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Gyatso's Last Stand
It's been days since I've last seen Aang, or has it been weeks? Months? I cannot remember, he was all that mattered to me. Now, he is gone. I informed the other Monks of his disappearance, yet none were as angry as Pasang. His head was light, I thought to myself, even in this time I still continued to joke with myself, even though I knew I shouldn't have been, for this was an important matter.
"What do you mean the Avatar is not in his room?" Pasang replied with skepticism and disbelief, thinking me to have been lying to him.
"Aang had left this note..." I then pulled the note from my robe, hovering it above my hand as I passed it over to him using a swift and small gust of air. He took hold of it, unraveling it in his hand, his eyes opened wide at the message, he quickly rolled it back up and put it to the side.
"This, this is unbelievable...How did he find out? And where could he have possibly gone in this storm?" his hands flailing in the air in disbelief as he brought his palm to his forehead with a small slap, rubbing it as he looked over to me. "We, we must inform the other monks..." He looked away, his face saddened. He was younger than most monks, yet a very wise man, and an excellent head monk. He knew what to do in dire situations, even if it meant total disregard for individual feelings.
"Very well, I will tell them..." I turned away from the monk and began to walk towards the exit. Pacing slowly, upon reaching it, leveling my hand with the brass knob as I turned it, and just before I was about to exit, he called out to me.
"This is a troubling matter, Gyatso. I'm sorry for my earlier declaration, I know you only meant well for the boy, yet the world needs him, and we need him. Yet he is gone now, and we can only hope for the best. I have a single request. Do not let the younger airbenders know of what has become of Aang, this is a dire situation and must be handled with clandestinity and care. The future seems dark, Gyatso, and I do not want them to lose hope in the future..." He looked back up, yet I only responded with a silent nod and walked out the door.
I walked through a few hall ways and up a few flights of stairs, to where monk Tashi would supposedly be. As I reached his quarters, I hesitated a bit. How would he feel? I wondered. Who would he blame? Himself or I? What would he do? I balled my fist and knocked on he door, yet he was already on his way out, and there took place a moment of awkwardice and silence.
"What is it you want, Gyatso?" His tone, austere as always, and his face, wrinkled, layers of skin, once young and healthy, now overlapping each other. He's always been an adamant man, ever since I could remember, but now, ever since I denied him any additional training of Aang, we have not been seeing eye to eye on many things.
"I came to inform you of a rather dire and pressing matter. A tragedy has occurred..." I looked down, and he stopped walking and faced me, his hands in the air as he looked at me straight, and not angrily, as he would always look at others.
"What is it you would like to tell? What has happened?" He was now concerned, as evident in his tone.
"It is Aang..." He did not let me finish my sentence, he quickly interrupted me.
"Have they already sent him away? But no, not in this storm...Has something happened to him?" He began his descent down the stairs, not minding my own sorrow.
"He is gone...He ran way last night, it appears he must have overheard plans to relocate him..." My voice cracked a bit..."Now we must prepare for what is to come. We know troubling times are imminent, and we do not have the Avatar for protection. We do not know what will happen, all we fear is that war may be upon us. The sky warns us and speaks to us, yet we do not know how to respond..."
"If you had not gone and gotten yourself so close to the boy, maybe he wouldn't have minded a trip to another temple!" He turned around quickly, a gust of wind following his flailing arms as he raised them, walking back towards me. "You are weak! And you weakness spread into the boy! That is why he ran away, because he did not know this world was only temporary! You made his time seem like everything, but you did not teach him anything other than materialism and weakness!" His diaphragm, expanding and deflating quickly as he walked down the stairs. I had walked back into my own chamber, sitting on the cushion as I drifted into my slumber.
That night, I had a very strange dream, almost like a vision from the future. I saw an icy landscape, and two Water Tribe teenagers, one a boy, and the other his sister, discovering a block of ice. I then saw numerous images from my past, of my time with my friend, Roku, of time spent with Aang, teaching him what he needed, and the rest was unfathomable.
I awoke in a daze, looking at the window, I could only see a few of the children had been standing stiff, as if in some form of confusion or so. I looked up at the sky, and a miraculous thing had occurred. The storm clouds had disbanded, and gave way to a comet crossing the horizon, tinting the sky an orange red. The child, Jinju, had been calling for Pasang and the other monks. I quickly descended the stairs and flights, but as I arrived to the courtyard, my eyes opened wide and I could not believe what I had just seen.
Fire Nation soldiers had been standing in our courtyard. I did not know why, yet they were tall and strong, and did not look to friendly.
They did not come to talk, however. They quickly spotted the monks approaching, and the front line of about fifteen of them or so, jumped forward, their arms pulled back as they punched the air in front of them forward. I had seen firebending, but not on this scale. Huge jets of fire, racing across the courtyard, aiming at killing the monks who were unsuspecting, yet they managed to dodge in time. They quickly faced their gaze on me as one of them called out to the others.
