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Does Tiger's new ad work?
After saying nearly nothing about its star athlete for months, Nike comes back with a new ad featuring Tiger (and Earl) Woods.
Now, after months of near silence, the company has unveiled a new commercial starring the golfer. And the reaction to the spot (included below) seems to be mostly negative.
Tiger doesn't say a word in the advertisement. He doesn't do much, either, except look soulfully at the camera. In the background is the voice of his late father, whose comments are supposed to have more weight, presumably, in light of all the scandals.
"I want to find out what your thinking was. I want to find out what your feelings are. And did you learn anything?" Earl Woods asks.
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Very good questions, indeed. But Tiger Woods doesn't answer, inadvertently offering us another reminder of how much has gone unanswered and unexplained.
As Kyle Foster of the Chicago Sun-Times notes, the first ad featuring post-scandal Tiger was bound to be awkward. But invoking the golfer's late father gives the spot a crassness that goes beyond anything we saw in Tiger's infamous text messages.
"There's also a feeling--shared here--that the spot insults our intelligence," Foster writes. "I mean, if you're truly trying to be repentant and change, wouldn't you do it more quietly? Not in front of millions of TV viewers, using your dead father's voiceover in a commercial peddling your product."
Other commentators are equally critical. " Selling shoes is one thing, but selling moral rehabilitation is better left to those who do it on Sunday," writes Tim Dahlberg of the Associated Press.
"If Woods is feeling real, true shame -- not regret that he got caught, not regret that his golf game has suffered, but real sorrow over what he's done to his family -- then he might be able to fix the mess he's made of his life," writes Tracee Hamilton of the Washington Post. "But his shame is his; it shouldn't be used to sell golf shirts."
So what does this all say about Nike? Well, lots of people are talking about the company today -- and perhaps that says all we need to know.
Ad industry observers say the spot is manipulative -- on several fronts.
"On the one hand, it's sort of disgusting and on the other hand, I thought it was somewhat of a coup for Nike sort of sadistically leveraging what's going on in Woods's life right now for their own gain," Steve Hall, who writes the AdRants blog, told The Washington Post.
Former advertising executive Donny Deutsch, however, called it "stunningly brilliant" to use Earl Woods as the voice of conscience surrounding Tiger's actions. "It is brave, it is a stroke of genius," he said on the Today show. "There is such a creative bravery to it."
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- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Release Date: Oct 30, 2012
- Also On: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360
- Summary: To be Most Wanted, you'll need to outrun the cops, outdrive your friends, and outsmart your rivals.
- Developer: Criterion Games
- Genre(s): GT / Street
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Score distribution:
Positive: 11 out of 14
Mixed: 3 out of 14
Negative: 0 out of 14
Nov 25, 2012Most Wanted's biggest strength is that it feels like a cohesive whole, rather than some amalgamation of a reboot tacked on to another game's engine. The gameplay emphasizes as little downtime as possible, which is a good thing as it's an absolute blast whether or not cops are involved. It's not a reboot as much as it is a reimagining of the original game, taking the bits that worked and wrapping them in a completely new package. Surprisingly enough, it does so in a way that works, and the new Most Wanted ranks up there with the original.
Oct 30, 2012It's the racing game for people who don't tend to like racing games. You're not punished for missing that apex or abandoning that nagging racing line.
Nov 2, 2012A smoother, more seamless ride than Hot Pursuit, it's second time lucky for this fast, furious open-world motor show.
Oct 30, 2012If you're looking for a solid, lengthy solo campaign from a driving game, this isn't what you're looking for. Most Wanted is a multiplayer-first game, and taken in that context, few games do it better than this.
Oct 30, 2012If real-world handling and precision aren't remotely your concern, then Most Wanted should be your game of choice. And if you want realism and would rather stay on the PC, consider a more serious racing games like Project CARS, iRacing, or even last year's SHIFT 2 Unleashed.
