made with fruit picked on the farm.
Then after a brisk walk around the estate, I made my way back to the yoga room, for round two.
Slightly more advanced than the night before, this session concentrated on getting us to move seamlessly between poses. And by the time we reached the closing sequence, we were all so relaxed that nodding off beside the fire seemed a distinct possibility.
But the lunch table was beckoning and once again, our little group (four women and two men) reconvened at the dining table which was laden with mouthwatering salads and breads.
After lunch there was a choice of a guided tour of the beautiful estate or an afternoon siesta. I opted for the more vigorous choice as I knew I wouldn’t sleep at night if I tried to have 40 winks in the middle of the day.
Then just when the light was beginning to fade, we were back on our mats for another two-hour yoga session.
Following the class we were free to read, bathe, sleep or simply relax while we waited for our next delicious meal to be served. Once again, I was in bed by 10pm and asleep within minutes. The next morning, saw another round of breakfast, followed by yoga and lunch until finally the weekend was over and it was time to go home.
For someone who manages on very little sleep, the luxury of a whole weekend dedicated to resting my body and mind, was an extraordinarily wonderful treat.
In keeping with the American research, the theory behind this sleep farm is by “banking” a large chunk of slumber, it will be held in reserve for times when you don’t get enough.
My experience has left me feeling rejuvenated in body, mind and soul. I managed to bank quite a lot of sleep, which is fortunate as I have a feeling I’m going to need it.


Terrorist Abduction Plot Foiled by Shin Bet, IDF
Released for publication: A high-stakes joint operation by the IDF and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) has foiled a terrorist plot to kidnap an Israeli soldier and attack other Israeli citizens.
At least 20 terrorists were recently arrested on suspicion of planning to kidnap IDF soldiers and shoot Jews in the Jerusalem and Samaria areas.
The terrorists, members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist organization, were residents of Ramallah and eastern Jerusalem. Several have prior Israeli arrest and prison records.
According to a report broadcast Monday by Voice of Israel government radio, the terrorists had also planned to obtain weapons to carry out suicide bombings at Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria. In addition, the terror cell allegedly plotted to murder Arabs suspected of collaborating with Israel. They also planned to kidnap a Palestinian Authority land dealer and hold him for ransom, which they intended to use to fund their activities.
One of the terrorists who had been imprisoned in Israel admitted he had served as the PFLP liaison abroad, and made contact with the organization's leadership in Syria. Another confessed that he planned to leave for Iran.
David Ha'ivri of the Samaria local authority noted that the PFLP is known as "a particularly sick and demented" terror organization, which is associated with horrific killings including those of the Shabo and Fogel families in Itamar, in 2002 and 2011, respectively.
Further south, security personnel arrested a resident of Lakiya, a Negev Bedouin city near Be'er Sheva.The suspect was detained on suspicion of being involved in an attempted kidnapping of an Israeli soldier that took place in Be'er Sheva.
The Magistrate's Court in the southern city granted a request by police on Monday to extend the remand of the suspect by eight days.


