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Please would you let me know what bit you are currently using with this horse? This will tell me what pressure he is resisting against, I will then be able to make a recommendation for you.
He is currently in a micklem bridle with a slim 5 1/4 snaffle loose ring!
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I recommend the Loose Ring Ultra Comfy Lock up. The Ultra Comfy is double locked so that it cannot fold downwards or backwards, this means that it retains its shape in the horse's mouth, and it eliminates any nut cracker action. The mouth piece is also angled on the sides, so that it goes up and over the tongue, this greatly reduces tongue pressure. Due to its' shape, it will also fit the horse with a narrow bottom jaw without causing any discomfort.
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By Ryan, N, on 12/29/2017
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By J Smith, on 12/24/2017
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By Victor D, on 12/29/2017
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By Johny Dell, on 12/02/2017
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By Carl Johnson, on 12/07/2017
This was a stress free, worry free service for our junk. Received cash and a new parking spot. Would recommend them for others not wanted to stress out over junk cars or trucks.
By Aaron Ally, on 12/07/2017
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By Vladimir, on 12/08/2017
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By M Partridge, on 12/03/2017
I was a little tentative initially about the whole process. But after speaking to the representative by the name Edmond on the phone, who was incredibly nice, and setting the pick up time and date, I felt much better. Very easy, smooth process. I even received a follow up call after the pick up to ensure everything went ok. Keep it Up Guys. Thanks!!! A+++
By Ben, on 12/31/2017
What a great service! Thank you very much for taking care of my clunker! Highly recommended company!
By Denny, on 12/24/2017
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By Grant Towns, on 12/17/2017
I once was looking at these reviews.They are def on point with everything they do, i appreciate their service and their customer service. You guys were great! Thank you for picking up my car.
By Vasya Petrov, on 11/19/2017
GREAT EXPERIENCE I had a vehicle that had engine failure. To put a new engine in it was going to cost too much. I did not want to just give it away, but I didn't know what to do. I let it sit in my driveway for almost 9 months and finally I decided I had to do something!! I searched the internet for salvage prices and came across USJUNKCARS.COM. I called them and explained about the car and they made me an offer right on the spot. It was a GREAT offer. Really I couldn't believe it.! So I called Paul back and told him I would accept. WOULD YOU BELIEVE THE VERY NEXT DAY THE CAR WAS GONE AND I HAD Cash IN MY HAND!!!! You just can't beat it!! All I did was make a phone call! I would highly advise you to check these guys out. Everyone I spoke with was polite and easy to talk to. THANK YOU USJUNKCARS.COM!!!!
By Johny Ericson, on 12/26/2017
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Longmont police arrested a 13-year-old boy on Friday afternoon after an hourslong investigation into reports that he had a gun at Timberline K-8 School, 233 E. Mountain View Ave.
Police were called to the school at about 11:30 a.m. to investigate reports students made to the principal that the boy was carrying a gun in his backpack. The student was found in the school interventionist's office, but the gun was not in his backpack when police searched it.
After hours of searching the school Friday afternoon, police found an Airsoft replica pistol that was painted black, Longmont Police Cmdr. Jeff Satur said just before 5 p.m.
"The gun was in the school," Satur said in a prepared statement. "I can't release where due to the on ongoing investigation."
He released a photo of the gun.
"I think it is important to see how realistic it is," Satur said. "It would be very alarming for students to see someone carrying it."
The boy was arrested on suspicion of interfering with a schoool and false reporting, both misdemeanors. Police added the false reporting charge because he denied having the weapon when officers questioned him, Satur said.
"I can tell you, based on some interviews, he reportedly had it for several days," Satur said.
Students who reported the weapon did the right thing, Satur said. Students who report suspicious behavior can derail school violence.
"I am just really thankful they went to the principal," he said.
Police detained the boy shortly after they were called to the school and his guardians were notified.
St. Vrain Valley School District spokesman John Poynton said at about 12:45 p.m. that police were questioning the boy.
As of about 2:45 p.m. on Friday, parents of students at Timberline and Skyline High School, where Timberline students were transported, could pick their kids up at Skyline. They were asked to bring identification and to go to the south entrance of Skyline, near Vance Brand Auditorium.
"There is no indication there is a weapon at the school," Poyton said. The original report of a weapon came from students, he said, glad they told school officials.
After initial reports, Longmont police surrounded the school and searched for the boy. Officers stationed around the school property stood in covered positions with weapons at the ready. Eventually, they entered the school with weapons drawn.
Nervous parents and family members started to gather along the sidewalks outside of the school shortly after word of police presence at the school began to get out.
Stephanie Ryno cried on the sidewalk. Even with assurances that the boy suspected of having the gun was in custody and that all students were safe, she struggled to control her emotions while waiting.
"My daughter called me and told me there was a kid with a gun and the school was on lockdown," she said. "Of course with all of the school shootings I am hysterical."
After the boy was escorted to a police car, Sgt. Mike Bell spoke to gathered parents.
"First and foremost, everything is under control and everyone is safe and we anticipate no further problems today," he said.
Voice messages and emails were sent to Timberline and Skyline parents, Poynton said. Emails also were sent to all district parents, he said.
He didn't clarify what time those notices were sent; as of 12:30 p.m., parents were telling the Times-Call via social media that the district had not contacted them.
School staff passed out statements in English and Spanish to parents waiting outside the school. It asked parents to wait until they were notified to come to the school.
Timberline K-8 immediately was put on lockdown, which means that students stayed in their classrooms and no one was allowed in or out of the building. Skyline High School, which is one block away, was put on lockout, so that no one was allowed in or out of the building but that normal activities continued inside the school.
Nearby streets were closed, as well.


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New U.S. poverty numbers come out on Tuesday. But what, exactly, do those numbers measure?
Consider the case of Ann Valdez. She's a 47-year-old single mom who lives in an apartment in Brooklyn with her teenage son. She doesn't have a job. She gets a cash payment of about $130 every two weeks from the government. That's all that's counted for her income in the government's poverty measure.
But Valdez also gets $367 a month in food stamps. The government pays $283 a month for her apartment, which she says would rent for $1,100 or so on the open market. And the government pays for her health care, through Medicaid.
Valdez still has a tough time making ends meet. "We are not living the life of Riley," she says. "Poverty is like being trapped in a room you can't get out of, with straps restraining you, tight enough that you feel sometimes you can't breathe."
