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With both of those open to all council candidates — there are 43 all up — it will be interesting to see how organisers give everybody a voice before dawn the next day. |
It was, perhaps, something those who decided wards should go, and all candidates stand in one city ward, did not consider. |
Opoho is splitting candidates alphabetically over two nights, but all are headed into new and difficult territory when it comes to getting their message heard.We would like to suggest they get straight to the point. |
Brevity is the new black in the Dunedin elections, or if it’s not, it should be. |
The rise of campaign managers is also in evidence this year. |
It was revealed in this very newspaper in June that the Green Party was funding a paid campaign manager for mayoral candidate Cr Aaron Hawkins. |
Cr Hawkins at the time confirmed he was seeking a full-time equivalent campaign co-ordinator. |
But we were a little surprised that Mayor Dave Cull’s campaign manager turned up to the ODT mayoral interview with Mr Cull. |
She even came into the newspaper’s diminutive interview room with the mayor and a confused reporter as Mr Cull gave his answers to questions. |
She once even gave the mayor advice. |
It may have been a first. |
See, your stakes represent stakeholders. Thumping on tubs is a tradition. The old ones did 'whustle stops' on the Midland and Tasman Railway. The Communist candidate just had a truck with straw on the deck. |
Election campaigning is a time of wonder. No one commits, they talk in vague generalities. You may as well vote for the new arrival, who is untrammelled by establishment baggage. |
Calendars help you keep track of competing obligations. |
Good organizational and communication skills are part of many successful business owners' personal toolbox. Keeping track of the many hats you may need to wear at any given moment can make the difference between getting the project done or missing a deadline. Effective communication helps define what is expected and pr... |
A day planner is a must-have for many small business owners. It serves as a calendar as well as a task manager while providing space to make notes and maintain contact information. Day planners come in many forms, including notebooks with partitioned sections and computer programs you can purchase independently or find... |
Reducing the amount of multitasking may increase organizational abilities. Creating a daily routine can make many regular tasks easier because there is a flow to the day that gets things done. An example of a morning work routine may include getting into the office, checking email, mail and reading the paper while havi... |
There is a difference between not talking and actually listening. Don't be the person who is thinking of his to-do list, dinner plans and golf swing while a customer is trying to explain a problem. Be the person who actively listens, searching for the true meaning in the other person's words and mannerisms. Those who c... |
Sometimes it isn't what you say that has the greatest impact, it is what people see you do. Leading by example may have a significant affect on employees, business relations and consumers, according to an Inc.com article. If you want employees to speak to customers in a specific manner, demonstrate this. Use profession... |
Leonard, Kimberlee. "Organizational & Communication Skills." Small Business - Chron.com, http://smallbusiness.chron.com/organizational-communication-skills-2888.html. Accessed 20 April 2019. |
You can find tiki bars all over South Florida. Nothing like a thatched roof and the open air to put you on island time, but you don’t have to go to the tiki hut. In this story, the tiki hut actually comes to you. |
There are plenty of places in SoFlo to enjoy a fruity cocktail at a tiki bar, but not many of them sit right in the middle of the New River. |
Greg Darby, Cruisin’ Tikis: "We’ll go down river for a little bit." |
Greg Darby: "One of my neighbors on the end of the canal says, ‘Darby, your tiki hut fell in the water.’" |
Greg Darby invented the Cruisin’ Tiki. It all started with a backyard dream. |
Greg Darby: "I always wanted a tiki bar in the backyard. I’m and engineer, so I started designing. Once I had completed for a tiki bar that was floating, I said, ‘What if I put a motor on it?’" |
A 30 horsepower motor takes you and 10 of your friends anywhere you want to go. Even if you don’t want to go anywhere. |
Greg Darby: "The ideal use is just cruising up and down the river. If you live on a lake, taking a few friends out on a Saturday afternoon. It comes complete with the chairs, a Bose Bluetooth sound system, all of the Coast Guard requirements." |
Of course, when you hit the water on a motorized tiki hut, people tend to notice. |
Greg Darby: "I tell people, if they wanna come on the boat and don’t want their picture taken, better not come on." |
Guest 1: "It’s very stable, I feel very safe on it, and it’s a heck of a lot of fun." |