Nov 30, 2012Just pick one of the beautiful cars, hop in and drive. But do not want anything else. NFS: Most Wanted is average fun for all car lovers. [Dec 2012]
Score distribution:
Positive: 49 out of 192
Mixed: 30 out of 192
Negative: 113 out of 192
Oct 30, 2012A great game. Criterion holds a trademark. A fascinating and dynamic gameplay, good physics and beautiful graphics. The multiplayer is very difficult to break away. Keep it up!… Expand
May 27, 2014Amazing game if you have steering wheel for pc. Good graphic, good system of cars owning (only once find car on map and will by yours for ever and you can jump in car from menu anytime) and amazing car sounds. Story is missing but i had good times with friends while playing :)… Expand
Jan 20, 2013I am really enjoying this game. It is disappointing it doesn't have garages, money and customization like the original did, but as a modern racing game I find it stands out with its array of content, cars, and beautiful locations.… Expand
Nov 19, 2012Nothing interesting in this game waste of time, cheap copy of burnout paradise, if you like arcade go play nfs world, there are not story like in nfs The Run, This game is poorly optimized for PC, a straight port, constant fps drops make the game unplayable. The car handling is too "heavy", the camera choices are horrible. All in all, wasted money.… Expand
May 7, 2013OMG this game is a load of utter B.S! Don't waste your money! This game is lazy boring and easy. You "Hijack" cars. This means driving around and parking next to a car such as a Lamborghini and pressing E. I mean what the hell. No saving cash to buy a awesome car. No car customization. Cops are just retarded. You can hit another car right in-front of them and they don't do about it.I didn't even care about the racing cause there was no POINT!… Expand
Nov 28, 2012The game is not that bad, it has great graphics, decent controls, it would be a 7/10 game, but as a most wanted sequel it's just disappointing, the first game was all about tunning, about making your car your car, not to mention the fact that criterion recycled much of burnout paradise in this game, that added to the bad optimization makes this an awful game.… Expand
Jan 26, 2013Not worth the time to even think about it! Baby game written for babies with six axis controllers stuck to their hands and mommy and daddies money in their wallets. Console crap all the way- just like everything from criterion. The user reviews are very kind and the game reviewer's have been paid handsomely to lie! EA has failed on this series for 8 years now. I hated Black Box but Criterion? They can't even make a game that runs on PC or uses PC hardware. They aren't alone though- so they think that makes it alright to steal our money. Not mine! Need for Speed has been dead to me for 7 years. Sorry Sucker's.… Expand
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I am writing in response to Derrick Z. Jackson's Jan. 19 op-ed "Are all shootings equal?" I wanted to add one more witness to plead for peace. I am a pediatrician at Boston Children's Hospital. When I was a medical student, I took care of a 15-year-old boy who was killed from crossfire while standing on his lawn.
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Supreme Commander 2 Hitting Europe in Spring, Screenshots Show Big Robots
Narrowing down the general 2010 release of Supreme Commander 2, publisher Square Enix has issued several new robot-tastic screenshots and revealed that Gas Powered Games' PC and Xbox 360 strategy sequel will hit European territories in spring.
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From The 2nd Inauguration of Barack Obama in Photos, one of 18 photos so far. The sun rises over Capitol Hill looking down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, early on Monday, January 21, 2013, as Washington prepares for the 57th Presidential Inaugural and the ceremonial swearing-in of President Barack Obama's second term. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) — I'll be posting photographic coverage of the events to this essay throughout the day, so check back later for more.
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Sell-off changes market's technical picture
The intermediate-term bullish trend is now questionable.
By Sam Collins
Friday's market was hammered by sellers who focused mainly on the technology sector. It was the 25th anniversary of Black Monday, and stockholders celebrated it with the worst day for stocks in three months.
Despite the fact that third quarter earnings have been projected to be lower than the second quarter for months, the lower earnings from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and General Electric (GE), and a lowered estimate by Marvel Technology (MRVL), seemed to catch the market by surprise. GE noted, however, that the company is performing well and is on track to have a double-digit earnings increase for full year 2012.