Still, if you include the value of her benefits, Valdez's income is far higher than the official poverty numbers suggest. This raises a question: If you count all her benefits, is Valdez still living in poverty?
A few years ago, the New York City developed its own poverty measure that accounts for government benefits, and also considers the cost of living. (The federal government has developed a similar measure, but still uses the old measure for the official poverty numbers.)
The idea, says New York's deputy mayor Linda Gibbs, is to know "how many people are living below what we believe is the minimum level of sustenance necessary to make ends meet. And that's not to have a big fancy life. It's not even to have like an okay life. It's just meeting the bare minimums."
Others are trying to measure poverty in ways that go beyond income. Researchers at Columbia are following 2,000 New York households for two years, tracking what they call "material hardship." Can families keep the lights on? Has anyone missed a meal, or skipped a doctor's visit because there's not enough money?
Linda Gibbs says policymakers need to be guided by measures that go beyond the basic federal poverty numbers. "If you're in the business of saying, 'Poverty is a problem, we want to overcome poverty, we want to help people to not live in poverty,' you've got to know what you're talking about," she says.
New U.S. poverty numbers come out tomorrow, but the nation's traditional poverty measure isn't necessarily the best way to measure poverty. As Pam Fessler of NPR's Planet Money Team reports, the official numbers leave out some crucial information.
PAM FESSLER, BYLINE: Ronald Reagan had this famous quote.
FESSLER: But Christopher Wimer, a researcher at Columbia University, says it might only look like that because of how the government measures poverty.
CHRISTOPHER WIMER: If we're measuring poverty in a way that doesn't actually capture some of the main things that we do to fight poverty in this country, then, of course, you're going to be able to tell a story that we fought a war on poverty and poverty won.
FESSLER: What Wimer means is this: The government counts the poor using a 50-year-old formula. It looks at an individual's or a family's cash income to see if it falls below a certain line. But it doesn't count things like food stamps and other aid.
WIMER: Things like school meals. Things like housing subsidies, housing assistance.
FESSLER: Even though such benefits can help a struggling family get by.
FESSLER: Take Ann Valdez of Coney Island, Brooklyn. She's 47, a single mother with a teenage son at home. We meet at the boardwalk, near the amusement park, where she used to work as a teen.
ANN VALDEZ: Hey, Bud.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: How you doing?
VALDEZ: Really good.
FESSLER: But today, Valdez has no job, hasn't had one for awhile. And by government standards, she's extremely poor.
VALDEZ: Cash, I'm getting something like $130 every two weeks for me and my son.
FESSLER: That's from welfare and all that's counted as income in the poverty measure. What's not included...
VALDEZ: Food stamps is $367.
FESSLER: That's once a month. The government, which requires Valdez to do 35 hours of unpaid work a week for her benefits, also pays $283 a month for public housing. Valdez says her apartment would cost four, five times that amount on the open market. And then there's health care.
VALDEZ: I have Medicaid. But thank God, my son and I don't get too sick.
VALDEZ: We don't get sick too often.
FESSLER: Valdez still has a tough time making ends meet.
VALDEZ: No, we are not living the life of Riley. OK?
FESSLER: But depending on how you do the math, she is getting at least three times, and probably a lot more, than what the official numbers show. Which raises the question: Is she still poor and by whose definition? Linda Gibbs, New York's deputy mayor, says the answer is important.
LINDA GIBBS: If you're in the business of saying poverty is a problem - we want to overcome poverty, we want to help people to not live in poverty - you've got to know what you're talking about.
FESSLER: So a few years ago, the city developed its own poverty measure. It was frustrated that the federal one was so limited. New York now looks at the impact of benefits and cost-of-living and, in fact, the federal government has since adopted a similar supplemental measure. Gibbs says the city has learned some valuable things, like how much children are helped by public assistance. But she admits even New York's measure gives only a limited view.
GIBBS: What it's intended to tell you is, point in time, how many people are living below what we believe is the minimum level of sustenance necessary to meet - make ends meet. And that's not to have a big fancy life. It's not even to have like an OK life. It's just meeting the bare minimums.
FESSLER: But as some people see it, there's more to poverty than that. And if you're going to fight a war, you have to know what you're up against. Take Ann Valdez again. There's much about her life that the numbers don't show, like the fact that she's not only on public aid, she feels stuck there as she sees others around her getting ahead. For her, it's also about hope.
VALDEZ: Poverty is like being trapped in a room you can't get out of with straps restraining you, tight enough that you feel sometimes you can't breathe.
FESSLER: So some researchers are trying to find a different way to measure poverty that goes beyond income. Wimer and his colleagues at Columbia are following 2,000 New York households, tracking what they call Material Hardship, asking questions like: Can you keep the lights on? Has anyone missed a meal? Do you avoid going to the doctor because you don't have enough money?
WIMER: We're also looking at, sort of some non-economic measures of disadvantage too. So that includes things like health. That includes things like kids' healthy development, getting good grades in school, being ready for school when they start school.
FESSLER: And others are asking squishier questions. How do you feel about your life? Is your community a place where you want to live? Are you happy? Deputy Mayor Gibbs recalls going out with those measuring poverty in Great Britain. They not only asked if everyone in the household had shoes and a good winter coat, but also...
GIBBS: Can the parents go on a date with each other without the kids at least once a month? It's a totally different way of really getting at sort of a more quality of life standard, rather than you know, how much money do you have and how much money do things cost?
FESSLER: So what are we talking about - government-subsidized babysitters for the poor? Probably not. But Gibbs and Wimer would say until you get a better picture of the problem, it's hard to know the best way to help. Pam Fessler, NPR News.
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A Country French home is graced with a matching garden
Notched into a sloping Alabama hill in Birmingham's historic Redmont neighborhood, the garden of interior designer Mary Finch and her husband, Ed, graces a 1926 home that is pure Country French. The garden complements the house's decidedly Gallic flair—it even has a court for pétanque, a French lawn game. "Perhaps the most French thing about this garden is the amount of French wine we've shared here," Mary laughs. Indeed, her visits to French wineries and travels in Provence inspired the garden's feel.
Trading ideas and making sketches, she's sipped a glass or two with Birmingham consulting gardener Norman Kent Johnson, who helped her design the garden while retaining its rural charm. Much of its original structure—poured concrete walls, stone paths, and herringbone brick terrace—was intact when the couple acquired the pretty property in 2004. "This is a wonderful 1920s garden that still had its original bones," Mary says. The gardens were bare except for overgrown, decades-old wisteria that smothered everything. "We just started cutting," she recalls.
