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May 08, 2012
Cal South Announces Pro+ Identification and Development Camp
May 8, 2012 (Fullerton, CA) - Cal South today announced the dates for the Pro+ Identification and Development Camps for elite players in the boys and girls '96, '97 and '98 age groups. The local camp will eliminate travel costs for the 18-20 players in each age group. U.S. Soccer staff will attend the camp, contributing to the high level of technical development and providing expanded opportunities under Pro+ for identification and advancement. Players in the same age groups from Washington Youth Soccer Elite Player Development (EPD) program also attend.
Cal South's Director of Player Development and the head of the Pro+ program Steve Hoffman says the camp is a perfect example of what Pro+ is all about. "We will be significantly reducing costs for players and their families. Holding a local camp means no travel. It also means that camp participants are not away from their club training. Instead of leaving Southern California to be seen and train, we bring U.S. Soccer to us."
Hoffman is also looking forward to working with Washington Youth Soccer. "They are a forwarding thinking state association. EPD is a great player growth and development program. Incorporating their players brings more competition to the camp. And it gives their kids another opportunity to be identified by U.S. Soccer."
"Working with our fellow State Association Cal South to enhance the training, competition and exposure opportunities for our elite players will bring great benefit to all," said Doug Andreassen, Washington Youth Soccer President. "It is a great honor to partner with such a prestigious organization as Cal South and I know the collaboration between our Technical Departments will lead to great things for our youth and the sport of soccer"
The camp will follow U.S. Soccer's recommended curriculum with a minimum of three training sessions to one game. On the field, training will be based on position specific concepts such as defending the central channel and attacking the flanks. Off field lectures will cover match analysis, sports nutrition, injury prevention and regeneration. The training will be conducted by staff from Cal South Pro+, Washington Youth Soccer and U.S. Soccer, as well as selected Division 1 college coaches.
The girls' age groups will be in camp from June 30 to July 3. The boys follow with their training from July 4-7. Pro+ combines all of Cal South's current and future elite player development initiatives and places them under one integrated structure. With the support of Nike, the areas of emphasis for Pro+ are the identification, development, inclusion and advancement of the top male and female soccer players in Southern California. For more information on the Cal South Pro+ program, please go to www.calsouth.com/proplus.
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Our winner for CSC76 is Magda(i)Lena from Galeria Subiektywna!!
Shabby chic at its best, this card just stole my heart. Not only it's fabulously feminine and just dreamy, with its soft colours and vintage touches, it also has a great dimension to it - make sure you click on the link above to see the rest of the photos of this amazing creation.
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85g cream cheese – I used Philadelphia
250g caster sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
310g plain flour
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Those are so cute!!! I now feel compelled to buy one of those cookie press things.
These are so pretty! I love how well they've held their shape and they sound like they tasted pretty delicious too. I hope they were the perfect thing to cheer you up.
I've used this cookie press too CC - it is very impressive isn't it! I didn't use the daisy shape on mine, but it looks very cute.
These are utterly perfect- they looks so crumbly and delicious! One question, how many of the one hundred cookies do you have left?!
Hi Kate
Well, I gave away half to family and of the half we kept....hmm, there's about 20 left - but not for long!
Happy baking
I've been thinking of getting a biscuit press for ages but wasn't sure how well they worked in reality, this has definitely changed my mind :)
Wow! The biscuit press makes such great shaped biscuits… now I really want one! They look really good. Could I make them without a press?
Wow, how pretty are these? I have a cookie press but I've never used it because I just thought it would be too much hassle...your post is seriously making me want to rescue it from the back of the cupboard and have a go!
What a great little gadget. I'm impressed how well the biscuits held their shape.
Lovely & yummy looking cookies .
What pretty biscuits. Am sure you'll have great fun with the biscuit press.
I like a new kitchen gadget too. The biscuits look very pretty but I eat far too many biscuits. I would still buy into one of these gadgets though.....
Hello, my name is Francesca and I'm Italian. I stumbled upon your blog and I liked it because there are so many nice recipes that I would like to learn. I have joined your supporters. If you go too foul. Thank you.
Wow - soooo many biscuits! They look fantastic though. I have real problems keeping any definition with mine. I now have another thing to add to my wish list.
They are so pretty - like a field of summer flowers.
Those are some gorgeous cookies, I'd tell everyone they I did by hand! ;0) however, that's a nifty gadget... Adding one to my amazon Wishlist!
Wow!! These look incredible!! I might have to invest in that clever bit of gadgetry... I made a batch of the white rocky road that you'd made a few weeks ago BTW (see: http://www.a-waywiththefairycakes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/snowy-road.html) It's a great recipe, isn't it?
Is this recipe correct or is there a type the sugar to flour ratio doesn't seem correct. 230 g of sugar for 310 g flour?
Love your recipes!!
Hi Ummu
Yes, that is correct - it's not a firm dough, and needs to be very soft to pipe or press.
Happy baking
They look absolutely fab! Your post has inspired me to hunt out the cookie press from the back of my cupboard...! Love your blog. It's so down-to-earth, but great fun.
Agree with everyone. Ive got one of those machines love em. Have you got any peanut butter recipes? Thank yoi
Agree with everyone. Ive got one of those machines love em. Have you got any peanut butter recipes? Thank yoi
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Friday, February 6, 2009
Writing Your First Memory
These topics are based on the idea that you are keeping a Timeline of your life and make reference to it periodically. There will be other reminders, as well.
I will not be posting a vast amount of my booklet, but only samples. Therefore, if you are interested in purchasing my booklet, please email me at: firstname.lastname@example.com
"Memoing" My Memories Topic 1:
Writing Your First Memory
A bit of a double entendre here! Yes, this is your first writing piece and it will (for now) be your very first memory. Who knows how much more you will recall as we push forward!
Think back to your earliest days. You must honestly choose your earliest memory. YOUR memory…not an event your parents described to you or you recall from an old photo...unless you REALLY REMEMBER being there. In your mind, you have to seek the memory of actually being present. This may only be a fleeting memory…not long, but you can write about the circumstances around it.
Don't be alarmed that your first conscious memory may be later than others. I know some VERY intelligent people whose memories go back to age five or six only. There are a few who can remember back to age three, but, seemingly, not the majority.
You will get a chance to write about earlier events that your parents, friends or relatives have helped you remember all these years, but for now...the oldest memory YOU can recall.
Return to your Timeline and write this memory in the appropriate year. You may have to base the year on the location, who was present with you, what you wore, the season, the approximate age of the people around you, etc. Get as detailed as you can, but if you haven't the time, make notes in your file first...add as you recall the incident.
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- Genealogy Blogger said...
Thanks for the good advice Emily. I have kept a journal for many years, but they were journals of what was going on in my life at the time of writing.
I am just beginning my "memoirs" and did start with my earliest memory. Once I got going it became easier, but I was having trouble staying chronological or remembering what I wrote about!
A timeline is a wonderful way to get organized and I'm going to start one tonight.
- February 8, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- allisondna said...
Do you recommend a software program or online site that will help me develop a timeline, Emily? It sounds like a perfect way to "get organized" as I begin my memoir-writing.
- February 9, 2009 at 10:31 AM
- Genealem said...
Genealogy Blogger,
So pleased to hear you are enjoying the blog. I discourage anyone to write chronologically as it bores both the writer and the reader! LOL
Thank you for writing.
Happy memories to you!
- February 9, 2009 at 11:02 AM
- Genealem said...
Please see the archived post entitled: Gathering Information for Writing Your Memories for the 10th of September 2008. This includes information on keeping a Timeline. I just use Word and list the years from birth to the present. This post gives you more detail.
Sweet memories,
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Portal 2 Companion Cube Ice Tray
A Companion for your drink
- No drink is alone and companionless
- Companion Ice Cubes will not speak
- If they do, disregard their advice
You're at an Aperture Science reunion party that GLaDOS is throwing; it's just you and a bunch of robots, a total circuit-fest. There's no food or drinks and nobody is talking to anyone, at least in any audible language you can understand. So, it's basically a silent gathering of robots and you're standing alone in the corner.
