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Every US recession that I can recall was preceded by a fall in long rates, and I doubt the next will be much different. As such, do not expect the next US downturn to arise from the Federal Reserve pushing rates higher, an overvalued dollar or even mal-investments. Expect it to result from a decline in the income of the working poor. Early warning signs are likely to show up in the shopping aisles of stores such as Walmart, average driving miles, and the price of houses at the cheaper end of the market. I suspect the lesson that will eventually be learnt is that in a modern industrialized economy there are few worse things a central bank can do than deliberately attack the spending power of the poor.
Whenever I'm in New York I make a point of calling a number of my economist and investor friends and arranging a "dinner with interesting people." Thankfully, Rich Yamarone is almost always at the table, because his insights into what's happening in the real economy, beyond Wall Street, are unrivaled.
In today's Outside the Box, Lacy Hunt and Van Hoisington of Hoisington Investment have the temerity to point out that since the Great Recession officially ended in 2009, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has been consistently overoptimistic in its projections of US growth. They simply expected QE to be more stimulative than it has been, to the tune of about 6% over the past four years – a total of about $1 trillion that never materialized.
Greg Weldon has long been my favorite slicer and dicer of data – his charts and insights on charts really help me keep my eyes peeled. But in order to get across to us the drastic state of the economy as we plunge headlong into 2014 – a year that we all know will be pivotal – Greg has felt it necessary to resort to a rather trenchant metaphor from the year just past. Yes, says Greg, the economy is... Breaking Bad.
In last week's Thoughts from the Frontline I talked about the Age of Transformation, attempting to refute Robert's Gordon rather stark and gloomy view of the future growth potential of the economy. That letter generated a rather significant amount of reader response, both pro and con, as not everyone agrees with my decidedly optimistic long-term view of the future. It might be fun and thought-provoking, in fact, to do a letter that deals with some of the issues you raised. I really do have some of the smartest readers of any economics and investing letter out there.
It is a regular ritual for major US businesses: the end-of-the-quarter conference call in which the CEO dissects what just happened and gives us some insight on what to expect for the future of the company. My good friend Rich Yamarone, the chief economist at Bloomberg, is the creator of the Bloomberg Orange Book, a compilation of macroeconomic anecdotes gleaned from the comments CEOs and CFOs make on their quarterly earnings conference calls. He not only sits and listens to them present their views, he also picks up the phone and talks to them. He is very clued in on what's happening in the real world of business.
Today's Outside the Box comes to us from my good friend and business partner Niels Jensen of Absolute Return Partners in London. Niels gives us an excellent summary of how QE has affected the global economy (and how it hasn't). I have found myself paraphrasing Niels all week.
Straightforward solutions to complex problems: they're nice in theory, but they're rare. Think of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, for instance. It tries to address the complex problems of expanding access to healthcare while simultaneously controlling its skyrocketing costs. But, sadly, there is no simple solution, and certainly not one that is not contentious in the extreme.
David Kotok, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Cumberland Advisors (and our host at "Camp Kotok" for the annual "Shadow Fed" fishing expedition), leads off today's Outside the Box by meticulously dissecting the roadkill that is our federal government's process for deciding whether they will continue to pay their bills and federal employees' wages.
We have clearly been in a recent run of higher interest rates, with a looming "threat" that there might be less quantitative easing before the end of the year. It would appear now that Bernanke wants to leave his successor to implement what everyone knows must be coming at some point: a return to a normal interest-rate environment. While rising interest rates are bad for me personally (for another four months), a return to normalcy would be good for our future – though the transition is likely to be bumpy.
As long-time readers know, I have a very eclectic group of friends and associates. Colorful, opinionated, generally both fun and funny, they make for interesting times and discussions wherever I go. I am not certain why they associate with such a mild-mannered, soft-spoken, Muddle-Through Texan like me, but most agree that I am at least good for comic relief. Next week I will be in the midst of some unabashed bulls, but today I offer up for your reading pleasure a note from a friend who is on the Dark Side of the fence, though he is hardly what you could call a conventional bear. He is Rich Yamarone, Chief Economist for Bloomberg.
This piece from Ambrose Evans-Pritchard is about as hard-hitting an analysis of Cyprus as I have read and really makes an interesting introduction to this week's Outside the Box. No messing around:
Capital controls have shattered the monetary unity of EMU. A Cypriot euro is no longer a core euro….
Thinking about the long term is all too rare a talent these days and one I really appreciate. When you take a longer view, it is easier to see how all the moving parts, the bits and pieces, fit together. And you can see other streams of action impacting your original line of thought.
In today's Outside the Box, my (and our) old friend George Friedman thinks about the future of employment and how it impacts the expression of American social order and geopolitical power. Sitting here in Stockholm tonight, that was the very point we were making in our dinner conversation with the management team of the Skagen funds. It is not just a US problem, although George looks at the US. This is a global issue as the gulf between the middle class and the upper income classes is widening, and it is widening for structural reasons. There are no easy answers. Dennis Gartman quotes PJ O'Rourke, who basically launched a shot from the right. It speaks for itself:
Today in Outside the Box we explore the very sad fact that once again I was unduly optimistic. My good friend Ed Easterling shows that it is quite likely that the pension shortfalls are approaching $4 trillion. And the longer we wait to deal with the problem, the worse it will get.