Walls and walks needed repair, but with so much already in place, Mary and Johnson built on the garden's existing foundation. "When we bought the house, it had a very rural feeling, which we liked," Mary says. "So nothing much is manicured except for the boxwood borders, and we even let them go sometimes."
The home and garden lie below street view at the front, but the rear of the house takes on a proud prominence. "French gardens are typically pancake flat," Johnson says. "But here, just under the crest of Red Mountain, the original architect created a series of terraced garden rooms with wonderful views across the valley to the slopes of low-lying mountains in the distance."
Re-creating order, Mary and Johnson carved out new spaces, added ornament, and replanted beds with new perennials. Today, a gated opening in a boxwood hedge serves as the garden entry. Steps beckon visitors to the garden below. There, a grassy courtyard is framed by an allée of potted vitex, low boxwood hedges, and stone pathways. Vintage bistro sets dot the lawn and terrace, and a stone-topped French table is often set for entertaining. "The house doesn't have a formal dining room," Mary says. "So this is it."
After dinner, pétanque awaits on a court one level below. Mary initially resisted that idea. "Now, when our grown children come home, we usually find ourselves in a lively game," she admits.
Steps, hedgerows, and the wall of the house provide demarcations between garden rooms. Ornaments, gates, benches, and a fountain offer pauses and create interesting axis points. A new boxwood parterre below the home's main terrace is a truly formal space where blue salvia, prolific in summer, echoes the earlier blooms of vitex and hydrangeas. "The color scheme is inherent," says Johnson. "When you look down the hill at this house, there's a vast amount of slate roof. Combined with the smoky blue hues of the mountains beyond, you have a shadowy palette of blues, grays, and greens. We chose colors to harmonize with the existing mood."
Plantings are part wispy, part manicured; the lot is hilly and broken into terraces; ornaments are of both French and Italian origin. And the picturesque scene wouldn't be complete without its views.
"The French are historically good at bringing 'home' to wherever they are," says Johnson. And so it is here, with Mary repurposing favorite period pieces from former abodes. One addition, a 1920s copper fountain, drops into a pool, filling in a once awkward spot.
Before moving here, Mary had only dabbled in gardening, but this property afforded a blank canvas she couldn't resist. "There's always something changing," she says. "It's exciting to see a new leaf emerge, foliage change, or a flower about to bloom."
Whether relaxing on the porch watching the fireflies come out or serving cocktails for conviviality with friends on the terrace, Mary gives Country French style a Southern accent. She says: "My love of all things French has turned into a lifestyle—in the way we entertain, in our garden, and in our home."
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A bistro table on the rear terrace beckons guests outside. "This is the perfect spot for morning coffee and taking in the view," Mary Finch says. Garden cuttings are used as bouquets—indoors and out.
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Added by Mary and consulting gardener Norman Kent Johnson, the parterre is the only nod to formal French design. Four urns, two of which were original to the house, mark corners.
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The fountain, a happy accident, according to Mary, came about because of an awkward void. "I wanted to fix it before a party, so we just started digging," she says. The pool they created was a perfect spot for a copper cherub she brought with her when she moved in.
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UBS reports 2005 result of CHF 9,844 million and fourth quarter result of CHF 2,629 million
- total 2005 attributable profit, including the gain from the sale of Private Banks & GAM, of CHF 14,029 million
2005 net profit attributable to UBS shareholders (attributable profit) of CHF 9,844 million from continuing operations, with financial businesses contributing CHF 9,442 million, up 28% from 2004 (up 18% pre-goodwill), and RoE of 27.6%
Total 2005 attributable profit of CHF 14,029 million, including a CHF 3,705 million net gain from the sale of Private Banks & GAM
Total net new money for 2005 of CHF 148 billion, up 80%, leading to a 25% gain in invested assets (excluding Private Banks & GAM)
Fourth quarter 2005 attributable profit from continuing operations pre-goodwill of CHF 2,629 million, with financial businesses contributing CHF 2,597 million - up CHF 633 million, or 32%, from the pre-goodwill result a year earlier
Fourth quarter EPS of CHF 2.66, up 30% from a year earlier, and cost/income ratio of 70.9%, down 0.7 percentage points from 2004 (both pre-goodwill)
Dividend, par value repayment, share split
Proposed total payout for 2005 of CHF 3.80 a share, comprising a regular dividend of CHF 3.20 (up 7%), plus a one-time par value repayment of CHF 0.60 a share
Proposed 2-for-1 share split for July 2006
UBS reports 2005 net profit attributable to shareholders (attributable profit) of CHF 14,029 million. This includes a CHF 512 million contribution from industrial holdings, and a net gain of CHF 3,705 million from the sale of Private Banks & GAM.
In the financial businesses, attributable profit from continuing operations was CHF 9,442 million in 2005, an improvement of 28% from a year earlier. Excluding goodwill amortization, which stopped at the end of 2004, profit was up 18%.
"As in 2004, we have achieved another record level of profit. Although markets clearly helped us last year, we believe the result also reflects the sustainable earnings power of UBS, based on our client-centric strategy of business focus and growth," said Peter Wuffli, Chief Executive Officer.
"All our businesses put in a stronger performance in 2005. We saw really constructive developments with revenues growing much faster than costs," said Clive Standish, Chief Financial Officer.
The wealth and asset management businesses had excellent years. Strong client inflows, along with rising markets, drove total invested assets (excluding Private Banks & GAM) up 25% on the year and, in turn, strengthened asset-based fees. Revenues from advising corporate and institutional clients also rose to a record high. This reflected strong capital market activity in 2005 - with the Investment Bank continuing to establish itself as a preferred partner for many major corporations and institutional investors. Buoyant market opportunities, particularly in the second half of the year, pushed trading revenues up. Profits were also helped by another year of credit loss recoveries.
At the same time, we continued to invest in new business opportunities while keeping the costs of running the firm under control. Overall, expenses increased less than revenues, and the financial businesses finished the year with a cost / income ratio of 70.1% for 2005. Pre-goodwill, the ratio improved by 1.3 percentage points from a year earlier.