"You three, round up the children, they should not be of much difficulty" The soldier, standing in front pointed towards three other men behind them as they quickly ran towards where the children were standing in awe and confusion. I shot a jet of air behind me, racing towards the children with incredible speed which astounded the soldiers, as I quickly ran in front of him, throwing my hands in a circular motion as I placed my open palm towards his chest, blowing him off of the cliff side, where he hit his head, his helmet falling off into the grass, near where the children played air ball. I quickly turned towards them and ushered with my hands.
"Go quickly! Run, now!" They were still confused, and I heard the two remaining firebenders shot individual balls of fire, as I forced my palms together, concentrating on creating a sphere around the children and I, giving them enough time to run and hide in the temple. The other monks in the temple ran out quickly, as to see what was going on. I looked over to where Pasang, Tashi, and the other head monks were, and they were fending off a barrage of huge fire blasts ferociously. Although old, Tashi was quite a fighter, and his combat prowess was amazing, dodging running around like a young man, blasting left and right. I had been distracted, and the sphere around me was getting weaker. The other soldiers quickly ran up the stairs and into the temples, and I could hear screams of horror.
"Please, no! What are you doing?!" Screamed an elderly man, shrieks of terror and death plagued my ears, yet I chose to ignore them, to protect myself and the children. They hid quickly, and I then assumed my fighting pose, facing them as they looked at each other, then back at me.
"Look at this old man, he can barely stand, He reeks of weakness, and so do his people." The first one said. He was a brute, a man in his thirties from the sound of his voice, and the other one followed in a hysterical laugh.
"Never underestimate an opponent, young firebender." I smiled at him, yet he threw his head back, his hands on his gut as he continued laughing, and they were soon joined by a third firebender.
They all blasted huge balls of continuous fire balls, and I had evaded quickly, leaping into the air gracefully as their huge flames subsided, as I was in the air, I looked down at them, who looked up at where I was in the air. They soon followed with more streams of fire, but I defended myself with another sphere of air, reaching the ground, as I blew myself towards them, running quickly, as I reached the first, looking up at him, as I remembered my thirty sixth tier of training; Deadly finishing moves, only to be used in dire situations. I thought this was dire enough, we were faced with possible extermination for reasons we did not know. Then, a made my hand straight, my arm extended outwards near my hip, as I looked into his eyes, and he back into mine. They were amazed with the speed I still possessed, and had little time to react. I'd soon then making a chopping motion across his neck, as a thin and sharp blade of air came from my finger tips, hitting his throat slitting it as I looked away, blowing him back as I stood straight and faced the remaining two who opposed me.
"D-did you see what happened?" One took a step back, yet resumed his fighting position, yet the other was a bit of a coward, and trembled in his own boots. They both shot a blast at me, and I ducked and swerved out of the ay of both blast, as they shot repeated huge blasts of fire towards me, I did nothing but evade.
"Quit running and face us head on!" The cowardly one said, frustrated and scared, he became angry at my evasive maneuvers and unleashed a barrage of fire, one blast after another, barely any time as the other soon followed his example. A kick followed by a few punches, followed by another jet. I was forced to evade and dodge. These balls of fire, I thought, were not normal, perhaps they were a by product of what was crossing the sky? I had no time to think, only fight back and dodge. I soon found their blind spot, at about seventy degrees from the first eye sight to the right, and 40 from the other one's. I soon an there, and sucked them in close as I formed a fist of air around my own fist, making hard contact with him, knocking him into the wall with hard impact, I do not know whether this first one survived the impact or not. The other, desperate for survival, instinctively breathed fire towards me, as I quickly blew it away with my own breathe. Drawing him in close enough as I formed then blew him off the cliff side.
I then ran to assist the other monks, looking over at the Temple, which was engulfed in flames, I stood in horror as I jumped in the air and shot a quick and powerful blast from my foot, blasting one of the soldiers to the ground as I stood next to Pasang, who was evading and running, tiring out the firebenders who followed his every move with a blast or jet of fire. One of them did something I never knew was capable of a fire bender. With his index and middle finger extended, and the rest of his fast balled up, he generated electricity, and then shot it right near my head, as I heard the chirping, it barely missed me, yet I heard a quick grunt of pain, followed by the collapse of a body. I looked back, and there laid tashi, twitching with electricity as I quickly ran to his side. Pasang, however, became infuriated with the loss of our brother. He ran quickly, almost unseen, as he stood behind firebender soldiers whom they were fighting, breathed in a huge gulp of air, then screamed, at the top of his lungs. We knew to cover our ears, yet they did not, and they were soon deafened by the boom of sound. They fell to their knees, clutching their ears, shooting random blasts of fire as they held them in pain. Pasang quickly incapacitated them, standing in front of each, releasing a high velocity gust of air from his finger tips, making them whiplash severely, killing them. I had been on my knees, holding Tashi in my arms as I looked into his eyes and held his hand.