The biggest part of the problem, as I wrote back in 2003, is unrealistic assumptions about future investment returns. That has not changed. You can find consultants who will tell you there is "only" a $1 trillion problem. However, if you assume that interest rates will remain low and equity returns will look like they did the last ten years, then the underfunding might look more like $4.6 trillion.
I am sending this OTB from the Lindbergh Terminal of the Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport, on my way back from Bismarck, ND. I have now been to 49 states, with only South Dakota to go. The Bakken oil field is amazing and the helicopter tour was eye-opening. I am going to write about it this weekend as part of looking at the larger picture of energy and change.


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MBUSA confirmed that the new compact SUV set to be launched in Europe late next year and in USA in early 2009 will be called GLK.
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The name GLK suggests a smaller version of the full-sized GL-class SUV, but the resemblance is limited to the new model's relatively squared-off exterior.
For the US market the GLK-Class will be available in three trims: the GLK280 V-6 4Matic (228 hp); the GLK350 V-6 4Matic (268 hp); and the GLK320 CDI V-6 4Matic (221 hp). The car will feature a seven-speed manu-matic gearbox. The AMG version will have an output of 500 hp.
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New Delhi, Nov 15 : The BJP Thursday announced a nationwide protest Nov 21, a day ahead of the start of parliament's winter session, against the UPA government on "price rise, corruption, scams, and FDI in retail".
Party president Nitin Gadkari would take part in the agitation in Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said protests will be held across all districts of the country.
He said the party's protest will also highlight the government's decision to put a cap on subsidised cooking gas cylinders sold to a family a year, allegations against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in coal blocks allocations, and charges against a member of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's family.
Naqvi said the "attack" by the Congress on constitutional authorities would also be highlighted in the protest.
While prominent BJP leaders will be leading the party charge in major urban centres, Gadkari will be doing so in Itanagar, capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
Gadkari is facing a probe over allegations of financial dealings of a corporate group linked to him. The party has faced internal rift over demands for Gadkari's resignation but its core committee has given him a virtual clean chit following probe by financial analyst S. Gurumurthy, considered close to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Asked about Gadkari going to Arunachal Pradesh, Naqvi said the party president had earlier expressed his wish to hold a rally in Itanagar.
"BJP has always felt a sense of responsibility towards the northeast. Rajnath Singh and M. Venkaiah Naidu have held rallies there in the past," Naqvi said.
Arun Jaitley will take part in the protest in Mumbai, Naidu (Hyderabad), Ananth Kumar (Lucknow), Ravi Shankar Prasad (Jaipur), Nirmala Sitharaman (Kolkata), Kalraj Mishra (Jaipur), J. P. Nadda (Raipur), Muril Manohar Joshi, Rajnath Singh, Naqvi, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Vijay Goel, Vijender Gupta (all Delhi), Balbir Punj (Amritsar), Narendra Singh Tomar (Agra), Prakash Javadekar (Patna), Shahnawaz Hussain (Goa), Dharmendra Pradhan (Noida) and Siddharth Nath Singh (Varanasi).
The winter session of parliament begins Nov 22. Naqvi said that UPA government's "numbers arithmetic" and "people arithmetic" had gone wrong but it was continuing its policies hitting the common man.(IANS)
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Counterpart to a particle with properties identical to those of the particle except that the antiparticle's electrical charge and a few other properties are opposite those of the particle. When a particle and its antiparticle meet, they can annihilate each other.
a unit of angle corresponding to 1/3600th of a degree. An arcsecond is approximately the size of a dime viewed from the distance of 1 mile.
a hypothetical elementary particle whose existence might explain certain particle physics experiments; a candidate for cold dark matter.
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meson that contains one b quark and one u, d, or s antiquark.
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specialized accelerator facility that produces large numbers of B mesons.
a massive, strongly interacting elementary particle, such as a proton or a neutron. Ordinary matter as we know it consists largely of baryons.
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the theory that the universe began with all matter and energy concentrated to very high density and temperature some 13 billion years ago. The present universe expanded from that epoch and is still expanding.
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the process by which during the first 3 minutes after the big bang, protons and neutrons fused together to form the nuclei of the lightest elements in the periodic table, hydrogen, deuterium, helium, and lithium. The relative abundance of these elements, particularly deuterium, is sensitive to the density of ordinary matter and provides the first method for estimating the amount of baryonic matter.
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a star that is gravitationally bound to another star. Bi-nary companions orbit around their common center of gravity. A high proportion, perhaps one-half, of all stars in the Milky Way galaxy are binaries or members of more complex multiple systems.
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Romney says government should let foreclosures run their course
Democrats are slamming Republican Mitt Romney for saying the government should get out of the way and let housing foreclosures run their course until the housing market bottoms out.
In Nevada for a debate - the state with the nation's highest foreclosure rate - Romney told the Las Vegas Review Journal that the government should not interfere.