Personnel expenses were up 12% from a year earlier; performance-related payments rose with revenues and there was a general increase in staff numbers. The number of employees in the financial businesses rose 3% in 2005. The increase was spread across all businesses and regions. In Switzerland, staff levels rose by 41 individuals to 26,028. Excluding the impact from the sale of Private Banks & GAM, personnel numbers increased by 1,042. In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, they were up 256 at 11,007, while in the Americas they increased by 905 to 27,136. In Asia Pacific, UBS staff numbers rose by a strong 960 or 22% to 5,398.
Fourth quarter results
In fourth quarter 2005, attributable profit for the financial businesses was CHF 6,337 million. Private Banks & GAM, which was booked as a discontinued operation, contributed a net gain of CHF 3,740 million (including operating results until 2 December 2005, when the sale closed). Attributable profit from continuing operations, at CHF 2,597 million, was strong. Excluding goodwill, the figure was up CHF 633 million, or 32%, from the result achieved in fourth quarter 2004.
Income grew on strong asset-based revenues in the wealth and asset management businesses, reflecting rising financial markets, especially towards the end of the year, and strong money inflows from clients. Fees from investment funds and portfolio management mandates reached a record high. This, combined with strong bond and equity underwriting fees, boosted net fee and commission income. In addition, strengthened advisory capabilities combined with buoyant corporate activity levels prompted corporate finance fees to rise. Overall, net fee and commission income made up 56% of operating income. Increasingly active financial markets lifted income from trading activities. An increase in credit loss recoveries also helped the fourth quarter result.
Personnel expenses in fourth quarter 2005 were up 20% from a year earlier, as performance-related payments rose in line with revenues and the number of people employed grew. General and administrative expenses were up, driven by litigation provisions, mainly in the US.
Net new money results
For the whole of 2005, UBS (excluding Private Banks & GAM) reported total net inflows of new money of CHF 148 billion, an all-time high, and up 80% from CHF 82.2 billion a year earlier. This amounts to an annual growth rate of 7% of the asset base at the end of 2004, bringing total invested assets to CHF 2.7 trillion.
This result reflects an outstanding asset gathering performance in UBS's wealth management businesses, where full-year inflows were CHF 95.1 billion - 7% of the invested assets figure at year-end 2004. Inflows rose in all geographical regions, with a particularly strong CHF 21.8 billion inflow into the European business as well as significantly increased contributions from Asian clients. In the US, net new money totaled CHF 26.9 billion, reflecting strong inflows of assets from ultra high net worth clients and the success of newly recruited financial advisors.
Global Asset Management reported total net new money inflows of CHF 49.5 billion in 2005, up an impressive 158% from CHF 19.2 billion in 2004, when the wholesale business was affected by the last major transfers of client funds to UBS Bank USA. In the institutional business, inflows increased into traditional investments but decreased into alternative and quantitative investments.
In fourth quarter, total net inflows of new money were CHF 31.2 billion, down from the very strong result of CHF 50.8 billion in third quarter. Wealth management contributed CHF 19.7 billion, following a record inflow of CHF 31.1 billion in third quarter, mainly driven by strong inflows in the five key European markets (Germany, France, Italy, Spain and UK) and in Asia. Net new money inflows into Global Asset Management totaled CHF 10.9 billion in fourth quarter, down from CHF 19.9 billion in third quarter.
Dividend, capital repayment, 2-for-1 share split
The Board of Directors will recommend a total payout of CHF 3.80 per share at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 19 April 2006. The payout comprises a regular dividend of CHF 3.20, up 7% from a year earlier, to be distributed in April, plus a one-time par value repayment of CHF 0.60 per share. The repayment will allow shareholders to benefit from the gain realized from the sale of Private Banks & GAM. The par value repayment is exempt from Swiss withholding tax and it will be paid out in July 2006 - two months after the dividend.
The Board will also recommend a 2-for-1 share split. Combined with the par value repayment, this will reduce the par value of each share to CHF 0.10.
At the AGM, the Board will further propose the creation of conditional capital of a maximum of 75 million shares (150 million after the split in July 2006) to fund employee share option programs. Currently, treasury shares are held to cover the need to deliver shares at the point when options are exercised. If approved by shareholders, the creation of conditional capital will help UBS to avoid substantial holdings of its own shares over extended periods and add transparency to capital management. Neither the use of options as part of overall compensation strategy, nor UBS's disciplined approach to capital management will change. As before, the firm's main priority is to keep capital ratios at healthy levels while continuing to invest in the growth of the business. After meeting this requirement, UBS will continue to buy back shares for cancellation. In the current buyback program, which began on 8 March 2005 and ends on 7 March 2006, UBS has bought back shares to a total value of approximately CHF 3.6 billion. On March 8 2006, UBS will launch its eighth consecutive share buyback program with a maximum buyback limit of CHF 5 billion. It will run until 7 March 2007.
UBS's Tier 1 ratio was 12.9% on 31 December 2005, up 1.6 percentage points from 11.3% on 30 September 2005 and 1.0 percentage points higher than 11.9% on 31 December 2004.
Early indications for 2006 show that business has started on a positive note. Deal pipelines are promising, investors are upbeat and macroeconomic indicators are encouraging. The fundamentals driving the growth of the financial industry remain intact for the time being.
"We are therefore optimistic about the outlook for UBS -- for 2006 and beyond. We now have a strong competitive position in the areas we chose to invest in - among them European wealth management, alternative investments, investment banking, prime brokerage and in Asia Pacific across business lines. These areas are becoming major revenue contributors, allowing us to invest in other opportunities that fit our strategy. This will help us sustain growth as well as our attractiveness to clients, employees and shareholders well into the future," said Peter Wuffli, Chief Executive Officer.
Revised UBS performance indicators
For the last six years, UBS has consistently assessed performance against a set of four measures that were designed to ensure the delivery of continuously improving returns to shareholders. Since then, UBS has evolved, its business and client base have grown. As a result, performance has steadily exceeded targets. In view of this, UBS has decided to modify performance measures. From 2006 onwards, on average through periods of varying market conditions, UBS will:
seek to increase the value of the firm by achieving a sustainable, after-tax return on equity of a minimum of 20% (UBS previously targeted a range of 15-20%).
aim to achieve a clear growth trend in net new money for all financial businesses, including Global Asset Management and Business Banking Switzerland. This measure was previously only applied to the wealth management units.
In the future, use diluted earnings per share (EPS) instead of basic EPS as a reference for the EPS growth target which remains, as before, annual double-digit percentage growth.
The cost / income objective will not change, and UBS will continue to manage it at levels that compare well with its best competitors.
