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We suggest you stop giving family and friends small appliances they won't use or sweaters that don't fit for Christmas. Instead, give them something they really want — wine.
Of course, one bottle won't fit every taste, so we asked several Utah experts to suggest wines that will please the special people on your list. Here's what they said:
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For the princess » 2010 Principessa Gavi, Italy $13.99. Pale straw in color with a fresh and fruity bouquet, this wine has a crisp taste and a gentle acidity. Utah wine broker Drew Ellsworth described it as "very minerally," which makes it taste great with seafood, especially oysters, as well as chicken or veal. Named for the legendary princess who eloped with her forbidden lover to Italy's Cavi region.
For the golfer » Greg Norman sparkling wine, Australia $15. Score a hole-in-one with this bubbly produced for world-class golfer Greg Norman. It's made with a blend of pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier grapes. When Ellsworth tasted it for the first time, he thought it was "as good as a $35 French Champagne."
For the blue-collar guy » Castle Creek Outlaw Red, Moab, $12.95. Straight from Utah's red rock country — the famed hideout for outlaws like Butch and Sundance — comes this no-nonsense red table wine. Cowboys and blue-collar guys will love it with a beef steak or hearty meal. Campfire not required.
For the connoisseur » 2008 Chateaux Margaux, France, $871. This wine comes from the famed Bordeaux region of France and is produced at one of the area's most prestigious estates. That pedigree, makes this the most expensive 750-ml bottle sold in Utah wine stores. The 2008 vintage is said to be superior to previous years, making it even more remarkable, said Jake Byrnes, a supervisor at the Utah State Wine store in Salt Lake City.
For the bargain hunter » 2008/2009 Chateau Carbonnieux Graves, France, $64.99. Can't afford the Chateaux Margaux mentioned above? No problem. Byrnes said this wine costs significantly less, but is comparable, coming from the same region and made with a similar blend of grapes. "It's a big style, definitely not for the novice."
For the golden child » 2007 Chateau d'Yquem, France, $565 (375-ml bottle). Because it comes in a smaller, 375-ml bottle, this late-harvest sweet wine actually costs more per ounce than any other wine in Utah. "It's liquid gold," Byrnes says. It's made from semillion grapes that have been left on the vine until they become raisins; and by that time a mold, called botrytis, has formed. But this is a welcome fungus that gives the wine characteristics of ripe, honey-drenched fruit.
For the locavore » Slide Ridge CaCysir, Utah, $24. This amber-colored wine is "so unique and different," Byrnes said, "and I love that it's local." Produced in Cache Valley, this sweet wine is made from honey, a blend of seven different apple varieties and just a touch of grape. Serve it with cheese or pasta. It also goes with caramel, custard or fruit desserts.
For the traveler » 2009 Raventos i Blanc Reserva Brut, Spain, $19.99. The Raventos family of Spain has been producing cava — sparkling wine — from their estate vineyards for more than 500 years. It's crisp with citrus notes and peach aromas, said Michael Grisley, with P.R. Grisley wine importers. "It has wonderful acidity to cut through richer holiday dishes, yet is still refreshing enough to drink on its own." Cava is considerably less expensive than Champagne, and can be just as good.
For the romantic » 2006 Gloria Reynolds "Tinto Real" Portugal, $13.99. This rich, warming red wine, from the Alentejo region in southern Portugal is a great wine to serve with all types of hearty dishes including braised or roasted meats, soups and stews, and it even pairs well with hard sheep's milk cheeses, Grisley said. It has concentrated dark fruit and berry notes, and a slightly sweet, juicy quality "that makes you want to keep sipping it while you warm up by the fireplace."
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The couple told child services the child took a family DVD player and did not tell the truth about what he had done.
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The Brother MFC-J870DW is affordably priced, and it comes with a long list of features. Its performance is just average, however, so it's a buy for quantity rather than quality.
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The WorkForce WF-2540 color inkjet multifunction has some nice features and good output quality, but ink costs are high, and it slows considerably when scanning, or when printing at higher-quality settings.
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Bolivians Muster against Racism
Prensa Latina reports that "Bolivian social organizations began a crusade against all forms of racial discrimination and for the country''s
unity, the media reported on Monday."According to Radio Patria Nueva station, the Afro-Bolivian Center for Integral and Community Development (CADIC) and the Afro-Bolivian Saya Cultural Movement (MOCUSABOL), with collaboration by other national institutions, are among the entities that have joined the campaign."Organizers
asserted that the project is intended to eradicate racist expressions and actions in Bolivia, where 36 diverse ethnic and
cultural groups live."
Afro-Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba honored
in NewarkBy Karen Juanita Carrillo
On May 29, 2009 the Afro-Colombian
Senator Piedad Córdoba traveled to Newark, New Jersey and was honored by the non-profit Norma Lozano Jackson
Foundation (http://NLJF.org) for her work as a peace negotiator in war-torn Colombia.
Senator Piedad Córdoba with Dr Norma Jackson
of the NLJ Foundation.Photo credit: Karen Juanita Carrillo
Córdoba is a lawyer by trade and as Dr. Jackson said in her introduction, "Senator Cordoba is recognized
for her tireless efforts to obtain the inclusion of Colombian minorities in all aspects of society... The humanitarian agreement
that would allow the release of all kidnapped individuals presently in the jungles of Colombia is part of the Senator's
daily struggle. She strongly opposes a military solution to the armed conflict in Colombia.
Jackson added that, "Senator Cordoba has been the victim of many attempts against her life, was kidnapped
twice and forced into exile in Canada for criticizing the long armed conflict in Colombia."
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
In this video, journalist David Olmos
visits the Afro Colombian communities of Nueva Vida and Nueva Esperanza in Chocó. After
being displaced by the fighting between the Colombian military and guerrilla forces, these communities are re-establishing
their lives on new land -- and realizing they've been cheated out of their ancestral lands.
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She had reason to be proud; she reached her 100th birthday on Friday, July 27.
"There's no recipe for making it to 100," she added. "Just get up every day and get going."
A native of McMinnville, Ore., southwest of Portland, she has lived in Tracy for the past 17 years.
Born July 27, 1912, she rode a horse to school in McMinnville but later became "a city girl" in Portland.
She was the oldest of four girls who was in charge of raising her three sisters while their mother worked as a cook.
In 1933, she married Roy Stephens, who was operating a small trucking company specializing in hauling industrial supplies for foundries in the Portland area.
"My husband ran the trucks and I answered the phone in our home, talking to customers and drivers," she said. "I guess you would call me the dispatcher."
When World War II came along, the foundry business expanded in Portland, and so did the trucking firm.
"It was a really busy time for us; they were building liberty ships in Portland, and everything was going full blast," she recalled. "We also did a lot of work with firms building the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River."
The couple operated the trucking firm into the 1970s, and Roy Stephens died in 1987. In 1995, Mildred Stephens moved to Tracy to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Frank Cameron.
"It didn't take my mother long to become active at the Lolly Hansen Senior Center and start making friends," Judy Cameron said. "That's the way she's been all her life."
For the past six years, she has been a resident of Emeritus at Heritage Place senior living community on Grant Line Road. Again, she has remained active, although slowed down somewhat after entering hospice care 17 months ago.
Thursday, she was feted at a 100th birthday party at Heritage, complete with a visit from "Elvis."
In addition to Judy Cameron, Stephens has another daughter, Sharon Stephens of Lake Stevens, Wash., and four grandchildren.


text: Table 2_2_3-1 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities ReportsThe National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness. Table 2_2_3.1Adults age 40 and over with diagnosed diabetes with systolic blood pressure less than 140 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure less than 80 mm Hg based on average of 3 measurements, United States, 1988–1994 and 2003–2006a 2003–20061988–1994Priority populationPercentSEPercentSETotal 58.52.554.52.6Age, not age adjusted40–5959.63.958.03.960 and over56.82.649.02.2GenderMale61.73.953.94.2Female184.108.40.206.6EthnicityMexican American126.96.36.199.8Non-Hispanic, Black57.93.639.43.8Non-Hispanic, White22.214.171.124.2Family incomebNegative/poor59.85.948.86.2Near poor/low43.94.059.06.1Middle65.04.754.46.0High63.34.659.25.8EducationLess than high school57.94.4DNADNAHigh school graduate58.64.8DNADNASome college60.23.1DNADNAa Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated, using two age groups: 40–59 and 60 and over.b Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.DNA - Data have not been analyzed.Key: SE: standard error.Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Current as of March 2010 Internet Citation: Table 2_2_3-1: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/2_diabetes/T2_2_3-1.html


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Season finale of Kroll Show - Tuesday at 10:30/9:30c on Comedy Central
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Click here to watch Bobby Bottleservice's musical hip-hopera from tonight's new Kroll Show.