Nevertheless, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 205 points to 13,344, the S&P 500 lost 24 points at 1,433, and the Nasdaq fell 67 points to 3,006. The NYSE traded 1.3 billion shares and the Nasdaq crossed 601 million shares. Decliners outnumbered advancers on the Big Board and Nasdaq by almost 4-to-1. For the week, the Dow was up 0.1%, the S&P 500 gained 0.3%, and the Nasdaq fell 1.3%.
Friday's sell-off was focused on high price-to-earnings ratio tech stocks. Since they make up about 30% of the Nasdaq, we expected lower prices from the Nasdaq and we got just that. But the fact that the Nasdaq has broken near-term support and ended on Friday just 5 points from its head-and-shoulders target at 3,000, means that it is in divergence with the other major indices.
Friday's sell-off resulted in a slight penetration of support at the Dow's 50-day moving average. That alone isn't serious, but a close under the support line at 13,275 could cause trouble, since it would agree with Nasdaq's breakdown and confirm that the intermediate-term direction was in jeopardy. And the MACD indicator has turned down instead of moving up as it appeared to be doing on Thursday.
Friday's sell-off changed the technical picture from intermediate-term bullish to questionable. Third quarter earnings have not been good, but this should have been anticipated. The other key variables, chiefly the election, the European debt situation, and weakness in China, are factors that could have a negative impact on the markets. For now, we should stand aside and let the market tell us its next direction. There is a time to sell and a time to buy. But this is a time to wait.
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CBC's Love Affair With Al Jazeera Continues...
He and Avi would make a good pair.
Al-Jazeera, which bought Current TV from Al Gore, is not a communications medium in the Western sense. It is a psychological warfare medium, a fundamentalist terrorist communications base operating under Qatari cover. It sets its sights on changing regimes.
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Terry Branstad
|Terry Branstad
|Iowa Governor Terry Branstad speaking in Des Moines, Iowa on April 1, 2011
|42nd Governor of Iowa
|Assumed office
January 14, 2011
|Kim Reynolds
|Preceded by
|Chet Culver
|39th Governor of Iowa
|In office
January 14, 1983 – January 15, 1999
|Robert Anderson
Jo Ann Zimmerman
Joy Corning
|Preceded by
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|41st Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
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|Robert Ray
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|Terry Edward Branstad
November 17, 1946
Leland, Iowa, U.S.
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|Chris Branstad
|Terrace Hill (official)
Boone, Iowa (personal)
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Drake University
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Terry Edward Branstad (born November 17, 1946) is an American politician who is the 42nd Governor of Iowa, in office since January 2011. Branstad was also the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999, and he was President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. Branstad is the longest-serving governor in Iowa history, and the second-longest serving governor in U.S. history.[2]
In his 2010 political comeback, Branstad won a three-way primary election for the Republican nomination to run for governor in the general election. He faced incumbent Governor Chet Culver, a Democrat, and four third party candidates on November 2, 2010.[3] He won the general election in November, defeating Culver by 52.9% to 43.1%.[4]
Branstad entered the 2010 race as the front runner for both the primary and general elections. Independent polling in 2009 indicated that his approval ratings hovered in the 70% range.[5] He was widely seen as the front runner for the Republican nomination, and had wide leads in aggregate polling against the scandal-ravaged Governor Culver.[6][7][8] He won the Republican primary with 50.4% of the popular vote, 9.5 percentage points ahead of his nearest competitor.
On January 15, 2014, Branstad officially launched his re-election campaign for what would be an unprecedented sixth four-year term as Iowa governor, which would also make him the longest-serving governor in U.S. history (breaking the record held by George Clinton of New York, who served 21 years from 1777 to 1795, and from 1801 to 1804).
