Friday, August 31, 2012

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IRELAND: Vulgar men, sleazy emails -- why I gave up my quest for online love Read more...

BORNEO: Women, especially single mother and government servants, are those who have fallen victims to online dating scam/ Police have received a total of 154 of such cases since 2009 until July this year, with Kota Kinabalu recording the highest number with 76 cases. Read more.....

DENVER: Greeley woman conned by online suitor saying he's a top secret soldier. Read more....

JAPAN: Online Dating Game Lets You Steal Other People?s Virtual Girlfriends (And Lets Them Steal Yours) Read more....

AMERICA: Online Dating Fraud Bilks Monroe Woman Out of $4,000. Read more....

AMERICA: "Catfish: The TV Show," which premieres in November, will follow people who have been in passionate online relationships as they meet their would-be soulmates in person for the first time. Read more...

HOUSTON: They were supposed to go out on a date, but the man she met online showed up at her apartment with movies and liquor instead and allegedly ended up raping her. Read more....

SOUTH AFRICA: A survey by AshleyMadison.com among its 96,000 members revealed that Randfontein was leading in infidelity followed by Pretoria. Read more....

TEXAS: Scam Alert - alias "CRISTIANO FAHAD". Do you recognise the individual in the photographs? Read more...

SOUTH AFRICA: Prof turns drug mule for model (South African article about British Professor Paul Frampton) Read more....

ONLINE: How to stop sexual predators on online dating sites. Read more...

AMERICA: More background checks for online dating sites. Read more....

AMERICA: 30-year-old Justin McMahan arrested for murder of Arizona community college football coach Land Jacobsen. The couple had met online and were meeting for the first time. Read more...

AMERICA: Trial begins for teen, Ryan Ray, accused of strangling 39 year old Jamin Coyle who he met online. Read more...

UNITED KINGDOM: ?Drug smuggling? British Professer Paul Frampton duped in fake online romance with model. Read more....

AMERICA: Colorado Mass Shooting Suspect James Holmes had online dating profile on Match.com, OkCupid and Adult Friend Finder Read more....

AUSTRALIA: Victim of Romance Scam speaks out against scams online. Read more....

ROCHESTER: Father outraged by daughter's access to online dating site at school. Read more....

CANADA: Signs to identify a professional online dater. Read more....

AMERICA: Police say man made fake dating profiles of ex-girlfriends and posted on prisoner dating sites. Read more....

CANADA: Durham police public advise regarding online dating scam. Read more.....

KENTUCKY: Murder victim met suspect through an online classifieds site, backpage.com. Read more...

CALIFORNIA: Court Documents of Online Dating Crimes. Male charged with robbery, attempted robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and firearm, and shooting at an occupied vehicle. Read more...

CANADA: Online Dating Etiquette: Ten Fabulous Tips for Guys. Read more....

AMERICA: Better Business Bureau warns dating site users not to get scammed. (Video) Read more....

DATING PROFILES: Women should wear Red in their Dating Profiles as men perceive women who wear red as more attractive Read more....

ARAB WOMEN ONLINE: Online Romance Scams: Digital Lotharios Take To The Web. Read more....

AUSTRALIA: An educated Doctor found herself scammed of $13,000 by a romance scammer. Read more....

ETHIOPIA: When Facebook proposals go wrong...requesting marriage for a place to stay when you travel overseas. Read more....

AMERICA: In Case of Lies and Free Speech, Supreme Court Skirts Law of Online Dating Read more....

TANZANIA: Internet crooks who target your soft spots Read more....

FAKE PROFILES: Ten fake OkCupid profiles show that men face extreme competition on digital dating websites. Read more....

LAS VEGAS: A former Las Vegas-area school technician will serve six months' home confinement and five years' probation for laundering money for a woman he met on the Internet. Read more...

WIKI-MOVIE?: German filmmaker wants to make movie about Wikileaks creator Julian Assange love life. Assange had been involved in internet dating using the screen name of Harry Harrison. Read more....

AMERICA: A man accused of stealing items including a car and dog from the home of a dead South Pasadena man he met on the Internet received a jail sentence. Read more....

HOLYOAKE: Man pleads guilty to manslaughter for stabbing a New York City man he met online. Read more.......

AMERICA: Man stalks fake Internet girlfriend. Online Hoax Prompted Man's Revenge Plot Read more.....

MARYLAND: Police arrested a 21 year old man after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman he met on the internet. Read more.....

DENVER: A Brighton mother-daughter team stands accused of helping steal more than $1 million from hundreds of women in an elaborate, multi-national online dating scam. Read more....

COLORADO: A local political attack email came from an address implicated in an online dating scam. Read more....

CANADA: Man wanted in fatal heist ?very laid back,? dating profile says. Read more.....

UNITED KINGDOM: A part-time glamour model was strangled to death by an ?infatuated? cyber-stalker whose marriage proposal she rejected. Read more.....

NEW ZEALAND: A man has been charged by Police after setting up a false dating profile under his ex-partners name, stating she was available for "sexual liasons." Read more....

LADIES: We'll save you the CupidScreen report on these guys... DON'T go there! Read more.....

CANADA: A young woman has apologised for the pain she caused by assuming a fake identity in an online romance. Her male suitor tragically died after abusing alcohol and the painkiller Dilaudid. Read more...

GWINNETT COUNTY: A man's date failed to work out as well as he perhaps may have hoped after the woman, who he met online, allegedly stole his car. Read more.....

HAMILTON: Police arrested a 45 year-old man for sexually assaulting a woman in her 30s with a weapon. They originally met through an online dating service and had agreed to meet for a first date. Read more....

AMERICA: Woman posing as boy uses fake genitals for sex with underage girl Read more....

INFIDELITY: Is an online affair cheating? This study makes it clear that to most, the answer is yes. Read more....

AMERICA/CANADIAN RESIDENTS: Are you having an online relationship? Aged between 18-30? MTV want to hear from you for their new reality show! Read more....

DATING DISASTERS: Would you date these men? The world's weirdest dating website profiles. Read more....

FLORIDA: Fears for mother-of-three who vanished after she went to meet man from online dating website Read more....

UNITED KINGDOM: The lead guitarist of a rock band called Criminal Suicide has been jailed for losing his temper after discovering his girlfriend had been in contact with other men online Read more...

TAIWAN: Police yesterday renewed a warning to love-struck people in Taiwan to be wary of fraudulent foreigners aiming to cheat money out of them through marriage scams. Read more.....

ONLINE DATERS: Online dating site eHarmony has confirmed that a massive list of passwords posted online included those used by its members. Read more....

ONLINE DATERS: Online romantics targeted by dating site phishing attack. Read more.....

AMERICA: Online dating scam leaves woman out $25K, but still confident Read more.....

AMERICA: Oregon woman gets $900K in online dating herpes lawsuit Read more....

AMERICA: A Colombus man has been charged with stealing from a woman he met online Read more....

AMERICA: Two women claim run-ins with man charged in murder. They met online shortly before he killed girl. Read more....

AMERICA: Columbus Police say a man used online dating websites to rob at least one Central Ohio woman. Read more.....

AMERICA: A Wilton man was arrested last week, accused of assaulting a woman he met through an online dating site. Read more...

SCOTLAND: Meeting a male prostitute through online dating led to lecturer's murder Read more....

AMERICA: A 26 year old woman created a fake dating profile to see just how far men would go for a good time...with some hilarious responses. Read more....

NORWAY: Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik had allegedly been dating a woman he had met on the internet. After their relationship broke up his world apparently "fell apart". Read more....

UNITED KINGDOM: A woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murdering a man she met on the internet. Read more....

