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YouTube Gaming Community:eDrama | Gamester 81
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First off let me start off by mentioning that I?m a huge fan of the gaming community on YouTube. ?I?ve been apart of it since 2008, and have been making videos nearly every week since 2009. ?I?ve made some great friends, and have had the pleasure meeting up with many gamers who are apart of the community in person. ?I must say it?s actually a really cool experience to meet up with someone in person, and it feels like we?ve known each other for a long time. I?d say that 99% of the people in the gaming community are sincere people who share a great hobby and passion for gaming.
Unfortunately through the years I?ve seen a lot of eDrama as well, and I?ve witnessed channels being shut down and people poked fun of. ?I myself am not immune to the eDrama on YouTube. ?I?ve had ?trolls? make fun of my looks, what I do, and they have made personal attacks not only at me, but my family as well. ?I?ve grown accustomed to it though over the years, and generally look the other way when people make these personal attacks at me. ?It?s hard though when people make attacks at good friends of mine.
Recently some really close friends of mine who have been putting tons of time and effort into their show had asked if anyone would be willing to chip into their show. They are financially struggling and are looking to make their show their full time gig. ?They don?t have the financial resources to purchase tools they need to help make the show better and to help it grow. ?I can appreciate their passion and dedication that they put into their show, and I know that several of their episodes alone have cost them hundreds of hours in editing and time.
Many people think that YouTube Adsense pays the big bucks. ?Unfortunately that?s not true in most cases. ?I personally am fortunate to have a full time day job and have Gamester81 as a hobby that I too hope continues to grow and get bigger. Would I love for it to become full time? Absolutely, but I have a long way to go before it ever gets there, and realize that it may never get to that point. ?Every cent that I make from Adsense for me personally is put back into my show. ?I was able to buy a new camera a year ago, I recently purchased new?lavalier?mics to help with my audio and it helps with my travel expenses for trips like PAX and Classic Gaming Expo in Vegas. ?A lot of my personal money is also put into the show to make it better, because not even my Adsense revenue can cover all of my expenses and time for that matter that I put into my channels.
Recently a video went up on YouTube calling these guys ?eBeggers?. Really?eBeggers? I often feel that the terms ?eBegging? and ?Sellout? are often used with very little understanding what these terms actually mean. ?What?s a ?Sellout?? Just because someone is successful, does that make them a ?Sellout?? ?What?s an ?eBegger?? ?I personally believe that an ?eBegger? is someone who asks for money with no intentions of giving back in return. ?In this situation with my friends, they had asked for donations so that they can put it back into their show. ?Which in returns provides FREE entertainment for thousands of people. ?The way I see it, it?s people?s money and they can donate or not donate if they choose. ?I saw this guy?s video, and he made personal attacks at both of these guys on their show. ?First off, who gives this guy the right to judge others? If people want to help support their show, it?s their business and not his, so he needs to move on and focus on more important matters.
The moral of this post is that eDrama can happen to anyone in the YouTube gaming community. ?I?m sure a lot of it stems from jealousy. ?My advice to anyone who may have been ?trolled? or have had harsh comments in any of their videos is to remain positive, don?t take it personal and always take the high road. ?I consider myself lucky to be apart of the YouTube gaming community, and I truly have made some awesome friends because of it. I?m not going to let some sour grapes ruin it for me or anyone else for that matter. ?Life?s too short after all.
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John "Gamester81" Lester started playing video games at a very young age. His first ever console that he played was a Colecovision, quickly followed by an Atari 2600, and his passion for video games hasn't stopped. In 2008 John decided to start a video game review show on YouTube called Gamester81 by reviewing rare and retro video game systems and games. His show quickly grew in popularity, and he became friends with many other gamers in the YouTube community. He is also one of the hosts of the All Gen Gamers Podcast which is a weekly podcast for for people and video games of all generations. Some of John's other hobbies includes collecting Star Wars memorabilia (YouTube channel Starwarsnut77), playing classic arcade games (YouTube channel Gamester81Arcade), watching sports, and listening to music. John is a big fan of the 80's and 90's and in 2009 started a YouTube channel called NEStalgiaholic where he talks about nostalgic items and memories from his childhood. To see some of John's video's in 3D visit his YouTube channel Gamester81in3D. Favorite Systems: Colecovision, Commodore 64, NES, & SNES. Favorite Games: Donkey Kong Arcade, Atari Star Wars Arcade, Super Mario 3, Final Fantasy II, & Goldeneye 007Source: http://gamester81.com/youtube-gaming-communityedrama/
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I have some land in Undri village, Taluka Haveli, Pune (Survey # 56).
