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DIY China Hutch Make-Over
DIY China Hutch Make-over
Old Town Paints Part IV Final
Good morning everyone! I am sitting here at 6:00 with a large frosty diet coke finishing up the final post of our DIY China Hutch Make-over. For those of you who missed the last three parts of the hutch story, I will put the links here for Part I-III in the post so you can catch up.
Completing this DIY China Hutch Make-over was a challenge. I started out picking up this cute little, worn out hutch that needed a good updating; it had broken pieces, was full of 1970's faux plastic pieces they passed off as wood trim and just looked yucky!
When we started the DIY China Hutch Make-over, I was initially just going to paint it and say ta-da! But, for some reason, that was not sitting well with me. I just could not get settle with the broken trim, and ugly faux wood, so I ripped it apart and gave it a good recycle that today's generation could love.
In part I, we showed you how we cut off the old trim and re-styled the top of the China Hutch using our Ryobi Tools to provide a fresh look that fits today's style. (See part I Here).
Part II showed you the bottom of the DIY China hutch Make-Over, which actually detaches from the top (Read Part II Here)
This was no small undertaking because, as you know from my posts, I reserve the right to change my design mind at any given time… and well that's just what happened on the bottom. (Click here to read part II). Initially I was thinking to build three cabinet doors, including one to replace the center faux wood section that did not open. I worked hard on trimming the bottom to match the new top trims and thought – wow I am almost done. This was a snap! – WRONG – After building the two side doors, the middle door just didn't work. It was like a sore thumb, and I HATED it…pushing me to reach down into my design bag and draw up yet another design, leading to Part III and another trip to the Home Depot.
In Part III of the post, the final design was born as we showed you how we how I changed my mind from using three doors to two doors, and a custom built wine rack for the center where the third door would have lived. The DIY China Hutch Make-Over design turned out excellent and I love the way you can now hold 12 awesome bottles of wine. (Click here to read Part III).
Now, after much ado, we bring you the final post of our DIY China Hutch Make-over.
We put out a call to our readers to choose the paint color. After calculating the vote we came up with a pale green and old white combination (we wanted a little contrast for the piece – so we choose two of the most popular voted colors by our readers on Facebook and Hometalk – thank you all for your help). The colors are stunning – Drool!
Looking to continue the theme for the DIY China Hutch Make-Over I set out to find a new paint color I stumbled on to Old Town Paints.
I was impressed with their 54 color selection, and how close I could get to your color choices. I contacted Old Town Paints to ship my colors because there were no retailers close by St Louis Missouri that carry this wonderful paint. (Hear that shops – distributors needed for great paint and your shop could be the great home of Old Town Paint – You're welcome!)
Sasha, the owner of Old Town Paints was kind enough to ship us out Soft Moss, Cottage White, Antiquing Glaze, and a Clear Matted Finish.
Being a creature of habit, I was nervous to try something new, but did it anyway and was so glad I gave Old Town Paint a try. This fab little company was started by Sasha Gareau (consignment store owner) and here fiancé Bobby Bouck (his family has been in the paint business for over 50 years!) Starting her consignment store, Sasha used a competing paint for her painted furniture, but did not like the expense of the paint. So what's a girl to do? Sasha created her own paint line – Old Town Paint.
Old Town Paint is a Chalk Paint Style Finish made here in the USA. According to Sasha, she and Bobby sat down with a chemist, and after months of trial and error, the chemist helped them create a non-toxic paint, that had a chalk paint style finish, which launched Old Town paint in April of 2013, and the movement of their paint has been growing ever since – want to try it? You can order by click here.
Being a research nut (from my old instructional design writing days), I took to the internet to find pieces painted with Old Town Paint. I featured several of them on my Facebook to see your reaction – you loved them! Since all those I spoke to who used the paint also loved them, I took the plunge and used Old Town Paint on this project. I have to say – it was easy to use. The paint is very silky and adhered in one coat and accepted the matching finishes like it was butter on bread.
All things that spoke to me for this project because like Sasha and Bobby creating their paint took time, so did the re-building of this china hutch – so what better product to debut the piece to our readers than Old Town Paint, right? Two master pieces that have come together – I can hear the two singing in harmony from here, can you? ;-).
I enjoyed this paint that comes in 54 lovely colors because it can also be used as a color wash, regular smooth paint, or can be applied thick to create texture (which will be great when I show you another product I discovered this week in a later post).
But one of the best bonuses… no need to prime or prepare prior to painting! It was a dream come true – which makes me scream out – why don't more paint shops in St Louis carry this jewel of a paint? Want to read more on this paint stop by their site at http://www.oldtownpaints.com I was glad I tried this paint. Very impressed and I will order it for a future project I blog.
Just look at the silky photos of the rebirth of this DIY China Hutch Make-over. Isn't she stunning 🙂
I could not be more proud of the piece you all helped me build. So What do you think of the finished china hutch make-over that has been the longest, on-going project for Hello I Live Here in our history of an existing blog?
Sorry again it took so long, the nasty cold winter (Mother Nature – you know who you are) stopped us in our tracks this year. I can tell you I have lived in St Louis for over 14 years and this is by far the WORST winter I have ever had (I threatened to move West every single day – hubby started to take me serous – a girl can dream about beach living again can't she? 😉
Well, I just want to say thank you to all of you who follow our blog and to Old Town Paints and owner Sasha and Bobby for partnering with Hello I Live Here to get this project complete 🙂 . I love writing and sharing my zany projects that are often shown on Bob Vila Nation, Ryobi Nation, and Hometalk and other social media we use for Hello I Live Here. Also, thank you for hanging in there with us as we fought the ugly weather to bring you our final post on our DIY China Hutch Make-over.
Happy Thursday and here's to many warmer days for us all (just not to warm Missouri or I will have to look into that move west) 😉


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This past weekend I was at the Columbia Code Camp, which was a rousing success with 6 tracks, a number of great speakers, and 165 attendees. This despite freezing rain and losing some speakers from North Carolina due to the weather. I was a volunteer and speaker (last minute on this one, to fill a slot for a speaker we lost due to the inclement weather), and I wanted to write a little about why volunteering for a Code Camp or SQL Saturday may be a rewarding experience. I've come up with four things I think one gains by volunteering. They are:
Free Training
The purpose of a code camp or SQL Saturday is to provide free training to IT professionals. They do tend to occur during the weekend. And if you're not a volunteer, it's easy to find a reason not to go. But when you're a volunteer, you know folks are counting on you, so you feel an additional responsibility to show. And once you get on-site, you get to attend the sessions during the time you're not volunteering. For instance, this past Carolina Code Camp I was able to hear great sessions from folks like Andy Kelly, and Jim Wooley. If I hadn't had to present, I would have been able to hear Alejandro Mesa's session, but alas it was at the same time as mine. I was proctoring the second of the two SQL tracks, or I would have made sure to hear John Welch, whose sessions were all in the first track. And all of this is provided FREE! You can't beat that.
