text:
Capitol Hill Forum: NASA at a Turning Point
Mat Kaplan
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
On November 3, 2011, the Planetary Society and the Mars Society are co-sponsoring a Capitol Hill forum titled "NASA at a Turning Point: Vibrant Future or Close Up Shop?" to cast light on decisions being made today that may well darken the future of space exploration.
The planetary exploration program is in grave danger; in its FY 2012 budget, the Office of Management and Budget has effectively terminated support for future missions. The space astronomy program may see the Kepler telescope turned off in mid-mission, and the James Webb Space Telescope has been targeted for cancellation by the House of Representatives.
No one denies that fiscal realities are forcing difficult choices. Congress and the Administration must try to balance the demands of today with visions of what space exploration can achieve in the future.
The key will be in making wise choices that preserve future space accomplishments, advance humanity's exploration of the solar system, and push back the boundaries of the known universe.
The Planetary Society and the Mars Society have assembled a stellar panel of space experts to consider the choices and discuss the promises and possibilities of NASA's science and exploration programs, what will be lost if solidly planned missions are allowed wither, and what opportunities should be seized, even in these hard fiscal times.
The speakers will be:
- Dr. Robert Zubrin, President of the Mars Society
- Professor Jim Bell, President of the Planetary Society
- Professor Scott Hubbard, former Director NASA Ames Research Center
- Dr. Heidi Hammel, Executive VP, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy
The forum will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2011, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, in room B 338 of the Rayburn Office Building, Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street, Washington, D.C. Boxed lunches will be provided.
If you would like to attend this event, please contact Linda Wong at the Planetary Society, firstname.lastname@example.com or 626-793-5100.
About the Planetary Society
The Planetary Society has inspired millions of people to explore other worlds and seek other life. Today, its international membership makes the non-governmental Planetary Society the largest space interest group in the world. Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman founded the Planetary Society in 1980. Bill Nye, a long time member of the Planetary Society's Board, serves as CEO.
The Planetary Society
85 South Grand
Pasadena, CA 91105 USA
Web: www.planetary.org
Voice: (626) 793-5100
Fax: (626) 793-5528
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Our Curiosity Knows No Bounds!
Become a member of The Planetary Society and together we will create the future of space exploration.
Featured Video
Fly to an Asteroid!
Travel to Bennu on the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft!
Join the New Millennium Committee
Let's invent the future together!


text:
21,000+ Members and Still Counting!
Follow Us: Twitter | Facebook | Google+ | Pinterest | Quick Links: Join Blogger Programs | Join our partner Mommy's Club
Facebook Rehab 6: The Epilogue
By "Samantha Greene"
Michael Corleone and I have something in common besides a love for Diane Keaton: "Just when I thought I was out….they pull me back in." Facebook is my Mafia godfather, forcing me to prostrate myself and kiss his ring daily in the form of status updates and socializing with people tens and a hundreds and thousands of miles away.
I made it all…
© 2014 Created by Mom Bloggers Club.
Badges |
Report an Issue |
Terms of Service
Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Science basically insists you drink a bottle of wine a day
Not all at once! A bottle of Wicked Good Red from Newfound Lake Vineyards would be my first choice. READ ARTICLE HERE
Not all at once! A bottle of Wicked Good Red from Newfound Lake Vineyards would be my first choice. READ ARTICLE HERE
Do you need something wicked good? Newfound Lake Vineyards is the home of Wicked Good Red wine and oh yeah it is wicked good!
We will be at the Festival of Earthly Delights on August 10th from 3pm to 6pm. Offering free wine samples and selling Wicked Good Red, Wild Blue Oak, Sweet Follansbee Cove cranberry wine and Maple & Blue wine.
For additional information and tickets: http://www.alumnihall.org/festival.html
We have thirst quenching cold NH2O for sale. Real NH Spring Water from Chamberlain Springs...over on the BIG Lake.
A lovely find at the Hebron Fair today.
Stop in to our tasting room for a free taste of our wine.
Friday: 5:30pm to 8:30pm
Saturday: 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Wine List | Events | Directions
Newfound Lake Vineyards sits atop a hill that was once part of a large dairy farm, above the western shores of Newfound Lake in central New Hampshire.
For many generations, my ancestors produced wine in their native Germany. I specialize in wines made from home-grown grapes, as well as locally sourced fresh fruit. As a first generation American, I am excited and proud to bring you high quality New Hampshire-handcrafted wine.
Prosit! To your good health!
Heidi von Götz Cogean
The "Wining" Baroness


text:
Home > ECF > Vol. 25 > Iss. 1 (2012)
Article Title
Book review/compte rendu:
Dennis Todd, Defoe's America
Recommended Citation
Thomson, Shawn
"Review of: Dennis Todd, Defoe's America,"
Eighteenth-Century Fiction:
Vol. 25:
1, Article 24.
Available at: http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/ecf/vol25/iss1/24
Contributor's Note
Shawn Thomson is assistant professor of English at the University of Texas Pan American; he is the author of The Romantic Architecture of Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick" (2001) and The Fortress of American Solitude: "Robinson Crusoe" and Antebellum Culture (2009).


text:
Just a quick one...
It's been quite some time since I've managed to get a blog out which is quite frustrating, but moving house, changing jobs and reacquainting myself with diving all seem to be things which demand a lot of time. Also the house move has taken me well outside walking distance of any river or lake near. In other words, nipping down to the River Aire for an impromptu morning or evening session is now impossible. With that in mind I have done some preliminary research into lakes, canals and streams in the Pudsey area, but unfortunately the information I've found so far has been a bit slim. Although I have been told if I can manage a bit of "Jungle warfare" there are trout to be caught from a nearby beck. So I think the only thing to do is to get out there and have a look (at the beck and a nearby lake) for myself.
I have managed to fit in a few sessions as well as some tackle store reviews in the last few weeks, and should hopefully get these online fairly soon. I'll also be making an additional page on my blog titled "My Tackle". This new page will be detailing everything that an angler may need from the basics to the unnecessary, by ranking of;
· Essential· Makes things easier
· "Tackle Tart"
This will hopefully answer a few questions that I have had about what gear is required when fishing a certain style or fishing on certain types of venues. Also as the year rolls on and since my relocation I will be looking to change Angling Clubs (currently with Leeds). Now living closer to Bradford any input on nearby clubs (large or small) would be greatly appreciated.
Just a quick thanks to those people who have visited my blog over the past few months, there will be an increase in activity over the next few weeks!
Until then, tight lines!


text:
All topics concerning the contents and the use of the textbook:
R.E. Bryant & D.R. O'Hallaron, Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Labs for self-study students
7 comments:
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2011 at 5:22 PM
awesome! thanks very much for this.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 10, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Thanks for making these labs,greetings from MéxicoReplyDelete
thank you for your generosity.... i would really appreciate if you could open source the lecture videos in http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/academic/class/15213-f04/www/lectures.html if they really are videos. that would help as a great supplement in learning. hope my plead counts.ReplyDeleteReplies
Neal: We don't have videos of our lectures yet. It's a good idea, though.Delete
so many schools use the book ,but I couldn't find any video about the coure atReplyDelete
youtube and itunes
We're planning to record some videos starting this summer, but our exact plans for distributing them are still being formulated.ReplyDelete
Dear professor,ReplyDelete
Thanks a lot for wonderful book(CS:APP). It is really helpful in understanding the core computer science concepts.
Were you able to do the video recordings? If so can you please make them available publicly?
Thanks again!
Best Regards,


text:
Posts tagged: Conflict of interest
As the governor's transportation funding task force opened its meeting this morning, one member, Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, took the opportunity to formally disclose a possible conflict of interest. She both made a statement and submitted a written notice, noting, "My private sector employer is the Associated Logging Contractors of Idaho. My employer may be impacted by the work of this committee. I want to formally and publicly disclose this potential conflict of interest and uphold the state Senate rules and my oath of office."
Lt. Gov. Brad Little, the task force chairman, responded, "We appreciate that, senator - we appreciate all transparency in the governmental process, and that will be duly noted." Asked about the conflict disclosure during a break in the task force meeting, Keough said, "I've always been up-front about mine and mine are on the record."
Betsy Z. Russell covers Idaho news from The Spokesman-Review's bureau in Boise.
Named best state-based political blog in Idaho for 2013 by The Fix
Read all the posts from recent conversations on Eye On Boise.
999 W. Riverside, Spokane, WA 99201
P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210
Main switchboard: (509) 459-5000 • (800) 338-8801
Newsroom: (509) 459-5400 • (800) 789-0029
Customer service: (800) 338-8801
© Copyright 2014, The Spokesman-Review
Terms of use • Privacy policy • Copyright policy


text:
Site Archives
The Museum is always changing in order to stay on the cutting edge of science and technology. Browse our exhibit archive pages to learn more about our past exhibits and featured science topics.
Here in the Archives, we preserve these exhibits online, so that the memory of them will never die. We also document and present information about the wealth of events that take place here at the Museum.
- Exhibit Archives
- One of our biggest regrets is that we sometimes have to take down exhibits to make room for the freshest, most up-to-date displays.
- Event Archives
- The Museum of Science and Industry regularly plays host to some of the nation's most fascinating events. Here are a few from our archives.
- Museum Hours
- Daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas
- Daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Museum Location
Museum of Science+IndustryGetting Here5700 S. Lake Shore DriveChicago, IL 606371 (773) 684-1414
- Happening Now
Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives
Explore nine decades of The Walt Disney Company's history and artifacts.
D-Day: Normandy 1944
Seventy years ago, a historic landing changed the world.
Flight of the Butterflies
Travel the length of a continent with a cast of millions: monarch butterflies in migration.
- Coming Soon
Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze
Discover the mathematical patterns that abound in the natural world.
Support Us
- Become a Member
It's fun, easy, and a great value! It's an adventure you don't want to miss.
- Donate
Support from individuals, corporations and foundations help us fulfill our goal of inspiring all who visit.
- Volunteer
Be part of our history of fun by volunteering at the Museum of Science and Industry.


