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I receive quite a few emails from readers who are on food assistance and are also using Super-Couponing techniques to stretch their budgets. Shoppers who receive government assistance for food purchases face some unique issues at the grocery store.
Question: "Recently, I was using coupons at the supermarket to stretch my food stamps. Imagine my shock when they charged me tax on the items I used coupons for! I didn't have any non-food items or use cash for that matter, so I put back the items with coupons and didn't use them there again. I called the Department of Health and Welfare to let them know and they were shocked and said this was against the law. Food stamp purchases are not taxable, regardless of whether coupons are used. I attempted to pursue the issue with both the store and the department. Long story short, several calls later and it's still the same. It's sad, really."
Question: "I am on government assistance for food, and I have a debit card to buy groceries. When you sign up, they tell you to use coupons as much as possible. But at my supermarket you have to pay the tax in cash for every coupon you use. Some people just don't have the extra cash. A friend who is also on the program will not use coupons simply because she doesn't have the cash."
Answer: It's true that shoppers who use food stamps or assistance are not supposed to be charged tax for grocery purchases.
Unfortunately, judging from the emails I receive, the problem that these shoppers wrote in about is fairly common. Many shoppers who use coupons and food aid report the same problem. They take their groceries and coupons to the register expecting a tax-free purchase and discover that they owe tax. Worse, they must pay the tax balance in cash.
You might think, "Oh, it's only cash." But there are two problems with this assumption. Food purchases made with assistance programs are not supposed to be charged tax. And if someone's budget is stretched to the limit, they may not be carrying any cash to pay the tax.
Why is this happening? From what I've gathered, both from my email inbox and from a coupon shopper kind enough to show it to me firsthand in the checkout lane recently, the problem begins after the coupons are scanned and the method of payment is entered as a tax-free food assistance program. Most stores will correctly note that no tax should be charged. But some stores separate purchases into two categories: products with coupons applied and those without. The register automatically charges tax on the couponed items.
In short, the scanners view coupons as cash payment and determine that the tax on couponed items must also be paid in cash. If the shopper uses no coupons and just relies on their food assistance money to pay, they are not charged tax. Inadvertently, food stamp programs may keep people from couponing if they don't have the cash to cover the tax.
As frustrating as this situation is, I would still like to encourage anyone on food stamps to use coupons. You'll still enjoy greater savings, even with the tax you may have to pay out of pocket. Using coupons also will make your allocated food funds last longer. Plus, many food stamp programs only cover edible food. Using coupons for toilet paper, laundry and dish detergent, shampoo, shaving items, toothpaste and pet food will help lower your expenses on these non-covered categories of products.
Some of the happiest emails I receive are from people who share stories of how they use food stamps and coupons to help their families through difficult times. One of my favorite emails was short and sweet:
"Jill, just wanted to let you know that I'm now off food stamps because of my couponing!"
A powerful statement, indeed!
Jill Cataldo, a coupon workshop instructor, writer and mother of three, never passes up a good deal. Learn more about couponing at her website,
. Email your own couponing victories and questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Wilson County
March 7, 2012 3:23pm
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Given that the amount of government paid groceries are likely to increase,Food stores should spend more time training their checkers :P
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March 7, 2012 1:53pm
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Good idea! ... Like a speed checkout line!
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March 7, 2012 1:22pm
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Have you ever been in the checkout line behind someone with 80 items and uses coupons for 76 of them? How about some no coupon, no food stamp lines for those of us who use ...
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Have you ever been in the checkout line behind someone with 80 items and uses coupons for 76 of them? How about some no coupon, no food stamp lines for those of us who use neither.
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March 7, 2012 11:34am
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Stonington - Town officials and Connecticut Light & Power representatives plan to inspect each of the trees on Moss Street in Pawcatuck Friday afternoon in an effort to agree which ones have to be removed and which ones have to be trimmed and to what extent.
Moss Street residents have criticized CL&P's plan to remove or trim the pear trees that line the scenic street as excessive.
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Gross said that when trimming is needed, CL&P wants to work with towns, local tree wardens and residents to find a solution.
On Tuesday, Wineberg pointed to an 80-foot-long section of Lantern Hill Road next to his property where oak and hickory trees were cut down last Friday. A few of the tree stumps were more than 25 feet from the power lines.
He said some of the trees were as tall as 80 feet and as much as 150 years old. Wineberg, who is retired, said when tree crews showed up Friday, his neighbors were at work so he tried to do whatever he could to stop work, including talking to the CL&P arborist and police.
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Wineberg said neighbors were told there would be some light pruning, but he said the work has been more like clear cutting. Trimming along many sections of the street appear to be according to the parameters set by CL&P.
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Nestling in a slim valley shaped by lofty, green mountains and cut by the swift Mekong and Khan rivers, LUANG PRABANG exudes tranquillity and casual grandeur. A tiny mountain kingdom for more than a thousand years and designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, Luang Prabang is endowed with a legacy of ancient red-roofed temples and French-Indochinese architecture, not to mention some of the country's most refined cuisine, its richest culture and its most sacred Buddha image, the Pha Bang. For those familiar with Southeast Asia, the very name Luang Prabang conjures up the classic image of Laos – streets of ochre colonial houses and swaying palms, lines of saffron-robed monks gliding through the morning mist, the sonorous thump of the temple drums before dawn, and, of course, longtail boats racing down the Mekong before the river slips out of view through a seam in the mountains.
