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The joy of discovering a thing to be more than the sum of its parts! From classic wooden blocks to marble runs, to advance electronic RC kits, there is sure to be a construction kit to suit your needs. And with such a wide range, our construction collection caters to all levels of experience: from first-time builders to master craftsmen and craftswomen!
Build your dream house from the ground up with Brianna and Sophia in the Home Designer™ Building Set. Sophia loves building, while Brianna helps with the finishing touches of the interior. These best friends are a dynamic duo when it comes to building and decorating houses. Help them build different styles of houses - a colonial, a brownstone, and a ranch. Decorate the houses using the included accessories and make their home, your home with the Home Designer™ Building Set from Mighty Makers™. Most models can be built one at a time.
Contains 433 pieces.
Lance Richmond has an epic battle on his hands! Zoom in on the Hover Horse and defeat the giant Sparkks! Look for Jestro, who's hiding in his Evil Mobile, but don't fall into a trap and end up in the prison! Steal the Book of Monsters from under Jestro's nose and stop him from building up his terrible army! Includes 3 scannable shields for NEXO Powers: Cloning, Mightiness and Sea Dragon.
Includes 2 minifigures: Lance Richmond and Jestro; Jestro's magical staff, Lance's NEXO Lance and Sparkks' scythe, 2 helmets and Jestro's cap.
Contains 658 pieces.
Jestro's Evil Mobile measures over 9" (25cm) tall, 10" (26cm) long and 6" (17cm) wide.Buildable Sparkks monster stands over 3" (10cm) tall.Hover Horse measures over 1" (4cm) tall, 3" (10cm) long and 1" (5cm) wide.
Download the free LEGO® NEXO KNIGHTS™: MERLOK 2.0 app to your smartphone or tablet (not included), and scan for each of the 3 NEXO Powers (Cloning, Mightiness and Sea Dragon) and power up in the NEXO KNIGHTS™ game!
LEGO® and the LEGO® logo are trademarks of the ©2016 LEGO® Group.
Join Emma and Stephanie at the Camp Tree House for a crazy climbing challenge! The camp leader, Joy, with her tamed eagle Elvis, will guide you as you scale the climbing wall over the waterfall. Then use your balance to master the turning bridge and reach the treetops. You did it! Now whizz down the slide to catch a fish and cook it in the kitchen for supper with your friends, then tuck up in bed before another adventure tomorrow.
Includes Stephanie, Emma and Joy the camp leader mini-doll figures in sportswear, plus an eagle and a fox, a helmet, trophy, flags, fishing rod and a camera, a book, saucepan, cup, chicken leg, marmalade and a lamp.
Contains 726 pieces.
Adventure Camp Tree House measures over 10" (26cm) tall x 11" (29cm) wide x 4" (12cm) long.
Stage an epic battle at the airport, featuring an air traffic control tower with 2 different explode functions and a luggage cart with an explode-function rear trailer. Fold out the wings of the dual cockpit Quinjet to take off and open the rear hatch to drop the rope for Captain America to grab. Then turn the switch to unleash the jet's hidden stud shooters. Includes 6 minifigures: Captain America, Winter Soldier, Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, War Machine and Agent 13, plus an Ant-Man microfigure and a buildable Giant Man figure.
Weapons include Winter Soldier's gun and War Machine's shoulder-mounted stud shooter and baton. Accessory elements include Captain America's shield, Scarlet Witch's power studs and Iron Man's power element. Also includes a comic book!
Contains 807 pieces.
Air traffic control tower measures approximately 10" (27cm) tall x 9" (23cm) wide x 3" (8cm) long.Quinjet measures approximately 3" (9cm) tall x 7"(20cm) long x 12" (31cm) wide in flight mode, and 7" (19cm) wide in landing mode.Luggage cart measures approximately 1" (4cm) tall x 6" (16cm) long x 1"(3cm) wide.Giant Man figure stands approximately 5" (14cm) tall.
Build the classical-style maze and make it as challenging as you dare. Turn the wheels on the side to tilt the maze and guide the ball past the traps. Then rebuild it into a medieval-themed maze or create your own unique maze challenges inspired by tips from the set's LEGO® fan designer in the included booklet. A removable ball container and travel lock also mean you can take the Maze wherever you go!
The 2-in-1 Maze features a customizable maze system, wheel-operated tilt mechanism (incorporating LEGO® Technic axles and lift arms), built-in removable ball container with 4 orange balls, and a travel lock. The classical-style maze includes green 'start' tiles, red 'finish' tiles and divider elements. The medieval-style maze includes assorted buildable cottages, a buildable archway and castle, plus divider and tree elements.
Includes a booklet with building instructions for the classical and medieval-style mazes, plus inspirational tips for alternative builds from the fan designer of the maze.
Maze measures approximately 2" (7cm) tall x 10" (27cm) wide x 10" (26cm) long.
Contains 769 pieces.
Speed after the demon ghost Mayhem with the Ecto-1 car and Ecto-2 motorbike. Lift the detachable roof off the Ecto-1 to fit the 4 Ghostbusters™ heroes inside, and place their gear in the rear storage area. Act out paranormal detection with the PKE Meter, place Kevin on the Ecto-2 motorbike or role-play other action-packed scenes from the 2016 Ghostbusters™ movie.
Includes 5 minifigures (Abby Yates, Erin Gilbert, Jillian Holtzmann, Patty Tolan and Kevin) and a Mayhem figure.
Contains 556 pieces.
Ecto-1 measures approximately 4" (11cm) tall x 8" (21cm) long x 2" (7cm) wide.Ecto-2 measures approximately 1" (5cm) tall x 2" (6cm) long x1" (2cm) wide.
The heroes of the Resistance are under attack on the planet Takodana! Battle it out against Kylo and the First Order Stormtroopers to ensure their safety. Can you avoid the exploding wall and collapsing staircase, and dodge the falling tree?
Includes 5 minifigures: Finn, Maz Kanata, Kylo Ren and 2 First Order Stormtroopers, Kylo Ren's special Lightsaber, Finn's Lightsaber and 2 blasters, Kylo Ren's mask and 2 First Order Stormtrooper helmets.
Measures over 4" (11cm) high x 9" (24cm) wide x 5" (15cm) long.
Contains 409 pieces.
Snap Circuits Arcade offers STEM concepts with fun learning, and creative activities. Snap Circuits uses building pieces with snaps to assemble different electronic circuits on a simple "rows-and-columns" base gird that functions like the printed circuit boards found in most electronic products. Each component is easily identifiable by a different colour and functional purpose. Snap Circuits Arcade includes over 200 projects, and more than 20 build-and-play games. This cool kit utilizes 30 components including an internal Microcontroller pre-programmed with many fun to play interactive games, a programmable word fan, a tri-color light orb and a dual LED display.
Contains more than 35 pieces.
Requires 3 AA batteries (NOT INCLUDED).
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Two coaster cars equal double the trouble with the Double Doom Roller Coaster Building Set! Build with 891 K'NEX pieces including classic rods, classic connectors, and track that build a model over 3 feet high! With the motorized action, your 2 coaster cars will go on a twisting and turning ride. For more fun, download instructions for a 2nd coaster. Models can be built one at a time.
Contains 891 pieces.
Requires 2 AA batteries (not included).