"Gyatso, I am sorry, for the trouble I may have caused you. I only wanted what was best. But now my time comes to an end. I hope there is a life after this one, so that I may find you when it is your time, and then, we won't need to argue anymore, it will be better...For both of us...S-survive" He'd began coughing heavily, as I sat in horror, a tear brought to my eye." Survive Gyatso, and find the boy, find the Avatar, he is our last hope..." He'd smiled at me, he then held up his trembling, weak hand, clutching a White Lotus gambit, I took it from his palm.
"I promise you, Tashi...I will do all in my power...Goodbye, my brother..." I looked down at him with half open eyes, Pasang standing near me as the other monks soon stood near us. He passed away in my arms, an old friend, a master, gone.
"Gyatso, we must escape the temple. I know, we will be abandoning who ever is left, but round the children, I fear this invasion has touched upon all the temples. We will escape and hide. That is what's best." Pasang said, his arms crossed as he looked away in sorrow. The children that moment had come out of hiding, and we all boarded the same sky bison which had belonged to one of the children. We fled, looking back out our destroyed temple.
"No, I refuse to do so. I am going back." I then took my glider, and jumped off of the back of the bison.
"Gyatso, No!" But I was already too far to turn back. Firebenders had rounded up the remaining inhabitants, and began killing them off, one after another, monk after monk, and they had a few children. Heartless monsters. They spotted me coming back as they shot fire into the air, and I did my best to evade, but it was not enough, and seeing an oncoming fireball, I stared at it for a while before letting go of the glider, putting it beneath my feet, and I began to air surf, just as I had done in my youth. I evaded the fire quickly, seeing as though I still retained some of my skills, and I laughed at them. Blowing air behind me to go faster as I raced across the sky, unable to get me. They then released a barrage of fireballs, one after another, I would dodge, until soon, there was about forty or so, now trying to shoot me down. One of them had caught the tail of my glider, and I then went down quickly. Bracing myself as I was about to make impact with the grass, I jumped off and looked at all of them. They looked back at me, and I panicked. I looked behind me, and saw a secluded room or tent which I ran in to. They soon follow. I was backed up, against the wall as they soon had me cornered. I looked around, thinking, This is where I meet my end , yet I was determined to not go down without a fight. When they were just about to blast, I recalled my old mentor, teaching me the final technique. He called it "Asphyxiation" in which when in desperate situations, you take the air out of their lungs, along with taking your own. It was a suicide move, but seeing as I was about to die, I had no choice but to use it.
"I'm sorry Aang, if only I could live to find you, I truly saw you as a son, and I loved you. I'm sorry Tashi, Pasang, and all my brothers..." A tear came to my eye as I saw them unleash their final barrage. I then began the technique. First, I created a sphere around myself, as to shield from their fire, then expanded it as it soon encompassed them all. They looked around, at the air bubble, as they soon felt themselves short of breath, choking and gasping for air as I felt myself also choking, holding my breath, suffocating them all as I watched them slowly and gradually get down onto their hands and knees and die, one after another. When they had all bend on the ground, and I made sure they were of no threat, I feel back and hit the wall behind me with a thus, sliding down as my arms lay limp to my sides, my head falling to one side
Visions plagued my sight, it was all I could see. I could see Aang, in front of my, in an uncontrollable state. I saw him fighting a young man with a burned face. I saw him playing and laughing, his blush made it apparent he liked that young Water Tribe girl. I saw him embark on adventures, meeting Roku and Pathik, my old friends. I felt my life dwindling, and my eyes closing, and one final vision. I saw Aang in front of me, a grown man, handsome and tall. I smiled and laughed a bit, as I stopped breathing, closing my eyes as my life came to a gradual stop.
Later that Month
Pasang and the remaining Airbenders had come in search of survivors, yet found countless slain people, and found the body of Gyatso. "He used...The technique...The forbidden one..." Pasang had commented at Gyatso's ability. They then found that they were lured and cornered, where they were then slain unsuspectedly by Firebenders hiding amongst the dead.