Bobby very generously helps Farley record a demo on Tuesday's new episode of Kroll Show.
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Katy Perry and John Mayer attended his brother Carl 's wedding this past Sunday in Mamaroneck, New York, the New York Post reports. The newspaper says John was his brother's best man for his marriage to Shera Adika at the Mamaroneck Beach and Yacht Club.
An insider tells the Post Katy and John "were very polite and down-to-earth and didn't want to take away from the bride and groom's day." "Katy stayed behind the scenes and politely turned down photos. It was a beautiful ceremony on the water," the spy added. The insider says Katy and John did hit the dance floor together.
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The DB5R stands as the best DB5 model and has all the features to back up this affirmation. DB5's greatness consist in agility and easy handling features which for 2008 and with the adding of the "R" to the model's name have been radically upgraded.
This brand new version is practically Italy's best sport bike representative, not only because it comes painted in the country's traditional flag colors, but due to the fact that its lightness and agility offer a hard to forget ride. The engine is a Ducati 1000 DS (pure Italian muscle) and the chassis is claimed to offer incredible cornering abilities, exactly how you would expect from this work of art.
Another Italian bike that uses the same recipe in order to attract as much customers as possible is the Benelli Tornado Tre 1130. The Tornado is also a sharp-steering bike and for that it thanks to its racing frame on which engineers mounted a liquid-cooled, 12 valves DOHC inline-triple engine. This unit revs higher and produces more power (120 Kw at 10,500 RPM), but Bimota has worked harder on the refinement part and as you will see it is more than comparable with the Benelli.
The Aprilia RSV 1000 comes strong from behind as it is fitted with Öhlins Racing fork with Titanium Nitride coated stanchions and radial caliper mountings, the latest generation V60 Magnesium Engine with Ø 33 mm exhaust valves, larger diameter exhaust headers and external catalytic converters, installed nearer to the header pipes for better performance.
Ducati offers the 1098 model, but it also supplies the engine for the bike we're talking so can't really compare the two bikes as their building is strongly related. If you ask me, the Ducati 1098 is better than all the bikes you've read about, but it is also more up against Japanese supersport rides than Italian machines.
As I was saying, lightness was the main goal when creating the bike and this had some great repercussions. For example, the DB5R's bodywork is entirely made of carbon fiber as well as the air box and the engine covers. Bimota couldn't have presented an ugly looking thing so it made it sharp and yet smooth, aggressive and yet relaxing, stunningly beautiful and yet an awesome track performer. Covered in red, green and white, it represents its country proudly and can never be mistaken with something else.
The OZ racing wheels are made out of forged aluminum, completing the bike's aggressive looks and the under-the-seat silencers stand out proudly as the source of those powerful bangs.
But apart the Ducati 1000 DS engine and light frame, a bike's performance is also the result of suspensions and brakes, features which on the Bimota DB5R reach the highest levels of refinement.
The Öhlins 43mm upside-down forks feature preload, rebound and compression adjustability and come fitted with tin-coated stanchions. The rear end rides on a monoshock also with preload, rebound and compression adjustability so that the bike will remain stable while cornering. Compared to the previous generation of DB5, the new bike offers a taller riding position and this gives the rider more control and the bike, resulting in even quicker handling.
Brembo supplies the brakes which are composed from a pair of 320mm front discs on which four piston radial calipers are being applied while at the rear a single caliper actions on a 230mm disc.
Bimota's strategy is based on using the best of the best materials and systems so you will find that its charming character has much to do with that, but let's see how this reflects on its price.
Well…it does it big time! I really must say that this is an exclusive piece of machinery with features that are hard to be equaled, kind of like its $36,800 MSRP.
The bike addresses to riders who definitely aren't bothered spending a good buck as long as the track machine that they receive is hard to be compared with anything else on the market. And the Bimota DB5R definitely isn't the bike for the many, but those lucky few will definitely spend the time of their life on these models and I invite them to share their experience with us.
Type: Ducati 1100DS
Configuration: 90 degree L-Twin
Displacement: 1079cc
Cooling: air/oil
Compression Ratio: 10.5±0.5:1
Valves per Cylinder: 2
Bore x Stroke: 98.0mm x 71.5mm
Redline: 9000rpm
Valve Angle: intake: 28 degree, outlet: 28 degree
Valvetrain Type: Desmodromic
Fuel Pump: Bitron 3.5bar, electronic
Throttle Body: 45mm
Air Filter: Foam
Exhaust System: 2 in 1 in 2, inox
Injection: Magneti Marelli
Lubrication: Wet Sump
Fuel Tank: 4.2gal/1.3gal reserve (16l/5l reserve)
Type: Dry Clutch, multi-disc
Clutch: Slipper Clutch
Primary Drive: 32/59 teeth
Final Drive: 15/40 teeth
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Chassis and Dimensions
Wheelbase: 56.1in (1425mm)
Swingarm Lenth: 20.3±0.8in (515±20mm)
Seat Height: 31.9in (810mm)
Footpeg Height: 14.6in - 15.32in (370mm - 385mm)
Handlebar Height: 33.9in (860mm)
Steering Stem to Seat Center: 25.2in (640mm)
Front Suspension: 43mm UD Öhlins TIN Coated Fork, fully adjustable (Pre-load, Compression, Rebound), travel 4.7in (120mm)
Front Wheel: 3.50 x 17.0 OZ Forged Alluminium
Front Brake: Double 320mm Brembo floating discs, Brembo Radial Caliper, 4-piston, 4-pad
Rear Suspension: Öhlins Monoshock, fully adjustable (Pre-load - External Hydraulic Device, Compression, Rebound)
Rear Wheel: 5.50 x 17.0 OZ Forged Aluminium
Rear Wheel Trail: 4.7in (120mm)
Rear Brake: 230mm Brembo Disc , 2-piston, 2-pad
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NEW YORK | Opportunity knocked, and Robert Nardelli missed it. If he really wanted to begin rehabilitating his tarnished reputation, he could have started his CEO job at Chrysler by publicly promising he wouldn't accept a penny in pay.
Instead, the former Home Depot CEO -- who left the home improvement retail chain in January with a controversial $210 million severance package -- stayed mum on what he would be making while trying to lead struggling Chrysler out of its funk.
Chrysler officials fed the media tidbits about his $1 a year salary. But they refused to provide details about any performance-based bonus Nardelli could collect should he manage to help reverse the automaker's slide.
Technically, Chrysler and Nardelli had no obligation to talk about his pay. The Auburn Hills, Mich.-based company was taken private last week by Cerberus Capital Management, which bought an 80.1 percent stake from Germany's DaimlerChrysler.
But there was an chance here for Nardelli to show that he no longer would be the poster-child for excessive executive compensation.
He got that label after collecting about $25 million a year in compensation while at Home Depot, excluding the potential value of stock options. That big money came even though the company's stock price and earnings lagged competitors during his six-year tenure, something not lost on the Atlanta-based company's shareholders who pushed for his departure.
And when they finally got him to go in January, there was something more shocking for investors to digest -- his super-sized severance.
That $210 million provided Nardelli with enough money to stay on the golf course the rest of his life, without a bit of worry about work or money. But that would have meant his corporate legacy would forever be tainted by the Home Depot mess.
"His professional reputation is in shambles," said Patrick McGurn, senior vice president and special counsel at the proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services. "If he wanted to work, he was radioactive in terms of public company leadership."
Enter Chrysler, which will allow him to serve as CEO without having to answer to individual shareholders. But the task at hand won't be easy: This isn't just his comeback, but Chrysler's, too.