You found yourself some water, which was surprisingly difficult, but it's warm. Hot, actually, because it came from a cooling tank for the incinerator. The incinerator reminds you of your old friend Companion Cube. While you're reminiscing, GLaDOS calls out and says she has a surprise for you. She leads you to the freezer and shows you something that brings a tear to your eyes: a tray of Companion Ice Cubes. Your drink won't scald you any longer and you finally have a friend at the party.
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- Ice cube tray makes tiny, icy Companion Cubes
- Note: Ice burninates very quickly. Keep ice away from fire.
- Each tray makes 10 Companion Cube ice cubes
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Nottingham Forest have completed the signing of Arsenal midfielder Henri Lansbury on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
The 21-year-old is the seventh permanent signing made by Forest since the Al Hasawi family's takeover of the npower Championship club, in addition to the loan signings of Daniel Ayala and Sam Hutchinson.
Lansbury has spent loan spells with Norwich and West Ham in the last two seasons, helping both win promotion to the Barclays Premier League.
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oceandoctor needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 30 designs submitted by 6 freelance designers.
To commemorate my recent 50th birthday, I will be donating speeches about the oceans and my "adventures" in ocean exploration to at least one school in all 50 U.S. states plus all U.S. territories. My blog, http://www.oceandoctor.org, describes this special "expedition" in detail. I am looking for a compelling logo to capture the spirit of this special project, to be used on the web, for media, t-shirts, etc.
The design should be effective at communicating the essence of this unique "expedition" while doing so in a way that also conveys some of the emotion of children learning about the world around them. Optionally, it might convey the diversity of the children that I will be visiting, from Barrow, Alaska to Meridian, Idaho to San Juan, Puerto Rico, for example.
- The design should incorporate the text: "Ocean Doctor's '50 years, 50 States, 50 Speeches Expedition'"
- The design should also incorporate a portion of the Ocean Doctor logo for branding purposes. This artwork was a 99designs contest winner by the very talented, "Echoes." You can see the artwork in the masthead of http://www.oceandoctor.org. You can download the .ai file of this artwork here. (You need not include everything...perhaps just the turtle and/or the Ocean Doctor lettering)
- Since I am a sub pilot, that will be a strong theme in my talks. While not required as an element, it's something to consider.
- The students will range in age from elementary school to college age.
- Looking for something fun, engaging, memorable.
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May 22, 2012 Ephemera Society
Weapons of Mass Dissemination: The Propaganda of War
By Marianne Lamonaca and Sarah Schleuning
Leslie Sternlieb, Editor
96 Pages, $22
The Wolfsonian-Florida International University
1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139
This striking soft-cover book with more than three dozen color plates was produced to accompany an exhibition at Wolfsonian-Florida International University on how combatants from many sides used propaganda, mainly ephemera, to stir the masses during World Wars I and II. Even after the exhibit is dismantled, the catalog will stand on its own.
The catalog contains essays on why warring governments in the 20th century placed such an emphasis on propaganda and mass communications to sway public opinion, and also on the design elements and language that all sides used to involve the public.
The exhibition includes posters, matchbooks, housewares, and even children's books and games, all designed to prepare the populace for war, encourage enlistment in the armed forces, set behavior standards ("Loose Lips Sink Ships!), and spur domestic production. The second half of the book looks at each image examining why the design elements and text are so effective.
The book also is available through the Wolfsonian's museum store (305.535.2680) or by e-mail (email@example.com).
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The Chestnut Hill Community Fund has announced the kickoff of its 2014 Community Fund Drive. As honorary co-chairs of this drive, we are appealing to all those who care about our community to support this endeavor as generously as possible. Our goal this year is to raise $100,000 and to increase participation to 600 donors.
The funds raised in this campaign are distributed through grants to the many tax-exempt organizations that make Chestnut Hill and its neighboring communities such a vital, interesting and welcoming place to live. These organizations enrich the lives of citizens in Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy, and surrounding communities.
Major grants are given for the Pastorius Park Concerts, Teenagers Inc., the Center for Enrichment, Meals on Wheels, Mt. Airy Learning Tree, and for maintenance of our pocket parks, train stations and the Germantown Avenue corridor. Many smaller grants are given to other groups providing important services in the areas of human services, cultural enrichment, education and physical beautification.
In 2007, Forbes Magazine listed Chestnut Hill as one of the seven best urban neighborhoods in the United States. We have much to be proud of, and our support is key to our continuing success.
In the next few weeks, the CHCF will be sending solicitation letters to Chestnut Hill Community Association members and to previous donors. These potential donors, however, are not the only beneficiaries of our grantees. We ask that everyone who lives in or near Chestnut Hill contribute to this cause. Chestnut Hill is only the hub of our area. The spokes reach out to many surrounding communities to complete the wheel.
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I was wondering if you have any thoughts about the changes to spirit/mana regen in 2.4. and how/if this will impect holy paladins?
For those who don't know, in 2.4 the amount of mana regenerated by Spirit will scale with your Intellect. It's a general buff to mana regen for Spirit-using classes.
I don't think that the spirit change will directly affect paladins, as we don't stack Spirit. I have heard rumors of a paladin wearing Druid healing gear and using [Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon] to take advantage of the increased regen. Personally, I think such an idea is unlikely to really be effective, but you never know.
(Honestly, I expect Blizzard to nerf [Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon] at some point, as it is a trinket which scales with levels. It will be just as good at level 80 as it is at 70, and as it was at 60.)
Indirectly, it will make priests and druids stronger healers, and they won't need to pop mana potions as much. However, most raids prefer to take 3 paladins for the blessings. What I think we'll see is more guilds dropping from 3 Paladin healers to 1 Ret Paladin, 1-2 Holy Paladins, and 0-1 Prot Paladins. Retribution is in a really good place at the moment, and an AoE tank is pretty useful. But the raid doesn't really benefit from having a second Ret pally (or a second Prot paladin), so there will still be a need for Holy Paladins.
I don't think the number of paladins taken to raids will change, but I do think that this change will give us more freedom to take on different roles other than just healers. And quite frankly, that's a good thing in my opinion. 90% of us healing was unhealthy.


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Social Media - Trail HeadPosted in News on February 25, 2014
Remember the days before social media? Heck, do you even remember the days before email? Yes? No? No matter. Before I go off on a nostalgia-fueled bender, I'll dispense with the diatribe opining the virtues of putting pen to paper—mostly because I was never very diligent about it. I'd write my grandmother a card now and then or send a note to my girlfriend when we were apart at college, but otherwise I was no great correspondent. But now, with the digital age upon us and a sea of friends, family, and even strangers literally at our fingertips, it's all too easy to stay in touch (sometimes too in touch) with the world. Irrespective of your thoughts on the subject, social media is an omnipresent force in the daily lives of most people. And as the plugged-in noose tightens around the neck of the "me" generation, I've noticed a growing phenomenon with regard to communication. It's probably something akin to what the generation that came before me felt as email replaced snail mail. I'm talking about "Instant Messaging."
Now, before you go calling me an old fart with his Polident in a bunch, hear me out. My criticism is based on the logistical limitations of trying to interface with our readership through this new medium and not in any dismantling of social mores it may represent. We (the Source Interlink magazines and editors) maintain brand and personal pages on Facebook, Twitter, and many other social media forums. It's a necessary evil these days (if you want to look at it negatively), but it's also a fun way to stay plugged in to what we're up to behind the scenes and to stay more closely connected with our readers. Truth be told, most of us enjoy it. The only real downside I've noticed is that we're receiving fewer emails and more social-media messages. Messages commenting on stories we've run, suggesting stories you'd like us to do, photo submissions for Jeep Shots or Sideways, letters for our Mailbag column, and so on.
So what's the problem? Why can't we just pull the messages from Facebook or Twitter or Google Plus and carry on? For starters, it's the medium in which these messages are hosted. As our fans/likes/followers or whatever grows into the six- and seven-digit size, the host sites simply crawl depending on the amount of traffic chatter. It often takes an unrealistic amount of time to open and read even a couple of messages. Also, most of these forums resize digital photo attachments. That's great for getting them to load fast on your computer or mobile device, but it often makes the image too small to use in print. So sharing your buddy's bitchin' rollover, hot Jeep chick, or sweet Jeep build from your Facebook photo collection unfortunately does us no good. And organizationally, there's no comprehensive way to disseminate the various messages into categories for later use. With an email, we just toss it in the "Sideways" or "Mailbag" folder for easy access later to forward to our freelancers or production people. But social messages just kind of sit there jumbled and tangled amongst spam solicitations or links to phishing sites. Finally, there's the uncertainty of who you're going to reach with a social media message unless it's one of the editors' personal pages. Jp's social presence, for example, is moderated by about a half-dozen people—so there's really no telling who is going to open and read your message and no guarantee that it'll reach the recipient you want.