- Can anyone advise what the prevailing rates are in the area that I can expect?
- Has the area come under Pune Municipal Corporation fully?
- Is any major infrastructure project (eg. highway) being planned nearby?
- What are the future prospects? Should I hold the land or sell it?
- Can you recommend some good property agents for selling the land?
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Buffett, Brazil's 3G team up for $23 billion Heinz buyout
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett and Brazilian financier Jorge Paulo Lemann are teaming up to buy ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co
Analysts and people close to the deal said Heinz could be a good starting point to consolidate similar staple food companies, particularly given the larger ambitions of Lemann's private equity firm 3G Capital.
Including debt assumption, Heinz valued the transaction, which it called the largest in its industry's history, at $28 billion. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway
and 3G will pay $72.50 per share, a 19 percent premium to the stock's previous all-time high.
Heinz shares initially rose slightly above the offer price, although Buffett cautioned he had no intention of raising his bid and the stock fell back below that mark by midday. The stock has been on a tear, almost doubling over the last four years, though analysts said the price seemed fair.
They also said the deal could be the first step in a broader wave of mergers for the food and beverage industry.
"Maybe for the consumer staples group in general this may start some talk about consolidation. Even corporate entities are flush with cash, interest rates are low, it would seemingly make sense," Edward Jones analyst Jack Russo said.
Companies like General Mills
Any acquisition could help Heinz further diversify and broaden its international profile. It already dominates the ketchup business, with a nearly 26 percent share of the global market and a 59 percent share domestically, according to Euromonitor International.
The company actually generates the largest portion of its sales in Europe, though its traditional North American consumer products business is the most profitable.
But its real growth engine has been the Asia/Pacific region, where sales increased nearly 11 percent in the last fiscal year, in part on demand for sauces and infant foods in China.
BUFFETT HUNTING GROWTH
The surprise purchase satisfies, at least in part, Buffett's hunt for growth through acquisition. He was frustrated in 2012 by the collapse of at least two unnamed deals in excess of $20 billion and said he might have to do a $30 billion deal this year to help fuel Berkshire's growth engine.
In a regulatory filing late on Thursday, Berkshire said it was providing $12.12 billion in equity, including common stock, warrants and preferred shares with a liquidation preference of $8 billion and a 9 percent dividend.
Barclays Capital's Jay Gelb the deal's valuation appeared high at 19 times Heinz's expected 2014 earnings per share, but that it would enhance Berkshire's consumer portfolio.
Berkshire Hathaway already has a variety of food assets, including Dairy Queen ice cream chain, chocolatier See's Candies and food distributor McLane. Buffett, famed for a love of cheeseburgers, joked he was well acquainted with Heinz's products already and that this was "my kind of deal."
It does represent an unusual teaming of Berkshire with private equity, though; historically, Buffett's purchases have been outright his own. He and 3G founder Jorge Paulo Lemann have known each other for years, and Buffett said Lemann approached him with the Heinz idea in December.
One Berkshire investor said he had mixed feelings about the deal because of the limited growth prospects domestically.
"We're a little hesitant on the staple companies because they don't have any leverage in the United States," said Bill Smead, chief investment officer of Smead Capital Management in Seattle. But at the same time, he said, Buffett was likely willing to accept a bond-like steady return even if it was not necessarily a "home run."
A second investor, Michael Yoshikami of Destination Wealth Management in Walnut Creek, California, said he liked the purchase because it provided cash flow for other deals.
"This is a better use of cash than current money market instruments," said Yoshikami, the firm's CEO and chairman of its investment committee.
3G EXPANDS
For 3G, a little-known firm with Brazilian roots, the purchase is something of a natural complement to its investment in fast-food chain Burger King
Historically, 3G was more of an investor than an acquirer. Its biggest shareholdings include Delphi Automotive
Lemann, a globe-trotting financier with Swiss roots, made his money in banking and gained notoriety for helping to pull together the deals that ultimately formed the beer brewing giant AB InBev. Forbes ranks him as the world's 69th-richest billionaire, with a fortune of $12 billion.
3G's Alex Behring runs the fund out of New York. He appeared at a Pittsburgh news conference on Thursday with Heinz management to discuss the deal - and to reassure anxious local crowds that the company will remain based there and will continue to support local philanthropy.
But at the same time, Behring said it was too soon to talk about cost cuts at the company. Unlike Berkshire, which is a hands-off operator, 3G is known for aggressively controlling costs at its operations.
PITTSBURGH ROOTS
Also to be determined is whether CEO Bill Johnson would stay on. Only the fifth chairman in the company's history, Johnson is widely credited with Heinz's recent strong growth.