Nardelli, who has no experience in the auto industry, joins money-losing Chrysler at a time it is struggling to compete with Japanese rivals. Chrysler made $3,088 less per vehicle than industry leader Toyota Motor Corp. in 2006, according to a study released Tuesday by Laurie Harbour-Felax of the Chicago-based consulting firm Stout Risius Ross.
The third-largest U.S. automaker is in the midst of a turnaround plan that calls for shutting at least one U.S. plant and cutting 13,000 jobs by 2009.
Chrysler could benefit from Nardelli's knowledge of manufacturing, which he learned while climbing the ranks over three decades at General Electric Co. After being passed over to succeed famed GE CEO Jack Welch, Nardelli went to Home Depot in 2000.
Less clear, however, is how he will manage the people side of the business -- something he failed miserably at while at Home Depot where he was known to be an "imperial CEO."
He will have to carefully build relationships with Chrysler's dealers, suppliers and the United Auto Workers, which just began critical contract talks with the big three Detroit automakers. They may not be public shareholders, but they surely have a stake in how this company runs.
Nardelli will also have to answer to Chrysler's private-equity owners, who will be "looking over his shoulder all of the time," said Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, a professor at the Yale School of Management.
"In the past, he has had a tin ear to any external critics," he said. "If he has learned from his failures about how to listen, then he could be a great leader."
Sonnenfeld thinks the $1 a year salary Nardelli reportedly is getting should send a signal -- that the next Lee Iacocca has come to town and some draconian moves could be ahead. The former Chrysler leader cut his salary in the late 1970s, and then used that as a lever to convince labor unions to give up billions of dollars in wages and pension guarantees.
While Iacocca also had an ego, "his mission was to save the company, not just his reputation," said Sonnenfeld, who is also the co-author of "Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound After Career Disasters."
Nardelli and Chrysler are saying that the new CEO's pay is completely tied to the company's performance. But by refusing to divulge any details on how the performance component of his compensation will work, they've left many people wondering. Chrysler declined further comment.


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|February 23, 2011 at 4:09 pm #5209
I made a scheme for garrysmod lua (AKA glua), which is basically lua but with libraries and a few additions to the syntax rules
One of the things I've noticed is that I can't save a modified scheme from PN, but I can save the style file.
My problem here is that I'm trying to make a highlighter only for glua. So if I make a style and use that it will affect all other schemes. Is there a way around this?
Another thing is this
<style name="String" key="6" fore="b3b1a6"/>
<style name="_string" key="10" fore="b3b1a6" />
<style name="_string" key="11" fore="b3b1a6" />
How can I make the key 10 and 11 point to key 6 without making entries in the menu?
It would be nice to have it so the syntax colors update in real time after you've set the colors in options.
|March 3, 2011 at 11:12 pm #17670
Key Master
Please post the scheme you've made and I'll see what's going on.
|March 6, 2011 at 6:23 pm #17671
I want to make this highlighter have its own style for glua only without making a new style that will affect other highlighters. It works fine and, it just has a few niggles. I want to have one color for all comments, instead of defining the same color 3 times. Same with strings.
It also seems like it's parsing the scheme file every time I open a lua file (3 ish seconds). Shouldn't it only need to parse it once?
|March 8, 2011 at 9:00 am #17672
Key Master
thanks, the easiest way to do the shared colourings is to use the built-in shared classes. So you have this:
I would change that to this:
I'd possibly also try to fit those last four into classes too (see master.scheme). Classes mean that the same style configuration is used across all of the schemes, so that if I apply a color theme you automatically get the same keyword coloring in glua as you do in C++. The same goes for the reason I removed font configuration from default/whitespace – these should be set by the editor rather than the scheme.
There is one other way to group like styles, which is to use a style group:
This is less thoroughly tested than the main class mechanism, but may do what you want.
Finally, the scheme file should only be being parsed once as they are turned into compiled schemes (see the .cscheme files in your user settings directory). It's possible that ctags is taking a long time to invoke on your file, or that you have another corrupt scheme file lying around. Do you see the .cscheme files being updated all the time?
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The post-doctoral training program began in the 1970s as a part of the NIMH post-doctoral research training program in psychopharmacology. Subsequently a VA research training grant was obtained and a NIDA institutional research training grant was awarded. Fellows can select a basic science emphasis with faculty in behavioral pharmacology, genetics, molecular biology or neuroscience however the majority of trainees select a clinical research program. This includes training in diagnosis and treatment as well as research methodology. For those having completed a psychiatry residency, the program is accredited by the American Board of Medical Specialties as an addiction residency.
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The Center for Studies of Addiction (CSA) in the Department of Psychiatry offers post-graduate basic science and clinical research training programs focusing on the wide range of drug and substance abuse, including nicotine, alcohol, cocaine, and heroin addiction. The programs emphasize multimodal treatment, dual diagnosis, and combinations of medication and psychotherapy in the context of randomized clinical trials. Funding is provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for one program and by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for two programs. The CSA recruits to the three programs as one.
Holders of MD or PhD degrees or equivalent, and pre-doctoral trainees who are advanced graduate students in the Biomedical Graduate Studies program at the University of Pennsylvania. Open only to citizens, non-citizen nationals, or permanent residents of the United States. The clinical training program is certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties. Thus, psychiatrists can qualify for board certification in Addiction Psychiatry.
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Republican Linda McMahon and Democrat Chris Murphy have earned the right to square off on Nov. 6 to succeed Joe Lieberman in the U.S. Senate.
Both candidates easily dispatched their opponents in Tuesday's primaries, treating them like mere tuneups for November's main event. As of 10 p.m., McMahon was soundly defeating former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays with 76 percent of the vote and Murphy was cruising by Bysiewicz, the former Secretary of the State, by a comfortable 66 percent to 34 percent margin.
That main event could be a hardscrabble affair, with Republicans desperate to break a 23-year Senatorial drought (remember Lowell Weicker in the 1980s?) with the laser-focused McMahon, and the Democrats countering with the tireless and popular Fifth District U.S. Rep. Murphy.
McMahon, who was called the winner before 9 p.m., fired the opening salvo in her victory speech.
"We have it within our power to restore America. Restore strong growth in the community ... jobs to our people ... and a future where our children and grandchildren are not crushed by impossible debt," she said at the Hilton Stamford. "I have set in my mind to fight for policies that will create jobs — good jobs — right here in Connecticut. That is the heart and soul of our campaign — bringing a track record of experience and success in the real world to help others succeed.
"So how can we do it in 2012? My answer: Well, we can start by giving all the career politicians who got us into this mess a pink slip. We can't keep sending people like Chris Murphy, who made the mess in Washington, back to clean it up. He's had his chance. And after six years, what do we have? More spending, more debt and higher unemployment."
Murphy, though, said he was ready to take on McMahon, joking that he "didn't even own a yacht." His website was already updated with McMahon-centric language, in one spot saying, "Now it's on to November to take on Linda McMahon's millions."
Shays, who gathered with supporters at his Stratford campaign headquarters, conceded early and admitted that despite some pointed barbs exchanged between the camps, their positions were similar on most of the issues.
"She won, I lost. This is her race, and she'll have my vote," Shays said, but "I do not withdraw any comment that I made. I did not respect how she conducted the race, but her positions and my positions are not far apart."
In Middletown, Bysiewicz fell in behind Murphy quickly.
"He will be the best person to carry forward the ideals that we have talked about through the course of this campaign, and that is how we can stand up for the middle class, fight for a better economy, and for fairness of our taxes," she said before supporters at the Mattabesset Canoe Club. "I know that Chris has the best chance to win. Linda McMahon, however, will only continue to be the obstruction that has come to define the Republican party in our country. So I ask you, my supporters that have worked so hard and so many people have worked very diligently, to join me in supporting Chris Murphy."
It turned out the Senate race, which largely went as prognosticators thought it would, was the undercard to the crowded Fifth Congressional District main event, where seven challengers — three Democrats and four Republicans — were vying to win the seat Murphy vacated to launch his Senate bid.