Meeting People
Code Camps and SQL Saturdays are a great way to meet new people, people with like technical interests. Because of SQL Saturdays I've met folks like Jack Corbett, Rachel Hawley, Chris Rock (the .NET guy, not the comedian), Kevin Kline (the SQL guy, not the actor), Stuart Ainsworth, and Robert Cain. I've met folks like Alejandro at code camps. I've been able to build upon pre-existing relationships with guys like Andy Warren, Steve Jones, Brian Knight, John Welch, and Andy Kelly. They are real people, not just SQL and .NET gods, and you get to interact with them in the flesh. This is worth the time, in and of itself.
Learning How to Run Your Own
The Columbia Code Camp was run by Bobby Dimmick and C# MVP Chris Eargle. Chris has been to a lot of Code Camps and he had learned a lot about how one should run. Bobby is a naturally smart guy with a flare for organization and administration. Together they made a great team. One example of where previous experience came into play is the giving out of SWAG at the end. Chris found a neat application that automated the raffle drawings. It was originally in Ruby but he got permission and converted it to .NET. That thing probably saved an hour. Previous experience had shown him the need for one. By going to the other code camps, Chris was in a good position to help get one going in Columbia, which was nice. It's nice to do these local.
I need to say that if you've never run your own and you're not surrounded by folks who have run or been a part of conferences before, it can be a daunting task. When I first reported to the USAF, I was thrown into the middle of what was then called the Air Force Small Computer Conference as the special assistant to the conference chairman. A week long conference that averaged 3,500 attendees. There was a lot to do, from running down notepads (with a really nice organizer with it) that had to be put out to bid, to replacing a keynote speaker when HP's CEO pulled out, to handling the mess that was initial on-site registration once the conference began. But it prepared me well. The next year, I was co-chair of it and we renamed it the Air Force Information Technology Conference (AFITC). That year we had 5,000 attendees, video teleconferencing of keynotes, including a VTC session in to the conference attendees from then Secretary of the Air Force, Dr. Sheila Widnall, from her desk in Washington, D.C. I also participated in the next three on the technical side of things. Each time I volunteered, I was better equipped for the next one. And having done a big conference like AFITC, helping out with the Columbia Code Camp wasn't very stressful at all.
Learning Something More About Yourself
Every time I volunteer, I learn something more about myself. This particular time around I was less hands on and served more to assist Bobby Dimmick with questions and advice. Most of the time I was just a sounding board as he worked through issues that always come up in the planning for these types of things. That was a new role for me. I learned a lot more about listening to others and about the importance of letting folks work through some things on their own. I've always been in the midst of things, especially with the AFITC. Hands-on, immersed, with a ton to do and not a lot of time to do it. We always were scrambling. Planning for an AFITC began even before the current one concluded. We would start a week out setting up the site. And it seemed like there were always things to have to do the Sunday before with early check-in or Monday when the conference spun up. It was a great chance to watch a smart guy work through what needed to be done, come up with his own solutions, bounce them around a bit, and then see him execute. I know Bobby learned a ton and we're already talking about whether or not we can finally bring a SQL Saturday to Columbia, or perhaps even to Myrtle Beach, as Andy Kelly posed. We'll see.
So if you've not considered volunteering, please do. It's a great experience. You'll learn a lot, and not just in the sessions. You'll meet great people. And most of all, though I didn't list it as one of the big four, if things are done right (and even if they aren't), you should have a lot of fun. It takes a lot of energy, but at the end of the day, you get a huge sense of accomplishment as the event rockets through to completion. Find one near you, volunteer your time, and make yourself available, even if it's a stretch for you to do so. It is likely an experience you will enjoy and grow from.


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Friday, November 04, 2011
The French Chocolate Tour
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How was the figue religieuse?ReplyDelete
Hot chocolate served in paper cups "a la New York city?" -- Paris has changed a lot ! ;-) Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)ReplyDelete
'Emporter'/takeaway has been around for a few years in Paris.ReplyDelete
There are many shocks in store for you Bienvenue Chez Fr Girl.
I know, I know. I go back every year ;-) In fact, I remember eating in the street during my lunch break back in the 1980s: Our favorite "to go food" was a ham and cheese crepe while we indulged in "window licking." -- Veronique ;-)ReplyDelete
Merci beaucoup for this! I pen an annual chocoloate awards column and I am sure some of these great chocolatiers willbe present once again!ReplyDelete
I hope you realize that I will not be able to visit Paris with less than 2 years' notice. It will take me that long to review all your tips and tricks - including visiting all the little side alleys you include- and to get my itinerary in order for the trip.ReplyDelete
I just fi usher an Au Bon Pain chocolate eclair here at Dallas airport. Appropriate, oui? I'm about chocolated out now...xoReplyDelete
Croissant, I meant...not eclair! Sorry!
Faabuulous photos!ReplyDelete
I've been trying to plan which shops to visit for a chocolate and pastry tasting for our next year's visit but I think you've just solved the problem for me. This tour sounds perfect.ReplyDelete
Just think of all the happy endorphins you are getting eating and smelling all that chocolate. :))ReplyDelete
What a great tour :)ReplyDelete
Gillardeau oysters exactly Evie!ReplyDelete
I couldn't find my notes..


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Comedian Steve Harvey stunned his ex-wife this Valentine's Day by sending her a court summons concealed in a box of chocolates, according to a report.
The funnyman took out an injunction against Mary Lee Harvey last month after she accused him of cheating on her during their marriage.
In a series of videos posted on YouTube.com, she alleged the comic-turned-relationship guru left her homeless and "turned my son against me" after they split in 2005.
But Harvey, who denies her claims, seems determined to have the last laugh – Mary Lee tells TMZ.com that three days after Valentine's Day, she was served "with a box of chocolates, a romantic card, and a notice saying you are going to be required to come back to court on March 10".


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With battle-tested players like Catie Cox, Brooke Payne and Becca Hendley no longer around, the Dixon girls basketball team has some holes to fill.
Second-year head coach Luke Ravlin thinks he has a senior class willing and able to step up and fill some of those holes.
Kacie Dillow and Emily Rains were major contributors a year ago, while fellow seniors Erika Meeks, Darianne Edwards and Taylor Colby will be counted on for expanded roles in the 2012-13 season.
"We had a lot of kids who put in a tremendous amount of effort in practice to continue to build their game," Ravlin said, "and now, that's really going to pay off for them. They're going to be able to step up come game time."
Dillow was looked upon to be a defensive stopper last season, often drawing the assignment to check the other team's top perimeter threat. She may still be asked to do that on occasion, but will also be asked to increase her scoring average of 4.3 points per game.
"I'm still defensive, but more of my focus is on offense because I know I have to score more this year," Dillow said. "I'm working really hard on my 3-point shot and driving to the basket. If they're taller or bigger, I can drive right by them – that's what I'm looking for this year."
Dixon is sure to see a lot of gimmick defenses this season to slow down junior guard Brooke Bailey, who is a good bet to increase her 13.5 points per game scoring average. That will leave openings for others, and Dillow plans to cash in.