It is this heritage of Theravada Buddhist temples, French–Indochinese shophouses and royal mystique that lends Luang Prabang a pull unmatched by any other city in Laos. This is not only where the first proto-Lao nation took root, it's also the birthplace of countless Lao rituals and the origin of a line of rulers, including the rulers of Vientiane, Champasak and Lane Xang. Luang Prabang people are tremendously proud of their pivotal role in Lao history. Indeed, they're somewhat known for their cultured ways in the rest of the country; in Lao soap operas, the doctor or the intellectual invariably speaks with a Luang Prabang accent.
Luang Prabang's strict building code, drawn up by UNESCO, keeps it from becoming another modern architectural nightmare without turning it into a museum. Inevitably, the city has lost some of its sleepy charm and dreamy serenity as a result of the growing influx of tourists, but exploring the side streets and dusty lanes, its not hard to feel as though you've stepped into the city of yesteryear. Parts of the city do already feel over touristy – indeed, on stretches of Sisavangvong Road, were it not for the unmistakable architecture, you could be anywhere else on the well-trodden Southeast Asian tourist trail – especially when you've come from other parts of the country where tourism is still a novelty. Though the city remains surprisingly laidback, with none of the hassle associated with other parts of Asia, an airport expansion is due in 2013, which will allow larger planes to fly in and out of Luang Prabang, meaning the small-town charms of this beautiful city could be encroached on further.
Most travellers spend only a few days here on a whistle-stop tour of Laos, part of a wider Mekong trip, though the city really demands longer – this is a destination best savoured at a leisurely pace. If time is limited, top priority should go to the old city, dubbed by the UNESCO World Heritage team as a "historic preservation zone". In a day, you can easily tour the sights, beginning with the sunrise view from Mount Phousi and a wander around the lively morning market, before heading to the elegant Royal Palace Museum in the former Royal Palace, en route to Luang Prabang's most impressive temple, Wat Xieng Thong. If you're here for a second day, enjoy some of the sights around Luang Prabang by taking a boat up the Mekong River and contemplating the hundreds of Buddhas within the holy Pak Ou Caves, or travelling south through the surrounding hills to one of the area's two major waterfalls, Kouang Si and Tad Se. But whatever you do, be sure to soak up Luang Prabang's languid atmosphere by wandering the streets at dawn, when the town's legion of monks receives alms and life and the city seems to have little changed from a century ago, or at dusk, when the air fills with otherworldly chants wafting from the temples.
Luang Prabang's air of serenity is disturbed only at festival time. The most famous festivals last for days and inspire a carnival atmosphere that makes it easy to forget that these complex rituals held the very structure of the kingdom in place for centuries. Lao New Year in April is perhaps the town's biggest festival, but near the end of the monsoon, two holidays – the boat races and the Festival of Lights – also bring Luang Prabang to a festive standstill. A visit coinciding with one of these festivals would certainly enhance your stay, though the most popular time to visit remains the cooler months of December and January, when the weather is clear and dry.
Some history
Knowledge of Luang Prabang's early history is sketchy, at best. The earliest Lao settlers made their way down the Nam Ou Valley sometime after the tenth century, absorbing the territory on which the city lies. At the time, the area was known as Muang Sawa, a settlement thought to have been peopled by the Austroasiatic ancestors of the Lao Theung. According to folklore, this migration of the Lao to Luang Prabang was led by Khoun Lo, who claimed the area for his people and called the settlement Xieng Dong Xieng Thong. By the end of the thirteenth century, Xieng Dong Xieng Thong had emerged as one of the chief centres of Lao life in the Upper Mekong region, a principality significant enough to be a vassal state of the great Siamese kingdom of Sukhothai.
However, it wasn't until the legendary Lao warrior Fa Ngum swept down the Nam Ou with a Khmer army in 1353 and captured Xieng Dong Xieng Thong that the town emerged as the heart of a thriving, independent kingdom in its own right. Claiming the throne of his grandfather, Fa Ngum founded the kingdom of Lane Xang Hom Khao – the Land of a Million Elephants and the White Parasol – and established the line of kings that was to rule Laos for six centuries.
With Fa Ngum came monks, artisans and learned men from the Khmer court and, according to histories written a century and a half later, a legal code and Theravada Buddhism. Yet Fa Ngum was still very much the fourteenth-century warrior. After his ministers grew weary of his military campaigns and his rather uncivilized habit of taking his subject's wives and daughters as concubines, he was exiled and replaced on the throne by his son, Oun Heuan, during whose peaceful reign the city flourished.
The sacking of the city in 1478 by the Vietnamese proved a catalyst for the ushering in of the city's golden age: striking temples, including the sim of Wat Xieng Thong, were built, epic poems composed and sacred texts were copied. In 1512, King Visoun brought the Pha Bang, a sacred Buddha image, to Xieng Dong Xieng Thong, a distinguishing event for the identity of the Lao people and the city itself, and a sign that Theravada Buddhism was flourishing.