"Don't try and stop the foreclosure process, let it run its course and hit the bottom," Romney said. "Allow investors to buy homes, put renters in them, fix the homes up and let it around and come back up. The Obama adminstration has slow-walked the foreclosure process."
Democrats pounced.
"Mitt Romney's message to Nevada homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage bills is simple: you're on your own, so step aside," said Ben LaBolt, press secretary for President Obama's campaign.
"Instead of offering an opportunity, like President Obama has, for responsible homeowners who were scammed by their lender or trapped by falling housing prices to refinance, Governor Romney believes we should instead let the foreclosure process 'run its course and hit the bottom' so that investors can come in and make a quick buck after families lose their homes.
"This is just one more indication that while he will bend over backwards to preserve tax breaks for large corporations and tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, Mitt Romney won't lift a finger to restore economic security for the middle class."
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Teacher Ginger Crouch is teaching a pilot class that could soon spread throughout the state of Tennessee. It's the state's first medical science class for middle school students, giving them early options in a challenging career path.
Under the state's new Common Core standards, medical science is an area that provides numerous benefits in one class. It utilizes writing, math, debate and discussion. Still, according to many of the sixth-graders we met, the top attraction involves all things "icky and gross."
Crouch said, "The ickier the better. Sixth-graders are very curious, they don't mind exploring muscle tissue and blood vessels. They ask me why we don't have more of it," she said.
Even at the age of 11, many of the students are already looking at career options, and this class is inspiring them to consider veterinary science, nursing, and emergency medicine. The curriculum flows easily into Cleveland High's medical science program, giving them a head start on college. For now, it gives them a one-of-a-kind class they look forward to each day.
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Buntrock has denied the charges that he carried out fraudulent bookkeeping practices that inflated the companys profits by $1.7 billion in order to meet target earnings and deceived shareholders while making lucrative profits.
This scam, alleged to have occurred during the 1990s, is said to have netted Buntrock and five other company officials almost $29 million.
Buntrock is said to have pocketed the most, more than $16.9 million from bonuses, retirement benefits and selling company stock.
Although Buntrock has not been found guilty in a court of law, it cant be good for a schools reputation when the Securities and Exchange Commission is calling one of your most high-profile alums "the driving force behind the fraud."
Theres no rock that the school can hide under, with a $26 million student center, bearing Buntrocks name, standing in the center of the campus and ironically connected to the heart and soul of the St. Olaf community Boe Chapel.
In the court of public opinion, Buntrocks name has already been dragged through the mud and St. Olafs has followed right behind.
School officials maintain that the $26 million gift to St. Olaf was personally from Buntrock and it was not connected with Waste Management Inc. But trying to wash its hands from the mess is not a good road for the school to take.
What kind of message is the school sending its current students who frequent the Buntrock student center daily? The message that its okay to graduate, go out, become driving forces of fraud, and get rich, and by the way dont forget to write the school a check. The schools non-committal approach to the subject can be construed as the school giving its approval to such behavior.
St. Olaf needs to restore its integrity by taking the high road. If Buntrock is found guilty, ethics would call for the school to give back the tainted donation, though economics make this unrealistic. The school is in no financial position to forfeit Buntrocks money.
However, the school is in a position to send a strong moral message to its alums, future donors, and current students. Stripping Buntrocks name off the building named in his honor is suitable punishment.
For one thing, taking Buntrocks name away would make campus tour guides perspire a little less when the parents of prospective students question them about our corrupt donor.
More than that though, it would show moral leadership by this school of the church. Taking action, instead of sitting back and hoping the whole thing just blows over, is a much better move for the St. Olaf image.
St. Olaf is certainly not the first educational institution to run into problems with donors. The University of Houston is experiencing a similar crisis with former Enron Corp. CEO Kenneth Lay. However, the university plans to retain the academic positions endowed with Lays soiled name.
In 1987, Augsburg College in Minneapolis accepted a $500,000 contribution from an alumnus who notoriously preached the politically incorrect messages of racial and religious separation. The school, well aware of the donors offensive messages, chose to keep the money anyway.
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I decided to watch this movie after James (@warbaby) said that it's a 'must-watch movie'.
After the first 10 minutes, my thoughts were 'This is a movie that people gave rave reviews for? Are you for real?'
Then after the initial letdown, the good stuff came
The movie is about a Chinese cook, Hero Huang, who is a bit of a racist. He finds Malay cuisine unhygienic and that Chinese people must support other Chinese people. Of course, a chain of events turn him into a better man when the movie concludes but his journey was definitely entertaining.
The movie was hilarious throughout, with a lot of scenarios which carry hidden meanings. (Well, I believe so anyways) For example, there was a scene where all the students were wearing bright yellow jackets and then there was also a Han Tu Ya (Hang Tuah) character with dark skin (Reshmonu) who saved Hero Huang and that sparked off a conversation where Hero Huang wondered why didn't he wear sunblock. (If you didn't already know, there are speculations that Hang Tuah is actually Chinese)
The thing that I find the movie could do without, is the surreal/magical element. There were flying vegetables, flying to locations, etc. I suppose it makes the movie entertaining, but I've never been one who likes elements like these in a modern present day setting. If it's a fantasy movie like Harry Potter or Narnia, then yes, by all means fly away. But present day Star Trek teleporting don't cut it for me.