GLOBAL: What cheating looks like online Read more.....

INDIA: A 23 year old male took his own life after his online girlfriend broke up with him. The saddest part of this - his "girlfriend" wasn't even a real person. Read more....

AMERICA: A Court ruling will not allow a woman to sue another woman for deceiving her in an 18 month online relationship. Should have done a CupidScreen! Read more....

WORLDWIDE: What men and women really look for when online dating Read more.....

UNITED KINGDOM: A woman who is accused of killing a man she met on the internet told a jury: ?I?m not a murderer.? Read more.....

AMERICA: Brokenhearted and broke: Online dating scams revealed. Read more....

WORLDWIDE: Social media is making infidelity easier: It's fun to reconnect with old friends on Facebook. But for some couples, it has threatened their marriages. Read more....

WORLDWIDE: How to tell if your online date is really a criminal. Read more.....

AMERICA: When Rachel Gillett met a prospective boyfriend online, his profile said he was widowed ? the first of many lies she claimed Robert Bashara told her. Read more...

NEW YORK: "Amazing kisser" back in custody after being caught out using dating sites for a second time to defraud people by lying, cheating and misrepresenting his background. Read more.....

IOWA: 58 year old woman loses $138,000 of her life savings to romance scam Read more....

CHINA: Jealous boyfriend forces wire into Henan man's urethra after Internet date Read more.....

AMERICA: Cheating Site?s Second-Biggest Enrollment Day is Post-Mother?s Day Read more....

AMERICA: Online romance fraud totalled $50M last year Read more....

UNITED KINGDOM: A woman was locked in a bedroom and raped on her first date by a man she met on the internet.Read more...

UNITED KINGDOM: Second woman 'raped in motel room during raw egg spiritual cleanse by man she met online'. Read More

AMERICA: A male has been charged with domestic assault after allegedly trying to force a woman he met online into sexual acts Read More

UNITED KINGDOM: Daniel Olley, 35, of Rubens Gate, Chelmsford, tricked four women he met online into thinking he loved them before making off with their money and jewellery. Read More

NEW ZEALAND: A mother of two who invited a Canadian internet friend to live with her in Taranaki realised within days that he was violent. Read more....

AUSTRALIA: Businessman Geoffrey Edelsten has been the victim of an online dating scam, with his photo being used on a fake profile on an international match-making site. Read more.....

AUSTRALIA: Online Daters and the Use of Technology for Surveillance and Risk Management (Published in International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society ) Read more.....

AMERICA: A man who arranged a date with female he met on the Internet was attacked and robbed by a male and female at their designated meeting place. Read more.....

UNITED KINGDOM: A city financier found guilty of a string of rapes of women he met on the internet and in bars may have struck many times previously, police warned yesterday. Read more.....

JAPAN: Romance scams are reported to be increasing rapidly across Japan. Read more.....

TASMANIA: A woman has lost $380,000 in an elaborate online romance scam. A family home is likely to be lost and a family member is now likely to end up as an age pensioner renting rather than a self-funded retiree.Read more.....

AMERICA: A male was beaten in Oklahoma City motel after arriving with a woman he met online. Read more.....

AMERICA: Police advise Ohio woman who was stabbed, suffocated and dismembered in her bathtub met two of her assailants on the Internet. Read more....

AMERICA: A Newburgh jewelry thief has been caught using dating sites under a false name to find his next victims. Read more...

UNITED KINGDOM: Love-sick Britons cheated out of ?37bn by fraudsters Read more...

ONLINE: Online daters who lie in their profiles leave subconscious clues to their deception in their writing, according to a new study. Read more...

UNITED KINGDOM: A jilted lover set up false profiles for a woman who rejected him on ?no strings? dating websites and gave her personal details to strangers Read more....href>

AMERICA: Hackers broke into the database for a military dating Web site and stole passwords, e-mail addresses, and other information from nearly 171,000 accounts. Read more....href>

ARGENTINA: British Scientist, 68, arrested in Argentina for trying to smuggle cocaine after allegedly being set up by his 'girlfriend' he had met on the internet Read more....href>

AMERICA: Online dating sites Match.com, eHarmony and Spark Networks agree to screen new users against sex offender registry Read more...href>

UNITED KINGDOM: A legal secretary was left ?unrecognisable? after being beaten by a rapist she met on popular dating site "Plenty of Fish". Read more...href>

AMERICA: A Pennsylvania couple and two other suspects have been charged with beating and setting fire to a woman they met on a chat line Read more...href>

AMERICA: Case of fake online relationship argued before state Supreme Court Read more...href>

NEW ZEALAND: Glen Mills, the man otherwise referred to as the "HIV Predator" reportedly found his victims through internet dating sites. He faced 28 charges relating to 14 people - 11 men and three women of whom he knowingly had sex with without disclosing his HIV status. Read more...href>

CANADA: The growing spread of sexually transmitted disease in Canada may be at least partly the result of the Internet dating boom, and the rapid intimacy that can develop before online couples even meet, some public-health experts say. Read more...href>

MISHAWAKA: An 18-year-old Mishawaka woman told police a man she met online sexually battered her in a parking lot. Police say it was likely the first meeting between the two. Read more...href>

AMERICA: 47 year old Springfield man charged with extorting 76 year old eldery man he met online for sex. Read more...href>

NEW ZEALAND: Internet dating conman jailed. Male befriended four women he met on a dating website and duped them out of money,or had taken laptops or cars from them. Read more...href>

AMERICA: A murder trial has been postponed for a Leesburg teen accused of strangling to death a Kentucky man he met on the Internet. Read more...href>

UNITED KINGDOM: A man jailed for viewing indecent pictures of children broke a court order after his release by spending nights with a woman he had met via internet dating. Read more...href>

AMERICA: One in ten sex offenders use online dating to meet people Read more...href>

UNITED KINGDOM: "Clare's Law" soon to be trialled in parts of UK which will allow police to tell individuals if their partner has a history of domestic violence. The law was named after Clare Wood, murdered by her boyfriend who she met on the Internet and was unaware of his violent history. Read more...href>

UNITED KINGDOM: Male jailed for 18 months under new anti-stalking laws after stalking a woman he met through an online dating site. Read more...href>

AUSTRALIA: Thousands of lovelorn Australians are enlisting private investigators to do background checks on the potential partners they meet online. Read more...href>

AMERICA: A 3-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a male whom her mother had moved in with only four days after meeting him online. Matthew James Salinas was charged with Aggravated Assault of a Child and his bond was set at $40,000. Read more...href>

ALASKA: A public health bulletion has been issued after the majority of new individuals infected with HIV and/or syphilis involved men having sexual relations with other men they met online. Read more...href>

AMERICA: Police are looking for two robbers who found their five victims via social network website, mocospace.com.. Read more...href>

WALTHAM, USA: A 54 year old man has received 6 years in prison after stealing more than $200,000 from women he met online. He deceived four victims into thinking he was romantically attached to them and in need of financial assistance, only to have taken advantage of their generosity. Read more...href>

AMERICA: A 2-year-old is dead after her mother met a man on an online dating site without realising he was a sex offender. A simple search reveals he was convicted of criminal sex abuse of a teenage victim in 2008. Read more...href>

CANADA: A Toronto man has been charged with false impersonation and fraud after posing as a professional online and claiming to his victims he could wipe their debts in exchange for $15,000 Read more...href>

AUSTRALIA : 19 year old Brisbane man found guilting of fraud after posing as a female online and obtaining $57,000 from his victim. Read more...href>

PHILADELPHIA : Female claims that the male she met online and had a child with tricked her into signing documents giving up her rights to her baby. The woman further claims the father of her child made several claims about himself which were later proved to be lies. Read more...href>

UNITED KINGDOM: Dream of a new life with Soldier was just an internet scam...one woman in Swadlincote has found out the hard way. Read more...href>

CANADA: Female claims she was forced into prostitution after meeting a man online. Police said Broecker, who also goes by the name Dominic Brooker, is from Michigan and also faces unrelated charges in the United States. Read more...href>

AMERICA: An American female has been charged with embezzlement after sending $137,000 from her employers bank account to a South African based male she had been romantically involved with online. Read more...href>

UNITED KINGDOM: Woman raped in front of son, 3, by man she met on an online dating site. Read more...href>

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Musical medicine as cancer scare sparks aerobics career

Musical medicine as cancer scare sparks aerobics career

BRAVE Sally Cunnane found more than just fitness after double kidney failure and a cancer scare inspired her to become an aerobics instructor.

