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Toeholds, rejected offers, and bidder gains: Do rebuffed bidders put targets in play to profit from their toeholds?
Previous research shows that on average acquirers who buy shares in the pre-bid market gain because the average price of the acquisition is reduced. This study addresses a different question, one that relies on the withdrawal of the bidder rather than the successful completion of the acquisition. Do some firms with toeholds bid for the target to entice other bidders into the contest for the gain that they make when they sell their shares in the target to another bidder? This paper argues that holding a toehold makes hostile bidders more likely to withdraw from the contest if another bidder enters. The evidence is consistent with our hypothesis: hostile bidders that have a toehold, on average, earn significant abnormal returns of 4.98%, with a mean toehold of 13.81%. Those without a toehold, on average, earn a significantly lower 0.06% return.
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Ross Taylor blasted a scintillating century but struggled to find able support from the other end till he was out for a well made 113 to help New Zealand end Day 1 at 328/6. The New Zealand skipper was at his attacking best, smashing boundaries at will and taking the spinners to the cleaners as he ensured the Indian bowlers never got to dominate proceedings at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Keeper Kruger van Wyk and Doug Bracewell also helped NZ ended the day at a strong position with a stubborn 82 run stand.
New Zealand's start after electing to bat didn't go exactly to plan. Zaheer Khan made the ball do the talking early on as he had Brendon McCullum trapped plumb in front in the 2nd over before enticing Martin Guptill to edge towards second slip only to see Virat Kohli drop the chance. The Indian bowlers kept the pressure up and Pragyan Ojha, who opened the bowling along with Zaheer, sent back Kane Williamson. Guptill ensured NZ were in the game with some fine strokeplay as he brought up his fifty. The tall right-hander, however, took one chance too many and was out to give Ojha his second wicket. The wicket was just before Lunch and India went into the break with their chins up having sent back the top three in quick succession.
The second session proved to be a much more fruitful one for NZ as their skipper and Daniel Flynn kept the Indians at bay with some attractive strokeplay. Taylor, in particular, looked to have come out with the plan of meeting out punishment to the bowlers as he sent the fielders on a leather hunt. The duo soon brought up their 100 run stand with Taylor doing the bulk of the scoring. Flynn provided Taylor with superb support with some sensible batting. The left hander was out to Ashwin twice in the 1st innings going for the sweep but he was much more positive with his shot-selection today. But all that lasted for 53 balls, as he once again went for the sweep against Ashwin and was once again trapped in front. The wicket gave India the opening they were waiting for and they capitalized before long, as Ojha picked up his 3rd wicket, getting James Franklin to hit a full toss to Suresh Raina.
Taylor, however, went about his job with aplomb as he brought up his century in quick time. It took him 99 balls to get to the mark and his knock included 15 fours and 1 six. He celebrated his century soon after as he smashed Ojha for a six 2 balls later. The Indians tightened the screws soon after and were rewarded with the wicket of the centurion. Taylor attempted the slog sweep but was struck in front of the wickets giving Ojha his 4th wicket.
Kruger van Wyk and Doug Bracewell however ensured that their captain's work was not futile as they put on a defiant 82 run stand to take the visitors past the 300 run mark. Van Wyk took every opportunity to cash in on the runs as he punished the wayward Umesh Yadav for quick runs. Ashwin and Ojha too weren't spared much as the diminutive right-hander notched up an impressive half century. His partner, Bracewell too much be given a lot of credit for dropping the anchor at the other end. Bracewell's stout stay at one end helped van Wyk to play freely and take NZ to 328/6 before bad light brought an early end to the day's play.
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Jerry Mitchell to Receive 2013 "Mr. Abbott" Award
Bethany Rickwald • New York City • Oct 2, 2012
Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation has announced that director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell will receive the 2013 "Mr. Abbott" Award in recognition of the artistry and creativity displayed during his 30-year career.
The award is named in honor of renowned director George Abbott and is presented to a director or choreographer in recognition of lifetime achievement. Mitchell will receive his award at a gala event in spring 2013.
Jerry Mitchell, who will be represented this season with the upcoming Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper musical Kinky Boots, received Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics' Circle Awards for choreographing the 2005 Tony Award-winning La Cage aux Folles and was nominated for the Tony as choreographer of Legally Blonde and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
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by Jeffery Battersby , Macworld.com
Evernote 1.4.7 helps you capture the disparate bits of information that cross your path everyday, letting you manage that information in ways that are meaningful and useful to you. While Evernote is similar to both VoodooPad Pro and ShoveBox, it is also quite different than either of these programs in how it allows you to access, find, and filter your information. Evernote is designed for universal 24-7 access—you can use it on your desktop, online, or via your phone to keep your files synced and up to date in all locations, and offers more than either MobileMe ( ) or DropBox in that it allows you to upload content from your iPhone or iPod touch.
To use Evernote, you first need to create an account at evernote.com and that account makes it possible to sync your data across multiple devices. There are two account options; free or premium, which costs either $5 a month or $45 per year. Free accounts give you the majority of Evernote's features with some limitations. For example, the free account allows you to upload only 40MB of data in any 30-day period, limits the types of files you can upload to Evernote to PDFs, images, and audio clips. Plus, any Evernote client you use will display ads. With Evernote Premium you can upload 500MB per month of any file type, with a single file limit of 25MB, plus SSL encryption, and the option to edit files via Evernote's Web portal, all ad-free. While I used the Premium version for the purposes of this review, I've also used the free version and have never found the limitations to be that inconvenient.