text:
More cool stuff to do
Who said that smartphones and mobile phones are just for calling, texting and using or playing apps and games? Virtually anyone with a good smartphone, plus maybe a cool app and a fast internet connection and an add-on outside device linked to a phone via an app can do some really awesome functions. And yes, including some of those burgeoning and still-unheard of and unused by many already using it every day. We count the ways…
Solving a Rubik's cube – although officially a human by the name of Mats Valk from Belgium has the fastest Rubik's cube solution at 5.55 seconds, that distinction is still owned by a smartphone-led system called Cubestormer. Using a Samsung Galaxy II "brain" and Lego parts enhanced by machines, it beats all human competitors at a mere 3.253 seconds, proving that an ordinary smartphone has brains and speed that can accomplish advanced extraordinary feats despite being a commonly used item in many devices and systems today.
Unless a new Rubik's cube champion (a human this time) emerges with something much faster, everyone is in genuflection in front of the Cubestormer's feet, in mighty praise of its innate speed and calculating smarts, ironically even if humans also coded and invented the speed monster all along.
Being an all-around purity tester – equipped with an add-on device, that mobile or smartphone can break down and analyse virtually any type of substance to test for its purity and safety and to know the main components of that solid or liquid. It pays to know just how pure a given substance is and its toxicity levels, especially when dealing with unknown items. It also doubles as a fun science project, too.
MyDx is an app that can do this with its add-on partner device. This would definitely help people test for food, water and chemicals to ensure complete safety, not to mention also test air purity to detect unseen compounds, poisons and harmful chemicals hidden away and other health hazards before any further steps are taken. This is an invaluable tool to check elements in an area, test water sources, know all details of food, edibles and all substances and also make sure the environment in a specific area is safe.
Future instances of this app plus maybe a broadband connection can also make it possible to send and analyse these findings with qualified chemists, doctors or experts to know more facts, get advice or perhaps share in a discovery or a chemical breakthrough.
Top secret thorough surveillance – It might be old news to some, but seriously, higher level surveillance is now available on the smartphone. Best of all, this technology allows the person being spied on to not have a clue that he is the subject of a thorough surveillance. Just using the smartphone normally is enough. Mspy is just one of these, which uses powerful apps in a preloaded phone that watches in the background with no telltale signs.
Main elements tracked are location, activities, all messages and calls, apps used, terms searched online, emails, social media activity, locations and places visited, mapping, conversations and other directly involved activities on the smartphone.
Of course, with the advent of other technology that is bound to the phone as add-ons or as controlled devices through apps, extraneous devices such as drones, smart watches, can now add other surveillance information that is as important as other main surveillance points.
Drone remote control – Apps today now have tie-ins to the wonderful world of drones, and now, any smartphone can become an instant remote control to navigate drones. Using two or more related apps, it can function as an airborne spy dog, delivery carrier, surveillance gadget and filming aide, most especially for those that involve high altitude activities or on top of a scene or situation. Many apps now use the smartphone as default / makeshift remote control with even some real time video and audio for complete monitoring. And these apps and their actions are becoming more advanced, more refined and super accurate as it continues to be used and upgraded.
Underwater Photography – The line of waterproof cameras with decent cameras has also given rise to underwater photography, although for now, it is limited to upper and mid-level areas, due to water pressure and other factors. If most smartphone shots are selfies, models, hobby items, food, scene locations, hot events or shows and other now common subjects of photos, we now have a different category possible.
But in general, these two main capabilities of being water proof with having a high resolution camera are all that's needed to explore this type of photography. These are available in many smartphones, and aspiring photographers can go underwater to take artistic shots, marine life spottings, fun vacation photographic documents, or just simply to feature what lies beyond the great vastness of the oceans, or any interesting water forms out there.


text:
--Natural gas ends slightly lower as forecasts show mild weather ahead
--Nymex gas settled 0.4 cent lower at $3.554/MMBtu
--U.S. weekly gas stockpiles data due 10:30 a.m. EST Thursday
(Adds price chart.)
By Jerry A. DiColo
NEW YORK--Natural gas futures settled slightly lower Wednesday as forecasts for milder weather next week have traders concerned about sagging demand despite this week's bitter-cold temperatures.
Natural gas for February delivery settled 0.4 cent, or 0.2%, lower, at $3.554 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange after wavering between gains and losses for most of the session.
Temperatures have fallen to the lowest levels this winter across the U.S. Midwest and East Coast, raising demand for natural gas used to heat homes and businesses.
But after rallying from lows near $3.11/MMBtu earlier this month, traders are wary of big bets on further gains with weather forecasters calling for milder temperatures.
"We've rallied pretty substantially from the January lows," said Kyle Cooper, managing partner at IAF Advisors in Houston. "We're facing lower demand...we're entering a period where temperatures, on an absolute basis, are rising."
The National Weather Service said earlier this week it expects above-normal temperatures across a broad stretch of the eastern U.S. over the next two weeks. On Wednesday, private forecaster Commodity Weather Group LLC predicted a "stronger warm spike" over the next six to 10 days than in previous forecasts.
"There's a cold burst now, but the outlooks for next week are looking much more neutral," said Matt Smith, an analyst at Summit Energy.
Roughly half of U.S. homes use natural gas for heating, and many more are heated with electricity from gas-fired utilities, making cold weather the primary factor driving gas futures in the winter months.
Analysts and traders are also looking ahead to stockpile data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration due at 10:30 a.m. EST Thursday.
The EIA is expected to report that 164 billion cubic feet of gas were withdrawn from storage during the week ended Jan. 18, according to a Dow Jones Newswires survey.
The projected withdrawal is larger than last year's 162-bcf drop in storage for the same week, but smaller than the 176-bcf five-year average decline for that week.
If the storage estimate is correct, inventories as of Jan. 18 will total 3.004 trillion cubic feet, about 12% above the five-year average, but 4.7% below last year's level for the same week.
FUTURES SETTLEMENT NET CHANGE Nymex February $3.554 -0.4c Nymex March $3.553 -0.5c Nymex April $3.581 -0.2c CASH HUB RANGE PREVIOUS DAY Henry Hub $3.51-$3.58 $3.50-$3.655 Transco 65 $3.50-$3.58 $3.545-$3.635 Tex East M3 $8.56-$14.00 $7.50-$9.25 Transco Z6 $26.50-$43.00 $19.75-$29.00 SoCal $3.60-$3.68 $3.66-$3.74 El Paso Perm $3.4175-$3.4550 $3.45-$3.5425 El Paso SJ $3.4275-$3.48 $3.50-$3.55 Waha $3.41-$3.43 $3.45-$3.525 Katy $3.40-$3.50 $3.45-$3.575
Write to Jerry A. DiColo at firstname.lastname@example.com
Subscriber Content Read Preview
Subscriber Content Read Preview
Subscriber Content Read Preview


text:
- Description
- Fitment
- Specs
- Reviews
- Catalogs
World's Largest Aftermarket Motorcycle Parts and Accessories Superstore!
Know Your Part Number?
Input the part number and quantity to add a part directly to your cart.
Sale Price: $44.99 Regularly: $49.99
Gold Club Price: What's This? $40.49
J&P Part: 605-820
clowitz Posted:
Easy install. Works great! Nice having a way to charge our devices on long rides.
jdloycec Posted:
This is the second one of these I have purchased because it works so well. Small and discreet, easy to wire and mount with plenty of wiring length. Great product!
juandt Posted:
Super usefull tool for long trips!
weiljt Posted:
Good product and easy instalation.
Requires Adobe Flash Player


text:
A Carterton hunter who pursued a wild pig onto a private farm was caught on camera and prosecuted for his actions.
The man said he saw the pig on a rural road and chased it onto farmland, where the owner had been plagued by poachers and had installed security cameras.
Brad Stuart Kelynack, 46, pleaded guilty in Masterton District Court yesterday to a breach of the Wild Animal Control Act and was fined $150 with court costs of $132.89.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Garry Wilson said Kelynack had gone onto the farm in pursuit of the pig on January 6 and had been filmed by a surveillance camera and identified.
He had not sought permission to be on the land.
Kelynack's solicitor Ian Hard said Kelynack worked as a rural contractor "dealing with farmers all the time".
He admitted he had trepassed onto the farm and diversion had been sought for him but refused as the farmer had opposed it.
But Judge Barry said a nominal fine was warranted as there had to be some sort of deterrent to stop these types of offences happening in rural areas.