Drive with Livi the pop star on her amazing Tour Bus! The Tour Bus is a home away from home for Livi when she is on the road, and has everything a pop star needs to relax and prepare for performances. Chill out in the living area and help Livi go through her fan mail before having fun singing karaoke on the TV with her friends Stephanie and Mia. Stop the bus and reveal the rehearsal stage area for Livi to practice for tonight's show, while her friends watch from their sun loungers under the umbrella with some drinks and snacks. Pump some tunes from the DJ decks as Livi joins them after rehearsal to get in the party mood. Then relax in the hot tub before Stephanie takes the wheel and drives Livi to the venue in time for the big show!
Includes 3 mini-doll figures: Livi the pop star, Stephanie and Mia, tour bus, TV, bed, hot tub, rehersal stage, 2 tables, umbrella, 3 sun loungers, DJ booth, speakers, pylons, fan letter, flowers, bottles, beauty products, microphone, bag, newspaper, bowl, drinks, and food.
Bus measures approximately 4" tall x 10" long x 2" wide.
Contains 682 pieces.
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While quantities last. Please note, online purchases of LEGO® Disney Princess Arendelle Castle Celebration are limited to 1 per customer order/household.
Help Elsa and Olaf prepare the courtyard outside for Anna's party, but keep the Snowgies away from all the sweets! It's time to wake Anna up and search for her birthday presents hidden in the castle. What kind of presents will she get? Get ready at the vanity in Anna's bedroom. Search for gifts in the living room with its grandfather clock. Then slide down the roof into the courtyard for cake and birthday celebrations!
Includes Elsa and Anna mini-doll figures with outfits from Frozen Fever, plus Olaf the snowman and 3 mini snowmen, cupcakes, glasses, ice skates, presents, cup and a party invitation.
Contains 477 pieces.
Arendelle Castle measures over 10" (27cm) high, 8" (22cm) wide and 5" (13cm) long.
Recreate exciting scenes on desert-planet Jakku at Unkar Plutt's market stall, where Resistance hero Rey is forced to ward off Teedo riding an armored Luggabeast as he tries to steal the BB-8 Astromech Droid. This cool multi-level market stall scene features tables, a safe and container with spare parts, hidden weapons, tarpaulin and various accessory elements. You can also fold the model out for easy play access.
Includes Rey, Teedo and Unkar Plutt minifigures, plus BB-8 and a Luggabeast. Weapons include Rey's staff and Teedo's guiding stick. Accessory elements include a wrench, cup and a broom.
Contains 530 pieces.
Market stall measures approximately 4" (11cm) tall x 3" (10cm) wide x 7" (20cm) long when closed.Luggabeast measures approximately 4" (11cm) tall x 4" (12cm) long x 2" (6cm) wide.
Fly Poe on a rescue mission in the Resistance X-Wing Fighter to protect Lor San Tekka's home from the attacking First Order Flametrooper! This detailed X-Wing Fighter features opening wings and cockpit, 4 spring-loaded shooters, retractable landing gear, removable engine and a detachable BB-8. The set also comes with a building section with a container, toppling tower and fire elements to attach to the building and Flametrooper's weapon to create a make-believe blaze.
Includes 3 minifigures: Poe Dameron, Lor San Tekka and a First Order Flametrooper, plus a BB-8 Astromech Droid. Weapons include Poe's blaster pistol and the Flametrooper'sflamethrower with attachable flame element. Accessory elements include a wrench, fire extinguisher, flames, Poe's helmet and the Flametrooper's helmet.
Contains 740 pieces.
Measures approximately 4" (11cm) tall x 14" (37cm) long x 12" (32cm) wide with wings open.
Shiver me timbers, those naughty piggies are escaping Bird Island with stolen eggs! Quickly fire Red and Bomb off the jetty using the catapult before it sails too far away. Land the Angry Birds on the Piggy Pirate Ship, search the decks and battle the piggies to stop them stealing the eggs!
Includes 4 figures: Red, Bomb, Pirate Pig and Leonard. Accessory elements include a jetty catapult, net, boulder, stick of TNT, 4 eggs, pirate hat, Leonard's golden crown, stove, saucepan, water tap, table, food storage box, apple, banana, ice cream and a decorated plate featuring a recipe.
Piggy Pirate Ship measures approximately 14" (38cm) tall x 11" (30cm) long x 3" (10cm) wide.Jetty catapult measures approximately 2" (7cm) tall x 2" (7cm) long x 2" (6cm) wide.
Contains 620 pieces.
Have fun with this charming model, featuring a lighthouse and a lightkeeper's cottage with detailed interior, including a table, chair, lamp and a painting. The lighthouse includes a LEGO® light brick, and the seashore features lapping waves, a bench, open-air fire, rocks and a pier. This 3-in-1 LEGO Creator set features an easy-to-remodel modular system for extended play scenarios and can be rebuilt to create a house with pier and speedboat or a boathouse (one at a time). Includes 2 minifigures, plus an orca and 2 seagulls.
Accessory elements include a camera, 2 cups, sextant and 2 fish.
Contains 528 pieces.
Lighthouse Point measures approximately 9" (25cm) tall x 9" (23cm) wide x 5" (15cm) long.
Explore exciting destinations with this awesome camper, complete with trailer, motorboat and an array of brick-built features and accessories. Remove the roof, windshield or rear section to access its detailed interior, complete with toilet, fold up bed, kitchen, sofa and a TV. The set also includes a foldaway barbecue, table and chairs, which can be transported on the camper's roof. This versatile 3-in-1 LEGO® Creator model can be rebuilt to create a summer home or a yacht (one at a time). Includes 2 minifigures, plus a buildable bear.
Accessory elements include sandwiches, fish, chicken leg, life preserver, map and suitcases.
Contains 792 pieces.
Camper with trailer measures approximately 3" (10cm) tall x 14" (36cm) long x 3" (8cm) wide.
Get set for the ultimate Mech Battle as Zane's Titan Mech takes on Blade Master Bansha's Ghost mech – Mech-enstein! Place Zane in the cockpit and adjust the arms and legs and rotating torso for awesome battle poses. Fire the stud shooters and dodge the massive swords of the 4-armed Mech-enstein. Then take the action to the air with the rocket-booster backpack! Give Zane support with Jay and Nya, firing the spring-loaded hook shooter to try and topple the Ghost mech. Use all the cool Ninja weapons to stop Scythe Master Ghoultar getting into the Samurai X Cave and stealing the Aeroblade!
Includes 5 minifigures (Zane, Jay, Nya, Scythe Master Ghoultar and Blade Master Bansha), Titan Mech, rocket-booster backpack, 2 stud shooters, Mech-enstein, dual jet booster pack, spring-loaded hook shooter with hook on a string, Aeroblade, tools, computer, Skreemer with 2 Ghost Katana weapon elements, Zane's 2 golden shurikens and Aeroblade, Jay's Deepstone Nunchuck, Nya's 2 Katanas, Wrayth's Scythe Ghost Master Blade and Bansha's Ghost Master Blade, Deepstone armour, Samurai X outfit.
Titan Mech measures approximately 7" tall x 3" long x 9" wide.Mech-enstien measures approximately 8" tall x 4" long x 9" wide.Nya's Cave measures approximately 3" tall x 3" wide x 1" long.Hook shooter measures approximately 1" tall x 2' wide x 1" long.
Contains 754 pieces.
