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Apple, Samsung Start New Round in Koh's Courtroom
April 01, 2014
Jury selection began Monday in the latest lawsuit between Apple and Samsung, being heard before Judge Lucy Koh in a United States District Court in San Jose, Calif. Apple is seeking about $2 billion in damages from Samsung for infringing its patents on smartphone and tablet technology, while Samsung is countersuing for about $7 million for two patents it claims Apple has infringed.
Apple Patent Addresses Texting-Walking Risk
March 28, 2014
Texting and walking can be dangerous, but Apple could be aiming to make it less so, judging from a patent awarded Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Apple has found an innovative way to use an electronic communication device's camera to continuously capture and present video images as background within a text-messaging session, suggests its Transparent Texting patent application.
HTC Flips Switch on One M8 Buzz Machine
March 26, 2014
Ask the Internet. That's the pitch in HTC's TV ads for its new flagship smartphone, the HTC One M8. It's a pitch that hopes to acquire by word of mouth what HTC was unable to get for its predecessor: consumer mindshare. "The challenge for any vendor outside of Samsung and Apple in the North American market is to get on the radar screen," said Gartner analyst Van L. Baker.
China Seeks Answers About NSA/Huawei Report
March 25, 2014
China's government is asking the U.S. to explain itself -- and to knock it off with all the cyberespionage -- following reports that the National Security Agency has had its way with Chinese telecom giant Huawei. The NSA reportedly penetrated Huawei servers to monitor communications among company executives, and to gain access to the dealings of Huawei customers.
Report: NSA Listens to International Calls From the Past
March 19, 2014
The National Security Agency reportedly possesses a system that enables it to record telephone calls -- all telephone calls -- in a foreign country, and review conversations for up to a month after they took place. The system is said to be akin to a time machine, allowing for retroactive snooping on foreign targets. Billions of calls are stored in a 30-day rolling buffer.
Apple Flirts With Lower-End Mobile Market
March 18, 2014
Facing unrelenting pressure to come up with a new killer device, plus strong competition from Android smartphones, Apple on Tuesday unveiled lower-cost versions of its iPhone 5c and 9.7-inch iPad. The company debuted an 8-GB version of the 5c in Europe, and it revived the iPad 4, calling it the "iPad with Retina display." Both items are offered at what are relatively low prices for Apple devices.
All Hacks on Deck: Japan Invites Hackers to Go At Government
March 18, 2014
Japan invited hackers -- nice ones, that is -- to go to town on the nation's government departments Tuesday. The move is designed to expose weaknesses in cyberdefenses and bolster national security ahead of the 2020 Olympics. Japan enlisted 50 cyberdefense specialists to gather at an emergency response center in Tokyo; an additional 100-plus were stationed offsite.
Google Now Encrypting Searches in China
March 14, 2014
Google's years-long spat with Beijing just began a new chapter. The company has begun encrypting searches made by people in China, where Google has long run afoul of regulations designed to keep a tight lid on searches deemed inappropriate. Google's encryption of searches in China reportedly will prevent the "Great Firewall of China" from detecting when users search for certain terms.
Windows Phone: New Friends, New Markets, New Lease on Life?
March 14, 2014
Following months of speculation that Microsoft may be rethinking its approach to getting its beleaguered Windows Phone into the hands of more consumers, two reports came to light on Thursday suggesting that indeed may be the case. First, Huawei CMO Shao Yang reportedly said that his company was planning a similar dual-booting device for release in the U.S. in the second quarter of this year.
Apple's CarPlay Gambit: Retract One Claw to Hook With Another
March 07, 2014
Apple's CarPlay initiative is a profoundly new tactic for Apple. Compared to its behavior in recent years, when Apple has focused intense control over every element of its product environment -- from packaging, hardware and operating systems to the submission process for its App Stores -- Apple's stance in its CarPlay initiative is a very big deal.
Watch Out, NSA - Here Comes the Snowden Phone
March 06, 2014
Brash startup mobile carrier FreedomPop, which leases bandwidth from Sprint and has launched several aggressive programs to help it take off, on Wednesday unveiled the Privacy Phone -- nicknamed the "Snowden Phone" -- a Samsung Galaxy SII tweaked to be highly secure. The fully encrypted device costs $189, which includes unlimited talk, text and 500 MB of data for three months.
Beijing to Officials: Please, No Smartphones During Session
March 05, 2014
Officials partaking in China's National People's Congress, which began Wednesday, have been asked to please not mess around on their mobile devices during the session. A state-owned newspaper published a list of rules for attendees, including this one: "Do not use your phones to send text messages or make phone calls during meeting; do not use your computer or phone to play games."
Now Drivers Can Engage Siri in Safe CarPlay
March 04, 2014
Apple on Monday unwrapped its CarPlay auto initiative at the Geneva International Motor Show, less than a month after Google announced its grand plans to bring Android into automobiles with its Open Automotive Alliance. CarPlay will enable iPhone users to make calls, consult maps, play music and receive messages either through the vehicle's native interface or through voice commands.
Galaxy S5 Could Win Over Mobile Payment Skeptics
March 04, 2014
Consumers love their smartphones, but a substantial number of them don't love using them to pay for purchases. With Samsung's introduction of its Galaxy S5 phone last week, the company is betting it can change some of those consumers' minds on that subject. Like Apple's iPhone 5s, the S5 has a fingerprint scanner. Unlike the Apple product, though, the S5's scanner can be used to pay for things.
Mobile's Year of Living Big, Strong and Superpowerfully
March 03, 2014
At last week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the major players showed up loaded for bear. Wearable computers became more robust, we got another Android fork, phones acquired superpowers, and it became clear that big -- really big -- is going to be all around us. Oh, and if you are into power and performance, this is the beginning of your era.
Boeing Unveils Suicidally Secure Smartphone
February 27, 2014
Boeing this week filed an application with the United States Federal Communications Commission for a secure Android smartphone called the "Black" that will self-destruct if anyone tries to physically open the case. The company will offer it to the U.S. defense and security communities. The Black has endless modularity capabilities, according to Boeing.
Google Issues Clarion Call for Project Ara Devs
February 27, 2014
Google is ramping up its plans to bring the Project Ara modular smartphone to market by scheduling its first developer conference. The company will hold the conference on April 15-16 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. A limited number of developers will be able to attend the conference in person, but anyone can participate online through a live stream and interactive Q&A.
BlackBerry Tries to Bring Back That Lovin' Feelin'
February 25, 2014
BlackBerry has announced new handsets and services aimed at moving the company forward. At the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, CEO John Chen debuted two new phones -- the Q20 and the low-cost Z3. The Q20 offers the classic BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard and experience on BlackBerry 10. It features BlackBerry's physical Menu, Back, Send, and End buttons along with a trackpad.
Windows XP to Live On in China
February 25, 2014
A handful of Chinese Web companies are banding together to provide user support -- system upgrades, security services and the like -- to domestic users after Microsoft turns out the lights on Windows XP. Microsoft announced that it's going to punt on Windows XP in early April. Alas, an estimated 25-plus percent of China's computers run on the operating system. But fear not!