So the final plea? Keep contacting us any way you want. It's always humbling to me whenever somebody cares enough about what we do (good or bad) to take time out of their busy day to write us. However, if it's a pressing matter or a letter or photo submission you hope to have printed, email it to us. It's the surest way to reach the person you're looking for, get the answer you need, or ensure your photo submission will be used. Just check the byline at the beginning of each story for the correct email address. Or, you can reach any person at Source Interlink by email@example.com.


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FacebookThis is a jailbreak tweak for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch that will allow you to share images directly from your Photos app to Facebook. iOS lets you send pictures to Twitter but not Facebook. Maybe we will see Facebook integration in iOS 6 but if you're already jailbroken you can have this functionality now.
Once you've installed FacebookThis to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch there's nothing to configure. Just choose a photo you'd like to upload to Facebook and click the Share button. You'll now see a new option for Facebook. Once you tap it you'll be asked to add a description to the photo and tap Ok to upload it. That's pretty much all there is to it.
The first time you upload a picture you'll be asked to authorize the Sara app which is what FacebookThis uses to post your images. You'll only need to do this the first time you attempt to upload an image natively to Facebook. After that you'll be able to upload as many pictures as often as you want without having to deal with authorization again.
While FacebookThis is a great way to easily share pictures to Facebook, it'd be nice to be able to share multiple images at once to speed up the process but considering the native Twitter integration doesn't even support this, I'm not surprised FacebookThis doesn't provide the functionality either. Since Twitter is limited to 140 characters it makes sense that iOS only lets you attach one image at a time but Facebook is a different story. Perhaps an image uploader for Facebook will crop up in iOS 6 this fall.
Regardless of being limited to one image at a time, it's a much quicker way to share your photos without having to use an additional app. I've had more than my fair share of issues with the Facebook app and any time I can spend avoiding it is time well spent.
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I am new in OpenGL. I started from the book SuperBible, 6th
I downloaded the examples from the website: www.openglsuperbibleDOTcom/
I opened "solution" of the examples in Visual 2010 Express Edition. I ran "alienrain" example but it failed here:
Why is "glfwOpenWindow" failed?Code CPP:if (!glfwOpenWindow(info.windowWidth, info.windowHeight, 8, 8, 8, 0, 32, 0, GLFW_WINDOW)) { fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open window\n"); return; }


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Welcome to the forum, Orthophoria!I have to say it... I hope that your decision to become Orthodox was not made because you feel "conservative" and the Episcopal Church nowadays is a bastion of "liberals." To be Orthodox means something entirely different than just having political or social views that make you revolt against women-priests or gay bishops. Just a thought. May the Lord illumine your path to the Truth, and give you a faithful Guardian Angel.
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Thanks everyone for the welcome!Heorhij - I consider that a fair question and will try to provide a response...The issue of women priests/bishops, and gay bishops, was only indirectly involved in my decision to seek out another faith tradition. If that had been the sole reason, I could have easily switched to one of the "continuing" Episcopal churches. I think there are at least a couple of those parishes near me. My decision to leave the Episcopal Church in particular, and the Anglican Communion in general, was more of a sense of "not being fed" so to speak. On the whole I enjoyed the services, but always felt like it was 'lacking' in something. At one point before attending an Orthodox church, I tried to 'reconnect' to Catholicism, and attended a few services, but again I didn't feel that sense of groundedness or peace (you will have to forgive me if I sound a bit vague on this, but what I was looking for is hard to articulate). As far as women priests and women/gay bishops go, I am assuming that no church canons were violated in those decisions, and that the Episcopal Church was well within its rights to consecrate whomever they deemed fit - my biggest beef with that whole issue is that while they proudly claim to be a part of the Worldwide Anglican Communion, they seem to taking great pains to do everything they can to 'strain' that communion, and that is one thing that I don't think a church should be doing to its sister-churches... a little less action, and a lot more listening (wisdom) might have averted a lot of pain and strained relationships later on...As I stated in my initial post, I literally went to an Orthodox church 'on a whim'. I didn't know a soul who was Orthodox, had not read much, if anything on it; my only exposure to Orthodoxy was the local Greek Fest.. (they had GREAT food, btw!!). But as I continued to attend the liturgies and vespers, I l felt like I had literally STUMBLED onto the truth! I have found 2000 years of continued, unbroken tradition. There is a deepness to the theology, an almost mysticalness, that I have never experienced in Western Christianity. I HAD to learn more about this faith! I feel like I am rambling now, but I hope that answered your question. In Christ,Marcus
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Despite the current downtrends, farmers' and product makers' moods remained upbeat at this annual farm show in Louisville, KY. Check out the latest new offerings we discovered. Then dial up www.farmindustrynews.com to view even more new ideas from Louisville.
Son of Apache
Equipment Technologies has released its new Cherokee self-propelled sprayer to complement its Apache model (1997 FIN Top Product).
This stoutly built, economical, 500-gal. sprayer features hydrostatic 2-wd; a Cummins 110-hp engine; manual-adjust wheel spacing from 72 to 120 in.; crop clearance from 48 to 58 in.; heavy-duty air bag suspension; a 60- or 75-ft. fold-back boom with hydraulic accumulators; and a joystick hydrostat lever to control boom tips, foamer and on/off product flow switches. Price: $59,986. Contact Equipment Technologies LLC, Dept. FIN, 2321 Executive Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46241, 317/390-2100.
Belt track for ATVs
Want to run your ATV or sprayer over wet ground? Try the new 15-in.-wide rubber Belt Trak for your ATV or JM's Mini Floater Sprayer. The track allows you to work in wetter ground and with less compaction. JM Innovations sells the continuous-loop track for $1,000. Contact JM Innovations Inc., Dept. FIN, 9304 Hess Rd., Edwardsville, IL 62025, 618/667-6089.
Economical cultivator
The new 8325 row-crop cultivator from Orthman has a simplified design and economical price. Orthman redesigned the tail of its cultivators to reduce cost. Now the cultivator offers a simple, A-frame section with 13- x 61/2- x 6-in. gauge wheels. The tail section is combined with 20-in. coulters and forward-swept barring-off discs, which may be quickly lifted up in a storing position. Another feature of the cultivator is a wraparound parallel linkage and solid toolbar. The implement is available in sizes ranging from 4 to 24 rows with row spacing 30 in. and up. A 8-row cultivator lists for $12,000. Contact Orthman Mfg. Inc., Dept. FIN, Box B, Lexington, NE 68850, 800/658-3270, www.orthman.com.
Massey adds power shift
Although AGCO declined to release details at press time, its Massey Ferguson division showed two new series of tractors at Louisville as a prelaunch. Its 75- to 120-hp PTO 6200 series and 135- to 225-hp PTO 8200 series should reach dealerships in early summer. The 6200 tractor line features Perkins 1000 series Fastram engines, a new improved cab, plus options like 4-wd and power shuttle transmission. The larger 8200 series features the Perkins engine in the 135-hp model and an SISU/Valmet engine in the larger models. Other features include a transmission choice of a new 18F/6R electronically controlled full power shift (similar to the one in White or Allis tractors) or the 32F/32R Dynashift. A quieter cab also includes both console and integrated armrest controls. Price: not available until introduction. Contact AGCO Corp., Dept. FIN, 4205 River Green Pkwy., Duluth, GA 30096, 770/813-9200.