She almost lost her life more than 10 years ago, but found unlikely love with the Oxford Don who guided her through her studies.

The 42-year-old married Tom Cunnane, 57, in March after a romance which formed after a decade of friendship and education as she rebuilt her life.

She said: ?After this bout of illness I wanted to get back to fitness and earn a bit of extra money.

?I was already a member of the Oxford Hotel gym and my parents funded the course for me.

?I?ve been teaching for 10 years now and I?ve had a fantastic time and got to know a lot of people locally.?

Mrs Cunnane first started feeling unwell at the age of 25 having returned from several years living abroad after she graduated from Oxford Brookes.

She was experiencing vomiting, high temperatures and severe weight loss, eventually dropping to less than six stone.

Mrs Cunnane made repeated visits to her GP, who suspected anorexia, but after she collapsed at home on October 26, 1996, doctors found that both kidneys had failed and she underwent major surgery.

She had stents installed and had ?stone-smashing? treatment to get rid of kidney stones, but that wasn?t the end of her suffering as she was diagnosed with malignant melanoma when she was 30-years-old. She said: ?It was a horrible experience, and the main thing I want to point out is that young people should be aware it can happen.?

After her successful cancer treatment, Mrs Cunnane was invited to Hertford College by friends where she met her husband-to-be, who coached her through the science side of a qualification in ?exercise to music?.

With his help, she passed the written test with 97 per cent, a result he is particularly proud of.

Mr Cunnane said: ?No student I know ever got 97 per cent in any exam, and certainly not my highly intelligent undergraduates.?

During their time together, a friendship developed and eventually love blossomed.

Mrs Cunnane said: ?We were just friends at that stage, and he offered his assistance, and I couldn?t refuse.

?I had always admired Tom, and I started to notice that when he wasn?t there I missed him. At the time he was still in a broken marriage, and I thought he was unavailable because I didn?t realise about his marriage.?

Mrs Cunnane now teaches zumba and other music-based exercises at city council-owned leisure centres across Oxford and runs some private sessions.

Source: http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/yourtown/oxford/9902764.Musical_medicine_as_cancer_scare_sparks_aerobics_career/?ref=rss

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Kelly Clarkson Loves, Covers Mariah Carey


Our love affair with Kelly Clarkson knows no bounds.

As the American Idol champion continues to take fan requests across the nation, we've been chronicling her journey of covers by posting Clarkson's takes on Kings of Leon, Florence + the Machine and many others.

The latest performance took place last night in Canandaigua, New York and involved Kelly honoring one of her idols, Mariah Carey. Who will always be Clarkson's baby? Brandon Blackstock, she hopes.

Watch the cover now:

Source: http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2012/08/kelly-clarkson-loves-covers-mariah-carey/

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Prostate cancer race to impact traffic - Tampa Bay Newspapers

CLEARWATER ? The third annual Morton Plant Mease Prostate Cancer Awareness Race is set for Saturday, Sept. 8, 7:30 a.m., around Morton Plant Hospital and will affect local traffic.

There will be about 1,000 runners, volunteers and spectators. This year?s event includes a 5K, 10K, the Miracle Mile and the Kids? Dash. Law enforcement officers from Clearwater and Belleair will direct traffic.

The following streets will be impacted from about 7 to 10 a.m.:

? Memorial Causeway Bridge between Bay Avenue and Island Way
? Druid Road West and South
? Oak Avenue
? Rogers Street
? Orange Avenue
? Willadel Drive
? Coe Road
? Flamingo Drive
? Bay Avenue
? Corbett Street

Runners should be in the bike lane, not the street. Participants can register online at www.mpmfoundation.org. Costs are:

? 10K and 5K ? $25 until Friday, Aug. 31 or $30 after Sept. 1
? Miracle Mile ? $15 through Friday, Aug. 31 or $30 after Sept. 1
? Kids? Dash ? $10 through Friday, Sept. 7.
Late registrations are available on the day of the race for an additional $5 fee.

This family-friendly event is presented by Urology Specialists of West Florida and benefits Morton Plant Mease community screenings and education service and assists prostate cancer patients who may not have the resources for treatment.

Source: http://www.tbnweekly.com/editorial/outdoors/content_articles/082912_out-07.txt

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business branding is a common feature in the corporate world. It entails the custom use of the name of a business as a brand name. This is common apply the world over and its use necessitates the increase of the value and business brand fairness. When done consistently there is evidence in the improve of profits as well as brand loyalty.

Competition in the corporate world is very intense, saturated as well as very competitive. remaining out and saying ahead of the competition is what each business body strives to obtain. However, this is not achievable of the corporate body does not have a brand image to distinguish it from its competitors and make is clientele easily identify with them. With branding, a corporate is able to remain out in the midst of a crowd of other corporate bodies.

With corporation branding, value and added benefits of the corporate? products are well brought out. The clients are able to see what they will get form the products offered. Clients view corporate as stable, trustworthy and full of value Thus necessitating them to acquire their products, as opposed to those offered by particular person sales people. For little businesses, branding helps create a name, public consciousness and recognition especially if they are working hand in hand with the large corporations.
every corporate body should have branding as part of their marketing and advertising strategy. Any business is as good as its promoting vigor. taking into consideration the fact that we are in a constantly changing technological world, these techniques should be adaptable and fluid to fit in with the times. They should be relevant to the time and target audience that is specific. business branding is executed via promoting and advertising. Other innovative ways have also been adopted like the use of the internet and List retailers. The most critical point here is to find the best road suitable for the business and one that will produce the Largest results by reaching the highest number of clientele. An effective corporate branding image should have below factors:

1) Used efficiently
It should be used to enhance the business image by including value to it. It should be monitored closely to make certain that it fits within the desired image and develop the desired results.

2) attention Grabbing & Memorable
It should be eye catchy and easy to bear in mind. Brief, beautiful and one that remains in the consumers mind. It can be in the form of logos, adverts or even slogans. One of the best ways of grabbing consideration is with the use of colors that are easy and attractive to the eye and use catchy short key phrases.

3) simple
Brief, to the point and easy to understand leaving an imprinted mental image of the message. In most instances, these are messages that consumers will read as they engage in their day-to-day activities. It need not be difficult to decipher or comprehend because nobody will show interest in it.

4) Consistent
If the firm body decides to use more than one advertising and industrying and advertising manner, the message relayed will be consistent on all platforms used. This enables easy identification of the corporate image irrespective of the place it is used.