Verdict: 9/10. It was perfect, expect for the flying part ;p
The cast was good, script was excellent and innuendoes were well placed.
If you haven't watched it, please do!
PS: For the next few weeks, or maybe even months, I would be saying 'Muak Muak' as greetings and as farewells. You'll get the joke after you watch the movie. And trust me, you'll most likely cringe during the scenes >.<
5 May
What is Empire Avenue?
Empire Avenue (EAv) is the Social Media Exchange. It allows you to buy each others' shares, earn virtual dividends, and earn virtual currencies by being active in your social networks.
It is definitely more fun than the other stock exchange games because you can buy the shares of people you actually know (or know of). A person's share price increases and decreases according to their social network activities. The more active they are, the higher their share price will be.
Social gaming has been on the rise and we have heard plenty of success stories such as Zynga but to actually incorporate social media activities outside of the game into the game, that is just a brilliant move.
This feeds our inner narcissism and like I said before, we ALL have narcissistic instincts in us. I feel a sense of satisfaction when a stranger buys my shares. It shows that they believe my value will rise. I'm actually valuable! *Score!* (If you tell me you don't feel the same way, you're just lying to yourself)
Empire Avenue has been around since 2009, but only began to pick up momentum recently after influencers like Robert Scoble, Jeremiah Owyang, Brian Solis and the likes started actively participating in the platform. Several brands such as Ford and AT&T have also decided that Empire Avenue is worth their investment.
Chris Pirillo, an online personality will tell you in more details why you should take a dip in the Empire Avenue ocean in this video. His share price is also going up, so you better invest in him quick! (I bought some of his shares when he was priced at 70+ Eaves, now he's reaching 140 Eaves!)
Will Empire Avenue give Klout and Peer Index a run for their money?
I don't really think so.
True, your share price could indicate your influence level, but because of the nature of the game where you are encouraged to chat and post messages in your communities, players are doing 'purchase swap' where 'if you buy some of my shares, I'll buy some of yours'. I do not find this a fair indication of a person's influence level.
Although your activitiy in social networks play a big part in determining your prices, but there are too many loopholes where a person can game the system.
So I should ignore Empire Avenue then
No. Although I don't think Empire Avenue would be taking over Klout and Peer Index's role as the influence metric but it does help to give an indication of how influential a person is. When you click on a user's profile, you will be able to see his share price, as well as the scores of all the social networks he linked to. The value that Empire Avenue has over Klout and Peer Index is that Empire Avenue links to almost all social networks while Klout, for example, only links to Facebook and Twitter.
Should businesses invest time and effort into this?
Why not? I always believe in experimenting. If you adopt a wait and see stance, then you will be late to the game. And hey, if Ford thinks this is good enough for them, it should be good enough for you.
Sign up for an account now and book your ticker quick cause you wouldn't want this to happen to your brand.
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And this is what Daniel Cerventus, a local influencer, has to say.
I promise I'll be a good investment See you at Empire Avenue!
26 Apr
[Update: Mashable posted a really useful step-by-step How To article on marketing on Foursquare]
Foursquare rocks!
I've been told "I don't need people knowing where I am at all times" when I talk about Foursquare.
Now, people who say this, don't get it. Foursquare is not meant as a platform to broadcast your whereabouts for no reason. There is a reason. There is definitely a valid reason. Very valid. I'm sorry what were we talking about again?
Truth be told, when I'm asked why do I check-in, I can't give a logical answer. It just seems like the right thing to do. Especially if we're at a social networking event like Foursquare Day or conferences. Maybe I want to feed my narcissistical nature. (Of COURSE my friends care where I am at all times) Plus, I want to earn those badges!
"So what happens when you get all those virtual badges? Do they send you real ones?"
"No. I just get the virtual ones"
"So you get nothing"
"Well I get the badges"
"Then what's the point?!"
HELLO!! Bragging rights! I've heard "OMG how'd you get that badge?!" while the badge owner was smiling smugly so many times during tweetups.
If you're not convinced that Foursquare is important, check out the stats for yourself.
Foursquare in South-East Asia: Statistics, Culture & Marketing View more presentations from Oliver Woods
So then what does this mean to businesses?
Foursquare is here to conquer and rule! They know how to play their cards right, and dive deep to unlock that evil narcissist that resides in each and every one of us. Businesses should leverage on Foursquare's success (well to a certain extent, brands and businesses drive the success of Foursquare as well) and promote their businesses through Foursquare's 'Special'.
Businesses would be required to sign up with Foursquare and claim their venue before they can set up a 'Special'. After that, businesses will be able to view their Venue Stats and learn a little bit more about their customers (what time to do they normally come, which day, etc)
If you're a business and would like to join in the Foursquare craze, just head over to http://Join.4sq.com/meiyingt to sign up, find your business/venue and claim it and you can start setting up your foursquare Special!
22 Apr
I love @dkny! Last night I came home to see my twitter stream flooded with @dkny's tweets and the hashtag #dknyhunt. It turns out, DKNY was hosting an Easter #dknyhunt in New York and London.