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Customer invitations an integral part of trade fair communication. Daniel Gundelach
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1 Customer invitations an integral part of trade fair communication Daniel Gundelach
2 Customer invitations an integral part of trade fair communication Nothing at a trade fair is more inefficient than chance and hope. However, with a targeted customer invitation exhibiting companies ensure that they can welcome the 'right' visitors on their stand. Trade fair companies invest a large slice of their budget in advertising the event, and they make every effort to attract a large number of professional visitors to the fair. But this does not automatically mean that these visitors communicate with all the relevant exhibitors. This is why, precisely in the case of large-scale fairs, it is essential for exhibitors to be actively involved in marketing their own presence and drawing the attention of potential visitors in advance to the fact that they will be exhibiting at the fair, thus encouraging them to visit their stand. Visitor marketing before the trade fair numerous possibilities There are various ways you can make existing customers and potential customers aware that you will be exhibiting at the fair. These include: Visitor invitations Announcing your presence on a website Announcing your presence in daily communications ( s, bills, quotations...) Personal invitations by field service, customer service, sales partners Communicating via the press Adverts in specialist media, online media, newsletters or on the trade fair website Entry in the database of exhibitors Social media According to a study by AUMA (Association of the German Trade Fair Industry), apart from existing and potential business relations (42 % and 30 %), a good incentive to visit a stand at a trade fair is the exhibitor's customer invitation (24 %). Why are customer invitations so important? The visitor s time at a trade fair is limited. More than 80 % of professional visitors plan their visit in advance, and before the fair starts they arrange appointments for important discussions. By sending a targeted invitation, exhibitors can make sure they are on the visitor's radar and are included on his personal list of visits. RedPaper: Customer invitations 2
3 How do you plan an invitation campaign properly and when? The most important rule first: early planning pays off. Updating and adding address details alone are time-consuming and vital. After all, communicating correctly with visitors is the top priority. When sending customer invitations you have to bear in mind that top executives and guests travelling a long way need more time to schedule their appointments. You have to take note of public holidays and vacations too. You must also define at an early stage internal organization procedures: who do the responses go to? Who coordinates the appointments and how? Have the sales staff been informed, and can they respond appropriately if they are approached by interested visitors? How do you overcome the attention threshold? The key to success when launching an invitation campaign is overcoming the attention threshold. The following points help a customer invitation to succeed: Multi-stage implementation Cross-media implementation Approach tailored to specific target groups Matching the medium to the target group Idea and quality of implementation The campaign should stimulate the senses and stand out from other letters and s. TIP: Send handwritten invitations by post. In recent years, a handwritten letter/envelope has become a rarity, so this is a sure way of catching the eye. How can an exhibitor stand out among other exhibitors with his invitation? Multi-stage, cross-media invitation campaigns achieve the highest level of attention. A proven approach involves as the first step a 'Save the Date' , followed by a written invitation by letter, and the final stage is a personal reminder shortly before the start of the fair. You can increase a person s interest in a visit to your stand by offering incentives in the form of a lottery, alluding to innovations, invitations to stand events and special promotions. TIP: Invitation vouchers allowing visitors to attend the fair free of charge are easily integrated and have proved very popular. These vouchers are also available in electronic form and can, therefore, be simply included in s. At the Spielwarenmesse, 10 redeemed day tickets are free of charge for every exhibitor a service that makes financing customer invitations especially attractive. RedPaper: Customer invitations 3
4 What belongs in a customer invitation? Communication by post and online should contain the following elements: Addressing the recipient personally Contact person with details for enquiries Trade fair message Place and date of event Themes, products, services, innovations Benefits for visitors Events (product presentations, lectures, etc.) Logo of the company and the trade fair Incentives (e.g. invitation voucher) Ways of replying Directions to the stand (site, hall, stand number) TIP: After or during the fair it is worthwhile rounding off the invitation campaign with a letter of thanks to the visitors. A rapid reaction differentiates you from competitors and will enhance the positive impression you gave during the fair. What is the key to successful marketing? When you send customer invitations by , the factor of fundamental importance is a well prepared database of addresses. In this respect, exhibitors should make sure the contact details of the target group are current and correct (first name, surname, title) can be related to a customer in person should be avoided) and do not occur twice. Various marketing tools can be used for sending s. Examples of well-known tools for creating and sending campaigns are: MailChimp (www.mailchimp.com) Sendy (www.sendy.co) CleverReach (www.cleverreach.com) RedPaper: Customer invitations 4