Go adventuring around Elvendale and discover the Secret Market Place, featuring a 2-level market place run by animals, with library containing a tree with space for the hidden sacred Book of Dragons, post office, goldsmith with hammer and anvil, and other accessories. Includes Farran Leafshade and Aira Windwhistler mini-doll figures, plus Flamy, Owlyver and Thorne the earth dragon.
Accessory elements include letters, treasure map, packages, pumpkins, sword, shield, lock, key, quill and ink.
Contains 691 pieces.
Thorne the earth dragon stands approximately 3" (8cm) tall x 7" (18cm) long, with a wingspan of approximately 9" (23cm) wide.Secret Market Place measures approximately 7" (18cm) tall x 11" (28cm) wide x 3" (10cm) long.
Stage a sky pirates vs. Ninja battle with Misfortune's Keep, featuring rotating engines for launch and flight modes, fold-out cannons and disc shooters, plus a pirate jet and launch pad. Ninja Lloyd has a booster jet featuring a winch to lower Jay into battle for the golden Djinn Blade with 'trapped Wu' element. Includes 6 minifigures: Jay, Lloyd, Kai, Bucko, Nadakhan and Flintlocke, plus Monkey Wretch.
Weapons include a golden Djinn Blade with 'trapped Wu' element, 2 golden katanas each for Jay and Lloyd, Kai's 2 silver katanas, Monkey Wretch's rifle and hammer, Bucko's pirate sword and Flintlocke's gun.
Misfortune's Keep measures approximately 9" (23cm) tall x 17" (44cm) long x 17" (45cm) wide.Pirate flyer measures approximately 1" (4cm) tall x 4" (11cm) long x 3" (9cm) wide.Detachable escape boat measures approximately 4" (11cm) long, 1" (4cm) wide x under 1" (2cm) tall.Lloyd's booster jet measures approximately 2" (7cm) tall x 4" (12cm) long x 7" (19cm) wide.
You're running low on supplies that the Overworld just can't offer… light the obsidian portal and step through to reach The Nether Fortress! This forbidding structure is protected by an array of hostile mobs. Help Alex defeat the Blaze that guards the fortress. Take your diamond pickaxe and mine glowstone to light your way, but be careful not to trigger a lava flow! Build an access point to breach the fortress wall, grab your diamond sword and spring a surprise attack on the Zombie Pigman. Take on the red-eyed, fireball-shooting Ghast to obtain the chest containing 2 diamonds and a golden sword, collect mushrooms and Nether wart, and mine Nether quartz ore. It's all in a day's work for a LEGO® Minecraft™ hero! Rebuild the set for more LEGO® Minecraft™ creations (inspiration included)!
Includes 3 minifigures (Steve, Alex and a Zombie Pigman, plus a Blaze and a Ghast), Nether portal with light-up effect, 2 brick-built glow-in-the-dark glowstone elements, Ghast with changeable expression and fireball-shooting function, lava flow function, 3 brick-built porable fires, mushroom and Nether wart elements, 2 Nether quartz brick-built ores, chest with 2 diamond elements, 3 swords, and a pickaxe.
Fortress measures approximately 7" tall x 15" wide x 4" long.
Contains 571 pieces.
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In Tunisia, an independent magazine has dedicated a series of articles to homosexuality—an uncommon initiative in the Arab press.
The independent French-language Tunisian weekly magazine Réalités [1] dedicated a series of articles to homosexuality - an uncommon initiative in the Arab press. The articles include the personal stories of homosexuals and lesbians, information on their legal status in Tunisia, and a medical assessment by Dr. Kamel Abdelhak, a psychologist specializing in sexual matters. In addition, renowned anthropologist Malek Chebel [2] is quoted as asserting that homosexuality is tolerated in Arab culture. Poems on bisexual love by 10th-century Persian-born Muslim poet Abu Nawas are cited as an example.
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PAX East tickets running low, Saturday sold out
Tickets to PAX East are rapidly running out. Three day passes have been sold out for some time, and now Saturday singe passes have joined them. Only friday and Sunday tickets are left, so if you intend to be in Boston in March, now is the time to pick up a pass.
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Adaptive Modulation in Wireless Networks With Smoothed Flow Utility
The authors investigate flow rate optimization on a wireless link with randomly varying channel gain using techniques from adaptive modulation and network utility maximization. They consider the problem of choosing the data flow rate to optimally trade off average transmit power and the average utility of the smoothed data flow rate. The smoothing allows one to model the demands of an application that can tolerate variations in flow over a certain time interval; they will see that this smoothing leads to a substantially different optimal data flow rate policy than without smoothing. They pose the problem as a convex stochastic control problem. For the case of a single flow, the optimal data flow rate policy can be numerically computed using stochastic dynamic programming.


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Director: Shawn Ricks
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Cast: Paul Cox, Valentino (I), Tony Tedeschi, Alec Metro, Luke Ford, Ericka Lockett, Mila (I), Nicole London, Julie Rage, Sindee Coxx, Nick East
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By LINDSAY WELBERS Staff Writer In May of last year the Chicago Police Department 2nd District received new leadership. Former Commander Fred Waller was transferred from the 2nd District to the Auburn-Gresham Neighborhood. Terence Williams took his place and implemented a tough-on-crime, broken windows approach to policing in the area. "We want to be aggressive(…)


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If it's Crap One, then your score will go down because they'll report the old card as ACTIVE and report the NEW one as well. And since they don't report CL, if your current balance is anywhere near the "high balance" you're doubly screwed.
Really? I remember losing my card once with them, and they sent me a new one with a new card number. I only see one Cap1 card reported in my credit report.
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ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH -- A gentle slope of trees and vegetation has been the only shield against businesses encroaching on the neighborhood known as Casa de Contera.
Nestled behind a dune and the traffic moving along State Road A1A, residents living in Casa de Contera say they have lost all right to privacy to the progress of business growth.
Resident Tom Force said he is considering staking a "For Sale" sign in his yard to escape future development. He said he has fought 11 years to keep his neighborhood separated from commercial growth, but lost hope after the latest business, a coffee shop with a drive-through window, was given ground beyond his home.
"We're just sick about it," Force said. "I was going to go to the meeting, but just gave up."
About 10 residents took turns standing before the City Commission on March 3 to protest the drive-through window selling coffee from early morning to late night. John Lester, general partner of Promised Land Limited, said the dune would be a buffer from the headlights turning into the business. He agreed the owner of the business would have no amplifier system for ordering and said the sound of car doors slamming and engines starting would be avoided with a drive-through window.
The residents asked Lester to live in the neighborhood after the latest business is built, saying the dune would shrink further and headlights would shine into their windows. Lester again told the commission at least 32 feet will stand between the commercial and residential lines and headlights would not reach their homes.
The residents of Casa de Contera left last week's meeting in defeat after the City Commission agreed the drive-through could be built, but must only operate from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and may not have an amplification system for ordering.
With attorney George McClure at his side, Lester walked away with a box filled with legal files and an oversized cardboard prop showing the boundaries between the new commercial business and the homes behind it.
"I'm not of the opinion that a development ought to be a mob process but because of the hearing process you get a lot of that," Lester said Friday afternoon.
Lester said expanding businesses has been a controversial idea to beach residents since the beginning. In addition to the 800-square-foot coffee house, provisions have been set for three future buildings to be used for office retail, he said.