Early life[edit]
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Born to a Norwegian American Lutheran farming family in Leland, Iowa, Branstad received his undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa and his law degree from Drake University Law School.[9] After getting his undergraduate degree, he was drafted and served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971, serving as an military policeman in the 503rd Military Police Battalion at Fort Bragg,[10] and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service; he once recalled that he arrested actress Jane Fonda for coming onto post at Arlington National Cemetery, where she was planning to attend an anti-war protest.[11][12][13][14] In 1989, he was named an honorary member of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity at Iowa State University.
Early political career[edit]
Branstad served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979 and served as the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1979 to 1983, when he was elected Governor of Iowa.[9]
Governor of Iowa (1983–1999)[edit]
When elected governor at age 36, Branstad was the youngest chief executive in Iowa's history and when he left office, was Iowa's longest-serving governor. He served as Chair of the National Governors Association during 1989–1990, and was Chair of the Midwestern Governors Association. In 1997, he chaired the Education Commission of the States, the Republican Governors Association, and the Governors' Ethanol Coalition.
In 1983, he vetoed a bill that would allow a state lottery.[15] In 1991, Branstad ignored binding arbitration with employees of the State of Iowa's labor unions by vetoing a salary bill, was taken to court, and lost later in appeals in the state court system (AFSCME Iowa Council 61 et al., v. Branstad).
Iowa's unemployment rate went from 8.5% when he took office to a record low 2.5% by the time he left office in 1999. In his first year as governor, the state budget had a $90 million deficit.[16] It took several years until the budget was balanced. He claimed that he did not have enough support in the legislature to approve budget reforms until 1992. By 1999, Iowa had an unprecedented $900 million budget surplus.[17][18]
Post-gubernatorial career[edit]
Branstad focused most of his efforts on endeavors outside of politics when he left office at the beginning of 1999. He founded Branstad and Associates, LLC and was also a partner in the firm of Kaufman, Pattee, Branstad & Miller, and a financial advisor for Robert W. Baird and Co.
In August 2003, Branstad accepted an offer from Des Moines University[19] to become its president. On October 16, 2009, he announced his retirement from Des Moines University in order to run again for governor.[20]
Branstad was appointed by President George W. Bush to chair the President's Commission for Excellence in Special Education.[21] The commission was charged with developing a plan to improve the educational performance of students with disabilities. After completing his work with the commission in 2003, he was asked to serve as a member of the National Advisory Council for Positive Action for Teen Health, or PATH. The advisory council encourages action toward detecting adolescent mental illness. In April 2003, he was named to serve as a public member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, which comprises both professional and public members who address such issues as student recruitment and professional ethics for CPAs.[citation needed]
Branstad serves on the boards of, among others, Conmed Health Management Inc[dead link], American Future Fund, the Iowa Health System, Liberty Bank, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,[22] and Living History Farms.
Governor of Iowa (2011–present)[edit]
On August 2, 2009, the Des Moines Register reported that Branstad was actively considering running for the Republican nomination for governor. On October 7, 2009, Branstad filed papers to run for governor in the 2010 election.[23] According to a poll conducted in September 2009 by The Des Moines Register, he maintained a 70% favorability rating from Iowans compared to Governor Chet Culver's rating of 50%.[24]
On June 8, 2010, Branstad won the Republican gubernatorial nomination,[25] but when opposing candidate Bob Vander Plaats conceded, he did not endorse Branstad.[26]
The Des Moines Tea Party gave Branstad a "no" on their report card on "criteria for acceptance" and said Branstad had "a history of raising taxes, [was] not a true conservative, and increased the size of government every year he held office, [and] built a state-owned phone company."[27][28][29][30] Branstad was accused by former Iowa State Auditor Richard Johnson of keeping "two sets of books" on the state budget when he was governor. Johnson said Branstad needed to be "transparent" to Iowa voters about the reporting of Iowa's finances during his tenure as governor.[31] Branstad came at odds with transparency again, when he signed a bill into law that made it illegal to carry out undercover investigations that expose animal cruelty in farming factories.[32]