A corporation success lies in the ability to marketplace and advertise by itself through an effective and relevant corporation branding image. To realize the desired results it needs to be consistent, simple, desirable, effective, eye catchy and memorable

Living Blueprint brings your brand to life through the integration of beautiful design, rich content, and engaging technology. We explore your brand, develop a collection of fact-based brand assets, and strategically leverage them through systematic coordination of your website, communication strategy, advertising / PR campaigns, social media, online video channels, etc.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Rascal Flatts to Launch Restaurant : MusicRow ? Nashville's Music ...

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Rascal Flatts is getting into the restaurant business. Rascal Flatts Restaurant Group formed by Philip Lama, CEO and Eric Soe, President has partnered with Rascal Flatts to create and develop themed restaurants throughout the U.S. and Canada. The first location is being developed in Phoenix, AZ. Lama, CEO of Broken Road Productions, is the exclusive licensee.

The 14,000 square foot Phoenix restaurant will feature great food at attractive price points, live nationally recognized entertainment, a state-of-the-art sound stage, an elevated bar, indoor/outdoor bar and retail space.

Lama, a New York native who has served as the CFO for another country restaurant chain and as CEO of Mastro Capital Partners. He previously developed and financed several restaurants and partnered with Soe, opening PJ?s Grill in Tempe, AZ. Soe has served as a top executive for both domestic and international Fortune 500 companies including MCI WorldCom.

Currently, Rascal Flatts is on its summer Changed Tour with Little Big Town, and Big Machine Label Group labelmates Eli Young Band and Edens Edge.

For more on Rascal Flatts Restaurant Group visit rascalflattsrg.com.

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THE RACE: GOP fighting fires on abortion, Medicare

Republican vice-presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. gestures during a rally at a hardware store in Roanoke, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. ( AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Republican vice-presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. gestures during a rally at a hardware store in Roanoke, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012. ( AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney boards his plane for a campaign stop in Iowa, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, in Midland, Texas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid arrive at Nellis Air Force Base on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, outside Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

Heading into next week's GOP convention, Republicans are finding themselves confronting controversies over Medicare and abortion ? far from the issues they've been trying to highlight for months: jobs and the slack economy.

But Republican challenger Mitt Romney and ticket mate Rep. Paul Ryan have been unable to hold the focus where they want, try as they might.

Abortion leaped into prominence when Rep. Todd Akin refused to withdraw his candidacy for a Missouri Senate seat over his comments about rape and pregnancy ? defying calls to step aside from Romney, Ryan and other party leaders.

"It makes me uncomfortable to think that the party bosses are going to dictate who runs, as opposed to the election process," Akin told ABC Wednesday.

The flap drew attention to the GOP ticket's own strong stance against abortion.

The Republican platform committee Tuesday reiterated support for a plank unconditionally opposing abortion, although Romney's campaign suggests he wouldn't oppose abortion in cases of rape.

Medicare, generally a strong issue for Democrats, has gained new prominence because of Ryan's efforts as House Budget Committee chairman to overhaul it.

Romney's broad backing of Ryan's latest budget plan has handed more ammunition to Democrats. But Romney and Ryan argue Obama's Medicare reductions ? not their proposals ? are endangering the government health-care program for seniors.

A new AP-GfK poll shows Obama with a clear edge over Romney on social issues such as abortion, 52 percent to 35 percent; and a 48 percent to 42 percent lead on handling Medicare.

It also shows Romney holding a slight edge on economic and budget issues. And overall, the poll shows an extremely tight race.

Romney was campaigning Wednesday in Iowa, Ryan in Virginia and North Carolina. Obama was in Nevada, hard hit by the economic slowdown.

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Queen Elizabeth's husband leaves Scottish hospital

LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Philip, the 91-year-old husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, left hospital in Scotland on Monday after a five-night stay during which he had treatment for a bladder infection.

Smiling and looking sprightly, the prince, wearing a summer blazer, shook hands and thanked staff at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary before giving a cheery wave and climbing into a car with royal aides.

It was the third time in eight months that Philip had been in hospital and the second time he had had treatment for a bladder infection.

The previous occasion was in June during celebrations to mark Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne, after the royal couple had watched a 1,000-boat flotilla on the River Thames from a royal barge, braving chilly, rainy weather.

Last Christmas, Philip spent four days in hospital and had an operation to clear a blocked artery in his heart after suffering chest pains.

A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said Philip would now rejoin the queen for their holiday at Balmoral, the royal family's Scottish residence. The prince is also expected to resume his official duties, she said.

(Reporting by Michael Holden, editing by Tim Pearce)

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No evidence that drug used for preventing life-threatening bleeding in women during labor works

No evidence that drug used for preventing life-threatening bleeding in women during labor works [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 20-Aug-2012
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There is insufficient evidence for the effectiveness of a drug that is being used increasingly to prevent life-threatening bleeding in women after giving birth in community settings in low income countries, according to a review of all the available research published today (Monday) in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. [1]

Misoprostol (brand name Cytotec) was originally developed for treating gastric ulcers, but is increasingly used in low- and middle-income countries for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). It is given to women during labour to prevent uncontrolled bleeding, and it is included on the World Health Organisation's Essential Medicines List for this use.

However, researchers led by Professor Allyson Pollock from the Centre for Primary Care and Public Health at Queen Mary, University of London (UK) identified 172 studies on the use of misoprostol during labour and found that only six had enough information to enable them to review whether or not the drug was effective in preventing PPH in rural and community settings in low income countries. The six studies failed to provide sufficient evidence that the drug worked and most had problems with study design and the fact the findings were not applicable generally.

"Current evidence to support the use of misoprostol in home or community settings in low- and middle-income countries for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage is, at best, inconclusive," said Professor Pollock.

"Yet, despite there being no proper evidence of benefit, the WHO and some countries have put it on the Essential Medicine Lists and the drug is being pushed hard by networks of global public-private partnerships and industry in low- and middle-income countries. Countries such as Nepal, India and Uganda are promoting and using it. We urge the WHO to urgently review its decision to put misoprostol on its Essential Medicines List."

According to WHO estimates, there were 342,900 deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth in 2008, most of them occurring in developing countries. A quarter of these are thought to be associated with PPH while giving birth.

The main risk factor for PPH is anaemia, which is easily treated if it is diagnosed. But without antenatal screening for the condition it is impossible to identify women who may have developed it and who are at increased risk of life-threatening bleeding during labour.

"The most effective preventive strategy for PPH is prevention of anaemia, good antenatal care including good hygiene and sanitation and good care during labour," said Professor Pollock. "Developed countries would not dream of giving women misoprostol during labour on the basis of the current evidence, yet industry and health practitioners are pushing it hard in developing countries."

One of the reasons that misoprostol is popular in developing countries is that it is a fairly stable drug that doesn't degrade if not kept in cold storage conditions, and which does not have to be given intravenously. For this reason, it is more likely to be used outside hospitals, in settings such as the home and local community when women go into labour.

"Countries should be concentrating on improving their primary care facilities, rather than thinking there is a pill to prevent every ill," said Professor Pollock. "Misoprostol is being used inappropriately at present, and the money being spent on purchasing the drug would be better spent elsewhere, for instance, in ensuring there are skilled attendants during delivery and adequate antenatal services that can detect and help to prevent complications."

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[1] "Rethinking WHO guidance: review of evidence for misoprostol use in the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage", by Christina Chu, Petra Brhlikova and Allyson Pollock. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 2012: 105: 336-347. doi 10.1258/jrsm.2012.120044 Published online at: http://jrsm.rsmjournals.com/content/105/8/336.full



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Contact: Emma Mason
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Queen Mary, University of London

There is insufficient evidence for the effectiveness of a drug that is being used increasingly to prevent life-threatening bleeding in women after giving birth in community settings in low income countries, according to a review of all the available research published today (Monday) in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. [1]

Misoprostol (brand name Cytotec) was originally developed for treating gastric ulcers, but is increasingly used in low- and middle-income countries for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). It is given to women during labour to prevent uncontrolled bleeding, and it is included on the World Health Organisation's Essential Medicines List for this use.

