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Friday, October 7, 2011
Exciting news...
20 comments:
- Sarah B said...
That is very exciting news for you. I look forward to seeing and hearing more :)
- October 7, 2011 at 5:49 PM
- Jacqueline @ HOME said...
You must be so excited about your new venture Amanda....I can't wait to see your before and after photographs.
Good luck with everything and I know it will be a huge success. XXXX
- October 7, 2011 at 7:17 PM
- Millie said...
How wonderful Amanda! What lucky ducks those Brissie people are having such an exciting retail destination to head for.
Millie xx
- October 7, 2011 at 7:55 PM
- loulou said...
Hello Amanda
I have missed you lovely lady!
So excited for you and I know we are "still" trying to "catch up" from half way through the year.
Maybe before next year :))
I can't wait to see your unveiling - 'POP' that was the sound of some champagne being poured.
have a wonderful weekend
- October 7, 2011 at 8:36 PM
- vicki archer said...
That is exciting news....I wish you lots of success with your new shop...I just wish I could see it for myself....one day.....xv
- October 8, 2011 at 7:46 PM
- Annie@A View On Design said...
that is fantastic news, I can't wait to see the new store!!! well done
- October 8, 2011 at 11:31 PM
- Bespoke Letterpress Boutique said...
congratulations! That is wonderful news!!
- October 9, 2011 at 4:36 PM
- Jamie Herzlinger said...
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- October 11, 2011 at 6:03 AM
- Blue Muse said...
Very, very exciting, Amanda! Congratulations. I know it will be a great success!
xo isa
- October 12, 2011 at 10:52 AM
I'm so excited for you and wish you so much success xx
- October 12, 2011 at 2:31 PM
- vandrea said...
Very nice...congratulations that is pretty much like our beach and golf houses in Vina del Mar. .. much love and see you in Australia sometimes
- October 14, 2011 at 3:04 AM
- Jason @ Chesterfield Sofa said...
Good luck to you, from the other side of the world xx
- October 15, 2011 at 8:49 AM
- Beadboard UpCountry said...
Congratulatons Amanda!!!!!! Hope you show lots of pictures, I'm sure it will reflect your great taste! Maryanne xo
- October 16, 2011 at 4:41 AM
- Valerie@DesignCaller said...
A huge step, and you made it -- congratulations. Wish I could fly to Australia to see that, but hopefully you are taking pictures. Stil, I would love to see Australia...:)
- October 22, 2011 at 2:46 PM
- CARRIE said...
Can't wait to see it!
- October 23, 2011 at 2:14 AM
- chateaudelille said...
Im beginning to think Brisbane is a must see destination for gorgeous shops. Im going to have to come see somehow. Fiona
- October 24, 2011 at 8:40 PM
- charlotte carpet cleaning said...
Can't wait to see it!
- November 5, 2011 at 6:38 AM
- La Maison Boheme said...
- November 9, 2011 at 4:52 AM
- Good Apps said...
I like how you mixed the patterns on the pillows well done. Mine are hound's tooth patterned, but I think I am going to try to do something similar and see if I can pull it off.
- November 16, 2011 at 1:27 AM
- Vanya Wilkinson said...
So excited for you Amanda, well done! Really pleased for you :)
Happy New Year. Just wanted to touch base, say HI and let you know Endless Inspiration is back in business :)
Best wishes
Vanya x
- January 13, 2012 at 7:34 PM


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SEATTLE (AP) — From Dank's Wonder Emporium to Woody's Weed Warehouse, hundreds of businesses are lining up for legal marijuana licenses in Washington.
The state Liquor Control Board on Tuesday released a list of 929 applications to produce, process and sell marijuana received since Nov. 18, when the window for applying opened. The deadline is Dec. 19.
The most — 444 applications — were for pot growing. There have been 327 applications to process cannabis, and some of those were filed by people also seeking to grow pot.
There were 158 retail applications, including those for Dank's and Woody's, both in Everett; Ye Olde Dope Shoppe, in Lake Forest Park; Weeds, in Sequim; Vansterdam, in Vancouver; and Happy Daze, in Selah.
The board says it will license up to 334 pot shops statewide. There's no limit on the number of growers or processors.
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(July 25, 2006)--The Green Eggs and CAM Awards, a closing celebration of Contemporary Art Month, is 7 p.m., Sunday, July 30 at the Cameo Theatre, 1123 E. Commerce St., in downtown San Antonio. Award presenters will be San Antonio artists, including UTSA students and faculty.
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CHICAGO (AP) - With a culinary style he likened to improvisational jazz, Charlie Trotter changed the way Americans view fine dining, pushing himself, his staff, his food and even his diners to limits rarely seen in an American restaurant. Yet it was his reluctance to move beyond those limits that may have defined the last years of his life.
CHICAGO (AP) � With a culinary style he likened to improvisational jazz, Charlie Trotter changed the way Americans view fine dining, pushing himself, his staff, his food and even his diners to limits rarely seen in an American restaurant. Yet it was his reluctance to move beyond those limits that may have defined the last years of his life.
Trotter, 54, died Tuesday, a year after closing his namesake Chicago restaurant that was credited with putting his city at the vanguard of the food world and training dozens of the nation's top chefs, including Grant Achatz and Graham Elliot.
Paramedics were called around 10 a.m. to Trotter's Lincoln Park home, where they found him unresponsive. An ambulance crew transported Trotter to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he died after unsuccessful attempts to revive him, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said. An autopsy was planned for Wednesday.
For decades, Trotter's name was synonymous with cutting-edge cuisine. He earned 10 James Beard Awards, wrote 10 cookbooks and in 1999 hosted his own public television series, "The Kitchen Sessions with Charlie Trotter."
"It was the beginning of the notion that America could have a real haute cuisine on par with Europe," said Anthony Bourdain. "That was what Charlie did."
Yet Trotter never went to culinary school. He grew up in the northern Chicago suburb of Wilmette and majored in political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. But an inspiring meal several years earlier had planted the desire to cook.
After graduation, he created a de facto apprenticeship, landing his first job at a restaurant in Chicago's North Shore area called Sinclair's, where he worked under now well-known chefs such as Norman Van Aken and Carrie Nahabedian.
From there he moved restaurants in Florida, San Francisco and France, all the while eating widely and reading cookbooks voraciously. When he returned to the U.S. � and with financial backing from his family � he purchased a Victorian house in Chicago and opened Charlie Trotters in it in 1987.
"His restaurant shaped the world of food," said Dana Cowin, editor-in-chief of Food & Wine magazine. "He was so innovative and focused and intense and really brilliant. When he opened Charlie Trotter he was so original."
Trotter's food was grounded in classical French technique, but blended seamlessly with Asian influences. He believed fervently in the power of simplicity and clean cooking, turning to simple vegetable purees and stocks � rather than heavy sauces � to deliver standup flavor in menus that changed daily.
He also was an early advocate of using seasonal and organic ingredients, as well as sustainably raised or caught meat and seafood.
"Charlie was a visionary, an unbelievable chef that brought American cuisine to new heights," Emeril Lagasse, a close friend of Trotter's, said in an email. "We have lost a tremendous human being and an incredible chef and restaurateur."
Trotter was gruff, exacting, demanding and a culinary genius. And for years, the restaurant was considered one of the best in the nation, earning two Michelin stars the first year the guide rated Chicago restaurants.
But in time, the food world caught up with him. And food culture changed, with celebrity often trumping skill. It was a world to which he adapted poorly.
"The last few times I saw him were at a food and wine festivals where people didn't recognize him. People did not acknowledge him for his incredibly important place in history," said Bourdain. "Back in Charlie's day, it was really the merit system. Being a great chef was enough. You didn't have to be lovable."
Meanwhile, chefs such as Achatz � of award-winning Chicago restaurants Alinea and Next � became so avant-garde, Trotter's menus seem almost dated. And the very organic and seasonal philosophies he'd spearheaded had become commonplace.
In 2012 � and in keeping with his reputation for bold, unexpected moves � Trotter closed his iconic 120-seat restaurant. His plan? Return to college to study philosophy.
"The one thing it will do for me is let me wipe a certain slate clean. And while I'm studying and reading and applying myself to something else . if I decide to come back to the restaurant world, I think I'm going to bring a different perspective," he told The Associated Press in an interview last year.