Electoral history[edit]
- 1982 election for Governor of Iowa:
- 1982 General Election:[33]
- Terry Branstad (R), 52.8%
- Roxanne Conlin (D), 46.6%
- 1986 election for Governor of Iowa:
- 1986 General Election:[34]
- Terry Branstad (R), 51.9%
- Lowell Junkins (D), 48.0%
- 1990 election for Governor of Iowa:
- 1990 General Election:[35]
- Terry Branstad (R), 60.6%
- Donald Avenson (D), 38.8%
- Republican Primary [36]
- Terry Branstad (R), 51.8%
- Fred Grandy (R), 48.1%
- 1994 General Election:[37]
- Terry Branstad (R), 56.8%
- Bonnie Campbell (D), 41.6%
- Republican Primary [38]
- Terry Branstad (R), 114,290 votes, 50.4%
- Bob Vander Plaats (R), 92,759, 40.9%
- Rod Roberts (R), 19,916, 8.8%
- 2010 General Election:[4]
- Terry Branstad (R), 52.9%
- Chet Culver (D), 43.1%
- ^ Lucey, Catherine (June 7, 2013). "Terry Branstad May Need To Approve Medicaid Abortion Funding". The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Branstad's stand questioned". Omaha.com. 2009-12-06. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Candidate Listing by Office, November 2, 2010 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State's Office. August 3, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b "2010 Gubernatorial General Election Results-Iowa".
- ^ "Culver rating slips; poll gives Branstad positive signs". Des Moines Register. 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Politics Nation". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ Beaumont, Thomas (February 13, 2010). "Iowa Poll: Culver rating falls, even among base". The Des Moines Register. Gannett Company. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
- ^ Slevin, Peter (March 8, 2010). "Iowa governor faces tough reelection as another state sours on incumbents". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
- ^ a b "Governor Terry E. Branstad (IA)". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
- ^ http://whotv.com/2013/11/11/veterans-day-honoring-our-heroes/
- ^ "Gov. Terry Branstad". Togovern.com. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Executive Branch Elected Officials" (PDF). Iowa Official Register. Government of Iowa. p. 3. Retrieved November 2, 2013. "[...] Served in the United States Army as a military policeman 1969-1971, earning rank as Sergeant E-5. [...]"
- ^ "1983-1999, 2011- Terry Branstad". Iowa Heritage Digital Collections. State Library of Iowa. Retrieved November 2, 2013. "[...] Following two years in the U.S. Army, where he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, Branstad earned his J.D. degree from the Drake University Law School. [...]"
- ^ "Terry Branstad (R) > Background". The Washington Post (The Washington Post Company). July 23, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2013. "[...] After college, Branstad served in the Army for two years and received the Army Commendation Medal. [...]"
- ^ "The Daily Reporter". News.google.com. 1983-06-01. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- ^ "The Daily Reporter - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- ^ "About the Governor ★ Governor Branstad". Governor.iowa.gov. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- ^ "Fact Check: Culver and Branstad turn hostile over budget records". Iowa Independent. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- ^ "President Angela Franklin". Dmu.edu. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- ^ "Des Moines University President Terry Branstad retires - DMU News & Events". Dmu.edu. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Archived: Governor Terry Branstad of Iowa -- Chair of the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education". President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education. United States Department of Education. December 13, 2001. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ "2009-2010 AICPA Board of Directors". Aicpa.org. 2006-09-18. Retrieved 2010-08-29.[dead link]
- ^ "Branstad Files Paperwork for Gubernatorial Run". Theiowarepublican.com. 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ Beaumont, Thomas (September 19, 2009). "Culver rating slips; poll gives Branstad positive signs". Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- ^ "Republicans Nominate Branstad for Iowa Governor". KCRG.com. June 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ "The new Vander Plaats question: Will he back Branstad?", blog post by Reid Forgrave, The Des Moines Register, June 8, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ Obradovich, Kathie (June 2, 2010). "DM Tea Party scorecard: 'No' to Branstad, Roberts". Des Moines Register. Gannett Company. Retrieved November 2, 2013. "[...] About Branstad, the group says, among other things, 'History of raising taxes, not a true conservative, increased the size of government each year he held office, built a state-owned phone company.' [...]"