Guest 2: "I think this is a little more comfortable. It’s not as bumpy, it’s very stable. When you’re on a fishing boat, you knock into things and come out with bruises. You might come home with bruises for different reasons on this boat." |
The Cruisin’ Tiki sells for just over $21,000, but make sure to save some money to stock the bar. |
Greg Darby: "Everybody having a good time?" |
Guest 4: "The best thing about it is the mobility of it, to be able to be on a tiki bar with your friends, and whichever bar you want around the Intracoastal." |
SEATTLE — Seattle’s trendsetting minimum-wage increases didn’t boost supermarket prices in the city in the two years after they began, according to a new study by University of Washington researchers. |
Most child-care businesses did see their labor costs increase as the hikes were carried out, however, leading in some cases to staffing reductions, according to another UW study. |
Research on Seattle’s experience has attracted widespread attention as more cities and states have moved to raise wages and as supporters and critics of such increases have sought to back up their positions. |
This past October, a UW team reported that more experienced Seattle workers had seen their paychecks rise and stayed in jobs longer, while less experienced workers had seen less positive change. |
In September, a University of California, Berkeley, team reviewing wage hikes in six cities, including Seattle, reported that food-service workers had seen pay increases without widespread job losses. |
For the groceries study, the UW researchers recorded prices for 106 food items at six supermarkets in Seattle and six supermarkets from the same chains elsewhere in King County as the city — starting in April 2015 — raised its minimum wages toward $15 per hour. |
They checked the prices a month before the wage hikes began, a year after and two years after, and they found no significant evidence of price increases attributable to the Seattle’s policy, according to the study paid for partly by the city. |
The researchers also drilled down into the data to see whether the wage increases might have driven up prices for particular categories, such as nutritious foods. But they found no evidence of that, either. |
Higher wages and steady prices may have provided some workers with more buying power, including for healthful items like fruits and vegetables, said lead author James Buszkiewicz, a epidemiology doctoral candidate. “This is really great news for low-wage earning Seattle shoppers,” he said in a news release Wednesday. |
Arnold Ventures joined the city in paying for the study, which built on earlier but similar results shared in 2017. Seattle’s wage increases may be squeezing profits, though several new supermarkets have opened recently. |
For the child-care study, UW researchers looked at payroll data from 2014 and 2016 for about 200 businesses. They also surveyed 41 child-care directors three times and interviewed 15 directors. |
More than half saw their costs increase, and the most common response was to raise tuition while cutting staff hours or jobs. |
Though wage hikes can help workers, they also can “shape organizational structure and service delivery,” resulting in other consequences, said lead author Jennifer Otten, a public-health associate professor. |
For both studies, the researchers said their findings might not be applicable to cities without the same economic conditions as Seattle. |
People who see the world as essentially fair can just maintain this perception through a diminished sense of moral outrage, according to a study by researchers in New York University's Department of Psychology. The findings appear in the March issue of the journal Psychological Science, which is published by the Associ... |
The NYU research sought to explain how individuals make these cognitive adjustments in maintaining their world view, despite evidence of ongoing social and economic inequality. In the first part of the study--an experiment involving a series of questions and scenarios--the researchers found that the more people endorse... |
In the second part of the research, the team presented half of the study's subjects with Horatio Alger, rags-to-riches stories, which implicitly endorse system-justification beliefs, and half with stories describing the plight of innocent victims, which underscore the unfairness of the system. The results showed that s... |
"These results demonstrate both the existence of palliative consequences of ideology and their impact," said NYU graduate student Cheryl J. Wakslak, the study's lead author. "These results show that people who see the world as essentially fair and just can maintain this perspective if their sense of moral outrage is di... |
Where you get it: The database is maintained by the law school at Washburn University. Go to ksag.washburnlaw.edu. |
How much the record will cost: The information is free. |
What’s behind Kevin Durant’s mysterious silence? |