text:
'); } -->
DOGS: 8 week old female Dalmatian puppy is ready for a new home. She has a white face with beautiful black markings. Parents are family pets, very loyal, loving and great around children. Wellness check-up and first puppy shots have been given. Call or text. ...More info Email a friend
PETS LOST & FOUND: FOUND - A female black cat in the Glenwood - Ebenezer Church Rd area. Cat is front declawed and looks like she may have had surgery somewhat recently. Would like to find her owner soon as she does not like our dog. Please call 919-760-7968 if she is yours.More info Email a friend
DOGS: SCHNAUZER- BLK, 4 yr male, neutered/ microchiop, Shots UTD, $250 919-552-3432.More info Email a friend
DOGS: Top quality Berner pups. born 8/20, pedigree with championship bloodline,health garaunteed, parents on site, great with kids and other pets, beautiful litter must see. If you have been wanting a beautiful BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG, this litter is for you! Call...More info Email a friend
DOGS: GERMAN SHEPHERD PUP, AKC, Beautiful male, solid white, $350, 919-528-0152.More info Email a friend
DOGS: YORKIE CKC, tiny babydolls, males $475/ea. Ready for new home. 919-548-0474More info Email a friend
CATS: HIMALAYAN PERSIAN KITTENS- CFA regis. UTD shots Health guar 919-749-3718.More info Email a friend
DOGS: SHIH TZU PUPS, 8 wks old, very smart, Ready! $375. 910-988-0270 | 910-309-6701.More info Email a friend
PETS LOST & FOUND: Black Lab 2yrs. old. His name is Shadow. Lost evening Monday Sept 22. Broke off collar/ tags to chase deer. IS MICRO-CHIPPED. 60 lbs. but a thin build. Missing hair under neck and some on lower legs due to allergies. Very social dog but may be nervous...More info Email a friend
DOGS: 3 girls left. Hyperallergenic puppies. Will be 7-10 pounds full grown. Inside only. Very playful, loves kids. 1st shots and wormed. Ready in 2 weeks.More info Email a friend


text:
Categories > Anime/Manga > Death Note
Rollercoaster0 Reviews
Matt's life is like an emotional rollercoaster; some ups, but mostly downs. You choose the ending, happy, or sad? MattxMello
Disclaimer- If I owned Death Note, I would make Light fall in love with L and get Matt and Mello together.
Chapter One:
Matt stepped into the apartment he shared with Mello with a bounce in his step,eager to see his blonde lover again."I'm home, Mello!!" He called cheerfully to his boyfriend.
Silence greeted him.
Matt frowned, taking out his cigarette; he knew Mello was home,his shoes were there. The redhead grinned thinking that the blonde was probably asleep, and Matt was the lucky one who had the chance to wake up the trigger-happy man. "This is great," he smiled to himself. Mello looked like an angel while asleep.
Smirking, Matt went up to their bedroom door, the stopped. Was it just his imagination or was noises coming from the room...?
"Oh! N-near!! More! More!"
"Faster, Near!! Faster!!"
Grunts and groans filled the hallway, and made their way up to Matt's ears.
"N-no..." Matt whispered "Mello is not cheating on me with Near!" Matt reached for the door, his breathing ragged. With an unsteady heart, he opened the door.
Matt just stood there, his heart desperately trying to take in what was in front of him. "No..." he whispered distraught, his heart breaking.
Mello turned to him, his eyes wide. "Shit! Matt!" Mello got off of Near and swiped up his clothes. Near just sat up and smirked from his position on the bed.
Matt slowly turned around, and then bolted out the door. "Wait!! Matt!" Mello yelled after him, clambering up.
Ignoring him, Matt rushed out the building, tears running down his cheeks. Why had he been so stupid? He knewthat Near like Mello, and he knewthat Mello found the white haired genius attractive. But he had still holden on to the strand of hope that Mello loved him and not the smarter, cuter boy. "How stupid of me..." Matt smiled bitterly; there was only one thing to do.
Mello was getting worried; he had been searching for Matt for over half an hour now and still couldn't find him. "I need to find him," He muttered "I need to explain!"
That's when he saw him.
The red head was climbing up of the top of a high business building, his small frame barely noticeable amid the brightly coloured ads plastered on the building. Mello looked up, not believing his eyes. "No!!" He cried, already taking off towards the building, oblivious towards the strange looks the other people were giving him. "Not my Matt!"
When Mello finally found Matt, he was standing on the ledge of the roof.
"Matt," Mello whispered, distraught "Please Matt, get down."
Matt turned to him, and Mello was astonished to see that he was smiling. "Hey, Mello." He chirped cheerfully. "I finally realize what it's like to be second." He took off his orange-tint goggles. "I don't want to be second, Mello. So I'm going away. Permanently."
"No!!" yelled Mello "I only did it because Near was blackmailing me!"
Matt shook his head, "I don't believe you." Matt smiled one last sad smile and took a step off the roof.
hehe ^^ alright people, a SAD or a HAPPY ending? Tell me in your...reviews? can you review on this site? :) what will it be?


text:
"As Myanmar opens up and expands, it needs the structural foundations of a modern economy. This is an urgent priority," she said in a speech to students at the Yangon Institute of Economics.
Lagarde was in Yangon yesterday on her first official trip to the country formerly known as Burma. She met with a range of government officials and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
"Three-quarters of the population have no access to electricity... only 1% of the population uses the internet," she said.
Myanmar, one of the most impoverished countries in the world, suffered from decades of corruption and economic mismanagement under the ruling military junta.
Since the dissolution of the junta in 2011, economic reforms have accelerated but experts warn many obstacles remain.
High annual growth rates and a large, untapped domestic market, have triggered a surge of interest from foreign investors, but Lagarde pointed out that 26 percent of the country's population still lives below the poverty line.
"The next step is to build on these gains and take the path of sustained, strong, and inclusive growth to lower poverty and lift the prospects of everyone in Myanmar," she said.
"Clearly, too many people are not yet equipped for the economy of tomorrow," she added.
She highlighted the importance of agriculture to the country's economy, pointing out it accounted for over a third of GDP and more than half of all employment.
"More than that, over two-thirds of the population depends on the land for their livelihood. So it is important to raise the productivity of agriculture, to boost the income of farmers and all who depend on them," she said.
She also urged the government to boost spending on health and education which account for, respectively, just 1.5% and 1.7% of GDP — the lowest in the ASEAN region.
Lagarde said the IMF was going to ramp up assistance to the country, adding more staff to its team in 2014, but warned there was "a lot of groundwork to do". - AFP, December 8, 2013.