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Getting data into Evernote is simple and the options for managing that data are legion. There are Web, Mac, Windows, iPhone, Palm Pre, Windows Mobile, and Blackberry clients as well as "web-clippers" for grabbing Web pages. There's even a way to use Twitter to send your tweets to Evernote. So it's quite possible to use Evernote on nearly any device you have.
Using the Mac desktop client, it's possible to create text notes from within the program or to take photo grabs using your iSight camera, but I found it odd that I could only grab stills and couldn't create audio while using the desktop application. That's despite the fact that it is possible to upload video or audio you may already have on your Mac.
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What's even more odd is that one of the Evernote iPhone app's key features is capturing audio notes. But, while you can't capture audio or video using your iSight or built-in mic, you can drag any audio, video, image, or document to the Evernote icon in the Dock. Alternatively, you can copy anything and paste it into Evernote using the program's menu bar icon. I also found the Web clipping features in Evernote to be extremely limited, especially when compared to programs such as ShoveBox ( ) and VoodooPad Pro ( ). While both of those programs enable you to capture fully formatted Web pages, Evernote captures only the text and images on a Web page but doesn't maintain its CSS formatting, something that ShoveBox is able to do using Web archives. The company states that while Evernote does capture the raw HTML, it does not want the program to capture Web archives and CSS for security reasons.
Evernote helps you easily capture almost any kind of data and makes that data accessible everywhere via the Web or any of several clients. The Evernote iPhone app lets you capture four different types of notes. You can enter text notes, capture images using your iPhone's camera or by selecting photos from your phone's camera roll (as of this writing it wasn't possible to capture video with video- capable iPhones), or you can record audio notes. Anything you capture is uploaded almost instantly to evernote.com. There is a small caveat here: while this worked great using a Wi Fi or the 3G network, I found Edge network syncs to be painfully slow. These notes eventually got uploaded, but it seemed to take forever. Overall though, I found the iPhone app to be quite capable.
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Evernote 1.4 makes it easy to retrieve your data once it's been saved. You can add tags to your notes and retrieve them using Evernote's search tool. Or, using the program's sidebar, you can select specific attributes, such as the date a note was created or where it was created, such as on your mobile device, to filter your search information. But one of Evernote's more amazing capabilities is its ability to recognize the text found in images you've captured. For example, take a photo of a document, prescription label, book cover, or anything else containing text, and within seconds of when that image is uploaded to Evernote's servers, that text is fully searchable. This feature even works with most handwritten text as long as it's reasonably legible.
Here's the interface for the desktop version of Evernote.
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Evernote 1.4.7 is a versatile tool for capturing a wide variety of information and syncing that information among a variety of platforms. While there are some odd feature differences between the iPhone app and its desktop corollary, especially when it comes to adding audio notes, there's also quite a bit of power in Evernote's Web back end. The program's text recognition and search capabilities are unique and powerful and it's features like these that make Evernote a real standout.
[ Jeffery Battersby is a (very) small time actor and writer living in upstate New York.]
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Emma and Ryan are my favorite parts, but really the whole thing is great.
This show has been on British TV forever. Seriously. The series began in 1997 and is still running.
And they are almost all on Netflix instant que.
I love how mellow this show is. I love the quirky little British towns and the affable Inspector Tom and his wife who doesn't know she is a bad cook, and his grown daughter who has a new job in almost each episode. This is what I put on while I am surfing Pinterest or folding laundry. The pace is steady, soothing almost.
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- Quadrilatero della Moda in Milan is considered the world's most important fashion district
- Three of the world's 10 largest malls are in Kuala Lumpur
- The ultimate Tokyo shopping experience is the department store
From a shopper's perspective, frequent traveling can be crippling. It can get worse in the holiday season where Christmas dominates many people's calendars. Why buy something in one city when a trip to a better shopping city is coming up?
To pinpoint which cities around the world deliver the most gratifying, enjoyable shopping experiences, we consulted global experts, such as fashion merchandising firm Donegar Creative Services and Marie Bergfelt, senior spokesperson for Global Blue, which publishes the Globe Shopper City Index.
Then we judged cities in four areas, using a one-to-10 scoring scale for each category:
1. Getting around: Quality of public transportation, affordability and availability of cabs, transport time
2. Value: Bargain opportunities, such as sale seasons and average prices.
3. Variety: Number of available brands, range of shopping categories, quantity of upscale shops, department stores, boutique and vintage retailers and market stalls.
4. Experience: City beauty, quality of window displays and shop décor, friendliness and competence of clerks and service staff, dining and accommodation options.
Then we charged into the breach.
12. Seoul
Getting around: 4 Value: 7 Variety: 4 Experience: 6 Total: 21
Fact: South Korea has a serious addiction to shopping. The most serious in the world, in fact.
South Korea recorded more credit card transactions per person than any other country in 2011, and all merchants are required by law to accept credit cards no matter how low the price. Yes, that means the phrase "cash only, please" is technically illegal.