Wary of encroaching Burmese, King Setthathilat, Visoun's grandson, moved the capital to Vientiane in 1563, leaving the Pha Bang behind and renaming the city after the revered image. The Pha Bang may have been known for its protective properties, but they were no match for the might of the Burmese, and Luang Prabang was engulfed by the chaos of successive Burmese invasions.
From then on, the city had a roller-coaster ride. With the disintegration of Lane Xang at the turn of the eighteenth century, Kingkitsalat became the first king of an independent Luang Prabang. When French explorers Doudart de Lagrée and Francis Garnier arrived in 1867, they found a busy market and port town of wooden homes, a town that Garnier called "the most eminent Laotian centre in Indochina". With Luang Prabang firmly in Siam's orbit, the explorers' suggestion that the kingdom would be better off French was scoffed at by King Oun Kham, but the explorers were proved right two decades later when the Siamese left the town virtually undefended and the city was set ablaze by a group of marauding Haw. During the siege, French vice-consul Auguste Pavie plucked the ageing Lao king from his burning palace and brought him downriver to safety. From that moment, the king offered tribute to France.
Almost everything was lost during the sacking of the city, but the event provided Pavie with the ammunition he needed to "conquer the hearts" of the Lao and usher in Luang Prabang's French period. The town was quickly rebuilt, with the French counting ten thousand people and more than a thousand homes a year after the town's destruction. Within time, the French hired Vietnamese workers to build the homes that lend the city its classic French–Indochinese character, a trend quickly followed by Lao nobility. The city remained remote however: even in 1930 it took longer to travel by river from Saigon to Luang Prabang than it did to travel from Saigon to France.
During the two Indochina wars, Luang Prabang fared better than most towns in Laos, though while the city itself remained intact during the fighting that consumed the country over the next two decades, the Second Indochina War ultimately took its toll on Luang Prabang's ceremonial life, which lost its regal heart when the Pathet Lao ended the royal line by forcing King Sisavang Vatthana to abdicate in 1975. Two years later, Luang Prabang and Laos lost the king himself, as the new communist government, fearful that he might become a rallying point for a rebellion, allegedly exiled him to a Hoa Phan cave, a journey from which he and his family never returned.
In 1995, the city was designated an UNESCO World Heritage Site, in recognition of it's unique mix of traditional Lao architecture and old colonial buildings.Read More
River town
River town
Surrounded by rivers on three sides, Luang Prabang not surprisingly feels almost waterborne, and the ship-like contour of the peninsula enhances this impression. Numerous stairways, flanked with whimsical guardian images, link palaces, monasteries and homes with nearby rivers, and are a statement of the importance of the Mekong and the Nam Khan in the lives of Luang Prabang's population. The banks along the Mekong side are the more lively, but the Nam Khan side is more evocative of old Luang Prabang, and on either side the show is a never-ending affair.
When the French arrived in Luang Prabang they noted a "floating suburb" anchored in the shallows on the Mekong's banks. Francis Garnier described how arriving boats and rafts would slowly poke among the houseboats looking for a place to land and discharge their passengers and cargo. With paved roads conveying much of the traffic into Luang Prabang, life along the river is less of a circus now, but sights and sounds of riparian commerce linger, and ferries between both sides of the Mekong usually groan under the weight of produce (and villagers) being taken to and from the city. On the Nam Khan side, groups of residents tend tidy riverside gardens and make their way down to the river to bathe during dusk's waning light. It is scenes like these, all but vanished and forgotten in more developed countries, that make Luang Prabang such a fascinating place.
Smoke gets in your eyes
Smoke gets in your eyes
From March until the monsoon season, the city becomes markedly smoky – on some days it's impossible to tell that the sun has risen until a good few hours later. Combined with the intensifying heat, this can be quite an uncomfortable time to visit, so be prepared for stinging eyes and a dry throat during this period. However, it's impossible to deny the city's charms, even when seen through a smoke haze.
Cookery Courses
Cookery Courses
Luang Prabang is a great place to learn more about Lao food, with a number of excellent cookery schools (all attached to acclaimed restaurants) offering a range of introductory classes.
Tamarind Opposite Wat Nong t020/7770484, whttp://www.tamarindlaos.com. The excellent one-day class begins with a fascinating tour of Phosy Market (see p.139) before the group heads to the peaceful lakeside cooking school where you learn six Lao dishes – such as lemongrass stuffed with chicken, môk pa and jaew. $22.
Tamnak Lao Sakkaline Rd t020/5173154, whttp://www.tamnaklao.net. This popular course offers the opportunity to learn how to cook five Lao dishes, plus the ubiquitous sticky rice and delicious jaew bong. $25.
Tum Tum Cheng Sakkaline Rd t020/242 5499, [email protected]. A shorter course than most (running from 8.30am to 1.30pm), where you can learn how to prepare many of the more unusual Lao ingredients and more about the royal cuisine of Luang Prabang. $30.