Precise depth control
Maintain precise soil depth even when driving over rolling corn and soybean ground with the new line of field cultivators from Kent Manufacturing. The series VI features a new floating hitch, which maintains accurate, constant depth. The new series comes in widths from 12 to 35 ft. But like the other Kent cultivators, it folds hydraulically to 13 ft. 9 in. for transport. The frame is constructed from 3- x 4-in. high-tensile tubing. The 27-ft. cultivator pictured retails for about $16,000. Contact Kent Mfg. Co., Dept. FIN, Box 126, Tipton, KS 67485, 785/373-4145, e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Quest to spray
Billing it as the new millennium sprayer, Demco has redesigned a pull-type rig to handle 1,100 gal. and a 60-, 80- or 90-ft. boom. The Conquest features a total drainage tank design with stainless steel baffles for less sloshing; 60- to 120-in. infinite wheel spacing; hydraulic- or PTO-driven centrifugal pump; TeeJet 844 monitor for precise application; concise control panel with easy access to a leak-free plumbing system; 2-in. Dry-mate quick fill with digital flow meter; a 75-gal. rinse/flush tank; and a 5-gal. clean water tank. Price: $27,000 to $30,000. Contact Dethmers Mfg. Co., Dept. FIN, Box 189, Boyden, IA 51234, 800/543-3626.
Easy residue flow
Drive easily through heavy crop residue with a new field cultivator from Landoll. The model 9800 field cultivator has true 6-in. spacing, six ranks of shanks and a deep frame at 153 in. These features combine to create a better residue flow, through the cultivator. It is available in sizes from 20 to 55 ft. and with either C-flex or spring-clamp, edge-bent shanks. The cultivator folds down for a narrow transport width. List prices range from $14,500 for a 27-ft. model to $25,000 for a 55-ft. model. Contact Landoll Corp., Dept. FIN, 1900 North St., Marysville, KS 66508, 800/428-5655, www.landoll.com.
Secure hitching
The new hitch pin Lockease will end your concern that pins will slip out of hitches on your implements. According to Farmer Fabrication & Welding, its new pin is the first self-positive, self-locking pin. Once the pin is in place, a spring-loaded locking pin on top keeps the pin from coming out. A large handle lifts to help remove the pin from the hitch. The steel pin is produced from materials that ensure great strength and wear. Lockease is available in sizes from 3/4 to 11/2 in. Costs range from $17.50 to $33. Smaller pins and a 2-in. pin will be available this summer. Contact SI Distributing, Dept. FIN, 03221 Barber Werner Rd., St. Marys, OH 45885, 800/368-7773.
Corn head shreds stalks
A new corn head from Germany will shred stalks while picking corn. The ROTA Disc by Geringhoff features an integrated stalk chopper that lets you eliminate a pass through the fields where you need to pull a stalk shredder.
The six-row model of the new corn head lists for $39,000. It is available for any make of combine, in rows 20 to 40 in. wide, and up to 12 rows. A monitor mounted in the combine cab will control the corn head. Contact Geringhoff U.S., Dept. FIN, 3867 E. Hwy. 12, Willmar, MN 56201-5803, 320/231-0345.
More spray time
A new pull-type sprayer allows you to apply field chemicals on windy days when other sprayers are grounded. Two powerful blower fans generate up to 78-mph air speed out the sprayer slots, preventing drift on windy days. The Commander by Hardi will also move plant canopy around to place chemicals on both sides of the leaves.
The sprayer features a Hardi diaphragm pump and comes in boom sizes of 80, 88 and 90 ft. The tank and frame are designed for a low center of gravity with a high ground clearance of 29 in. The model pictured features a 875-gal. tank, 80-ft. boom, controller, and Hardi pump; it retails for $56,200. Contact Hardi Inc., Dept. FIN, 1500 W. 76th St., Davenport, IA 52806, 319/386-1730, e-mail email@example.com.
Easy hydraulic connections
Prevent dangerous squirts or coupler damage when connecting hydraulic equipment with the EasyConnect attachment. EasyConnect allows you to connect hydraulics with any amount of pressure on the ball-tipped end. Often, pressure builds up on that end and must be relieved by hitting the tip on a solid surface, which can damage the tip or spray oil. EasyConnect does not need the pressure relieved. According to the manufacturer, the hydraulic coupler fits most hydraulics on the market today. It sells for $8. Contact Schumacher Co. LC, Dept. FIN, 502 W. 1st Ave., Durant, IA 52747, 319/785-4449, www.schumacheric.com., e-mail email@example.com.
Troubleshooting radar
If you need to check for problems in a radar system on your farm, the Radar Simulator from Agri-Tronix will help. The simulator plugs into any radar system and will indicate if radar or a monitor is the problem. A knob on the simulator dials speeds from 1 to 10 mph. The device may be used to set spray systems without moving the sprayer. Plug it into the radar system, dial up the correct speed and check the spray nozzles to make sure the flow is correct. The simulator lists for $80. A Radar Emulator with a digital readout sells for $149. Contact Agri-Tronix Corp., Dept. FIN, 2001 N. U.S. 31, Franklin, IN 46131, 800/445-5058, www.agri-tronix.com.
One-pass tillage
Prepare your field next fall in just one pass with the Dyna-Master from M & W. The new implement combines two machines into one. The subsoiling shanks from the company's Earthmaster are linked to the dual rotor system from the Dyna-Drive. The subsoil shanks reach deep to shatter compaction and improve drainage. Front coulters cut residue to prevent the shanks from plugging. The rotor system then levels the ground, breaking clods and maintaining residue. The company reports that the device will leave 58% residue on highly erodible ground. The Dyna-Master is 14 ft. 5 in. wide and 26 ft. 6 in. long. It retails for about $30,000. Contact M & W, Dept. FIN, 1020 S. Sangamon, Gibson City, IL 60936, 800/221-2855.


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On Thursday, Aug. 23, only, from noon to 8 p.m., the Niagara County SPCA will feature a pick your own adoption fee promotion just for the cats rescued from the recent Somerset hoarding case.
Most of them are spayed or neutered and ready to find their way into the arms of new owners. "The cats still have some healing to do, but we hope to see them do so in their new homes," said Amy Lewis, SPCA interim director. "This is their chance at the life they deserve to have. No adoption fee is too low or too high. Any adoption fee will be accepted."
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After losing wrestling's greatest friend (Georgiann Makropoulos) last week, today we've lost one of its greatest all-time stars, former NWA and NCAA champion Jack Brisco.
Brisco died at age 68 after undergoing triple-bybass surgery last week.
Until the arrival of Kurt Angle, Brisco was the most heralded of amateur wrestlers to make the move to the professional ranks. In 1965, he won the NCAA title without having a takedown scored against him the entire year. Eight years later, on July 20,1973, he beat Harley Race for the NWA World title. He lost the title in Japan to Shohei Baba in December 1974, but regained it after only a week and continued his reign until being beaten by Terry Funk a year later.
Jack and younger brother Gerald (Jerry) were three-time NWA World tag team champions, but are perhaps more famous for what they did as business partners, convincing a majority of their fellow partners to sell Georgia Championship Wrestling to Vince McMahon in 1984 and enabling the WWF to claim the nationally syndicated TBS time slot at the expense of the NWA.
Jack Brisco was a tremendously devoted husband to wife, Jan, who shared his passion for traveling around the country taking in NASCAR events as well top amateur wrestling championships. "Traveling is no longer stressful, as when I was wrestling," Jack told me. "Now I actually look forward to seeing all I missed."
Brisco is a charter member of The Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, along with Jerry, in 2008.
"When I walked away from the business, that was it," he told me in 2001. "I still loved wrestling and my friendships with my peers, but I had had enough. It was more than just my body aching. We all had made so many sacrifices; being away from our families was the biggest one. At least I was lucky for all the time I did get to spend with Jerry on the road, though. I can't complain, I've had a great life so far."
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WASHINGTON (WJLA) - Congress is trying to avoid what could become a second partial government shutdown this year.
The Senate has agreed upon a rare two-year spending plan that, if approved, would keep the government open.
The bipartisan compromise would provide the Pentagon and domestic programs with an extra $300 billion over the next two years. The bill includes billions of dollars for opioid treatment, disaster relief, infrastructure and a big boost to defense spending, but it also raises the deficit and doesn't include a deal on immigration.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called a bill without immigration unacceptable.
During a marathon speech on the House floor Wednesday that lasted for about eight hours, she spoke in support of "Dreamers" and said she opposed the bill.
Federal funding runs out at midnight as the Senate bill heads to the House, but conservatives are expected to balk at the deal.