5 Compared with the usual programmes such as Outlook, verified tools have a number of advantages: Simple address administration Possibility of tracking (evaluation of the success of campaigns) Easy insertion of variables (dynamic content) Dispatch to very large distributors Reducing the risk of blacklisting, where the IP address/ is suspected of being spam and therefore unsafe s can be created and designed both with the help of existing models and also programmed in keeping with the company CI (this calls for knowledge of HTML and graphic design). Selecting the right tools for an campaign is crucial and can be made with the help of the following criteria: Legal certainty of dispatch Bounce management (information about undeliverable s) Import and export of address records Interfaces with a company's own software such as the CRM system Personalising the s Existing templates and designs Sending HTML and conventional text s Quality assurance Sending test s and A/B tests (two different s are sent to two subgroups of the target group in order to evaluate their effectiveness) Efficiency of the tools Tracking Cost of using the tools TIP: The scope of the tracking offered by marketing tools varies, very important for the evaluation of all campaigns are the opening rate, the click-through rate, the unsubscribe s and the bounced s. CONCLUSION: A customer invitation sent by post is a very good way for an exhibitor to offer a target group a tactile experience, to incorporate giveaways or vouchers and to communicate the company CI. These days many people in business are swamped by s, so a letter makes a nice change. But do not forget that a letter may take a few days to reach its destination. An invitation means interactive communication with the customer, since a survey, links to various information, a tool for arranging appointments or vouchers to be redeemed on your stand can all be incorporated. s are delivered without delay. RedPaper: Customer invitations 5
6 Spam risk when sending campaigns (Please note that the following tips and laws apply to Germany only. For sending advertising s in other countries you should inform yourself about the local laws and regulations.) When you send advertising s to customers or interested parties, there is the danger that they may regard them as spam, in other words as unsolicited advertising material. This can result in warnings and legal problems. To protect your campaign from the accusation of being spam, the following legal requirements must be met: Opt-out procedure In the case of existing customers you can send s without prior permission provided various conditions are fulfilled as described in 7 Abs. 3 UWG (Act Against Unfair Competition): the address was obtained in connection with sales, only similar own products are being advertised, the customer has not objected to the use of and has been informed that he can object at any time. Opt-In and Double Opt-In In all cases where the precondition for the opt-out procedure has not been fulfilled, it is essential to have the agreement of the recipient, and this has to be obtained through the opt-in procedure. By opting in, the customer actively confirms his declaration of agreement, which constitutes the basis of legal force. Opt-in alone is not sufficient for sending newsletters and advertising s: the agreement of the customer is required twice a double opt-in. After ticking his agreement, the customer receives an asking him to confirm his agreement. This ensures that only the owner of the address and not a third person has made it available to the distributor. It is the duty of the sender to ensure that inappropriate mailings do not occur. TIP: Further information is given in 7 UWG (Act Against Unfair Competition) and in TGM (Teleservices Act) Sources: AUMA - Association of the German Trade Fair Industry Your Key to Trade Fair Succes Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection Disclaimer: The author accepts no liability for the information provided being up-to-date, correct and complete. RedPaper: Customer invitations 6
7 Responsible for Content: Daniel Gundelach Daniel Gundelach is head of trade fair consulting at the stand construction firm Meplan. He supports companies during the preparation, implementation and follow-up evaluation of attendance at trade fairs. He concentrates on training and coaching project teams and the people staffing stands at trade fairs. The 38-year-old has worked for over 15 years in live marketing with a focus on trade fairs. He teaches at the private university Campus M21 and is a guest lecturer on International trade fair management and trade fair, event and congress management at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. Publisher RedPaper: Spielwarenmesse eg Münchener Str Nürnberg, Germany Tel. +49 (0) 911/ Fax +49 (0) 911/ RedPaper: Customer invitations 7
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Costume Jewelry: Closer to the Real Thing
By ANNE-MARIE SCHIRO
Published: October 20, 1987
It isn't fake anything. It's real costume jewelry. And it's being worn -without apology - by women of every age and financial bracket. A teen-ager picks up a vintage rhinestone brooch in a thrift shop, and her grandmother sports a copy of the Duchess of Windsor's jeweled flamingo pin. Even Brooke Astor has been known to wear bogus gems. It's all in the name of fashion, so much so that ''costume jewelry'' is more and more referred to as ''fashion jewelry.''
By any name, it has become a $2.3 billion-a-year industry. Sales have increased as much as 20 percent annually in the last five years. Small shops specializing in fashion jewelry have sprung up on city streets and in suburban malls all over the country. Two at the upper end of the scale, where prices climb into the hundreds of dollars, are Ylang-Ylang and Zoe Coste. Both started in Europe, came to New York and have expanded to other cities, all in the space of five years.
A sure sign of the fashionable status of bogus gems is the auction tomorrow at Sotheby's of Diana Vreeland's collection of costume jewelry, mostly from the 1950's and 60's. The onetime fashion editor and all-time arbiter of style delights in wearing masses of jewelry and often intersperses the real with the fake. Jeweled Maltese Crosses
''Once Diana had on two of my fake animal bracelets and a real David Webb,'' said Kenneth Jay Lane, who helped to make costume jewelry fashionable in the 1960's and who designed more than 60 of the nearly 200 lots in the Vreeland auction. Two of Mrs. Vreeland's other favorites were Yves Saint Laurent and Chanel.
The auction includes four of Chanel's plastic bangle bracelets inset with jeweled Maltese crosses as well as Mr. Lane's enameled metal versions of those same bracelets. The Chanels are expected to bring between $600 and $800 each at auction, the Lanes between $400 and $600.