Performance indicators in fourth quarter 2005
UBS's performance from continuing operations shows*:
return on equity in full-year 2005 at 27.6%, up from 26.3%* in 2004. The increase was driven by higher net profit, but was partially offset by an increase in average equity levels, reflecting the growth in retained earnings.
basic earnings per share in fourth quarter 2005 at CHF 2.66, up 30% from CHF 2.05* a year ago, reflecting increased earnings and a slight reduction (-2%) in the average number of shares outstanding following share repurchases. Diluted earnings per share, UBS's performance indicator from 2006, were at CHF 2.55 in fourth quarter 2005, up 30% from CHF 1.96* in the same quarter a year earlier.
a cost / income ratio in the financial businesses of 70.9% in fourth quarter 2005, down 0.7 percentage points from 71.6%* a year ago. This reflects the increase in net fee and commission income and trading revenues, partly offset by higher costs related to personnel - mainly related to the expansion of business volumes.
Year to date
RoE (%)
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from continuing operations, before goodwill
Quarter ended
Basic EPS (CHF)
as reported
from continuing operations, before goodwill
Cost / income ratio of the Financial Businesses (%)
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Net new money, wealth management businesses (CHF billion)
Wealth Management International & Switzerland
Wealth Management USA
Results from the Financial Businesses
Global Wealth Management & Business Banking
Wealth Management International & Switzerland 2005 pre-tax profit was CHF 4,161 million, up 20% from 2004 (before goodwill). This reflected its growing number of clients as well as rising financial markets throughout 2005, driving the asset base, and therefore recurring income, higher. Brokerage fees also rose on increased transactional activity. Rising interest income, a reflection of the expansion of margin lending activities, also lifted revenues. Operating expenses, up 13% in 2005 from 2004, also rose as the business expanded.
In fourth quarter 2005, pre-tax profit was CHF 1,117 million, down from CHF 1,166 million in third quarter. Recurring income strengthened, reflecting a higher average asset base. Continued growth in collateralized lending led to a rise in interest income. Both were partly offset by a decrease in non-recurring revenues, due to seasonally weaker client activity levels. The gross margin on invested assets was 101 basis points, down two basis points from third quarter 2005. Expenses increased, mainly reflecting the release of provisions for legal costs in third quarter and investments in infrastructure.
Wealth Management US achieved a pre-tax profit of CHF 312 million in 2005, significantly higher than the CHF 29 million in 2004. In US dollar terms and before acquisition costs, full-year 2005 pre-tax profit was down 4% from 2004 despite the 8% increase in revenues. The result reflects the impact of increased litigation provisions in second half 2005 which accounted for almost all the increase in non-personnel expenses.
In fourth quarter 2005, Wealth Management US reported a pre-tax profit of CHF 83 million, compared with a pre-tax loss of CHF 5 million in third quarter. Before acquisition costs and in US dollars, the operating result was 155% higher than third quarter 2005, reflecting the increase in recurring income and flat overall operating expenses.
Business Banking Switzerland's pre-tax profit in 2005 was a record CHF 2,189 million, CHF 176 million or 9% above the result in 2004. It was achieved despite a CHF 115 million fall in income, driven mainly by lower interest income. The result shows the continued tight management of the cost base, with lower credit loss expenses reflecting the structural improvement in the loan portfolio in recent years. Over the course of 2005, Business Banking Switzerland transferred CHF 8.6 billion in client assets to the Wealth Management International & Switzerland unit, reflecting the systematic development of client relationships. In 2004, CHF 7.4 billion in client assets were transferred for the same reason.
In fourth quarter 2005, Business Banking Switzerland reported a pre-tax profit of CHF 541 million, down 2% from third quarter, mainly due to higher non-personnel expenses.
Global Asset Management
Full-year 2005 pre-tax profit was CHF 1,057 million, up from CHF 681 million (before goodwill) a year earlier. This reflected net new money inflows, which featured a very strong increase in the wholesale intermediary business, combined with continued strong inflows from institutional clients. It was additionally helped by a sharp rise in asset-based fees, which benefited from improving financial markets.
Pre-tax profit in fourth quarter 2005 was CHF 305 million, a marginal decline of 1% compared with the all-time quarterly high of CHF 308 million reported in third quarter 2005. Although higher general and administrative expenses offset the increase in revenues, it was another strong quarter, as asset-based fees again rose, reflecting a strong net new money result of CHF 10.9 billion and improving financial markets. Alternative and quantitative investments also posted performance fees in fourth quarter 2005 that were close to the highs of third quarter 2005.
Investment Bank
Pre-tax profit at the Investment Bank in 2005 was CHF 5,181 million, up 12% from 2004. Before goodwill, pre-tax profit was up 6%. The result was driven by revenues in investment banking (up 31%) and in equities (up 18%), reflecting the successful expansion in significant growth areas such as M&A, in particular in the US and Asia Pacific, equity derivatives and prime brokerage. Results in the fixed income, rates and currencies business were slightly lower than last year's all-time high. Lower revenues in structured credit - mainly driven by lower volumes and following the turmoil in the automotive sector in second quarter 2005 - were offset by an increase in the rates business. Costs at the Investment Bank increased as the businesses continued to expand. The full-year compensation ratio, at 53%, rose two percentage points between 2004 and 2005. Client-facing business areas, which are more service intensive but use less capital, saw faster growth this year.
In fourth quarter 2005, pre-tax profit was CHF 1,372 million, up 8% from the same period last year. Before goodwill, pre-tax profit was up 2%. Strong revenues in investment banking, equity derivatives and prime brokerage were offset by an increase in costs, primarily for personnel and IT.
The equities business reported revenues of CHF 1,916 million in fourth quarter 2005, up 20% from the same period in 2004. Income rose primarily in the areas of focus - the derivatives and prime brokerage areas. Revenues from the structured product business in Asia also rose strongly. Cash revenues decreased and proprietary trading was down from 2004, reflecting losses in the challenging market conditions at the beginning of fourth quarter 2005, which were only partially offset by strong revenues when the market rebounded as the quarter closed.