Luang Prabang Film Festival
Luang Prabang Film Festival
This exciting new festival, which started in 2010, was set up to celebrate film-making in Southeast Asia, with the hope of encouraging a film industry in Laos. Running over eight days in December, the festival showcases films from all ten ASEAN countries, in outdoor locations such as the handicraft market, and is aimed at both locals and tourists. Following the festival, a smaller programme of films is toured around other major provinces in the country. Both events are supplemented by educational projects throughout the year in order to support film-making (still very much in its infancy) in Laos. For more information and future dates, see whttp://www.lpfilmfest.org.
Luang Prabang has a wide range of accommodation, from simple rooms in inexpensive guesthouses to five-star luxury resorts. Prices here are a lot higher than the rest of the country, so expect to pay out if you want to stay in an atmospheric old building with Mekong views. The high season is December and January (festivals, such as Lao New Year, are also very busy times), but regardless of the season, it's a good idea to book in advance if you have a particular establishment in mind or if you'll be arriving in the evening.
For most people, a location within the old city, occupying a finger of land created by the confluence of the Mekong and the Nam Khan, is the first choice. Here you'll find not only most of the city's best attractions but also many shops and restaurants; unsurprisingly, there's not a great deal of cheap accommodation. The streets between the post office and the river are a good place to head to if you're in search of budget accommodation, as are the little lanes that lead off Phomathat Road, south of Mount Phousi.
Building controls mean that if you want a hotel with a swimming pool, you'll have to stay outside of the old city – and be prepared to shell out a fair amount. If you're looking for upmarket accommodation, Luang Prabang has an almost overwhelming choice – but it's worth noting that a lot of the cheaper, mid-range places can be just as atmospheric (if not more so) than the fancy hotels.Book a hostel in Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang is a city that prides itself on its food. Some dishes are unique to the royal city, and others are simply done better here than elsewhere – all of which conspires to make this the town in which to dig into Lao food with a sense of mission, despite the wide availability of international cuisine. At the top of your list should be or lam, a bittersweet meat soup made with chilli wood, lemongrass, aubergine and dill. Another local speciality, jaew bong, a condiment of red chillies, shallots, garlic and dried buffalo skin, is an excellent accompaniment for khai paen, a highly nutritious river moss that's first sundried with sesame seeds, garlic and chilli, then fried in oil.
Phak nam, a type of watercress particular to the area, is a common sight in Luang Prabang's markets, and is widely used in salads. The most common style appears on menus either as "watercress salad" or "Luang Prabang salad" and is in fact quite similar to a Western salad – a light alternative to the meat salads more commonly served in Lao restaurants. Locals even add a twist to the Lao staple, tam màk hung (papaya salad): the distinctive Luang Prabang flavour of this dish comes from the addition of crab juice.
As the royal capital of Laos, Luang Prabang was traditionally a centre for skilled artisans from around the former kingdom. Weavers, gold- and silversmiths, painters, sculptors of bronze, wood and ivory all held a place of importance in old Luang Prabang, and the most gifted artisans were awarded royal patronage. After the revolution these arts were seen as decadent and officially suppressed, while the artisans associated with the former royalty were shunned. Unable to practise their trade, many drifted to more acceptable occupations or fled the country. These days, with the boom in tourism, the traditional arts have been experiencing a revival, and there is a wide array of different crafts on sale – as well as the usual selection of tourist junk. Silver and textiles, in particular, can be good buys in Luang Prabang, but only if you buy from the right people and haggle.
The biggest tourist draw remains the handicraft nightmarket, which sets up nightly on Sisavangvong Road between the post office and the Royal Palace Museum. From embroidered bedspreads and brightly coloured shoulder bags to lào-láo, lanterns and the obligatory Beer Lao t-shirts, you're bound to find something that appeals. A lot of what is sold is much of a muchness, and a high proportion is actually from Thailand and China, but nonetheless it's fun to browse and it's possible to get some good bargains. Be prepared to haggle. During the day, a smaller number of stalls set up on the corner of Sisavangvong and Sethathilat road at the Hmong Market – much of the produce is the same as at the nightmarket, though there's a little less pressure from sellers.
For a real taste of daily life in Luang Prabang, head to Phosy Market, 2km out of town. This huge, largely covered market, sells almost everything you can think of, including dried buffalo skin, congealed blood (for soups) and highly pungent pa dek, as well as an endless variety of dry goods.


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Record Floods Presented Challenge To Agricenter
This has been another challenging year for us at the Agricenter International in Memphis, Tenn. We got off to a good start preparing our fields for planting. Preplant fertilizer had been applied, and all of our hipped ground was ready to plant by mid-April. March and early April had ideal weather conditions as far as getting the fields ready.
We generally try to plant our corn trials in April, and we usually like to have our cotton planted by May 10. From around April 25 until May 2, we received 13.65 inches of rainfall. Areas to the north and east of Memphis received quite a bit more rainfall than we did, and a lot of that water flows into the Wolf River.