In 1982, Promised Land bought nine acres of commercial land rolling back off S.R. A1A. Lester said at that time S.R. A1A was known as State Road 3. He called it "a sleepy little back way to the beach that only local people used."
With a doctor's office being the only business in the area, Promised Land discussed building a residential community off Old Beach Road. The homes would sit on about seven acres set off S.R. 3 from 140 to 170 feet. The first part of Casa de Contera had been built in 1984 when a storm hit the beach in November.
A northeaster "washed out" S.R. A1A which then ran along the coast, Lester said. Plans were made to convert S.R. 3 into a new S.R. A1A that would be the main roadway running through the beach community.
The road is now a four-lane, divided highway edging commercial land. Over the dune from Casa de Contera are a Wendy's restaurant, Amoco gas station, and Prosperity Bank. Promised Land sold the land to Prosperity Bank, but did not own the property that holds Wendy's and Amoco.
Slowly, the dune has receded in the development, though residents said Lester made a promise never to touch it during development.
"I always felt that the agreement should have been honored," said Commissioner Al Holmberg. "It's been pecked away at over the years."
Lester said he spoke at a zoning meeting in 1987 to assure that Promised Land would not build on the "eastern side of the dune."
That didn't stop some residents from using the vacant commercial land bordering their backyards, he said. One family set up a birdbath, stepping stones and a swing 35 feet onto the commercial zone, Lester said.
The land that makes up the dune has been for sale all along, Lester said, but Promised Land received no offers from residents who have land along the commercial zone.
Looking up at the dune rising from his backyard, he pointed to some trees standing atop the dunes. Red ribbons are tied around their trunks, marking those that could come down during future development, Force said.
Lester said he has not marked trees with red ribbons. Nevertheless, he agreed some might fall.
"Some of them may be lost in the development and paving process if they are over the middle of the dune, but not on the east side of the dune," Lester said.
As for the shade cast down by the trees in Force's backyard, Lester said there has always been the potential that it would be lost.
"He's been enjoying the shade while we've been paying the taxes over the years," Lester said.
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Another perfect shirt. I´m never buying off the rack again.
Another perfect shirt. I´m never buying off the rack again.
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"Honey, does this red shirt and orange tie look OK together?"
We don't need a degree in color engineering, but a lot hinges on this! Everyday you put together many elements of your attire. Your choice of the colors you mix and match can make a significant impression on how you look to others.
Colors are like kids and employees. Some work together, and get along just fine; others always fight.
Color is energy, if you're wearing the colors that are right for you, you'll look dynamic. Color coordination not only makes you look good, but also gives you an organized and professional image.
We'll try to put an end to those mornings that find you late for work, standing in front of the mirror, holding up six ties, and two shirts against your new suit! Some basic color knowledge, and a lot of experience will help you coordinate those dazzling ensembles with confidence and ease, and maybe even have time for a second cup of coffee.
Men have it easier than women in the color world since most business is conducted in navy, or gray suits, white or blue shirts, and only in our ties and pocket squares are we "allowed" the freedom to get colorful (but even there one rarely sees fuchsia!). Well maybe on the golf course, but even there we look better if the colors match!
The word match comes from an Old English word "gemaecca" which was shortened to "macche" meaning mate or companion!
Why pink for little girls and blue for little boys? An old European fairly tale had baby girls springing forth from pink roses! Blue is the color of the heavens and parents thought it would protect infant sons from the Devil!
We're not even going to discuss here coordinating the other factors like patterns or fabric weight, and texture. However when all the colors mesh and the patterns are not all the same design or size, you could pull off wearing all patterns!!
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Perception of your IQ may be reflected in your shirt color!
When others are repulsed by "loud", do they mean the volume of your voice or the colors of your clothes?
According to Clare Spiegel, president of Your New Image, a career consulting company, bright colors and loud talk give an impression of low intelligence!
As reported in Men's Health Magazine, speaking in a mid volume during a speech or presentation projects more intelligence than speaking too loudly. Speaking in moderate tones presents a calm and authoritative image rather than an appearance that you are desperate to convince everyone of your point. Too loud also can be perceived as boisterous and obnoxious.
The same goes for loud clothing colors, Spiegel says! For example, if you're going to don a Hawaiian shirt for an event where you need some semblance of astuteness, make sure the shade is dusty or muted, not bright.
Maybe that's why serious business attire has always been navy or gray set off by a white shirt, and some necktie color to draw attention to your face. And now we know it's a consideration for casual clothes!
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Video: Holgorsen press conference and highlights
Dana Holgorsen spoke to the media in his weekly press conference today, and talked a lot about the similarities between West Virginia and Oklahoma State.
The Mountaineers head to Stillwater on Friday in preparation for Saturday's game and sounds like he's looking forward to it quite a bit.
A few highlights:
*Consider Holgorsen's answer on what he thinks are the problems of the offense right now. In the middle of one answer he talked about having nine dropped balls against TCU, a problem that stood out and one that hasn't been a major problem before.
Holgorsen: "We have to play together. It's the same problem defensively. From a call standpoint, we're playing with nine or 10 a lot and we're playing with nine of 10 from an effort standpoint now. If you have eight or nine that are playing with tremendous effort and one or two who aren't, then you're playing with eight or nine. We have to play better together, and blocking is a huge thing. Trust in the system and trust in people being in the right spots is a big thing. How do we explain nine dropped balls? We haven't had nine dropped balls all year - that's just execution. We have to execute, and it's harder to execute when you play tougher defenses. You have to elevate your game, and that's coaching; we have to get it out of them. When things get harder, we have to play better."
*He also talked about how the team is moving on from the double overtime loss to TCU on Saturday.
Holgorsen: "It's a tough loss. It was tough in that locker room after the game, and it was tough to come up here. We got together at 3 p.m. on Sunday and told them we have three more hours to be upset. I don't know how else you deal with it. We watched the tape and then let them go Sunday. They showed up here today, and it seems like they're ready to go."
"The biggest thing defensively is building on what we have accomplished. We've gotten better defensively. From an operations standpoint, we got better; we were off the field about 80 percent of the time on third down. We created a couple of turnovers, we held them to two yards a rush and there were a lot of positive things that happened defensively. We have to keep improving on that, keep building on that, doing a better job of communicating the calls and lining up to where were not misaligned."
*Update on RB Shawne Alston, who according to Holgorsen, is still not 100 percent. That was apparent of course by his limited playing time and effectiveness on Saturday.Holgorsen: "Presence was good. Mentality was good. Health was not good. He's a different guy now than he was the first couple of games. He was more healthy than he was the two weeks prior to that, which is why he suited up. He will continue to rehab and continue to work through it and practice more. It didn't look the same, and that's why we didn't play him much."


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The public is invited to learn information about the possibility of a Western Carolina University satellite campus in Henderson County.
On Friday, the American Association of University Women, Hendersonville Branch, will present the program developed by the Higher Education Committee at 9:30 a.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St.
The need for a baccalaureate degree college in Henderson County came as a result of the UNC Tomorrow Commission's Report issued in December 2007. In response to the report, WCU has proposed that a satellite campus be established. However, since that positive response, we have seen a serious downturn in the economy. Where does this project stand today? Pat Brown, dean of educational outreach at WCU, will address this issue following a brief overview of the UNC Tomorrow Commission's Report by the AAUW Higher Education Committee.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched several programs to protect the public from the risk of infection with disease-causing strains of E. coli, such as O157:H7. Its efforts include:
- Sponsoring research to find ways to prevent cattle from carrying the bacteria, including efforts to develop a vaccine for cattle.