"She's worked incredibly hard on her offensive game since I've been here," Ravlin said. "We're confident that she'll be able to add in every way possible on the court. She's that type of player. That hard work shows now."
Meeks has the defensive chops to step into Dillow's role from a year ago, while the 5-foot-7 Edwards and the 5-6 Colby will be asked to lend support inside. Ravlin described them as "non-traditional posts," but they have other intangibles that can make them effective.
"Both of those kids play with a tremendous amount of heart," Ravlin said. "They know their roles. They're going to come in and rebound the ball, defend and do all the things we want a player to do. They can both score the ball when we need to, so we're confident in their abilities in the four and five spots."
Rains was a starter a year ago and averaged 2.3 points a game. Her offseason took a hit when she tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during a pickup game in March, and she hopes to be back in action by around Christmas.
The majority of the Duchesses are listed right around Rains' height of 5-6, but she thinks the team has the stuff to overcome shortcomings like that.
"We're not a really tall team," Rains said, "but the seniors have been working twice as hard to make up for any of that kind of thing. I think it's going to be a good season."


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March 07, 2008
Joseph LeFevre Horner, an OSA Fellow Emeritus known for his work in the area of optical pattern recognition, died on March 7, 2008 in Belmont, MA, following a long battle with cancer. He was 73.
Dr. Horner, a graduate of Haverford College, received his Master's degree from Bryn Mawr College and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. After six years of post doctoral work at the NASA Center in Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Horner joined the Polaroid Corporation, where he worked as a consultant reporting directly to Dr. Edwin Land. In 1978 he moved to the Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratory at Hanscom Field, now the Air Force Research Lab, where he remained until his retirement in 1999. At the time of his retirement Horner was Chief of the Optical Signal Processing Branch.
An OSA member for 40 years, Horner was named an OSA Fellow in 1989. He was elected a Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering [SPIE] in 1987 and was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Inventor of the Year Award from the Inventor's Association of New England and the Air Force Basic Science Award for outstanding scientific achievement. Horner was the author of over 125 papers, the editor of two books, including Optical Pattern Recognition [SPIE, 1992], and was granted more than 20 patents.
Horner was a serious musician who played the piano, clarinet, violin and viola. He played in community orchestras and served as the Concert Master of the Cambridge Orchestra for 8 years. Horner was committed to volunteer work, serving with the domestic Peace Corps in the 1970's. In 1989 he started the "Mr. Fix-It" program, which offered small home repair services for seniors through the Belmont Council on Aging [COA]. He was a member of the COA Board, the Board of the Longy School of Music and was Treasurer of the Belmont Elderly Citizens, Inc., a non-profit organization that raises money for seniors' needs. In 2006 Horner was named Citizen of the Year by the Rotary Club of Belmont.
Horner is survived by his wife of 47 years, Matina, three children and two grandchildren. Donations to his memory can be made to the Belmont Council on Aging, 23 Oakley Rd., Belmont, MA 02478 or to the Longy School of Music, One Follen St., Cambridge, MA 02138.


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SCFM - Standard Cubic Feet per Minute*
Compressed air consumption is commonly rated in Standard Cubic Feet per Minute - SCFM. SCFM determines the weight of air to fixed or "Standard" conditions. There are several definitions of SCFM. However, in the United States, the most common air flow definition is used with "sea-level" properties:
- 14.696 Pounds per Square Inch (psia)
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- 0% Relative Humidity (RH).
Europeans normally use one ATA and 0oC as SCFM.
ACFM - Actual Cubic Feet per Minute*
Real life "actual conditions" are seldom "standard conditions". Actual air volume flow is often termed as
ACFM - Actual Cubic Feet per Minute.
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The conversion from SCFM to ACFM can be expressed as:
ACFM = SCFM [Pstd / (Pact - Psat Φ)](Tact / Tstd) (1)
- ACFM = Actual Cubic Feet per Minute
- SCFM = Standard Cubic Feet per Minute
- Pstd = Standard absolute air pressure (psia)
- Pact = Actual absolute barometric pressure (psia)
- Psat = Saturation pressure (psi)
- Φ = Actual relative humidity
- Tact = Actual ambient air temperature ( oR )
- Tstd = Standard temperature ( oR )
ICFM - Inlet Cubic Feet per Minute*
Inlet Cubic Feet per Minute - ICFM, is used by compressor vendors to establish conditions in front of additional equipment like inlet filter, blower or booster.
When air passes through the filter, there will be a pressure drop. The conversion from ICFM to
ACFM can be expressed as:
ACFM = ICFM (Pact / Pf) (Tf / Tact) (1)
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Oct. 9, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State University and Seminole Baseball announced on Tuesday, October 9 the schedule for the 2013 season. The Seminoles will open the year with a 15-game home stand inside the friendly confines of Dick Howser Stadium on Mike Martin Field. Opening weekend in Tallahassee will begin Friday, February 15 with a three-game series against the University of Rhode Island.
"It's always important that we play as many games as we can at home early in the season because our weather is perfect to play baseball at that time of year," said head coach Mike Martin. "The main thing is with a young club that we have got to find out what this team can do and what better way to do that than to find out at home."
Thirteen teams on this year's schedule recorded 30 or more wins a season ago. Seven schools earned a bid to participate in the 2012 NCAA Regional, while four teams finished the season ranked in the top 25.
FSU and Florida will square-off three times in 2013 as each team will host a game sandwiched with a meeting in Jacksonville at the Baseball Grounds on March 26. Also featured on this year's schedule is a late weekend non-conference showdown with UCF in Tallahassee, May 3-5. The Seminoles will renew their rivalry with USF in week two of the season as the Bulls travel to Tallahassee for a three-game series, February 22-24. FSU and USF last met on June 2, 2002 in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.
"The schedule is similar to what it has been for the past three decades," said Martin. "We are going to play a very competitive schedule and I'm sure if you look on there you will see a number of teams that participated in postseason play including three against the No. 1 team in the country last year for a majority of the season in the University of Florida."
The Seminoles, who have won six consecutive ACC Atlantic Division titles, will compete in a 30-game conference schedule playing all but one league school. FSU will kick-off its ACC schedule on Friday, March 8 in Tallahassee against Boston College. The other four conference home series features Georgia Tech (March 22-24), Duke (April 12-14), Wake Forest (April 26-28) and Clemson (May 16-18) in the final week of the regular season.
FSU's conference road slate includes Maryland (March 15-17), Virginia Tech (March 29-31), Miami (April 5-7), Virginia (April 19-21) and NC State (May 10-12). The lone league school off the schedule for the second straight year is North Carolina.
"Of course one of the biggest disappointments is not playing the University of North Carolina," added Martin. "But we have Miami down there, will visit a very good NC State ball club late in the season, and host Georgia Tech and Clemson, so we have a very, very competitive schedule as usual."