"My hope is to really learn how to think very differently on the whole thing," he said.
In a behind-the-scenes look for the AP three days before closing night, the Charlie Trotter's staff held a typically detail-laden pre-dinner meeting, discussing specifics down to the exact dates when diners last ate at the restaurant and reminders about when to use certain wine glasses.
Dishes from the final week of menus included poached white asparagus with charred broccolini, manchego cheese and red pepper essence and root beer leaf ice cream with vanilla cremeaux and birch syrup-infused meringue.
Some might have thought the move from the restaurant world was too risky. Not Trotter.
"What's the worst that could happen? Life's too short. You may be on this planet for 80 years at best or who knows, but you can't just pedal around and do the same thing forever," he told the AP in 2012.


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The US military sponsors the race to speed the development of unmanned vehicles for combat; it carries a prize of $2 million.india Updated: Sep 29, 2005 16:16 IST
Wanted by the Pentagon: A muscular, outdoorsy specimen. Must be intelligent and, above all, self-driven. When 20 hulking robotic vehicles face off next month in a rugged race across the Nevada desert, the winning machine (if any crosses the finish line) will blend the latest technological bling and the most smarts.
The military sponsors the race to speed the development of unmanned vehicles for combat. The project had an inauspicious start: Last year's inaugural contest ended soon after it began when the robots careered off course or abruptly stalled. One even got tangled in barbed wire.
Fast forward 18 months, and double the prize to $2 million (euro1.65 million).
Newcomers have joined a handful of last year's teams to form a motley mix of garage tinkerers, academia and corporations. All hope that their machines- fitted with the latest sensors, cameras and computers- have aged a generation since last year. Teams have beefed up their vehicles' artificial intelligence through improved computer algorithms that will help them avoid pitfalls such as ditches and boulders strewn across the roughly 240-km-long (150-mile-long) course. To get there, the robots must compete in a semifinal showdown that starts Wednesday. Entrants include several converted SUVs, souped-up passenger sedans, a modified all-terrain vehicle, a behemoth military truck and even a motorcycle.
This year's race shows signs of being extremely competitive. Some vehicles have logged hundreds of self-guided miles in the Southwest desert during summer practice runs. Several even tested on last year's course, which spanned the Mojave Desert between Barstow, California, and Primm, Nevada.
The ramped-up preparation reflects the higher stakes for the so-called Grand Challenge. While sweetening the purse, organizers promise that the course, which this year loops from and to a casino town on the Nevada-California border called Primm, will be tougher and meaner.
Vehicles will have to drive on dirt and gravel, maneuver mountain switchbacks, squeeze through choke points and avoid man-made and natural obstacles.
The sponsor of the Grand Challenge is the research arm of the Pentagon known as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, whose best-known success story is the Internet. The Pentagon wants one-third of the military's ground vehicles to be unmanned by 2015.
DARPA Director Anthony Tether hopes that a robot will be able to traverse the course in under 10 hours and snatch this year's prize. "It's going to be a long day out in the desert," Tether said. On Wednesday, 40 teams and three alternates compete for a spot in the October 8 race during the semifinals at the California Speedway in Fontana.
The vehicles must negotiate a 3.2-km (2-mile) stretch of the track using on-board computers, global positioning satellites and various lasers and radar. The top 20 performers will advance to the final starting line.
Last year's semifinals were disappointing. Only seven entrants completed a flat, 2.2-km (1.4-mile) obstacle course. Even so, organizers let 15 vehicles compete in the finals. One of the favorites again this year is the Red Team from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, led by robotics professor William "Red" Whittaker.
During last year's finals, Carnegie Mellon's converted Humvee, nicknamed Sandstorm, traveled the farthest- all of 12 km (7 1/2 miles)- before breaking down. This year, the school entered two robots- an improved Sandstorm and a converted Hummer named H1ghlander.
The Carnegie Mellon team already has subjected both vehicles to extreme off-roading and hairpin driving in the desert outside Carson City, Nevada.
"I'm so hungry for race day," Whittaker said. Among the newcomers: the Stanford Racing Team, whose modified Volkswagen Touareg, Stanley, recently drove 320 km (200 miles) without interruption or human help in the Arizona desert. Team leader Sebastian Thrun, a computer science professor at Stanford University, declined to reveal how long the journey took. "That's our best kept secret," he said.
The autonomous robotic vehicles use "drive-by-wire" technology, in which on-board computers control steering, braking and other movement. As a result, many of the mechanical linkages to the engine are absent.
The vehicles also have sensors that pinpoint their location and determine whether obstacles lie ahead. The sensors feed data to computers that, with the help of a three-dimensional camera, let vehicles distinguish a boulder from a tumbleweed and calculate whether a chasm is too deep to cross.
Participants generally agree that the sturdier the vehicle, the better it can handle curves and maneuver rocky terrain. But the secret weapon, many say, is each robot's computer brain. It must have all the right algorithms and programming to gather information, plot its path and change course to avoid danger.
DARPA's Tether said this year's selection process was rigorous. Nearly 200 participants from 37 states and three foreign countries applied- double that of last year.
Unlike last year, teams had to send in a video showcasing their robot's abilities and a crew of judges then fanned across the United States and Canada to check them in action.
The course will not be revealed until two hours before the start time, when DARPA will give contestants a CD-ROM with GPS coordinates that chart the exact route.
If a winner crosses the finish line, Tether said, DARPA will probably not sponsor the same race next year. That would be "anticlimactic," he said.
But if no one wins this year, the stakes will be raised again, to $4 million (euro3.3 million).
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High School Girl Faces Felony Charges For Yearbook Prank
from the bullying-gone-legal deptLet's start this off with the obvious: bullying sucks. In particular, when the bullies and the bullied are students, it sucks extra hard. That said, we've talked before about how overreacting to bullying situations ends up with everyone looking silly. And when the prosecutors and lawyers decide to get involved, all the more so.
Which brings us to Columbia, Missouri, where a 17-year-old high school student is staring down felony charges for changing a student's last name in the school's year book to something as unfunny as it was inappropriate.
A Columbia high school student faces a possible felony charge after her arrest for changing a classmate's name in the school yearbook to a sexually suggestive term. The 17-year-old Hickman High School junior was arrested May 14 after she allegedly changed a student's last name from Mastain to "masturbate" in the 100th edition of the Hickman Cresset yearbook. She could be charged with first-degree property damage, a felony, and harassment.My first reaction to this was to be thankful that I didn't have any access to my high school's year book files. If I had, the overwhelming likelihood is that I'd still be serving time in a federal pen, with a teardrop tattoo or two on my face and a strong fear of showers. My second thought was, roughly: what the hell? Felony charges? I get that the school is probably annoyed, but this just screams of an over-reaction to suspected bullying. Hell, the victim of the prank doesn't even seem to think it's a big deal.
Raigan Mastain said although she wasn't happy about what happened, she also "wasn't devastated."Elsewhere, she pointed out that she didn't even know the girl that well, so the whole thing was strange to her.
"I was kind of annoyed. It was stupid, but I wasn't that upset," she said.
Both Acopolis and the girl whose name was changed, Raigan Mastain, an aspiring graphic designer, called the last-minute change by another yearbook staff member as an act of immaturity, not malice. "I hardly knew her at all," said Mastain, who graduated from Hickman last week. "I barely worked with her. We weren't friends. But I didn't think I had any problems with her."Still, given all that, Mastain went on to suggest that the charges would be warranted because "it's bullying" and "there needs to be consequences" while also noting that the damage to school property was immense. However, considering she's already graduated and didn't even know any of this had happened until a friend discovered the prank and sent her a text message, how much personal harm was actually done? And for all the talk about property damage, the school decided not to even reprint the year books, instead covering up the naughty word with a sticker. What does a sticker cost? $1? $700 worth of cost, plus a mildly annoyed fellow student, equates to felony charges?
As with so many of these stories, it's likely that emotions ran high and the school and community thought they needed to be seen doing something about so-called bullying. The end result, however, will be a young woman living the rest of her life with a felony on her record for what was a silly and stupid high school prank. That seems entirely unreasonable.
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10/26/2012 Closing Price: 128.47
Intermediate Term Trend is bullish.