Samsung's 'Meaningful Innovation' Crusade
February 25, 2014
Samsung hinted it wasn't about to rock the mobile world with the choice of the warmup band for its Unpacked 2014 event Monday -- the Barcelona Opera House Chamber Orchestra. At the event, held at the Mobile World Congress in Spain, it announced a new version of its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5, as well as an upgrade of its smartwatch, the Gear 2, and an advanced fitness band, the Gear Fit.
Nokia Mixes It Up With New Android X Family
February 24, 2014
Nokia on Monday confirmed months of speculation with the unveiling of its X family of smartphones running Android. The X, X+ and XL are priced at $123, $136 and $150, respectively. Like Nokia's low-end Asha line, the X devices come in bright colors. They borrow some of Asha's other well-received features as well. Unlike Asha, however, the X series will not be available in the U.S.
Spanish Woman's Twitter Musings Lead to Terror-Related Conviction
February 24, 2014
Twenty-one-year-old Spaniard Alba González Camacho was convicted of inciting terrorism thanks to some ill-conceived tweets about a far-left terrorist organization. She became the first person in Spain to be convicted of such charges for Twitter posts. González Camacho implored the terror group "Grapo" to murder politicians. Grapo was responsible for 80-some killings, mostly in the 1970s and 80s.
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House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced today that Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will deliver the Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address. McConnell explained in the release:
As Indiana's governor, Mitch Daniels helped improve his state's economy by fostering an environment to create jobs. An eloquent spokesman for limited government, Gov. Daniels knows that President Obama's three-year experiment in big government has made our economy worse and our future more uncertain, and he knows that Americans want a government that's simpler, streamlined and secure. He is a forceful advocate of pro-growth policies like fundamental tax reform, regulatory reform and energy security. And he is the right choice to explain the challenges we face and to outline a hopeful, common-sense vision for moving America forward by growing the economy, not the national debt.
This is all true, and Daniels is a great choice for a response speaker. But for many conservatives, watching Daniels on a national platform will only serve as a painful reminder of what could have been. Daniels had, reportedly, made the decision to run for president, and was close to announcing his entrance into the race, when his family vetoed the move.
If Mitt Romney loses the South Carolina primary to Newt Gingrich, and it looks like the Republican party will be forced to suffer through a long and destructive primary, there will be renewed calls for Daniels to enter the race.

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Another day, another Republican rape apologist. This time it's Senate candidate Richard Mourdock of Indiana who considers himself so "pro-life" that pregnancies resulting from rape are "something that God intended to happen." Democrats quickly attacked the remarks from the Tea Party-backed candidate, labeling him a "zealot."
Truly, it's astounding that in this day and age, anyone could say that in any way, shape, or form. And hey, if this is what he says in public, just imagine what he says in private. Actually, scratch that. I am not sure I want to know.
What I do know is that Romney is distancing himself from these comments, but the reality is legislating a woman's body is legislating a woman's body. The details of that and how far a man is willing to take it are really just splitting hairs.
Romney had backed Mourdock and hasn't yet withdrawn his support. Mourdock, for his part, has "apologized," claiming he only meant "God creates life" and that the idea that he believes "God preordained rape" is "sick and twisted."
Okay, dude. But YOU said it. You said it was God's plan. So you know, it's not like we are making stuff up.
Regardless of what he meant, Mourdock made it clear that women's bodies serve only as vessels for the man's seed. It doesn't matter how the clump of cells got there. If it's there, then God meant for that woman to be forced into sexual intercourse against her will and she should now be forced to carry the child of the man who did this for at least nine months.
God sounds like kind of a jerk if that is really His "plan," no?
Many politicians claim to support abortion "only" in the case of rape because this scenario is so repugnant to them. But it's all the same. Forcing a woman to carry a pregnancy against her will is just as bad no matter how the pregnancy got there. Obviously rape is worse and a woman should have the abortion she needs. But ALL women should have the right to make decisions about their OWN bodies.
A man like Mourdock is dangerously blind and stupid. Women aren't children who need to be guided around by the hand in order to make wise decisions. We are grownups just like him and we should not (and cannot) elect backwards people who want to tell us how to handle our own bodies.
It's infuriating, wrong, and sick. A vote for a Republican this year inadvertently supports this.
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I took his comment to mean what he later clarified it as meaning. God has a purpose for that little life now growing because of a terrible event.
And it is interesting to me that women who are raped are much more likely to keep the baby then a woman who has an unexpected pregnancy! (Just discovered that statistic the other day!) Maybe the women who are raped are more likely to see the baby as a blessing after having experienced something so awful. I don't know.
Men need to STFU about what happens to a woman's body, unless he is her doctor.
Well, Sasha, you said mean instead of meant so which is it? Is it mean or is it meant? ("Regardless of what he mean, Mourdock made it clear that women's bodies serve only as vessels for the man's seed.") I mean YOU said it after all, and according to your principles it's too late to clarify it now. And can I just add? What an absolutely stupid statement for you to make. He clearly said no such thing. You are in fact making this up. Here's the entire statement since Sasha couldn't be bothered to provide it in her article. "I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize life is that gift from God," Mourdock said. "And I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen." it's pretty clear from the entire statement that he really did mean what he explained in his later clarification. I DESPISE the way liberal stir bloggers intentionally misinform their readers. It's disgusting.
Absolutely, it angers me. It's disgusting. This kind of thinking seems to be the norm now for these conservative asshats. That's good though. People can see them for what they are.
And bullshit he "didn't mean it that way". I see no twisting of words. He realized he said something that could hurt his chances and now he's backtracking. You can believe whatever you want personally but you don't get to legislate your religious beliefs. If they have no intention of bringing their religious beliefs into law, as billsfan says, then they would say so. The second you bring up religion as a reason for a law (abortion, gay marriage, etc)...your argument is invalid. "God wills it"? Funny...that's the same thing terrorists say to justify their acts.


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An employee of College Hunks Hauling Junk – a Tampa-based company – is being praised for his act of chair-ity.
The man was apparently on a job when he got stuck in an elevator with an elderly woman who had trouble standing.
It's his nice gesture that's going viral this morning. He got down on his hands and knees and allowed the elderly woman to sit on his back until they were freed from the elevator.
The company says they've received a lot of positive feedback since the picture hit the Internet.
It's unclear how long the people were stuck in that elevator. A Facebook post from the company said that the man is 23-year-old Cesar Larios.
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It was like rubbing salt in his wounds. On July 3, 2008, Howard Goodhue wove his way around the low spots in his Carlisle, Iowa, field, dodging the potholes that were remnants of the 2008 floods. He was planting this field for the second time this year—corn in May, soybeans now. His first crop was drowned out by nearly 10' of water less than a month earlier.