Along with games against Florida, USF and UCF, Florida State's non-conference schedule is highlighted by three more schools from the state of Florida including Jacksonville, Stetson and Florida Gulf Coast. The remaining non-conference schedule features Villanova (March 1-3), Presbyterian College (March 5-6) and a single mid-week match-up against the University of South Alabama on April 16.
The ACC Baseball Tournament returns to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, N.C., for the third time in five seasons. In 2009 and 2011, the Seminoles played in the ACC Championship game hosted by Durham. The 2013 tournament will be held May 22-26.
For a complete look at the 2013 Florida State baseball schedule, see the PDF listed above with dates, locations and times.


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Quantitative easing and ultra-low rates have provided stimulus to the global economy and markets, but they are also creating distortions in the financial world. In his latest investment note, Andrew Parry, Head of Equities at Hermes Investment Management, assesses the unintended consequences of unprecedented central bank monetary policy.
Plunging gilt yields and low expected returns from real assets are threatening the long-term viability of many pension funds. Cash savers have lost most of the return from their cash savings and may soon have to pay banks just to hold their deposits, as witnessed in Germany and Japan. Meanwhile, investors are being forced up the risk scale as central banks hoover up traditionally lower risk assets.
We are seeing the unintended consequences of the greatest financial experiment in history take hold. As investors, we must carefully consider the price distortions across asset classes and factor monetary policy risk into investment decision-making.
This is not to suggest QE has been without merit. One needs only to cast the mind back to 2009, when the US economy looked as if it was about to descend into an abyss. Since then, the economy has recovered, employment is at a new high, and while inflation has not picked up, the US is safe from deflation. Yet despite its effectiveness, concerns remain over whether this is merely a palliative cure hiding deep structural problems. Its efficacy elsewhere – Japan and the Eurozone – has yet to be proven.
Normalisation will be the true litmus test
Ultra-loose monetary policy is also driving increasingly short-term behaviour by corporates. Share buybacks have long been a feature of the US markets, fuelled by a low borrowing cost which has led to net debt growing far more rapidly than EBITDA since 2014. Now a mini-M&A boom is underway globally. Such beneficial borrowing costs can be a fillip for financial returns and makes most acquisitions earnings accretive. However, there is a grave danger it makes companies transactional in nature at the expense of long-term fixed capital formation, which is only compounded by the drag from rising pension deficits.
For investors, coercive monetary policy creates a false sense of low risk and a dangerous herding mentality in the hunt for growth. A return to "normality" will be the true litmus test for QE and loose monetary policy – and deem it a success or failure. Unfortunately, as the monetary stakes are raised higher for longer, the greater the possibility of a binary outcome.
The dangerous denominator problem
Lower rates can certainly be a positive. As discount rates globally plunged towards zero, so the valuation on risk assets rose. But such low levels of interest rates give rise to a dangerous denominator problem: small changes in the discount rate can lead to dramatic swings in asset valuations. This leads not only to bouts of intense volatility, but also reflexive policy moves by central banks, fearful that asset markets cannot live without their monetary largesse; as demonstrated by the inaction of the FOMC. Even small changes in perception of policy can have amplified effects on asset prices.
Yet while this great experiment hangs over asset prices, the market has sailed on serenely after a cataclysmic January when markets decided central banks were impotent and the US was heading for recession, led by China. Since then accommodative central bankers have become efficient distillers of market bromide to soothe anxious investors. As a result, a complacency is creeping in that could be blown apart by a re-setting of risk perception. The catalyst is likely to be 'a great and sudden' change from policy makers who decide it is time to remove the palliative.
What happens when the tide goes out?
Another concern is the omnipotence of central banks in the asset purchases. They have become whales in markets where the tide is rapidly receding. For example, Japan owns 45% of its government bonds in issuance. It isn't just the size of the investments that are a problem; it is what happens when the rate of asset purchases inevitably diminishes. The positions are reminiscent of foreboding episodes, such as when Bunker Hunt tried to corner the silver market in 1980 and the London Whale's derivative trades spectacularly backfired.
One day bond markets will rediscover their mojo. The First Law of Thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, just transformed into other forms. Similarly risk cannot just disappear – it has been transferred from banks to other parts of the financial system, and waits for the inevitable catalyst to reassert itself.
Coercive action by central banks that forces investors, and increasingly savers, to adopt more risk than they would naturally be comfortable with – is a strategy that inevitably leads to sudden eruptions of fear, triggered by the smallest thing. In a wider context, it has potentially exacerbated inequality creating social and political tensions that generate instability.
For truly long-term investors, it is not wise to set investment strategy based on the outcome of central bank policy meetings. This is a time when fundamental analysis and long-term, bottom-up stock pickers can help navigate investors through the stormy seas that lie ahead.
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Any pup over 8 weeks of age should be ready for a collar and lead. In fact, a lightweight
nylon buckle or Quick-Klip collar that fits correctly should be your first purchase. It is best to wait until after your pup has become used to his collar before you attempt to introduce the lead. Leave the collar on as much as possible until your pup gets used to it. If he is in a cage or crate, remove the collar to prevent snagging. Do not use a choke chain collar on young puppies.
When choosing a lead, you must keep several things in mind. If you have a smaller dog that does not pull too hard, purchase a
nylon or
cotton lead. A
chain or
leather collar is best if you have a large breed or one that has a tendency to pull.
The lead length is totally up to you. If you are going to do obedience work, purchase a 6-foot lead - it is required in most classes. For just tooling around town with your pooch, a 4-foot lead will do. It will keep your dog near you and give you plenty of control.
Retractable leads are also an option, but are best purchased once your pup is used to a regular lead and has had some control training.
The first time you put the lead on your pup, attach it to his collar and allow him to get used to the feel by dragging it around the house or yard. Do this for about ten minutes a day for 5-7 days. Watch that he does not chew on the lead! If you have a fearful pup, distract him by throwing a
ball or interactive toy.
Once he is used to the feel of the lead, pick up the unattached end and hold it, following your pup wherever he goes. Keep the lead as loose as possible and don't worry at this point if the pup pulls. Repeat this step for about a week.
When the pup starts pulling you around most of the time, it's your turn to take some control. But make it fun. Take along a favorite toy, a ball or even a special
treat reward. Then, take off walking in one direction. If your pup follows willingly, heap on lots of praise. If he does not follow you, sits stubbornly, or pulls in the other direction, take the object of affection and move it in front of him so that he follows it in the direction you're going. At this point praise him heartily. Time your praise so that it happens when he's moving and not when he's resisting. This may take some time and observation. He will soon get your message.
Remember not to pull hard or jerk on the lead, no matter how tempting. A dog's natural tendency is to pull back and you will not get your message across. This could also give your new pup "lead phobia" that will be hard to cure.
Repeat this step every day for about a week and every day you should see your pup becoming more confident and yourself having a little more control.
Following these tips will go a long way towards making life with your dog more fun. A leash-trained dog not only puts you in control, but also gains respect from pedestrians you encounter on your walks.