However, researchers led by Professor Allyson Pollock from the Centre for Primary Care and Public Health at Queen Mary, University of London (UK) identified 172 studies on the use of misoprostol during labour and found that only six had enough information to enable them to review whether or not the drug was effective in preventing PPH in rural and community settings in low income countries. The six studies failed to provide sufficient evidence that the drug worked and most had problems with study design and the fact the findings were not applicable generally.

"Current evidence to support the use of misoprostol in home or community settings in low- and middle-income countries for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage is, at best, inconclusive," said Professor Pollock.

"Yet, despite there being no proper evidence of benefit, the WHO and some countries have put it on the Essential Medicine Lists and the drug is being pushed hard by networks of global public-private partnerships and industry in low- and middle-income countries. Countries such as Nepal, India and Uganda are promoting and using it. We urge the WHO to urgently review its decision to put misoprostol on its Essential Medicines List."

According to WHO estimates, there were 342,900 deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth in 2008, most of them occurring in developing countries. A quarter of these are thought to be associated with PPH while giving birth.

The main risk factor for PPH is anaemia, which is easily treated if it is diagnosed. But without antenatal screening for the condition it is impossible to identify women who may have developed it and who are at increased risk of life-threatening bleeding during labour.

"The most effective preventive strategy for PPH is prevention of anaemia, good antenatal care including good hygiene and sanitation and good care during labour," said Professor Pollock. "Developed countries would not dream of giving women misoprostol during labour on the basis of the current evidence, yet industry and health practitioners are pushing it hard in developing countries."

One of the reasons that misoprostol is popular in developing countries is that it is a fairly stable drug that doesn't degrade if not kept in cold storage conditions, and which does not have to be given intravenously. For this reason, it is more likely to be used outside hospitals, in settings such as the home and local community when women go into labour.

"Countries should be concentrating on improving their primary care facilities, rather than thinking there is a pill to prevent every ill," said Professor Pollock. "Misoprostol is being used inappropriately at present, and the money being spent on purchasing the drug would be better spent elsewhere, for instance, in ensuring there are skilled attendants during delivery and adequate antenatal services that can detect and help to prevent complications."

###

[1] "Rethinking WHO guidance: review of evidence for misoprostol use in the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage", by Christina Chu, Petra Brhlikova and Allyson Pollock. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 2012: 105: 336-347. doi 10.1258/jrsm.2012.120044 Published online at: http://jrsm.rsmjournals.com/content/105/8/336.full



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Origin whips out dual-wielding EON17-SLX laptop with SLI / CrossFireX support

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Origin's introducing the brawny EON17-SLX to its adoring public of hardcore gamers. The 17-inch laptop comes packing professionally overclocked Ivy Bridge CPUs and the option to add dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M or similarly paired AMD Radeon HD 7970M units -- offering performance that might even be able to run Crysis 3. While you'll only be able to pick up the gear in a traditional-style body initially, the company's working on custom paint options including matte black and red. The base unit will set you back the very specific price of $1867, with the options beyond limited only to the size of your imagination or, you know, your wallet.

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Why Use A Dog Training Collar - Free Pets to Good Home

The dog training collar should make it less stressed for pet owners to coach dogs. It has got a unique purpose and that is to shape the dog?s behaviour. There is also a deeper aim when you purchase this special dog training collar . It is to help in coaching the dog and implanting the required discipline for the best friend of man.

Training the dog requires the owner to be fair. It's not advisable to punish your pet for failing to follow certain commands. There always is unacceptable conduct from their end so it is up to humans to make changes. You also have to avoid rushing the training method. Everything will take time so patience must be the virtue in this context.

Physical Punishment ? Not for Dogs

It isn't enough to acquire a dog training collar. You also have to find out more about some things you've got to avoid when it comes down to dealing with dogs. You mustn't inflict physical punishment on your dogs. It leads to harmful implications. You should not use violence or hit the dog for not following a specific command. The worse eventuality that may happen if you harm the dog is that it'll fight back of attack humans. On the opposite end, it isn't wise to pamper your pets. The nicest thing to do is to enforce training measures that are prescribed by the gurus. Using tools like the coaching collar is very advantageous.

Convenient Dog Obedience Training Tips

Instead of hurting your dog, it is better to distract or divert the animal?s attention. Shouting or banging the table can do the trick to catch the interest of your dog so it'll become alert as you give your commands. It can pay to start early with the puppy. The little dog is more receptive from about eight to 14 weeks. You spend smaller effort compared with a much older dog. The best thing to do is to grasp and understand the right methods. You can refer to training books or online sources. Make your sessions full of fun. Negative things don't work out with dogs and even spoil positive things that you have acheived. Try the recommendation of pros to buy complicated widgets like the dog training collar. You can research on an assortment of products being sold in the market. All you have got to do is to browse the internet and try the internet sites of reliable suppliers to find the best product.

T he Dog Line provides tips in canine obedience training as well as supplies dog lovers with tools like the Electric Dog Collar . You can obtain more relevant info and Remote Dog Training Collars on the internet site of The Dog Line.

Source: http://siscer.net/articles/pets/why-use-a-dog-training-collar/

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N. Zealand flags early Afghan exit after three killed

New Zealand pledged Monday to withdraw from Afghanistan as quickly as possible after three of its troops were killed in a roadside bomb attack, but insisted it will not "cut and run" from the conflict.

Prime Minister John Key said three soldiers, two men and one woman, died instantly when an "enormous" blast destroyed their humvee Sunday morning as a New Zealand convoy was on patrol in Bamiyan province.

The attack was the deadliest experienced by New Zealand forces in Afghanistan and brings to 10 their total fatalities since deploying in Bamiyan in 2003, with five recorded this month alone.

Key described the deaths as a huge loss and revealed that New Zealand was now looking at withdrawing its 145-member provincial reconstruction team (PRT) in Bamiyan in early 2013, rather than late next year.

He said discussions about an early exit began before August 4, when two soldiers were killed and six wounded in a gunfight northwest of Do Abe, near the site of the latest attack.

"The timing of the withdrawal has not been affected by the loss of the five soldiers we have endured," he told reporters.

Key said he understood the recent deaths had stirred debate in New Zealand about the country's role in Afghanistan but the military could not manage an orderly transition to local authorities in Bamiyan if it left too early.

"In terms of the argument about should we cut and run and leave this afternoon, that is neither practical nor sensible, nor is it the right thing to do," he said.

He added: "There's probably no question we're coming home now on the fastest time path that is possible, but we can't move quicker than we are and do it in a professional way."

New Zealand's troops were originally due to leave Bamiyan in 2014 but the government announced in May that the date had been moved forward to late 2013.

At the time, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said the earlier withdrawal "reflects the outstanding work that New Zealand PRT personnel have done to prepare the province for transition to local control".

Key emphasised after the August 4 deaths that the attack would not hasten New Zealand's departure from Afghanistan.

He said Monday that the latest fatalities "underscore the gravity of the situations New Zealand's soldiers face daily in Afghanistan".

"The three brave soldiers paid the ultimate price for their selfless work, and my thoughts are with their families and friends as they mourn their loved ones," he added.

The New Zealand Defence Force said the three troops were in the last vehicle of a convoy that was hit by an an improvised explosive device at 9:20 am Sunday (0450 GMT). No other soldiers were injured in the attack.