text:
The Story of Stuff
Published on - June 9th, 2008 (by J.D. Roth)
Every time I write about Stuff, readers point me to The Story of Stuff, a 20-minute video about where Stuff comes from and where it goes. Until today, however, I'd never taken time to watch it. According to the web site:
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.
The Story of Stuff is an interesting short film, particularly in its last half. Writer and narrator Annie Leonard explains that the "golden arrow of consumption" is the heart of the modern economic system, a system that's really only existed since the 1950s.
After World War II, planned obsolescence was incorporated into the production of consumer goods. Whereas quality and long life had once been a selling point, now things were intentionally designed with shorter lifespans. Obviously, this increased the rate of consumption.
Even more powerful, however, is the notion of perceived obsolescence. Perceived obsolescence is most obvious with regards to fashion. I suspect most Get Rich Slowly readers try to divorce their purchase decisions from the clutch of fashion because they understand just how insidious it can be. Who wants to be seen wearing clothing from 1993?
But perceived obsolescence goes beyond just fashion. How many of you geeks still have your first iPod? Why did you move to a new one? Was anything wrong with the old one? Or were you, on some unconscious level, unwilling to be seen carrying around that brick anymore? (I'm guilty of having upgraded my iPod because my old one seemed out-of-date, so don't think I'm condemning anyone.)
What is the cost of all this? Leonard says that 99% of the stuff we harvest, mine, process, transport, and consume is trash within six months. Only 1% of the materials used to produce consumer goods (including the goods themselves) are still used six months after the date of sale.
Here's the best part of The Story of Stuff chapter five, "Consumption":
This excerpt is brilliant. I've watched it four or five times this afternoon, and could watch it again right now. Thanks to the dozens of Get Rich Slowly readers who have been recommending this video for the past year. I should have watched it sooner.
Addendum #1: Jessica noted that the film's web site includes an annotated script to back up Leonard's arguments.
Addendum #2: Every once in a while you folks really disagree with me. This is one of those times. Lots of negative responses in the comments. (Which I don't consider a bad thing, by the way, as long as discourse remains civil and on topic.)
Richie – I was focused on content over form.
I'm reading some of the negative comments and I think many of those folks doth protest too much…
Whether or not the presentation is annoying is irrelevant. One need only to take a trip to a big box store and open their eyes. One need only to go to a landfill and open their eyes.
Not to be preachy, but c'mon, we live in a country and culture of hyper-consumerism and to think that doesn't have a physical effect on the planet is not only naive but destructive.
103I think she/they blew an unbelievable opportunity when making this. If she only had a little restraint to withhold her ultra-liberal political views, she may have convinced more listeners of the problems of over-consumerism. Instead, I can't help but leave the video thinking of the childish and ridiculous digs she takes. I'm 100% anti-stuff, but it's hard to see the message hidden among the politics.
I just think that a lot of people have this happy vision of the "good ole days" when people lived on farms, never left their home towns, and didn't own a lot of stuff. What we are forgetting is that this was back-breaking labor, and to be honest, pretty boring. "Stuff" has helped millions to enjoy enough of their time to actually travel the globe and focus on more fulfilling work than producing food to survive.
Just because some individuals are in a cycle of debt doesn't mean consumerism is automatically a curse on society. I think we need to look at the lifestyle of those who are unhappy and inundated with "stuff" to find out where they went wrong. I am pretty happy that I can work 8 hours a day and come home and enjoy a concert, baseball game, skydiving, etc.
@ Kevin and Joel "It's the government's job to watch out for us, to take care of us. That's their JOB!"
"WHY it is that seemingly intelligent people think it is the Governments "JOB" to watch out for us???
If everyone were to listen to this nut bag we should just quit our jobs and go on welfare so the government can take care of us since it is the Governments "JOB"!!!!
Please, give me a break!"
Um, Kevin and Joel, what exactly do you think IS the governments' job if not to take care of their countries people?
To look after the people is exactly why, and the only reason why governments exist. To protect the people from other countries via the military. To protect people from criminals via laws and the justice system.
The Government takes taxes us. We the people pay them, they are employed by US to help us.
Somehow you equate looking after to going on welfare. While this is one way the Government looks after the people it is just one small (as regards overall spending) way it does.
The point of the video was that the government should be doing what's best for us, it's employers. Not treating us like a baby but looking after us and doing what's best for the country, that's what we employ it for.
No harm in making sure your presentation is not visually off-putting mary. I know I didn't have the patience to read it all!
I might add: I don't believe the government's job is to take care of us.
The government's job is to protect the freedom and God given rights of each person.
The Individual's job is to take care of himself and those around him!
If we could learn from history, we'd all realize the government will not take care of us. They will use us for their own purposes!
But time will get that message across eventually.
Looking at all the comments back an forth I'm stunned. Wow, JD you picked a good topic to get our conversations going!
If she meant to get the excessive consumption point across she made a couple mistakes. First, she let her political leanings get in the way. Second, she was far too loose with improper facts and half truths. It got in the way of the message which is a shame.
I'm a die hard capitalist. I believe in the free market and free choice. I also believe that gives me the right to be frugal!
Too many people don't understand the strength and security that comes from financial responsibility. Blogs like GRS do a great job educating, and help raise people to a new level. JD does a great job presenting great ideas that are backed up by facts. This allows his message to be well received and trusted.
The Story of Stuff could take a few lessons from GRS…
I might believe that 99% of production is gone in 6 months – if you include food, gas, and other consumables. Ironically, for me personally it's due to not buying a bunch of "stuff." 95% or so of the money I've spent so far this calendar year has been on food, gas, rent, taxes, travel, etc – things that don't exist any more except maybe as memories in my head and atoms in my body.
Josiah said: "I might add: I don't believe the government's job is to take care of us.
The government's job is to protect the freedom and God given rights of each person."
Aren't those two statements synonymous? The latter is a bit more qualified, but still…
I live in a South American country, in a poor town. People here move to the city not because they cannot exist as they have for generations, but because they don't want to exist as they have for generations. They want stuff too. Survival farming is no fun. so they move to the city and work in the factories because they want to. They are as greedy as any American. We cannot blame the US for everything.
I did enjoy the show, and I heartily agree about the stuff issue.
Maybe I missed the part where the movie says that we should go back to "backbreaking labor" (#104) and "survival farming" (#111). It's funny how much people add to the message of that short film.
It doesn't condemn buying things you need and that make your life easier. It doesn't condemn taking vacations and going to concerts. It's about the cheap IKEA furniture you buy and throw away after a year because you move. It's about the cheap clothes you buy and only wear once. The gadget you throw away just because the battery won't hold its charge any longer and its design doesn't allow replacing the battery.
In the second part of the movie, which I saw on Youtube, she talked about poor third world country folks having to move to cities because all their land had been destroyed by US mining and exploitation of natural resources. I am not saying that it does not exists, but I am saying that the third world, where I live is changing, and largely due to the same reasons that the US changed.
yp Says:
June 10th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
@ Kevin and Joel "It's the government's job to watch out for us, to take care of us. That's their JOB!"
"WHY it is that seemingly intelligent people think it is the Governments "JOB" to watch out for us???
If everyone were to listen to this nut bag we should just quit our jobs and go on welfare so the government can take care of us since it is the Governments "JOB"!!!!
Please, give me a break!"
Um, Kevin and Joel, what exactly do you think IS the governments' job if not to take care of their countries people?
To look after the people is exactly why, and the only reason why governments exist. To protect the people from other countries via the military. To protect people from criminals via laws and the justice system.
The Government takes taxes us. We the people pay them, they are employed by US to help us.
Somehow you equate looking after to going on welfare. While this is one way the Government looks after the people it is just one small (as regards overall spending) way it does.
The point of the video was that the government should be doing what's best for us, it's employers. Not treating us like a baby but looking after us and doing what's best for the country, that's what we employ it for.
Apparently you and I saw a different point to the video. She sure seemed bothered by the fact that the free market (corporations) have become bigger than the goverment. I consider that a good thing, I think the goverment should be smaller. In fact if I'm their employer, I'd like to fire most of them for being incompetent and inefficient.
Let me get past the intro and get to extraction. It appears we have slashed and burned the entire planet in the cute little cartoon. "Extraction is a fancy word for exploitation of the enviornment, which is a fancy word for trashing the planet" I guess in the world according to Annie we can't use anything without "trashing the planet"
I get the point, I just can't stand the delivery.
As for the goverment I will refer to the preamble to the constitution. "…establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty…"
It says "promote" the general Welfare, not provide the Welfare checks. I also don't see where it says to make sure nobody utilizes any of the earth's resources.
I agree with Ms. Leonard 100%. That's why I want to ban solar power immediately.
Every single second the sun consumes 600 million tons of fuel. Only a tiny portion of the power produced by that fuel reaches the earth. Only a tiny portion of THAT is converted into electricity. But we must count all matter that went into the production of that electricity! So for 1 amp-hour of electricity we get 2.24694351 × 10^22 electrons, which have a mass of 20.4682665 micrograms. If we generously allow 0% electron loss over a 6 month period, our yield is 3.76040028 × 10^-18 percent. Truly, truly a shocking travesty that must be stopped at once.
I'm only disappointed that Ms. Leonard uses the disgustingly optimistic figure of 1%.
Jon, your argument is completely silly.
1. The "fuel" the sun consumes is not extracted from the earth
2. We can't do anything about it
Sure, we should keep researching a clean and efficient energy source. But at the same time it makes sense to reduce our energy consumption, because chances are we're never going to have safe cold fusion or whatever.
First,who can argue with the primary message that we are a fat, over-consuming society that needs to wake up to our excesses? For instance, today, yes today, I spent 45 minutes researching all the ways I NEED a new cell phone. Does mine still work and do all that it promised when I bought it two years ago? Of course…but oh… have you seen the Blackberry Pearl in red? Thanks for the wake-up call (pun intended). Maybe I can be the first American to keep my cell phone after the two-year period when I am due a free one with an new contract. I am already proud to drive a 8-year old car…and I am working on getting out of debt including mortgage in 8 years. I LOVE YOUR BLOG…READ IT DAILY….PLEASE KEEP THE ENCOURAGEMENT COMING. By the way….don't need a Kendel….have re-discovered the public library. So cool how those books fit in my purse…don't require batteries…
Lars, I'm glad you realized the argument is silly. Now apply the same critical thinking to Leonard's argument.
1. Mining waste is also not extracted from the earth. It would definitely be wasteful to launch it into space. It's just moved around a bit. It's like saying that when you excavate a basement for a house, all of the dirt you move should count as being "used up" in the production of the house.
2. Not being able to do anything about it makes no difference. For instance, uranium decomposes all by itself whether it's in a nuclear plant or in the ground, so should that not count?
3. Even if we could do something about it, would you limit natural processes just so that they don't use up resources?
People who make anti-consumption arguments based on waste of source materials (and not waste of final products) should understand that the only time there's no waste is in a dead, static universe.
I would like the video better if she didn't talk to me like I was 2 years old.
I love your Macy's ads to get more stuff for DAD!!!
Don't have time to read through 120 comments right now to see if I am repeating something, but to me, stuff represents jobs. If I stop consuming stuff, people will start losing jobs. I am not saying I would overspend. I think the focus should be on natural resource conservation and recycling, not the lower consumption of stuff. I think the person who made the video is making the wrong point. Who cares how much stuff is used to make stuff and gets discarded. Let's figure out how to resue the trashed stuff better, not stop consuming stuff.
Almost everyone I know who had an old iPod and got a new one got a new one because the old ones didn't have enough memory, or the old one just stopped working. They're pretty solid devices, but far from perfect.
No matter what your point of view in the end, you must admit that this is very thought provoking either way.
I couldnt help but think how much this reminded me of the The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. Which still to this day even as an adult is one my favorite books. If you've never read or seen the move here it is…
Dr. Seuss was a brilliant man. He really understood that in order to get the message across you must convey it in a manner that even a child could understand. And likewise in order to receive the message you must think in an unbiased manner like a child.
Although I dont consider myself to be very religious one powerful thing the bible brings up over and over again is the concept of becoming like a child in order to receive god. A very powerful message…
"Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 18:3).
"Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven" (Matt. 18:4).
I have scrolled through all the posts here, and noticed a wide variety of opinions. Whether you come from the school of consumerism or the opposite, all of us are on the treadmill just by default. Some of us are going slower, while others are running full speed. Ms. Leonard's assessment with regards to our behavior is insightful and does lead me to question, what more can I do to change my default character?
This also brought to my attention the lack of solutions presented and debated, with the exception of Mary (who appears to be implementing her own solutions). I, like Mary, do not own a TV and have not owned one in 20 years. I am sure this has saved me thousands of dollars in wasted "stuff".
The interesting aspect is my profession, I am a fashion designer and perceived obsolescence is the heart and soul of this industry. In addition to being a designer, I have been a vintage clothing collector and dealer for 25+ years. From my years of observation, a sense of the fashion industry emerged. Fashion was not king, Style was. Looks were broken down into decades, and clothing was made to last for that decade. This lasted up until the 90′s when looks no longer could be categorized into a decade, rather it was turned into a look for the season, and dramatically changed from one season to the next. This continues to this day. Incidentally, this all coincides with the push to a global market, fast fashion, and the obvious drop in quality.
So this brings me to the issue of quality. For example, 9 years ago my husband purchased a pair of $800 Hermes shoes ( I know many will say this is ridiculous) in beautiful handcrafted black leather for work. He takes great care of these shoes and wears them 4-5 days a week. Before these shoes, he was purchasing $175 Kenneth Cole (made in china) shoes that would fall apart in 12 months even with his attentive care. Due to his "wildly extravagant" purchase, my husband has managed to save over $700 and he'll probably have the shoes for another 10 years, which brings his savings to over $1500. This just proves where the real value lies, and it is not in cheap quantity driven products. Classic well made clothing never loses its value, it is just recycled and labelled vintage. I am so sorry to ramble on, but one quick point- don't just buy because the brand is "luxury", this is no guarantee that the product is quality. Since the 90′s, many luxury brands are just brands with no thought to artisanal skills, craftsmanship, stewardship, and quality. It's just pumped, glossy, pretty stuff riding on a revised (originally, they really did mean it) company motto.
I liked the overall message, and I liked her presentation, although it was oversimplified. I find it ironic, though, that she is selling DVDs of her video, disposable, wasteful, toxic plastic DVDs that will probably only be watched a few times at most before they end up in the garbage. What's up with that?
Technocracy addresses all of the concerns mentioned in the video and more. If you find yourself agreeing with the msg the video is trying to convey then I will highly recommend that you Investigate Technocracy.org
I saw the video and although like many commented, there are holes here and there, a large part is true.
Stuff like printers, computers, even car parts are manufactured for planned obsolence.
And I was just thinking of getting a digital camera when our old film camera still works fine, but ….. convenience
If the sun if so inefficient, why has it been powering producers, the foundation of Earth's life systems, for millions of years? Photosynthesis has been going strong for a longgg time and it probably will continue. Also, we can use that sun if we really wanted, considering the amount of solar energy that hits the Earth everyday has the potential to power every home, car, or building on the planet 13,000 times over. And the anti-consumption people aren't saying waste none, they're saying waste less.
Just how do so many of you determine her "political leanings"? Does her concern for the environmental impact of our consumption point to her leaning to the left? Or does her concern about reckless spending and apparent desire for greater prudence and conservation of our global resources point to her being a right leaning conservative?
Or rather, is it that she questions a comment made by our current president that means she must therefore be in "the other camp"? When did it happen that questioning or criticizing an elected representative was an automatic revelation of a person's political leanings? Is it simply unthinkable that a conservative Republican can share her concerns?
Wow, there are so many opinions one here it is amazing! I have to write a critique on this movie for my Environmental Science class. The first time i watched the movie i felt like a three year old the way she spoke to those watching the movie. Although her facts may seem weary and the lack of knowledge she has in some areas of the movie, i believe the best part of the movie was "The Golden Arrow". IT is true, it is our money we can spend it the way we want, you dont have to buy crap from Walmart. buy it elsewhere. She does in the end have a good point, the underlying message that we need to watch how we spend our money. BUy what you need and use it wisely.
Thanks for everyone that has responded to the movie because all your opinions have really helped with my critique for class!