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Monday, September 13, 2010
New Art Journey Stamps!
Here a a few images of things I've put together using the stunning new Art Journey images.
Looking at the vast array of shell images infront of me on my table, I couldn't resist it- having chosen the little boy from an older Art Journey plate to star alongside the new images in a sea scene, it suddenly struck me.......a hat to beat all hats. I actually chuckled out loud to myself when I stuck this shell on his head heeheehee
What a whopper of a crown!!! But had to be done lol
This also fits in with Wednesday Stampers 'Shells' theme for this weeks challenge too.
Below are images of an underwater scene created by layering stamping over gesso.
Below you can just about see the image of a fish fading into the 'distance' by the blue corner of the 'sea' tag..
Please take a look at the new stamp plates available...and also at the other members of the Art Journey Design Team (including Sija, the stamp designer ) which can be found listed here (click) (I can't wait to see what the girls have come up with, alays very exciting, a reveal.. Ideas just flow with these images...my crafting hours are not enough in the day though to be making lots more at the moment, but I'm sure you will come up with a few stunners!
29 comments:
- Godelieve said...
A-MA-ZING Jo!!
- 13 September 2010 at 07:23
- Helen said...
The card with the shells is fantastic, but I adore the fishy tag!!!
- 13 September 2010 at 07:37
wonderful use of these fab new stamps....I love when you do this style of work.
- 13 September 2010 at 07:59
- Sandy said...
OMG Jo what for two amazing art creations. The new stamps are wonderful. Love your unbelievable work.
- 13 September 2010 at 08:58
- Louise said...
Wow Jo, wish I had thought of the hat!!! Beautiful work. Thank you!!
- 13 September 2010 at 09:13
- Shar said...
Lovin' the shell hat! Your creations are always so wonderful!
- 13 September 2010 at 10:15
- Willy said...
Absolutely stunning, Jo!
- 13 September 2010 at 11:11
- Karen said...
That is the crown of crowns! I just love those moments of inspiration that give you that little "rush". The tag is beautiful too. I really love the depth of colour and texture you've created with the gesso, ink and paper. Stunning.
- 13 September 2010 at 11:11
- Riet said...
what a wonderfull art you make, I just love your use of colors and materials.
- 13 September 2010 at 12:32
- Sija said...
Amazing Jo! Love them both.
- 13 September 2010 at 13:27
- Karin said...
Really fabulous new stamps and I love how you've coloured and used them.
- 13 September 2010 at 16:03
- joanne wardle said...
lol @ the shell hat!
brilliant stuff!
- 13 September 2010 at 16:40
- Petra Tillmann said...
Great work, Jo! Love it!
- 13 September 2010 at 17:14
- ~*~Patty Szymkowicz said...
gorgeous shell and sea creations!
I adore sea urchins and your little "urchin" heehee with the seashell hat is just perfect too!
- 13 September 2010 at 18:22
- Audrey said...
There is amazing depth Jo and I love the first one in particular
- 13 September 2010 at 19:07
- Hermine said...
Absolutely gorgeous
- 13 September 2010 at 19:18
- Martina2801 said...
Marvelous!!!! Oh my gosh what can I say !!!
These are amazing pieces. I just love everything about it.
- 13 September 2010 at 19:28
- lisa said...
Hi Jo
Sorry I haven't been around for so long. It's lovely to catch up with you again.
Your image made me giggle. His hat is spectacular. I'm not surprised you couldn't resist.
These new stamps look gorgeous.
Hugs Lisax
- 13 September 2010 at 19:35
- Paula said...
Gorgeous samples to show off the new stamps.
- 13 September 2010 at 20:16
- Ineke van den Akker said...
Fantastic! Well done! Love it! I've just bought the stamps! Did you see the pictures on my blog?
- 13 September 2010 at 21:03
- Chris said...
Love that hat! lol
- 13 September 2010 at 21:03
- Carol Q said...
OMG Jo, you are so brilliant at putting colour and layers together. these are gorgeous. the shells are so textural they look virtually 3D. love his hat LOL
- 13 September 2010 at 21:15
- Sid said...
Fab hat and love the imagery Jo !!
- 13 September 2010 at 21:18
- Shannon said...
Spectacular Jo, always such spectacular work!!! You are a creative genius.
- 14 September 2010 at 08:11
- penibear said...
Jo, these are gorgeous, my favourite theme!
- 14 September 2010 at 11:57
- Deborah March said...
SPECTACULAR work!! WOW!!! I just ordered two of the new plates, can hardly WAIT till they arrive! The Sea Urchins are just AMAZING!
- 15 September 2010 at 19:14
- Dotty Jo said...
What incredible work Jo, just love both of these! Every little boy should wear a shell on his head at least once in his life!!!! Jo x
- 17 September 2010 at 17:52
- Lucy Edmondson said...
You've got some glorious work on your blog, Jo, just visit more often!
Lucy x
- 17 October 2010 at 13:08
- Alexa said...
One word - amazing! Just love all your work.
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There is something absolutely phenomenal that happens when you pile over 3000 passionate and 'pumped up' small business owners into an auditorium – and that is exactly what's happening this week in Phoenix, AZ at ICON14 – the annual Infusionsoft small business conference. We are half way through day two of this three day event and already there has been more valuable information shared with attendees to justify the cost of the event times five. With a line up that includes Simon Sinek, Leadership expert and author of 'Start with Why', Peter Shankman, CEO, angel investor and networking expert, Seth Godin, best-selling author and entrepreneur and JJ Ramberg, MSNBC Anchor of 'Your Business', there is no shortage of valuable business advice. Here are three valuable business lessons we've learned so far that will help your small business to thrive, not just survive, in today's small business landscape.
Last year, small businesses in the U.S. generated over 10 Billion dollars in revenue. But as many of us small business owners and entrepreneurs know, running a small business is not for the faint of heart. As Clate Mask, Co-Founder and CEO of Infusionsoft, has pointed out many times here at #ICON14, there is a dark side to small business; a dark side that if you are not smart, committed and passionate will devour you until there is just nothing left. This may explain why 8 out of 10 businesses fail within the first 18 months. But, if you are a smart entrepreneur and small business owner and understand the ever-changing landscape and how to zig, when all others zag, you will find the light at the end of the tunnel and leave that dark side behind.
Have A Vision Statement
Whether you are one or one-hundred, you have to have a vision statement, and I'm not talking about one that says, "To Rule the World". You need to make sure it is specific and that it can been seen. As Simon Sinek told us yesterday, "Humans are very visual animals and if you can't see what you are trying to achieve then you simply won't achieve it". Infusionsoft understands this concept and throughout their corporate office you will see their company purpose, values and quarterly priorities hanging on (or painted on) the walls so that everyone can see them. While I cannot directly attribute their 100% growth from 2012 to 2013 to this, I'm quite sure that it played a significant part.