Defence force chief Rhys Jones said the Taliban had claimed responsibility for the attack and were targeting Bamiyan as it was seen as a province where reconstruction efforts had made a positive impact on the local population.

The opposition Labour Party said the New Zealand deployment was no longer necessary, as Al-Qaeda not a threat any more and the conflict was becoming a civil war between the Taliban and President Hamid Karzai's regime.

"We have done our best over nine years but without a government that can win the support of its own people we cannot win the war there," Labour leader David Shearer said.

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

The Honorable Judge Lucy Koh Accuses Apple?s Lawyer Of Smoking Crack

Judge Koh compressedThe best part of the entire Apple-Samsung patent war has been Federal Judge Lucy Koh. She's a smaller woman with straight, silk black hair, but she manages to make some of the wealthiest lawyers and highest level executives bow down. She's an Alpha, and not without a touch of humor, either. In fact, today she asked Apple's attorney if he was smoking crack. At least, that's what this tweet from NYT writer Nick Wingfield says. Apple's attorney responded with, "Your Honor, I'm not smoking crack."

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Ryan honed conservative economic views at Miami U. - KansasCity ...

Growing up quickly after his father's unexpected death, a young Paul Ryan found direction for his life at Ohio's Miami University. His interest in politics and economics - Republican and conservative - thrived during his four years on the small-town campus.

Thought of as a smart and serious student but also friendly and outgoing, Ryan was part of the college's influential Greek community as a Delta Tau Delta. He ventured into elective politics as a low-level volunteer for the congressional campaign of state legislator John Boehner, now the U.S. House speaker.The young Ryan, Class of 1992, honed a conservative bent with the help of an enthusiastic professor who served as mentor and sounding board in hours-long sessions on politics. He also studied economic thinkers such as Ayn Rand, Milton Friedman and others who believed in individuals and market forces over government solutions."The core beliefs were already there," Miami professor Rich Hart said Tuesday of his former pupil. "I think he was just honing them with his studies, strengthening his belief in empowering individuals. ... It all kind of gravitated back to what the role of government was in society."Ryan was scheduled to lead a rally Wednesday at Miami's campus in Oxford, about 40 miles north of Cincinnati. When he was a freshman, in 1988, Miami was growing in popularity as a leading academic-bang-for-the-buck public university dubbed by one author as among "The Public Ivys."Lisa Rippe, from Ryan's Janesville, Wis., hometown and high school, said Ryan had asked her how she liked Miami; she gave him positive reviews, and he soon was part of her carpool for the six- to seven-hour drive to southwest Ohio.The liberal arts school of 14,000 students prided itself on its teachers and the kind of personal availability that Ryan found with Hart, who Ryan has said challenged him and set him on "a vision quest" to improve the nation's economics.Hart had Ryan, an economics/political science double major, in a junior-level macroeconomics class designed to be a "weeder" - loaded with analytics and math, it wasn't meant to help grade-point averages.Ryan had little trouble mastering the work, Hart said, and he stood out with an intellectual curiosity that brought him frequently to Hart's office to talk things out. They dissected what they saw as flaws in Keynesian economics and government approaches, and traded thoughts on writings such F.A. Hayek's 1944 warning against state control, "The Road to Serfdom," and Rand's "Atlas Shrugged," about creative and productive individuals rebelling against increasing government control and taxation.Hart doesn't remember Ryan ever discussing plans to run for office, but he said he wasn't surprised when Ryan asked for a recommendation for an internship in the office of Sen. Bob Kasten, R-Wis., which Ryan landed, or when Ryan went to work after college for New York Rep. Jack Kemp. Hart considered Kemp, with his optimism and font of conservative ideas, a natural political mentor for Ryan.Ryan had joined the College Republicans and took on tasks such as putting up yard signs and knocking on doors for Boehner, who would win election in Republican-dominated Butler County in 1990 to the seat he still holds.Miami's political connections go back to President Benjamin Harrison, Class of 1852. Vice President George H.W. Bush campaigned on the campus in 1988, Ryan's freshman year, and the campus was among the settings for George Clooney's 2011 presidential politics thriller "The Ides of March."Ryan stayed in the Anderson Hall dormitory his freshman year, then moved to the Delta Tau Delta house. Several Greek houses were founded at Miami, and about a third of its undergraduates are in fraternities or sororities.A younger fraternity brother recalls Ryan participating in fraternity parties, but not to excess."He was a pretty conservative guy, and with a very good sense of humor," said Michael Loisel. "He liked to engage in conversation, and with a little more depth than the 'Where did you go last night?' and 'How much did you drink?'"Loisel, now an assistant prosecutor in Lucas County, Ohio, remembers Ryan as not engaging in the heavy-handed hazing of pledges. "He was one of the guys you could talk to. He wouldn't belittle you," Loisel said.By his senior year, Ryan was obviously very popular, said Tom Hall, an economics professor who had him in a class on business cycles."There's always some senioritis in the last semester, but he was glad to be there. He had a good attitude about learning," Hall said. "His fellow students liked him a lot. That came across. ... When you are a teacher, you can tell who the other students like."Hall added, "I just remember thinking this guy would do well in whatever he does."Ryan was his alma mater's commencement speaker three years ago. He reflected then upon the importance of his time amid Miami's red-brick Georgian buildings after his father's death from a heart attack in 1986."I came to Oxford after a very difficult high school experience in which I lost my father," Ryan said. "It was here at Miami where I was able to find myself. I found a sense of direction, and a sense of identity."---Associated Press writers Scott Bauer in Madison, Wis., and Todd Richmond in Janesville, Wis., contributed to this report.

Source: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/15/3762979/ryan-honed-conservative-economic.html

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Video: Home Depot EPS Beats, But Sales Miss

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Leveraged Aircraft Leasing: The Best Way to Break Into Finance as an

Aircraft Leasing JobsI have a confession to make: years ago when we first started doing interviews on this site, I never once thought about asking for a volunteer to cover ?aircraft leasing.?

Or, for that matter, Saudi Arabia, Nordic Renewables, and a whole bunch of other topics.

But I?m glad that so many readers stepped forward and offered to contribute on these topics ? the articles turned out to be fantastic?

And this one on leveraged aircraft leasing might just be even better ? especially if you?re an engineer looking to break into finance and haven?t had much luck at banks, prop trading firms, or sales & trading desks.

Let?s get started with a deep dive on an industry you might not have even known existed:

The Story

Q: You mentioned that aircraft leasing, and equipment leasing in general, are great for engineers who want to break into finance. Were you an engineer or technical major who followed this path?

A: Nope! I studied classical history and languages as an undergrad, at a ?semi-target? school.

I also studied international relations and economics as additional majors.

I didn?t have much solid work experience and had degrees that were only marginally useful, so I decided to go back and get a Master?s degree in Applied Economics right after finishing up with undergraduate.

I ended up as an Analyst at a wealth management firm and did a lot of ?performance evaluation? and some light analytical work. It wasn?t great, but it sure beat unemployment, especially as the recession was starting.

Q: Aha! So then, you got tired of that and moved into aircraft leasing?

A: Nope! I started looking around for other opportunities, and came upon a Project Finance-related role at a government agency.

It involved investing federal, state, and local tax money into infrastructure projects ? there was some overlap with public finance, but this role was more about modeling huge infrastructure projects like bridges, highways, commuter rail, and forecasting demand for transportation services, projecting how well projects would perform, and how the region could best finance them.

It was less about projecting cash flows and more about macro-level forecasts ? but it was actually very relevant to what I had learned in the Master?s program.