text: He immediately went into the passage, opened the front door, and ushered her in himself. Mrs. Jennings asked her, as soon as she appeared, if she had not been to Allenham; and Mrs. Palmer laughed so heartily at the question, as to show she understood it. Mr. Palmer looked up on her entering the room, stared at her some minutes, and then returned to his newspaper. Mrs. Palmer's eye was now caught by the drawings which hung round the room. She got up to examine them. loli amateur models preeten com r ygold porn pictures bulletin board bb non nude image board nude girls candid teen hot underage latina girl underaga lolita models nude free preteen rape pic pre teen sexy clothes boards preteen nude newest lolita sites nude preteen insest fantasy elf nude models teen swimwear models photos nonnude pretee child model art sites nudes lolit sexo photo top real naked underage girl She had never heard him speak so openly before, and though it told her no more than what she had long perceived, it was a stab, for it told of his own convictions and views. Yes, that's the book; such unnatural stuff! An old man playing at see-saw, I took up the first volume once and looked it over, but I soon found it would not do; indeed I guessed what sort of stuff it must be before I saw it: as soon as I heard she had married an emigrant, I was sure I should never be able to get through it. Mrs. Rushworth was quite ready to retire, and make way for the fortunate young woman whom her dear son had selected; and very early in November removed herself, her maid, her footman, and her chariot, with true dowager propriety, to Bath, there to parade over the wonders of Sotherton in her evening parties; enjoying them as thoroughly, perhaps, in the animation of a card-table, as she had ever done on the spot; and before the middle of the same month the ceremony had taken place which gave Sotherton another mistress. Miss Ward's match, indeed, when it came to the point, was not contemptible: Sir Thomas being happily able to give his friend an income in the living of Mansfield; and Mr. and Mrs. Norris began their career of conjugal felicity with very little less than a thousand a year. young nn model tgp super child model gallery loli fun model american preteen girls pic preteen bra model little preteen underground photos shy girl lolita child modeling boys preteen nonnude ls land bbs biz kiddy porn lolita pedo school preteen amateur black pre teen lolita kids nude in pool pic little young girls picture nudist young preteen She has been dead these nine years. And nine years, Catherine knew, was a trifle of time, compared with what generally elapsed after the death of an injured wife, before her room was put to rights. Elinor could not help smiling at this display of indifference towards the manners of a person, to whom she had often had difficulty in persuading Marianne to behave with tolerable politeness; and resolved within herself, that if her sister persisted in going, she would go likewise, as she did not think it proper that Marianne should be left to the sole guidance of her own judgment, or that Mrs. Jennings should be abandoned to the mercy of Marianne for all the comfort of her domestic hours. To this determination she was the more easily reconciled, by recollecting that Edward Ferrars, by Lucy's account, was not to be in town before February; and that their visit, without any unreasonable abridgement, might be previously finished. nude preteen pubescent bbs list xxx 13 year old sex xxx nudist child boy nude preeteen modles bikini non nude child model nude young boys and girls lolita magazines little girl pussy love dorki ls magazine bbs nude kiddy pics yes lolita bbs russian preteen 11 yo CHAPTER 5 There was nothing more to be said, or that could be said to any purpose, till Sir Thomas were present; but the subject involving, as it did, her own evening's comfort for the morrow, was so much uppermost in Lady Bertram's mind, that half an hour afterwards, on his looking in for a minute in his way from his plantation to his dressing-room, she called him back again, when he had almost closed the door, with "Sir Thomas, stop a moment-I have something to say to you." Pray do. My father and mother will be very glad to see you. lolitas feet naked junior child models russian pics lolita russian lolita alolita preteen bbs tv very young teen sexy tgp preteen lolita pedo pthc cp 12yo lolita nude gallery lolita preteen free pics nude 14yo brazilian girl preteen lolita picture nude cp bbs pthc vombat kids pre teen 14 girl nude pict nature And such was Fanny's dependence on his words, that for five minutes she thought they had done. Then, however, it all came on again, or something very like it, and nothing less than Lady Bertram's rousing thoroughly up could really close such a conversation. Till that happened, they continued to talk of Miss Crawford alone, and how she had attached him, and how delightful nature had made her, and how excellent she would have been, had she fallen into good hands earlier. Fanny, now at liberty to speak openly, felt more than justified in adding to his knowledge of her real character, by some hint of what share his brother's state of health might be supposed to have in her wish for a complete reconciliation. This was not an agreeable intimation. Nature resisted it for a while. I was just going to say the very same thing, said Mrs. Norris. CATH. VERNON. girls pussy at eleven child models exotic pics preteen art photography great preteen girls preteen skirts peteen lingerie models pics gateway bbs loli Will twenty minutes after four suit you?" Oh! Because she had been there so long. He listened in perfect silence. She wished him to speak, but he would not. She supposed she must say more before she were entitled to his clemency; but it was a hard case to be obliged still to lower herself in his opinion. She went on, however. Do I astonish you? said he. "Do you wonder? Is there anything in my present entreaty that you do not understand? kinder lolita underage russian pree teen lola nude prepubescent lolita pics gallery twelve years girl pussy free nude videos of junior preteen girls pree teens underwear nude preteen pics photos latvian lolita pics pre teen loli free amature preteen nude photos little angel non nude photos lolita model videoa


text:
FRIDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one-fifth of U.S.
college students who took part in a survey regularly use hookahs
(water pipes), and many of them mistakenly believe that hookah
smoking is safer than cigarette smoking.
The Internet-based survey sent to a random sample of students at
eight North Carolina colleges and universities found that 40.3
percent reported having ever smoked tobacco from a hookah, nearly
as many students (46.6 percent) who said they had ever smoked a
cigarette. Nearly 25 percent of respondents said they were current
users of cigarettes and 17.4 percent said they were current users
of hookahs.
The investigators found that among those most likely to use
hookahs were first-year students and males. In addition, the
results suggested a link between use of hookahs, cigarettes and
marijuana, a history of using illegal drugs, and alcohol use in the
30 days before the survey.
In general, hookah smokers tended to incorrectly believe that
this activity was safer than cigarette smoking, according to the
researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
"The smoke produced by hookahs is a very mild smoke that may be appealing to non-cigarette smokers as a starter product," study author Erin L. Sutfin, an assistant professor in the social sciences and health policy department, said in a medical center news release.
"Likely because of the pleasant aroma and taste, users may inhale more deeply over a longer period of time. This results in hookah smokers actually inhaling a larger volume of tobacco smoke than cigarette smokers do," she noted.
"This study highlights hookah smoking as a considerable public health concern, especially among young adults. Going forward, we need to develop interventions to address this risky behavior," Sutfin said.
The study was released online in advance of publication in an
upcoming print issue of the journal
Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Latest News
Crouse Hospital Appoints Chief Information Officer
more >
MedEx Bedside Prescription Delivery Service
Free service offers convenience, patient education at discharge.more >
Weight Loss Surgery
Is it right for you? Attend a free information seminar held twice monthly.more >
Quality at Crouse
See how Crouse Hospital strives to provide the best in patient care.more >
Cheer Up That Special Someone
Say get well or welcome a new arrival with a gift purchased right at Crouse.
more >
Make an Online Donation Now
Your donation of any amount helps support Crouse services & programs in a meaningful way.more >
Shop Online Now
Say get well, thinking of you or welcome new baby with a unique gift from the Crouse Gift Shop.
© 2014 Crouse Hospital / 736 Irving Avenue / Syracuse, NY 13210 / 315-470-7111