Dust drifted through the air behind his soybean drill. The injury was done, but the insult came with the realization that this field could really use a good rain. "The fish are feeding on my inputs," Howard had said in mid-June, at the height of the flood.
Howard and his son Corey are not alone. Farmers throughout the country have battled water and drought, scrambled to get a crop planted and, in many cases, replanted.
About 20% of respondents in a Farm Journal Media survey say they were forced to replant some portion of their land. On an acreage basis, it equaled 3% of the total farmed by the respondents.
Numbers fluctuate. Even now, the industry is questioning how many acres of corn and soybeans ended up in the ground. Still more questions remain unanswered about yield potential, given the fact that the survey shows that corn and soybean planting was delayed two or more weeks for 34% of producers.
When USDA announced its June acreage estimates, it cautioned the numbers would likely not be accurate. Much of the Midwest, from Indiana to Nebraska, was inundated with rainfall. Epic flooding occurred throughout the region during mid- June as USDA's survey was being completed. The agency collected new figures in July and will release updated estimates Aug. 12.
The Farm Journal Media survey indicates that farmers had actually planned considerably more corn acres than USDA reported in its March intended acreage estimate. High prices held farmers' interest in corn and only slightly fewer acres were planned for 2008 compared with last year's record-setting crop (see table).
Midwest rains, of course, dampened those plans, with the survey showing just more than 80 million in the ground. Soybean acres also suffered, but likely more due to continued strong corn prices than water.
Droughts, too. Out West and down South, the story was different. What the Midwest couldn't stop, these farmers can't get started. They need rain and lots of it.
Farmer and farm business management coach Dick Wittman is in his fourth year of significant rain shortages in the past five on his Lapwai, Idaho, cereal-grain operation.
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This "atmospheric satellite" flies at 65,000 feet, and could provide satellite-style services for a fraction of the cost.
The team of drone enthusiasts at Game of Drones has rigged up drones with paintball guns for a game of remote aerial combat.
Gathering vital data from tornado-spawning storms, these aircraft could keep more people out of harm's way.
BAE Systems unveils fascinating new concept aircraft that transform, self-heal, can 3D-print UAVs, and have concentrated laser beams to disable enemy missiles.
A mining company has ordered 25 Desert Wolf Skunk unmanned aerial vehicles for breaking up riots with pepper spray and "blinding lasers."
Just a month after word came that Facebook was interested in the 20-person drone maker, Google snatches it up for an undisclosed sum.
The US government picked several projects designed to get a grip on unmanned aerial vehicle safety, communication, navigation, air traffic control, and more.
With her rose-coloured glasses on (high-resolution, of course), Lexy looks back at her top tech moments of 2013.
BAE Systems' unmanned aircraft aims to persuade regulators that UAVs are safe to be flown in the U.K.
A textbook rental start-up will deliver its packages to Sydney customers by drone starting next spring. From ordering to delivery, the entire process could take as little as two minutes.


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Winter Park Divorce Mediation Information
In Winter Park, divorce mediation is mandatory in all contested divorces as a way to avoid the emotional roller coaster ride of a bitter courtroom battle.
Divorce mediation is the legal term that refers to a process where divorcing couples meet with a neutral third party to work out their disagreements in a less stressful environment than the courtroom.
"The best way to conclude your case is to settle it," according to a pamphlet from the 9th Judicial Circuit. "Through compromise and cooperation, a settlement can lead to greater mutual satisfaction and lessened animosity between you and your spouse. In most cases, negotiations toward settlement can be more productive and far less expensive than a trial."
Who Uses Divorce Mediation in Winter Park?
Winter Park is part of the 9th Judicial Circuit, which serves two counties, including Orange County. A branch of the Orange County courthouse is in Winter Park. A judge there will send you to mediation if you and your divorcing spouse have a contested divorce. A divorce is considered contested if:
- You and your spouse have at least one child under 18
- You and your spouse don't completely agree with the terms sought by the spouse who filed for divorce
- You or your spouse believes the marriage is not irretrievably broken and can be fixed
Topics for Negotiation
Topics to discuss during a Winter Park divorce mediation may include:
- Division of property and debts
- Whether one spouse will receive alimony
- Custody of the children and visitation
- Child support
Whether from Hannibal Square or College Quarter or any point in between, Winter Park couples should use attorneys during divorce mediation negotiations. Many mediators are reluctant to proceed without the spouses' attorneys present.
It is important to note that it is the couples who ultimately decide their own fate during mediation. The attorneys, judge, and mediator do not make decisions or rulings.
Winter Park Divorce Mediation Process
From the point judge orders an Orange County couple into divorce mediation, the couple has 10 days to find a mediator. If they do not find one, the court will select one for them. The Supreme Court of Florida must certify all mediators. Lists of certified mediators are available through the 9th Circuit Court, the court administrator or court clerk in Winter Park.
Circuit Judge Emily A. Peacock of the 13th Judicial Circuit suggests couples consider collaborative mediation. In a collaborative mediation, both sides hire attorneys just for the mediation. Should the couple not come to an agreement on the contested issues, they would then hire new attorneys to proceed through the courts.
"This allows the negotiation process to have a truly free flow of information without the posturing or withholding of information that is common in mediation, arbitration or court settings," Peacock wrote in an article for the Florida Bar Association's Family Law Section newsletter. A cooperative mediation effort "empowers the parties to self-determined outcomes" and makes a future relationship between the divorced spouses more positive.
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SATs: Taking the Test More Than Once
For the first time in the history of the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), this spring, high school juniors who take the exam will have the option of re-taking it several times and choosing which score potential colleges see. The College Board's former policy was that if you sent one score to a school, that college could also see the scores from every time you've taken the test. But starting in March, students will be able to hide undesirable SAT scores as well as how many times they actually took the test.
On the surface this appears to be a win-win for all students, but critics accuse the plan of being biased against low-income kids that might not be able to afford the $45 exam fee repeated times--or the tutoring that often goes with it.
Some universities are also wary of the plan because it potentially skews the context in which a score was achieved. For example, If a student scores a 1250 total the first time and another scores 1250 after taking it four times, do those children have the same ability? Should that matter?
Will your highschooler be taking the SAT's this spring? In your opinion, is the Score Choice plan a good thing?
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pilgrimmomJanuary 7, 2009 at 1:05 PM
Not sure, but I do know that there are'practice runs' online to help kids prepare. I do see the point about low-income kids, and I'm not sure what to think. I am low income now [cancer] but was able to give my kids a good start in a private school. They are very bright, and now we use the public school system. But...we live in an exceptionally good school district, so I think I wouldn't be able to address the issues adequately.
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it is big biz here in northern va and parents spend lots of money with tutors and all and love the idea that they can take it mutiple times....i am on the belief that if you study in highschool and try then what ever it is it will be fine. There is a college for everyone.