Current Position: LONG @ 128.87 on 10/08/12. STOP LIMIT @ 128.87 or 127.72
Upcoming Cover Price: 132.20; COVER 10,000 (20%)
Current Upside Targets = 132.20
Projected Weekly Range: 1.67
Trading 50,000 Shares; COVERED 10,000 (20%) @ 130.30
- FXE total trade profits since 07/25/2012 equal $423,800 or 0.85%.
- Initial trade risk was $71,000 or .14%. Current trade risk is $31,700 or 0.06%. Current trade losses are $1,700 or 0.01%.
- FXE seeks to track the movement of the Euro currency.
- Although price action from the previous week indicated trading should be higher, strong selling pressure resulted in a much lower than expected weekly close. Price action was bearish confirmed, making new lows and violating the previous week's low. FXE is yet to form a correction since the July rally and our most recent long position was entered to capitalize on this information. Failure to trade higher has resulted in our stop price remaining at 127.72, within our projected weekly range and likely to trade this week. If the position is stopped out, total trade losses will amount to $31,700 or 0.06%, an amount roughly eight times smaller than our average winning trade.
IShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM):
10/26/2012 Closing Price: 41.21
Intermediate Term Trend is bullish.
Current Position: FLAT
Current Upside Target = 48.19 – 49.23
Projected Weekly Range: 1.03
Trading 135,000 Shares
- EEM total trade losses since 07/25/2012 equal $7,560 or 0.02%.
- EEM seeks to replicate the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index by investing in the underlying international securities.
- Following what could possibly be called a "predictable" pattern, EEM reversed directions for the sixth week in a row. Trading was lower than the previous week, forming bearish confirmed price action. EEM has remained very choppy since late September, failing to move in a single direction for more than a week. This type of pattern is common among markets with heavy investor uncertainty. Price action indicates trading should be lower this week, yet following the current pattern, trading will likely be the opposite. Such high levels of volatility reduce the probability of accurate price predictions; for this reason, we maintain our flat position.
10/26/2012 Closing Price: 141.35
Intermediate Term Trend is bullish.
Current Position: FLAT
Current Upside Targets: 154.21 – 159.39
Projected Weekly Range: 3.44
Trading 39,000 Shares
- SPY total trade profits since 07/25/2012 equal $71,799 or 0.14%.
- SPY seeks to track the movement of the S&P 500 Index.
- Price action and close-strength indicators followed through as expected last week, resulting in significantly lower trading for SPY. Although trading ranges over the last month had remained relatively stable, the weekly closes indicated market weakness. Friday's close is considered an intellectual indicator of investor sentiment, while overall trading ranges are often more emotional. Supporting this is the very high correlation of the weekly close, relative to its range, and the following week's trading direction, especially on Monday. Close-strength indicators are currently lower than in April, even though market prices are higher. This bullish divergence indicates an overall systematic weakness with equity markets. Over the last eleven weeks, ETF analysis and trading has resulted in $1,459,989 (2.92%) in total profits, $1,213,399 of which is closed and locked-in.
Parrish-Hicks 2012 Performance Report
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We wrote a live blog of the U.S. stock market Tuesday. You can read a wrap of pre-market actions here and a compact rundown of the stock market in Market Snapshot. For questions or comments, please tweet us at @lauramandaro.
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- 9:51 am
- Dow's up 100 points
- by Laura Mandaro
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Blast off. After a three day skid for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, and a weak showing for the Dow, stocks are roaring back.
DJIA +101 points
S&P 500 + 8 points
Nasdaq Comp + 23 points
- 9:59 am
- The pullback that was -- the 'correctino'
- by Laura Mandaro
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If you noticed the first headline on this blog, it said "correctino". Yes, that was a typo (cold fingers! Might as well blame the polar vortex for something today.)
But it could be an appropriate reference to the tiny bout of selling we saw at the start of the year. Here's what technical trader Scott Redler says about the lower start of the New Year.
It seems like everyone is up in arms about a 1% pull in after an almost 30% gain last year, but to me it looks like pretty normal action. Most world markets that ran higher the last 8-10 sessions of 2013 and are experiencing some profit-taking.
- 10:03 am
- The S&P 500 over 5 days
- by Laura Mandaro
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- 10:12 am
- As January goes...
- by Laura Mandaro
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Shallow as it was, the pullback for the S&P 500 in 2014 was unusual, says Howard Silverblatt of S&P Dow Jones Indices. But it didn't end up in a bad year. He says:
The market has opened the year with three down days, off 1.17%, an event last seen in 2005, a month which was off 2.53%, with that year up 3.00%.
But forget about the start. It's the month that counts.
As January goes, however, so goes the year, has been right for 62 of the last 85 years, or 72.9% of the time.
Just 17 trading more sessions to make this a green month!
- 10:16 am
- Netflix sits out the party
- by Laura Mandaro
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One of the big losers of the session is momentum play Netflix. The stock, which closed 2013 with a whopping 297% gain, is down 4% to $341.70 after Morgan Stanley downgraded its recommendation to equalweight from overweight and its 12-month forecast to $310 on increased competition from Amazon Prime Instant Video, HBO Go and Hulu Plus.
- 10:26 am
- Excitement over smaller trade gap
- by Victor Reklaitis
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The monthly report on the U.S. trade deficit is helping to cheer up Wall Street.
"The U.S. trade deficit is the arcane statistic to watch in 2014, and it opened with a positive whammy, decreasing by 13% from a revised down deficit last month," said strategists at ING Investment Management in a note on Tuesday.
"This is a direct benefit to top line GDP growth, and we can expect positive surprises here as well. So while the S&P 500 began the year with a rough start, it looks like the economy is doing just fine."
- 10:29 am
- More trade data excitement
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Like the ING strategists, a J.P. Morgan economist has also penned an upbeat note about this morning's report on the U.S. trade deficit.
Daniel Silver writes: "As a whole, the November trade report adds upside risk to our 4Q GDP forecast and it now looks like 4Q real GDP growth is tracking closer to 3.0% than the current 2.5% forecast."
- 10:42 am
- What's working - healthcare
- by Laura Mandaro
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Healthcare is leading nine of 10 S&P 500 sectors higher, and UnitedHealth Group is by far and away the best on the Dow. UNH is rallying 3% after an upgrade by Deutsche Bank to buy from hold. Tenet Healthcare is the best on the S&P 500 with a nearly 5% gain.
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund, by the way, is up 0.4% this year vs. a 0.5% drop for the S&P 500.
- 10:43 am
- Bob Doll's 2014 Ten Predictions
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Bob Doll of Nuveen Investments released his "2014 Ten Predictions" – all of which bode well for the U.S. stock markets. His target for the S&P 500 in 2014 – which might suffer a 10% correction sometime during the year – is 1950.
- The U.S. economy grows 3%
- 10-year Treasury yields move toward 3.5%
- U.S. equities record another good year despite enduring a 10% correction
- Cyclical stocks outperform defensive stocks
- Dividends, buy-backs, capex and M&A all increase at a double-digit rate
- U.S Dollar appreciates
- Gold falls for the second year and commodity prices languish
- Munis outperform taxable bond counterparts
- Active managers outperform index funds
- Republicans increase their lead in the House but fall short of capturing the Senate
(Photo: Bloomberg News)
- 11:20 am
- Kors crumbles
- by Victor Reklaitis
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While Netflix is the S&P 500's biggest loser, as we noted earlier, Michael Kors isn't too far behind.
Shares in the fashion company were last down 3.4%.
Citi analysts downgraded Kors to neutral from buy on Tuesday, citing the stock's valuation following a gain of more than 60% in 2013, says the Movers & Shakers column.
- 11:27 am
- Byron Wien's predictions for 10 surprise in 2014
- by Anora Mahmudova
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While we are on a subject of prediction lists, Byron Wien of Blackstone Advisory Partners announces his predictions for ten surprises for 2014. Wien's 2013 predictions for the U.S. stock markets and gold turned out to be rather wrong.
Stocks gained 29% vs his prediction of a loss, while gold lost 28% vs his prediction of $1,900 an ounce price, but he usually gets 5 out of 10 right.
Wien, who started the tradition of prediction lists in 1986, defines a "surprise" as an event which the average investor would only assign a one out of three chance of taking place but which he believes is "probable," having a better than 50% likelihood of happening.
- S&P 500 will have a sharp correction of more than 10%, followed by a rally with the total return of 20% by the year end.