text:
Tenni-Moc's Shoe Store
6502 E. Spring St.
Long Beach, CA. 90815
(562) 429-7777
Tuesday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday: Delivery day. Call in advance and we can make an appt.
NEW SERVICE: Because many of our loyal customers have difficulties getting transportation, we will deliver shoes with no or a minimal service charge. Mondays are our normal delivery day. If that isn't convenient, please call, and we'll be happy to make other arrangements.
Serving Southern California since 1962. We are a family run operation with three generations serving you. Our name originated from our stock of tennis-shoes and moccasins. We are still a sit and fit shoe store, so come on in and relax while we find you your perfect shoe!
Quality comfort women's footwear owned and designed by New Balance. Extended sizes and widths. Comfort removeable orthotic included each pair to insure a proper comfortable fit.
The original "diabetic shoe". Now worn by women all over the world. Comfort, support, style and durability. Handmade in Portugal, Arcopedico uses only quality leathers, and all natural cork as an insulator.
Handmade super support Birkenstocks. Handmade in Germany. A store favorite. Now available in soft-sole version. Sizes up to European size 50 (16). We carry a variety of styles and colors.
BRAND X The original Huarache from Oaxaca, Mexico. Colors for women include Natural, Red, Turquoise and Brown. Mens sizes up to 15. Still made with real tire bottoms.
The Original Wallabee, Desert Boot and Trek. Sizes to 15
Always in style, the Chuck Taylor All-Stars in Black or white Low-top and Hi-Top. We also have the low-cut oxford in Navy Blue. Children's colors include Pink, Red, Green in addition to the Black, White and Navy. Adult sizes to 17.
Crocs "Cayman", the original soft clog. We stock sizes 6-7 (babies) to Men's 17. Too many colors to mention. We also have the very popular Crocs sandals in childrens, womens and mens. Finally, our newer selection of Crocs dress "wedgies" include the "step-in" and the beautiful new canvas additions. Many womens crocs sandals and dress wedgies to size 12
The ever popular Daniel Green womens slipper, available in multiple widths. We stock the simple ballet slipper, but are happy to special order any style.
Voted 2008 "Shoe of the Year", with a specifically designed, light-weight sole, the new Dansko is the fashion answer to Plantar Fasciitis. It's sole realigns the body to ease pressure on back, hips and knees, distributing the weight more naturally than conventional footwear. Available in mens & womens. Recommended by podiatrists and chiropractors.
Quality Mens Dress and Casual Shoes in multiple widths (B to 6E) up to size 18 owned and design by New Balance. Dunham also make men's sandal up to size 17 in widths. They use all quality leathers, have a deep heel cup for special supports, if necessary. Recommended by Podiatrists for Plantar fasciitis, back problems and diabetic. Many of the shoes are oil resistant and waterproof.
Evans slippers, available since 1804 still provide quality home lounging with extended sizes and widths available. We currently stock the "Chicopee" style, but are happy to take special orders.
The ORIGINAL fitness sandal. Made with three separate densities in the patented foam sole, the fitflop gently exercises the hips and buttocks as you walk. No additional equipment necessary, this sandal's unique design has made it virtually impossible to keep in the store. Also available in a "clog" and completely enclosed style. You've got to try them on and walk (yes, we let you walk outside and really feel this very unique footwear.) ALL FITFLOPS ARE ON SALE!! We will not be carrying this brand anymore.
A favorite for men and women, hush puppies come in casual and dress footwear for men and women. We feature "The Body Shoe" for women in Black, White and Stone, sizes 5-12, N, M, W, EW. We also have some cute, comfortable work shoes for women. Men's style include the "Gil", "Sawyer", and "Sutton"...all favorites in extended widths. Due to significant price increases we will be consolidating our Hush Puppies Stock. Men's Sutton and Women's Body Shoe are ON SALE.
NEW from HAWAII...yes, these extremely comfortable, supportive "flip flops" are made in Hawaii. The cushioned innersoles are made of "nova" suede and with stand salt water. They are also anti-bacterial and won't mark boat decks. Treat yourself to the most comfortable "slippah" ever made...and the are genuinely Made in Hawaii.
Yes, "Smileys" are still around. We stock up to size 15 in Black, White and Navy Blue. Jack Purcell is still a leader in comfortable, casual footwear.
Still a store favorite, U.S. KEDS Champion oxford in canvas and washable leather. We stock sizes 4-12 (when available), S, N, M, W, XW in White, Black, Navy Blue and Stone.
La Plume comfort slides and sandals, still made in Italy, available in a rainbow of colors. Most styles are adjustable. All leather and leather lined, La Plume remains one of the best made sandals available.
Meltonian boot and shoe cream remains one of the best quality polishes available. Colors: Black, Brown, Navy Blue, White.
Still the leader in moccasin footwear, we stock a large variety of styles and colors. Included are deerskin, moosehide and traditional leathers. Sizes to 11 for women, 17 for men. We also stock baby and children's moccasins. Colors include white, cream, tan, carmel, brown, chestnut, black....AND "YES" we have the '60's "fringe moc" for women, and the "ankle moc" for men. We also stock the "concho" and "zipper boot". Tradition "canoe mocs" in a variety and colors with or without beaded patterns are also in stock. Finally, we have many of the moccasin styles with acrylic or natural sheepskin lining....m-m-m-m-m-m, cozy!
PROCARE FIT SPECIALISTS, Tenni-Moc's specializes in fitting the most problematic foot. We stock men's, women's, & children's New Balance. Sizes 4-13, 4A to 4E for women, 5-22, 2A to 6E for men, bab


text:
More NBA
Articles from RotoWire's fantasy archives that mention Randy Foye's name.
September 10, 2014
NBA Draft Strategy: Head-to-Head Playoff Team Rankings
RotoWire's J.J. Calle broke down which NBA teams have the best schedules during the head-to-head fantasy playoffs.
August 26, 2014
NBA Draft Kit: Position Battles (Northwest Division)
There is plenty of young talent in the Northwest Division this year that could lead to a lot of unique players having value this season.
August 5, 2014
NBA Draft Kit: Contract-Year Players 2014-15
RotoWire's Josh Lloyd has produced a breakdown of all the potential contract-year players for the 2014-15 season. Who do you think is going to play harder for a big contract?
June 27, 2014
2014 NBA Draft: Winners and Losers
RotoWire's Nick Pitner breaks down the winners and losers from Thursday's 2014 NBA Draft.
Rebound & Rant: On the Road to the NBA
RotoWire's Ken Crites recorded his immediate reactions in a stream-of-consciousness blog. If you wish Jack Kerouac were an NBA blogger, this is your kind of piece.
April 15, 2014
NBA Daily Games Cheat Sheet: Tuesday
With only two games on the schedule for Tuesday, finding good value plays in fantasy daily games will be important, especially with a number of big name players injured or in line for rest
April 13, 2014
Hoops Lab: Accountability
In what has become a yearly tradition, Andre' Snellings has once again put put his money where his mouth is and gone back through some of the predictions he made in the Hoops Lab earlier in the season to see how well he did.
NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Final Week
Stephen Curry and the Warriors have two games in this final week as he tops the Point Guard rankings.
April 11, 2014
NBA Waiver Wire: That's a Wrap
In his final Waiver Wire of the season, Charlie Zegers takes a look back at players' value during drafts and whether they lived up to their draft-day price tag this season.
April 10, 2014
NBA Daily Games Cheat Sheet: Thursday
With only two games on the slate Thursday, finding good value sleepers will likely be the difference as to whether or not you finish in the money
April 6, 2014
Hoops Lab: Winning Without Superstars
With so many of the top players injured, who can save your team? Andre' Snellings runs down the best players to target over the final week of the season.
NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 24
The Clippers and Knicks have just two games this week, making most of their players unusable in weekly formats.
March 30, 2014
NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 23
How much does Jeremy Lin's value increase with Patrick Beverley out for the year? Find out in this week's NBA Rankings.
March 23, 2014
NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 22
The Trail Blazers have five games this week, making some of their marginal players useful. On the flip side, the Warriors play just two games, putting into question the value of most of their players.
March 19, 2014
Daily Fantasy Basketball 101: SportsTradex Daily Strategy
Michael Rathburn tackles SportsTradex and their unique daily games offerings.
March 18, 2014
NBA Barometer: Antic Road Show
Pero Antic is putting up standard-league production and remains tragically underowned.
March 16, 2014
NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Clippers Docked
We'll have fewer invocations of Lawler's Law, Bingos, and Slam Dunks from DeAndre Jordan the rest of the Clippers crew this week, as they have just two games.
March 12, 2014
DraftKings NBA: Value Plays for the Week
Dave Loughran gives some of his best daily games value plays for the week
March 9, 2014
NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 20
The frustrating Bucks have five games this week, while the Lakers have just two. If you have any fringe Lakers players, we'd sub them out for fringe Bucks.
March 7, 2014
If you're looking for value plays, Dave Loughran has some players to watch for in daily games.
March 4, 2014
Daily Fantasy Basketball 101: DailyMVP Overview
Shannon McKeown tests out DailyMVP's new basketball offering, FASTBREAK.
March 2, 2014
NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 19
The Lakers have five games this week, so they'll have a lot of interesting options to use. On the flip side, ORL, PHI, and TOR have just two games, so a lot of their players will need to be benched.
February 23, 2014
NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 18
The Bobcats, Timberwolves, and Heat only have two games each this week, so owners will have some tough decisions to make on players like Dwyane Wade.
February 21, 2014
NBA Waiver Wire: Post-Deadline Roundup
The trade deadline came and went Thursday, and RotoWire's Charlie Zegers is here to break down the resulting fantasy implications, as well as provide his weekly waiver wire value picks.
February 18, 2014
In our first slate of games following the All-Star break, several prominent players could make their respective returns.
February 16, 2014
NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 17
There aren't any games on Monday, but some sites still require that your weekly lineup get set by Sunday evening. Use our rankings to help you get an advantage.
February 10, 2014
Daily Fantasy Basketball 101: How to Win with Home/Road Splits
Michael Rathburn dives head first into home/road splits and how to use this data to your advantage in daily fantasy basketball contests.
NBA Daily Games Cheat Sheet: Monday
There are six games on the schedule Monday, and Chris Barnes has some picks he'd consider using in daily games lineups.
February 9, 2014
NBA Weekly Player Rankings: Week 16 All-Star Break
With the All-Star break leaking into this week, most teams have two games, while LAC, NYK, ORL, and PHO play just once.
February 7, 2014
Daily Fantasy Basketball 101: SportsTradex Overview
Michael Rathburn tackles SportsTradex and their unique daily games offerings.
Advanced Search
Ask An Expert – Basketball
Auction Values
Cheat Sheets
Cheat Sheets – Point Guards
Cheat Sheets – Shooting Guards
Cheat Sheets – Small Forwards
Cheat Sheets – Power Forwards
Cheat Sheets – Centers
Daily NBA Lineups
Depth Charts
Draft Kit
Draft Software
Draft Software – FAQ
Injury Updates
Local Papers
News – Latest
News – Recap
News – Free Agents
News – Centers
News – Forwards
News – Guards
Opponent Averages
Position Eligibility
Projections – Rest Of Season
Projections – Daily
Projections – Changes
Rankings - Custom Points
Rankings - Custom Points H2H
Rankings - Custom Roto
Rankings - Custom Roto H2H
Rankings – Keepers
Rankings – Rookies
Rankings – Weekly
Rankings – Centers
Rankings – Forwards
Rankings – Guards
Rankings – Point Guards
Rankings – Power Forwards
Rankings – Shooting Guards
Rankings – Small Forwards
Stats – Per Game
Stats – Per 36 Min
Stats – Totals
Upcoming Games
Fantasy Basketball Columns
Advanced Stats Analysis
Box Score Breakdown
Category Strategy
Daily Fantasy Basketball 101
DraftKings NBA
FanDuel NBA
Fantasy Basketball Podcast
Fielkow's Law NBA
Hoops Lab
NBA Barometer
NBA Blog
NBA Daily Games Cheat Sheet
NBA Daily Games Strategy
NBA Draft Kit
NBA Draft Strategy
NBA Injury Analysis
NBA Mock Draft
NBA Rookie Prospect Report
NBA Team Previews
NBA Waiver Wire
NBA Weekly Player Rankings
The Give and Go