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My son has taken the test,And Is about to start applying to Colleges.I already have one son in College,So I'm Super Excited for Justin.He will be Graduating at the end of May 2009!He ask me everyday if my tax forms have come in the mail,So we can fill out the FASA Form! He is also applying for Scholarships,I'm sure he will receive,Hes very smart,Not missed a day of School ever,On the Track,And Cross Country teams,Student Council,And is involved in Young Life outside of School.,Amongst other great things.He is Graduating with Honors!


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TAMPA, Fla. -- The thought of finally getting back on the field under game conditions makes Cadillac Williams smile.
Seven months after undergoing major knee surgery for the second time in just over a year, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back will make his preseason debut Thursday night against the Miami Dolphins.
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"I'm looking forward to it," he said, his words not nearly matching the excitement in his voice. "I'm sure I'm going to make the most of it."
Williams was the 2005 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and became the first player in league history to begin his career with three consecutive 100-yard games. His production has been limited the past three seasons because of injuries.
A torn patellar tendon in his right knee sidelined him from September 2007 until last November, when he was activated from the physically unable to perform list only to have 2008 end in disappointment, too.
Six weeks into his comeback following a laborious rehabilitation, Williams tore the patellar tendon in his left knee when he was tackled at the end of a 28-yard run during a season-ending loss to the Oakland Raiders.
The 27-year-old is not surprised to be back on field so soon because the second injury wasn't considered as severe.
Unlike two seasons ago when the patellar tendon in his right knee was ruptured, the tendon pulled away from the bone in his left knee, making it simpler to repair and requiring less recovery time.
When training camp opened this month, Williams was able to practice without limitations.
"As soon as I did it, I was just hoping it was off the bone, which it was. I knew I could get back within six months," said Williams, who was held out of Tampa Bay's first two preseason games for precautionary reasons.
"Going through everything I went through with the first injury, I wouldn't say this one was a cakewalk, but it was so much better," Williams said. "The knee's been fabulous. I haven't missed a practice, haven't missed a beat."
Bucs coach Raheem Morris has been impressed by what he has seen. Williams will start against the Dolphins and share playing time into the third quarter with offseason acquisition Derrick Ward and Earnest Graham.
Ward ran for 1,025 yards with the New York Giants in 2008. Graham has led the Bucs in rushing the last two seasons, taking advantage of an opportunity he got -- in part -- because Williams was injured.
Williams, who rushed for 1,178 yards and six TDs as a rookie, has performed so good in practice that Morris pulled out some video from 2005 to draw comparisons to how Williams looked as a rookie.
The coach wound up compiling a tape featuring some of Williams' best runs, as well as clips of Ward and Graham. He planned to show it to the entire team when the Bucs convened at their hotel Wednesday night.
"He looks like the old Cadillac. ... I'm really ecstatic to see this young man get his first live action," Morris said.
"I told the players, he's starting (Thursday) and we're going to watch him play. He's coming out of the tunnel last (during pregame introductions). I want to see the reaction of the crowd and hear the stadium explode."
That thought also makes Williams smile.
The fifth-year pro felt he was just beginning to resemble his himself again when he was injured against the Raiders in December.
He's not happy about sitting out the first two preseasons games, and is eager to make up for lost time.
"I need the work. I need to get the timing of the offense full-speed, make cuts full-speed, take some licks," he said.
"They were being cautious, and that's OK. But the last thing on my mind is my knees. I'm good to go. Haven't felt this good in a long time."
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The Hon Tony Burke MP
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The Hon. Warren Snowdon MP
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New Indigenous Protected Area in the Gulf of Carpentaria
Media release
17 May 2012
The heart of Gulf of Carpentaria country will be protected for future generations with the declaration of the Yanyuwa Indigenous Protected Area.
Minister for Indigenous Health Warren Snowdon today joined hundreds of Yanyuwa traditional owners gathered at Borroloola on the MacArthur River to celebrate the declaration of their country as an Indigenous Protected Area.
Stretching across 130,000 hectares, from ancient land running alongside the magnificent McArthur River, the Yanyuwa Indigenous Protected Area takes in the Sir Edward Pellew Islands which are of world conservation significance and support a large number of nesting sites for green and flatback turtles and seabirds.
"Today is a celebration of the Yanyuwa people's connection with country," Mr Snowdon said.
"The Yanyuwa rangers, known as li-Anthawirriyarra or 'people of the sea', do invaluable work in looking after this spectacular country bringing conservation benefits to all Australians, as well as significant spin-off benefits for the health and wellbeing of local Aboriginal communities.
"That's why the Gillard Government is providing more than $2 million over two years to the Yanyuwa Indigenous Protected Area and li-Anthawirriyarra Working on Country rangers to support the work they do.
"Together Indigenous Protected Areas and Working on Country rangers form one of Australia's most successful conservation stories, protecting biodiversity while providing training and employment for Aboriginal people doing work that they love on their own country," Mr Snowdon said.
Environment Minister Tony Burke sent his congratulations to the Yanyuwa people, thanking them for their commitment to managing their natural and cultural heritage.
"The Yanyuwa rangers are doing vital work to protect culturally important dugong and green turtles, monitoring marine mammal populations and protecting the seagrass beds by removing debris like ghost nets, " Mr Burke said.
"They are actively managing feral cats and pigs on the islands of this IPA, where a wide range of habitats provide important refuges for native mammals threatened on the mainland.
"On the mainland, they are actively managing weeds and feral animals, protecting the McArthur River and the waterholes which give life to a variety of fish, and to bush medicine and food plants that local communities continue to use today. "Like all Indigenous Protected Areas, Yanyuwa is now part of our National Reserve System our nation's most secure way of protecting native habitat for future generations."
For more information about Yanyuwa IPA: www.environment.gov.au/indigenous/ipa/declared/yanyuwa


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Los Angeles • It could've been a killer.
Lexi Eaton drove under the basket, into traffic. The sophomore was looking to get a bucket, pass it off or draw a foul, but none of those happened.
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What happened was better: After the ball was swatted from Eaton's hands, Jennifer Hamson's long arms stretched out for it and she put a shot up herself — the last of her five attempts that night. Like the previous four, this one sank in, and Hamson got a shot for an extra point after an official called a foul on the play.
She had swept in at the right moment, characteristic of the night's performance for BYU.
"She's a girl who loves to get through and score, and I was just there in case she didn't quite make it," Hamson said of the play, which ultimately clinched the win. "So it ended up bouncing off a defender right into my hands."
Missed shots. Turnovers. Errant fouls. BYU gave Nebraska plenty of chances to steal victory out from under it in their Monday night battle in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
But just as there were slips and mistakes, flickers of leadership — of big-game composure — ended up carrying the Cougars in the 80-76 win that brought them to the Sweet 16. Often from struggles, they summoned the big moments that helped them close out a bumpy game.
The Cougars created their own luck.
There was no question the game was unravelling late for BYU. The 17-point lead was long forgotten after a 30-14 run by Nebraska in the middle of the contest. The Cougars shot worse in the second half, as Nebraska shot better. They turned the ball over as Nebraska rang up steals.