This translates to a capital city bursting with shops of a dizzying array of types and sizes, from LED-fish-scale-studded luxury department stores to towering all-nighter shopping malls to trendy street carts, which all reflect the ever-changing hottest item of the moment.
While foreign luxury goods tend to get a hefty mark-up (except at the airport, which boasts the first Louis Vuitton airport duty free store, as well as cheap prices for most foreign brands), local boutiques tend to be cheap and chic.
The city also has a good mix of the old and new, according to the Globe Shopper Index, which recommends the Seoul Folk Flea Market, Namdaemun Market and Gyeongdong Market for a shopping spree of more traditional goods.
Whip out the plastic at:
Seoul's trendiest late-night shopping mall: Doota, 18-12 Euljiro 6-ga, Jung-gu; +82 2 3398 3333; Tuesday-Saturday 10:30 a.m.- 5 a.m., Monday 7 p.m.-5 a.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m.
Lotte Department Store flagship,1 Sogong-dong, Jung-gu; +82 2 771 2500; 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Garosugil, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu (shop-lined trendy street), accessible via subway from Sinsa Station (Subway Line 3)
10 Corso Como, B1F Trinity Building, 79 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu; +82 70 7098 0010
11. Milan
Getting around: 5 Value: 5 Variety: 4 Experience: 8 Total: 22
Home to many of fashion's biggest names such as Prada, Dolce & Gabbana and Versace, it's little wonder this beautiful city is full of glamorous locals and shops that cater to them.
One of the most beautiful (if expensive) shopping experiences can be found at Quadrilatero della Moda or Quadrilatero d'Oro ('rectangle of gold'), which many fashion insiders consider is the world's most important fashion district.
The interwoven pedestrian streets are lined with jewelers, boutiques and lifestyle showrooms that make for great window shopping.
While the boutiques cater to the alligator-bag-and-black-card-toting crowd, luckily for bargain shoppers, yesterday's styles are tossed aside so fast, outlets and sales racks are always full.
Il Salvagente ("the lifesaver"), Milan's best known and longest established outlet, has three floors of goods discounted up to 60%, all organized by size and color.
No one back home needs to know it was bought at an outlet mall -- Milan fashions are always months ahead of the trends elsewhere.
Whip out the plastic at:
Quadrilatero d'Oro, between via Montenapoleone, via Borgospesso, via Della Spiga and via Sant' Andrea, Milan
Il Salvagente, Via Fratelli Bronzetti 16, 20129 Milan; +39 02 7611 0328; Monday 3 p.m.-7 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
10. Madrid
Getting around: 6 Value: 6 Variety: 4 Experience: 7 Total: 23
Madrid mostly gets our credit cards warm simply for being Madrid, though it's worth noting that the city ranks third for best prices on general luxury items in the Globe Shopper Index.
But we can't wow our friends with statistics (not our shopping friends, anyway), so what about the goods?
When searching for items unique to Madrid, we fell in love with Capas Seseña.
Established in 1901, the shop sells traditional wool and cotton velvet capes for men and women. The clientele includes Pierce Brosnan and Hillary Clinton. Picasso was reportedly buried in his cape from the store.
Casa de Diego stocks souvenir-worthy fans, mantillas, ornamental combs and even castanets. But what we really wanted to take home was one of its work-of-art statement umbrellas with engraved silver handle (€325/US$415).
Whip out the plastic at:
Capas Seseña, Calle de la Cruz, 23, 28012 Madrid, Community of Madrid; +34 915 316 840; Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-8:15 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-8 p.m.
Casa de Diego, Puerta del Sol, 12. 28013 Madrid; +34 91 522 66 43; Monday-Saturday 9:45 a.m.-8 p.m.
9. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Getting around: 6 Value: 6 Variety: 8 Experience: 4 Total: 24
A miniature kingdom unto itself, the Dubai Mall is the world's largest mall in total area, with theme parks, a waterfall, "dancing" fountains, Olympic-sized ice rink, aquarium, indoor souk and malls within the mall, such as the Galeries Lafayette from France and the first Bloomingdale's outside the United States.
If that isn't enough cash registers, there's also the Mall of the Emirates, with the first indoor ski resort in the Middle East.
The Dubai Mall also hosts the annual Dubai Shopping Festival in January and February. We assume it's called a festival because they have fireworks, but it's really about package deals and discounts -- up to 70% on electronics, clothing and popular items.
The 2014 Festival starts January 2 and runs until February 2.
Whip out the plastic at:
Dubai Mall, Doha Street, Dubai; +971 4 362 7500; Monday-Wednesday and Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Thursday-Friday 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m.
Mall of the Emirates, Al Barsha 3, Dubai; +971 4 377 2000; Sunday-Wednesday 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 10 a.m.-midnight
8. Vienna
Getting around: 6 Value: 8 Variety: 3 Experience: 8 Total: 25
With some of the earliest closing hours out of all the cities on the Globe Shopper Index, Vienna is tricky for shopping.
Total buzz kill, right?
But it also has some of the best values in Europe, coming in second on the Index for total cost of luxury items.
At the centuries-old Naschmarkt, shoppers can eat their way along 1.5 kilometers of 120 food vendors flogging local eats from kaiserschmarrn (dessert pancakes) and crepe-like palatschinke to exotic cheeses and seafood.