- ^ "Des Moines Tea Party's Candidate Report Card" (PDF). Des Moines Register. Gannett Company. June 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
- ^ "Des Moines Tea Party Credibility Questioned Following Candidate Report Card". Theiowarepublican.com. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Home - The Des Moines Tea Party". The Des Moines Tea Party. April 15, 2009. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ Clayworth, Jason (June 12, 2010). "Accounting controversy still dogs Branstad" (Abstract). The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa: Gannett Company. p. A.1. Archived from the original on 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ^ Galli, Cindy; Ross, Brian (February 5, 2013). "Turn Off that Camera! Animal Cruelty Exposés Being Blocked". ABC News. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "Election Results > US Gubernatorial Elections, 1982 statistics - states compared - StateMaster". www.statemaster.com. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ "Iowa Legislature Heritage : Compound Object Viewer". contentdm.legis.state.ia.us. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ "1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Iowa". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ "Iowa Legislature Heritage : Compound Object Viewer". contentdm.legis.state.ia.us. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ "1994 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Iowa". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ "Iowa Primary Election Results 2010". The Des Moines Register. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2010-06-09.[dead link]
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Goldcorp (NYSE: GG), is one of the world's fastest growing gold producers engaged in the exploration, development, and acquisition of precious metal properties in the entire American Continent.
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Kinross Gold, with a market capitalization of $ 6.64 billion, is a lucrative investment option for people seeking to invest in the gold mining industry.
However, the recent developments relating to suspension of the company's Fruta Del Norte project situated in Ecuador is a severe blow for the company, as the decision will lead to Kinross paying a charge of $720 million against its earnings in the upcoming quarter.
Despite all the havoc in the gold market, the developments in production capacity through Tasiast and Fort Knox mines allows me to sustain an optimistic view on its stock. With its forward P/E pegged at 11.78, which is well below the current level of 13.98, the stock is certainly a hold, at least for now.
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RE 10-11: Theo Peckham
It's fairly easy to keep score when your team is in rebuild mode. Count the number of genuinely good young players who are making progress. That's pretty much it. Wins and losses will matter again someday but for this season (and next) it's not about the quality of the meter or the band playing in time.
We're tracking the future, just like Minnesota Twins fans 28 long summers ago. The 1982 Minnesota Twins. 60-102. That's putrid. However, they had a big first baseman named Kent Hrbek and they gave him a full season of at-bats; he caught a few errant throws from another rookie over at the hot corner (Gary Gaetti); the Twins grabbed a mammoth LF from the Angels the year before (Tom Brunansky) and he made some noise at the plate. None of them could help a struggling lefty Frank Viola who went 4-10 and threw BP fastballs all summer long.
We know the future up front: Taylor and Samwise, Magnus and Jordan.
The blue? No lottery choices, no one stepping forward, not one young defender has separated himself from the others. That's where the 1982 Minnesota Twins come in. Who ended up helping Gary and Kent and Tom and Frank? Finding the role players on defense won't be as easy as tracking the boxcars. It's a long list of possibles. We begin with Theo.
•Boxcars: 15gp, 0-1-1
•Shots: 9
•Plus Minus: -8
•Corsi (Rel): -12.6 (5th best on D, DNQ)
•5×5/60: 0.28 (6th among D, DNQ)
•5×4/60: nil
•Quality of Competition: 5th toughest among D's (DNQ)
•Quality of Teammates: 7th best among D's (DNQ)
•Cap Hit: $550,000
- What do these numbers tell us? Not much, he spent much of the season in the minor leagues. Peckham was injured before training camp and then conditioning was a problem (such a problem the Oilers management actually mentioned it). You can see it better if his two callups are split: in October 2009, Peckham went 4gp, 0-0-0 -5. In March he was 11gp, 0-1-1 -3. The kid was playing bigger minutes in March too.