Be A Helper, Not A Seller
"The difference between selling and helping is two letters", said Jay Baer during his breakout session on 'Why Smart Companies Sell More by Selling Less'. In 2011 the average American consumer needed 10.4 sources of information before making a purchasing decision. Your job as a small business is to ensure that you are the one that provides the most information to them, but not just in the form of sales pages and advertisement. By providing educational and informative information about your area of expertise, you will set yourself apart as an expert and the 'go-to' in that field, which will translate into more people coming to your site and eventually more sales. Simply put, if you teach better you will sell more.
Be One Level Above 'Crap'
Sadly, as Peter Shankman pointed out in his keynote address, we are a society that has come to expect horrible customer service. While this is certainly a travesty, it does create a wonderful opportunity for those small businesses that are willing to go the extra mile to provide an exceptional customer experience. Some of Peter's suggestions on how to go above and beyond include remembering your customers names and sending them hand written notes. The goal, as Peter put it is to "bring random amazement into normal situations". By treating the customers you have wonderfully, they will bring you the customers you want and need.
While these three business lessons may seem simple, they are often forgotten by small business owners as they get caught in the hustle and bustle of running the business. But if you simply step back and take a few moments to develop these tips and then focus on making them a part of your business, you will have a better chance of being in the 20% of small businesses that succeed.
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More than 100 years later, the Yukon River still bears the evidence of the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush: abandoned cabins, mining equipment, even shoes still scattered along the way. Last summer, two Bates seniors set out to experience this historic episode first-hand. They retraced the fortune hunters' trail along the Yukon, from Lake Bennett in Canada across Alaska to the Bering Sea — a distance of nearly 2,000 miles, covered by foot and canoe.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The euro swung to a gain against the dollar Thursday, recovering from a four-month low, after the European Central Bank unveiled a series of measures aimed at reviving inflation in the euro zone.
The euro EURUSD, +0.2407% reversed earlier losses, rising to $1.3664 from $1.3605 late Wednesday. In the wake of the ECB decision, the euro had touched its lowest level against the dollar since February 5, according to FactSet. The euro regained strength as ECB President Mario Draghi said interest rates had reached their lower bound.
The euro bounce also had to do with options positioning ahead of the ECB meeting, said Marvin Barth, European head of FX research at Barclays. ECB officials showed "how committed they were to do whatever it takes to support their inflation mandate from the downside. That's what shocked people," he said, adding that the commitment drove the "very powerful move down" during the news conference.
The ECB announced broad interest-rate cuts, pushing the deposit rate into negative territory in an effort to encourage lending. The ECB cut its key lending rate to 0.15% from 0.25% and slashed the deposit rate to negative 0.1% from 0%, which means banks will effectively have to pay to keep reserves at the central bank. The marginal-lending rate was lowered to 0.4% from 0.75%.
"Today, the ECB made history—the first major central bank to charge negative interest rates to banks that leave deposits with the European Central Bank," said Jonathan Lewis, chief investment officer at Samson Capital Advisors LLC, in a note.
The ECB also announced several liquidity measures, including targeted long-term refinancing operations (TLTRO) and the suspension of the sterilization of its Securities Markets Program. The end of the sterilization means the bank will drop draining off the liquidity provided by its previous round of bond buys. Read more: Draghi unveils new measures after taking deposit rate negative
The number of measures was surprising, said Sara Yates, global head of foreign-exchange strategy at J.P. Morgan Private Bank. "It was perhaps more comprehensive that I'd anticipated [and] helped solidify a dovish message," she said.
Still, she said euro weakness isn't likely to stem from these measures because of the conflicting factors at play for the currency. For example, if the liquidity measures are successful in boosting lending, that creates a better environment in the euro zone. That could boost European stocks and lead to inflows into the region, which would be positive for the euro, she said. ECB officials have detailed how the high euro exchange rate has helped depress inflation.
"We don't see today's ECB action as pushing the euro lower," Yates said. The bank has a 12-month forecast of $1.33 for the euro, with weakness stemming instead from higher U.S. yields boosting the dollar, she said.
Not everyone agrees. "The big trend lower in the eurodollar has begun," said Barth of Barclays, pointing to actions taken by the ECB Thursday.
Draghi disclosed the ECB is preparing for the purchase of asset-backed securities and said the ECB hasn't finished easing. The central bank also cut inflation projections for the next few years but stressed that medium-term inflation expectations remain anchored. The ECB targets inflation of just under 2% in the medium term as it sets monetary policy.
"Draghi today was walking quite a challenging path," said Yates of J.P. Morgan Private Bank.
The ICE Dollar Index DXY, -0.14% a measure of the currency's strength against six rivals, fell to 80.350 from 80.668 late Wednesday. The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, -0.16% fell to 73.20 from 73.51.
In other action, the British pound GBPUSD, +0.2101% rose to $1.6818 from $1.6738 late Wednesday. The Bank of England made no change to its monetary policy, as expected.
The dollar USDJPY, +0.14% fell to 102.43 yen from ¥102.75 late Wednesday. The Australian dollar AUDUSD, +0.5436% rose to 93.37 U.S. cents from 92.77 U.S cents.
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dozensSaturday, January 30, 2010
Good morning last Saturday in January. Nice to see you.
I spotted these cookies over here and they have been calling my name ever since. Again, in an attempt to satisfy all cookie lovers in my family, I doubled the recipe and divided it in half. Half the dough got regular semi-sweet chips and a roll in raw sugar. The other half got mint chocolate chips and a roll in confectioners sugar. I feel like I say this a lot, however, these were AMAZING! And the dough? Well, let me just say that this dough is some of the best dough I have ever tasted. Which is huge because if given the choice I always choose vanilla over chocolate. The melted butter, along with the other ingredients, results in warm, melt in your mouth, absolutely can't stop eating, cookie dough.
I pulled out the sewing machine on Thursday and it felt really great. My sister asked if I would make her bible study girls tissue cozies. (Thanks, Julie! :) ) I make a small change to the tutorial...I like to overlap the top piece.... so I cut two 6x4 pieces and two 6x4 1/2 pieces. I sort of drug my heals at this request but after I got started, loved it. It was the perfect little project to bring back my sewing mojo. Although, I will not let myself sew another thing until I finish this sweater.
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the sewing mojo is so good, isn't it?ReplyDelete
i am dying to start a new sweater but i am going to wait until i finish kate's quilts (almost there!!!) and block the other one.
happy saturday!
I'm happy to have my sewing mojo back too (and a happy new stack of fabric in the mail yesterday). I love your tissue cozies - Annika claimed the one you gave us and loves it.
Enjoy your sweater knitting.