"I am way too young to retire," he told the news conference, adding that discussions had not yet started with 3G over the details of Heinz's future management.
The company, known for its iconic ketchup bottles, Heinz 57 sauces as well as other brands including Ore-Ida frozen potatoes, has increased net sales for the last eight fiscal years in a row.
Heinz said the transaction would be financed with cash from Berkshire and 3G, debt rollover and debt financing from J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo. Buffett told CNBC that Berkshire and 3G would be equal equity partners.
That would imply roughly $6 billion to $7 billion of new debt needs to be raised.
Heinz shares soared 19.9 percent, or $12.02, to $72.50 on the New York Stock Exchange.
A week ago the stock hit a long-term high of $61 a share - near records it set in 1998 - having risen almost 5 percent this year and nearly 12 percent since the beginning of 2012.
The Heinz Endowments, a pillar in Pennsylvania philanthropy, said the sale of the company would have virtually no impact on their work. Heinz shares represent just over 1 percent of the endowment's $1.4 billion in holdings.
The deal is also a potential boon for new U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, whose wife, Teresa, is the widow of H.J. Heinz Co heir John Heinz. Kerry's most recent financial disclosures from his time in the U.S. Senate show a position in Heinz shares of more than $1 million, although the precise size is unclear.
Centerview Partners and BofA Merrill Lynch were financial advisers to Heinz, with Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP the legal adviser. Moelis & Company was financial adviser to the transaction committee of Heinz's board and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as its legal adviser.
Lazard served as lead financial adviser. J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo also served as financial advisers to the investment consortium. Kirkland & Ellis LLP was legal adviser to 3G Capital, and Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP was legal adviser to Berkshire Hathaway.
(Additional reporting by Olivia Oran and IFR's Stephen Carter in New York and Drew Singer in Pittsburgh; Editing by Maureen Bavdek and Leslie Gevirtz)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/buffett-brazils-3g-team-23-billion-heinz-buyout-153021695--sector.html
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Chavez's cancer fight: a glance at cancer struggle
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has undergone surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatment since June 2011 for an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer. Key moments in his medical treatment have included:
- June 30, 2011: Chavez says on television from Cuba that he had a cancerous tumor removed from his pelvic region. He later says the tumor extracted was the size of a baseball.
- July 4, 2011: Chavez returns to Venezuela, but later travels to Cuba periodically for chemotherapy and medical tests.
- Sept. 23, 2011: Chavez says he completed chemotherapy and calls the treatment successful. Says later that tests show no reappearance of cancer cells.
- Feb. 21, 2012: Chavez says his doctors found a new lesion in the same place where the tumor was previously removed, and announces plans to return to Cuba for surgery.
- Feb. 26, 2012: Chavez undergoes operation that removes the tumor from the same location in his pelvic region. Says later that follow-up tests showed the tumor was "recurrence of the initially diagnosed cancer."
- March 24, 2012: Chavez travels to Cuba to begin radiation therapy.
- April 14, 2012: Chavez travels to Cuba for second round of radiation treatment.
- April 26, 2012: Chavez returns to Venezuela following cancer treatment in Cuba, saying his latest round of therapy was successful.
- July 9, 2012: Chavez says at a news conference that tests show he is "totally free" of cancer.
- Oct. 7, 2012: Chavez wins re-election to another six-year term, beating challenger Henrique Capriles.
- Nov. 27, 2012: Chavez announces he will travel to Cuba for more medical treatment. He says doctors have recommended he "begin special treatment consisting of various sessions of hyperbaric oxygenation."
- Dec. 9, 2012: Chavez announces that cancerous tumor reappeared and that he must travel to Cuba for another operation. He says the surgery could be complicated and that if he is unable to stay on as president, Vice President Nicolas Maduro should run in an election to take his place.
- Dec. 10, 2012: Chavez travels to Cuba and undergoes surgery the next day.
- Jan. 10, 1013: Chavez misses his scheduled swearing-in ceremony, which was indefinitely postponed by lawmakers. Supporters stage symbolic inauguration in the streets of Caracas, swearing themselves in in their leader's place.
- Jan. 20, 2013: Maduro says he is optimistic that Chavez will return to Venezuela "sooner rather than later."
- Jan. 22, 2013: Information Minister Ernesto Villegas says no date has been established for Chavez's return.
- Feb. 13, 2013: Maduro says Chavez is undergoing "extremely complex and tough" treatments.
- Feb. 15, 2013: Government shows first photos of Chavez in more than two months, says he is breathing through a tracheal tube.
Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/15/3236424/chavezs-cancer-fight-a-glance.html
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