Liberty Q2 sales jumps 46%

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Liberty Shoes Ltd, continues to grow at a rapid pace as its sales graph has moved up tremendously.

The company, announced its half-yearly results and despite people talking about the economic slowdown Liberty, witnessed its sales reaching at Rs 216 Crore as against Rs 153 Crores achived in the corresponding period. Libertys sales in the second quarter increased by 46% and stood at Rs 108 Crore as compared to Rs 74 Crore in the corresponding Quarter ended Sep 30th 2012. The Company has also seen growth in its export which has increased substantially by 17% as against the corresponding previous years six months.

Libertys growth has been mainly due to the fact that it caters to the need of the fashion-driven and quality-seeking customers. The continous effort in providing new fashionable range and improvising on the product quality has made Liberty the prefered brand amongst todays youth. Brand endorsement by Bollywood celebtrity HRITHIK ROSHAN has given further filip. Briefing the Development, Mr. Adesh Gupta, CEO, Liberty Shoes Ltd, said, Desipte the economic slow down, it has been a milestone year for the company. Liberty has crossed the mark of Rs 215 Crores in the first six months and continues to grow at a rapid pace mainly because of the trust and faith people have shown in the home grown multi national brand. We hope to see the branded export going up as more and more countries in Gulf, Africa & Asia pacific have started showing interest in India. We hope the market conditions to improve and we expect to end the fiscal year 2014 with highest growth ever in its history. Expanding in the untapped market, new product line up and investment in technology and product innovation has helped us reach where we are today. We would like to thank all the customers who have shown immense faith in one of the oldest footwear brand of India.

Liberty caters to the need of the fashion-driven and quality-seeking customers and it has recently revamped the entire range of collection. Products like Liberty Fortune, DIVA, Senorita Strings , Gliders, Force 10 Bolt etc have created an impact in the market and are considered as the popular selling products amongst the people.

Mr Anupam Bansal, Retail Head, Liberty Shoes Ltd, said, Our strategy of introducing new range of products at a regular interval and expanding our retail footprint has earned us the image of a value for money brand. With festive season round the corner, Liberty is coming up with more trendy and vibrant footwear that will appeal to both men and women across age groups.

Liberty produces more than 50,000 pairs of footwear in a day and the range is amongst the largest in the industry, covering virtually every age group and income category from the price-conscious to the price-indifferent. Liberty is pacing up its strategy of expanding its retail stores and has added 25 new stores in the first half of 2013 to its existing kitty of over 400 exclusive showrooms and also strengthened its multi-brand outlets across India. These stores are spread across metros, tier 1 and tier 2 cities.

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Liberty Property Trust/Synterra Partners breaks ground on new high performance headquarters for Franklin Square …

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PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

With shovels in hand and a half-dozen of their LEED certified buildings as backdrop, executives from Liberty Property Trust/Synterra Partners today hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for their eighth high performance building in The Navy Yard, the new headquarters for Franklin Square Capital Partners at 201 Rouse Blvd.

Speaking at the ceremony, Franklin Square Founder and CEO Michael C. Forman said, We are excited to join the thriving Navy Yard community, where we feel we can create an environment for our growing and hardworking team that fosters productivity, innovation, collaboration and healthy lifestyles.

The 80,050-square-foot, Class A office building is located on 4.4 acres just south of the Courtyard by Marriott (currently under construction) and will front a newly developed 5-acre park with various recreational amenities.

This project represents the beginning of the next phase of one of the nations most successful new work environments, said Bill Hankowsky, Chief Executive Officer, Liberty Property Trust. It is fitting that we are here to begin development of an exciting workplace for such a dynamic company as Franklin Square Capital Partners.

This is the twelfth development project initiated by Liberty at The Navy Yard in just nine years, representing over 1.2 million square feet of office, industrial and hotel space. Seven of those projects, which have been LEED certified by the U.S. Green Building Council, have been developed in partnership with Synterra Partners. 201 Rouse Boulevard will mark the eighth high performance building and is designed to achieve LEED Gold certification under the Core & Shell rating system. Liberty anticipates delivering the building in the first quarter of 2015.

This is the fifth project to break ground at The Navy Yard since the release of our updated master plan earlier this year.We are thrilled to have Franklin Square join the 130 companies that already employ more than 10,000 people at The Navy Yard, said John Grady, President of PIDC. The new Franklin Square headquarters adds to the continuing development and growth of The Navy Yard, and further demonstrates the vitality and attractiveness of the campus environment created over the last decade.

From the time that Liberty and Synterra broke ground on the bakery for Tasty Baking Company in 2007, the partnership has continuously had at least one active project under construction over the last six years and that momentum continues with the start of construction on 201 Rouse Blvd.

The Navy Yards vibrant, progressive, and environmentally sustainable culture continues to attract progressive growing companies such as Franklin Square Capital Partners, said Alan Greenberger, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development for the City of Philadelphia. The continued commitment to sustainable, high quality development by Liberty Property Trust and Synterra Partners, supported by a design and construction team whom are all Philadelphia based, is a testament that Philadelphia is leading the way with world class development to support world class companies.