Just as it did last year, the Wolf River, which runs through our property, came out of its banks. Unlike last year, the flood waters flooded more of our fields and our office area. Our offices had around two feet of water in them, as did our shop and equipment shed. Fortun-ately, the waters receded in a few days.
Our cotton variety trials were managed for optimum yields and quality. The variety trials were conducted on a Falaya silt loam with pH of 6.1 and OM content of 0.9 percent. We applied Cotoran plus Dual Magnum preemergence and came back over the top with Envoke and Select. We also came in with a post-direct rig at layby. We applied two applications of a PGR plus a boll opener, approximately 10 days apart.
Agricenter represents just one location, and the data presented here corresponds to the growing conditions that we had this year on that particular location planted on a certain date.
The Agricenter and I would like to thank everyone for their support and assistance in fulfilling our commitment to agriculture. We hope that you had a good year, and we also wish you a very successful 2012. If you're ever in Memphis, don't hesitate to visit us.
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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Seven retired judges have applied for a seat on the state board that runs elections and investigates ethics violations in state and local governments.
Thomas Cane is starting his final month of a six-year term on the Government Accountability Board.
Tuesday, the board's candidate committee will eliminate five applicants, and nominate the other two to Governor Scott Walker for his appointment. The appointee must then be confirmed by the Senate.
If Walker does not make an appointment, Cane will continue to serve. He's a retired appeals judge from Wausau.
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A couple days ago I was reading Eat Peace, Please's blog and she asked about what to do with leftover basil. I immediately thought of my roasted veggie sandwich with basil mayo. I made a pesto out of roasted sunflower seeds, basil, garlic, miso, lemon juice and olive oil and spread that on one half of the whole wheat baguette, veganaise on the other half, then topped it with roasted red pepper, scallions, eggplant, zucchini that had been marinated in a spicy vinaigrette. The tofu was baked in a diluted soy sauce, garlic, ginger and lime juice bath. The end result was delicious. I have another half of the sandwich for lunch today.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Grilled Vegetable and Tofu Sandwich with Pesto
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you people are amazing. if i don't have a cookbook in front of me, i'm lost.ReplyDelete
unless it's a salad. i'm good with salads...
That looks so yummy! I should make one of those sometime soon, I have a basil plant that needs trimming. Re: kimchi, you couldn't pay me to eat that stuff! I usually have an open palate to many kinds of foods (if veg of course), but I hate all things briny, pickley, brackish, and sour. It doesn't matter what cultural cuisine it comes from, if it's anywhere near pickley I will hate it. Kind of sucks because people who enjoy pickles seem to be really into them, I wonder what the appeal is about.ReplyDelete
What about selling these? I promise you I have been to veggie restaurants where they were selling a not so good looking (and I bet tasting) sandwiches for over 5$$!ReplyDelete
Anyhow, despite having a lot of cake today, your picture is making me super hungry again!
By the way, I cannot have peppers(I do not digest them): what would you suggest as an alternative?
oh gessh I haven't eaten dinner yet.ReplyDelete
i need to stop looking at these blogs.. they're making me STARVING
That sandwich looks so tasty!!ReplyDelete
mmm...that sammie looks so good!ReplyDelete
Mmm, you're making me hungry for a second dinner!ReplyDelete


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The tyranny of low expectations
Lowe's beats Wall Street with its fourth-quarter earnings but misses its own guidance. Huh?
So, when does beating low expectations stop counting as good news?
It's an important question for the stock market and the economy as a whole. After easy-to-beat earnings comparisons in the first and second quarters, stocks face a bigger challenge in the third and fourth quarters of 2010 as they pass the absolute bottom for the economy. (For more on how earnings comparisons get tougher as 2010 goes along, see this post).
Monday, before the stock market opened, Lowe's (LOW) reported fourth-quarter 2009 earnings of 14 cents a share and revenue of $10.17 billion. The results were above Wall Street expectations of 12 cents a share in earnings and $10 billion in revenue, but below the company's own guidance for 15 cents a share and $10.3 billion in revenue.
Confusing picture, no?
Well, it doesn't get any better if you dig a little deeper. Comparable-store sales fell 1.6%, but Wall Street had expected that comps would fall by 2%. This is the smallest drop in comparable sales since the second quarter of 2006.
Lowe's chief executive officer Robert Niblock told investors that the worst is behind the company -- which isn't, apparently, the same as saying that things are actually going to be good.
The company guided Wall Street to expect same-store sales to be flat to down 2% in the first quarter of 2010. That compares with the current Wall Street consensus of a 1.5% decline in first-quarter comparable sales.
For the full year, Lowe's projects comparable store sales to climb 1% to 3%. The consensus before the conference call was for a 1% to 2% increase for the full year.
Earnings guidance for 2010 of $1.30 to $1.42 per share compares to Wall Street expectations for $1.37 a share.
Don't know about you, but an increase of 1% to 3% in comparable store sales isn't exactly the huge growth I'd expect coming off a bottom for the home building sector.
All of which leaves me asking: Was this good news or bad?
At the time of this writing, Jim Jubak didn't own shares of any company mentioned.