Mr. Lane originally copied the Chanels for Mrs. Vreeland, he said, and then added them to his wholesale collection. They currently sell for about $100 at retail.
Mr. Lane also made costume jewelry for the Duchess of Windsor, including copies of her own flamingo pin and jeweled panthers. He recently revived those designs for his wholesale line and his 12 retail stores in this country and Europe. The Duchess's flamingo and panther jewels were among the stellar attractions last April at the $50 million Sotheby's auction of her jewelry. Like the Real Thing
That auction started the current craze for fashion jewelry that looks like the real thing. A couple of years ago, the demand was for frankly fake, oversize pieces.
One of the first jewelry makers to realize the potential of translating the Windsor treasures into affordable glass and brass was Carolee Designs, a 15-year-old company known for its real-looking simulations. Last April, Bloomingdale's introduced Carolee's $75 version of the Duchess's flamingo pin, smaller than the original, and it ''sold beyond our wildest dreams,'' said Carolee Friedlander, the company's designer and president.
''That pin started the whole thing,'' said Becky Martin, the group buyer for costume jewelry at Bloomingdale's. ''There's no stopping it. It's still fantastic. In fact, we put it in our Christmas catalogue.''
''The Duchess has been a major boost to the costume jewelry business,'' she added. ''The panther jewelry is also very strong. Certain customers are aware of the designs. Others are just learning to recognize them. I expect the trend will grow as more people around the country become aware of it. This is just the beginning.''
Carolee recently added a heart pin with the Windsor crest ($85) and a $95 version in rhinestones and baguettes of the feather pin Elizabeth Taylor bought for $623,327.
Carolee's prices go up to $300. Kenneth Jay Lane's go to $700 for a spectacular necklace or a rhinestone belt like one he originally made for the Duchess. Chanel's prices can reach $2,000 for an evening necklace. Stores report no customer resistance to even the highest prices.
''The higher-priced jewelry is being bought by the woman who has the real,'' Ms. Martin said. ''She buys it for travel when she doesn't want to take her good things. Or she buys it because she worries about theft, and jewelry insurance is too high.''
Caroline Newhouse has bought fake emerald and pearl necklaces costing several hundred dollars each specifically to wear on trips. ''I bought them when I was taking a cruise several years ago,'' she said. ''I wouldn't travel with real jewelry. It would be ridiculous.''
Of course, copies of estate jewelry are not the whole story. The other big trend is to sculptural metal designs like those Robert Lee Morris made for Donna Karan. These pieces come in silver, brushed gold-toned metal or brushed copper. ''The new generation of costume jewelry wearers goes for these bold pieces with a contemporary look,'' said Arlette Cohen, a part-owner of Zoe Coste.
''This segment has been growing year after year,'' said Roger Goring, a vice president and the merchandise manager for accessories at Saks Fifth Avenue. ''But our customer tends to be more traditional, so the somewhat more traditional jewelry - the kind that looks like real jewelry - is still extremely important to us.''
It isn't only in the highest price levels of the costume jewelry market that these trends are apparent. They can also be seen in the lines of both Monet and Trifari, among the oldest and biggest manufacturers of costume jewelry, whose prices rarely top $100. ''The look of the real is in; fake is out,'' said Linda Borella, Monet's director of sales promotion.
Trifari has dug into its archives and assembled a collection of its jewelry from 1945 to 1970, which will be on display at Macy's Herald Square through Saturday.
''Costume jewelry was highly designed from the 1920's, when it started, to the 1950's days of movie-star glamour,'' said Jim Northrop, the president of Trifari. ''In the 60's and 70's women's roles and perceptions changed. It was a time of 'anti-artificial' in all areas, including jewelry. Gold became both a fashion and an investment. But as the price of gold increased, all people could afford were ditsy chains and earrings. Costume jewelry was also copies of ditsy chains and earrings.''
Then along came the 80's, and fashions changed. ''Jewelry was too seriously real or too serious for the fantasy clothes that have come along,'' said Kenneth Jay Lane. ''Nobody's going to say, 'Wow!' about a piece of real jewelry that costs $600 or $700. A 'wow' piece would cost $50,000 or $150,000 or $1 million.''
Photos of fall costume jewelry (NYT/Bill Aller; Sotheby's)


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Zacks: Analysts Anticipate Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (MXIM) to Announce $0.55 Earnings Per Share
Equities research analysts predict that Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:MXIM) will post $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the current quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Eight analysts have issued estimates for Maxim Integrated Products' earnings. The lowest EPS estimate is $0.54 and the highest is $0.56. Maxim Integrated Products posted earnings per share of $0.48 in the same quarter last year, which would indicate a positive year-over-year growth rate of 14.6%. The business is expected to issue its next quarterly earnings report on Thursday, October 19th.