Just a few days ago, President Donald Trump tried to provoke a government shutdown if he didn't get the money he needed for his border wall. Now, he's encouraging support from both Republicans and Democrats, as the White House says he welcomes the bill even if it doesn't have a fix on immigration.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Lewiston-Porter Partners in Education reports its next meeting will be Monday, Nov. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Lewiston-Porter High School library.
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Production of the Mustang started in Dearborn, Michigan on March 9, 1964 and the vehicle was presented to the public on April 17, 1964 at the New York World's Fair. It is Ford's 3rd oldest nameplate presently in production. Original sales projections projected less than 100,000 devices for the first year. This mark was surpassed in three months from rollout. Another 318,000 would be offered during the model year (a record), and in its very first eighteen months, more than one million Mustangs were developed. Looking for Mustangs for sale in Warm Springs OR is easy now. Just use the internet to search for them near you.
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All of these were VIN-identified as 1965 designs, however numerous changes were made at the traditional opening of the new design year (start August 1964), including the addition of back-up lights on some designs, the introduction of alternators to replace generators, and an upgrade of the V8 engine from 260 cu in to 289 cu in. In the case of a minimum of some six-cylinder Mustangs fitted with the 101 hp 170 cu in Falcon engine, the rush into production consisted of some unusual peculiarities, such as a horn ring bearing the 'Ford Falcon' logo underneath a trim ring emblazoned with 'Ford Mustang.' These characteristics made adequate difference to call for designation of the 121,538 earlier ones as "1964 1/2" model-year Mustangs, a difference that has actually withstood with perfectionists. Buy Classic Mustangs in Warm Springs OR and live the muscle car dream.
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Thursday, October 06, 2011
Bronze Star Medal Awarded
James Lanctot is my granduncle (my grandfather's brother), and Vernon G. Slowey is also my granduncle (my grandmother's brother). They served together in the 147th Field Artillery Battalion, Army National Guard of Yankton, South Dakota . This article was published in the Yankton Press & Dakotan sometime around August 1944.
Sgt. James Lanctot, son of Mrs. Alice Lanctot, Yankton, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal with the following citation:
"Sergeant James L. Lanctot, Field Artillery, U.S. Army. For meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy near Maffin No. 1, Dutch New Guinea, from 22 May to 2 June 1944.
"Sgt. Lanctot established perimeter defenses for his organization in each of its five areas. His careful reconnaissance, often under fire, and skillful planning, made possible effective resistance to repeated enemy attacks. Sgt. Lanctot's efficiency, judgment and valor are of the greatest merit."
As a member of the South Dakota national guard unit, the 147th F.A., Sgt. Lanctot has been serving in the Southwest Pacific for about 32 months, and this is his second citation, the other having been for special volunteer duties in the Timor Islands (East Indies) during the early stages of the Pacific war.
Another of four Yankton young men of the 147th F.A. to receive the Bronze Star Medal and citation is Technician Fifth Grade Howard W. Nelson whose father, M.W. Nelson, and sister, Mrs. Woodrow Vollmer, now reside in Richmond, Calif.
Technician Nelson's citation reads:
"For meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy near Maffin No. , Dutch New Guinea, from 24 May to 27 May 1944. As radio operator with a forward observation party, Technician Nelson maintained constant communications with direction center despite the innumerable difficulties of terrain and enemy fire. In setting up and operating his radio, he was directly exposed to sniper fire, but never hesitated to select a position which would first of all assure communications. Technician Nelson's valorous service is in keeping with the best traditions of the army."
Another already mentioned having received the Bronze Star Medal is T-5 John Trierweiler. Sergeant Vernon G. Slowey is also listed with Yankton members of the 147th F.A., so honored.
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My father, Kenneth Schulte, and his cousin, Gerhard Hunhoff, were also members of Battery E of the 147th Field Artillery Unit. I have pictures of him with John Hoaglin and Steve Carda from Fort Ord.
- November 27, 2011 at 3:45 PM
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Gary, that is so exciting! I would love to know if you have any photos of the entire unit. Incidentally, you might be interested in my post from October 7 with the newspaper article containing the roster for Battery E. It lists both your dad and his cousin. I'll be happy to email you a copy of the article if you aren't able to copy it from my blog.
- November 30, 2011 at 9:01 PM
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Sorry for the delay in responding. I have a unit picture of Battery E (Yankton) in a book titled "South Dakota in World War II." It has a section on the 147th FA.
The picture isn't the best quality, but I can scan it if you want. E-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
I bought the book at Gallagher Books, 1-866-425-5225 or www.gcbooks.com. At the time they had more than 1 copy available.
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Cesarean Scar: adrienne's cesarean scar story
my cesarean scar is a reminder to be grateful.
i lost my first daughter during labor at an out of hospital birth center. heart tones were lost on her mere minutes before she made her entrance to the outside world. she was unable to be resuscitated. her absence in my life is felt each and every day.
when i became pregnant again, i wondered if i could go through another vaginal delivery. my body took a beating during my first labor...severe laceration, bladder damage resulting in a month's worth of self-catheterizing at home, post partum hemorrhage resulting in multiple blood transfusions, and a surgery to remove my retained placenta. all on top of losing my first born child.
in the end i opted for a cesarean delivery, and it was the best choice i could have made. my cesarean was awesome! it was over in 28 minutes (compared to my first 48 hour labor) and my daughter was alive!! my daughter was placed immediately on my chest and she was able to stay with me while i was sewn up. after getting checked out by the nurses, my daughter was placed back in my arms and we ere wheeled back to our room together. we nursed together right away, and snuggled all night. it was beyond perfect. and the cherry on top was that my recovery was a breeze compared to my first delivery.
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I've been making variations of this soup for years. Last year, I hit upon this method and recipe, and served it to rave reviews. Then, even better, I froze it, and was amazed at how the fresh taste was preserved.
I've been making variations of this soup for years. Last year, I hit upon this method and recipe, and served it to rave reviews. Then, even better, I froze it, and was amazed at how the fresh taste was preserved.—MrsWheelbarrow
Serves: 6-8
Heirloom Tomatoes, mixed
cloves of good garlic
medium onion, rough chopped
heirloom carrots, rough chopped
heirloom beets, rough chopped (optional)
cup chopped herbs, your choice - for instance - parsley, cilantro, mint, basil, thai basil, celery leaves
cups liquid - vegetable or chicken stock, water, vegetable or tomato juice
salt & pepper
olive oil
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- Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
- Preheat oven to 425
- Wash tomatoes, core and cut in half horizontally.
- Place the tomatoes cut side up on the sheet, and tuck in the rest of the vegetables to cover the sheet entirely. It should be snug. Add more tomatoes if there is room.
- Pour about 1/4-1/3 cup of olive oil over all of this, generously sprinkle with salt and fresh ground pepper.
- Roast the vegetables for about an hour to 1.5 hours, until just starting to caramelize on the edges. Pull the pan from the oven and peel the beets as soon as you can handle them.
- Dump everything into a big stockpot. Add your liquid, simmer for about 30 minutes and then toss in the herbs.
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Gold Resource Corp (GORO) was among the biggest gainers on the Russell 2000 for Thursday February 11 as the stock popped 7.53% to $1.70, representing a gain of $0.1189 per share. Some 850,855 shares traded hands on 2,271 trades, compared with an average daily volume of 406,760 shares out of a total float of 54.18 million. The stock opened at $1.75 and traded with an intraday range of $1.77 to $1.63.
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Rehashed ghost story lures Thai audiences
This month's column is very much focused on Thailand, but for good reasons, as a number of interesting developments in the country superseded the relatively tranquil situation in other regional markets. Most notable is perhaps the rather unexpected success of the umpteenth remake of a famous local ghost story, which since the late 1960s has spawned about a dozen feature films, at least one animated feature and even a couple of TV soaps.
Pee Mak Prakanong (loosely translated as Brother Mak from Prakanong) has since its release on March 23 raked in an astonishing $16.2 million, with local movie fans flocking to theatres like lemmings. This almost helped Pee Mak Prakanong to unseat Thailand's commercially most successful movie of all time, period drama Suriyothai (2001), which had enjoyed roughly $17.3 million in box-office earnings. The continued local fascination with a rehashed ghost story is difficult to fathom for foreigners and it also seems incomprehensible that a full dozen cinematic remakes would still manage to keep audiences interested. However, Thais are generally very superstitious and the ghost story in question, which emphasizes the concept of eternal love surviving beyond the grave, holds a special place in their hearts.