- The U.S. economy grows at more than 3% rate and the unemployment level moves toward 6%. Fed tapering proves to be a non-event.
- The US dollar strengthens thanks to a stronger economy relative to Europe and Japan. It trades below $1.25 against the euro and buys 120 yen.
- Shinzo Abe continues his aggressive fiscal and monetary expansion and the Nikkei 225 rises to 18,000 early in the year, but the increase in the sales tax, the aging population and declining work force finally begin to take their toll and the market suffers a sharp (20%) correction in the second half.
- China's government policies to rebalance the economy toward the consumer and away from a dependence on investment spending slow the growth rate to 6% in 2014. Chinese mainland traded equities have another disappointing year.
- Emerging market investing continues to prove treacherous. Strong leadership and growth policies in Mexico and South Korea result in significant appreciation in their equities, but other emerging markets fail to follow their performance.
- Oil prices will exceed $110, as demand from the developing world will outweigh the increase in domestic production.
- Agricultural commodity prices reverse declines as the standard of living rises in the emerging markets. Corn goes to $5.25 a bushel, wheat to $7.50 and soybeans to $16.00.
- The strength in the U.S. economy coupled with somewhat higher inflation causes the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury to rise to 4%. Short-term rates stay near zero, but the increase in intermediate-term yields has a negative impact on housing and a positive effect on the dollar.
- The Affordable Care Act has a remarkable turnaround. Obama's approval rating rises and in the November elections the Democrats not only retain control of the Senate but even gain seats in the House.
(Photo: Bloomberg News)
- 11:50 am
- TripAdvisor jumps nearly 5%
- by Victor Reklaitis
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TripAdvisor was last up 4.8%, making the provider of online travel reviews the biggest winner among S&P 500 stocks today.
Over the weekend, a Barron's article offered up some warnings about consumer-discretionary stocks like TripAdvisor, but the story apparently hasn't fazed investors.
The concerns included high valuations and increasing labor costs.
- 12:16 pm
- Stocks maintain solid gains
- by Victor Reklaitis
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The main indexes have been holding around roughly the same levels for a couple of hours now.
The S&P 500 is +10 points or +0.5%
Dow +106 points or +0.6%
Nasdaq +32 points or +0.8%
The S&P and Dow have climbed back closer to the vicinity of their record closing levels hit Dec. 31 — 1,848.36 and 16,576.66, respectively.
- 1:44 pm
- Google hitting records
- by Victor Reklaitis
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Beyond TripAdvisor, another tech stock that's making waves is Google, last up 1.6%.
Shares in the search giant have been hitting all-time records today.
There are several potential drivers for Google today, with StreetInsider.com reporting that Deutsche Bank called Google a "must own stock" this morning, reiterating its buy rating and $1,220 price target.
Plus JPMorgan hiked its target price for Google to $1,305 from $1,100, according to a Reuters report.
In addition, the WSJ's Digits blog reports that Google has acquired Bitspin, which makes a clock app that "provides an array of stylish chronological functions."
OK, a clock app probably won't move the needle much for Google, but Digits also has reported on a bullish prediction about Android gadgets from Gartner:
"Devices sold world-wide powered by Google's Android operating system, including smartphones and tablets, will exceed one billion for the first time in 2014, according to the research firm's annual forecast, released Tuesday."
- 1:49 pm
- Google chart: My, how it's grown
- by Victor Reklaitis
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- 2:04 pm
- On Best Buy
- by Anora Mahmudova
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Best Buy shares continued their slide, down 3.7%, adding to previous day's losses, which came in the wake of Hhgregg's disappointing preliminary profit results.
To put the past two day's losses into perspective: the stock gained 253% in 2013.
- 2:22 pm
- Fed official sees QE ending in 2014
- by Victor Reklaitis
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The Federal Reserve will likely continue to taper and eventually eliminate its bond purchases this year, says San Francisco Fed President John Williams, according to a MarketWatch report on his speech.
Williams' comments were due at 2:10 p.m. Eastern, and stocks haven't changed much since that time.
The main indexes pulled back somewhat starting around 1:45 p.m., but they've been little changed for the past 10 minutes.
S&P 500 is +8 points or +0.4%
Dow is +87 points or +0.5%
Nasdaq is +27 points or +0.7%
- 2:49 pm
- On J.P.Morgan and Madoff
- by Anora Mahmudova
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After being forced to pay $1.7 billion to settle charges in Bernie Madoff's case, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co shares sold off, but for the most part losses were contained. Shares are down 1.1% today.
The bank's share price rose 35% in 2013, shrugging off concerns following the 'London Whale' scandal in late 2012.
For more on Madoff related story, read Christina Rexrod's post: J.P.Morgan bankers joked that Madoff's accounting firm might be a car wash.
- 3:17 pm
- GameStop woes
- by Anora Mahmudova
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GameStop Corp shares are hit badly, sliding 8.6% after Sony Corp. unveiled a new streaming game service at the Consumer Electronics Show. If that was not enough, Stifel cut its rating to hold from buy. It is the biggest loser on the S&P 500 today.
Via Rex Crum:
Sony showed off the PlayStation Now service at the convention in Las Vegas, and said the cloud-based service will bring streaming games to the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita consoles. Stifel analyst David Schick cut his rating on GameStop's shares to hold from buy, saying that the company's "prospects for software sales are incrementally worsened" by the launch of PlayStation Now.
- 3:45 pm
- Stocks seen muddling through in 2014
- by Victor Reklaitis
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2014 will deliver a grind-higher economy and muddle-through equity market, says Nuveen strategist Bob Doll.
That's opposed to 2013, when his theme was a muddle-though economy and grind-higher equity market.
The Tell blog now has a full post on Doll's 10 predictions for 2014, mentioned earlier in this live blog.
- 4:00 pm
- Closing bell
- by Polya Lesova
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Closing bell! U.S. stocks have closed with strong gains on Tuesday. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite snapped three-session losing streaks.
- 4:07 pm
- U.S. stocks end with sharp gains
- by Polya Lesova
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Here is where the main stock indexes finished Tuesday:
The S&P 500 rallied 11.11 points, or 0.6%, to 1,837.88.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 105.84 points, or 0.6%, to 16,530.94.
The Nasdaq Composite advanced 39.50 points, or 1%, to 4,153.18.


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PA-18-2012 PROCLAMATION RE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Laura Gerald, M.D., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that effective immediately, Monday, April 30, 2012, the following privately controlled shellfish bottoms as indicated below are closed to the harvest of oysters, clams and mussels: No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels or possess, sell or offer for sale any oysters, clams or mussels taken from the following privately controlled shellfish bottoms:
Austin, Mary
Newport River
A. This proclamation is issued under the authority of N.C.G.S. 113-170.4; 113-170.5; 113-182; 113-221.1; 143B-289.52 and N.C. Marine Fisheries Rules 15A NCAC 03H .0103, 03K .0101 and .0104. B. It is unlawful to violate the provisions of any proclamation issued by the Fisheries Director under his delegated authority pursuant to N.C. Marine Fisheries Rule15A NCAC 03H .0103. C. This action is being taken to protect public health and is based on polluted shellfish being relayed on these leases under the Shellfish Management Program of the Division of Marine Fisheries. D. The shellfish lease listed herein which will contain shellfish relayed from polluted areas must be posted with signs provided by the Division of Marine Fisheries for the closure period indicated. E. This lease and/or shellfish bottom will not reopen until recommended by the Division of Marine Fisheries and under no circumstances prior to 21 days from the end of relay season.
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Brian Weisberg necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 59 diseños de 11 diseñadores freelance.
Kuppong is a Scandinavian coupon website, similar to Groupon in the USA. The word "Kupp" means a coup, which is used locally to mean a great deal; "kupong" is Norwegian/Swedish for "coupon". Mix the two, and you have Kuppong.
We are targeting both consumers and businesses. Consumers buy our coupons, but businesses provide them... we're the middlemen.
We are Nordic/Scandinavian, and perhaps our logo should represent that. Be creative with this! Ideally, the logo could work in Norway, Denmark and Sweden, with minimal or no changes.
The biggest websites in the region are: finn.no, vg.no, 1881.no, gulesider.no, eniro.se. I think Nordic logos have a distinct feel to them, and we want to fit right in.