During Christmas season, they can browse through glass baubles and handcrafted ornaments while sipping on glühwein at Vienna's venerable and gloriously lit Christmas markets, the Platonic ideal of a fairy tale Christmas.
That's good for an extra "Experience" point and an eighth-place finish.
Whip out the plastic at:
Naschmarkt, 1060 Vienna; +43 1 5463405430; Monday-Friday 6 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Saturday 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
The Viennese Christmas Market by City Hall runs November 17 to December 24. Rathausplatz, 1010 Vienna; Sunday-Thursday 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday 10 a.m.-10 p.m., December 24 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
7. Buenos Aires
Getting around: 6 Value: 8 Variety: 6 Experience: 7 Total: 27
Sexy Argentine dance moves + sexy Argentine climate = sexy Argentine shopping.
Yes, the formula sort of sometimes works like that, especially when you're stalking high-quality leather at affordable prices.
Established in Buenos Aires in 1952, Mocasines Guido sells leather shoes for men; today there are three locations in Buenos Aires.
Calle Murillo is a street with leather shops that also offer tailoring services. Murillo 666 is perhaps the best known, but about 50 more surround it, a handy surfeit of shops come haggle time.
Whip out the plastic at:
Moscasines Guido, Rodríguez Peña 1290, Buenos Aires; +54 11 4813 4095; open Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Murillo 666, Murilla 66, Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province; +54 11 4856 4501; open Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
6. Hong Kong
Getting around: 10 Value: 5 Variety: 6 Experience: 7 Total: 28
Hong Kong's shop clerks are borderline stalkers -- in a good way.
If you don't know where you're going, they'll follow you around till you find it. If you don't know what you want, they'll tell you.
But the obsessive help can come in handy, especially if it leads to a world-class bargain.
According to Global Shopper City Index research, 87 percent of Hong Kong tourists shop, and "76 percent of shopping tourists expressed above-average satisfaction on value for money in 2011." Small wonder that Hong Kong also claims the title of best Asian shopping city in the Index.
For a bespoke shopping experience that involves local color, we hit up individual boutiques.
Fang Fong Projects in Central stocks womenswear from local label Fang Fong, which is like a Shanghai Tang that you'd actually wear often -- modern clothes with tasteful Asian touches.
Frequented by celebrities, KniQ stocks one-of-a-kind items like artfully ripped stockings (HK$320/US$41), and a selection of jumpsuits for men that costs upward of HK$2,000 ($250).
Whip out the plastic at:
KniQ, Shop 4B, Vienna Mansion, 55 Paterson St, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong; +852 2881 7903; Monday-Saturday 2-10 p.m., Sunday 2-9 p.m.
Fang Fong Projects, 67A Peel St., Central, Hong Kong; +852 3105 5557; open daily 2-8 p.m.
The hippest district in town: The likes of WDSG, Kapok, Club Monaco Men's Store, Monocle are found in in Star Street Precinct in Wanchai (Star Street, Moon Street, Sun Street) and St. Francis Yard.
5. Paris
Getting around: 6 Value: 6 Variety: 8 Experience: 9 Total: 29
The best shops in Paris don't sell clothes. They sell lifestyles.
Whimsical concept shop Merci stocks a selection of designer goods that fall under the category of utterly useless but absolutely desirable, such as art deco Bakelite switches. It's housed in an airy and vaguely bucolic space that includes a secondhand bookshop, florist and café. In addition to the Annick Goutal scent line, Merci stocks apparel by Stella McCartney and Yves St Laurent, often with deep discounts.
Colette offers reduced prices on designer goods. Then again, if you're like us, whatever you save on a Fendi dress might be spent on stylin' necessities like a bottle of Bling H2O, which comes in a frosted glass bottle decorated with Swarovski crystals. It's available for about US$50 at the downstairs "water bar," which has more than 70 brands of bottled water.
And, of course, there's the holy trinity of Parisian department stores:
Le Bon Marché dates to the 1850s. It's famed for a monster section of gourmet food (5,000 choices strong).
Printemps has the world's largest beauty department. This year the store is partnering with Christian Dior for an exclusive line.
Extravagant Galeries Lafayette is housed in a seven-story art nouveau structure with an entire floor dedicated to lingerie. Every Friday at 3 p.m. there's a free fashion show with English commentary. Reservations required, either by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com or calling +33 1 42 82 36 40.
Whip out the plastic at:
Le Bon Marché, 24, rue de Sèvres, Seventh Arrondissement, Paris; +33 1 44 39 80 00; Monday-Wednesday, Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Thursday-Friday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Printemps, 64, boulevard Haussmann, Ninth Arrondissement, Paris; +33 1 4282 5000; Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. except for Thursday open 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Galeries Lafayette, 40, boulevard Haussmann, Ninth Arrondissement, Paris; +33 1 4282 3456; Monday-Wednesday, Friday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Thursday 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Merci, 111, boulevard Beaumarchais, Third Arrondissement, Paris; +33 1 42 77 00 33; Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Colette, 213, rue St.-Honoré, First Arrondissement, Paris; +33 1 55 35 33 90; Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
4. Kuala Lumpur
Getting around: 6 Value: 10 Variety: 8 Experience: 6 Total: 30
Sometimes bigger really is better.