Elizabeth Esty emerged on the Democratic side with a convincing 43 percent to 34 percent margin (as of 10 p.m.) over the embattled Chris Donovan, once considered the strong frontrunner before a campaign-finance scandal involving several members of his staff, and dark-horse Dan Roberti (23 percent).
Republicans in the Fifth District went down to the wire, with favorite Andrew Roraback pulling it out with 34 percent of the vote, followed by Mark Greenberg (28 percent), Lisa Wilson-Foley (19 percent) and Justin Bernier (19 percent) as of 10 p.m.
In the Second Congressional District, East Lyme restaurateur Paul Formica was running away with the Republican primary over Madison's Daria Novak by about a 2-to-1 ratio, as of 9 p.m. and was declared the winner. He will now face Democrat Joe Courtney in the Second District, which covers most of the eastern half of the state.


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Britain's fastest blind driver has succeeded in a new challenge after the aerobatics team he was leading set a world record for the most consecutive number of formation loops.
Mike Newman took the controls of one of The Blades aircraft for the first of the record-setting 26 loops before his co-pilot Myles Garland took over.
They were joined by three other Blades at Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire.
The record is the latest for thrill-seeking Mr Newman and puts him on the way to holding an air, land and water record.
Mr Newman had held the multiple World Blind Land Speed Record for a blind rider/driver, but he lost the crown last year when Turkish driver Metin Senturk broke his record by driving a Ferrari F430 unaccompanied at 182mph.
Mr Newman is already planning to regain the crown by driving a supercar at more than 200mph. He is also planning to try to beat the current Blind Water Speed Record of 99.19mph using a Silverline F1 Powerboat.
The Blades Aerobatic Team are a civilian aerobatic team made up of former Red Arrows pilots. The team works closely with the RAF Association Wings Appeal, which supports RAF service personnel.
Mr Newman said: "It was brilliant, I could have happily stayed up there until tea time. We usually do our records on the ground but this was such a different experience and a wonderful experience.
"It was great to fly with this prestigious group of pilots who are raising money for a very worthy cause."
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Before You Conceive: 17 Tips for a Healthier Pregnancy
Are you hoping to start a family? Now is the perfect time to start a proper diet and plan for a healthy pregnancy and baby. And to learn what factors may adversely affect your body.
1. Watch Your Weight
Come as close to your ideal weight as possible. Being seriously overweight or underweight can influence birth defects such as cleft palate and diabetes.
2. Stop Smoking
"Smoking is associated with prematurity and low birth weights, an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and asthma," says Dr. F. Sessions Cole, head of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
3. Don't Drink
As with smoking, some harmful substances are stored in fat and can take a month or more to eliminate. Fetal alcohol syndrome can cause serious defects and learning disabilities—some of which might not show up for several years.
4. Don't Do Drugs
Stop recreational drugs. "All have an adverse effect on the fetus," says Dr. Cole.
5. Schedule Checkups
Plan checkups for both parents-to-be. Discuss your medical history and ask questions. This visit is especially important if you have preexisting conditions, such as diabetes, or if you had problems with a previous pregnancy.
6. No More Pill or IUD
Ask your doc how long to wait to try to conceive after using birth control pills. However, the March of Dimes says they will not cause birth defects "no matter how close to conception you stop using them." Use an IUD? Have it removed before TTC.
7. Ask about Prescriptions
Discuss any prescription meds you are taking with your doctor, especially drugs for depression, anxiety, and other common disorders, advises Dr. Cole. These medications can be very damaging to a fetus.
8. Take a Prenatal Vitamin
Start taking prenatal vitamins at least two months before conception. The March of Dimes says that birth defects of the spine and brain can occur if the mother does not get sufficient folic acid during the first few weeks of her pregnancy.
9. Get Vaccinated
Make sure you've been vaccinated for rubella and varicella. "Your immunity to both childhood diseases can be easily checked with a blood test and save you from concern if you are exposed to them during pregnancy," Dr. Cole says.
10. Take an HIV Test
If you don't know your HIV status, most OBs routinely offer the test shortly after verifying pregnancy—yet HIV-positive women have a much better chance of sparing their babies from contracting the disease if they are aware of their HIV status before conception.
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"If they are not compatible, you run the risk of the mother being incompatible with her fetus, leading to anemia or more serious problems for the infant at birth," says Dr. Cole. Rh disease, the result of the incompatibility, can be treated during pregnancy.
12. Build a Family History
Create a prenatal family history to identify possible genetic birth defects.
13. See Your Dentist
Periodontal inflammation plays a possible role in the development of preeclampsia and it may be implicated in other pregnancy complications as well. Floss daily to break up the bacterial between teeth.
14. Reduce Stress
Women should monitor their stress levels. "Stress wreaks havoc on our bodies, lowering our ability to fight illness and disease. Lingering anxiety can make sleep difficult, which leads to more stress, creating an endless vicious cycle," says Kerstin Sjoquist, a certified hypnotherapist.
15. Watch out for Toxins
While studies are inconclusive about specific toxins and miscarriage, Dr. Jonathan Scher, author of Preventing Miscarriage, recommends avoiding toxins from cigarettes, alcohol, illicit drugs, extreme heat (saunas, hot tubs), and caffeine.
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Domestic violence is a real problem in our country, and women who are pregnant are victims more often than we realize. If you are not safe, the chances are that your baby will not be safe either. This is something about which you can speak with your doctor.
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World Wetlands Day 2000: New Zealand's strategy
World Wetlands Day Public Awareness Strategy
New Zealand is involved in World Wetlands Day celebrations because it has a number of internationally significant wetlands and wants to acknowledge its membership in the international community working for their protection. Residents of wetlands are also part of an international community of protected and harvested species.
February 2 each year is the anniversary of the 1971 signing of the international Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The convention is named after the Iranian city of Ramsar, on the shores of the Caspian Sea, where it was signed by delegates from many countries including New Zealand.
World Wetlands Day was officially designated in October 1996 and since then has been gaining momentum as an opportunity for increasing public awareness of the importance of wetlands. It was first observed in New Zealand in 1999.
It has not had a high profile to date in New Zealand, largely because wetlands are not a specific focus for the Department of Conservations national public awareness activities. Fish & Game New Zealand has had discussions with DOC and it has been agreed that World Wetlands Day is a perfect opportunity to increase the public profile of wetlands. It is also agreed that Fish & Game New Zealand should take the lead in promoting World Wetlands Day.
A national event held each year and backed up by regional initiatives will help improve public awareness of the role of a number of agencies in wetland management. It will also help increase public acceptance of the link between good wetland management and wise use of this valuable resource.
The New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Trust Board, which administers grants for wetland projects, also wants to take a role in promoting World Wetlands Day.
Fish & Game New Zealand will work with New Zealand Post (who market the annual "Duck Stamp") and a number of other organisations to ensure that New Zealands wetlands benefit as widely as possible from national celebrations of World Wetlands Day.
- To raise public awareness of the Ramsar Convention
- To raise the public profile of World Wetlands Day
- To increase the public involvement of other agencies in World Wetlands Day activities
- To improve public understanding of the ecological importance of wetlands
- To increase public awareness of the role of a range of organisations in wetland conservation and management
- To increase Internet promotion of wetland information
Key Messages
The number one message is that wetlands are a vital, but shrinking, part of New Zealands biodiversity
Other important messages are:
- A number of agencies are working together and provide vital funding and knowledge for wetland conservation
- New Zealand is part of an international effort and has over 100 wetlands of international significance
- Wetlands can be saved and everyone can help
The focus will vary depending on the agency involved but the following are the key agencies and groups with an interest in wetlands and their conservation/wise use.
- Regional Fish & Game Councils
- Recreational users
- Local and national government
- Farmers
- Iwi
- Environmental organisations
- Ramsar
Other important audiences are:
- Media
- General public
- Schools
The key to success will be to keep the programme simple. The intention is to celebrate World Wetlands Day each year so that it becomes a major national promotional event. It will therefore be possible in future years to build on what is done in 2000.
The proposal for this year is for agencies that get involved to develop some national activities, supported by activities in regions that have the resources to ensure success. All activities will be aimed at presenting the above key messages in appropriate ways for the target audiences. In some regions agencies may want to work together to increase the impact of their activities.