15 clues were tweeted from the account…
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And before you know it, the hunt ended with a tie.
#dknyhunt is lively, fun and entertaining. I'm in Malaysia, reading the tweets and not able to take part, but it still managed puts a smile on my face. I can feel the excitement of the participants!
I gotta say, DKNY has been playing their social media cards right. @dkny is very engaging and she definitely knows what her followers like. She tweets about her life as a PR girl in New York, behind-the-scene scoops from DKNY and host campaigns like this! She has to-date accumulated over 300,000 followers.
I am looking forward to more fun twitter campaigns from @dkny. Keep 'em coming!
19 Apr
Column Five came up with an infographic to determine whether you need a detox
1 Apr
Finally, Google rolled out it's +1 feature that has been rumoured for the past few months.
The +1 button will be an easy way to recommend content right from the search results pages. At the moment, it's only applicable to google.com (not google.com.my) and ability to add a +1 button to your site will be coming soon.
I +1′d Google Maps!
If you want to try out the feature, activate it here.
29 Mar
Ford has been churning out some pretty successful marketing campaigns in the recent years such as Ford Fiesta Movement.
Their latest campaign involves a new spokesperson, Doug, an orange puppet. He is witty, borderline rude and at times incredibly stupid, which works to draw the attention of viewers.
Check out Doug's first appearance in a press conference. He's a smooth talker, that one.
14 Mar
The new book by Guy Kawasaki has received rave reviews from various media and this is a sneak peak for those who have not bought it yet.
I'm gonna get my hands on one soon!


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Feb 22, 2012 8:27AM ET
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Feb 21, 2012 1:49PM ET
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Feb 21, 2012 11:37AM ET
Yes, 13,000 points is an arbitrary threshold, but the fact this morning that the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached that mark for the first time since May 2008 lets Obama paint a rosier economic picture just in time for reelection, doesn't it?
Feb 21, 2012 10:53AM ET
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Feb 21, 2012 9:43AM ET
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Feb 17, 2012 12:07PM ET
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Feb 17, 2012 9:11AM ET
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Feb 16, 2012 11:58AM ET
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Feb 16, 2012 9:51AM ET
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Feb 16, 2012 8:42AM ET
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Feb 15, 2012 3:08PM ET
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this is about the recent drama on twitter involving tom and two out-of-control (understatement) fans. i'm writing this to release all this disgust and shame that's building up in me, it's getting worse the more i think about it.
to say the least, tom is like a heaven-sent angel or something along those lines to me. he's gorgeous, charming, kind, gracious, polite, caring, all kinds of amazing, etc., etc.. he's willing to do so much for his fans, even when he knows how crazy some of us can be, it's amazing.
bless his perfect soul, he always puts us before himself when it comes to his priorities, i can't explain how much i wish i could just cry and cry and cry and attempt to explain how much he means to us.
well, guess that might not be happening any time soon.
if you don't know what's got everyone in this fandom so het up, here's a brief rundown (courtesy of lo-xox): http://lo-xox.tumblr.com/post/30999564895/dear-tom-hiddleston-fans
the idea that people so desperate to meet him are willing to sacrifice the trust that this fandom's managed to build up with tom, through lying about their identity and posing as tom's ex-colleagues/close friends makes me sick to my stomach.
he's a human being too, he's already had to give up the whole concept of privacy ever since he's been shot to fame, we don't want nor need anyone making it any more difficult for him.
i honestly feel like i'm gonna start bawling my eyes out in frustration and plain rage sooner or later. i feel so ashamed, but i wanna hug tom and cry and apologize and hope he realizes how much we understand if he feels the need to keep his distance for i-don't-care-how-long, there are plenty of fans who'll never pull tricks like that, who'll always respect his boundaries.
if you truly admire and respect a celebrity, anyone for that matter, you would understand that there are limits. end of story.


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SHOEting Stars
The topic of 'shoes' opens up an entire cosmos of stories, individual experiences and preconceptions. Shoes symbolise passion and the search for perfection. They represent trivial needs, but at the same time are an attractive medium for artistic and scientific speculation. The subject of this exhibition, therefore, is the contemplation of shoes not only as casual fashion projects but as design objects that make their own autonomous statements.
The exhibition focuses on experimental shoe creations by artists, designers and architects. Most of these creations are one of a kind or have been produced only in small series. Many have been devised as small sculptures in their own right, as conceptional statements, or as provocations against the main stream. Each of them is distinguished by an unusual form, exclusive materials and an "emotional added value" – often to the detriment of its actual wearability. In view of the astounding creativity and diversity of artistic ideas, the functionality criterion is of secondary significance.
Where does this courage to create an unconventional shoe come from? A not inconsiderable role is certainly played by the design avant-garde of the fashion world, where art and fashion have long been intimately linked, with each camp utilising the other's mechanisms. Fashion designers rely on limited
production runs and direct cooperation with artists or borrow unabashedly from the treasure trove of
art history.