On average, analysts expect that Maxim Integrated Products will report full year earnings of $2.34 per share for the current fiscal year, with EPS estimates ranging from $2.20 to $2.46. For the next financial year, analysts anticipate that the company will report earnings of $2.54 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $2.31 to $2.67. Zacks' EPS averages are a mean average based on a survey of research analysts that cover Maxim Integrated Products.
Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ:MXIM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 20th. The semiconductor company reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.62 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $602 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $609.52 million. Maxim Integrated Products had a net margin of 24.90% and a return on equity of 28.45%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.49 earnings per share.
Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on MXIM shares. BidaskClub lowered Maxim Integrated Products from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday. B. Riley reissued a "neutral" rating and set a $44.00 target price on shares of Maxim Integrated Products in a report on Friday, April 21st. Zacks Investment Research lowered Maxim Integrated Products from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, May 29th. Jefferies Group LLC reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Maxim Integrated Products in a report on Tuesday, July 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Maxim Integrated Products from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Monday, July 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Maxim Integrated Products has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $47.61.
In related news, VP Christopher J. Neil sold 51,000 shares of Maxim Integrated Products stock in a transaction on Monday, May 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $44.24, for a total transaction of $2,256,240.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Tunc Doluca sold 6,000 shares of Maxim Integrated Products stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $49.00, for a total value of $294,000.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 223,248 shares of company stock worth $10,323,592 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company's stock.
Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Korea Investment CORP boosted its position in shares of Maxim Integrated Products by 115,956.1% in the first quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 388,788 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $17,480,000 after buying an additional 388,453 shares during the period. Highbridge Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Maxim Integrated Products during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,656,000. Searle & CO. purchased a new stake in shares of Maxim Integrated Products during the fourth quarter valued at about $717,000. Affinity Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Maxim Integrated Products during the first quarter valued at about $267,000. Finally, California Public Employees Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Maxim Integrated Products by 2.0% in the first quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 683,500 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $30,730,000 after buying an additional 13,300 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.44% of the company's stock.
Shares of Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM) opened at 44.52 on Tuesday. Maxim Integrated Products has a one year low of $37.25 and a one year high of $49.70. The firm's 50 day moving average is $46.35 and its 200-day moving average is $45.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.59 billion, a PE ratio of 22.48 and a beta of 1.04.
Maxim Integrated Products declared that its board has authorized a share buyback plan on Thursday, July 20th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the semiconductor company to reacquire up to 7.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 31st will be paid a $0.36 dividend. This represents a $1.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.23%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 29th. This is a boost from Maxim Integrated Products's previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. Maxim Integrated Products's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 66.33%.
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Maxim Integrated Products, Inc is engaged in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing a range of linear and mixed-signal integrated circuits, referred to as analog circuits. The Company also provides a range of high-frequency process technologies and capabilities for use in custom designs. The Company caters to automotive, communications and data center, computing, consumer and industrial markets.
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Malai Kofta is a recipe for special occasions. This recipe is extremely delicious and goes well with paranthas, naans or rice. Learn how to make this recipe at home by following the procedure given below.
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Ingredients for Malai Kofta
For The Kofta
- Potatoes- 1 ½ lb.
- Paneer- 2 tbsp
- Khoya
- Thick cream
- Chopped cashew nuts- 4 to 5
- Raisins-12 to15
- Fnely chopped green chilies- 2 to 3
- Sugar- 1/4 tsp
- Coriander powder- 1 tsp
- Cumin powder- 1 tsp
- Red-chili powder- 1 tsp
- Cardamom powder- 1/2 tsp
- Salt as required
- Oil/ghee- 3 tbsp
- Oil for deep frying
For The gravy
- Chopped onions- 2
- Garlic flakes-3
- Ginger- 1 inch
- Large tomatoes- 3
- Red chili powder- 1 tsp
- Garam masala powder- 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp
- Cumin powder- 1/2 tsp
- Poppy seeds- 2 tsp
- Sugar- ½ tsp
- Ground cashew nuts/ peanuts- 1 tbsp
How To Make Malai Kofta
- Boil, peel and mash the potatoes. Add salt as per taste. Set aside.
- Take all the ingredients for kofta and mix them together.
- Now make round balls of mashed potato and place the mixture in center.
- Seal the balls and deep fry them till they are golden brown. Take out and drain any excess oil.
- Take onions, garlic, ginger and poppy seeds and blend them together. Take a pan and fry this paste in 3 tablespoon of oil till it starts leaving oil.
- Pour in pureed tomato and add the rest of the spices.
- Add sugar and cashew nut paste
- You can also add thick cream to further thicken the gravy.
- Add water if necessary.
- Let it come to a boil and then add koftas.