- Developing improved methods of detecting the bacteria to keep them out of meat-packing plants.
- Making the time and temperature controls in meat-processing plants more strict.
- Requiring that all raw and partially cooked meat and poultry products have safe handling instructions on the package.
- Requiring warning labels on unpasteurized fruit and vegetable juices.
- Developing stricter regulations for fruit and vegetable juice processing.
Also, state and local health departments are working with the USDA to decrease the number of outbreaks of infection and to limit the extent of outbreaks when they occur.
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ST. PAUL, MINN. - Ken Vierling worked hard to become top salesman at a local printing company. He lived a good life and tucked away money for retirement.
Then came an ownership change that erased his job some 18 months ago.
Vierling ended up in a job that pays 25 percent less. He fell behind on his bills. Collectors started calling, threatening to repossess his Fridley home and his Ford Explorer.
Vierling, 49, began thinking about filing for bankruptcy at the beginning of the year when he realized he wouldn't be able to pay his 2005 income taxes.
His first stop, dictated by the new bankruptcy law that took effect last fall, was credit counseling to review his finances and consider repayment options. He was underwhelmed.
"It was very vague," said Vierling, who filled out an online counseling questionnaire in less than an hour. "I didn't get any real benefit out of it. It basically brought forward things I already knew."
And it didn't suggest a better alternative than filing for bankruptcy court protection, which he did four days later to restructure some $25,000 he owed in taxes, credit card debt and home-repair bills.
Basic Problem
Vierling's situation, some experts say, illustrates a basic problem with the credit-counseling provision of the bankruptcy law: It's too late by the time many consumers get counseling. They're already in dire financial straits, with debts far outweighing income, and they have no choice but to file for bankruptcy.
Some observers say the early results show that credit counseling isn't working as intended. It doesn't appear to be shifting more people into debt-management plans instead of filing for bankruptcy.
Steve Bartlett, president of an industry association called the Financial Services Roundtable, supports the law but says it's flawed.
"Early on, most of the pre-bankruptcy counseling is not especially useful because it's only occurring for people right before they go into bankruptcy," Bartlett said. "The flaw is that the bankruptcy counseling is only occurring at the end of the process when you have little option. That's not what we wanted or the agencies wanted."
Supporters and skeptics alike say it's too early to draw conclusions.
Questions Raised
However, a foundation report released in April provides a snapshot of the law's first six months, raising questions about long-term funding and whether the credit-counseling industry can meet demand as bankruptcy filings increase. These issues must be addressed soon "if credit counseling is to work," Keating said.
The new bankruptcy law, which took effect Oct. 17, was designed to make it more difficult for people to erase their debts under Chapter 7 bankruptcy. For the first time, it also mandated financial education, requiring consumers to go through credit counseling to consider alternatives before filing for bankruptcy and to attend a debt-education workshop after bankruptcy.
Nationally, 150 approved nonprofit agencies had led nearly 263,000 counseling conferences with potential bankruptcy filers through May 10, according to the U.S. Trustee Program, which oversees the bankruptcy system. Each person receives a counseling certificate good for six months.
Americans like to spend money - in many cases, more money than they earn. Total U.S. credit card debt exceeds $800 billion. Easy credit has helped fuel a spree that has contributed to a tripling of bankruptcy filings since 1990.
Last year, more than 2 million people filed for bankruptcy in the United States, a record.
So far this year, filings have tumbled to about one-third of 2005 levels nationally.
Some observers point to the sharply lower number of personal bankruptcies as proof that the new law is working, but there are several reasons for the decline.
A steep spike in October filings - as people hustled to file for bankruptcy amid uncertainty about the new law - makes it difficult to gauge the law's impact. In that month, more than 600,000 cases were filed nationally.
Bankruptcy Filers
Today's typical bankruptcy filer is a working person overwhelmed by credit card debt or hit with the unexpected - a huge medical bill or a lost job, for example. Many just don't know how to handle money.
The person typically is 25 to 54 years old with a high school diploma or some college education, according to the Institute for Financial Literacy, which offers credit counseling.
Credit counseling is proving to be pricy for consumers and the agencies providing the service.
Agencies often reduce or waive fees because many people can't afford to pay for counseling. Vierling said he struggled to come up with the $50 for his counseling session.
Most don't. Consumers paid on average about $38 for counseling sessions, according to the NFCC. That doesn't cover the cost of providing the service, it says.
The result is an estimated $12.4 million shortfall for its member agencies, which make up 70 percent of certified bankruptcy counselors.
How to make up the difference is a problem. The bankruptcy law didn't address funding for credit counseling. Credit-counseling agencies are seeking donations and grants to supplement their budgets.
The Financial Services Roundtable has committed up to $10 million in grants to help out, but most of that money already has been distributed, Bartlett said.
Most observers agree that more time is needed to gauge the effect of the new law. Still, some say the system should be tweaked now.
A group of congressional members have asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office to study the credit-counseling fees, the type of counseling provided and the quality standards. Other key provisions of the new bankruptcy law face other challenges.
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Fund-ratings firm Morningstar cut its forward-looking rating on Sequoia Fund (SEQUX) in the wake of a high-profile executive departure and sharp losses related to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX).
Investors seem to be wary of the U.S. stocks market as it nears the end of its six year bull run.
That's according to Morningstar, which released its monthly fund flows update for the month of June. According to data by the research firm, international equity funds received the highest inflows among all Morningstar fund categories, with $22.4 million going overseas.
The lion's share of that cash went into passively-managed funds, roughly $16.6 billion, while les than $6 billion went into actively managed funds.
That certainly beats U.S.-equity funds. Investors withdrew almost $14.5 billion from actively-managed U.S. equity funds last month, overshadowing the $6.4 billion that flowed into passively managed funds.
"Despite its many issues, it seems investors are putting their hopes in the eurozone, as evidenced by the consistent international-equity flows," wrote Alina Lamy, Morningstar's senior analyst for market research. "Another implication of this trend is that investors foresee more potential for growth in Europe than in the United States."
Elsewhere in the mutual fund arena, investors took money out of taxable-bond funds in June, after five months of inflows. Most of those withdrawals came from high-yield, bank-loan, and emerging-markets bond funds. Intermediate-term and world-bond funds, on the other hand, received high inflows, according to Morningstar.
In terms of sector equity, strong inflows went to health -care and financials stocks, according to Morningstar.
A seven-year bull market has fund investors enjoying great returns, but also facing a growing tax bill. Even those who don't sell their funds will receive more capital gains distributions, which are taxable unless the funds are held in a tax-sheltered account.
And according to Morningstar analyst Russel Kinnel, capital gains will keep creeping higher as long as the stock market rally does. He issued a "tax warning" for 13 funds he identified by gauging, potential capital gains exposure, an annually reported metric that measures how much a fund would pay out if it turned over its entire portfolio, as well as sizable redemptions and a high turnover rate.
The funds include:
So what's a smart investor to do? Kinnel offers this advice:
If you own a great fund, then you'd be hurting yourself if you sold it. But it might make sense to sell a mediocre fund that is set to make big payouts. Also, if you have automatic reinvesting for a taxable account that might make a big payout, simply turn it off.