Q: I see? but since it was for the government, I?m guessing you got bored of this role fairly early on?

A: Yeah, pretty much. I worked there for almost 3 years, but since it was the state government you hit the ?ceiling? early and it is difficult to advance, in terms of responsibility or compensation.

There was some interesting work, but if you have a relatively young supervisor you?ll never be promoted until they retire ? 25-30 years into the future.

My supervisor was only a few years older than me (26), so I decided it was time to get out and find something else.

I did a ton of networking with mixed success; I was in talks with a few wealth management firms, a few boutique banks on the west coast of the US, and also with a few ratings agencies, but didn?t have much luck with traditional IB/PE-type roles.

Q: Yeah, given the state of the market and the other people applying I?m not too surprised. So will you finally tell us how you ended up in aircraft leasing?

A: It was almost accidental. I applied through the front door (i.e. simple resume submission) to an aircraft leasing firm, went through 4 rounds of interviews with them, and got the job.

While it wasn?t the same as an IB or PE role at a large firm, it was way better than continuing to work for the government, going back to wealth management, or going to a ratings agency ? and, in my view, better than going to an unknown boutique bank as well.

I?ll talk about the recruiting process in more detail later, but I managed all this without much knowledge of equipment leasing in general or aircraft leasing specifically, and they seemed used to meeting candidates who were unfamiliar with such a niche business and who had little to no aerospace experience.

Equipment Leasing 101: Got a Free Private Jet?

Q: Amazing. On that note, what do you actually do in aircraft leasing (and equipment leasing in general)?

I?m assuming it?s quite different from DCM / Project Finance / Aerospace and Defense?

A: Sure. It?s actually closest to what you do in commercial real estate, or maybe at a small private equity firm that focuses on assets rather than entire companies.

Here?s what happens:

  1. We get an asset-based loan to buy a commercial aircraft from Boeing or Airbus, and we purchase it using a combination of debt and equity?
  2. And then we rent it out to airlines that are in need of aircraft and can?t purchase them on their own.

If you?re wondering why an airline would not be able to purchase aircraft on its own, in a lot of emerging markets (places like Southeast Asia and Africa) there?s fast-growing demand for flights but these companies have a very difficult time getting loans to buy the aircraft.

On paper, the airline itself still orders and purchases the aircraft from the manufacturer ? we then purchase the aircraft from the airline immediately upon delivery, and then lease it back to them.

Since we use leverage for everything, I spend a lot of time sourcing debt, sending RFPs (Requests for Proposal) to banks seeing how much debt they can raise, and so on.

Overall we sit somewhere between a financing group like LevFin / DCM, aerospace, and a real estate investment firm that acquires properties and rents them out.

Q: So if I?m looking for a private jet, could you help arrange the financing?

A: Hah! No, unfortunately. My firm only deals with commercial aircraft, so no private jets or private anything else.

However, there are several firms that do specialize in private jet leasing and financing if that is what you find interesting.

Q: So what does the industry look like? I have to admit I know nothing about this, as you?ve already figured out.

A: It?s a very small industry ? there are only around 20 firms total doing this worldwide, and GECAS (General Electric Capital Aircraft Services) and ILFC (International Lease Financing Company, a subsidiary of AIG) together have about 50% market share.

The culture of those firms is very formal and corporate, hours are rigid, and people wear suits every day; the recruiting process is quite structured and the interviews are similar to investment banking interviews.

They also tend to want candidates with several years of experience in either finance or aerospace.

Then there are the publicly-listed aircraft leasing companies such as Air Castle (AYR), AerCap (AER), FLY Leasing (FLY), and Air Lease Finance Company (AL). They?re smaller in terms of both fleet and personnel, and in most cases these firms have pretty formal business cultures.

Then there are several leasing companies that exist as subsidiaries of major banks and insurance companies, such as Bank of China Aviation, Aviation Capital Group (US), and SMBC Aviation Capital (Japan). The culture at these subsidiary lessors also tends to be very corporate and formal, especially in Asia.

Lastly, there are several leasing companies based in Europe, such as AWAS and AVOLON in Ireland, and AerCap in the Netherlands. The culture there tends to be less formal than what you see in finance in the UK, but not as informal as some of the smaller US lessors.

At my firm specifically, the culture is closer to a US-based boutique investment bank ? but the hierarchy is flatter and people don?t care as much about your job title.

There are busy periods and not-so-busy periods, just like what you see in investment banking itself, but there?s not much face time or pressure to work a certain number of hours just for the sake of working.

Q: Ok, thanks for sharing all that? we?re going to jump into more detail on how ?deals? work and some other points later on, but I want to circle back to one point you brought up before we started: that aircraft leasing, or equipment leasing in general, is a good place for engineers.

Why is that the case?

A: Because you need in-depth knowledge of the actual equipment that you?re leasing in order to evaluate investments in that equipment.

This industry is not like PE or banking where you don?t have to understand the technical details of the company to buy or sell it ? here, you actually need to understand engines, aircraft parts, and the differences between models, makes, and so on.

This is especially appealing for any engineers who actually like to learn about and understand machines and capital equipment, as you will spend a great deal of time learning all the ins and outs of the assets to gain an edge. In some cases our team understands the aircraft better than the airline fleet management teams.

And it?s the same in other fields in equipment leasing, such as railroad cars and ships: a technical background really pays off and will give you a big advantage over the typical finance types who might apply for these roles.

So if you?re a mechanical or aerospace engineer, this is one of the best pathways into finance. If you?re a computer scientist, maybe not so much.

Recruiting 101

Q: So let?s say you get interested in this industry and decide to apply for jobs ? what do you need to know for interviews, and how does recruiting work?

A: At larger firms, interviews would be more like traditional IB interviews with the same sort of ?fit? and technical questions.? You can expect some technical questions about the actual equipment assets they deal with.

At my firm specifically, they didn?t care much about accounting or M&A-related interview questions.

Debt structure and cash flow modeling are much more important, as is asset valuation ? specifically how much various aircraft are worth.

They may expect some general finance knowledge about bonds, types of debt, and possibly ask you some DCM-related questions as well.

One interviewer asked me all ?fit? questions for the entire time, but it was really important because my team only has 7 people ? so if you don?t fit in, you?re out.

If you don?t have industry experience, the most common question you?ll get: ?How do you value a commercial aircraft?? ? or other general questions designed to gauge your logical reasoning abilities.

Q: And how do you value a commercial aircraft?

A:?An aircraft can be divided into several segments: Airframe, Engines, Engine Parts, APU, and Landing Gear. Most of an aircraft?s value lies in its engines, and the quality and global usage of the engines is a key consideration when evaluating an aircraft investment.

Additionally, Mid-Life and New aircraft are valued significantly differently, and you need to know the market prices for engines and other parts at various stages in the aircraft?s lifecycle.

It?s also important to follow the commercial aviation industry and understand the big trends. Commercial aircraft manufacturing is essentially a duopoly, and the decisions made by Boeing and Airbus have a dramatic impact on the value of the aircraft we own.

Q: OK, so what kind of candidates are they looking for? Newly-minted undergrads and MBAs, or those with more experience?

A: I?d say the ideal candidate is actually an engineer with an MBA or someone who has worked at one of the manufacturers in sales or finance ? they love to find those people because they understand both the technical/engineering side and the business/finance side.

Recruiting is generally quite informal, and if you can make the right connection you can network your way in or even get in as an intern in an MBA program.

Even the largest firms in this market don?t go to schools to recruit on-campus, so you need to be very proactive.

Attending industry conferences is a great move, because it is such a small, close-knit industry that you will likely meet a large number of people from all over the world in this business.