The media will play a vital role in promotions. We need to ensure that the activities we choose will attract media interest, so we will need to be creative in terms of providing them with new and "human interest" angles. We will also use a range of different media (particularly magazines and television and radio magazine programmes) in order to spread the messages as widely as possible. Community newspapers and local radio will also be important.
Printed resource material will be used to target schools and as backgrounders and handouts to the various audiences.
The Game Bird Habitat Trust Board hopes to publish a handbook on wetland development and restoration aimed at a general audience in time to be launched on World Wetlands Day.
Organisations taking part may want to develop "Adopt a Wetland" projects involving a range of people in their local communities.
A Wonderful Wetlands conservation newsletter will keep key audiences informed of whats happening leading up to World Wetlands Day.
The Internet and e-mail will also be used wherever possible to promote the key messages as widely as possible. Fish & Game New Zealand expects to have its own Web site by Christmas 1999.
- Kit for national media including a breakdown of activities around the regions
- Human/local interest stories for community media
- Launch of wetland handbook
- Feature organised with at least one national glossy magazine (North & South, Listener)
- Liaison with TVNZ/TV3/RNZ programmers targeting "magazine" type programmes such as: Holmes (wetland personalities); Country Calendar (creating wetlands on rural properties); Maggies Garden Show (planting for wetlands); 5.30 With Jude (creating a wetland in your back yard); Assignment or 60 Minutes (what happens when there are no wetlands left etc); RNZ Rural Report.
- Jim Hickeys TV1 Weather Community Board
- Newsletter
General public
- National and provincial media coverage
- Television and radio programmes
- Launch of Game Bird Habitat Stamp through NZ Post outlets
- "Adopt a wetland" projects
- Launch of wetland handbook
- Launch of Ramsar Awards
- Electronic communications
- Package of posters and activity sheets distributed to schools
- "Adopt a wetland" projects
- Newsletter
- Electronic communications
Local & National Government/Federated Farmers/Landcare Trust/Environmental and recreational organisations/Iwi/DOC/ other Government Departments and agencies
- Invitations to organise activities
- Invitations to regional and national activities of other agencies/organisations
- Launch of wetland handbook
- Information kits
- "Adopt a wetland" projects
- Newsletter
- Electronic communications
- Package of information on World Wetlands Day promotions
- Newsletter
- Electronic communications
Although we have no baseline research on the level of awareness of wetlands among the general public, it is safe to assume that this is not significant in comparison with their awareness of other conservation issues such as threatened species, native forests etc.
Organisations involved may have some baseline research (for instance Fish & Game NZ research shows that the general public is not aware of its involvement in wetland conservation). Surveying after the event will show whether awareness has improved.
Media monitoring will show whether we have been successful in generating media interest in World Wetlands Day.
Website monitoring will show the number of "hits" on the World Wetlands Day page.
The above programme provides a simple and achievable package of activities and material that will meet its objectives. The level of success can be measured by follow up research, allowing adjustments to be made in subsequent years.
Anna Mahoney
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Fish & Game New Zealand
October 5 1999


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The insane traffic and mountainous line of people have begun. Every year, Orange County hosts a marathon and this year became the 10th annual OC Marathon. The 22,000 people began lining up around 5 am, and not finishing until around 10 am.
After beginning the race, the claimed 1st place winner in the men's division Mohamed Fadil finished the 26.2 mile race in just 2 hours, 21 minutes, and 41 seconds, coming in under the previous record of 2:22:45, set in 2011 by Peter Omae Ayieni of Kenya. -READ MORE-
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Giants seemingly are getting a break this week.
Instead of spending a week worrying about Robert Griffin III running left, pitching right, throwing screens and slants and making life miserable, all the Giants have to deal with Sunday is Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints.
At least that's the way Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul sees it in what might end up as bulletin board material in New Orleans.
When: 4:25 p.m. Sunday, FOX
Oening line: Giants by 6
Record vs. spread: New Orleans 6-6; Giants 5-5-2
Series record: Giants lead 14-12
Last Meeting: Saints beat Giants 49-24, Nov. 28, 2011
Last week: Saints lost to Falcons 23-13; Giants lost to Redskins 17-16
Saints' offense: Overall (6), rush (27), pass (3)
Saints' defense: Overall (32), rush (32), pass (30)
Giants' offense: Overall (10), rush (15), pass (9)
Giants' defense: Overall (22), rush (21), pass (22)
• Playoff implications for both teams. Saints in almost-must-win situation to keep hopes alive for fourth straight postseason berth; Giants clinging to one-game lead over Washington and Dallas in NFC East.
• Saints have three-game winning streak against Giants, including blowouts in 2009 and last season.
• Quarterback Drew Brees 4-0 vs. the Giants with 11 touchdowns, no interceptions and 122.1 rating. He has eight touchdowns and 143.8 rating in last two. He has league-high 31 touchdowns passes and 16 interceptions, including five picks in loss to Falcons last week.
• Graham leads NFC tight ends with 27 TDs since 2010.
• Darren Sproles leads NFL RBs with 137 catches since last season.
• Quarterback Eli Manning threw for 406 yards and two touchdowns last season against Saints. In last eight home games, including playoffs, he has completed 176 of 279 for 2,316 yards, 17 TDs and seven interceptions.
• Ahmad Bradshaw has run for touchdown in three of last four home games.
• Kicker Lawrence Tynes leads league with 127 points.
Pierre-Paul's logical was simple: Brees is a magnificent pocket passer with a highly-talented offense. He can be hit, though, while RG3 is just too elusive.
"I hate playing it," defensive end Pierre-Paul said of facing Griffin and Redskins' option attack. "So now going up to like a traditional offense, we know what we're going to probably get, and it's much easier.
"Having an option quarterback, coming from college, and the kid's fast, man. I'm getting old, you know? It should be much easier this weekend."
Easier was a poor choice of words for the Giants (7-5) when it comes to Brees. He has thrown eight touchdown pass and no interceptions in leading the Saints to a pair of lopsided wins over the Giants in 2009 and last season in games at the Superdome. The quarterback has never lost to the Giants.
Pierre-Paul's comments Wednesday drew an immediate clarification from coach Tom Coughlin and teammates Thursday.
Coughlin maintained that Pierre-Paul did not mean to say that playing the Saints (5-7) and Brees was either easy or easier than facing Griffin. He felt his player was saying that preparing for Washington's option attack forces defenses do more than for a standard offense.
"It's not in any way that Drew Brees isn't an excellent player, because he wouldn't do that," Coughlin said.
Defensive end Osi Umenyiora knows how well the Giants have done against Brees.
"I have played against Drew Brees four times in my career and, you know, they have been blowouts every single time," he said. "I wouldn't' say there is anything easy about playing against him. He's one of the best quarterbacks in this league and we have our work cut out for us for sure."
The Saints are coming to MetLife Stadium for an outdoor game late Sunday afternoon with temperatures expected in the 40s with a chance of rain.
"We've won big games on the road before," Saints interim coach Joe Vitt said. "We've played in bad weather games. ... You go in there being a properly prepared football team and you're ready physically, mentally and emotionally. Let the whistle blow and let's see who the best team is."
The game has major playoff implications for the NFC-East leading Giants and probably is the last stand for the Saints.
Despite losing three of the last four, the Giants have a one-game lead over Washington and Dallas with four games to go. If they can win three, the defending Super Bowl champions probably will get to the playoffs and just as likely win the division.
However, the Giants have not been playing well and are mired in another second-half slump.
What they need to do is start playing fundamentally sound on both sides of the ball and get on another run, like the six-game streak last season that carried them to their second title since 2007.
The Saints have no wiggle room. They basically have to win out to get back to the postseason for a fourth straight year. They managed to get to the .500 mark after an 0-4 start, but dropped contests to San Francisco and Atlanta.


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U.S. retail giants in home furnishings, food and clothing are expected to push into emerging markets such as Mexico, Brazil and China, once the U.S. economy and cash flows improve, executives said.
"There are a lot of retailers who are in defensive mode right now, but a lot of retailers still have ambition to go abroad," said Anthony Buono, executive managing director of CB Richard Ellis, the world's largest commercial real estate services company.