- Anonymous1/30/2010
Long time lurker, leaving a comment finally. Those cookies look so good! I, too, have been getting my sewing mojo back this week. I sewed one of your package pillows this week to dress up a gift card for a birthday party my daughter is attending today. I want to thank you for posting this pattern - it really makes a gift card very special. MJReplyDelete
I wonder if January is the month for chocolate or something. I, too, prefer vanilla, but made some chocolate cookies a couple of days ago that were absolutely to die for. They had peanuts in them, and sea salt on top, and with what was left of the batter, which I could not stop eating, I made what were hailed by my non-chocolate loving children as the best cookies they'd ever tasted. So it must be something in the air.ReplyDelete
Those cookies look delicious, either way.ReplyDelete
I've mixed up the dough for these cookies (thanks for the link) and I've already made the 4 ingredient peanut butter cookies that they also have over there. SenSATional!!!!ReplyDelete
those cookies look great...I'm gonna have to try that recipe. I made some of those at Christmas time but the recipe called for cinnamon and nobody really liked them. These sound wonderful. Your tissue cozies are fabulous...I think I'd like to be in your sister's Bible study group too! Where did January go?ReplyDelete
So funny, I finally made the oatmeal, raisin, chocolate chip cookies today (double recipe) and they went so fast that i ran to grab the camera before they were gone - all but 12 were eaten throughout the day. and now i come here and these look amazing - i will try these too - i wonder if i can get away with using whole wheat flour here too - so far it hasn't been a problem in any recipe. Love the fun colors you chose for the tissue cozies - the girls will love them!ReplyDelete
Hi1 Please, please don't take this as a criticism as I adore your blog and look forward to every new post. In this post you write "cozy's" - this should really be "cozies". We really only use apostrophes for ownership or abbreviations. If you want a plural, don't use an apostrophe. Sorry - it's the English teacher in me. And I got the sewing machine out today too, to make pencil cases. Thanks for the fab blog.ReplyDelete
Those tissue holders wouldbe great for my baket group. I hope I can remember. Maybe a party favor for a luncheon. Great idea!ReplyDelete
The tissue cozies are a great idea but those cookies! I'm so excited to whip up a batch of my own!ReplyDelete
Yeah.....I haven't gotten Bessie (my sewing machine's name :) out in a while either......I made those several years ago and forgot about them....'tis the season for tissues....hmmmmm...maybe I'll whip a few up this week too! Thanks for the inspiration!ReplyDelete
thanks for the recipe - oh lord, these were good!ReplyDelete
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Everyone knows what a pain it is to have to plug in their electronic devices for recharging. Or, more accurately, to remember to plug said devices in, and then try to remember where the blasted charger is. And the problem can be compounded when you own multiple wireless devices, as a lot of people today do.
And then there's the disposal problem seemingly every time you get a new device. The landfill space that was supposed to be saved by fewer batteries being thrown away has ended up being filled by old power adapters instead.
Fortunately for us, wireless recharging has come along, in the form of those fancy pads that can charge phones sitting nearby, and they are making some headway in the electronic device market. Right now they work, but their range is limited.
Image courtesy of PowerbyProxi. More info here.
Wireless recharging is an idea we'd love to see catch on. But how revolutionary is it?
Actually, Nicola Tesla published patents for wireless power transmission in the 1890s, and even dreamed of intercontinental wireless transmission of industrial power. But like many radical ideas, a lot of Tesla's weren't implemented until much, much later.
It wasn't until early in this century that work began on the magnetic induction pads that enable you to recharge a compatible device just by laying it on the pad. And only a few years ago, in 2009, the Wireless Power Consortium was founded and began developing standards for wireless power transmission.
Now, more and more new devices are equipped to handle wireless recharging. You can even retrofit your old smart phone to recharge that way. Public recharging stations are becoming even more prevalent in some forward-thinking cities.
Soon, recharging cords will be a thing of the past, and we will send the last of them to the landfill.
This just goes to show that, when a revolutionary scientist like Tesla says something, we should listen, even 120 years later. Often, the one thing that keeps most ideas like this from being implemented immediately is a material or component that is either not common enough or too costly or difficult to manufacture.
Later, when we get to the point where that is no longer a problem, we tend to forget about older patents that could take advantage of the new development.
I don't know whether there is a solution here, since there are a lot of patents that would need to be revisited every few years or so. But hopefully other good ideas won't take more than 100 years to see fruition.
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Sorry, Dr.G. but UNTIL the energy efficiency (and DENSITY) of alternative fuels can be made comparable to petroleum, those technologies WILL not succeed. It doesn't take some evil corporate conspiracy (which is bogus, anyway). How many more Solydra's (i.e. trying to force technolgies on the market, that are not competitive or better than existing) must we sink our strinking tax resources into.?
Actually, what Tesla was propsing used Tesla Coils to inject power into the earth itself. A little more grand than two inductive loops that have to be within millimeters of each other :) From a letter during forclosure proceedings he was in: "In this system that I have invented it is necessary for the machine to get a grip of the earth..." (!!) Had Marconi not stolen Tesla's ideas and also credit for Radio, and had Tesla been more involved in patenting and/or enforcing his patents, who knows what the world would look like today. http://www.teslascience.org/pages/twp/tunnels.htm
I've been subscribing to GCN for about 3 years now and have always enjoyed reading your technical insights/analysis as well as your humorous snippets... but today's humor regarding the charger is HILARIOUS! Sadly, I could definitely relate.
More times than not, a new technology will make an existing technology obsolete, which means somebody is either going to lose a substantial amount of money and/or go out of business. Why do you think we still drive vehicles run on fossil fuels? Because the oil industry spends a tremendous amount of money and effort to keep it that way.
Wireless power charging is just ONE of many technologies that are long overdue.
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2007 Annual Capital Spending Outlook - Spend Now to Save Later
Some of the biggest food companies are budgeting capital expenditures for multi-year programs meant to reduce costs in the long run.
Last year was a blockbuster year for capital spending, not as great as we predicted, but just a hair short of a 10 percent increase. So with some trepidation we predict a 7.6 percent increase this year, at least according to 26 of the largest publicly held food companies.
At this time in 2006, we surveyed most of the public top 50 food companies and, based on their budgeting for the new year, predicted a whopping 11 percent increase in capital projects. For several firms, unanticipated market changes set in and they scaled back. But comparing the same group's actual 2006 and 2005 capital expenditures, overall they did spend 9.6 percent more last year than they did in 2005.
Of the 21 top 50 food companies for which we have complete figures going back several years, 15 underspent their 2006 capital budgets. Only Smithfield Foods, in the midst of a plant construction spree, overspent by a significant amount: $192 million more than it allocated, or 96 percent. Coca-Cola spent $107 million more than planned, but that was only an 8 percent overdraft.
This year, 16 of our 26 reporting companies are projecting increases, three of them upping the ante by 24 percent or more. Six are scaling back their budgets -- five of those by double digits, including Molson Coors (by 28 percent) and Tyson (by 25 percent).
Just fully opened in March, Tyson's Discovery Center houses 18 test kitchens, a 48,000-sq.-ft. pilot plant and office space. Total square footage is 285,000, including a four-story office building of 174,000 sq. ft.
In all, we've identified $12.3 billion in budgeted new construction or expansion activity, up from $11.4 billion actually spent for the same companies in 2006.