Yet the spooky folk tale on which the current movie is based is a simple one: Some 200 years ago, a young warrior named Mak goes to war against Burma, leaving his pregnant wife Nak behind in the village of Prakanong. While he is away, Nak dies during childbirth. Unwilling to abandon her husband, she returns as a ghost and starts wreaking havoc on the village. When Mak eventually comes back from battle, he is so blinded by his love for Nak that he dismisses the villagers' warnings that his wife is actually a vengeful specter. It takes a few more twists and turns before he must finally accept the fact. The local abbot banishes Nak's spirit into an earthen pot, which is sealed and tossed into a nearby canal.
Pee Mak Prakanong was produced as a horror comedy with slapstick humor aplenty, as fleeing villagers (plus a rather dim-witted quintet of Mak's fellow warriors) fall over one another in heaps while Nak lays waste to the hamlet.
Pee Mak Prakanong also turned out to be very profitable in other regional countries, particularly Indonesia, with combined takings of almost $13 million.
Thai Film Associations Predict Bright Year
In the wake of Pee Mak Prakanong's commercial success, the National Federation of Thai Film Associations (NFTFA) has projected a bright outlook for Thailand's movie industry in 2013, turning around a situation that has been somewhat flagging in recent years. Although in 2012 a staggering 64 domestic movies were released, only one of them, romantic comedy ATM: ER Rak Error, managed to cross the threshold of 100 million baht (approx. $3.6 million) in ticket sales. As a result, overall box-office revenues dropped by 20% from 2011. However, NFTFA president Visoot Poolvaraluk was quoted in local newspapers as saying that 2013 should mark a significant rebound as—besides Pee Mak Prakanong—several potential blockbusters are scheduled for their screen debuts. Among these is Tom Yum Goong 2, the second installment of martial-arts action flick Tom Yum Goong (2005), as well as the fifth and supposedly final episode of an epic historical drama about a medieval warrior monarch, King Naresuan Part 5.
However, Visoot conceded that Thailand's film industry suffers from two key problems: inconsistent quality and repetitive remakes, causing domestic output to be less diverse than productions from other regional countries like South Korea, and therefore also meeting with comparatively little audience interest abroad.
SFX Cinema Chain to be Fully 4K-ready
SF Corporation, one of Thailand's largest theatre chains, announced it expects to have completed upgrading its more than 200 screens nationwide to 4K digital projection capability by May 2013. Utilizing Sony's latest SRX-R515P digital projection system, SF Corporation will be Thailand's first operator to be fully 4K-compatible. The company already pioneered digital screening in Thailand in 2003 when it fitted its SFX cinemas with an early digital projection system. In 2011, it began installing the first seven units of Sony's 4K-capable SRX-R320SP system in select Bangkok theatres, eventually increasing this figure to over 100 screens by also incorporating locations outside the capital. The firm's remaining screens will now receive the newer, more sophisticated SRX-R515SP unit.
"4K is the future of cinema [in Thailand]… It is today's sharpest digital projection technology [available] and gives everyone a truly different viewing experience," said SF Corporation president Suwat Thongrompo in a press release.
Banned Documentary Permitted For Screening
Thai-produced documentary Fah Tam Paendin Soong (Boundary) received accolades at this year's Berlinale, where it was screened in the International Forum of New Cinema section. It also was warmly received as the opening film at the recent Salaya International Documentary Film Festival in its home country. However, censors at the Film and Video Sub-Committee attached to Thailand's Ministry of Culture were not nearly as impressed. Citing national security issues, as well as deeming it "a threat to [Thailand's] international relations", the sub-committee banned the documentary from public screening on Apr. 23, triggering a storm of protests on social-media websites.
The film depicts the story of a Thai soldier who participated in the 2010 military crackdown on a local political group's occupation of an important business district of Bangkok that lasted several months and caused enormous economic damage. He eventually makes his way to an ancient Khmer temple on the Thai-Cambodian border, where he gets involved in a bitter territorial dispute between the two countries over 1.8 square miles of temple-adjacent land. Several scenes in the documentary consist of YouTube footage showing fighting between Cambodian and Thai troops, as well as some Cambodian soldiers making negative comments about Thailand.
A surprising turnaround on the ban occurred just three days later, when the Film and Video Board (which has authority over the sub-committee) explained the earlier decision away as a "technical and procedural mistake," cleared the documentary for theatrical release and gave it an 18+ certificate, meaning it can only be viewed by audiences aged 18 and above. Introduced in 2010, Thailand's seven-step movie classification is not only complex, but also controversial, because it still allows censors to ban any film outright.
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We live blogged the U.S. stock market\'s action on Thursday. You can read a wrap of pre-market actions here and after the open, a compact rundown of the stock market in Market Snapshot.
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- 9:46 am
- In the red
- by Laura Mandaro
- Add a Comment
Good morning from San Francisco, where this live blog is starting off.
U.S. stocks have started lower. There's a smattering of negative drivers, but there's also plenty of support, which makes us wonder if this is another technical gyration.
Here are the numbers:
DJIA -77 points at 16,536
S&P 500 -10 points at 1,879
Nasdaq Composite -19 points at 4,082
- 9:54 am
- Don't be so freakin' long, alright?
- by Laura Mandaro
- Add a Comment
What's feeding the bears this morning?
First off, we had hedge-fund star David Tepper coming out with a less than enthusiastic show of support for the U.S. stock market.
Here's what he said, according to a report filed from the hedge-fund gabfest in Las Vegas:
"We'll probably be okay," but it's time to be nervous, says Tepper. Asked if there are any plays he likes right now, he answered with a curt "no."
So what to do?
"I'm not saying go short, just don't be too freakin' long," he said.
Read the oracles from other hedge fund managers in Las Vegas, including Halycon's call on the S&P 500.
- 9:59 am
- Dow falling more
- by Laura Mandaro
- Add a Comment
Blue chips are off 119 points to 16,495.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is leading decliners with a loss of 2.6%.
Only Cisco Systems Inc., up a whopping 7.5%, AT&T Inc. and Coca-Cola Inc. are higher.
- 10:06 am
- Staying near lows after data
- by Victor Reklaitis
- Add a Comment
Stocks are holding near session lows in the wake of the Philly Fed and housing reports that hit at 10 a.m. Eastern…
- 10:11 am
- Fresh session lows now
- by Victor Reklaitis
- Add a Comment
The Philly Fed index came in at 15.4, above forecasts, but builders' confidence in the market for newly constructed, single-family homes declined in May to the lowest level in a year.
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing-market index dropped to 45 this month, says MarketWatch's short story.
Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected a May reading of 48.
Stocks are now falling to fresh session lows.
Dow -0.9% or 143 points
Nasdaq -1.3%
- 10:20 am
- 13Fs ahead
- by Victor Reklaitis
- Add a Comment
Individual stocks could pop and drop later today, as 13f securities filings revealing how storied investors have placed their bets become available.
Did George Soros stick by General Motors /quotes/zigman/1466682/delayed /quotes/nls/gm GM as shares skidded 16% lower in this year's first quarter amid its recall woes?
Did Carl Icahn continue to pare back his position in Netflix /quotes/zigman/87598/delayed /quotes/nls/nflx NFLX , given that higher-growth tech stocks started to tumble in early March?
Read all about 13Fs here.
Photo credit: Bloomberg
- 10:32 am
- Bonds rallying
- by Victor Reklaitis
- Add a Comment
A WSJ story on investors piling into bonds is generating buzz today.
Global bond rates dropped to their lowest levels of the year, that story notes.
The trend is continuing today. Andrew Wilkinson of Interactive Brokers writes in emailed comments:
"What might happen to equities as yields push back into lower territory for the year? On Thursday the answer seems to be one of continued trepidation. Equity prices are once again falling back from record highs as stock investors ponder the ramifications of falling yields when very few onlookers had projected such a move."
And you can get more on Treasurys in our daily Bond Report.