Fixed income, rates and currencies revenues were CHF 1,817 million in fourth quarter 2005, essentially flat on the same period a year earlier. Revenues in the rates business were up against the prior year as a result of rising revenues in energy trading and derivatives. Credit fixed income experienced a drop in revenues compared with the prior year, with declines seen in certain credit trading businesses. These declines were partially offset by stronger primary debt markets and leveraged finance revenues. In municipal securities, revenues fell compared to the prior year, primarily due to a drop in derivatives distribution revenues, which was partly offset by higher cash origination revenues. Principal finance experienced a decline in revenues, whereas commercial real estate saw a strong rise, driven mainly by securitizations. While the foreign exchange and cash and collateral business benefited from increased client volumes in most segments and improved conditions in foreign exchange spot markets, overall revenues were lower than a year earlier. Metals and commodities saw increased volumes and revenues as a result of rising client activity and the Investment Bank's entry into the base metals product segment.
Investment banking revenues, at CHF 850 million in fourth quarter 2005, rose 43% from fourth quarter 2004. This strong performance emphasizes the continued momentum of the franchise, with revenue growth seen in both Europe and Asia Pacific. Revenues from the advisory business were up on the prior year as clients took advantage of strategic opportunities. Similarly, both the debt and equity capital markets businesses saw significant increases on the prior year, driven by a strong market environment. Syndicated finance revenues were also up strongly.
Market risk for the Investment Bank, as measured by the average 10-day 99% Value at Risk (VaR), fell to CHF 315 million in fourth quarter, from CHF 343 million in third quarter.
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- "P is sufficient for Q"
- "Q is necessary for P"
The statement "if P then Q" is called a conditional statement; P is known as the antecedent and Q the consequent.
The statement "P if and only if Q", a biconditional statement, means the same thing as "P implies Q, and Q implies P". Other equivalent meanings include:
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- "P is a necessary and sufficient condition for Q".
The phrase "if and only if" is often abbreviated iff, especially in mathematics.
Other related concepts, discussed below, include:
Implication, the result of "P → Q" is defined by the following table:
Note that if P is true, then Q must also be true for the implication to hold (be true). However, if P is false, Q may or may not be true and the implication still holds.
To illustrate the latter fact, consider a teacher who tells her class that any student who gets 100% on the final exam will pass the class. In other words:
- P: A student gets 100% on the final.
- Q: That student passes the class.
- P → Q: If a student gets 100% on the final, then that student passes the class.
Now consider the case in which two students do poorly on the final exam; one of them did well enough on the other exams to pass the course, but the other did not. Did the teacher lie?
No. She said nothing about students who do not get 100% on the final (i.e., the case where P is false). Unless there is a student who both got 100% on the final and did not pass the course, the teacher told the truth.
For this reason, "P → Q" can be restated as "¬(P ∧ ¬ Q)" or "not (P and not Q)", or "it is not the case that P is true and Q is false".
In summary, the following statements are equivalent:
|In symbols
|In English
|P implies Q; if P then Q; P sufficient for Q; Q necessary for P
|not(P and not Q)
|(not P) or Q [equivalent by De Morgan's laws]
|not Q implies not P
Unless and only if[edit]
The statement "P unless Q" can be translated using implication as "if not Q, then P".
The statement "P only if Q" is equivalent to "if not Q, then not P", or just "if P then Q". (Note that it is not equivalent to the superficially similar "P if Q", which means "if Q then P".)
Often "unless" is used in statements with the first proposition negated: "not P unless Q" means "if not Q then not P", or "if P then Q", and so is equivalent to "P only if Q".
To illustrate how "only if" and "unless" statements work, consider a concrete example:
- I will pass the class only if I study hard.
What this means is:
- If I don't study hard, then I won't pass the class.
Or, equivalently (as explained above):
- I can't both not study hard and pass the class.
If the last statement were not equivalent to the original, then I might be able to not study and still pass the class — but this contradicts my original assertion that it was only by studying hard that I would pass.
Using an "unless" statement to say the same thing:
- I won't pass the class unless I study hard.
This means I'll want to study hard to give myself a chance to pass, but it doesn't guarantee that I will pass; on the other hand, not studying will guarantee that I don't pass.
Symbolically, using
- S = I (do/will) study hard.
- P = I (do/will) pass the class.
all of these statements can be written as
- ¬ S → ¬ P: If I don't study hard, then I won't pass the class.
or, equivalently
- P → S: If I do pass the class then I will study hard.
Rephrasing the last statement to make more sense grammatically:
- If I end up passing the class, then I must have studied hard.
Transformations of conditionals[edit]
Given a conditional statement "if P then Q", there are many ways of transforming the statement to other conditionals that may or may not be logically equivalent.
- Original: P → Q ("P implies Q")
- Contrapositive: ¬Q → ¬P ("not Q implies not P") — this is logically equivalent
- Inverse: ¬P → ¬Q ("not P implies not Q") — not equivalent
- Converse: Q → P ("Q implies P") — not equivalent
For more information, see Wikipedia:Contraposition.
In predicate logic, statements containing "all" or "for all" can be re-expressed as conditional statements in propositional logic in the following way:
- Statement in predicate logic: All squares are rectangles.
- Statement in propositional logic: If a figure is a square, then it is a rectangle.
Note how the statement in propositional logic refers to a larger context (figures) that is not explicitly stated in the predicate-logic version.
An interesting effect of "all" statements being equivalent to "if" statements is that the following "nonsensical" statement is actually true:
- All positive numbers that are both even and odd are divisible by 17.
How can this be? Clearly there are no positive numbers that are both even and odd, so how can they be divisible by 17? Well, the above statement is equivalent to the following:
- If there is any positive number that is both even and odd, then it will be divisible by 17.
The antecedent here (the "if" part) is false, but we have seen that a conditional statement is true when its antecedent is false, no matter what the consequent is; so the statement is true.


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- Pike Place Market is a must-see if you're in Seattle. It's a fun place in which to shop, eat, people watch, and enjoy the city's street performers. There are a number of good restaurants here, but if you're short on time you can also grab and go. Everyone has their own favorites and there are no really bad restaurants here.
- Westlake Center is a four-story mall located on 5th Avenue between Olive and Pine (it's 3 blocks from the Convention Center and close to several of the ALA hotels). The food court on the top floor has a wide variety of chain and local vendors so if you're between meetings, don't have time to wait for a table and the line at the Convention Center Taco Del Mar is out the door, consider it as a quick alternative to the pre-packaged sandwiches and soda at the convention center.
- Pacific Place is a more upscale four-story shopping mall located kitty-corner from the Convention Center and taking up the block bounded by 6th & 7th avenues and Olive and Pine. No fast-food, but the seven restaurants located here are all very good and conveniently located. And then if you want to take in a movie, you're right at one of downtown Seattle's main multiplexes.