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• 2010 T-Mobile Rookie of the Year. • All-NBA Second Team (2012, 2013).• Western Conference All-Star (2011, 2012, 2013). • 2010 T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team. • 2011 Sprite Slam Dunk Champion. • Named T-Mobile Rookie of the Month all six times during 2010-11 season. • Los Angeles Clippers record for rebounds in a season with 989 (2010-11) • Los Angeles Clippers record for double doubles in a season with 63. • Clippers franchise record 27 consecutive double-doubles (11/20/10 - 1/19/11). • Clippers rookie record 47 points in a game (1/17/11 vs. Indiana). • Clippers single-season rookie leader in points (1,845), rebounds (989), minutes (3,112), FGM (696), FGA (1,376), FTM (446), FTA (695) and rebounds per game (12.1). • Clippers franchise rookie leader in points scored (1,845) and free throws attempted 695). • Recorded first 20-20 game of NBA career 2/18/12 vs. San Antonio with 22 points and 20 rebounds.season, joining Kevin Garnett, Josh Smithand David Lee. Griffin was the only player in the league to do so in 2012-13. • Named a Western Conference All-Star starter for the second consecutive year, making his third All-Star appearance in as many seasons. • Led NBA in dunks with 202. • Was named Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of 12/3/12. The first such honor of his career. • 3/6/13 recorded his third career tripledouble and first since his rookie season when he had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against Milwaukee. • Had 28 double-doubles. • Scored 10+ points 40 times, 20+ points 30 times and 30+ points three times, including a season-high 31 on 1/22/13 vs. Oklahoma City. • Led team in scoring 32 times, rebounding 37 times and assists seven times. • Put together a league-high streak of 11 games in a row with at least 16 points, seven rebounds and two assists. • Had his streak of 197 consecutive games end on 2/4/13 when he was forced to sit out with a strained left hamstring. • On 3/10/13 became the fourth player since 1985-86 to accumulate 22 or more points, eight or more rebounds and three or more assists while playing 22 minutes or fewer. • Finished third in the NBA in fouls drawn in the first quarter (131), shooting 71-104 (68.3%) from the foul line in the opening period. He was sixth in the NBA in total fouls drawn (436). • Averaged 23.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 2.2 steals over a fivegame span from 1/21-1/27/13. It was the first time a player averaged such prolific all-around numbers in a five-game week since LeBron James did so 4/3-4/9/05. • Missed two games due to injury (hamstring).
•Second on the Clippers in scoring (13.2 ppg) in six playoff games (five starts). Averaged 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 26.3 minutes. 2011-12 (Clippers): • Averaged a team-high 20.7 points and 10.9 rebounds in 36.2 minutes per game. • Joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as just the second player in NBA history to average at least 20.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and shoot 50.0% or better in his first three seasons combined.
2012-13 (Clippers):
• Averaged team-high 18.0 points and 8.3 rebounds in 32.5 minutes per game. Averaged 3.7 assists and shot 53.8% from field. • Became the fourth player since 2006- 07 to average 18.0+ points, 8.3+ rebounds, 3.5+ assists and 1.0+ steals in a • Averaged 3.2 assists and shot 54.9% from field in 66 games played (66 starts). • For second straight season, started and appeared in every game. • Led Clippers in minutes, field goals, field goals attempted, free throws attempted, rebounds, points, personal fouls and turnovers. • Started first NBA All-Star Game, recording 22 points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes. Also appeared in Rookie Challenge and played 10 minutes. • Finished season ranked 10th in NBA in points per game, sixth in rebounds per game, seventh in field goal percentage and fourth with 41 double-doubles. • Led NBA with 192 dunks. • Only player in NBA with over 20.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. • One of two players in NBA (Dwight Howard) to average 20.0+ points, 10.5 rebounds and shoot 54% from field. • Led Clippers in scoring 31 times, rebounding 44 times, minutes 28 times, blocks 13 times and assists six times. • Scored 30+ points four times. Regi stered20+ points 41 times. • Recorded first 20-20 game of NBA career 2/18/12 vs. San Antonio with 22 points and 20 rebounds. • Became one of five players under age of 25 to lead team in total points and rebounds. • Led NBA with 902 points in the paint. • Finished second in the NBA with 26 games with 20+ points/10+ rebounds. • His 103 double-doubles in his first two seasons is the fourth-highest in the NBA since 1986-87. • Became the first player since Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1996-98) to attempt over 1,100 free throws in his first two seasons. His 1,163 free throws attempted is the most by any NBA player in their first two seasons since 2000. • 12/30/11 vs. Chicago, recorded first double-double of season with 34 points (14-25 FG, 6-10 FT), 13 rebounds, three assists in 41:33. • 4/24/12 at Atlanta, scored Clippers season- high 36 points. • Grabbed national spotlight on 1/30/12 vs. Oklahoma City with a devastating dunk on Kendrick Perkins with 8:52 remaining in the third quarter. Finished game with 22 points (9-16 FG, 4-7 FT), seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 36:15.
Led the Clippers in scoring (19.1 ppg) in 11 playoff games. Also registered averages of 6.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.82 steals in 35.7 minutes per game.