- 10:44 am
- Selling continues apace
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
Stocks are making new session lows and the Dow just turned negative for the year.
Meanwhile, CBOE Vix indes – which measures implied volatility on the S&P 500 – jumped over 10% to 13.45.
Dow -0.84
Nasdaq -1%
- 10:46 am
- MarketWatch Radio newscast
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
Wall Street continues to stumble. Plus, first-time jobless claims are sitting at their lowest level in seven years. MarketWatch's Ann Cates reports.
- 10:52 am
- From around the Twittersphere
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
Today is quickly turning into another "throw in the towel" day for individual investors.
— Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) May 15, 2014
S&P 500 now just 3 points above its 50-day. Has been straight down since Monday's big up day. $SPY $$
— Bespoke (@bespokeinvest) May 15, 2014
$RUT with a shot at 3 straight 1% drops. That hasn't happened since July '12. $IWM
— Ryan Detrick, CMT (@RyanDetrick) May 15, 2014
- 11:46 am
- Russell 2000 in correction territory
- by Anora Mahmuodva
- Add a Comment
Russell 2000 index is officially in correction territory. It's down 10.3% from the peak reached on March 4.
- 12:00 pm
- Markets continue slide
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
Stocks are deeper in the red, with all three indexes down more than 1%.
Timothy Leach, chief investment officer at the U.S. Bank Wealth Management Group says that markets were handed a reality check today when economic data from Europe came in very weak.
"When you have Germany's Bundesbank saying they are open to underwrite stimulus, you know things are worrying.
In the U.S. the tapering of the Fed stimulus will finish by this fall, while the economy is growing at a lot slower pace than was forecast. This has been weighing on markets as we have in sideline trading."
- 12:08 pm
- Welcoome to 'the great grind'
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
Daily gyrations aside, the market's direction is "to grind higher," says portfolio manager Rick Lake of the Aston/Lake Partners LASSO Alternatives Fund. It reflects what he calls the economy's "great grind," as it slowly returns to "profitability and prosperity."
- 12:26 pm
- Samsung's Galaxy S5 off to a strong start
- by Sue Chang
- Add a Comment
Sales of Samung Electronics' new Galaxy S5 are off to a strong start and are selling 10% more than its previous model at the same period, according to a Samsung executive.
Galaxy S5 sold more than 11 million units since it hit the market early last month, ahead of the 10 million market set by Galaxy S4 in the first month of its launch last year, J.K. Shin, Samsung's co-chief executive told The Wall Street Journal in an interview.
Samsung's biggest rival Apple Inc. /quotes/zigman/68270/delayed /quotes/nls/aapl AAPL is expected to unveil its new iteration of the iPhone within the next few weeks.
- 12:43 pm
- Laffont dumps Tesla, Apple
- by Sue Chang
- Add a Comment
Hedge fund manager Philippe Laffont unwound stakes in Tesla Motors /quotes/zigman/118681/delayed /quotes/nls/tsla TSLA and Apple /quotes/zigman/68270/delayed /quotes/nls/aapl AAPL , two big Silicon Valley companies.
Laffont's Coatue Management sold its 680,000 shares in Tesla and dumped most of its stake in Apple during the first quarter, according to a regulatory filing.
Shares of Apple are down 0.6% and Tesla is down 2.3%.
- 1:14 pm
- Plug Power recovers on upgrade
- by Sue Chang
- Add a Comment
Plug Power /quotes/zigman/5142101/delayed /quotes/nls/plug PLUG recovered Thursday following an analyst upgrade, recovering from the previous day's steep drop.
Analysts at Cowen and Co. raised the stock to outperform from market perform, noting its year-to-date bookings of $80 million and its strong cash position.
"Our factory visit yesterday (5/14/14) confirmed a high level of activity. A strong cash position should support expansion into hydrogen generation, Asia, and new product segments."
However, the analysts cut its price target to $6 from $7.50 due to higher expenses and new shares.
Plug Power rebounded 4.5% from a 6.6% drop on Wednesday.
- 1:30 pm
- Selling volume overwhelms buying
- by Wallace Witkowski
- Add a Comment
With the Dow industrials off by nearly 200 points and other major indexes off by more than 1%, selling volume overwhelmed buying volume.
As of 1:30 p.m. Eastern:
On the NYSE, declining volume was 316.3 million shares, nearly eight times the 41.7 million shares in advancing volume. Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones by more than three to one.
On the Nasdaq, declining volume was 250 million shares, more than four times the advancing volume of 56.2 million shares. Declining stocks outnumbered advancing stocks by four to one.
- 1:46 pm
- Expect low stock volatility to stick around
- by Wallace Witkowski
- Add a Comment
Think today's 10% bump in the CBOE Volatility Index /quotes/zigman/2766221/realtime VIX means stocks are volatile? Not even close, seeing that mid-13 level is nowhere near the long-term VIX average of 20.
In a recent note, Goldman Sachs said expect low volatility to be a staple of markets for a while unless unemployment refuses to budge lower or central banks mishandle easing exits and a return to higher fund rates.
- 1:55 pm
- Stocks carve out new session lows
- by Wallace Witkowski
- Add a Comment
The Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA , S&P 500 Index /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX , Nasdaq Composite Index /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime COMP , and Russell 2000 /quotes/zigman/2759624/realtime RUT recently dug out new session lows for the day and are all off by about 1.3%.
They're all trading close to their new sessions lows of:
- 2:10 pm
- MarketWatch Radio newscast
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
Stocks selling off after Dow and S&P records early this week. Major retailers band together to fight cybercrime. Adrienne Mitchell reports.
- 2:36 pm
- 10-year Treasury yields fall
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
As the 10-year Treasuries rallied today, sending yields to below 2.5% at some point, persistently low yields this year, even after tapering began, has surprised investors.
Michale Gayed, chief investment strategist and co-portfolio manager at Pension Partners, wrote: Treasury-bond market shows signs of fear, panic buying
The behavior of long-duration Treasurys so far in 2014 has been nothing short of incredible. The rallying cry entering the year was that the bond rally was over. Rising rates were coming thanks to Fed tapering, and a strengthening economy. Yet, to normalize rates, growth and inflation must normalize.
Furthermore, rates we are seeing now may actually be normal in the context of structural-deflation forces decades in the making: the wealth gap, technology and demographics. It seems far more likely that the average level of rates must be lower than recent history because of these megatrends which are only accelerating in time.
- 2:56 pm
- J.C. Penney earnings: what to expect
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
J.C. Penney Co. /quotes/zigman/237947/delayed /quotes/nls/jcp JCP is set to report its fiscal first-quarter earnings after the closing bell on Thursday. Investors will watch closely after rivals Macy's Inc. and Kohl's Corp. reported disappointing sales, writes Andria Cheng.
Shares in the retailer are down 1.6%. The stock has lost more than half of it value in the past 12 months.
- 3:05 pm
- SALT hedge fund conference
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
SkyBridge Capital's SALT hedge fund conference is still on. Williams Watts is live-blogging the event from Las Vegas.
Investors are set to hear from a roster of market-moving heavyweights, including Leon Cooperman, Michael Novogratz and others.
- 3:21 pm
- After-market action
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
Shares of Applied Materials Inc., Autodesk Inc. and J.C. Penney Co. were likely to see active trading in the after-hours trading session Thursday evening with the companies set to report quarterly results after the bell, writes Myra Saefong.
Applied Materials /quotes/zigman/19895/delayed /quotes/nls/amat AMAT -1.6%
Autodesk /quotes/zigman/68719/delayed /quotes/nls/adsk ADSK -0.7%
J.C. Penney /quotes/zigman/237947/delayed /quotes/nls/jcp JCP -2.4%
Nordstrom /quotes/zigman/235890/delayed /quotes/nls/jwn JWN -1.1%
- 3:34 pm
- 13F security filings
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
13f securities filings revealing how storied investors have placed their bets will become available later today.
Did George Soros stick by General Motors as shares skidded 16% lower in this year's first quarter amid its recall woes?
Did Carl Icahn continue to pare back his position in Netflix Inc., given that higher-growth tech stocks started to tumble in early March?