Check out this article: http://www.divinecaroline.com/22360…us-logos#1
I really like the idea of hidden meaning in a logo. This is a way of having simplicity but with style.
Also, check out this logo, perhaps the best we've ever seen: http://i.imgur.com/o5bxl.jpg
Our logo (YOUR design) will be on our website, but will also be printed on our coupons and on signs all around town. Simplicity will make it easier to print, so perhaps a simpler color scheme would be best. However, please feel free to experiment with colors!
We will have many TLDs, including .com, .no, .dk and .se. The logo should have the domain name in it, but hopefully it could easily be switched to .com/.no/.se without much issue.
Some people have commented that we are simply mis-spelling "kupong", so it would be great to have the "kupp" in "kupp" highlighted in some way.
We may have a tagline of: "Gjør en kupp med kuppong" (Do a coup with coupon). We don't have to have it... and in fact it may be better to have a logo with and without the tagline.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
Please do not use any stock images or clip art in the logo
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The Washington Post leads with word that the U.S. has begun creating a civilian-controlled Iraqi Defense Ministry. Since February, 50 hand-picked Iraqis have taken a three-week course at the Pentagon's National Defense University; the ministry's top civil servant will be a Kurdish militia leader. The Los Angeles Times leads with the revelation that pre-war U.S. claims of a portable Iraqi bioweapons program were based on information given by a single defector held in Germany whom the U.S. had never interviewed or even identified. TheNew York Times leads with the near certainty that the United Nations will not meet its goal of treating 3 million people with AIDS by 2005. * (Three hundred thousand currently receive treatment.)
The U.S. has modeled the Iraqi Defense Ministry on the British military, the Post says, which is run mostly by career civil servants and professional soldiers. The Kurdish militia leader, Bruska Shaways, will report to a politically appointed, civilian defense minister. The Pentagon's build-your-own-defense-department course has 25 graduates, some of whom are women and mid-level, non-Baath Party officers from Saddam's disbanded army. The article, which is sourced to anonymous U.S. officials and military officers, portrays the nascent ministry's technocratic design as a way to reduce political meddling and preserve U.S. influence after Iraq gains sovereignty in July. A Sunni Governing Council member predicts that the Iraqi interim government will leave the ministry as-is; a Shiite one, Ahmad Chalabi, warns that independent Iraq will make sure any ministry suits its needs, not those of the U.S.
The LAT's marathon investigation of the Iraqi defector's fraudulent intelligence asserts (about halfway through) that much of Secretary of State Colin Powell's Feb. 5, 2003, presentation to the U.N. Security Council was a distortion of what the U.S. actually knew. Powell said, "We have firsthand descriptions of biological weapons factories," yet of the two defectors he cited, one had already been declared a fabricator by the CIA and the other was known to the U.S. only through a German intelligence file. (The CIA suspects that both were coached by Ahmad Chalabi's organization.) The latter defector, code-named "Curveball" by German intelligence, had been contradicted by a third defector who had worked with him, yet Powell failed to mention this. Former CIA weapons hunter David Kay says that two other defectors cited by Powell as being "in a position to know" had admitted to hearing about the Iraqi program only secondhand. Kay, who says Powell's U.N. speech was "disingenuous," tells the LAT that
if Powell had said to the Security Council: "It's one source, we never actually talked to him, and we don't know his name," as he's describing this, I think people would have laughed us out of court.
The U.N. AIDS plan, announced three years ago, suffers from anemic funding, the NYT notes: Contributions amount to only $1.6 billion a year, while $8 billion is needed. The Bush administration, despite its 2003 pledge to spend $15 billion over five years to fight AIDS, requested only $200 million for its most recent U.N. AIDS donation. (Congress approved nearly triple this amount.) The administration's own overseas programs have used only patent-protected drugs, which cost twice as much as the generics approved by the World Health Organization. Meanwhile, clinics in nations like India, South Africa, and Nigeria have been slow to start and clumsily managed.
The NYT "Week in Review" tries to piece together what actually happened between government troops and militants in the South Waziristan tribal area of Pakistan. A paramilitary force of 300 surrounded a militant's house on March 18. Other militants fired mortars and rockets at the paramilitaries, killing 15. Four hundred army soldiers then battled 300 to 400 militants. The government lost 20 soldiers, arrested 150 militants, and discovered a series of tunnels through which many more may have fled. This account, in an article datelined from Islamabad, is intermittently sourced to the Pakistani government. An "Afghan official with ties to South Waziristan" tells the Times that No. 2 al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was not involved, contrary to President Pervez Musharraf's early boast. The Times concludes that either Musharraf inflated the battle's significance to impress a visiting Colin Powell, or Pakistan was actually whupped by al-Qaida.
A front-page Post poll (and accompanying article) finds that half of all military spouses predict that the extended overseas deployments since 9/11 will cause major retention problems for U.S. forces. (A quarter think it will be a minor problem; another quarter, no problem.) Other poll results give a more mixed picture of the stress on spouses.
In a NYT op-ed, Bob Dole argues that every presidential election hinges on the public's perception of the economy. He then makes the case for President Bush, noting that all economic numbers, except for job creation, are excellent. John Kerry, Dole says, faces the same daunting task that he himself faced in 1996: convincing voters that a strong economy is actually weak.
On the NYT letters page, three M.D.s rebuke the FDA for its decision to require that labels on some antidepressants warn of possible medication-induced suicides. It is unknown whether such a suicide risk exists, they write, but it is certain that the labels will scare off some depressives who could benefit from the pills.
In a bid to console long-suffering Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox fans, the NYT tries to put the Cubs and Sox' loser-dom in global perspective: Two soccer teams, in the Netherlands and Chile, have played for 102 years without winning a national title; a cricket team in Great Britain hasn't won in 113 years; and five football and hurling teams in Ireland have yet to win in their 116-year history. A "Vancouver-based sports psychologist" attributes all the losing to (of course) poor franchise self-esteem.
Correction, March 29, 2004: This article originally misstated the goal of a U.N. AIDS initiative. The United Nations hopes to treat 3 million people with AIDS by 2005, not 6 million. ( Return to the corrected sentence.)


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December 31, 2014
A Letter to My Kopilas
Dear children of mine, Gosh I'm the proudest mom. You are growing like bean stalks and blooming every day! You are amazing. You are my joy. I love you more than the universe. Each of you is a patch in a big beautiful quilt that makes our family so perfectly woven together.


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Olden D. Mitchell, 100, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 8, at Timbercrest Senior Living Community in North Manchester.
He was born in Boones Mill, Va. on Sept. 14, 1912. He was married to Myrtle Belle Hartgerink on June 18, 1940 until her death in 1997. He held a Masters of Divinity and a Doctorate of Ministry from Bethany Seminary, and served as a pastor in the Church of the Brethren for over 70 years, including 11 years at Lincolnshire in Fort Wayne.
He is survived by his wife, Doris Miller, North Manchester; three children, Ronald (Audrey), McConnellsburg, Pa., Vernon, San Diego, Cali., and Janet, Leo; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two step great-grandchildren, and his brother Floyd, as well as three step-children and their families.
The memorial service will be held on Friday, Nov. 29, at 2 p.m. at the Manchester Church of the Brethren.


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Gran Turismo 5 PS3
Brand: Sony
Product Code: BCES 00569/P
Release date: 2010
Online mode: Yes
Metacritic score: 75 - 89
Age rating: 3+
Reward Points: 180
Price in reward points: 9000
Gran Turismo 5
Gran Turismo 5 features more than 1000 licensed cars from the world's top manufacturers and more than 20 tracks with more than 70 variations, including famous world circuits, city courses, and other environments. Featuring exciting gameplay and modes to suit newcomers, automotive enthusiasts, and seasoned fans, Gran Turismo 5 raises the bar on the franchise's depth of content and unparalleled visuals including lifelike graphics that are difficult to distinguish from a live race. Further reflecting this realism, cars will feature real-time visual damage with adaptive and accurate car deformation based on point of impact and velocity. Additionally for the first time, Gran Turismo 5 will feature an extremely deep online and community feature set.
Players can progress and acquire credits through a variety of modes like Gran Turismo Career Mode, Championship Races, License Tests and more, or they can explore different tracks and circuit variations in Arcade Mode. Additionally, players can race online with up to 16 players through PlayStation Network® (PSN). Players can also participate in a robust online system, and transfer vehicles unlocked in Gran Turismo for PSPTM into their garage in Gran Turismo 5.