2010-11 (Clippers):
• Averaged 22.5 points, 12.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 38.0 minutes in 82 games, making (82 starts). • Named the unanimous winner of the 2010-11 NBA T-Mobile Rookie of The Year award on 5/4/11…first unanimous Rookie of the Year selection since David Robinson in 1989-90. • The lone unanimous selection to the 2010-11 T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team. • Named to Western Conference All-Star Team, becoming first rookie since Yao Ming in 2003 to play in game and first rookie since Tim Duncan in 1998 to be voted in bythe coaches. • Won Sprite Slam Dunk contest during All- Star Weekend in iconic fashion. • Named T-Mobile Rookie of the Month all six times (November-April). • Shot 50.6% from the field. • Led Clippers in scoring 36 times, rebounds 64 times, assists 13 times, steals 17 times, blocks 12 times, minutes • Registered two triple-doubles, recorded a Los Angeles Clippers record 63 double-doubles and established a Clippers franchise record with 27 consecutive double-doubles from 11/20/10-1/19/11. • 63 double-doubles was the most in franchise history since Bob McAdoo's 69 in 1974-75. • Scored 40+ points two times, 30+ points 14 times and 20+ points 55 times, (the 7th highest total in NBA). • Set a Clippers rookie record for points in a game with 47 points on 1/17/11 vs. Indiana, the third-highest total in a game this season and the most by a Clipper since 1990. • Became one of just three players in NBA history aged 21 or younger to score at least 47 points with 14 rebounds, joining Michael Jordan and Rick Barry. • Finished as only player in NBA to average at least 20.0 ppg, 12.0 rpg and 3.0 assists and the third player since 2001-02 to do it. • Became first rookie since Elton Brand in 1999-00 to average at least 20 ppg and 10 rpg. • Set new Los Angeles Clippers record for most rebounds in a season (989), most rebounds in franchise history since Swen Nater had 1,017 in 1980-81. • Became one of only four rookies in NBA history to total over 1,600 points, 900 rebounds and 250 assists in their first season. • Established himself as Clippers franchise all-time rookie leader in points scored (1,845) and free throw attempts (695) and second in rebounds (989). • Finished the season ranked in the NBA fourth in rebounds per game, third in total rebounds, 12th in points per game, eighth in minutes per game, fifth in minutes played, eighth in field goals made, second in free throws attempted. • Finished the season tied for first in the NBA with 47 games of 20+ points and 10+ rebounds. • Was one of four players in NBA to average 20+ points and 12+ rebounds. • Established new Los Angeles Clippers record with 63 games of 10+ rebounds. • Became the first rookie since Jerry West on 2/26/61 to have a triple-double with at least 30 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists when he had 33 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists on 3/23/11. • Had a career-starting streak of 67 games scoring in double-digits, the longest by an NBA player since David Robinson did it in 77-straight games In 1989-90. • Led the NBA with 14-straight games of 20+ points and 10+ rebounds from 12/12/10-1/14/11 • Became the third rookie since 1976-77 to record a 30 point, 15 rebound, eight assist game when he did it on 1/22/11 vs. Golden State. • Became the second rookie in NBA history and first since Oscar Robertson on 11/15/60 to have a 44 point, 15 rebound, seven assist game when he did it on 11/20/10 vs. New York. • Finished second in the NBA with 214 dunks. • Played in the 60th NBA All-Star Game, scoring eight points and grabbing five rebounds and passing for five assists in his first All-Star appearance. • Had 14 points and three rebounds in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge. • Made NBA debut 10/27/10 vs. Portland, had 20 points (8-14 FG, 4-6 FT), 14 rebounds, four assists in 38:36. • 1/17/11 vs. Indiana, had 47 points (19-24 FG, 9-11 FT), 14 rebounds, three assists, one block in 36:56, became the first rookie since Allen Iverson to have two 40+ games in season. • 3/23/11 vs. Washington, recorded first career triple-double, had 33 points (14-19 FG, 5-8 FT), 17 rebounds, 10 assists. • 4/13/11 vs. Memphis, recorded second triple-double 4/13 vs. Memphis with 31 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists in 40:30. • Had the 4th highest scoring debut of any Clippers rookie and the 3rd highest rebounding debut of any Clipper rookie.
2009-10 (Clippers):
• Averaged 13.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 28.0 minutes in seven preseason games played. • Did not appear in any Clippers regular season games. • Suffered a non-displaced stress fracture of his left patella during the Clippers' last preseason game vs. New Orleans on 10/23/09. • Underwent successful surgery on his left knee 1/20/10 at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Center in Los Angeles…The two-part procedure, specifically termed a left patellar fragment excision and a patellar tendon repair was a success and was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache who was assisted by Clippers Team Physician Dr. Steven Shimoyama. • Medically cleared to return to full contact practice in the month prior to 2010 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada…Griffin practiced with the team but did not play in any games.