When doors opened to media Wednesday morning for Warriors shoot-around, Kevin Durant wasn’t on his usual practice court. For a few moments, he lingered in the adjacent weight room, only to disappear through an exit. |
This is the ninth straight day that Durant hasn’t spoken publicly, a media drought that coincides with the Knicks trading a package that featured Kristaps Porzingis to Dallas last week to free up two max-salary slots. Durant’s silence has only raised more questions: Has he made up his mind and decided to sign this summ... |
It’s well-chronicled that Durant tends to grow sullen when put under intense media scrutiny. The only other time Durant shirked his press responsibilities this season was in mid-November, when his on-court spat with Draymond Green was a national talking point. |
As Durant continues to avoid news conferences or media scrums, Klay Thompson — an All-Star who claims to abhor interviews — has emerged as somewhat of a team spokesman. Twice in the past four days, Thompson, who will also be an unrestricted free agent in July, has vowed that the chatter surrounding free agency hasn’t a... |
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JANUARY 28: Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors stretches before the game against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on January 28, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. |
Nearly two-thirds of the way through his 12th NBA season, Durant surely recognizes as much. In 2015-16, his final season with Oklahoma City, he seldom went a day without hearing chatter about his upcoming free agency. |
However, Durant is highly emotional. His history of tweeting under a burner account, juicy sound bites and regrettable Instagram comments has shown that he sometimes makes decisions that only fuel the narrative he’d like silenced. |
By simply reiterating a six-word statement he offered earlier this season (”I’m not talking about free agency”), Durant could at least help quell questions about his mental state. Instead, a player who has been honored for his cooperation with media has gone mysteriously silent. |
Durant left Oracle Arena after recent games against the Lakers and 76ers without sitting down for his typical news conference. After practice Tuesday, he barely broke stride as he shook off team PR staffers. The only interviews he’s done in the past nine days were exclusive sit-downs with TNT last Thursday, CCTV last F... |
Durant’s next opportunity to speak publicly will be after Wednesday night’s Warriors-Spurs game. |
While Washington's support for green things rises and falls every twelve months or so, some corporations have had less up-and-down interest in renewable energy. Google, which closed a $200 million investment in the 161-megawatt Spinning Spur Wind Project near Amarillo, Texas in late December, has now enabled more than ... |
"We look for projects like Spinning Spur because, in addition to creating more renewable energy and strengthening the local economy, they also make for smart investments: they offer attractive returns relative to the risks and allow us to invest in a broad range of assets," the company wrote in a blog post. "We're also... |
Bubba Ivers escapes pressure from the Glenwood Springs defense Thursday night at the Bulldog Proving Grounds. Moffat County lost, 35-18, and is now 3-4 on the season. |
Not even a successful Hail Mary could save the Bulldogs Thursday night. |
After a poor first half that saw Moffat County miss connections on several pass long pass plays, Bubba Ivers hit Jarret Walt from 55 yards out. Ivers’ throw came as time expired in the half, and gave Moffat County momentum going into the break. |
It was a play Glenwood coach Rocky Whitworth had not seen successful in years. |
But it was not enough to recover from an early deficit to Glenwood Springs, as Moffat County fell, 35-18. |
The Demons (3-4, 3-3 Western Slope League) built a 14-0 first quarter lead on the strength of junior Henry Hill’s running. Hill first broke out untouched up the middle for a 49-yard touchdown. He would then follow up a 32-yard run with a one yard score, giving the Demons their lead with 5:44 left in the first. |
Michael Samuelson would get the Bulldogs on the board almost on his own. The senior carried the ball all six plays on a Moffat County drive, including a 31-yard run to score in the second quarter. |
Moffat County ran its offense from under center about half its plays in this game, a departure from the spread-exclusive offense the Bulldogs have run this season. For much of the game, it produced results. |
But the Glenwood offense was producing as well. In the second quarter, the Demons did damage through the air, with Travis Lundin finding Caiden Sorensen for a 34-yard touchdown and a 22-yard touchdown with 21 seconds left in the half. That set the stage for the Moffat County Hail Mary. |
In the second half, Moffat County struck first after recovering fumbled Glenwood snap. Samuelson would finish the drive off with a one yard run after Ivers converted on third and 20. |