But despite all of the Cornhuskers' momentum, they could never quite catch the Cougars.
BYU always had an answer. When it was down to one, Kim Beeston, who hadn't made a shot all night, hit a 3-ball that gave them space again. Xojian Harry exploded for a trio of threes not long after, and Morgan Bailey had some late buckets and rebounds. Eaton, who had missed several shots as the Cornhuskers caught up, sank critical layups to hold onto the lead.
Even early in the game, Kylie Maeda hit 3-pointers. Stephanie Rovetti, who had hit two 3-pointers all year, sank a pair in the first half.
Coach Jeff Judkins at various points saw his team was fading, and he coaxed them on by telling them to let shots fly, even as they struggled. That the Cougars did, and they won, spoke volumes.
"I think with a game that so much is on the line, it's easy to get a little rattled when things aren't going your way," Bailey said. "But I think our how our team has grown up since the beginning of the season is we've learned to get out of that faster. Hopefully we can continue with that."
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We admit, royaltygirl has a bigger closet than most. And one would thing it would be easier for her to keep it organized--right?! But sometimes, the bigger the space, the harder it is to keep your belongings manageable. There are more items to tend to and sometimes that can be overwhelming. Lucky for us, royaltygirl has a great organizing tip and a streamlined closet to prove it.
She tells us that this area is the first zone you see when you walk into the closet (and that looking at all the clothes at once used to be overwhelming). So she decided to make her large walk-in closet a pretend store (and decorated accordingly). She even made a sign for her pretend store--Sandee Royalty. By using a pillow to showcase all of her pins, royaltygirl can now see what she owns. This area is kept fun and store-like by bins that are labeled in a flirty font. With organizing, you want to keep it fun and easy (so you'll want to return items back where they belong).
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I admire the organization... and covet the space! But the retail hanger... blech. Invest in wood or somethin, girl!
Very organized, nice... whatever.
Who cares! Where did that leopard coat come from?
her blouse hangers look like those flocked huggie hangers. the skirt hangers are likely a necessary evil!
I agree, the hangers need to change. I keep the nice wooden ones in our entry/coat closet, and white plastic ones in the bedroom closet. They are about $2.00 for 10 at Target.
Seriously, the coat... I must have it.
I kinda think the retail hangers work with her idea.
i probably would have done something similar in high school. but the pretend shopping thing isn't my cup o tea.
The retail hangers work with her store idea, I actually like them. Wood hangers might be too bulky there.
Where did all the boxes come from, and how are the brown ones labelled? They look adorable.
Thanks for your comments! The green boxes are from office max, a great deal 10 for $17. They really helped me unify the space. I have a cricut cutter machine that I used to cut vinyl letters for my storage boxes.
I do have nice hangers on my blouses and dresses, I didn't even think of getting something else for the skirts. I will have to do it now that it is in my head... My husband has the yucky hangers, he refuses to change. I love him anyway!
The leopard coat was my great-grandmother's from the 60's. I don't get to wear it much in Texas but I like to look at it!
thats really cheesy.
Shortly after moving into my boyfriend's apartment I decided to clean his closet for him. Which also happened to be a utility storage area (i.e., vaccuum, snowboard and shoes, guitar, etc.) Once I properly redistributed all the "stuff" to other closets in the apt. and organized the clothes,with new matching wooden hangers, he was thrilled. Now every other week or so on laundry day, he gets all girly and goes through and straightens and refolds all of his clothes. His closet is neater than my dresser and bureau... I've created a monster!
i am still organizing the dressing room in my house. it is a bedroom that is only 6 feet wide and is so small that my realtor walked past it the first time we saw the place thinking it was indeed a closet.
the house has 4 tiny closets in total.
thanks for the ideas! i am still looking for shelving to go above my Extend-It Closet System.
Love the polka dotted shoe rack!
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San Juan, Puerto Rico (4E Sports) – The family of boxing legend Hector "Macho" Camacho has decided to take the former fighter off life support after doctors declared him brain dead, according to celebrity website TMZ.
A family representative told TMZ that Camacho's relatives are currently making funeral arrangements and deciding whether to hold services in Puerto Rico or New York.
The 50-year-old Camacho suffered several bullet wounds to the neck and face in a drive-by shooting Tuesday. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he went into cardiac arrest.
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The driver of Camacho's car was killed in the attack. Cops say they recovered 10 bags of cocaine from the car, nine of which were in the driver's possession.
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Thanks Everyone & See You in the Spring!
Quote of the Day: I'm going to keep going as of course, one is never completely done, but I am so happy with where I am now and how much I (and everyone else in the East) has accomplished during this Cure! - Varnish Eater
• Cure Clock: Finished
• Assignment: Done
• Flickr Pool: East Fall Cure Pool
• Flickr Discussion: AT East Fall Discuss
Dear Eastern Curees of Fall 2008, this is our final post, where I want to collect up at least one comment from each of you, no matter where your Cure is at right now. This is the post were you comment and link to your final photos so that we can all see what you want us to see last. It is also where I will be listing each of your names as graduates of this Cure. This post will be updated a few times this week to capture all of you by Friday. Give us all your final update!
The Eastern Class of Fall 2008:
(Tip: If you want folks to go to your Flickr sets, put your Flickr URL in your AT profile under "website" and it will direct folks through.)
• tiboutoo
• Nudik
• MattM
• Varnish Eater (aka Hilarriet)
• Ephcee
• Pixie (again!)
• myumisays
• JenDavid99 - Cured a bit!
• tgfoo
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Tiboutoo's crazy zebra stripe conversation pit....I'm still not entirely sure that this isn't their home.
Nudik's dining room with "new table, chairs, table cloth... Holiday lighting idea stolen from AT :-)"
MyUmiSays's new kitchen, organized with new paint.
You can also visit our old unofficial (but awesome) Flickr pool here or simply tag your pics with "apartmenttherapycure." See even older pics here too.
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• Week 8 - Throwing a Party!
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• Week 6 - Light Therapy
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• Week 4 - Retail Therapy
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• Week 2 - Clearing the Path
• Week 1 - Weekend
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oh gosh, I didn't get much done, hardly anything at all really... I did do my entryway though, albeit in the "wrong" week... Anyway, here's a couple of links:
nope, that's not my house. it's the lounge in my building's basement. perfect for throwing the end-of-cure party. everyone had a blast!
dining room cured;
office organized, with new shelves and workstation for the kiddo;
bathroom is almost done (have to finish by Sun.)
not completely done, but getting there...
My photo set:
I'm going to keep going as of course, one is never completely done, but I am so happy with where I am now and how much I (and everyone else in the East) has accomplished during this Cure!
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I'm happy with what I accomplished this fall. I've got some direction for the future, so I know what I'm looking for and working towards. It's great!