- The Cheesecake Factory is conveniently located across the street from the Washington State Convention Center at 700 Pike Street. Do I need to mention that the cheesecake is fabulous?
- Guaymas Cantina is a new branch of the local Tacos Guaymas chain. Very good Mexican food, authentic and affordable, not to be confused with other Americanized tacos chains. Located at the Harbor Steps (literally stairs at the end of University Street, that go down towards the water, between 1st Ave. and Western Ave.), within walking distance of the conference hotels.
- Vegan Seattle and Veg Seattle for all you animal friendly librarians. The Veg Seattle link is broken.
- Cafe Flora is one of the best vegetarian restaurants in Seattle. From downtown, on Pike Street, take the number 11 bus to Madison Valley and get off right in front of the restaurant at 2901 E. Madison St. About a 15 min. bus ride.
- Carmelita may well be the best vegetarian restaurant in Seattle. The food is beautifully presented and fabulous. On 3rd Avenue at Pine St., take the number 5 bus and get off at Greenwood Ave. N. & N. 72nd St. Walk north one block to the restaurant at 7314 Greenwood Ave. N. About a 30 min. bus ride.
- Teapot Restaurant is a kosher, vegan, Pan-Asian restaurant located in Capitol Hill. It has a wide selection of faux-meat dishes that are both lovely and delicious! From downtown on Pike St., take bus route 43 or 10. On the 43, exit at E. John St. and 15th Ave E. and walk 0.1 mile to 345 15th Ave. E. On the 10, exit at 15th Ave. E. & E. Harrison St. and walk 0.1 mile to 345 15th Ave. E. Bus ride is 10-15 min.
- Flower's Cafe is a mainstay for UW veggies/vegans. Located on University Way, three streets down from the University of Washington.
- There are numerous Ethiopian and Eritrean restaurants in Seattle, primarily in the Capitol Hill and Central District neighborhoods. Seattle Weekly has listing of them with reviews.
- Beth's Cafe is on Aurora Ave. in North Seattle but it's worth the trip for this 24 hour diner which was once featured on a Travel Channel show on the best places in America to pig out. They have a jukebox, and the walls are covered in odd-looking drawings done by customers. 7311 Aurora Ave N (Cross Street: Winona Avenue), 206-782-5588.
- The Soundview Cafe is a coffee shop/diner located in Pike Place Market. They serve breakfast all day, and the dining area has a lovely view of Puget Sound. Affordable. 1501 Pike Place, Suite 501, (206) 623-5700.
- The Ram is in University Village, a shopping center just off Montlake Blvd. and downhill from the University of Washington. It's a raucous restaurant/sports bar catering to UW students, so be prepared for lots of frat boy shenanigans. That said, it's also got some pretty amazing food. If you're looking for a good night out with friends, treat yourself to a pitcher of the house brew and order the bread pudding-- seriously some of the BEST stuff you'll ever have!
- Honeybaked Ham, also located in the Village, is a nice little sandwich shop/store, great for lunch. The sandwiches are a bit pricy, but they're worth it. Same goes for the soups. They should be in good spirits, just winding down from the Christmas rush... ask for the manager (Alex) and tell him Mark (former employee, 2001-2) sent you.
- Cafe (aka The Croc) One of the better music venues in the city, it serves up a "mean breakfast" 6 days a week (closed Monday). Healthy portions of your breakfast staples served up in a Seattle institution. 2200 2nd Avenue in Belltown.
- The International Food Court at Uwajimaya Village includes Thai, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese food - among others! Lots of fun, located in the International District, just a couple of blocks beyond where the Metro Transit Free Ride bus zone ends at S. Jackson St. The mall also includes a large Kinokuniya Bookstore. (600 5th Avenue South)
- P.F. Chang's China Bistro, a high-quality chain, has a Seattle branch at Westlake Center downtown (400 Pine St.).
- Chinoise is a wonderful local chain of three restaurants serving Pan-Asian cuisine. Chinoise on Madison is located at 2801 E. Madison St. in Madison Valley. Take the number 11 bus on Pike Street and get off on E. Madison St. at 27th Ave. E or E. Madison at 29th Ave. E. (about a 16 min. bus ride). Chinoise Cafe on Queen Anne Hill is located at 12 Boston St. (on 3rd Ave. and Pike St. downtake take the number 4 East Queen Anne bus and exit at Boston St. and 1st Ave. N; about 20 min. bus ride) and Chinoise on 45th is located at 1618 N. 45th St. (from 3rd. Ave. and Pike St. downtown take a number 16 Northgate bus and exit at N. 45th St. & Woodlawn Ave. N.; about 22 min. ride).
- Shanghai Garden at 524 6th Ave. S. is an unusual Chinese restaurant, featuring high-nutrition foods such as Barley Green noodles and brown rice. None of the food includes MSG. Go with some friends so you can get a lot of variety - but be prepared for big portions!
- Teapot Restaurant is a kosher, vegan, Pan-Asian restaurant located in Capitol Hill. It has a wide selection of faux-meat dishes that are both lovely and delicious! From downtown on Pike St., take bus route 43 or 10. On the 43, exit at E. John St. and 15th Ave E. and walk 0.1 mile to 345 15th Ave. E. On the 10, exit at 15th Ave. E. & E. Harrison St. and walk 0.1 mile to 345 15th Ave. E. Bus ride is 10-15 min.
- Wild Ginger is one of the most popular restaurants in Seattle, and is a Pan-Asian restaurant featuring foods of the Pacific Rim countries lying between India and Japan: Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Burma, Thailand, South China, and Vietnam. Downtown at 1401 Third Avenue. Reservations recommended, as this place is always crowded.
- Mae Phim is a very popular local lunch spot. Excellent Thai menu offers large portions for a very low price (all entrees are $5.50). Take out or eat in, but avoid going at noon, or you will be waiting in line out on the sidewalk. Go for an early/late lunch or for dinner and you can grab one of the dozen tables inside. 94 Columbia St (1st & Columbia).
- Koji Osakaya Japanese Restaurant is the Seattle branch of a Portland chain. Located at Harbor Steps (literally stairs at the end of University Street that go down towards the water, between 1st Ave. and Western Ave.). Open for both lunch and dinner, great food at very affordable prices, and within walking distance of the conference hotels. 89 University St., 206-583-0980.