Global retailers are eyeing new markets, Buono said at the International Council of Shopping Centers' RECon retail real estate show in Las Vegas last week.
Growth in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia as well as the prospect of a shrinking domestic economy is causing U.S. corporations to look abroad.
U.S. brands already expanding globally include Collective Brands Inc, owner of PayLess, which has its highest-performing stores in Colombia and Dunkin' Brands, which is operating Dunkin' Donuts shops in 31 countries from Bulgaria to Qatar.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc is due to open its first cash-and-carry store in India on Saturday.
AutoZone Inc, Gap Inc and Brinker International, the owner of restaurant chain Chili's, are expanding in Mexico.
Frozen yogurt maker PinkBerry, which has inspired cult-like status in its home market of Los Angeles, is opening a store in Kuwait City this summer, with another in Dubai to follow.
Joe Albright, Wal-Mart's vice president of international real estate, said diverse formats designed to appeal to many had made Wal-Mart's international unit a $100 billion business.
For many retailers, franchises and joint ventures offer common ways to expand because they minimize risk.
"It gives us an outlet to sell our product in, but we're doing it with a third party, who puts up the capital to open the store," said Levi Strauss spokesman Jeff Beckman. He added Levi's is now seeking "opportunistic" deals afforded by the economic downturn.
Brinker, operator of Chili's, plans to open up to 18 eateries in Mexico this year, adding to its portfolio of nearly 200. AutoZone is looking to add to its 160 stores in Mexico.
"We're here to do deals," AutoZone director of real estate Terry McKee said while at the convention.
The top brands sought by tourists, according to a study by mall developer Taubman Centers and Shop America Alliance are: Nike, Levi Strauss, Gap, Polo and Abercrombie & Fitch. All of them are planning overseas expansions.
Abercrombie says international stores will eventually make up half of total sales from the approximately 8 percent today.
VF Corp, owner North Face and Vans, plans to open 70 stores this year, pared back from its previous rate of 100, with most on a proportional basis in Europe and Asia.
Besides full-price stores, retail outlets are another venue for global growth. U.S. brands are keenly interested in outlet stores in Russia, especially in Moscow, said Neil Thompson, chief executive of outlet developer Fashion House Development. His company is opening 16 outlet centers in Russia.
"I get two (calls) a week," from U.S. companies interested in opening stores first in Russia, Thompson said.
For further information, visit: http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSN2726935420090529?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0
What are Sears stores going to look like in the future? You might get a clue by visiting the retailer's latest incarnation: a drive-through general store.
MyGofer debuted in Joliet on May 9 with little fanfare. The Sears name is nowhere in sight. Neither is Kmart's. MyGofer wants no help or hindrances from Sears Holdings Corp.'s better-known brands. Shoppers can order online and pick up their purchases at a drive-through. They can also order at kiosks inside the showroom.
Sears calls it a marriage of online shopping and bricks and mortar. TheStreet.com called it "a bad cross between Amazon.com and Dairy Barn" and named MyGofer to its weekly "Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street" list earlier this month.
After years of high-profile format flops, Sears is testing its latest prototype far from Wall Street in a suburb about 50 miles west of Chicago, known for its casinos, NASCAR racing and ranking (before the housing crash) as one of the fastest-growing Midwestern cities.
"We are still ironing out a lot of the processes and making sure things run smoothly, so we haven't shouted to the world yet to come on in," said Neal Siegler, a former Circuit City district manager who joined Sears in February to run the Joliet store. "We're relying on word of mouth."
MyGofer occupies an empty Kmart store in a strip mall off Interstate Highway 55. Instead of a traditional store, the building is a warehouse with a showroom in front. There are no shelves or racks of products to touch. Instead product samples are grouped in displays — some under glass, some on the walls. They showcase the range of items MyGofer sells: Windex, a PlayStation video game player, jewelry, a laptop, a Craftsman cordless drill, a Barbie Beach Party Cruiser, Purina Beggin' Strips.
The space is airy, clean and modern with silver tables and chairs. There are kiosks for placing orders on flat-screen computers and sales assistants in green T-shirts ready to explain how the process works. On the back wall is a giant screen tuned to CNN. An electronic board over the exit displays shoppers' names and the status of their orders. Outside a covered bay has parking spaces for about a half-dozen cars.
Eric Plautz, 28, waits inside a sedan full of friends on a recent weekday as a MyGofer employee delivers a Hartz dog toy through the car window. Plautz said he placed the order online at home after reading about MyGofer on the Web.
Retail consultant Mara Devitt is skeptical that the idea will stick because shoppers can already order essentially the same products at Sears.com and pick them up at the store. She asks: Why spend the money on creating a whole new retail concept?
"The idea is valid, and that's why they're testing it," said Devitt, a partner at Chicago-based McMillan Doolittle. "But getting people to change their behavior is very tough."
For further information, visit: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-fri-notebook-retail-may29,0,6688468.story?track=rss
May 28, 2009
Several apparel makers and retailers, including Polo Ralph Lauren, posted better-than-expected quarterly results Wednesday, helped by tight management of expenses and inventories.
American Eagle Outfitters, which topped expectations by a penny, said it was seeing early indications of its business stabilizing.
Expectations have declined for apparel retailers and manufacturers, which are among the hardest hit sectors in the recession as consumers trim spending for items other than essentials like food.
Polo, a fashion wholesaler and retailer with upscale brands like Polo and Club Monaco, said net income tumbled to $45 million, or 44 cents a share, from $103.5 million, or $1 a share, a year earlier.
But excluding charges, Polo said it earned 86 cents a share, soaring past analysts' average estimate of 40 cents, according to Reuters Estimates.
Revenue in the period, which ended March 28 and was the fourth quarter of Lauren's fiscal year, fell 1 percent to $1.22 billion, hurt by same-store sales declines and the stronger dollar, which reduced the value of overseas sales.
Stock in Lauren, which is based in New York, declined 35 cents, to close at $54.03 a share.
American Eagle, which caters to teenagers, posted a profit of $22 million, or 11 cents a share, down from $43.9 million, or 21 cents a share, a year earlier.
Excluding one-time items, profit was 8 cents a share, better than the 7 cents a share forecast by analysts.
Sales in the period, which ended May 2 and was the first quarter of American Eagle's fiscal year, fell 4 percent, to $612 million.
Stock in American Eagle, which is based in Pittsburgh, fell 15 cents, to close at $14.33 a share.
For further information, visit: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/28/business/28retail.html
A shopper profile report issued by mall media operator EYE and Arbitron, which identified three shopper segments — carefree, power and value — found that the 18- to 24-year-old carefree shopper has been least affected by the downturn.
According to the study, just half of the segment has jobs but is supplemented financially by parents. That additional support and a relative lack of obligations allow them to spend around $500 each month at EYE malls, which encompass over 3,500 panels in 250 shopping malls across the country.
Power shoppers skew female, tend to be between the ages of 25 and 44, and are more likely to have children in the household. The power mom shops for the entire family, visits more stores per mall visit and spends over $9,000 per year in EYE malls.
The value shopper specifically looks for sales while shopping and is twice as likely to buy items on sale as other shoppers. Even with these sale strategies, the value shopper spends nearly 25% more than the average shopper as they are triggered to spend more than they intended when they see good value in an offering.
Almost three-quarters of value shoppers are female and are likely to be between the ages of 25 and 44.
"The Adult Shopper Profile is a key measure of consumer spending and engagement with advertising," said Alton Adams, CMO of Arbitron. "Advertisers can better target shoppers near the point of purchase by including these profiles in their place-based advertising decisions." For further information, visit: http://www.chainstoreage.com/story.aspx?id=105469&menuid=443
May 27, 2009
Retail sales in the United States rose in the week ending May 23, the International Council of Shopping Centers-USB reported Wednesday.
Sales were up 0.8 percent in the week and 0.5 percent compared to the same week a year ago, the report said.
Around the country, "favorable weather helped trigger some seasonal spending," the weekly report said.
Temperatures averaged 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit higher than the same week a year ago, Weather Trends International said.