Gran Turismo 5 Features:
· Cars That Look and Feel Real
· A first for the franchise, in Gran Turismo 5 vehicles will now show real-time damage and wear that reflect the driver's treatment of the car. Cars will collect dirt (and can be washed at car washes) and will feature adaptive and accurate body deformation and performance damage based on point of impact and velocity (on select vehicles).
· Additional graphic touchups that add to the realism include smoke from tires, sparks that fly from vehicle rollovers, and dirt accumulation.
· Brand new vehicle physics engine that replaces the engine from Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, making the action more realistic than ever.
· PlayStation Eye camera features that add a new level of detail to the game, including face tracking for looking around the interior of vehicles while in the interior dash view.
More Cars, More Tracks, More Modes
· More than 1000 licensed cars, including those representing racing organizations from around the globe such as NASCAR, World Rally Championship, Super GT and more.
· More than 20 tracks with more than 70 variations featuring famous world circuits and real-world city locales.
· Arcade mode lets players take in the stunning tracks and environments of Gran Turismo 5 alone or with a friend in split-screen two-player mode.
· The fan-favorite career mode returns with a full world map, licensed car dealerships, tuning and body shops, and car washes. Start your car collection, customize them to your liking, and live the life of a pro racer.
· Compete in franchise mainstays like point-based Championship Race series and hone your skills with License Tests.
· Gran Turismo TV Video gives players access to an online clearinghouse of great motorsport video programming (both HD and SD – all broadcast quality) through PLAYSTATION Network. Users can now export this content to the Gran Turismo PSP Museum (Gran Turismo PSP required).
Customise Your Ride, And Your Game
· Photo Mode and Photo Album allows users to capture their greatest Gran Turismo 5 moments, and share with friends. Players can stage and capture stylish shots from a number of angles and locations.
· Photo Album can be shared online, and the Online Replay Album lets players capture replay video from their favorite races and upload them to YouTube for the world to see.
· Players can create custom soundtracks from music stored on their PS3s to play in-game.
Race Against the World, Online
· Online racing evolves in Gran Turismo 5 with robust racing options that are shaping up to deliver the deepest online racing experience available.
· Players can join in on public races featuring up to 16 players at once with text and voice chat, or host private races with lobbies supporting up to 32 players per lobby.
Other Features:
· Players who own Gran Turismo PSP and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue can transfer cars unlocked in that game directly to their garage in Gran Turismo 5 for use in Arcade Mode through special cross-talk interoperability.
· Gran Turismo 5 will feature full PSN Trophy support, making players' accomplishments that much more satisfying.
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The UT Libraries is seeking student artworks for the Student Art in the Library juried exhibition. The contest awards a First Prize of $300, Second Prize of $150, and Third Prize of $75. Selected two-dimensional works (drawings, graphic design, prints, photography, ceramics, painting) will be on display in the exhibit area during the fall semester. The contest is open to all currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students, in any discipline. Submission deadline is midnight, September 21
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Conrad Anker, Jennifer Lowe-Anker present at Squaw Valley on Feb. 4
February 1, 2012
This week, the Squaw Valley Institute in cooperation with Truckee Donner Land Trust and the Resort at Squaw Creek is hosting legendary alpinist Conrad Anker and award winning author and artist Jennifer Lowe-Anker, for a special presentation on the connection between individual spirit, family, philanthropy and adventure.
This husband and wife team has a long history in the international mountaineering community that is in many ways centered around the memory of the late, great Alex Lowe – a man who, at the time of his death, was undoubtedly America's premier mountaineer. Lowe was Jennifer Lowe-Anker's first husband and father of her three sons. He was also the best friend and climbing partner of Anker. During the mourning and recovery process following such a tramendous loss, Anker and Lowe-Anker grew close, eventually developing a romantic relationship.
Much of Lowe's memory is now publicly expressed in the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation which established, and continues to run, the Khumbu Climbing Center (KCC) in Nepal. Anker acknowledges that as he has grown older, much of his insatiable energy for action in the outdoors has shifted from personal summit goals to giving back to the places and people that have given to him over the years. That sentiment is where Anker and Lowe-Anker gained the impetus for the KCC.
When Anker first visited the Himalaya an "old hand mentioned that it was the people not the mountains that would change my life. In my typical self-centered, 20 year-old view of the world, I doubted his sage observation. … After the first expedition I realized how prescient my mentor was. It was the people. They changed my life. Realizing they brought so much into my life I knew that it was up to me to give back. Being merely a climber, it dawned on my wife Jenni and I that as climbers our best way to give back was with the skills that we knew best."
It has been nine years since the KCC started instructing Nepali climbers and high altitude workers in safe and responsible climbing practices. The goal being to create a sustainable, community based program that allows the local people to have control of their trade so that they live healthier, happier lives. As Anker puts it: "a happy climber is a safe climber."
Together, Lowe-Anker and Anker continue to work on the KCC project raising funds to build the KCC Community Building in Phortse, Nepal. "Construction has began and phase 1 is complete," says Lowe-Anker with pride. "But, we need to finish raising the $300,000 to finish… At that time we are going to hand over the building to the local Sherpa board of directors… That way it will be a sustainable project" that benefits the local community form within, opposed to having foreign direction.
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The dedication to the natural environment and the communities that thrive around them is the focus of this husband and wife philanthropic team. "I hope that our work today will allow children a hundred years from now to be able to experience the same thing that we do in the outdoors: the sense of purpose, the clarity it brings, the happiness," says Anker.


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Mark Moreland necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 164 diseños de 36 diseñadores freelance.
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This is our dream! We are a start up company that offers personal training services in a private setting in a small, upscale town. We sell fitness services a la carte, not by membership, so all services are supervised. While the fitness industry is vanity driven, our focus is on physical stewardship and care. Our staff is made up of real people who are fit, not body builder or ego-maniacs that are obessed with their physique. We are balanced individuals that take great care of our bodies, so we know how to relate with real people. We profess and change bodies with appropriately demanding exercise, great nutrition, and expert instruction in a 1 on 1, up to 1 on 4 setting. We have 11 years of experience and know how to equip bodies for life's challenges.
Personal training is a luxury service so we are targeting people with a history of and the means to invest in their bodies. We are located in a small, upscale town where people appreciate their services, but they moved here for the "small town feel". Our customers value fitness and come to us for great workouts, but they also have memberships to the closest franchise gym where they can enjoy all the amenities like a pool, tanning, tons of cardio equipment. While not "earthy", they like the idea. While they are active, they prefer sophisticated activities but love the idea of rugged stuff. They love Patagonia gear but usually ski, fish, and run in it, not hiking and climbing.
We NEED to not look retail!!! Your design should show that we are a personal training studio and not a retail store. Be careful with compasses and outdoor images and favor fitness elements.
We can't look cheap.
We like the attached layout but we are not designers and look forward to your perspective and creativity. Other ideas are great! The font is microsoft word copperplate gothic bold, but you probably knew that.
We will probably use orange, green, and blue inside our facility. Not brown, earth tones. More "Crate and Barrel" bright colors.
We need .ai or .eps for signage
We need the appropriate format for shirt logo, web logo, and biz cards.
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Toyota needed an answer when the Cressida was discontinued in 1992, and soon the company found that the Toyota Avalon was it. The Avalon is a full-size car introduced in 1995. The car was assembled at the Toyota plant in Georgetown, Ky., the first one produced in February 1994.
The Avalon represented a change in technology from the old Cressida and introduced front-wheel drive and a new V-6 engine, making the Avalon a safer and more powerful drive than its predecessor. The Avalon is still produced as of 2012.
The Avalon is first known for its power. In the world of full-size sedans, a powerful engine is required. The Avalon was introduced with a strong V-6 in 1994, and each generation saw improvements in that base design.
The Avalon was once a car that boasted power, but now focuses on a rather blasé design aesthetic. Toyota, tired of the drumming it received from the automotive press, made a major redesign to the car's body in the third generation. The new Avalons are elegant and eye catching, while being subtle. The Avalon has standard handling but an excellent safety rating, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for front, side, and rollover.
The 2012 Toyota Avalon is available in two different trim levels: the standard Avalon and the Avalon Limited.