To find our more, read Victor Reklaitis' Tell post: George Soros's GM stake, Carl Icahn's view on Netflix to surface in 13Fs
- 3:54 pm
- Market update
- by Anora Mahmudova
- Add a Comment
Less then 10 minutes before the markets close, stocks are substantially down. 9 of 10 main sectors on the S&P 500 are in the red. The only exception is Telecoms, which are barely in the green.
Dow 1%
Nasdaq -0.73%
Russell 2000 -0.53%
- 4:01 pm
- The close!
- by Victor Reklaitis
- Add a Comment
S&P 500 closes down 0.9%
Dow falls 1% or about 166 points, according to early data
Nasdaq ends down 0.8%


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The Merlin (Falco columbarius), spends summer inland and moves to the coast in winter catching waders and other small birds in flight.
A speedy small falcon, similar in shape to the peregrine but only two thirds the size. Seen in the summer flying low over upland heath and moorland, moving to the coast in the winter. The Merlin often flies with very fast wing beats interspersed with short 'closed wing glides' .
Adult males have a blue-grey tail with a black terminal band and grey upper wings with a darker outer wing. The breast is finely streaked and has an orange colouring, the throat is white. The female, who is larger than the male, has brown upper parts and a heavily barred tail, the breast is paler with darker, heavier streaking than that of the male. Juveniles closely resemble the female and are very difficult to differentiate.
Length: 25-31cm; wingspan: 50-62cm
Status in UK
1,330 pairs, increasing; AMBER listed; resident
Population Trends
The Merlin suffered badly from the effects of organochlorine pesticides in the 1950's and did not show significant signs of recovery until the 1980's; it still suffers from persecution and loss of habitat. Increases in population may be linked to a change in behaviour with some birds using forest edges as breeding sites as opposed to open moorland and heathland. Even though the population is rising slowly the Merlin still remains a rare and elusive bird.
Habitat and Distribution
Mainly breeds in the uplands of Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and northern England, although small numbers also nest in the SW of England.
In general Merlins are ground nesting birds; however, they will nest in the abandoned nests of other raptors or corvids. They have also started to make use of conifer plantation edges as nesting sites. Birds typically breed at one year of age, laying a single clutch of 4-5 eggs.
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Laura Holt is one of the finest private investigators around, but she's convinced that her gender scares off prospective clients. To attract customers who believe that only a man can achieve top results, Laura invents a mythical male "boss" and names him Remington Steele. Her ruse is successful and Laura's business flourishes as she resourcefully manages to justify Steele's constant unavailability, until the day her creation shows up in the flesh. The coincidence of Laura needing to produce her boss for an insistent client and a desperate young man needing to assume another idenity solves both their problems, for the moment!
REMINGTON STEELE is a thrilling action-adventure series with a touch of romantic comedy.
Play the Remington Steele QuizYou're given 10 Remington Steele questions at random with 4 multiple choice answers. One one is correct. How many will you score? Try again to better it, or why not challenge a friend to beat your score? 1047 people have played it, and the average score is 7.3/10
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Remington Steele Fan Tributes10 Kevin Finn from United Kingdom: Great series. Will be showing re-runs on Sky Channel "Zone Thriller" in January 2008 so I'm told.
9 EILEEN O'CONNOR from MINNESOTA: I absolutely loved the show.
When is it coming back on TV
8 Rodell Banks from California: Man do I like the way her Father of '77 Sunset Strip' name flows. Efren Zimbalist, Jr. Forgive me Stephanie for loving the Episode where he appears. You are the Stephanie Powers of your time. Another great episode was Pierce Brosnon boxing. I'm glad he was able to settle down and stop running at the end of the shows run.
7 Matt from Barnstaple: My fav moment from Remington Steele is in 'steele away with me part 2' when Remington runs from the police.
6 Martin Silsby from Hatfield: Did you know... Pierce Brosnan was spotted as Remington Steele and put forward as a possible James Bond!
This is not correct. He was stopped becoming James Bond due to the contract with MTM. He was spotted long before he made this program, when his first wife was a bond girl. But it great to see this back on TV and they are all just fun to watch
5 Paul Gray from Dartford, Kent: It is great that Remington Steele is back on TV. I firsted started watching it years ago on a another channel. I thought it was great & have waited ages for it to be screened again. My favourite episodes are Thou Shalt Not Steele, Sting Of Steele & Steele Away With Me. I also like the episodes where Steele does a runner to England & Laura follows him.
4 Gemma from Manchester: I can't believe that it's back on the air! my family used to watch Remington every week in the 80's and we even managed to record some of them. but they were on betamax which of course are now extinct! so am thrilled to be able to record them all on VHS! have so many favourite moments, can't name them all but have a real soft spot for when Laura's home blows up and the final scene is very film noir with Chopin accompaniment.
3 Sally Jones from Norfolk: After becoming such a big Pierce Brosnan Fan. This is the only Pierce Brosnan stuff i haven't and i must say it's great no wonder he is James Bond
2 Chayna from Romsey, UK: I too love Remington Steele. We only got 2 Seasons back on BBC in the 80s, and I wasn't on cable when another station played all of it in 1997. I'm loving seeing it again. One of my fave bits is Laura and Bernice's chat about RS in Tempered Steele, when Laura says it leaves her feeling 'Itchy'. I have lots of other fave bits - including the scene with the kiss in the cellar in Vintage Steele.
1 pam montelauro from wyandotte, MI: I love Remington Steele! It was the greatest, had some of the funniest lines and it is missed very much! One of my favorite scene was when Laura's sister came to town and Mildred tells Laura she is on the phone (again) and
Remington has that look on his face when he says "Laura"... for her to talk to her sister as she hands the phone to him. It was in Suburban Steele.
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0.5 stars (out of four)
I kid you not: Someone in "Saving Lincoln" actually says, "Lincoln, I had been thinkin' ...," and it's not meant to be funny.
Of course, this is a historical drama in which all of the sets are green screens, so good judgment is nowhere to be found. Many of the backdrops are supposedly authentic Civil War photographs. Needless to say, this doesn't enhance the reality, particularly when characters in full color stand in front of black-and-white backgrounds.
As for the movie itself, it feels like someone remaking Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" with the intent to botch nearly everything that the overrated Oscar nominee did well. Starring Tom Amandes as Honest Abe and familiar faces including Penelope Ann Miller ("Kindergarten Cop") and Creed Bratton ("The Office"), "Saving Lincoln" features horrendous performances and feels patently false at every turn. The film purports to tell the true story of Ward Hill Lamon (Lea Coco), Lincoln's bodyguard and, apparently, trusty banjo player, who spends less time protecting the president than he does fiddling with the instrument and providing the music when Lincoln feels like singing "Jimmy Crack Corn."
Sadly and ridiculously, Lamon, who uses words like "abscratchulate," describes most of the film's events in voiceover, and we almost never see anything happen, whether it's a battle or a development of a character and his or her relationship to anyone. Like Spielberg and his writer Tony Kushner, director/co-writer Salvador Litvak succeeds in depicting the loud, opposing viewpoints of the era and Lincoln's struggle to make the right decision at the right time. Otherwise, the cartoonish-yet-boring "Saving Lincoln" suggests that the president possessed a jolly, foolish arrogance about his own safety—his response to a threat on his life is, "Balderdash! No president was ever assassinated"—without any concern for the state the nation would be left in were something to happen to him.
He often comes off as insincere, unimpressive and needlessly stubborn about Lamon's admittedly insufficient efforts to protect him. Spielberg's "Lincoln" inspires a reaction such as, "I hope that's what he was like," but the choppy "Saving Lincoln" inspires something closer to, "Eek, I hope that's not right." Sitting through the film is like a movie-watching day in class that makes you miss the thrilling rhetoric of a lecture.
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Say you're a large public university reeling from the recent public airing of a shocking, sordid, twenty-year sexual harassment scandal. Who do you invite to give the commencement address? Click the pic of lecherous education professor Bill Bender for the hilarious answer!
Yup! Clarence Thomas.
Earlier: Bill Bender Fucked Students For 20 Years, Looking Like This


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When you have already taken a shit in a public bathroom and realize you are out of tp and have to get up with your pants around your ankles and waddle to the next stall for toilet paper.
Man I saw a dude stall jumping in the bathroom trying to get some tp, that shit was nasty.
by derek2029 March 01, 2013
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