The next obvious thing to do is look closely at the situation before buying in a taxable account. If two funds are otherwise equally attractive but one lacks the big tax overhang, go with that one.
Where to Find Tax-Efficient Funds? Index funds are a good bet. They rarely make payouts and have low turnover. Vanguard is particularly good at managing the tax situation of its index funds.
You can search for stock funds that have no or low potential capital gains exposure. Today that would mostly involve new funds or funds with really bad track records, but don't settle for an inferior fund.
To call healthcare a potent sector is an understatement. It has been one of the best-performing sectors in the S&P 500 for each of the past two years. In fact, over the past decade, the sector category posted average annualized returns of 13.8%, vs the S&P 500′s 7.5% annualized return during that same span.
What gives? Drug makers have launch profitable new drugs, rebounding from fears surrounding patent expirations that peaked in 2012. The Affordable Car Act, signed into law in 2010, has heightened hopes for insurers and hospitals. And let's not forget the wave of mergers among drug makers and med-tech companies.
Are the good times over? No. Granted, Morningstar equity analysts see the sector as a bit overvalued, but with pockets of value. And Robert Goldsborough, who writes for Morningstar on passive investment strategies, recommends a pair of very large, liquid passively-managed health-care exchange-traded funds that are available to investors at a low cost: the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) and Vanguard Health Care (VHT). As he writes:
The two ETFs charge 0.15% and 0.12%, respectively. Both funds seek to replicate broad indexes of large U.S. health-care stocks, holding pharmaceutical firms, biotech companies, health-care providers, health-care equipment makers, and life sciences firms. VHT holds 323 health-care stocks, while XLV is a much more concentrated portfolio representing just 56 companies. VHT also dips further down the market-cap ladder than XLV, devoting 14% of assets to mid-cap firms and 7% of assets to small-cap companies. XLV, by contrast, invests just 7% of assets in mid-cap health players and has no small-cap allocation.
For investors with a more active attitude, Goldsborough says several open-end mutual funds devoted to health care have delivered outstanding performance in recent years, among them the Vanguard Health Care (VGHAX), T. Rowe Price Health Sciences (PRHSX) and the Fidelity Select Health Care Portfolio (FSPHX).
Charles Schwab (SCHW) and Morningstar (MORN) have struck a deal. Under a licensing agreement announced Thursday, roughly 7,000 financial advisers who hold client assets in custody with Schwab will have access to global equity analyst reports and ratings for about 1,400 companies through a licensing agreement with the Morningstar.
The pact, which also benefits all U.S. individuals who have accounts at Schwab, makes the brokerage firm the largest to date to sign an enterprise-wide license for Morningstar's equity research, which will be made available by the end of the year.
Morningstar launched its equity research in 1998 and has about 120 global equity and corporate credit analysts who provide qualitative analyst coverage of approximately 1,400 companies.
Blackrock (BLK) is going to the mattresses against rival ETF provider Vanguard Group.
As my colleague Brendan Conway reported earlier today, Blackrock and its iShares unit is doubling the number of exchange-traded funds in its low-fee "core" series, branching out into new strategies and lowering fees.
It's a smart move as Blackrock tries to stem market share loss to Vanguard. Or as Morningstar fund analyst Robert Goldsborough puts it, "The fee differential where it exists is small enough that they are much more competitively priced now."
Blackrock is well regarded among institutional investors, but individual investors have been a harder nut to crack. The firm is adamant that this is not a not a fee war. Still, pricing is important individual investors.
Morningstar's Goldsborough told Barrons.com:
"I think Blackrock would agree they haven't done a good job communicating the value proposition of some of their ETFs. The fore suite has allowed them to put together a clear an easy to understand batch of ETFs that small investors would be interested in…It makes a lot of sense. They are creating some new strategies they did not have before, reducing prices of other funds and putting it all in collection that is easy to market to a lot of participants.
Investors added almost $18 billion to long-term mutual funds in October, with U.S. and international equity funds leading the charge.
According to a report authored by Morningstar fund analyst Michael Rawson, international equity funds (excluding exchange-traded funds) led all categories with $12.2 billion of inflows during the period ending Oct. 31.
But for U.S. equity funds, inflows of $10.5 billion marked the group's strongest month since January. And active-traded funds recorded strong inflows, marking only the third time this year that's happened.
Rawson's report read:
…the year started with such strong inflows that some began calling it a great rotation into active strategies after years of passive fund flow dominance. While that trend has not materialized, certainly the outflows from active equity have abated. Outflows from active equity funds have totaled $15.3 billion year to date compared to $131.5 billion of outflows in all of 2012.
In a short interview with Barrons.com, Rawson added:
Five years away from the financial crisis and people see the economy as slow and steady. They are becoming more open to taking some stock market risk. The memory of the financial crisis is becoming more distant.
Taxable and municipal bond funds were the fly in the ointment. Combined outflows totaled almost $13.5 billion. As a result, net inflows for all mutual funds tracked by Morningstar totaled $17.8 billion in October.
Scared of the bond market? Don't panic. If you own exchange-traded funds, think about replacing your passive investments with the Pimco Total Return ETF (BOND).
That's the view of Morningstar's (MORN) Samuel Lee, who observes the biggest oddity of passive bond ETFs: If a government is a debt hog, chances are its bonds will gets a bigger weighting just because there's so many of them out there.
"If the government issues a lot of debt and forces some big, institutional investors to own it, does it make sense to mimic this allocation mindlessly?" he writes in the December issue of Morningstar ETF Investor, released this week.
Puerto Rico's shaky fiscal situation makes its bonds look like a hidden value to some fund managers. To others, this is a danger zone.
Morningstar fund analyst Eric Jacobson has a list of bond funds with surprisingly heavy Puerto Rico weightings. "Surprising," at least, in that investors wouldn't immediately know by the fund's names.
Top of the list is the Franklin Double Tax-Free Income Fund (FPRTX), at 67% of the portfolio. The Oppenheimer Rochester NC Municipal A (OPNCX) and Oppenheimer Rochester MD Municipal A (ORMDX) are next at nearly 32%, while the Oppenheimer Rochester VA Municipal A (ORVAX) is 30%. The list goes on. Eighteen mutual funds have Puerto Rico weightings of 20% or greater.
Here's how Jacobson parses matters:
There are a few ways to look at this phenomenon. The most charitable explanation is that managers invest in Puerto Rico when they can't find enough opportunities in the local state market. …And while Puerto Rico's finances are clearly troubled, it's definitely possible that some managers do their homework and decide that the payouts on the territory's bonds are sufficient compensation for their risks. Some try to insulate themselves from bigger trouble, meanwhile, by sticking with bonds tied to the revenues of specific projects or essential services. Most of the Oppenheimer funds with large Puerto Rico weightings, for example, focus on electric utilities, highways, and higher education.
A Yield in Sheep's Clothing
A more cynical reading of the situation would suggest that some managers sprinkle Puerto Rico issuance into their portfolios simply to boost yield. With agency ratings in the BBB range, the debt of Puerto Rico is technically investment-grade but tends to trade alongside the issuance of high-yield muni sectors, with fat payouts relative to higher-quality debt. As of Oct. 5, 2012, for example, the subset of Puerto Rico bonds tracked by Barclays carried a yield of roughly 3.9%, while the broader national index was paying out 2.2%. Moreover, a comparison of Morningstar yield data versus fund exposures to Puerto Rico shows a strong correlation between the two, such that funds with larger exposures to the Commonwealth are likely to be among the market's higher-yielding portfolios.