That's the prevailing shopper's ethic in Kuala Lumpur, anyway.
Three of the world's 10 largest malls are in KL, including 1 Utama, the world's fourth-largest mall with more than 650 shops, Asia's largest indoor rock climbing facility, massive rooftop garden with 500 species of exotic plants and indoor rainforest with koi ponds and freshwater aquarium.
KL's impressive score comes from its winning combination of high quality shopping, affordable prices and reliable sales, which can stretch for several months. This year's Year-End-Sale, from November 10 to January 1, is just one doozy of an example.
Whip out the plastic at:
1 Utama, 1, Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama City Centre, Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan; +60 3 7710 8118; open daily 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Local designer Peter Hoe's store in KL's historical building: Peter Hoe Beyond, 145 Jaan Tun HS Lee, Kuala Lumpur, +60 3 2026 9788, open daily 10 a.m.- 7 p.m.
Quirky Brown Cow, Lot 23-1, Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur; +603 2201 0212, Monday-Sunday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
3. London
Getting around: 6 Value: 6 Variety: 10 Experience: 9 Total: 31
London prices can destroy your will to live. And that's just the cab fare to get to the shopping areas.
But get over the sticker shock and you'll probably agree with its Globe Shopper Index ranking as top European shopping city and its Donegar Group nod as the world's top fashion shopping destination.
The Globe Shopper City Index notes that London outstrips all the other European cities in both the quantity of shops and availability of international and local brands.
London shopping at its best is bold, eclectic and international. Case in point: department store Liberty.
Liberty may have a Tudor-style exterior and fireplaces, but its stock is contemporary and cool, encompassing in-house designer stationary, clever kitchen accessories to upstage your neighbors and clothes from a select pool of local and international designers.
Of course, you might end up with a £245 (US$390) Mathieu Challières Mini Volière Bird Cage Table Lamp, but that's the black magic of a wonderful shop -- it inspires you to buy things you never knew existed.
Whip out the plastic at:
Liberty, Great Marlborough Street, London, +44 20 7734 1234; open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday noon-6 p.m.
London's most fashion forward market: Dover Street Market, 17-17 Dover St., London W1S 4LT; +44 20 7518 0680; open Monday-Wednesday 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday noon-5 p.m.
2. Tokyo
Getting around: 8 Value: 8 Variety: 9 Experience: 9 Total: 34
The ultimate Tokyo shopping experience is the department store. Walk into one and you'll be met like a royal.
Global chain Isetan has its mammoth flagship store in Shinjuku, eight separate buildings stretched along two blocks. Isetan has English, Chinese and Korean-speaking staff and a personalized interpretation service, as well as shopping consultants who will advise you on everything from shoes to fish, all available through reservation (+81 3 3225 2514).
A foodie heaven, the basement has dainty Japanese bento boxes as well as French pastries and macaroons. When shopping for clothes you can take a break from the international luxury brands on stock to try on some kimonos.
Tokyo's shopping is also surprisingly affordable, according to the Globe Shopper City Index, with Asia's fourth-cheapest shopping, and the cheapest average price for a Canon EOS 600D body.
All this too tame? No worries, Tokyo still gets its freak on. Shops like the seven-story M's: Pop Life Sex Department Store sell creative toys such as you've never seen and we prefer not to describe in front of our impressionable interns.
Whip out the plastic at:
Comme des Garçons, 5-2-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo; +81 3 3406 3951; open daily 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
M's: Pop Life Sex Department Store, 1-15-13 Soukanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo,; +81 3 3252 6166; open daily 10 a.m.-11 p.m.
Isetan Shijuku flagship, 3-14-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; +81 3 3352 1111; open daily 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
1. New York
Getting around: 8 Value: 7 Variety: 10 Experience: 10 Total: 35
In what other city do you see a toddlers running around in perfectly matching Tory Burch ballet flats and tiny purses or be able to go on curated vintage shopping sprees?
"This town has so much diversity in style and interpretations of chic," says New York-based fashion editor and stylist Stella Lee.
For something you can't simply Google up, Lee recommends vintage showroom Rare Vintage for "anyone who is visiting and in search of a shopping gem unique to NYC."
"You can find pieces from every possible era spanning the entire last century of fashion history, and from a wide range of design houses including the likes of Galanos, Dior, Givenchy, Ungaro, Pierre Cardin, Ossie Clark, and more," says Lee.
If you have the stamina to get up at ungodly hours for the city's sample sale stampedes, New York Magazine has a comprehensive guide.
Whip out the plastic at:
Rare Vintage, 24 West 57th St., New York; +1 212 581 7273; open Monday-Friday 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m.
From vintage collectibles to local art and crafts: Brooklyn Flea (Fort Greene Flea), 176 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, open Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., (moves to 1 Hanson Place at Ashland Pl., Fort Greene from November 24 to April)
What's your favorite shopping city? Let us know in the comments.


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An Amber Alert for a 12-year-old boy who was abducted from Long Beach Thursday was canceled Monday after he was found safe in Oceanside. His mother was immediately taken into custody and charged with kidnapping.
Nicholas Johnston was set to be reunited with his father Monday evening. Read the full details here.