- How could these numbers be better? We're never going to be able to measure his success through the boxcars, but the quality of minutes and teammates will be a good tell. Rob Daum trusted him in Springfield and if he can stay healthy at the NHL level Peckham should be able to move up the depth chart.
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- Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Stephen Baldwin is one of the last people you'd expect to find doing ministry.
"I didn't want the word getting out there that Stephen Baldwin was in fulltime ministry," says the 39-year-old actor, who sent shock waves through Hollywood three years ago when he became a born-again Christian. "In Hollywood, that's career suicide."
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Best known for his role as a career criminal in the critically-acclaimed 1995 film, "The Usual Suspects" – and more recently, for appearances on "Celebrity Mole" and "Fear Factor" – Baldwin had a reputation as a serious party boy. A native of Massapequa, Long Island, New York, he began singing opera as a teen and attended the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Like his four older brothers (Alec, William and Stephen), he then shifted into film, eventually making more than 60 movies.
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We closed Rinaldo Saturday night. It was bittersweet for all of us; we'd all really fallen in love with the show, and we also hated to say goodbye to our conductor, Gary Wedow, and our former Resident Artist soprano, Sharin Apostolou. But that's the business! We always have to say goodbye.
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(2) Clean coal technology plant
The term "clean coal technology plant" means the plant located near Healy, Alaska, constructed under Department cooperative agreement number DE–FC–22–91PC90544.
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Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall use amounts made available under subsection (e) to provide the cost of a direct loan to the borrower for purposes of placing the clean coal technology plant into reliable operation for the generation of electricity.
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The amount of the direct loan provided under subsection (b) shall not exceed $80,000,000.
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The direct loan provided under subsection (b) shall bear interest at a rate and for a term that the Secretary determines appropriate, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into account the needs and capacities of the borrower and the prevailing rate of interest for similar loans made by public and private lenders.
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Local businesses along part of Dixie Highway will soon have the opportunity to put their businesses on the web thanks to the city's pilot program of digital corridors. The program's first phase is concentrating on Dixie Highway, between Rockford Lane and Lower Hunters Trace.
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I subscribed to the digital voice feature and a big reason was the call blocking feature.
There are 2 problems with this feature.
1. When I enter a number in the call blocking menu it does not block the call. I get a ton of phone solicitations. Last night i entered a number, varified it was on the list, and they tried to call me again this morning. It came through on my phone. This is not uncommon. That number and others are on my menu but are not blocked.
2. Why is there a 10 number maximum for call blocking? Many of these telemarketing companies have dozens of phone numbers they can use. There needs to be many, many more slots for entering numbers to be blocked.
Thanks in advance.
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This might just be a flaw in how call block works. Unless digital Voice changes the old rules of Call block, I think you might have to expect a few calls to come through.
Calls made to you from outside your local calling area, through operator assistance, or from cell phones and some business phones cannot be blocked.
So, I can block calls with a 44 dollar phone answering machine, but Verizon cannot block same?
This seems silly. MOST calls that need to be blocked, - in my case all calls, are from out of the calling area. The come from east coast.
Hubrisnxs: Thank you for explaining why call block is mostly useless. I've come across your answer on several threads. Unfortunately, your link doesn't work. ElizabethS gave a link to Call Intercept on another thread, and that sounded promising, but that link doesn't work either.
It would be nice if Verizon could have this information somewhere where we could find it. How about right on the Call Block page? This would save people a lot of time and trouble entering all those calls on their blocked calls list. All of my nuisance calls are from cell phones and/or outside my calling area (and yes, I'm on the Do Not Call list).
WILPINCA: It's good that you spoke up. People on these boards aren't shy about complaining, so I don't understand why there isn't more written about this problem. Maybe everyone has gone out and purchased their own call-blocking equipment.
Hi Ann, I am not sure why the link doesn't work for you. It works for me ok, But what you might want to try to do is put into a google search the key words "Verizon landline call block"
and the link pulls up for me from there.