- Thai Tom's is a local secret. You'll find it on University Way (locals call it "The Ave."-- NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH UNIVERSITY STREET, which is downtown), near the University of Washington. As an undergraduate at UW, it was one of my all-time favorites. Food can't be beat, and watching Tom cook is truly an experience. Nothing on the menu is over $7, and if you're a starving student (or want to remember when you were), you should know that you can easily make two meals out of one order. Barring that...
- Thaiger Room is one the other end of University Way. Thaiger's slightly pricier, and more of a family sit-down place. Food is nearly (but not quite) as good as Tom's. No open kitchen, either.
- Campagne is an award-winning nationally recognized restaurant located at the Inn at the Market in the Pike Place Market. Its sister, Cafe Campagne is located at 1600 Post Alley at Pine St.
- Rovers may possibly be the top restaurant of any kind in Seattle. The dinner menu offers à la carte options and three different multi-course dégustation tasting menus. These menus offer a variety of tasting size dishes in the French tradition, allowing the diner to "déguster," or eat in small bites. These set menus include: a Vegetarian Menu Dégustation for $80.00, a Menu Dégustation for $90.00, and a Grand Menu Dégustation for $125.00. Located in Madison Valley at 2808 E. Madison St. Take the number 11 bus on Pike Street and get off on E. Madison St. at 27th Ave. E or E. Madison at 29th Ave. E. (about a 16 min. bus ride). A not-to-be missed dining experience!
- Also in Madison Valley are two wonderful, eminently affordable French bistros, Voila! (2805 E. Madison St.) and its sister, Saint Germain (2811 E. Madison St.). Take the number 11 bus on Pike Street and get off on E. Madison St. at 27th Ave. E or E. Madison at 29th Ave. E. (about a 16 min. bus ride).
- Il Fornaio is a high-quality chain with a branch in the Pacific Place shopping center downtown.
- Osteria La Spiga on Capitol Hill (1401 Broadway Ave. E.) features superb food from Emilia-Romagna. Google it to find reviews.
- Sostanza Trattoria in Madison Park (1927 43rd Ave. E.) overlooks Madison Beach on the shores of Lake Washington and was listed as among the top 20 in Seattle by Gourmet Magazine. Take the number 11 bus on Pike Street and get off at the end of Madison St. (about 25 min. bus ride).
"Where do I go for good salmon?" is probably second only to "Where is Pike Place Market?" as the question most frequently asked by the Seattle visitor. This list is not meant to be comprehensive, but only representative, of some of the places you can get great seafood.
But first, a tribute to Ivar Haglund.
Fish and Chips
Besides Ivar's Fish and Chips (many locations but most notable is the Fish Bar with dockside seatting at Ivar's Salmon House), there are a number of places to get good, inexpensive fish and chips, chowder and other affordable take-out or sit-down seafood:
- Sunfish Seafood (West Seattle on Alki Beach)
- Spuds (two locations, Green Lake and West Seattle/Alki Beach)
- Totem House (Ballard, across the street from the Ballard Locks)
- Anthony's Fish Bar (Downtown Waterfront, Pier 66)
- Little Chinook's (Interbay/Fisherman's Terminal)
- Jack's Fish Spot (Downtown, Pike Place Market)
In addition to these take-out places, there are several very affordable, informal places to get good seafood:
- Ray's Cafe (Ballard/Shilshole, upstairs cafe/bar for Ray's Boathouse, fantastic view of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains)
- Crab Pot Restaurant & Bar (Downtown Waterfront, Pier 57, known for it's Seafest, a big ol' bucket of seafood, corn on the cob, potatoes and sausage that comes served on a brown paper tablecloth with mallets for everyone)
- Emmett Watson's Oyster Bar (Pike Place Market, most affordable place to go for fresh oysters)
- Chinook's (Interbay/Fisherman's Terminal, slightly more affordable version of the Anthony's restaurant chain, view of the commercial fishing fleet based at Fisherman's Terminal)
- Anthony's Bell Street Diner (Downtown Waterfront, Pier 66)
Pricier than the casual, but deliver good quality seafood:
- Ivar's Acres of Clams (Downtown Waterfront, Pier 54)
- Ivar's Salmon House (North shore of Lake Union, offers a variety of grilling methods including traditional Alder plank style, great view of Lake Union and the Seattle skyline)
- Anthony's Pier 66 (Downtown Waterfront, Pier 66). There are 14 Anthony's restaurants in the Puget Sound region. Besides Chinook's and Anthony's Bell Street Diner, the other one in Seattle proper is Anthony's Homeport (Ballard/Shilshole, fantastic view of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains)
- Ray's Boathouse (Ballard/Shilshole, quintessential Seattle experience, smoked black cod is one of their signature dishes, next to Anthony's Homeport with those same fantastic sunset views)
- McCormick's (Three locations: McCormick's Fish House and McCormick and Schmicks (both downtown); McCormick and Schmicks Harborside (South Lake Union)
- Flying Fish (Downtown/Belltown)
Fine dining at a price:
- Etta's Seafood (Downtown/Pike Place Market)
- Brooklyn Seafood, Steak & Oyster House (Downtown, traditional steak and seafood ambience)
- Oceanaire Seafood Room (Downtown, comfortably retro)
- Palisade (Magnolia, celebration dining with a view of Puget Sound, one of the best Sunday brunches in town)
- Salty's (West Seattle, spectacular view of downtown skyline)
- Shucker's (Downtown in the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, best oysters in town)
Yes, there are places to get bad seafood in Seattle, but generally it will not be at any of these places. This is just a representative listing, there are many more restaurants in Seattle that serve good seafood.
If you really want to be like a native Seattleite, instead of going to a restaurant, buy your seafood fresh from Pike Place Market, Uwajimaya's (International District) or Mutual Fish (Rainier Valley), buy some fresh sourdough bread, salad and a bottle of local riseling, chardonnay or champagne and have a seafood feast in your hotel room. No kitchen, no problem. Steamed Dungeness Crab is already cooked, have the fish market crack it for you. Bon appetit.


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the use of voice with and without microphone, amplifying or muting sounds picked up by piezo microphones.
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- using the environment as an instrument the environment at my disposal, I have used tables, chairs, drums, percussion, dolls, cymbals, shoes, sticks, necklaces and an endless array of found objects at a given venue as sound source.


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