The Avalon and the Avalon Limited both boast a 3.5-liter V-6 six-speed automatic drive. The engine has an Independent Variable Valve Timing with Intelligence and produces an amazing 268 horsepower at 6200 RPM. The Avalon engine is also a low emission one, producing well below the EPA requested emission standard. Engine economy is also pretty decent for a V-6; the Avalon gets 20/29 mpg city/highway.
The current Avalon models are built with a utilized body with front and rear anti-vibration sub-frames. The suspension is built with MacPherson struts on the front suspension with offset coil springs.
On the exterior, the Avalon and Avalon Limited have a few differences. The Avalon has standard projector beam halogen headlamps while the Avalon Limited has High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps. Both have wide-angle fog lamps and LED tail and stop lamps. Both cars have color-keyed heated mirrors with integrated turn signals, but the Limited also includes puddle lamps.
The bench seat in the Avalon is no longer available. Instead, the Avalon has eight-way adjusting leather driver's seat with lumbar support, and a four-way adjustable passenger's seat. The Limited model adds ventilation to the driver's seat. Wood grain is added as an inlay in the Limited model as well.
The first generation of the Avalon was introduced in the 1995 model year. The original models were big and luxurious with six-passenger seating and a front bench. A standard, XL, and XLS model was available.
The first generation vehicles had a 3.0-liter 1MZ-FE V-6 that produced 192 horsepower. In 1997, ABS was introduced as a standard feature of the vehicle. In 1998, a redesign of the fascia was made. An all-new model of the Avalon was introduced in Australia between 2000 and 2005.
The second generation of the vehicle was introduced in 1999. It had a better 3.0-liter 1MZ-FE V-6 that had 210 horsepower and 220 lb-ft of torque. This was a big step up. The car itself was bigger than the previous generation as well as gaining almost a whole inch. Modifications of the body were made in 2003.
The third generation was introduced in 2005. It was first shown at the North American International Auto Show in January 2005 before going on sale in February. The company dropped the front bench due to safety concerns. This generation was the first by the Toyota company to use the Dual VVT-i system, and was actually the first in the United States to do so. A 3.5-liter 2GR-FE V-6 was introduced. This big engine makes the third generation the fastest of all the Avalons; the engine produces 280 horsepower and is capable of accelerating from zero to 60 mph in 6 seconds. Power was dropped to 268 horsepower in 2006.
The third generation was also the first Avalon to sport the new, elegant look to combat criticism over the Avalon's appearance. Minor changes were made to the vehicle since its third generation metamorphosis including trim updates and some mechanical tweaks.
If you're looking for a sedan that has power, performance, reliability, and safety, choose the Avalon. The Avalon model starts at $33,195 and the Limited model at $36,435.
2018 Toyota Avalon
Luxury, Sedan
2017 Toyota Avalon
2016 Toyota Avalon
2015 Toyota Avalon
2014 Toyota Avalon
2013 Toyota Avalon
Hybrid, Luxury, Sedan
2012 Toyota Avalon
The Toyota Avalon carries over with few changes after a significant refresh in the last model year. The Avalon's cargo net is now an optional feature, and the clean-air filter now filters minute dust instead of pollen.
2011 Toyota Avalon
2010 Toyota Avalon
2009 Toyota Avalon
2008 Toyota Avalon
The 2008 Toyota Avalon is a simple and practical sedan.
2007 Toyota Avalon
The 2007 Toyota Avalon provides a large sedan with quiet styling that belies the performance and luxury that lies beneath its staid exterior.
2006 Toyota Avalon
The 2006 Toyota Avalon serves as Toyota's largest sedan, but it would be easy to miss in a crowd, as it really gives you nothing to look at.
2005 Toyota Avalon
The 2005 Toyota Avalon marks the beginning of the third generation of this product line with 10 years of refinements on display.
2004 Toyota Avalon
The 2004 Toyota Avalon is a large, four-door sedan that is available in either the base XL model or the more luxurious XLS.
2003 Toyota Avalon
The 2003 Toyota Avalon is completely redesigned to offer consumers more style and comfort than the average, bland full-size sedan.
2002 Toyota Avalon
Luxury, Midsize, Sedan
The 2002 Toyota Avalon can be described as solid, roomy, dependable, and perhaps a little bland.
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2000 Toyota Avalon
Marketed as a full-size alternative to the ever-popular Toyota Camry, the 2000 Toyota Avalon presents a basic but comfortable large sedan.
1999 Toyota Avalon
The 1999 Toyota Avalon is a four-door full-size sedan and is closely related to the more popular and smaller Toyota Camry.
1998 Toyota Avalon
The full-size sedan market has typically been dominated by Detroit automakers.
1997 Toyota Avalon
The 1997 Toyota Avalon is a front-wheel-drive, four-door sedan designed to compete with other front-drive sedans, such as the Ford Taurus, Chevrolet Lumina, Pontiac Bonneville, and Dodge Intrepid.
1996 Toyota Avalon
The 1996 Toyota Avalon is a full-size sedan that offers a good amount of equipment and solid performance for the money.
1995 Toyota Avalon
The 1995 Toyota Avalon is an all-new model and is an extended version of the popular Camry sedan, making it the roomiest Japanese-made sedan ever sold in the U.


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The excitement of visiting the nurseries for new varieties of roses and geraniums, relaxing nights on the patio or deck with friends around the fire; these are the things I am yearning for in the middle of February.
At least the days are getting longer and there is a 40 degree day here and there to give me hope. In the meantime, I'll be browsing through my Pinterest boards for garden ideas and projects. That blue pot tutorial above is definitely calling my name.
There is hope, spring is coming!


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The Lincoln Public Works and Utilities Department will begin reconstruction of the intersection of 27th and South streets at 9 a.m., Monday, July 28. The intersection is being rebuilt due to the deterioration of the concrete roadway surface.
The intersection is expected to be closed for one week. This closure is in addition to the current closure of South Street from 27th to 38th streets.
Detour routes will be marked with signage. The marked detour routes are:
Traffic is expected to be heavy on the detour routes. City officials advise motorists to stay on the marked detour routes and to use caution.
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In order to determine what kind of saving could be achieved, I defined a test using the expression:
The values of the constants
d and the variables
z were all chosen so that the expression would never overflow. Three cases were done. The first used
unsigned int. The second used a range type defined similar to one above. The third was like the second, except the code was compiled so that the checks were always done regardless of the possibility of overflow. For each case, the expression was put in an external function which was executed several million times, and an average elapsed time for one execution calculated. For this particular test, using my machine, and my compiler (Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 (13.10.3077), optimization level O2) the results were:
1st case: 0.0246 seconds 2nd case: 0.0297 seconds 3rd case: 0.1119 seconds
The results using GCC (MinGW 3.4.2, optimization level O3) were similar. This was an admittedly contrived test, but I was interested in seeing what the best case savings would be. Your mileage may vary.
There are various ways to reduce the cost of the overflow checking at the cost of portability. One way is to increase the assumptions made by the code. For example, if your implementation treats signed overflow in a benign and predicable way, then you can simplify those checks. Even more time can be saved by using inline assembly, if your compiler has such a feature.
ranged_type class template provides integral types that are safe from overflowing and constrained to a given range. Using templates allows much of the overhead of the checks to be removed, though it is not possible to remove all. There is always some cost associated with safety. In the future, I'd like to expand the implementation to include floating point types, but only time will tell if that is even possible.
This class is part of a free C++ library of classes I have written over the years and have found useful in my own programs. The latest version can always be found here: http://www.richherrick.com/software/herrick_library.html
I would like to thank my peer reviewer, Victor Bazarov, for his invaluable help and insight.
Rich has thirteen years experience as a software engineer. For the past eight years he has been employed by Lockheed Martin Systems Integration in Owego, NY writing real-time embedded systems oriented towards avionics. He can be contacted at [email protected].


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The Volkswagen Tiguan is a compact crossover vehicle (CUV) that was initially built by a German company, ""Auto 5000,"" until 2008. A year later, Volkswagen manufactured this car from its assembly lines in Germany, Russia, Vietnam, and China.