On the other hand, when artists focus on shoes as the subject of their creative works, amazing autonomous artistic statements result. Shoes made of glass, ceramics and porcelain or conceived as part of an installation follow in the tradition of creative sculpture and thus assume positions outside the
canons of the fashion market. Artists enjoy slipping into the role of the beholder. In conceptual works they target the complex relationship between society and the individual and focus on facets of modern consumer behaviour. In doing so they are working at the crossroad to social design, which represents
an expansion in the sense of creating life forms and preserving values.
A further source of creativity is provided by new technologies and materials, which enable a previously unheard-of spectrum of forms, structures and surfaces. By means of computer-aided processes, used alone or in combination with traditional techniques, the appearance of a shoe can be modified step by
step. Materials with new looks and new textures lend these shoes an almost futuristic aspect. The sections of the exhibition reflect contemporary design positions and show a blurring of boundaries between design, handicrafts and art that has been observable for quite some time. The range of exhibition objects is correspondingly broad: from an architectonic approach through small sculptures to the critical exploration of ethical and moral aspects of art and society; from experiments with materials to the shoe as a fetish object – there is no question in present-day discourse to which a shoe of some kind does not have an appropriate answer.
The thematic grouping of the exhibited works underscores the blurring of boundaries between art, design and handicrafts. The spectrum ranges from an architectonic approach through experiments with materials to the shoe as a fetish object. The manifold possibilities inherent in shoes as a creative medium are reflected not only in the shoes themselves but also in installations, photographs and videos, and include the positions of several Austrian artists and designers.
An exhibition by KUNST HAUS WIEN in cooperation with the GRASSI Museum of Applied Art Leipzig
Idea and concept: Sabine Epple
Curator in Vienna: Brigitte Woischnik
Co-Curator in Vienna: Liza Snook, www.VirtualShoeMuseum.com
SHOEting Stars. Shoes in Art and Design
18 June to 5 October 2014
1030 Vienna, Untere Weissgerberstrasse 13


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Stock Up on Samplers
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It wasn't long ago that few had heard of Sabra Dipping Company, half of which is owned by PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP). Hummus is a spread/dip that is low in fat, high in protein, and even higher in market noise level because of increasing nutrition awareness. But aside from being a healthy snack, many know about it because it gives itself away for free. Pepsi is a global snack ruler because of it's marketing power, and no marketing is more powerful than sampling.
Dipping in
Many of us enjoy snacking, and enjoy it even more when there's no cash involved. Sabra gave away 10,000 packages (2 ounce samples) in U.S. cities. It's a marketing technique that should be used more often but is generally risky for smaller companies. For PepsiCo it's nothing because its Frito-Lay division operates at a margin around 34%.
Estimated sales of Sabra eclipsed $315 million last year. It is the largest maker of hummus in the country, but competition in the healthy snack world is intense. Refrigerated flavored spreads, the majority of which are types of hummus, brought in $530 million in 2012, an 11% jump from the previous year.
PepsiCo has mastered sampling. Take for example the team up with other companies such as Yum! Brands. If you've been to a baseball game recently, you've probably heard of the co-op withTaco Bell and the infamous "Doritos Locos Tacos" campaign. Now, the casual investor may look past PepsiCo because it ranks second in the cola department, but a little research shows it generates 61% of its $8.8 billion in free cash flow from Frito-Lay and other food brands. The same division generates 52% of revenue. Sampling new snacks and more global brand exposure should help PepsiCo continue its 41 consecutive years of dividend increases.
Sampling works even better in retail stores such as Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) and Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM). These two are more than grocery stores--they're food destinations. They use sampling to get their quality products into shopping carts.
No free lunch
Three years ago, a Minnesota man was arrested for taking too many free samples. So an investor may wonder if companies lose significant money on samples. And the answer would be no, generally these types of businesses aren't worried about the product they give away.
Costco is a superb operation because of its membership fees. Recent quarterly figures show membership fees accounting for $531 million, a 12% advancement. This may seem small, because of its $24.1 billion top line, but membership fees are pure profit. Keep in mind, if people are paying the fee to shop there, they will continue to do so in an effort to make their membership worth the cost.
Samples aren't the only thing Costco gives, its 5 year dividend growth is more than 60%. Costco is the premium retailer - its membership is expensive and so does is the stock, which trades at 21 times forward earnings. But remember, Costco has earned that multiple as 86% of its membership renews year after year. Additionally revenue per square foot has increased 7% since 2006, some of that is due to effective sampling.
Hooked on health
Whole Foods has revolutionized the grocer industry with a simply defined yet monumental achievement, making supermarkets more profitable. People joke about how some products in the store are overpriced, but consumers have developed a sense of urgency when it comes to nutrition. They want the best products and are willing to pay a premium for them, just as some investors are willing to pay 36 times Whole Foods earnings.
It has made an effort to dispel the notion that shopping at the stores takes a "whole paycheck." However, skeptics continue to focus on a bad pricing image. But the point is, Whole Foods is a store that sells a ton of premium products, because of sampling. It even advertises the activity online under the heading of Saturday Sampling.
As awareness evolves, so will spending on natural and organic foods, which totaled $26.7 billion in 2010. Whole Foods represents a good chunk of this market. Many analysts expect revenue to grow at a 10% clip over the next decade.