text:
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
Blog | About | Contact | Submit Mod | Join Mod DB | Site Map | Media Kit | RSS
© 2002 - 2014 DBolical Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved. 2070 modders.
In Adam's Venture Episode 3: Revelations, you get to experience a flashback Adam has to earlier events in Oxford, which have set his adventure in motion. Left for dead by the megalomaniac Clairvaux leader in Solomon's collapsing palace, Adam relives his first meeting with Evelyn and their expedition to the small French town of Luz. Templar secrets, powerful corporations and the importance of keeping a promise all fight for attention in his feverish mind. Will he come to his senses in time to save Evelyn and the day? It's up to you in this third installment of the episodic series.


text:
These are efforts to find my aesthetic.
All photographs by Eunice Choi, unless stated otherwise.
Let the kids have their fun.
Smith and Mills, in Tribeca.
Around the corner from where I work, this is another beautiful space with great food and great drinks. I like the Nathaniel Moore - you tell the bartender what your favorite spirit is, and he'll whip up an off-menu, custom cocktail for you. In the summer, I enjoyed a gin and cucumber drink, garnished with sea salt and black pepper.
They also have one of the coolest bathrooms in New York City. You'll know what I mean when you see it.
Wednesday is my weekend.
"I had no idea that it was a light-sensitive, fragile thing. It just didn't occur to me. And that was it – that there was this two part process: this act of looking and observing, and then this technical part, this magic that you couldn't fully understand or control but you could potentially harness. And that's what I love about it still – it's looking and it's harnessing technology. It's recording sight, recording what the world looks like. "
New York beauty.
October is over, and so officially begins the holiday season.
Everything wonderful about fall - briskness of air, coziness of the indoors, tight-knit communities - is only about to intensify this coming month.
I welcome it with open, wool-clad arms.
I truly, truly adore the sheets that I am sleeping in these days.


text:
Save the date: On april 7 - 10 the droidcon Berlin will start in the fifth season. And for the first time at the Kosmos Berlin in the heart of Germany´s capital city. Stay tuned for more info like ticketing and program details.
Deadline was February 1, 2013 - submission is closed
Android is the most popular mobile platform worldwide. The droidcon conference has influenced the Android ecosystem from the very early stages, that is since 2009. In April 2013 the community is invited to Berlin one more time.
Slides () and videos () available in the program table
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors


text:
Mid and Late Round Guard and Center Prospects
The 2010 NFL Draft is barely over the horizon and will officially be three weeks away as of Thursday. Fans and draftniks alike have settled around defensive end and outside linebacker as the two biggest options for the Falcons at #19. Brandon Graham and Sean Weatherspoon are the two favorites among the media and Bird fans alike. The possibility of both players being gone has definitely entered the mock draft projections recently. Many believe that Thomas Dimitroff and Company may elect to go center or guard at #19. The idea makes many fans happy since the offensive line situation is very vulnerable heading into this season, with Tyson Clabo, Harvey Dahl, and Justin Blalock all entering their last year of their contract and Todd McClure may retire at any time.
It's almost a certainty that the Falcons will draft at least one or more offensive lineman, but the big mystery remains on when and where the Birds will elect to pick their


text:
Greenmarket Report: Bed-Stuy
Noni, 13, along with Shane Jiles-Joseph, 18 and Demetris Edwards, 17 are running a produce stand with the help of Lloyd Porter of Bread Stuy and Tom Strumolo, Greenmarket manager. The idea came to Lloyd at the beginning of the summer. He wanted to fatten up the Greenmarket that sits across the street from his coffee shop while sneaking in a few lessons of entrepreneurship and job skills. He's hoping it will bring more customers and in turn, attract more farmers.
Before today Noni, Shane and Demetris sought advice from the kids at Added Value, an urban, kid-run farm in Red Hook, Brooklyn. They got ideas on how to display their product (keep it full and colorful), how to treat customers (be friendly) and how to work quickly (keep the prices in your head). Both Shane and Demetris have other jobs (Shane at Duane Reade and Demetris at City College book store) so they appreciate the time outdoors and occasionally take breaks between customers to dance to the music coming from a dj across the street.
All three seem excited at the prospect of running their own stand. They're making connections between the land and their food. And they're learning: one farmer explained that his carrots were so tiny because of a microscopic worm that took over them. Shane discovered a new love for tart skin and sweet flesh of concord grapes.
At their stand on Saturdays: string beans, $2/lb; apple cider, $2.50/half gallon; concord grapes, $4; collard greens, $2/bunch; tomatoes, $2/lb; Macintosh, Red Delicious and Granny Smith apples, $1/lb; string beans, $2/lb; bread, $2/ea; mums, $5/ea.
4 Comments
It is good to see the Greenmarkets getting exposure. I also like that Added Value is becoming so influential.
Anyone know the address and days for this market? My guy lives in the nabe and we would love to go.
Its on the corner of Decatur and Lewis.
The market is open on Saturdays from 8:30 - 3:30. There are 3-4 other farmers present at the market, which is sponsored by the Shops of Lewis Avenue Merchants Association.


text:
TT Type - Officer Patrol - Argus Thermal Imaging/e2v Technologies
The TT Type is a full-spec thermal imaging camera designed for security and law...
New for Vertex 820/920 radios, Klein Electronics has introduced the Sentry Professional 2-Wire Surveillance Earpiece. Specially designed and newly manufactured for the Vertex 820 and 920 Public Safety Series radios, this earpiece kit features a comfortable acoustic coil tube that comes in black or clear, an internal dual PTT button and microphone for extra street life, junction box with strain reliefs and premium grade thicker cabling, and swivel clothing clip. The Sentry is only available through Klein Electronics.
For more information, click here
Request information about this product
Tags: Klein Electronics, Radios/Accessories, Listening Devices, Surveillance


text:
Live Draw
1,000 - 5,000 downloadsAdd this app to your listsTweets por @AppsZoom
Live Draw is a social drawing and guessing game that works in real time (live). This game is best played when you are face-to-face with your friends (like at parties).
Whatever you draw on your phone instantly appears on your friend's phone. Your friends can also see what letters you're guessing on their screen. With Live Draw you can guess before they've even finished drawing.
For the best experience, you should use Wifi (if you can), but normal mobile networks should work (unless you live underground for some reason).
1. Get together with a friend.
2. Install Live Draw on your phones.
3. Click "New Game" and tap your friend's name.
4. Tell your friend to open Live Draw on their phone.
5. Draw the thing described at the top of the screen.
6. Watch your friend tap in the letters as they guess.
Enjoy! :-)
Tags: menu on top screen drawing paint.
In the latest version of Live Draw, we added better handling for when Facebook goes wrong, optional Facebook wall posting (to invite friends), and a blue background to the main menu screen. Enjoy! :-)
(62 stars)
Waste of download its slow amd u have tolog in with facebook what if u dont have one shame
(62 stars)
Works perfectly on my SG2 and my Android Tablet!
(62 stars)
(62 stars)
So much better than draw something
(62 stars)
As the author I'm obliged to tell you this is the best app ever written. 5 stars! /me pats himself on the back.
(62 stars)
Why it doesnt open ? It keep loading the facebook bage . It doesnt even open the facebook so that i be able to sign in and play .. what should i do
(62 stars)
I download twice and it won't work, it just keeps blinking on the Facebook login, I would really love to play it if I could open it... 4 stars for the idea of it...