Original report by the CHP
An Amber Alert was issued Monday afternoon for a 12-year-old boy who had last been seen Thursday in Long Beach.
The "suspect vehicle" involved in a Long Beach Amber Alert was described as a tan, four-door Saturn sedan, license plate No. 4AUU679. (Credit: KTLA)
The boy, Nicholas Johnston, was allegedly abducted by a 49-year-old woman named Sri Johnston.
Nicholas Johnston was described as 4 feet 8 inches tall, 80 pounds in weight, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Sri Johnston was described a 5 feet 1 inch tall, with brown hair and brown eyes.
A "suspect vehicle" was described as a tan, four-door Saturn sedan, license plate No. 4AUU679.
The Amber Alert was put out by the California Highway Patrol just after 1 p.m.
The alert was in effect and the agency was working to gather more details, according to CHP Officer Tony Polizzi.
Anyone who sees that Saturn was asked to call the Long Beach Police Department at 562-570-9650
The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management notifies the public about Amber Alerts received by the California Highway Patrol in an effort to increase awareness and improve public information efforts.
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Nine innovative job-search tactics
As I promised last week, here are a few innovative job search and networking tactics for you to revitalize your job search.
1). Use ColoradoBiz magazine. ColoradoBiz is a treasure-trove of information. Not only are there great columnists (ahem) on here, but there are a ton of resources. Reading through the many columns on your career can really help your job search. Utilizing the many lists and resources of ColoradoBiz can help you find the best companies to apply to. An in-depth article on how to use its resources is here.
2). Get aggressive with building your network. Few people network enough, especially at the executive level. The most effective and sometimes the ONLY way of getting a top level job in Colorado is to build and work your network. Ignore most of the huge networking events and concentrate on the smaller, exclusive networking venues. Find out about these from your industry publications, events calendars, word of mouth and associations. Register for them and go. Don't give up on this! It is essential!
3). Network with more people. I have my clients do 12 - 15 networking coffees a week. This may seem excessive, but networking for a job is absolutely a numbers game in this economy. Always have advice or a lead to give at these networking meetings. Begin the meeting by telling your networking partner how you can help him or her, not by begging for leads. Network with the unemployed that are in a different field than you. You can help one another look out for jobs in your respective fields.
4). Check out start-ups and very small businesses. Mega-corporations are laying people off. Get the "big company mentality" out of your head. Look to start-ups and very small businesses. These folks may not have an actual opening, but might be amenable to hiring you if you talk to the owner and show him or her how you are able to make the company money. Forget huge salaries and massive benefits, however. Those belong to a previous time. You must be flexible on hours, salary, benefits and title to work at a smaller company.
5). Make a list. Make a list of everything you are capable of doing. Good. Now look at that list and ask if there is anything on there that can be turned into an innovative business on a shoestring. Try to think of something else other than "consulting." Everyone and their sibling is a "consultant."
6). Start an accountability group with others. Meet weekly for breakfast or lunch and keep one another accountable. Don't commiserate! If someone is "Debbie Downer," out they go. And keep the group pretty small: 5 - 7 is an ideal size. Don't go to groups where everyone is moaning about how bad things are, as true as that might be. Keep it positive!
7). Let a business "try before they buy." Ideally, you would come on as a paid consultant doing the job you want to do for the business. That may not work with a start-up that is pre-funding, however. If you are able, work for deferred compensation and equity share. Don't work for a business for free for more than a few weeks, however. Get everything in writing and have your attorney look it over carefully. Deferred compensation and equity share gives everyone a share in both the risk and the rewards of entrepreneurship.
8). Speak. You, theoretically at least, have some very unique experience and skills. Get on the speaking circuit. Who is the best guy to help you with that in Colorado? The venerable and affable Joe Sabah. I highly recommend his classes and workshops. Tell him "hi" for me and that I sent you!
9). Take anything but keep looking. It is no secret that many employers are discriminating against the unemployed. Work at anything (even if it is not paid) that will let you show that you're currently employed. But DON'T work at the "consulting" firm you started with your name in the company name or anything else that makes it obvious that the company is "You, Inc." This is the kiss of death on your résumé.
I know it isn't easy to find employment in today's market. You must think out of the box, be flexible and be creative. Let me know in the comments below or at my email address other creative ideas you have to get employed.
Are you in the management or executive ranks and looking to network with those who have great job leads. Please join me and up to 30 of your colleagues at Structured Networking on Nov. 14. Registration and more information here.
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A man who was trying to catch shrimp in t he Gulf of Mexico found a working prosthetic leg in the water, and that was something very awkward to see in the middle of the night.
"That's not something you want to see at 2 a.m.," the fisherman, Matt Willingham, told WKYT-TV in Lexington, Kentucky. "I was hoping I wasn't going to find a body with it, as well."
The leg is emblazoned with the logo from the University of Kentucky and the school's wildcat mascot. Willingham was able to contact the prosthetic manufacturer to track down the leg's owner, Fred Robinson.
Robinson played on the school's football team in the 1980s and had lost his leg in a work accident in 2007.
"I got the call and I was shocked," Robinson told WKYT-TV. "I just started laughing, they found my leg!"