Bargain or danger, investors should at minimum know what they're holding.
Northern Trust's (NTRS) FlexShares exchange-traded fund unit sure looks ready to test the argument we made in the print version of Barron's over the weekend.
On Thursday, the company will launch the FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund under the ticker RAVI. This fixed-income strategy will pursue current income "consistent with the preservation of capital and liquidity," according to the prospectus. Holdings will include U.S. and foreign government bonds, muni bonds, corporate bonds and asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities.
FlexShares has done an unusually good job ensuring that it only launches ETFs that it knows investors will want. That's a change from the old practice of launching dozens of ETFs and seeing what sticks. Unlike the old ways, Northern Trust snared huge asset flows into its first four products within weeks of their launch. Morningstar director of fund research Scott Burns told us that that wasn't an accident. "You've got somebody on the inside who said, 'What I really want is this liquid, transparent, and tradable vehicle,' " Burns told Barron's. "They say, 'I would buy it. I would buy a lot of it.' " Here are the numbers:
Northern Trust amassed more than $250 million in its first four ETFs within a few weeks of their September 2011 launch. By January, they passed the half-billion mark, en route to $1.7 billion today, a sign that the bank was meeting demand it knew would be there[.]
This will be FlexShares' seventh ETF and the third launch in less than a month. Late September brought the FlexShares Morningstar Developed Markets ex-US Factor Tilt Index Fund (TLTD) and the FlexShares Morningstar Emerging Markets Factor Tilt Index Fund (TLTE). So, the company is clearly stepping up the pace at which it launches new funds.
If the assets follow, that's the proof that the company isn't reverting to the standard "If you built it, they will come" ETF approach. That model, of course, has cluttered the market with asset-free funds that, for all their merits, investors don't actually want. It's the reason that more than 80 ETF have closed this year, a record.
As exchange-traded funds and other investing vehicles have ballooned in number, the task of figuring out what works well and what doesn't has only gotten harder. Barrons.com's Focus on Funds looks under the hood of ETFs, mutual funds and hedge funds for overlooked values, actionable ideas and the latest pitfalls for fund investors.
Chris Dieterich has covered the U.S. stock market for The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires. He is a graduate of Regis University and the Missouri School of Journalism.
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#1 Mar 16, 2011
I went there the other day and I just dont feel like my truck got a good cleaning....anyone else feel that way when they go there?
#2 Mar 16, 2011
Well I don't go there. I like doing my self.
#3 Mar 17, 2011
maybe your just not cleaning it good. it has nothing to do with the car wash it's how YOU are cleaning it
#4 Mar 18, 2011
I agree they dont always do a good job.I always get out and check my ride before leaving. Make them re-wash it if there is still dirt on your ride.
#5 Mar 18, 2011
I think the guys that work there are all pretty good at doing their job.. A lot of the time though, especially on days where it's warm and sunny and they have a lot of customers, they just try to rush through. You have to think - these guys do up to 400 - 600 cars a day on Sunny Days during the winter....they can't get every detail of your car.
#6 Mar 19, 2011
i had mine cleaned by a dude in paintlick and im really pleased... He does it out of his garage and he was cheaper than anywhere else...He washed waxed cleaned my seats and carpets and detailed it for 75 dollars... Definately worth it
#7 Mar 30, 2011
Yea he detailed my G6. I think the name of his place is Renwew Auto Detailers. I dont think my car looked that good when i bought it. I would highly recomend him to anyone. I checked at the soft cloth car wash before a girl i work with told me about him. Claypool Hill quoted me $125 and he only charged me like $85 and had it done in a couple hours. For every 4 refferals his customers give him i get a free detailing
#8 Mar 31, 2011
What is the guys name who has Renew Auto Detailers?
#9 Mar 31, 2011
In the summer months I do auto detailing to earn extra money. Pricing all depends on how dirty your car is inside and out. And the size of the vehicle.
#10 Mar 31, 2011
his name is brandon and i have his number if you want it but you have to tell him Steffy reffered you haha
#11 Mar 31, 2011
Which Brandon Gave me several price options and i thought i got a great deal i got his buisness card and it had his email addy also [email protected]
#12 Apr 1, 2011
Those guys all work hard at wash world how would u like to was 400 to 500 hundred cars after it snows it tiring if u dont like the way they wash ur car do it ur self
#13 Apr 1, 2011
I go up thru there about twice a week and several of those guys are really good people, some of the guys look a little rough but that doesnt mean they are bad guys. But thier prices as far as detailing and waxing and so on are a little high. I am going to try to get up with that guy and see if i can get mine done
#14 Apr 2, 2011
I go to that Carwash I'd say 4x a week , I love the service the prices are a little high but they only use the best supplies and the best name brand that you can get, I would be skitish if I took my car somewhere else and they were gonna charge me $50 less, whats that tell ya, Dollar tree watered down solutions, and then you think your saving $50 and in all reality your gonna have to have your car detailed in another week cause your not satisfied that the shine and the LOOK only lasted a week :(
I will continue to remian a FAITHFUL CARWASH Customer!!!
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The country Sixtania prints postage stamps with only three values 6 lucres, 10 lucres and 15 lucres (where the currency is in lucres).Which values cannot be made up with combinations of these postage. . . .
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as used in Scotland. "a wee nyaff" a very irritating person. When they come into a room, you want to leave.
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"Oceanside is always a hotter market than a lot of others because of the affordability," said Joe Violi, a 10-year Realtor with RE/MAX By-the-Sea, the agency his father, Frank Violi, founded 22 years ago. "I call Oceanside the final frontier of affordable coastal real estate. It's the last ocean-connected city that's affordable."
"This spring, I'm positive we're going to have a huge boom in inventory and a lot of transactions," Joe Violi said. "This is probably the busiest cycle, right after the holidays. Everybody's been kind of primed for this moment. They're anticipating higher interest rates, so they're getting off the fence, trying to buy right now. So I think this spring will be a really strong market and a great time to sell because I think by mid-summer we'll see higher interest rates.
Violi said the average time on the market in the area is 30 days -- less if the house is priced appropriately.
"If it's anywhere near the recent comparable sales, it will sell," he said. "There's almost no short sales; sellers are no longer underwater, and so they have the ability to sell. We're seeing a lot of move-up buyers. It's going to be a really hoppin' market."
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Capitalist insolence and taxes
Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citigroup were all deeply involved in the sub-prime mortgage crisis, which prompted the Great Recession and the huge budget deficits. And they pay no taxes.
Pay up, corporate tax dodgers
We're chumps unless we force Congress to stop tax haven abuse.
Snyder budget means more pain for Michigan workers
The budget reduces business taxes by $1.8 billion. This deficit-creating proposal is made up for by increasing taxes on seniors and families by $1.7 billion.
Obama's budget tradeoffs leave vital steps missing
"It's significantly less bad than the Republican budget - but it's not going to bring down unemployment in my hometown," one reporter commented at a White House press conference.
Budget cuts must be fought
While far better than the GOP's right-wing wrecking ball budget, the president's budget unfortunately finds savings in cutting assistance to help poor and working people and keep them warm.