A scary moment came midway through the third quarter, when Glenwood defender Collin Schriber went down after making a stop and held his head. After about 15 minutes, he was taken to The Memorial Hospital in Craig. |
Whitworth said from what he knew, the injury was not severe. |
After play resumed, both teams were sloppy, committing several penalties. Eventually, Glenwood broke through with a lengthy drive in the fourth quarter to take a 17 point lead with 5:12 remaining. |
The score would come on a one-yard run by Hill, but it came after a fourth down and nine scramble for a first from Lundin. |
Hafey said Moffat County missed on too many opportunities to win in the game. |
Moffat County travels to Cortez next week, while Glenwood will play at Evergreen. |
Rex Tillerson is the former Exxon CEO who became Secretary of State in 2017 under President Donald Trump. He was let go by Trump in 2018. |
Rex Tillerson had previously been with Exxon for his entire working career of 41 years. Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, he earned a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering (or BSCE) at the University of Texas in 1975 before joining Exxon as production engineer the same year, according to his official company biog... |
Rex Tillerson completed his climb to Exxon’s executive suite by becoming senior VP of Exxon Mobile Corporation in 2001, president in 2004, and CEO in 2006. He served in that role (and later as chairman of the board) until 2016, when he stepped down after his nomination as Secretary of State. He was confirmed by the Sen... |
An Eagle Scout as a boy, Rex Tillerson was national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 2010-12… Rex Tillerson married the former Renda St. Clair on June 21, 1986, according to marriage records from the State of Texas; the state report says that he was 34 and she was 29 at the time of the marriage. They have fo... |
CRI earnings call for the period ending September 30, 2018. |
Welcome to Carter's Third Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. On the call today, we have Michael Casey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Richard Westenberger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Brian Lynch, President; and Sean McHugh, Vice President and Treasurer. After today's prepared remar... |
Carter's issued its third quarter 2018 earnings press release earlier this morning. A copy of the release and the presentation materials for today's call have been posted on the Investor Relations section of the company's website at www.carters.com. |
Before we begin, let me remind you that statements made on this conference call and in the company's presentation materials about the company's outlook, plans and future performance are forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected. For a discussion of factors that could cause ac... |
On this call, the company will reference various non-GAAP financial measurements. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measurements to the GAAP financial measurements is provided on the company's earnings release and the presentation materials. Also, today's call is being recorded. |
With that, I'd now like to turn the call over to Mr. Casey. Sir, please go ahead. |
Thanks very much. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us on the call. Before we walk you through the presentation on our website, I'd like to share some thoughts on our business with you. |
As reported this morning, we did not achieve our third quarter growth objectives. Lower traffic over the Labor Day holiday, lower demand from international customers and lower-than-expected replenishment trends all weighed on the growth that we had thought was possible. Thankfully in the weeks that followed Labor Day, ... |
With respect to our performance in the third quarter by segments, we have the largest shortfall to our sales plan in our retail business. Comps were up less than 1%, we had planned comps up over 3%. We saw an unusual decline in traffic during our Labor Day holiday sale. 80% of our Retail shortfall in the quarter occurr... |
In the weeks that followed Labor Day, our retail comps were up 13% through the end of the quarter, and we are currently seeing double-digit comp growth in the fourth quarter with stronger traffic to our stores, higher conversion rates and better price realization driven by the strength of our product offerings. |
In the third quarter, our new stores performed in line with our expectations. Our co-branded stores continue to be our best performing stores with comps up 6% in the third quarter and double-digit growth fourth quarter to-date. Our co-branded store model is unique in the young children's apparel market. These stores pr... |
Together with our side-by-side stores, our dual branded stores have grown to be over 35% of our portfolio. Beginning this year, we plan to open about 160 more co-branded stores by 2022, improving the mix of these stores to at least 50% of our store portfolio. |
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