Getting in as an undergraduate would be very difficult because normally they want to see more experience than that.

There?s also a lot of pressure NOT to hire people in this industry because many leasing companies are subsidiaries of larger firms, or are owned by private equity firms. They want to keep margins as high as possible, so they are very careful about taking on additional employees.

A Day in the Life

Q: So what?s your life like at this firm? Is it similar to what a private equity analyst or associate would do?

A: On an average day, I get in around 8 AM and stay until around 6 PM. It?s effectively a 50-hour workweek unless something crazy comes up, which happens about half the time.

Averaging those possibilities, you could say the hours are less intense than investment banking but still significantly more than a standard 9-to-5.

As the day is starting, I respond to emails from people in other regions ? especially Europe and Asia ? that need deals to be priced and evaluated and require responses to questions.

So I?ll spend some time doing that, and then in the morning look through aircraft spec sheets for specific deals, evaluate the quality of the aircraft in a particular deal, and review the credit quality of potential airline lessees with our risk manager.

I?ll also build models to value aircraft and assess whether or not different deals are viable. The deal evaluation process is very collaborative and I discuss the various aspects in great detail with other members of the team, especially our technical department.

Around mid-day I may call anyone in Europe who?s still waiting for a response (since it?s the end of the day for them), and I also help out with more ?random? tasks like cash management activities and interest rate derivatives (hedging is very important given all the aircraft loans).

Throughout the rest of the day, I?ll place calls and send out RFPs to banks and other lenders to line up financing for new aircraft. Most of this work tends to be with domestic firms since we?re in the same time zone, but these activities can occur at other points in the day if we are dealing with foreign banks.

At the end of the day, I may place calls to people in other time zones where the day is just starting, such as Asia. I might also do some legal work around this time ? the end of the day is the only time you can get legal advice from our general counsel, and it?s very important since a lot of legal and contract work must be completed for each deal.

I spend a lot more time studying term sheets and reviewing small details than a typical IB/PE analyst or associate would ? banks like to sneak in language about extra fees and other restrictive conditions, so it?s our job to discover all that and negotiate to remove it.

Q: Thanks for that overview? I want to go into more detail on a few of those points. First off, what exactly does this ?modeling work? consist of?

A: It?s a lot like a bare-bones LBO model and it?s simpler than a normal LBO model because we model assets and cash flows, as opposed to companies and full financial statements.

We have several deal hurdles mandated from our board, such as IRR targets, borrowing spreads, and long-term asset value.

Typical leases can range from 4-12 years for new aircraft, and less than 6 years for mid-life aircraft.

The deal metrics vary by the length of the lease; generally we target higher IRRs for shorter leases?to make them worthwhile.

Then, just as in an LBO model, we back-solve and see how much we could afford to pay for the aircraft given a certain lease period and the targeted IRR.

Commercial aircraft range in price from $40 ? $180 million USD.

We do use multiple tranches of debt when buying the more expensive assets, and so the terms and structure of debt will also factor into the model.

Q: So that?s how you assess the viability of a deal and how you can value aircraft in some cases, but what else do you need to know on the technical side?

A: Another major factor is learning the maintenance and lifecycle of commercial aircraft.

Aircraft ?age? is based on the number of cycles (1 cycle = take-off and landing) flown, and the rate of corrosion that occurs in the various parts of the aircraft.

The frequency and procedure of aircraft maintenance is highly regulated, with strict rules mandating the timing of the various checks (A check, B check, C check, D check) performed based on how many cycles the aircraft has flown.

The term of the lease can be driven by how an airline plans to use the aircraft.

If an airline plans to run very short flights, which means more cycle wear on the aircraft and earlier heavy maintenance checks,? then we want to structure our lease such that the expiration occurs after those heavy checks begin.

The engines in an aircraft are also a very important part of the process because many commercial aircraft have two or more engine options that airlines can select at delivery.

Lessors need to know what the most common engine types are for a particular aircraft, and there are many ways that a lessor?s team can add value to a deal through a deep understanding of the asset?s lifecycle.

Surviving and Thriving Afterward?

Q: Thanks for that explanation? yeah, it gets really tricky to realize solid returns when the asset declines in value over time.

You mentioned earlier that the culture of these leasing firms varies widely ? anything else to add there?

A: Besides what I described above about the culture of big firms vs. smaller ones, you should also note that there are 4 main departments at most of these firms: Sales & Marketing, Capital Markets, Technical, and Accounting / Legal.

Capital Markets is all about sourcing the debt and financing deals, with some risk management thrown in as well.

The Technical department is mostly former engineers from airlines and the major manufactures, like Boeing, since you need intimate knowledge of aircraft internals and their lifecycles to work there.

Sales & Marketing is mostly about doing deals with the airlines and traveling all over to negotiate lease deals. People in this department come from sales at Boeing and Airbus, or from airline consulting firms.

So the culture varies greatly depending on which department you?re in ? it?s impossible to generalize since they?re all quite different.

I would not really consider any of these ?back office? or ?middle office,? except for maybe Accounting / Legal, since you work with clients and do work that directly contributes to deals in each department.

Q: And now for the obligatory question about pay?

A: The titles and corresponding pay (base salaries + bonuses) are identical to sell-side investment banking.

So even though we?re technically on the buy-side, we don?t get that same jump in pay or prestige, though the hours are much better and the work itself is arguably more interesting.

Q: I like your direct answer there ? much better than interviewees who refuse to say anything!

Now for the exit opportunities? this sounds like a very specialized field, so I?m assuming your options are limited?

A: Yes and no. The most common transitions I know of are:

  • Move to a commercial bank that?s making asset-backed loans (e.g.?Structured Finance).
  • Go into the finance department at an airline, or do route planning or fleet management there.
  • Start your own leasing company, if you have the experience and financing connections.
  • Becoming a flight attendant, if you happen to be a supermodel.

I?m joking on the last one, of course, but the first 3 are all do-able.

There?s a lot of skill set overlap with private equity, so theoretically it seems possible to break in ? especially if you work at a firm that?s owned by a PE firm. But in practice, I think you might be more limited to firms that specialize in aerospace and defense and related fields.

Q: So who?s the ideal fit for aircraft leasing, or equipment leasing in general?

A: It?s great if you have an engineering plus business background. They really like people who did undergrad degrees in engineering and then went to business school.

Liking airlines would also help, but it?s not absolutely required as long as you enjoy the work itself and the process of thinking about aircraft.

In all types of equipment leasing you need to like the assets you are dealing with, because you?ll be learning about those assets all day long.

?Typical? bankers would not like it here because the work is quite different, it?s a bit slower-paced, and you don?t see people who are obsessed with their bonuses and earning as much as humanly possible.

And it doesn?t necessarily provide a clear path into PE unless you?re working at the right firm, so it?s not the best option if you?re set on making that move, either.

Q: I see. It sounds like you?ve liked it quite a bit so far, but are you planning to stay there long-term?

A: I?ve definitely learned a lot since I?ve been here, but, as in other fields, it does get harder and harder to switch and move elsewhere the longer you?ve been here.

The best part about this job is that you run into a lot of colorful characters ? in a good way ? in many emerging markets. The CEOs and CFOs of many emerging market airlines are very ?interesting? people and it?s actually a lot of fun to work with them.

The overall environment is much less stuffy than what you see at a bank, so it?s hard to think that I?ll even find ?greener pastures? in that regard.

Bottom-line: I?ve enjoyed this so far and it definitely beats the government and wealth management work I did before.

Q: Awesome. Thanks for sharing your story with us!

A: Any time.


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