Line and sinker
As you know, people are susceptible to emotions and are impulsive. Samples bait consumers, which works in favor of investors. So the next time you're in one of these stores, feel free to accept the food. Just make sure you pick up shares of these well run businesses.
PepsiCo has quenched consumers' thirst for more than a century. But recently, the company has left shareholders craving more. With increased competition and loss of market share, many investors wonder if this global snack food and beverage giant is simply fizzling out. Are more bland results ahead for PepsiCo? The Motley Fool's premium report on the company guides you through everything you need to know about PepsiCo, including the key opportunities and threats facing the company's future. Simply click here now to claim your copy today.
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Niall walked down the stairs slowly, clutching something in his right hand. As he headed down, two small figures ran past him. "Boys! Be careful! Don't run in the house!" Niall called after them, pressing a hand to the wall as he glared after Jeremy and Kyle.
"Okay, Pa!" Kyle stopped running, turning to look at Niall, but Jeremy kept running, disappearing into the kitchen. Kyle followed him, at a slower pace, and Niall brought up the rear. Instantly, as Kyle walked into the room, Jeremy started chasing him again and they both ran circles around the island.
"Boys," Harry started in a deep, authoritarian voice. "Your Pa told you to stop running."
This time, Jeremy stopped running instantly, looking down and kicking the ground slightly. Kyle stopped beside him just as Jeremy spoke in a tiny voice. "Yes, Dad."
Niall pouted as he leaned against the doorframe, shoving something deep in his pocket before he crossed his arms over his chest. "See, they listen to you."
"Babe," Harry cooed before he beckoned Niall closer. Niall walked up to him and Harry tugged Niall on his lap, wrapping his arms around Niall's waist and propping his chin on Niall's shoulder lightly. "Don't worry about it. It's all in the voice." Harry looked at the twins and spoke in a deeper voice. "This is your father speaking! Fear me!" The boys squealed and ran to hide behind the island, disappearing out of sight, and Harry chuckled. "See?" Niall was still pouting so Harry sighed and pressed a lingering kiss to his ear. "If it makes you feel any better, I listen to you all the time. Did last night," Harry whispered the last bit low so only Niall could hear him and Niall shivered, tilting his head back so he could kiss Harry deeply.
"Eww! Cooties!" Jeremy cried, jumping out from his hiding spot behind the island before he ran out of the kitchen. Kyle followed him quickly just as Niall pulled away from Harry with a pop.
Niall rolled his eyes and tried to slide off Harry's lap but Harry still had his arms around Niall's waist and held onto him tight. "Where're you going? They're gone now." Harry jerked his head toward the door before he smirked at Niall. "Come back here."
"I came here to talk to you." Harry cut off the end of Niall's sentence with a kiss and Niall returned it for a moment before he pulled away again. "It's important, Harry."
With a sigh, Harry leaned back in his chair but kept his arms around Niall lightly. "What's up, Ni?"
"So, I was just… um… checking and, well," Niall trailed off and slid off Harry's lap. "Just look at this." He said, reaching into his pocket and placing the contents on the table in front of Harry.
Harry looked from Niall to the small, white stick on the table before he stood up from his chair, staring down at it so he could see the two pink lines on its display. He looked up at Niall slowly, a smile spreading on his face. "You serious?" He gasped, taking Niall's hands lightly.
Niall gnawed on his bottom lip lightly, nodding slowly. "I mean, I wanna take another test but…"
"That's wonderful!" Harry wrapped his arms around Niall tightly and lifted him off his feet in an overzealous hug. Harry peppered Niall's face with kisses before he finally placed Niall back on the ground and Niall stumbled back on dizzy feet, holding onto the counter so he wouldn't fall over.
Niall smiled at Harry but he still felt apprehensive that the test was wrong and he was giving them both false hope. "It's not certain though because tests can be faulty but…"
Harry cut Niall off again with a kiss and Niall just gave up trying to speak to him, lacing his fingers behind Harry's head. "I wanna celebrate." Harry murmured against Niall's lips, grabbing at Niall's thighs until Niall jumped and wrapped his legs around Harry's waist.
"Mmm," Niall moaned but he pulled away, opening his eyes slowly. "The boys," He started, looking over toward the kitchen door.
"I'll put the TV on, that'll keep them busy for at least twenty minutes. And I'll give em a granola bar in case they get hungry." Harry put Niall back on the floor and walked over to the cupboard, pulling out the box of granola bars. "Go on upstairs and I'll be there in two seconds."
Niall nodded and disappeared up the stairs with a smile so Harry sauntered into the living room and put the box on the couch, looking at his sons as they pulled up little strings from the worn carpet beneath them. "Boys," Harry started and they both snapped their heads up to look at Harry. "Your Pa and I have to talk about some important business so I'm going to put the TV on and you'll stay down here, okay?"
"Kay!" Kyle cheered because it wasn't often that they got to watch TV so early in the morning. Both boys sat down obediently in front of the screen and Harry turned it on to a cartoon channel, watching it for a moment to make sure it was one they liked before he stepped out of the room.