The leg's owner told the station that he lost his leg while boating over Memorial Day weekend.
"At the end of the day we were coming back and goofing off and swimming in the bay," he said. "I jumped in and I guess at some point in time when I was swimming it sucked my leg off."
Robinson did not ever intend to be reunited with the $30,000 personalized prosthetic, WKYT-TV reported.
Robinson is planning to meet Willingham next week, and is picking up his leg from the Sheriff's department.


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USC basketball hosts San Diego State tonight
November 25th, 2012, 4:45 pm by Rich HammondStill feeling bloated and heavy after eating Thanksgiving leftovers and watching USC lose to Notre Dame? Well, USC's basketball team will try to end the weekend on a high note for fans, as the Trojans host No. 25 San Diego State at 7 p.m. in what could be a very good game.
The Aztecs opened their season with a high-profile game on the USS Midway, but lost to No. 9 Syracuse by 13 points. Since then, San Diego State has crushed San Diego Christian, Missouri State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
San Diego State is led by versatile 6-foot-5 junior Jamaal Franklin, who averages team-highs of 19.0 points and 11.0 rebounds. Senior point guard Chase Tapley averages 11.8 points.
Once again, the Trojans will have a size advantage, as the Aztecs don't have a starter taller than 6-8, but so far this season, USC hasn't always been able to take advantage of its strength in the post. In the recently completed Maui Invitational, in which they won once and lost twice, the Trojans struggled with backcourt turnovers and shot selection, and struggled to regularly get their post men involved in the offense. USC also, surprisingly, has lost the rebounding battle at times.
J.T. Terrell is the Trojans' leading scorer, at 13.6 points per game, followed by Eric Wise at 10.8 points. Dewayne Dedmon averages 7.2 rebounds per game.
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The Federation for a Sustainable Environment has given notice of appeal to the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.
MINING Tours of West Rand gold fieldsThe FSE conducts regular tours with interested and affected parties, of the West Rand gold fields and Sibanye Gold's operations. |
Mine Shafts: Accidents waiting to happenEighty-two shafts without warning signs. Twenty-two open shafts. Three wate... |
Residents left in the dark over AMD treatmentThe Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has been accused of "authorising po... |
SA NEWS Lauded for research on SA acid mine drainageThe launch of Acid mine drainage in South Africa: Development actors, policy impacts and broader implications, by Suvania Naidoo, took place on 10 February 2017. The book has proven to be a timely publication because of the incipient water crisis in South Africa. The event was hosted by Unisa's Department of Development Studies in the College of Human Sciences. The guests were welcomed by the chair of the department, Prof Gretchen du Plessis, who expressed that "development studies is an ever-changing discipline and is a space where different issues converge". She further stated that the book fills a void in our knowledge about acid mine drainage (AMD) and that the publication is "an example of hard work which results in big achievements". |
Truth of the dust that brings deathA new hard-hitting report from Harvard Law School details how South Africa has failed to meet its human rights obligations concerning gold mining in and around Joburg. Bonnie Docherty, who led the research, spoke to Sheree Bega |
Harvard Report: The Cost of GoldA report has been published by the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic titled "The Cost of Gold: Environmental, Health, and Human Rights Consequences of Gold Mining in South Africa's West and Central Rand. The reports states, "The complex web of responsible government agencies and repeated legislative changes to that organizational structure have impeded the development of a coordinated plan to deal with the negative effects of mining. The limited scope of action, inadequate attention to at-risk communities, and insufficient consideration of environmental concerns have undermined the completeness of any response." |
SA hasn't protected residents from gold mine pollution: Harvard reportJOHANNESBURG South Africa has failed to protect residents affected by pollution from contaminated water and mine dumps over more than 130 years of gold mining near Johannesburg, an independent investigation by the Harvard Law School said. |
WATER Eastern Basin acid water plant is "sledgehammer"The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has used a "sledgehammer" for its R1bn treatment plant for acid mine drainage (AMD) on the Eastern mining basin that could ultimately create more toxic water. This is the view of water strategy and consulting mining hydrologist Kym Morton, who believes government is "wasting money" by pumping large volumes of water and adding lime that makes it alkaline but still toxic and hazardous. |
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Dear Mayor:
In recognition of the many municipal governing body members who are selflessly serving for twenty or more years, the League of Municipalities is pleased to once again accept nominations for the Elected Officials Hall of Fame. www.njslom.org/hallelec_cover.html.
This special honor is reserved for those governing body members, active and retired, who have served twenty years in elected municipal office. As you know, these special elected officials have governed their municipalities for lengthy tenures, guiding their communities through the good times and troubled times, with little recognition.
The Elected Officials Hall of Fame will shine a light on these pillars in our communities and hold them up as an example of civic pride for all citizens to emulate.
In a special ceremony in January 2009, during the Mayors Legislative Day at the State House, there will be a presentation to these special elected municipal officials. They will be inducted into the Elected Officials Hall of Fame and their picture will appear in the League magazine, New Jersey Municipalities.
If you know of any elected municipal officials, not currently in the Elected Officials Hall of Fame, who have served at least twenty years in elected municipal office, please use the attached form (WORD / PDF) to nominate them for this special recognition. The form may be copied if you want to make several nominations. Please mail the form(s) back to League office by December 1, 2008 so they may be included in the ceremony. Confirmations will be mailed to the nominees in January, 2009.