I took a screen capture in case you wanted to see it.
Hubrisnxs :Thanks for sending the screen shot. I had seen that somewhere before, maybe in one of your messages in the forums, or else the link must have worked for me in the past. I remember noting that my limit is not 6 or 12, but 10.
When I click on your link, even the one you sent today, I get the "Bad Request" page.
There's no link on Google for "Verizon landline call block", but I found one at "Call Block Verizon," (among all the cell phone links), which also ended up as "Bad Request." When I searched for "call block" on the Verizon website, the links ended up the same way. I get that same page when I click on "Calling Features."
I did find instructions at http://www22.verizon.com/residentialhelp/phone/gen
Being able to find information from Verizon is a separate, very large, problem. And why Verizon can't or won't block all these calls is another issue. (And why the links don't work for me is probably only relevant to myself.) But in the meantime, I still say that the information should be right on the page where we list the numbers we want blocked. I'm no techie, but it doesn't seem to me that this would be so difficult to do, and it would save people a lot of time and trouble.
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There are many ways to see Italy. Whether you take a guided tour or go on your own, there is much to see. One of my favorite places in Italy is the city of Florence.
Though its history dates back to Roman times, the most famous sights are from the Renaissance era.
Florence boasts works from the Renaissance's greatest artists, including Brunelleschi, Donatello, Botticelli and, of course, Michelangelo and da Vinci.
Upon your arrival in Florence, the first thing you'll probably see will be Brunelleschi's Duomo.
Located atop Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, it is visible throughout most of the city. Brunelleschi's cupola, finished in 1436, was an engineering feat in its time. The area that the dome was to enclose was so big that Brunelleschi had to develop an entire new method of construction. The Florentines are so proud of the Duomo that their phrase for "homesick" is nostalgia del cupolone or homesick for the dome.
Needless to say, a visit to the Duomo should not be missed. For a fee of about 6 Euros you can climb the 463 steps to the top and enjoy a 360-degree view of the city.
In the cathedral, you'll find a fine example of Florentine Gothic. Much of the cathedral's best-known art though, has been moved to Museo dell' Opera del Duomo, which is nearby. Be sure to explore the upper and lower levels of the cathedral as well to see an 11th century cemetery and the remains of a Roman wall.
The most popular museum in Florence, also on the must see list, is the Uffizi Gallery.
The Uffizi is one of the most famous museums of sculpture and paintings in the world. Its collection of Renaissance works includes masterpieces by some of the greatest masters of all time like Bottlcelli, Correggio, da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Raphael. The Uffizi Gallery is on the top floor of a building built by Giorgio Vasari between 1560 and 1580.
No trip to Florence would be complete without a visit to the Academy of Fine Arts to see Michelangelo's David.
Sculpted by a 25-year-old Michelangelo between 1501 and 1504, the 17-foot tall David began as a block of marble abandoned by another artist decades earlier.
Shopping in Florence is wonderful. You'll find designer shops such as Gucci, Prada and Versace along Via Tornabuoni and Via Vigna Nuova. A wide variety of leather goods can be found in the areas around San Lorenzo and Santa Croce. You can even visit the Leather School of Santa Croce to see works in progress and shop. I enjoyed watching as my initials were put on my new handbag.
Italian gold and jewelry can be found in the shops at Ponte Vecchio. Bargain with the shopkeeper for your best price.
All this fabulous art and shopping aside, what is one of the best features of any place in Italy? Italian food!
Some restaurants to try for a great Italian meal are Garga, Trattoria Al Trebbio and Buca Mario.
At Buca Mario, they even give you a bag of delicious biscotti when you leave.
There are many hotels in Florence, so book according to your budget. The best time to go is from April to June and in September and October. The weather is usually nice, prices are lower and there are fewer tourists. Whenever you choose to go, I'm sure you'll love Italy's Renaissance city.
Lisa Vivirito is a travel consultant at Diamond Travel in Vero Beach. Call her at (772) 567-8481 or (800) 795-1986. E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
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