The HTC First smartphone will have native support for Facebook Home when it ships on AT&T April 12. Some analysts wonder how soon -- or whether -- native support for the app will be added to more smartphones.
Given Facebook's enormous following of 1 billion-plus users, the odds seem likely that other Android phone makers will look to cash-in on the native Facebook Home screen opportunity, some analysts said in interviews Thursday.
No other native Facebook Home phones were announced today, and several Android device makers wouldn't comment on their plans for the app.
Facebook made it clear that open source Android is the best platform for Home, and analysts said it's highly unlikely that it will ever run on iOS, Windows Phone or BlackBerry because those platforms are locked down.
So far, Facebook said in a statement, the Home app is supported on the HTC One X, the HTC One X+, Samsung's Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II. The app will also run on the forthcoming HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 "and on more devices in the coming months."
Three analysts predicted that other Android smartphone makers will support Google Play downloads of the free Home app starting April 12.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted during Home's unveiling today that a popular smartphone might only sell 10 million units in the early days of sales.
But there are many times more Facebook users, and Facebook is by far the most often-used application a smartphone, he added. "We spend 20% of the time on phones on Facebook," he noted.
Device makers other than HTC or Samsung will likely support Facebook Home "out of competitive pressure," said Patrick Moorhead an analyst at Moor Insights and Strategy. "I believe Facebook is paying the carrier and the handset provider, too, because it does involve more work and support for everyone. Other Android makers will only want a native Facebook Home if they are being paid by the carrier or Facebook."
At the same time, the handset maker and carrier will lose control of the user, "because your primary experience will be Facebook, not Samsung or HTC," Moorhead said.
"I am sure more handset makers will come to support Home," said Carolina Milanesi, an analyst at Gartner. "I cannot believe they would limit themselves."
She said she couldn't confirm if HTC First will exclusively have Home preloaded for some time or if more will come.
Jack Gold, an analyst at J. Gold Associates, said he didn't feel that the native Home on HTC First will do well, and might only have a 25% chance of long-term success.
"How many users want a hostile takeover of their phone?" he said. "How many people want a Facebook phone?"
Even with 1 billion Facebook users, Gold said there probably aren't enough frequent users that would want the Home experience to make it a great success.
All the new and recent Android manufacturers and devices will eventually support a Home app download, Gold said, but whether another native Home device is built will depend on the success of the HTC First phone.
Several analysts said that if users don't like the downloaded Home app, they will be able to remove it. Gold and Moorhead said it would be hard to remove the Home launcher from the HTC First, however.
"If you bought the HTC First knowing about Home, why would you want to remove it?" Gold asked.
Matt Hamblen covers mobile and wireless, smartphones and other handhelds, and wireless networking for Computerworld. Follow Matt on Twitter at @matthamblen, or subscribe to Matt's RSS feed . His e-mail address is email@example.com.
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This story, "Will more smartphones support Facebook Home?" was originally published by Computerworld.


Tell anyone you’re learning Ruby on Rails and you’ll soon get a recommendation for Ruby on Rails Tutorial by Michael Hartl. After spending 6 weeks working with Treehouse‘s programing content and building a basic web app, I decided to jump into Hartl’s tutorial.
Michael is a former Y Combinator alumni and his tutorial (from now on RoRT) takes you through building a Twitter clone in Rails. It took me around two months to finish 10 of the 11 chapters, and I thought I’d share some thoughts and lessons learned.
Even simple programs require a ton of work
Hartl has us build a Twitter clone in RoRT, without using any gems for user authentication. This ends up being a surprisingly large amount of programming. I was intimidated by all the steps involved in adding validation, building different models (user, micropost and session), creating partials, passing information between different classses and handling errors.
Super thorough and complete
I’ve never met Hartl but he seems like he’d have his sh*t together in every way. The tutorial almost like an elegantly written program in of itself: it’s complete, bug-free, modular and self-referencing. Hartl specifies the exact version of every gem, database and Rails/Ruby on Rails to use. The book had absolutely zero errors from what I could tell – every time something messed up or seemed wrong, it ultimately was an issue on my end. That gave me tremendous faith in the course.


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PARIS (JTA) — The head of France’s largest Jewish umbrella group justified his country’s participation in the Durban II conference.
CRIF President Richard Prasquier, telling JTA he “understood” why France attended the conference, explained that it was in order to “fight” for a fairer final document.
Compared to earlier versions of the document finally adopted April 21 by the U.N. forum in Geneva, the text is a “huge success,” he told JTA by phone on Friday.
The French daily Le Monde also praised the U.N.-sponsored conference results in an April 25 story titled “Durban II was saved.”
The forum’s final text omitted any direct mention of Israel but remains controversial because it approved the 2001 Durban document, which described the Palestinians as "victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance." The United States, among other countries, boycotted the conference because of the item.
Like other Jewish groups, the CRIF organization spent months preparing against a repeat of the original anti-Israel Durban conference, and Prasquier still insists the U.N. forum is inherently “a moral shame.”
Prasquier said the approved text, and the fact that European delegates left the room during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s anti-Israel speech at the beginning of the forum, could help “modify” the conference in the future.
The “spectacular” walkout by European delegates shows that “the human rights conference has been kidnapped,” he said.
“We shouldn’t make much of a difference between those countries who boycotted the conference and those who protested” during Ahmadinejad’s speech, concluded Prasquier.


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