text:
A collection of news and information related to Appalachian National Scenic Trail published by this site and its partners.
Top Appalachian National Scenic Trail Articles
Displaying items 45-55
An Afghanistan veteran 'walks off the war' on the Appalachian Trail
Georgia getaways: big city, little city and small town
Shenandoah National Park offers stellar ridge-top vistas of high, rocky places
Slate: The blind hiker
How we work out: The MIHA Hiking Group
Whole Foods' John Mackey: Business is 'fundamentally heroic'
Car plows into Virginia 'Trail Days' parade-goersStory | May 18, 2013 | 6:59 PMA traditional weekend of merriment in a small Virginia mountain town was disrupted Saturday when a man lost control of his car and drove into a crowd of parade participants. Several people had to be taken to hospitals by ground and air ambulance, but...
Kutztown dad spends Father's Day cycling cross-country to help his daughterStory | Jun 16, 2013 | 9:22 PMPeter Karch spent Father's Day on a bike. It was his way of honoring his daughter. The 71-year-old Kutztown resident is on a mission to bicycle more than 4,000 miles from California to Virginia to raise funds for his daughter's health institute. I spoke...
Cheating a forgivable offense?Story | Apr 10, 2013 | 4:32 PMBy Jessica Reynolds Former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner wants to be New York City's next mayor, he admitted in an interview with New York Times Magazine. Weiner's political committee has already spent $100,000 on research and polling to see......
Hiking the AT as a spiritual experienceStory | Sep 25, 2012 | 4:32 PMThere are people living in small towns along the 2,180-mile-long Appalachian Trail who are known as "Trail Angels" for helping hikers who need food, shelter, medical and, sometimes, spiritual care. Now there's evidence that the experience...
#Pa. #Fall #foliage beginning to showStory | Sep 25, 2012 | 4:24 PMExpect fall foliage in the Southeastern corner of Pennsylvania to be at about 5 percent of its fall-best, according to the state's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Bureau of Forestry. The Bureau of Forestry issued its first weekly fall...


text:
Featured Story
How Investors Can Unlock the Power of Profit Margins
Running a business is all about making a profit, so it makes sense that one of the best measures of a company's performance is its profit margins.
Strong profit margins almost always mean a company is well-run, stable, and making money.
A company with healthy profit margins indicates it is efficient at allocating capital and controlling costs, so it can deliver more revenue to the bottom line.
It also means the business has built-in safety. Therefore, a sales slump is less likely to cause an operating loss.
To continue reading, please click here...
Read More...
- Can "Perceptual Computing" Help Intel Get Its Groove Back? It's like something out of "Star Trek." This new technology could help the chip giant turn things around for good. Read More...
Microsoft, Intel and Cisco Follow Path Predicted in 'Leaders to Laggards' Series
Money Morning subscribers who read our Leaders to Laggards series on the flagging fortunes of Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) and Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) weren't surprised by subsequent developments, since we told you exactly what to expect.
The Leaders to Laggards articles described how each company's failure to anticipate changes in their markets undermined their ability to grow revenue. Consequently, their stocks - which many investors rode to massive profits in the 1990s - have languished for the past decade.
Those tribulations have continued since the publication of our series. Microsoft and Cisco have struggled mightily, and as predicted, only Intel has managed to make headway.
Why Intel Is Still a 'Buy'Intel surprised Wall Street with better-than-expected earnings last week - its standout divisions pointing the way to the future growth that for years had eluded the company.
Profits were up 2%, while revenue jumped 21% year-over-year. And gross margins edged up to 64% from 61% in the previous quarter.
Revenue from data centers, which provide the infrastructure for the cloud-computing trend that is now beginning to dominate mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, was up 15.2% and accounted for nearly 20% of total sales.
Intel sees data centers as a major source of growth. The company expects sales to rise to $10 billion this year and to $20 billion within five years.
An even bigger surprise was the strength in the chipmaker's PC business, which accounted for 64% of Intel's revenue. Sales of the PC division rose 11% despite sluggish growth of about 2.5% in the overall PC market.
"We knew that there would be strength in the servers, but to see double-digit growth in their PC unit is great," Michael Shinnick, a money managerat Wasatch Advisors Inc.,told Bloomberg News.
Click here to continue reading...
Read More...
- What's Wrong with Intel Corp.? Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald is back on FoxBusiness' "Bulls & Bears" program for a look at technology companies' earnings reports. While some are thriving, others like Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) are stuck in a stock price standstill. Watch Fitz-Gerald and his "B&B" counterparts debate whether or not Intel is a "Buy." Read More...
Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) and AMD (Nasdaq: AMD) Betting Big on Combination Chips
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicks off tomorrow (Wednesday) night with a keynote address from Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) Chief Executive Officer Steve Balmer. But the big attraction at the Las Vegas conference will be the so-called "combination chips" expected to be unveiled by Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (Nasdaq: AMD).
The highly-anticipated chips could deliver one of the biggest advances in years for the
technology that powers laptop and desktop computers, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
The new chips are designed to incorporate the microprocessors that calculate formulas and run the software on most personal computers with the more obscure graphics processing units (GPU) - the devices responsible for rendering images in video games and movies and converting audio files for listening.
Read More...
Why Upbeat Earnings Reports Mean Caution to Investors
While earnings reports continue to pour out each day, investors should be careful before being excitedly swayed by strong financials - there is much more of the big picture to consider.
Stocks failed to get traction in the middle of last week after Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) earnings reports underwhelmed investors, and Friday they spun off the road. The culprit: Fears that recent earnings gains represented a peak, and that weak readings on the economy were more representative of current conditions.
Retail sales disappointed and the Federal Reserve cut its 2010 growth forecast. Even word that Singapore grew at a record pace of 19.3% in the second quarter couldn't lift the air of despondency on Wall Street.�
To read why there's a cloud over Wall Street, click here.
Read More...
Tech Stocks Priced for Bargain Deals, Edge Higher on Analyst Upgrades
Analyst upgrades lifted the technology sector on Monday, as cheap valuations and strong balance sheets in tech companies are making for good buys, as outlined in Money Morning's Midyear Forecast on tech stocks.
Analysts say tech stocks haven't been this cheap since 1992, excluding a brief period before the March 2009 bull market started, and now is the time to buy.
"Tech stocks have some of the strongest balance sheets in the S&P 500," Bruce Bittles, chief investment strategist of Robert W. Baird & Co., told Bloomberg. "The valuations are inexpensive - that's another plus. It's a good time to invest in tech."
Read More...
Caution Is the Buzzword After Last Week's Stock Market Drop
Risk aversion was the story of the week last week amid rising exasperation with Eurozone countries to act in unison to solve their debt afflictions and swelling concerns that financial reform may constrain U.S. financial companies' profits. Economic reports didn't offer much help to the stock market, as industrial manufacturing outlooks showed a surprising amount of slowing.
Stocks mounted a modest bounce on Friday after a week that saw the major market averages sink another 2% to 4%. All of the positive action in the week came in a single low-volume session on Thursday that didn't ultimately do much to erase the negative tone of the worst May since the Kennedy administration.
More troublesome was the fact that positive corporate earnings news and mergers failed to bolster the appetite for stocks. Companies as varied as Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL), Chicos FAS Inc. (NYSE: CHS), Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BRCD) and Sears Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: SHLD) beat analysts' expectations this month but saw their shares thrashed by up to 20%.
Most emerging markets fell hard during the week, and there was a broad sense that institutional investors were purging portfolios of high-beta assets that could be vulnerable to a slowdown in earnings growth. This is why bland food makers like Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB) and General Mills (NYSE: GIS) have survived the month without a crunch, but more economically sensitive companies like Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) have flailed.
While the Standard & Poor's 500 Index did not close on Friday above its 200-day average -- the level that separates bull cycles from bear cycles -- the Nasdaq 100, Midcap 400 and Smallcap 600 did. This will be used by bulls as evidence that the May decline was just a modest setback on an upward journey.
Yet bears are making a good case that this is much more than a mere correction. Breadth has been hellaciously negative except for the 11-1 positive session on Thursday, and less than 100 stocks are making new highs on the three major U.S. exchanges. Plus volume has been much bigger on down days than up days, a sign of distribution.
Read More...
- Eight Semiconductor Stocks To Charge Up Your Portfolio Today's world literally runs on semiconductors. Virtually every device that plugs in or uses a battery has its functions controlled by semiconductors of one type or another. And, with spending curtailed in the recent financial crisis, many of the semiconductors in use are either wearing out or going out of date. But, good times are here again for semiconductors. Here's how to make a profit on the new semiconductor boom market. Read More...
Intel and JPMorgan Results Boost Fourth Quarter Earnings Season, but Market Swoons
Stock market bellwethers Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) gave earnings season a booster shot Friday when they released fourth-quarter results that exceeded analysts' expectations.
And even though the market reacted negatively to the news -- suffering its worst losses of the New Year -- their results add positive momentum to an earnings season that is expected to provide an abundance of good news.
For the first time since the second quarter of 2007, fourth quarter earnings of stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index should be higher than they were the year before.� That would break the longest losing streak since S&P began keeping track of operating earnings in 1991.
Read More...


text:
Tagged Questions
143 views
Setting up a coming soon page. Should I create a whole database for "Sign up now for updates" email addresses?
I'm helping a friend set up a "Coming Soon" page for his website. Naturally, he wants people to enter their email addresses so they can get updates about the status of the website. I know I can set up ...


text: Karl Wend, 95, at rest September 2, 2012 at Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital. Lifelong resident of Lemont, Mr. wend along with his father and brothers operated Wends Lounge in Lemont for many years. Survived by his brothers Milton and Albert (Jean), nephew David, niece Karen (Jack) Lebert and great nieces Natalie and Hannah Lebert. Preceded in death by his sister Vanita and his brother Emil and his parents Emil and Wilhelmina nee Zeuner. Funeral Services Friday September 7, 2012 at 11 A.M. at Gerharz-Cappetta Funeral Home 501 State St., Lemont. Reverend Michael Gudgel officiating. Visiitation Friday from 9 A.M. till time of services. Entombment River Hills Memorial Park, Batavia. Info 630-257-2123 or www.gerharzfuneralhome.com.


text:
I think same sex couples should be able to get married.
Today President Obama announced his personal support for gay marriage, because "gay and lesbian Americans should be treated fairly and equally." We're thrilled to have Obama as an ally in the fight for equality and hope his message will resonate across America.
To celebrate we're giving away Legalize Gay tees FREE with any purchase using the code OBAMARULES online, today-only. Legalize Gay