"And if you get hungry, I put some bars on the couch!" Harry called to them before he raced up the stairs, sliding down the hall until he pushed open his bedroom door.
Niall had his back to the door as he tugged his shirt off, revealing a taut, pale back. He balled the shirt in his hands and tossed it at the head of the bed, completely unaware that Harry was watching him. Niall was looking into the mirror in the corner of the room before he pressed hands to his flat stomach, rubbing lightly as a smile spread on his face. His eyes widened as he noticed Harry standing in the doorway and he spun around quickly, raising his hands to his lips in shock. "Oh, I was just…" Niall stuttered, flushing, but Harry took strides to Niall and hugged Niall to his chest, dipping to capture Niall's lips.
"I love you." Harry mumbled against Niall's lips, pecking him twice. "So much." Harry took Niall's hands and spun around, stepping back until he sank onto the bed and he tugged Niall onto his lap. Straddling his thighs, Niall reached down and tug on Harry's shirt, wanting it up and off. Harry pulled back so they could shuck it behind him and he rolled them over so that Niall was pressed back into the bed before finding his lips again. Niall laughed between kisses, leaning up on his elbows, before he started crawling backwards.
As Niall crawled back, Harry followed him until Niall was settled between the pillows and Harry could hover over him, reaching down to tug Niall's sweatpants off. Harry tossed them across the room before he peeled off Niall's boxers at a teasingly slow pace. Niall arched up and moaned, scrambling for Harry but Harry just batted his arms away. Harry kissed a path down Niall, starting at his forehead, to his nose, pecking his lips lightly before he continued down Niall's chest. Harry stopped once he reached Niall's stomach and his hot breath made Niall shiver as Harry just stared at it happily.
"Our baby." Harry murmured, pressing his mouth to Niall's stomach, and Niall giggled, lacing his fingers in curly hair to tug Harry up back to him. Harry pushed Niall's thighs apart with gentle hands and settled between them as he kicked off his own bottoms. Harry sucked Niall's bottom lip between his own as he reached out blindly for the bedside table, tugging the top drawer open. He fumbled in it for a bottle of lube and, with skill he'd acquired over the years, he popped the bottle open and smeared gel on his fingers. He dropped the bottle onto the floor beside the bed and reached down between them, moving fingers towards Niall's hole until-
"Dad? What're you doin' to Pa?"
The small voice made Harry and Niall pull apart quickly and their heads snapped toward the door where they saw Jeremy standing just over the threshold. Behind him, they spotted Kyle, who was futilely trying to pull Jeremy away, but Jeremy was stuck in his spot, eyes wide and innocent. Harry flipped the covers over himself and Niall as they scrambled for boxers and shirts.
"I thought you said they would be watching TV!" Niall hissed in a low voice, pressing his cock low in his boxers so the bulge wasn't evident as he tugged them on.
"Well, they were!" Harry hissed back, wiping his fingers dry on the sheets and tugging the wrong shirt over his chest before he pulled it off again. He handed it over to Niall and scrambled for his own, tugging it on when he found it. He tossed the sheets off, revealing their dishevelled appearance as their sons still stood in the door. "Boys," Harry started in a falsely jovial tone. "You were watching TV. What happened?"
"The cartoons are done. It's some boring old lady now." Jeremy pouted, crossing his arms over his tiny chest.
"Didn't your father ask you to stay downstairs?" Niall cocked his head to the side, fixing his shirt unnecessarily out of nerves.
"I told Je'my but he wouldn't listen!" Kyle stomped his small foot, crossing his arms as well.
Harry had to clear his throat to stop the coo that threatened to leave at the way that Kyle pronounced his brother's name, or rather mispronounced it. Harry looked over at Niall for a moment before he shrugged helplessly and Niall sighed slightly.
"What were you doin' to Pa, Dad?" Jeremy repeated, uncrossing his arms and, instead, clasping his hands behind his back.
"We were just talking." Harry lied, knowing that he would have to explain the birds and the bees to the boys sooner or later but he really wished it would be later.
"You were talkin' really close." Kyle piped up now and he swung back and forth on his feet.
Niall and Harry shared another look and Niall took a sharp breath before looking back at the boys. "Well, when two people love each other as much as your father and I do, they can talk really closely together."
"Oh, okay!" Jeremy chirped, accepting the answer immediately.
Kyle walked closer to the bed and Niall's heart sped up slightly; they had relatively been in the clear but, if the boys got closer, it would be evident that they weren't 'just talking'. But, Kyle stopped after two steps and tugged on his shirt lightly. "Can you read us a story?" And, behind, Jeremy echoed with a, "Yeah!"
"No, boys," Niall said apologetically, wincing once the boys started whinging. "We're not done talking. Tell you what, we'll go downstairs and I'll go find you some more cartoons, okay?"
"Yeah!" The twins cheered again and Niall shuffled out of bed until his feet touched the floor.
He turned to smirk over his shoulder at Harry before he started to herd the twins out of the room. "And you'll stay downstairs this time?"
"Yes, Pa!" The twins chorused before they turned and headed out of the room with Niall. Harry watched them go with a smile before he flopped back on the bed, clasping his hands behind his head. He truly had the best family in the world.


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