The Volkswagen Tiguan is based on the PQ35 platform, which is a part of the Volkswagen ""Group A"" platform shared by its compact and midsize cars, notably the Volkswagen Golf. The production of the Tiguan began under Auto 5000 in the winter of 2007 and went on sale soon after. However, the real birth of the Volkswagen Tiguan can be traced back to the 2006 Los Angeles International Auto Show, where it was announced in November as a concept car. The next year, at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Volkswagen Tiguan debuted as a production car. It was launched as a 2008 model in Europe, but the North America market received this CUV as a 2009 model.
The Volkswagen Tiguan is still in production and remains popular in the U.S., Europe, and Russia. From 2007 to 2011, more than 700,000 models of the Tiguan sold all over the world.
The Volkswagen Tiguan is known as the ""GTI of SUVs"" because of the way it blends the compact body of the ever-popular Golf and the sportiness of a sport utility vehicle (SUV). This is both an advantage and a disadvantage. For one, three engines can power the Volkswagen Tiguan: a 1.4-liter TFSI engine or one of two two-liter TDIs with a power delivery of either 168 bhp or 138 bhp. This is powerful enough on the Golf, but it does not give enough power to the Volkswagen Tiguan. Its combination of turbocharger and supercharge can add some more power to the car, but the torque remains inadequate. The two-liter, diesel engine is able to deliver some more torque to improve the car's performance.
The high-quality ride and stylish interior of any Volkswagen translate to the Tiguan as well. The ride is quiet and smooth and it is better than most other compact SUVs on the market in terms of comfort.
The 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan remains mostly the same as previous model years but has some small changes. The latest model received an update that includes improved fuel economy, a better automatic transmission, and some slight changes to the exterior styling.
The most noticeable change in the exterior of the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan is the addition of the two-bar grille in the front. The company did this to create a uniform look for all the cars in its lineup. The front fascia has also received new fog lights and a honeycomb grille, which seem to be the latest fad. Volkswagen also added sleeker taillights to the rear.
The power train of the Volkswagen Tiguan remains the same with its two-liter, turbocharged, inline four-cylinder engine. This engine delivers 200 hp in power and 207 lb-ft in torque and can be mated to a six-speed manual or automatic transmission system. The automatic transmission, however, receives a second overdrive gear for reducing engine revs while cruising and for improving the car's mileage. As a result, the new Volkswagen Tiguan can deliver 22/27 mpg city/highway. This is much better when compared to previous versions of the Tiguan that delivered 18/26 mpg city/highway.
The Volkswagen Tiguan is available in three different versions.
The Tiguan Trend & Fun is the car's entry-level model. It includes six airbags, Electronic Stability Control (ESP), a Trailer Stability Program (TSP), and child seat anchorages at the rear seat. Other features include an electronic parking brake, semi-automatic climate control system, electrically-adjusted and heated side mirrors, and a trip computer. The CUV has a maximum approach angle of 18 degrees.
The Tiguan Sport & Style is fitted with the same features as the Trend & Fun model. However, it also has some additional options, including 17-inch alloy wheels, tinted windows, chrome strips on the front bumper, and a chrome roof rail. The interior is also different from the base version. It contains sport seats and high-adjustable lumbar supports, drawers under the front seats, a folding front passenger seat, and storage pockets and folding tablet at the back of the front seats. The steering wheel is covered with leather as well as the gearshift knob and boot.
This model is more off-road oriented than the rest. It has a maximum approach angle of 28 degrees, EDS adaptation, hill descent assistant, and modified driving pedal characteristics to provide a better off-road experience.
After coming to the U.S. in 2009, the Volkswagen Tiguan has only had minor upgrades. In 2010 only, VW produced the Wolfsburg Edition, which offers the upgrade of 17-inch alloy wheels and leatherette upholstery. The 2012 version offers refinements to the exterior, and modifications to the automatic transmission, which improves fuel economy by about 2 mpg. The 2012 Sport Package also boasts 19-inch wheels, xenon headlights, and LED running lights.
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan
SUV, Utility/Offroad
2017 Volkswagen Tiguan
2016 Volkswagen Tiguan
2015 Volkswagen Tiguan
2014 Volkswagen Tiguan
Sedan, SUV, Utility/Offroad
2013 Volkswagen Tiguan
2012 Volkswagen Tiguan
For 2010, Volkswagen compresses the Tiguan lineup, ditching the SE mid-range trim level, and slotting the Wolfsburg trim package in its place.
2011 Volkswagen Tiguan
The 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan is a sport utility vehicle, or SUV, that offers more than mainstream vehicles but less than the luxury class.
2010 Volkswagen Tiguan
2009 Volkswagen Tiguan
The 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan marks the first compact crossover to join the VW lineup.


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The 800 PRO-RMK 163 with the 3" track is part of the lightest, strongest, most flickable deep snow family on the market. The #1 selling mountain snowmobile features the lightweight AXYS chassis and 800 H.O. Cleanfire engine, which deliver the industry's best power-to-weight ratio. The Series 7 3.0" Track provides lift in the deepest, softest snow conditions.
The AXYS® RMK® features a patented, raised chassis that increases clearance and reduces drag to keep you on top of the snow. The AXYS RMK chassis, purpose built for mountain riding, allows for improved sidehilling, faster and easier climbing, and instantaneous lift allowing the sled to pop onto the snow faster. The aluminum overstructure is lightweight and durable for all types of riding. Taller spindles increases clearance to reduce drag.
The lightweight, rigid rear suspension design features revised geometry to control pitch. This improves weight transfer, delivering better control and a more compliant ride. The rigid suspension delivers power directly to the snow. Off-trail, riders will notice improved weight transfer while maintaining the approach angle. On-Trail, riders will notice a more compliant and comfortable ride. The rear suspension features a rail design that helps lift the rear skid while driving it forward.
Developed in conjunction with the AXYS platform, the proven 800 Cleanfire® H.O. Engine delivers +10% increase in power-to-weight ratio and quicker throttle response to generate instantaneous lift. The integrated mounting position optimizes the balance of the chassis. Featuring:
3-stage electronically-controlled exhaust valves provide improved running quality, crisper throttle response, smoother idle and improved fuel economy. The active feedback for the exhaust valve position provides more accurate fueling in transient situations. These exhaust valves also improve combustion stability, leading to improved durability and engine life.
Lightweight crankshaft weighs 2.5 lbs less, delivering 25% lower inertia and quicker throttle response and spooling. This provides improved acceleration. Designed and engineered specifically for the 800 Cleanfire® H.O. Engine for increased durability, this same lightweight crankshaft is used in Polaris Race sleds since the 2013-14 and 2014-15 season, showing it's proven durability.
PRO-RMKs come standard with Walker Evans® Monotube Shocks. During SnowCheck, there is a choice of premium Walker Evans® Piggyback Clicker Shocks or the Walker Evans® Monotube Shocks. The Walker Evans® Piggyback Clicker Shocks with compression adjusters and remote reservoirs offers the best performance across the broadest range of conditions. The Walker Evans® Monotube Impact-Extruded Shocks are the lightest weight shock option from Polaris for those riders counting ounces. The one-piece, simple design is lightweight yet durable.
Polaris snowmobiles are the lightest sleds on the mountain. Polaris®mountain sleds have always been light AND rigid, and Polaris has added strength & durability while reducing weight on the RMK® AXYS® platform. Polaris uses design optimization software to analyze the loads and stress points for various systems and components of the snowmobile which allows the team to design lightweight yet durable snowmobiles. Providing riders with instantaneous lift, Polaris sleds help riders get up on top of the snow faster due to the lighter weight, increase in power from the 800 H.O. Cleanfire® Engine, Polaris-exclusive track designs and the raised chassis.
The PowderTrac™ running boards have been developed for maximum snow clean out and maximum strength. Built from extruded aluminum with bonded cast lugs, they boast an open area of over 50% and integrated traction that is machined in for sure footed performance. There is now additional open space at the back of the boards by the rear pad to reduce snow build up.
All models built on the AXYS® platform feature standard LED headlights. LED headlights deliver the industry's best lighting:
Another industry first for Polaris - the most advanced instrumentation in snowmobiling. This 4.3" high resolution, full color, LCD digital display provides a rider with information including:
Optional, accessory storage was designed and developed right along with the AXYS RMK® platform, so it installs securely and features seamless, integrated styling that matches the sled's design lines. Polaris Engineered with the highest quality of materials. Shop Storage