Simple solutions for deficits and debt
A few weeks ago Citigroup's Robert Rubin wrote a column advising readers and policymakers on how to surmount the current economic and financial crisis. Beware of such counsel!
Right-wing "blizzard narrative" is anti-worker snow job
As a massive winter storm pounds much of the country, the tea party/Republicans are pushing a disastrous narrative: strangle vital public services, like snowplowing, then blame public workers and their unions.
GOP economic plans signal class war on working families
Detailed analysis of House Republican economic proposals reveals an extreme agenda that few Americans would have knowingly voted for.
Thank goodness for the GOP
I'm so glad the Republicans on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission have set me straight.
Two progressive deficit plans put workers, jobs first
It is possible to have job creation, reinvestment in America, improvement in retirement security and health care for all, while at the same time balancing the budget.


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Sam Houston State baseball hosts McNeese State for a three-game series at Don Sanders Stadium. The weekend series starts Friday at 6:30 p.m.
The Bearkats (16-12, 4-2) are fresh off of their fourth win over a ranked opponent this season. SHSU beat No. 19 Houston 4-1 on the road Wednesday. The Kats have won both of their league series to start the year.
The Cowboys (17-10, 5-1) swept Northwestern State last weekend to move into second place in the Southland standings after two weeks of league play. Louisiana-Lafayette snapped McNeese's four game winning streak with an 8-5 win Tuesday.
"McNeese has played well in the first two weekends," said Bearkat coach David Pierce. "They've definitely got confidence coming in after playing well."
Friday: LHP Cody Dickson (4-2, 3.07 ERA) vs. RHP Bryce Kingsley (5-2, 2.83 ERA)
Saturday: LHP Andrew Godail (3-1, 3.35 ERA) vs. RHP Blake Ware (5-1, 2.00 ERA)
Sunday: LHP Caleb Smith (3-3, 3.43 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Clemens (0-0, 10.38 ERA)
Second baseman Jessie Plumlee has reached base in each of his last 15 games and has a team-high .414 batting average and .547 on base percentage.
Shortstop Carter Burgess leads the team with 40 hits and is batting .360 on the season. Burgess leads the team with 12 multiple hit games.
Catcher Anthony Azar and left fielder Luke Plucheck have been the major run producers this season. Azar has a team-high 21 RBI and 10 extra-base hits while Plucheck has 20 RBI and 20 runs scored.
Three different Bearkat pitchers have recorded saves this season. Jason Simms leads the team with three saves while last year's closer Michael Burchett has two, and freshman Logan Boyd registered his first save against Houston.
Led by Jackson Gooch and his .345 average, the Cowboys are hitting .278 as a team, while the pitching staff sports a 4.08 ERA.
McNeese State's only conference loss came in an 18 inning affair at Lamar. The team's combined for 17 ½ scoreless innings before the Cardinals hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 18th. Each team's starter pitched at least 10 innings with Lamar's Jonathan Dziedzic striking out 12.
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Daytona 500 winner Kenseth wins again
Published: Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 10:06 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 10:19 p.m.
FONTANA, Calif. Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth made it two victories in a row Sunday, holding off a late challenge from Jeff Gordon to win the Auto Club 500.
Kenseth took the lead from Gordon in the pits with 38 laps to go in the 250-lap race and stayed ahead of the runner-up in the battle of former NASCAR Sprint Cup champions, pulling away over the last 20 laps.
It is the first time a Cup driver has won the first two races of the season since Gordon did it in 1997 on the way to the second of his four championships.
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Nashville, Tennessee 37205
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Nashville, Tennessee 37214
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CARROLLTON, Ala. (AP) - A judge has dismissed a capital murder charge that was brought against a west Alabama woman in her newborn baby's death.
Defense attorneys for 34-year-old Bridget Lee showed the judge Thursday that the original autopsy was botched.
Later autopsies by state examiners found the baby was stillborn.
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Here is one thing Willard's has over the other BBQ places around, consistency. The staff is not always friendly or inviting, in fact, they usually seem annoyed with you, but the food is always good. The sausage, the brisket, the chicken and burnt ends are always cooked well, moist and flavorful. The ribs are done to a nice temperature and have not been dry yet.
Another thing Willard's does well are the sides. The dirty rice, green beans, etc are all done well and there are some special sides which pop up occasionally. It used to be you could swap out the dry cornbread they give you for a small side, but now, depending on who is working the register, they will just not give you cornbread.
There are a lot of combinations you can choose from, including multiple meat platters, lots of different sides, and then throw in things like BBQ burritos, Brunswick Stew, there really is something for everyone.
The only two complaints I have are the unfriendly staff and the sweet tea. The tea is always a bit bitter, or oversteeped, or something. It's not a 5 star sweet tea, that's for sure. It's more like a 1 star sweet tea.
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Is it possible to join domains via FQDN rather than the Netbios name? Reason I ask is that with netbios character limit of 15, we have two hosts with the same netbios shortened name. Meaning we can join one computer to the domain, but if we join the second it overwrites the computer account of the first.
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$2 ? $3 ? $4 ? 50 cents ?
On Feb 22, According to RF Lafferty, Copazone approval would bump their price target up an extra +$6 to $25. So they think $6 bucks.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
strict rules in our organization..
So they think $6 bucks.
Google stocks DD...we have a few reports on MNTA
sorry COPAXONE
Much depends on the unknown. But let's do some rough math.
Teva suggests they will lose some $550 mil in sales in 2014 if they loses exclusivity. Say price is at 20% off, so taking Teva at its word, they expect generic to be ~$450 Mil for part year 2014 (May - Dec). Annualized? ~$770Mil/yr? (To me, that is worth far more than a mere $1-$2/sh on ~52mil shares.)
But I also expect Teva is light on their estimate. Such assume it is approved via the 505(j) pathway as a substitutable generic, and Sandoz/MNTA provide say only a 20% drop in price. Such might be high enough to gain the majority market share, but not trigger a price war w/ TEVA. Also expect TEVA to put in new price increases soon. So say within 4 month of a May launch, things stabilize w/ 60% Sandoz MNTA to 40% Teva with roughly the same size market for Rx. So it could be significantly bigger number.
But of course, MNTA has a partner, and instead of getting Net Sales w/ a large COPS, they will get a combination of milestones, royalty payments and other forms of consideration, much of what is still confidential.
Still, much of this misses the bigger picture. Sure, one could calc some $/sh for copaxone, but understand that with $MNTA we are at the start of a new business sector - US generic biologics. (OK - I know. The FDA calls this a quasi biologic. So don't get your panties in a twist. I think all can agree the FDA is clearly using this as a test case for what it might do with biologics.) W/ a generic form of Copaxone approved in the US, it also helps pave the reg path for MNTA's other programs as well. And as such, we are long $MNTA and expect to see the 20's plus soon.
Copaxone is a 4 billion dollar drug at current proprietary pricing and MNTA has around 52 million shares outstanding. Using a fairly conservative estimate of profits for MNTA for its generic sale I would guess $1-$2/share.annualized. Read the "Headlines" postings on Oct 28 and Sept 18 for some relevant quantitative analysis.
Sentiment: Hold


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You have my vote Pete. Last results as of this posting:
Pete: 42% (in the lead)
Next highest: Stericson at 25%
Looks like a landslide...
+1 DroidFit, I use it and love it. Seems like each update gets better and better. Keep it up guys!


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