In addition to Liberty/Synterra, all of the major project partners are either headquartered in or have offices in Philadelphia, including DIGSAU (architect), Turner Construction (general contractor), Re:vision Architects (LEED consultants), Environetics (structural design), Pennoni Associates (site and civil design), Francis Cauffman (interior architects) and Fury Design (interior designers).

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ayn rand was refuted and thus libertarianism in general by empirical science and properly understood – Video

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Reporter Notebook: Libertarian Party seeks opening in 2014 elections

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MANKATO The Libertarian Party of Minnesota is hoping to take advantage of the public opposition to increasingly partisan politics in Washington in Minnesota's 1st Congressional District race this year.

The 1st District chapter held an organizational meeting Wednesday in Mankato.

Olga Parson, the party's field development representative, said the party is about the non-aggression principle opposed to any force against a person or his/her property. The party seeks to maximize personal freedom while minimizing government interference or regulation.

The party platform also:

opposes proactive or "nation building" military intervention in other countries;

opposes nearly all forms of taxation, preferring funding through a voluntary or contractual basis:

opposes limitations on same-sex marriage and access to contraceptive procedures;

opposes welfare programs, preferring encouraging charitable organizations or the free market to address the issues;

opposes limiting gun rights;

supports legalizing "victimless crimes" as personal responsibility of the individual, a stand that includes legalizing drugs, prostitution and truancy;

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Dilapidated Davis Islands mansion a neighborhood battle

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Davis Islands, Florida -- "It should be leveled to the ground. It's a danger, it's an eyesore, and it's detrimental to the neighborhood," said Bill Newman.

Newman has had enough. He's watched the abandoned Davis Islands mansion at 545 Severn Avenue slowly rot across the street from his home. So has resident Kim Fatica.

"It's a total mystery why the owners have lets this go one for so long," said Fatica.

Bad blood has been brewing ever since the owners abandoned it almost four years ago. Each passing day, the mansion gets worse. Broken windows, crumbling stucco, the yard unkept. Recently, Tampa cops had to clean out vagrants and teenagers.

Antonio Amadeo is on the board of the Davis Islands Civic Association and said there's another issue.

"Safety is a big issue for a community and it always has been," he said.

Fast-forward to Monday, where the owners started cleaning it up, but only because the story has exploded in the media. Code enforcement condemned the property and suggested demolition the very day of the inspection, but a public hearing was granted because the owners are fighting it.

Residents say it's too little, too late.

"This is an 11th hour attempt to try and save face on a property that should have been taken care of a long time ago," said Fatica.

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Solomon Islands Approves Limited Reintroduction of Firearms

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Cabinet Approves Limited Reintroduction of Firearms

Cabinet has approved a limited reintroduction of firearms into the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.

Minister for Police, National Security and Corrections Chris Laore announced the Cabinet decision at the signing of the 5 year RAMSI Drawdown Strategy at the Rove Police Headquarters last Thursday.

Minister Laore said the limited reintroduction of firearms is a capacity development program within the 2013-2017 RAMSI Drawdown Strategy for the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.

He said firearms will be reintroduced into three specialist police areas - Close Personal Protection, Airport Policing and the Police Response Team.

Minister Laore also said there are two phases to the limited reintroduction of firearms project.

The two-phased approach will allow Cabinet to monitor the progress of implementation, and inform and consult with stakeholders to authorize the final issue and carriage of firearms by the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force.

A similar policy was attempted by former Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, who eventually conceded and backed off due to public pressure not to re-arm the police.

During five years of ethnic conflict in the Solomon Islands from 1998 to 2003, thousands of firearms, the most dangerous of which were stolen from local police armories, were the instruments most responsible for destabilizing the nation and terrifying its population.

In 2000, under the terms of the Townsville Peace Agreement, the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) launched its first gun amnesty. This aimed to collect and destroy between 2,640 and 3,520 illegally held, mass-manufactured small arms.

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Bohol islands sinking amid aftershocks

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MANILA, Philippines -- Some small islands off the coast of Bohol are sinking amid aftershocks following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit the province last October 15, residents said.

Isla Batasan is one of the islands located between Bohol and Cebu. It is experiencing sudden floods, causing its residents to believe that their island is slowly sinking.

"Iba ngayon. Dati nung lumindol hindi nakakapasok yung tubig dagat pero kagabi, hanggang tuhod yung tubig," said Dindo Carmona, a barangay councilor.

The flood also left watermarks on some of the buildings on the island.

Some residents decided to stay on their boats after their houses were submerged in water after the earthquake.

On Isla Obay, another island in the area, residents cannot clearly see the shore, even during low tide.

Fishermen also find it hard to catch fish because of aftershocks.

Residents of Isla Bagong Banwa are suffering from lack of supplies and food as fishermen experience difficulty in finding fish.

Captain Epifanio Saavedra of Isla Batasan feels helpless seeing his constituents suffer from lack of food and supplies.

"Problema po namin dito talaga ang pagkain," he adds.

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