- Let the koftas absorb the gravy a bit for 2 minutes and take off the heat.
- Malai kofta is ready to be served.
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Media giant Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SBGI) is one firm that stands to lose millions in JSA-generated revenue as a result of the FCC's decision. Of the company's 149 stations, 24 are involved with JSAs. The JSAs are distributed amongst 20 different markets, ranging from 27th-ranked Baltimore, MD to 147th-ranked Sioux City, IA. JSAs accounted for $36 million of the company's $1.22 billion in revenue last year.
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Meanwhile, Spanish-language media company Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE:EVC) has only seven JSAs, leaving its revenue less vulnerable to the FCC's decision. Entravision is also the only television broadcasting company publicly traded on US exchanges with significant institutional buying, where net purchases comprise at least 5% of share float. Net institutional purchases totaled 4 million shares in Q4 2013, which represent approximately 6.76% of the company's float of 59.15 million shares. The top holders of the stock are American Century Companies, Inc., which owns 9.71% (or 5.8 million) of all outstanding shares and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, which owns 5.04% (or 3 million).
The upcoming midterm elections may provide a clue to bullish sentiment towards Entravision. Last October, University of San Francisco professor Ken Goldstein estimated local broadcast television would receive around $2.4 billion in political ad sales. Entravision's prevalence in top Hispanic markets makes it attractive to candidates, providing access to an increasingly important demographic in US politics.
In the past, heavy political spending has translated into considerable revenue gains for Entravision. Over the course of 2012, political ad spending on local broadcast television reached an all-time high of $2.9 billion; Entravision received a record $16.6 million in television and radio political ad sales during the election cycle, driving up revenue by 14.87% year-over-year to $223.3 million. Two years earlier, in 2010, midterm election campaigns spent $2.1 billion on local television spots, and Entravision earned $7.1 million in revenue from ad sales. Political spending, combined with World Cup advertising, boosted net revenue to $200.48 million that year, up 5.95% from $189.23 million in 2009.
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Conditions for greater political ad spending have become even more favorable in the wake of another government ruling: the Supreme Court's decision to remove aggregate federal campaign contribution limits. Last Wednesday's McCutcheon ruling could lead to more political spending on local television ads, which research firm Kantar Media's Campaign Media Analysis Group [CMAG] now projects will reach between $2.4-$2.8 billion. One place that can expect to see lots of political ad spending is Colorado's 6th congressional district, which covers the southern portion of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area.
Politico writes that the district is the setting for the "most competitive House race in the country," a showdown between Republican incumbent Mike Coffman and Democrat challenger Andrew Romanoff. According to the news site, the race is positioned be one of the most expensive campaigns in history, bringing in funding from outside parties and ultimately costing upwards of $25 million. The costly campaign is likely to be a huge boon for Entravision, which owns and operates three stations in the district. Hispanics currently comprise 20% of the district population, rising from 8% after Colorado redrew the map following the 2010 census.
In addition to Colorado's 6th congressional district, TVB, the trade association for commercial broadcast television, lists 13 other districts that will have competitive House races this year. Entravision owns or manages stations in two of those districts: California's 36th and 52nd. Hispanics make up 46.6% of the population in the 36th district and 12.9% in the 52nd, so as candidates strive to win over Hispanic voters, Entravision stands to benefit from their spending.
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An added bonus for investors considering Entravision is that the stock is undervalued per the Graham Number. The figure uses a stock's earnings per share and its book value to determine the maximum fair value for a stock. If a stock's price is below the number, it's time to buy; if it's above the number, it's time to sell. Entravision's diluted TTM earnings per share is $1.50, and its book value per share is $1.54 in the most recent quarter. The Graham number for Entravision is $7.21, and the stock closed at $6.02 yesterday, implying a potential upside of 19.77%.
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You know I love you very much. I would do anything for you. As you know something has happened to me. The reason we used to move all the time was because I lived a double life. I knew about intergalactic lifeforms. I bartered with aliens. The most probable reason I'm gone is that they found me. I made deals with... well let's just say, not the nicest aliens. You could call them the alien mafia. Well, anyways, I made a deal but had to cancel it at the last minute. That offended them, and they have been after me ever since.
I'm sorry,
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Going through the beam was torture. It made him feel nauseous. He coughed up more blood. Inside the ship was bizarre. It was extremely wide, and very long hallways everywhere he looked. It was too dim for him to see much else. They dragged him for, what seemed like forever. They shoved him to a very confined room. It was maybe 5x5. It was filthy, obviously a makeshift habit for humans. There was hay scattered all over the filthy floor, and a water bowl. The water was a muddy shade of brown. He thought "Do they really expect me to drink out of this?". He eventually drank the water, because his thirst became unbearable while he waited. Instantly he felt better. His wound started to heal after what he could tell was days. Just then they came to grab him.
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