Store traffic during week picked up "appreciably" in grocer, drug, discount, office supply and clothing outlets, the report said. For further information, visit: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2009/05/27/Retail-sales-rise-in-week/UPI-98931243435583/
Retailers are keeping cool when it comes to markdown madness.
Even this past Memorial Day weekend, the traditional trigger for major spring clearances, stores appeared to take a more measured approach to markdowns than that seen last holiday season and earlier this year. And it may stay that way for the summer.
"Promotions through Memorial Day weekend appeared to be 'deals not steals' geared at specific categories," Todd Slater, managing director and specialty retail, apparel and footwear analyst at Lazard Capital Markets, wrote in a research report Tuesday. "Fewer promotions indicate May is on track."
"It's sort of moderated. I don't see anything improving greatly," said one retail chief executive. "There's been nothing as momentous as someone knocking down everything in the store 70 percent before Thanksgiving," referring to Saks Fifth Avenue's dramatic clearances last holiday season. "It's really difficult to sell at full price. People have been marking down, but it's been a little more subtle and not as blatant."
Given the poor economy, retailers have been marking down spring merchandise almost since it hit the floor in January, offering one-day sales, private events or other promotions and have been fairly successful in getting inventories in line with demand. This month has been marked by steadily increasing markdowns and merchandise deals. Retailers realize they are by no means out of the woods and the vast majority are yielding negative same-store sales results. Business is worst at the high end, and best at a handful of off-pricers, outlets and low-price stores such as The TJX Cos. Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Yet the general tone has changed. There's none of the despair and desperation that characterized the fourth quarter and early 2009 when store traffic screeched to a halt and retailers responded with chaotic promoting. The price cutting now seems more planned and organized and there's a growing sense coming from the likes of Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy's and other big retailers that business has bottomed out despite the rising unemployment rate.
Memorial Day weekend, according to store executives and analysts, was buoyed by some pent-up demand; many buy-one, get-one free deals [known as BOGOs] at youth specialty stores; steep markdowns up to 70 or 75 percent in select categories at department stores, and near ideal weather conditions, particularly in the Northeast.
"Going into Memorial Day, we saw a big pickup in promotional activity and a big pickup in traffic. That tells me there was ground to be made up," said Amy Noblin, research analyst, Pali Capital. However, "Retailers continue to work through clearance merchandise fairly well as promotional breadth moves down in many cases."
Noblin noted that Aéropostale Inc. extended its BOGO promotion from tanks and camis to shorts and polos; American Eagle Outfitters Inc. stayed at a similar promotional breadth, even with the arrival of the summer update floor set, and Zumiez saw "a drastic reduction in depth of markdowns compared with previous visits; however, the store still remains promotional."
"It depends on the player, but my sense is that traffic last weekend was flattish," said one retail ceo of a specialty chain. "For the month, it may have been down a few points, but it's looking a little better."
In addition, comparisons are fairly easy, as Slater noted. He said the retail group faces a 1.4 percent comp in May (except Wal-Mart) and that specialty stores are up against a negative 7 percent in May, while department stores cycle negative 3.1 percent in May.
Macy's staged a 25 to 75 percent off storewide sale with an extra 15 percent off coupon for selected items. Bloomingdale's offered an extra 40 percent off almost all permanently reduced women's fashion, making for 50 to 75 percent off, and 25 to 40 percent off swim, sandals and a selection of designer handbags. Nordstrom started its traditional half-year sale at 33 percent off and higher for select items.
Henri Bendel offered up to 60 percent off a large selection of apparel and accessories.
However, major retailers don't expect price promotions to reach the levels they did late last year. "I certainly don't anticipate the kinds of aggressive markdowns we were seeing last fall, largely because you don't have the same kind of supply-and-demand situation," Saks' chairman and chief executive officer Stephen I. Sadove said last week, while the store's president and chief merchandising officer Ron Frasch added, "Markdown dollars were very much in control. We have been very cautious with the promotional portion of our business. We have every hope of running a normal pattern of promotions this quarter."
Earlier this month, Macy's ceo Terry Lundgren said retailers have returned a "pretty regular promotional cadence," similar to spring 2008. "Supply and demand is back in order again."
Michael Celestino, executive vice president of stores at Barneys New York, characterized the Memorial Day weekend's business as "pretty much on par with the trend for the season."
As far as Barneys' private sale offering 40 percent off selected merchandise for a week through Memorial Day, Celestino said, "We got a good response. It was what we expected. People are still being motivated by sale. The private sale pretty much followed the normal cadence of our markdown strategy at this point. Items and percentage [discounts] were pretty normal with what we typically do in a normal season." Barneys will run final markdowns in July in advance of its warehouse sale in August.
Even on Madison Avenue, where the designer business is hurting and customers aren't satisfied with markdown levels, there is some light ahead. Shipments are coming in earlier than a year ago, potentially spurring traffic. "Our stores are ready for newness," said Diane Levbarg of Missoni. "Ninety percent of all pre-fall Missoni is ready to be shipped, in time for the beginning of June. I am very pleased with our production department in Milan."
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Apparel retailers Chico's FAS Inc, Charming Shoppes Inc, American Eagle Outfitters Inc and Polo Ralph Lauren Corp posted better-than-expected quarterly results Wednesday, helped by tight management of expenses and inventories.
American Eagle also said it is seeing early indications of its business stabilizing, though it forecast second-quarter earnings that could be below Wall Street estimates.
Apparel retailers and manufacturers have been among the hardest hit sectors in the recession as consumers cut back on spending for anything other than essentials like food.
Retailers have responded by cutting inventories and sharply reducing expenses in order to preserve profits or mitigate losses as sales fall.
While consumer confidence has improved, unemployment continues to rise, credit remains tight and home values continue to fall, keeping pressure on consumer spending, which makes up more than two-thirds of the U.S. economy.
"We are now two months into fiscal 2010 and there is still tremendous uncertainty regarding how long the current retrenchment in consumer spending will last or how much additional deterioration in personal consumption may occur," Polo Chief Financial officer Tracey Travis said on a conference call with analysts.
American Eagle, which caters to teenagers and young adults, said net income tumbled to $22.0 million, or 11 cents per share, in its first quarter, ended on May 2, from $43.9 million, or 21 cents per share, a year earlier.
Excluding items, profit was 8 cents per share. Analysts on average were expecting 7 cents per share, according to Reuters Estimates.
Sales fell 4 percent to $612 million.
On the women's apparel side, Chico's said net income in its first quarter was $14.5 million, or 8 cents per share, up from $12.7 million, or 7 cents per share, a year earlier.
Excluding charges, the company earned 11 cents per share, topping analysts' average estimate of 8 cents per share, according to Reuters Estimates.
Chico's cited a higher gross margin and lower expenses for its improved profit.
As previously reported, sales edged up to $410.6 million from $409.6 million. Same-store sales fell 3.2 percent versus the 17.5 percent drop in the year-ago quarter.
Charming Shoppes, which specializes in plus-size clothing with chains like Lane Bryant, had a surprise profit of 1 cent per share, excluding items, according to Reuters Estimates. Analysts were expecting a loss of 5 cents per share.
Charming Shoppes' sales fell 16 percent, but total expenses also fell 16 percent.
Polo Ralph Lauren, the fashion company that makes upscale brands like Polo and Club Monaco, said net income was $45 million, or 44 cents a share in its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 28, down from $103.5 million, or $1 per share, a year earlier.
Excluding impairment and restructuring charges, the company said it earned 86 cents per share.
Analysts on average forecast 40 cents a share, according to Reuters Estimates.
Polo shares rose $3.20 to $57.58 on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday morning, while Chico's rose 67 cents $9.52, and American Eagle rose 71 cents to $15.19. Charming Shoppes rose 15 cents to $3.73 on Nasdaq. For more information, visit: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/05/27/business/international-usa-retail-apparel.html
May 26, 2009
Consumer confidence extended its rebound in May, soaring to the highest level since last September as more shoppers are feeling the worst of the recession is behind them.
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index, which had dramatically increased in April, zoomed past economists' expectations to 54.9 from a revised 40.8 in April. Economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters were expecting 42.3. In February, confidence levels had hit a new historic low of 25.3.