COLLEGE (Oklahoma – 2008-09):
• Averaged 18.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 1.01 blocks over his two-year collegiate career. • Consensus National Player of the Year following his sophomore season. • 2008-09 postseason awards included the Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award, Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA) and Rupp Trophy as well as player of the year nods from the Associated Press, CBS/Chevrolet, the NABC, Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, Basketball Times, ESPN.com, CBSsports.com, FoxSports.com and Athlon Sports. • As a sophomore, earned Big 12 Player of the Year honors, Sportsperson of the Year honors, First-Team All-Big 12 and a record tying six Big 12 Player of the Week awards. • As a freshman, voted First-Team All-Big 12 and Big 12 All-Rookie. • Finished his career with two-year NCAA Tournament averages of 22.3 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists. • His 77.8 career NCAA Tournament field goal percentage (56-72) is a school record. • Averaged 22.7 points, 14.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.2 blocks, 1.1 steals and 33.3 minutes in 35 games played, while shooting 65.4 from the field during his sophomore season (2008-09). • Set Oklahoma and Big 12 single-season records for rebounds (504), rebounding average, field goal percentage and double doubles. • Rebound total in 2008-09 was the highest in a season by an NCAA Division I player since Indiana State's Larry Bird in 1978-79 (505) and rebounding average was the highest since Wake Forest's Tim Duncan in 1996- 97 (14.7). • First-Team All-Big 12 selection. • Named to the Big 12 All-Rookie Team.
• Worked with the Salvation Army Seimon Family Youth and Community Center to distribute gifts to children during the holiday season. • Partnered with Feed the Children to help feed families in the Los Angeles. • Hosted local youth at home games during the 2010-11 season as part of his PlayerZone. • Partnered with the Los Angeles Clippers, Kia and the California Endowment to open two playgrounds in Los Angeles and Long Beach during the 2012-13 season.
PERSONAL: • Full name is Blake Austin Griffin. • Born in Oklahoma City, OK; Parents are Gail and Tommy Griffin. • Brother, Taylor, played one season with the Phoenix Suns in 2009-10. • Follow Griffin on Twitter: @blakegriffin32.


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Apple – iPad Mini Is Screaming
Malcolm is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) started selling its new iPad Mini on November 2. In the opening weekend over 3 million iPads were sold, including the Mini and a new 4G iPad.
Today, Aaron Lee of Digitimes reports that sales of the Mini are greatly exceeding expectations, and that Apple has increased its order.
Apple originally estimated shipments of 10 million iPad minis for 2012, but due to component shortages caused by weak yields, Apple later adjusted the volume to only 6-8 million units. However, with yield rates improving, iPad mini shipments for the first two months of the fourth quarter have already surpassed eight million units, and should successfully break 10 million for the quarter with a chance to reach 12 million, the sources noted.
In a detailed article of Apple's projected earnings for the current quarter, I suggested they would sell 10 million units of the Mini. Perhaps I was too conservative.
I also projected a 40% cannibalization rate of the larger model, which I think is high. So overall sales may be higher yet.
The viability of the new iPad Mini was questioned when released due to the high $329 price tag. Assuming this Digitimes report is correct, these fears are now proved baseless. In fact, the sales are exceeding expectations.
In a detailed article projecting earnings for the current quarter, I suggested Apple would sell 10 million units of the Mini. Perhaps I was too conservative. I also projected a 40% cannibalization rate of the full sized model, which I think is high. With people flocking to see the Mini, I am sure that some extra sales will pass over to the iPad grande as well. So sales here may be higher yet.
This popularity of the new iPad Mini will definitely help in Apple's battle against Android. As noted in my post on smartphone market share, Goldman Sacks recently said that smartphones with the Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) provided OS will suffer from lack of traction in the tablet space, particularly in the enterprise. People, the GS report notes, want one seamless operating system in which they can share apps and data. Forrester Research has said that enterprise "information workers" have a strong influence on the buying habits of others. Meanwhile, Intermedia reports that Apple tablets own 92.6% of the small to medium-sized business market. [See graphic below.]
Put these three data points together and it looks very good for Apple to expand its market share, in the smartphone arena as well as the tablets.
Overall, this shows that Apple is still doing fantastically well. There is no real reason to believe that the iPhone sales have slipped, the new iMacs are selling out, with 7-10 day delivery times listed on Apple's store site, and word is they are sold out in Amazon.
We know the iPhone 5 is doing well and the supply chain seems to have worked out many of the kinks. Now this new news indicates that we should expect a great quarter from Apple. Once the Capital Gains deadline has been breached, shares should do very well.
Related Article: Apple Physics - what goes down must go up.
Malcolm Manness has a Masters degree in Computer Science, and worked for 14 years in development, technical publications and software quality assurance. He has been investing for 20 years. Currently, he does writing, and FileMaker Pro programming on contract.
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Fashion Recap: Karl x Melissa, Net-A-Porter beauty, Khroma KO'd
Admittedly, we had mixed feelings about the Karl Lagerfeld and Melissa shoes teaming up for a collaboration. However, we were quickly rest assured when we feasted our eyes on the latest cover of Plastic Dreams (the brand's in-house magazine). In which Lagerfeld photographed a 16-page fashion feature modeled by Cara Delevingne. Uh, where can I […] [Read More]