I've still got more I want to get done and some of it is cluttering up the hall, so I have to do something about it. I got some stuff done this Cure but definitely not enough. I didn't discover the Cure Flickr chat area until the last couple of weeks. All the comments there partly explained why these Cure threads have been so sparsely populated. I get much more energy when there's a lot of comments.
the cure was really hard but very rewarding. i definitely will be trying it again. thanks for everything! my flickr is above but for good measure, here it is again.
and the nice photos of my apartment are here.
I'm taking the most recent photos and posting them tonight. Will send a link tomorrow.
Well, I'm certainly not finished. Got a tremendous start, can't believe how far I've come, looking forward to continuing to Cure. Not quite ready to graduate...
But I wonder if this thread itself could be Cured a bit? The 'AT Cure Trophy' above, for instance says Spring 2008, maybe that could be updated? As well, none of the PDF worksheets above have ever worked for me, maybe these links could be repaired? These are small things, I know, but would be very much appreciated.
See you all again in Spring 2009, and thanks for everything.
While I haven't gotten everything that I wanted accomplished, I'm still in a much better place than when I started. I'll be taking some pictures of my place this weekend to post, since I have some new drapes and blinds that I'm installing, so I'm holding off on pictures until those are up. Plus there are a couple things I need to finish moving from my bedroom to my office/studio. Looking forward to making things even better in the spring!
The Cure has been liberating to say the least.
I am not done......but so much farther than I thought I would be. The support from all of you has been wonderful.It's so nice to get input from such creative people. I will continue to Cure.........And see you all in the Spring.
Will post Pictures as things are completed!
Thanks everyone!!!!!!!!!
Here are some photos of the finished rooms. I am not quite finished, but I, apparently, am going to have plenty of at home time after the holidays... you know, the unemployed kind :(((
Here are the completed ones... I feel accomplished, and will keep on curing!!!
Finished the craft room, which is our bedroom until we complete the bathroom remodel. I'm still working on the dining room and living room. We finally moved the drywall out of there, but since we're leaving for our wedding on Wednesday, we only have like 4 days to get packed and ready to go. But it will be nice to come home to a clean house and a welcoming bed.
A shout out to all of the East Coast Curers for giving me such inspiration, information and laughs. I've very much enjoyed your company!
When I tried to sign up at the beginning I hit a computer snag and wasn't able to get on the "official" page, but I cured anyway. Got so much done that I hadn't been able to find energy/inspiration to do without the Cure. Thanks to AT and everyone who participated and kept me going even if I was only lurking in the background. Come spring I'm going to tackle that painting chore I've been putting off.
like everyone else i still have a lot on my to-do list, but i've made a lot of progress. in this cure i: ripped up carpet, rearranged my living room, painted wood paneling, hung curtains, cleaned out closets, hung artwork etc etc. all of this cost me maybe $100 bucks!
cant wait until i have a bit more cash to make some furniture purchases- i'll be cure-ing for a few more weeks to get ready for holiday guests. one of these days my place will be a stunner!
I ended up doing repair work and purging, for the most part. I also added color and lighting. Even though I still have more to do, it made a big difference. Here is the URL for my set.
I'll be back in the spring for painting and finishing up what remains from this cure. Thanks to everyone for your support and see you in the Spring!
Here's my set,
I still have to take bedroom and entry way pics, but I am so happy with my cure this time around, I actually did something in every room. And I love my place so much now that I turned down another apt that I would have jumped at pre-cure.
Many thanks to my fellow cure-ers, your support was invaluable. I'm so proud of all of us!
Although I got slack on the posting, I'm actually done with my Fall cure. My house looks pretty amazing now, and I can't wait to post the pictures on flickr later this week. Thanks so much to everyone for their advice and support. Can't wait for the spring!
I think I've found this Fall Cure most useful in looking at my apartment through fresh eyes. I moved in a year ago and planned the place after having read the book, so it's just little things I want to do now. Like reinstalling the hook that fell down in my bedroom. Buying rope caulk to insulate my windows so my feet aren't cold all the time. Replacing my coffee table with one I can actually put coffee mugs on. Finally getting real nightstands next to my bed. And major, major purging of clothes and books that I will never use again.
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Flag pole corner at Anfield stadium circa 1912 with the original unroofed Spion Kop stand in foreground. The flagpole, still in the same place today, is a top mast from Brunel's SS Great Eastern.
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The Kop commemorates Bill Shankly on October 3 1981. A young Liverpool fan holds aloft a homemade banner declaring 'Shankly Lives Forever' as he pays tribute to the much loved former manager who died on September 29 1981.
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Via Jeremy Hooper at Good As You: The National Organization for Marriage today crossposted an article from the Tea Party Review in which Doc Holliday awarded "Tombstone Awards" to the four Republican New York state senators who voted for marriage equality last month. Hooper notes that "This 'Doc Holliday' didn't say it was for 'the actions': He said the cemetery-invoking award goes to the Senators. The people. The mortal humans."
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(Running at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh from 1st – 5th March. Click here for Traverse ticket information)
Jim and Philip are the best of Best Friends. They survived The Pig-Sty together, the Care Home for Kids at the edge of the city. But now Philip has a new mum, not to mention new trainers, a new phone and new everything. All Jim has is a broken zip on his anorak and a terrible secret hidden in his school bag. Nina loves Jason. Jason loves Nina. But Jason is broken, and won't let anyone fix him. Nina, however, is a not a woman who takes no for an answer.
Seething with secrets, and darkly funny, this is a play about how people try to fix themselves and each other. And about how scary it is to be loved.
Featuring Stewart Cairns, Meg Fraser, Conor McCarron and Tom Vernel.
In 2006, SESI-SP and the British Council established a partnership to create a Playwright Development Centre, the Núcleo de Dramaturgia SESI-British Council, which aims to discover new Brazilian playwrights and develop new texts for theatre. It kicked off in October 2007.The project seeks to provide a process of long-term excellence focused on improving writing and encouraging the creation of new drama that express worldviews, languages, and aesthetic experiments, besides promoting opportunity of development and improve the visibility of texts of previously unpublished authors. The course lasts one year with regular classes at fortnightly meetings. Since 2008 the Núcleo de Dramaturgia SESI – British Council is coordinated by the playwright and journalist Marici Salomão and the first professional production of a text generated in the Núcleo was "Notas da Superfície", by Felipe de Moraes, a student of the 2008 / 2009 class. The second professional production, a real success around public and critic, was in 2010 with the text "Pororoca", by Zen Salles, participant of the 2009/2010 class project. Both were presented at the Centro Cultural Fiesp at SESI.
In a succession of two-handers we meet four vulnerable and damaged people. Two boys on the cusp of adulthood and an estranged couple. Despite the action beginning with the discovery of a rather grisly body-part in a bag, the play is more concerned with peeling away the layers of denial and bravado that the characters hide behind. Each successive pairing explores a different facet of each character, neatly dovetailing their back-story with the present action. I was left with a greater understanding and sympathy for characters desperate to love and to be loved.