The reading marks the highest in eight months when the level was 61.4. The levels are also closer to the year-ago's 58.1, though the widely watched barometer is still below 100, which indicates a healthy economy.
The Present Situation Index, which measures how shoppers feel now about the economy, rose to 28.9 from 25.5 last month. But the Expectations Index, which measures shoppers' outlook over the next six months, climbed to 72.3 from 51.0 in April.
Investors focused on the upbeat sentiment reading, shaking off a mostly downbeat report on the housing market, also released Tuesday. In midmorning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 130.62, or 1.6 percent, to 8,407.94.
"Looking ahead, consumers are considerably less pessimistic than they were earlier this year, and expectations are that business conditions, the labor market and incomes will improve in the coming months," Lynn Franco, director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center, said in a statement. "While confidence is still weak by historic standards, as far as consumers are concerned, the worst is now behind us."
The confidence report offered encouraging news to merchants,which are counting on consumers to be in the mood to spend after confidence plummeted to historic lows late last year but has been rising since March. A two-month stock rally has helped make shoppers feel a little better about their retirement funds, spurring dramatic rebounds in confidence in April and May levels.
Meanwhile, better-than-expected earnings results from such retailers as Sears Holdings Corp. and Gap Inc. have offered the latest evidence that spending has begun to stabilize, though overall business is still weak.
The size of the monthly increases in April and May in consumer confidence encouraged economists. Gary Thayer, chief economist at Wells Fargo Advisors, says that unless the economy suffers from major financial shocks, it looks like "we've turned the corner" on confidence.
"This is a significant change," said Thayer. "While (consumers) are unhappy about their job situation and their home values, they see light at the end of the tunnel." He added, however, sentiment has a way to go before shoppers go back to splurging. That can only happen when the job and housing markets, which have been holding down sentiment, start to turn around.
The latest report on home prices, released Tuesday, wasn't comforting. Home prices fell at the fastest annual rate on record in the first quarter, though the pace of month-to-month declines continues to slow, according to a closely watched housing index.
The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller National Home Price index reported home prices tumbled by 19.1 percent in the first quarter, the most in its 21-year history.
Home prices have fallen 32.2 percent since peaking in the second quarter of 2006 and are at levels not seen since the end of 2002.
Meanwhile, Americans continue to cut back on nonessentials like furniture while focusing on buying necessities as they worry about their jobs. The unemployment rate is expected to climb to 9.2 percent in May from 8.9 percent in April and employers are expected to shed a net total of 523,000 jobs, according to economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters. The Labor Department is expected to release unemployment figures on June 5.
The Consumer Confidence survey – whose responses were received through May 19 from a representative sample of 5,000 U.S. households – showed a marked improvement in consumers' outlook for jobs. The percentage of consumers expecting more jobs in the months ahead increased to 20.0 percent from 14.2 percent, while those anticipating fewer jobs declined to 25.2 percent from 32.5 percent. The proportion of consumers anticipating an increase in their incomes edged up to 10.2 percent from 8.3 percent. For further information, visit: http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/05/26/ap6464963.html
A more upbeat mood among consumers is spreading to Wall Street.
Stocks jumped Tuesday after a research group reported consumer sentiment rose in May to the highest level since September.
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index vaulted to 54.9 from 40.8 last month, soaring past the 42.3 figure that economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters were expecting.
Investors watch that indicator closely to get a sense of whether consumers may start shopping more or making bigger purchases such as cars and homes, which could help get the economy going again. Spending by consumers makes up more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity.
Stocks had opened lower after North Korea reportedly defied the United Nations by firing two short-range missiles after detonating a nuclear bomb underground on Monday. The U.N. Security Council condemned the test.
Jim King, chief investment officer at National Penn Investors Trust Co., said the improvement in consumer confidence surprised investors. With unemployment still high and expected to go higher, many market watchers thought the mood on Main Street would remain gloomy.
"I think the consumer confidence figure is one that no one really pinned a lot of hopes on as going higher," he said.
In midday trading, the Dow Jones industrial average rose 175.62, or 2.1 percent, to 8,452.94. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 19.27, or 2.2 percent, to 906.27, and the Nasdaq composite index rose 52.60, or 3.1 percent, to 1,744.61.
Stocks dependent on strong consumer spending jumped. Macy's Inc. (M, News) rose 52 cents, or 4.7 percent, to $11.71, while Best Buy Co. (BBY, News) advanced $2, or 5.7 percent, to $37.18. Home builder KB Home rose 76 cents, or 5.2 percent, to $15.40.
The gains in home builder stocks came as investors shook off a mostly downbeat reading on the housing market. S&P/Case Shiller reported a 18.7 percent drop in its March home price index. The decrease was a little bigger than in February, and slightly larger than economists predicted.
Investors have been questioning whether the stock market's massive two-month rally can be sustained given the continuing weakness in the global economy. The Dow is still up 26.4 percent from its 12-year low hit on March 9.
After mixed economic data over the last couple weeks, as well as a huge number of stock offerings by banks, the market is likely to stay volatile in the coming weeks, said Steven Goldman, chief market strategist at Weeden & Co. "The market's had a pretty huge gain here," he said.
Last week, the major market indexes ended modestly higher, but only after seesawing on worries about the economy and banks.
This week, the market is not only hoping for signs of global stability, but also watching General Motors Corp. (GM, News) as the automaker's June 1 restructuring deadline approaches. GM is expected to close more plants and force more employee concessions as it tries to avoid bankruptcy court.
On Friday, GM borrowed another $4 billion from the U.S. government, after already received $15.4 billion. GM shares fell 20 cents, or 14 percent, to $1.23.
In other trading, the Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 19.02, or 4 percent, to 496.64.
About five stocks rose for every one that fell on the New York Mercantile Exchange, where volume came to 488.3 million shares.
Bond prices fell, pushing the yield on the 10-year Treasury note up to 3.47 percent from 3.46 percent late Friday.
The dollar was mixed against other major currencies, while gold prices fell.
Light, sweet crude fell 7 cents to $61.60 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Overseas, Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 0.4 percent. In afternoon trading, Britain's FTSE 100 rose 1.1 percent, Germany's DAX index rose 1.4 percent, and France's CAC-40 rose 1.2 percent. For further information, visit: http://www.examiner.com/a-2034924~Stocks_jump_after_consumer_confidence_level_surges.html
The Hive, a new boutique in Costa Mesa, Calif.'s The Lab shopping center, is taking a recession-friendly approach to eco-retailing.
Owner Natasha Quinn, who worked as the buyer for the Habit boutique, which formerly occupied the 2,200-square-foot space, has dedicated approximately 400 square feet to eco-conscious apparel, housewares and body products. "The concept for The Hive is to have a very feminine boutique that is divided into different departments. We opened two months ago, and from the beginning, we were very conscious of the recession, so we make sure to stock great, reasonably priced product that makes shopping possible and fun for our customer," Quinn said. "Our 'eco' department definitely adheres to those specifications." Other departments in The Hive include women's, kids', vintage, apothecary and books.
The Hive's eco section, which accounts for about 15 percent of its business, is housed on a raised platform with signage that differentiates it from the rest of the store's offerings. Made of reclaimed wood, vintage furniture and recycled rope, the eco section sells eco-conscious apparel with a contemporary vibe. "We look for pieces that are affordable and fashion-forward. Totally organic lines can be pricy, so we focus on buying tops and dresses that retail for between $50 and $100. Customers don't necessarily come in looking for green fashion, but I think they are interested in it and are willing to buy a great $38 sustainable T-shirt." J Brand's eco-conscious denim shares the section with offerings from brands such as Trinity and Suburban Riot. Elsewhere in the store, Quinn sells goods from Lollia, Voluspa, Heartloom, Current/Elliot, Hudson, Dolce Vita and Deer Creatures.
Quinn said customers' response to the eco section has been great and she hopes to expand the number of brands represented in it. "With our customer being price-conscious at this moment, we will need to pick and choose our lines carefully to still offer eco-friendly lines with a desirable price tag," she said. For further information, visit: http://www.apparelnews.net/news/retailing/Retailer-Carves-Out-Green-Niche


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