The biggest project of this year is a whopping $359 million factory and distribution center for Nestle Beverages in Anderson, Ind. Work began last fall on the 880,000-sq.-ft. facility, which will make Nesquik flavored milks and Coffee-Mate liquid products. The combined operation will employ 300 and should open in the spring of 2008.
For the third straight year, a cheese plant is at or near the top of the list. Plans sound a little sketchy, but Blue Ribbon Cheese Co., a subsidiary of American Dairy Parks LLC, a sustainable agriculture company, plans for a $225 million facility somewhere in California's San Joaquin Valley -- apparently a precise site hasn't been chosen. It should employ 250 and process 6.8 million lbs. of milk daily into American-style cheeses.
And because those two are private or foreign-owned companies, they're not even on the master table. Another $200 million plant broke ground in January in Texas County, Okla. Smithfield Food's Beef Group and New York-based ContiGroup created a joint venture to build this 650,000-sq.-ft. beef processing plant, which may create 3,000 jobs after it opens in mid-2008. The two parties called it "the first [plant] of its size in more than 20 years."
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While the projects are as disparate as a Mexican chocolate plant and new software, a common theme among many food companies is they're spending money now to save money in the future. As always, there are companies undergoing reorganizations because of market failures or changing philosophies. But there also are several using capital budgets for multi-year, wide-ranging supply chain and capacity utilization overhauls meant to dramatically cut operating costs, and change their looks, in the future.
Click to view the "Some Big Spenders" chart, which provides a snapshot of food industry capital spending.
The biggest gainer, in dollar terms, is Pepsico. Budgeting half a billion more for CapEx than it spent in 2006, the Purchase, N.Y.-based beverage and foods company says some of that will be spent rolling the SAP enterprise resource planning system, already implemented at the corporate level, into divisions Quaker, Tropicana and Gatorade. But this year also will see more investment in Pepsico International, particularly in developing and emerging markets, and North American capacity increases for Gatorade and other noncarbonated beverages.
Last year's increase in capital spending over 2005 also primarily reflected increased investments at Pepsico International and in the North American Gatorade business, as well as increased support behind the company's ongoing Business Process Transformation initiative, in which SAP plays a big part.
SAP also is the biggest single planned capital expense this year for Campbell Soup Co., Camden, N.J.
In percentage terms, ConAgra takes the prize, increasing its budget by 71 percent to $450 million. That's not that great an increase over the $400 million budgeted for projects last year, but the Omaha, Neb., company only spent $263 million. "During FY2006, there were a number of strategic decisions made (e.g., selling off several non-core businesses, developing a new strategy for supply chain, etc.) that came after we had already shared our original capital expenditure estimate," explained a spokesman.
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Although the focus will be on the track for the Coke Zero 400, the Daytona International Speedway isn't the only hot spot in the Daytona Beach area.
In addition to the lure of the World's Most Famous Beach, there are an assortment of clubs and restaurants offering diversions after the sun goes down.
Bear in mind, with hundreds of thousands of fans in town for the big race, there won't be much elbow room at the bars. Likewise, patience on the roads will be a necessity because traffic will make it hard to emulate the speedy moves of NASCAR's heroes on the track.
For that reason, it's a good idea to expand the list of nighttime attractions to neighboring towns such as New Smyrna Beach, Ormond Beach, Port Orange and Ponce Inlet. Yet even in those spots, there will be no shortage of race fans.
Here's an assortment of nightlife options, with some dining and family-friendly ideas in the mix:
In Daytona Beach:
-- Razzles, 611 Seabreeze Blvd., Daytona Beach; razzlesnightclub.com; 386-257-6236; A fixture on the scene for more than two decades, the dance club features a 50,000-watt sound system, 11 bar stations and a VIP Ultra Lounge that was renovated in 2007.
-- Bank & Blues Club, 701 Main St., Daytona Beach; thebankdaytona.com; 386-257-9272: Housed in a converted bank building, Bank & Blues is home to a steady lineup of rock and jazz acts. The club also hosts a weekly Wednesday jam night for local players.
-- Dirty Harry's Pub & Package, 705 Main St., Daytona Beach; dirtyharrysdaytona.com; 386-252-9877: The bar, a popular Bike Week hangout, features two courtyards and an "outback" area with an outdoor stage.
-- The Aquarium Restaurant and Nightclub, 125 Basin St. Ste 102, Daytona Beach; aquariumdaytona.com; 386-255-6477: Stepping inside the restaurant and lounge is like, well, entering an aquarium. The menu specializes in seafood and the nightclub is open late Thursdays-Saturdays, with daily happy hours from 4-8 p.m. and all day on Sundays.
-- Ocean Deck Restaurant and Beach Club, 127 S. Ocean Ave., oceandeck.com; 386-253-5224: Known for its reggae and island music, the club is right on the beach, 1-1/2 blocks south of the Main Street Pier. The party atmosphere is comfortable enough for the family and there's a children's menu available.
-- Ocean Walk Shoppes, 250 N. Atlantic Ave., Daytona Beach; oceanwalkshoppes.com; 386-258-9544; The centerpiece of this beachfront, touristy shopping plaza is a 10-screen multiplex movie theater, a cool option on a hot summer day. There are restaurants and shops, including Bubba Gump's Shrimp Co., and Johnny Rocket's. Family friendly.
Outside of Daytona Beach, but within reach...
-- Down the Hatch, 4884 Front St., Ponce Inlet; down-the-hatch-seafood.com; 386-761-4831: This seafood restaurant, a landmark at the Inlet, has been known to attract some NASCAR types. The walls are adorned with photos of famous drivers, but the real attraction is the menu and the sunset over the water.
-- Caffeine Bistro and Wine Bar, 49 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach; caffeinewinebar.com; 386-672-7277; Yes, there's wine, as well as a selection of domestic and imported beers. The menu ranges from burgers and sandwiches to Mahi tacos and Lobster mac-n-cheese. Dinner reservations are suggested.
-- The Ormond Wine Co., 1108 W. Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach; ormondwineco.com; 386-615-1001; A combination wine bar and cafe, libations are accompanied by a menu of cheese plates, flatbreads, panini sandwiches and specialty salads.
-- The Flagler Tavern, 414 Flagler Ave., New Smyrna Beach; 386-426-2080: The cozy bar is nestled amid a stretch of old-school Florida shops that manage to keep a laid-back pace even in race weeks. Stroll down to the beachfront and have one of the best burgers anywhere at The Breakers.
-- JBs Fish Camp, 859 Pompano Ave., New Smyrna Beach (7 miles south of The Islander on A1A); 386-427-5747: Terrific fish sandwiches in a tranquil setting that's far away from the roar of the races.
-- The Last Resort, 5812 S. Ridgewood Ave., Port Orange; 386-761-5147; Not much -- make that not anything -- fancy about this hole-in-the-wall bar, but it is the home to a notorious piece of Florida lore. The bar was the stomping grounds of serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Part of the bar's outdoor back wall has been spruced up by movie crews working on the film version of her story.


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