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Parallel Reality for Global Art Market Emerges in China, Art Dealing Starts to Migrate Online
Artnet Downgraded, MCH Group (Art Basel Operator) Upgraded
In January, we published our customary outlook for the year and made seven predictions for 2011. Following Skate's art industry workshop held in Venice on June 4 and on the eve of Art Basel we are reviewing our forecasts and introducing several important new trends to watch.
New trend: China's art market increasingly a speculative playground for locals
The painting at the right, Eagle Standing on Pine Tree by Qi Baishi, is now the most valuable Chinese painting and world's 15th most valuable work of art following its sale on May 22 for $65.5 million. Continuing this year's new tradition of price records being set at second tier auctions (see Skate's reports on MacDougall's results from earlier this year), this top lot from the May auction sales was offered at the China Guardian Auction, the second largest local auction in China, which has been in operation since 1993. As a sign of the auction house's quality, it was unable to attribute the year of creation to this artwork and did not publish pre-auction estimates.
A prolific artist who passed away in 1957 at the age of 80, Qi Baishi has emerged as China's 47th most valuable artist in recent years and was the 10th most actively traded artist globally based on the data in Skate's Top 5000. Baishi saw 11 sales exceeding $1.87 million per artwork in 2010.
The sale was the part of Chinese art market's May extravaganza that saw 10 auction sales priced over $7 million per work and further established Zhang Daqian among the world's most actively traded artists in the higher price category (half of the sales were his artworks). He was also the only Chinese name to be traded at major global auctions in this price range in May.
The Chinese art market is clearly living in a parallel reality at this point. Local auction houses trade local art that generally lacks a wide international ownership base and relies largely on domestic demand and art market infrastructure. The writing is on the wall: high-end Chinese art has virtually no repeat sales records to speak of, and not a single Chinese artwork was present in the Top 10 repeat sales in May. Investors entering the Chinese art market at current valuation levels are taking very significant liquidity and value destruction risks.
There are certain markets, such as those for works of Zhang Daqian, which are definitely worth following more closely. These works, which offer a must-have Chinese component for any global collection of 20th century art, are increasingly building international exposure and have Warhol-like elements in terms of liquidity.
New trend: art dealing starts to migrate online
Skate's recently conducted extensive research on online art trading platforms for one of its clients, and the conclusions reveal a massive surge in both private equity investment in online art trading solutions and quick adoption of online marketing tools by the world's most established galleries. Specifically, we estimate that the amount of private equity investment in global online trading platforms will grow from a mere $5 million in 2009 to over $30 million in 2011. At least 100 established global galleries will offer new online memberships in addition to the incumbent services of Artnet and Artprice. Acquiring and managing customers online is already becoming the #1 CRM (customer relationship management) channel for all artwork sales below $1 million as traditional location-based marketing aimed at cultivating a customer base around physical galleries is exhausting its growth potential in an over-saturated market. More importantly, investing in online marketing and CRM is increasingly a substitute to spending money on traditional art fairs – galleries and dealers apparently prefer to attend fewer fairs and focus their marketing efforts on more efficient online platforms.
It is still too early to tell which online art marketplace will emerge as the leader. At the moment, we are watching the beta launch of Art.sy at Art Basel this summer, anticipating second edition of VIP Art Fair in January and reviewing new product offerings and business plans from five other operators (in addition to existing players like Artfact, Artprice and Artnet).
Skate's will publish an extensive review of the online art dealing platforms in February 2012, but we have already identified this segment as the quickest growing in the global art industry.
Art securitization: funds' actual performance emerges as concern
We predicted that art securitization would be the most important trend to watch in 2011, and this has turned out to be true already. Our January forecast suggested that the total assets under management in art funds open to outside investors would grow from $300-400 million at the end of 2010 to over $1 billion in 2011. As of June 1, 2011, we estimate that the global art fund industry has at least $850 million in at least 15 art investment funds tracked by Skate's. The inception of the FotoEffect fund, managed by Russia's Agana, makes the largest contribution to this growth, but there are also new funds popping up in Brazil, Poland, Switzerland and Luxembourg, to name a few.
While we expect more art funds to arrive on the art market later this year (albeit none coming close to the size of Agana's Fotoeffect), Skate's believes that investors will become increasingly concerned about the new collective art investment vehicles' ability to deliver satisfactory returns. The actual performance of art funds, liquidity of their ownership units (ease of redemption) and reliability of art funds' performance data will take center stage, and fund managers might have a hard time addressing those issues in a convincing manner.
Underwhelming performance is already appearing at the capital raising stage. Brazil's recently launched BGA Fund (Brazil Golden Art: BGA Private Equity Investment Fund is part of the Rio de Janeiro- and Sao Paulo-based firm Plural Capital and will invest largely in local contemporary art) raised BRL 40 million Brazilian (around $24 million), falling short of the initial target size of $50 million. The Art Collection Fund launched in Luxembourg this month by the duo of Stanislas Gokelaere, financier and collector, and the former head of Christie's Europe, Bernard Steyaert, had given itself ample time until the year end to raise a mere EUR 20 million. Their fund also focuses on contemporary art as well as more exotic tribal art.
The first performance data that trickle in from the recently launched funds will not be helpful in the capital raising process either. The NAV (net asset value) of Agana's FotoEffect shrank by RUB 33.5 million ($1.2 million or roughly 1% on an annualized basis) in 1Q 2011, which was largely due to partial management fee charges but also to the absence of reporting on notable sales that would allow marking up the fund's NAV from what Skate's saw as an already fully-priced valuation at launch. Russia's other art fund, Atlanta, also reported an NAV decline of 2.11% in RUB terms for the first quarter, which translates into a 2.4% negative performance for the quarter in USD terms due to ruble appreciation for the same period.
While Russia's regulated funds are listed on the local stock exchange and are naturally transparent with their performance data, the other global art funds are neither listed nor have any consistently transparent way of publishing performance data. The only exceptions are the Austrian and Swiss funds (for coverage of their ongoing performance, please visit the Art Stocks & Funds section). Complicating the interpretation of performance data even more is the fact that the art funds industry does not have a set of agreed-upon rules for data calculation and reporting. A few art industry trade bodies are only now beginning to develop international conventions for how art funds' performance data should be calculated and published. As the number of art funds grows, their existing and potential investors struggle to obtain consistent and reliable performance data on those funds. The performance records that are available present a picture that is not altogether appealing.
We expect the inflow into art funds to slow and the industry to stagnate at around $1 billion in funds under management until it achieves a breakthrough with increasing credibility and consistency of performance data. Skate's remains committed to the cause and continues to publish art fund profiles along with their performance data for all management companies that are willing to report their NAV and share their investment prospectuses with Skate's.
Christie's to go public barring sale to new owners, at least one new art industry IPO to take place
Our prediction of one new IPO came true; on May 5 we profiled the debut of Abbey House on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Today Abbey is the smallest of the 12 constituent companies that make up Skate's Art Stocks Index. Abbey House made its IPO just as Skate's Art Stock Index peaked at 227 points at the end of April; since then, the index has retreated by more than 10%, closing below 200 points on June 1.
As of yet there is no credible news from Christie's on a potential liquidity event for its existing owner, Francois Pinot's Artemis group. If Christie's really is considering an IPO, then it has clearly missed out on an extraordinary favorable spring window, which luxury goods peers like Prada went after and Sotheby's insiders used extensively to sell down their stock.
Should Christie's decide to go public, it will likely have a strong market ready for it this fall. A partial exit through an IPO might actually be a far better strategy for Artemis than selling to cash-rich owners whose art market agendas are unclear or questionable and who could make Christie's business model vulnerable following an ownership change. In such a situation, Artemis could face claims under Representations & Warranties that Monsieur Pinot would be forced to provide as the seller in such a major transaction.
At this point Christie's sale or IPO remains purely theoretical, as the firm itself has provided no credible signal that it is indeed working on exit options for its current owners.
Artnet as top performing stock in 2011
At the end of last year we banked on Artnet and suggested that it would be the best performing art stock for 2011. Accordingly, we raised our target price to $12 per share. With Skate's Art Stocks Index at its peak in late April, we were almost there – the stock hovered around $11 per share and was among the best performers for the index at that time. When the art stocks market went down in May, Artnet was by far the worst performer of the month, losing a third of its market value. Unfortunately for Artnet's management, the reasons are very straightforward. Following the release of very encouraging 2010 financial results and contrary to the firm's guidance and to Skate's expectations, Artnet's disappointing 1Q 2011 financials show losses with online auctions and a failure to grow the business as quickly as the firm had anticipated. This is a very real concern given that Artnet no longer has the pioneer advantage in the field of online art dealing. VIP Art Fair is working on its second online edition for January 2012 and is expected to resolve its technical glitches from last January's launch. The deep-pocketed Art.sy will unveil its pilot product at Art Basel next week. Finally, there are at least five online trading initiatives from less well-known players in the making.
Artnet's ability to produce strong growth in the online auction market for the first six months of 2011, which can only be achieved through 2Q performance, will be decisive for the company's outlook going forward. We have decided to put our $12 target price for Artnet under review for the time being, and we will publish a revised outlook for the firm once it releases its 1H results later this summer.
In all fairness, while we are disappointed with Artnet this year so far, we are truly bedeviled by Artprice. The Lyon-based art market data provider's shares are up 245% (sic!) on a year-to-date basis. We see no rational reason behind this increase, especially since Artprice itself has not shared any news to warrant it. This marginally profitable company makes less than $10 million in annual sales, but today its valuation is virtually on par with Switzerland's MCH Group, the Art Basel and Hong Kong International Art Fair owner that made a CHF 37 million (approximately $40 million) net profit in 2010. Our word of wisdom to all art stocks investors is to take current Artprice's valuation with a massive grain of salt and prepare for a likely crashing nosedive of Artprice shares that would be triggered should anyone attempt to sell the stock in this illiquid and clearly inflated market environment.
MCH Group to be pressed to launch online strategy
At the end of last year we correctly sensed that MCH Group would need a new acquisition in the art industry to make a good use of the cash generated by its very successful Art Basel franchise. We were wrong on the company's choice of priorities, however. The firm purchased the Hong Kong International Art Fair in May, yet its online strategy remains a mystery to this day.
We applaud to Hong Kong acquisition. Given the rise of China it was perfectly timed and focuses on a clear regional market leader. Skate's is convinced that the deal will create significant value for MCH shareholders. While we look forward to MCH Group's six months financials to ascertain the impact of the Chinese acquisition, we are already comfortable increasing our target price for MCH Group to $65 per share, which would imply a market capitalization of $300 million. Such a valuation would position MCH second behind Sotheby's within Skate's Art Stocks Index in terms of enterprise value.
That said, the time has come for MCH Group to think online. As the firm begins its incredibly successful offline Art Basel later this month, it will see the ambitious Art.sy start-up launch its beta online art-dealing product on MCH Group's own territory. In parallel, VIP Art Fair will soon be closing acceptance to galleries for its second edition online fair this coming January with over 50 galleries now participating. We believe that MCH Group has another 12 months to decide its online strategy, which would involve either the development of an in-house product or an acquisition. The Chinese deal will definitely help to grow shareholder value between now and Art Basel 2012, but if MCH still has no credible online strategy at that point, the situation will start to look reminiscent of Borders doing battle with the Amazons of the world.
We know for a fact that there are more than a few stellar minds among MCH Group's management who have always been able to get it right when it comes to art-related decisions. Skate's looks forward to hearing more on MCH's online move within the next nine months or so.
Value of Skate's Top 5000 to exceed $30 billion, threshold price to reach $2 million
The June auctions have yet to take place, and the apparently strong fall 2011 auction season is still ahead, but we are already close to achieving these predictions. The combined market value of Skate's Top 5000 stands at $28.9 billion as of May 31, 2011; the ranking's threshold price (the auction price for the 5000th most valuable artwork) stands at $1.98 million. Both of our targets stand a very good chance of being reached already in June.
Warhol to overtake Monet
Andy Warhol is already there in terms of the number of works within Skate's Top 5000 (213), but he has $360 million to go to catch up in market value and replace Claude Monet as Skate's second most valuable artist after Pablo Picasso (Monet's current market capitalization in Skate's Top 5000 stands at $1.75 billion, Warhol's is $1.39 billion). This value gap might take a bit more time to bridge than we originally anticipated, as Monet's market is exceptionally strong. Art investors have realized that Monet's premium market liquidity is second only to Picasso. The steady inflow of new funds into Monet's high value art over the last six months has lifted the average ERR (effective rate of return) on repeat sales from practically negative values to a solid 9-10% (see page 3 of Skate's Art Investment Report for June 2011).
More attention paid to photography
This prediction was largely based on Skate's awareness of several new art funds scheduled to enter the art photography market in 2011, including Agana's FotoEffect, which is dedicated entirely to photographic assets and is now the global art market leader in terms of NAV. Austria's Photography Fund also reported fairly strong performance in 2011 and gained credibility as a clear benchmark for the art fund market segment.
Going forward, Skate's does not expect any further allocation of investors' funds to photography. We are revising our forecast and predicting that photography will remain at current levels as a visible but still fairly marginal area for art investment funds.


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Novak Djokovic Pranks Canadian Reporter Jean-René Dufort (Video)LOL, Odd Ball — By Dave on 2011/08/16 4:19 PM
Tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia extended his extraordinary winning streak by claiming the Rogers Cup title in Montreal, on Sunday August 14th.
During his Canadian Open run Novak found time for an interview with Quebec radio and TV personality Jean-René Dufort.
Mr Dufort asked him about about the tennis racquet vibration dampeners and Djokovic played a little prank on the reporter.
Seems like a set up, but it also looks like Novak really enjoyed his part…
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