You may view a full list of all Hall of Fame inductees at the League Website www.njslom.org. If you have any questions, contact the League's Assistant Executive Director, Michael Darcy at extension 116.
Thank you for helping to identify these elected municipal officials for special recognition.
Very truly yours,
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Locals Put Heat On Frozen Pipe Snafu
By John McLoughlin
Residents of the 200 block of Beach 138 street and the 400 block of Beach 127 street were without water for more than a week due to frozen water mains until the city responded with a crew from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Saturday, February 5.
In early 1992 new storm sewers were placed on several blocks throughout Belle Harbor. Some house water mains were disconnected by construction crews for the purpose of installing the new storm sewers, but failed to reconnect the mains at the proper depth to prevent freezing. Normal depth for water main pipes would be 36-48 inches below street level, but the pipes on Beach 127 and Beach 138 streets are 9-16 inches below.
Under the recent weather conditions, if the occupant of a home does not run water for a number of days the pipes could freeze.
A home without water was what Brian Davan of Beach 127 street faced when his family returned from a couple days away. After talking to neighbors, he realized that he was not alone. Having dealt with this matter four times in the past eight winters since he has lived on the block, Davan decided to make calls to local officials and city agencies. Davan said all his calls led to "dead ends" until he contacted Democratic District Leader Lew Simon. Referring to Simon as a "bulldog" on this matter, Davan said calls were made and within a few days a DEP crew responded.
DEP immediately exposed the pipes and defrosted the water mains using a blowtorch. Within a matter of hours water was restored, to the pleasure of many residents.
According to a DEP spokesperson, the agency plans to "install new water mains in the future." A targeted date is fall 2000, with the DEP saying "definitely by next winter."


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Pets rock. And the Humane Society of Southern Arizona wants to celebrate this message with a rockin' event on Sunday, Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Marana's Crossroads at Silverbell Park.
The Pet Rock Family Concert, presented in partnership with the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance, will feature live music, delicious food, handmade crafts, animal-themed exhibits and kids' activities.
"We wanted to organize a fundraiser to benefit the education programs that we offer," said Meredith Moore-Bode, community outreach manager for the Humane Society of Southern Arizona.
HSSA offers free educational programs in area schools, where students learn about the importance of animal compassion and responsibility, spaying and neutering and the many services provided by the HSSA.
The musical event features talented performers in a variety of genres, from dance to folk and hip hop to reggae.
The concert will kick off with a dance performance by Kids Unlimited and rock, blues and country favorites from the Jim Howell Band. Three genres of folk music will entertain event-goers with music from Amber Norgaard (folk rock), Cinder Bridge (bluesy folk) and Leila Rose Lopez (alternative folk).
The closing performances include hip-hop from Shaun Harris, alternative rock from Alisha Peru and reggae from Spirit Familia.
Kids can participate in activities throughout the park, with jugglers, face painting, arts and crafts, jumping castles and treats.
The outdoor park setting allows the whole family to enjoy the event, including your furry family members.
Don't have a pet? The HSSA will have its Waggin' Train full of adoptable animals on site.
Admission is $5; children 10 and under are admitted free. Proceeds will benefit the HSSA and SAACA arts and education programs.
For more information, visit www.hssaz.org or call 327-6088.


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...to Help Combat Outbound Spam for More Than 50,000 Customer Domains
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & NEWARK, Del.--June 6, 2006--Barracuda Networks, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise-class spam firewall solutions, today announced that its award-winning Barracuda Spam Firewall - Outbound product has successfully solved outbound spam abuse at HostMySite.com, a leading Web hosting provider for small and medium-sized businesses. In addition HostMySite.com has implemented the Barracuda Spam Firewall to solve incoming email spam and virus problems.
HostMySite.com is committed to, and its business depends on, providing reliable email service for its customers. In late 2005 HostMySite.com administrators found that several of its 50 email servers were being overtaken by spammers who were using many of HostMySite.com's 50,000 domains to run illegitimate email through, often without the domain owners' knowledge. As a result of these rogue operations, nearly half of the email that was sent from the HostMySite.com email servers was spam.
"We send about 75,000 legitimate emails per day per server, so to discover that another 70,000 spam messages per server were also getting through was simply unacceptable," said Neil Heuer, CTO of HostMySite.com. "Our reputation as well as the reputations of many of our customers was in jeopardy. We had to quickly find a solution that would turn the tide back in our favor and Barracuda Networks helped us accomplish this."
Since the spam appeared to be coming from the HostMySite.com's email servers, the company was frequently placed on Real-time Black Lists (RBLs) - resulting in the threat of legitimate customer emails being blocked. In February 2006 after extensive testing, HostMySite.com determined that six Barracuda Spam Firewall 600 - Outbound models and two Barracuda Spam Firewall 400s would have the scalability and capacity to handle the volume of email that passes through its servers each day. In just four months, the staff has already seen a dramatic increase in the amount of spam that is stopped before it leaves the HostMySite.com network.
"We have blocked over 30 million pieces of spam from being sent from our email servers," said Heuer. "This is an almost 50 percent increase from what we were able to stop on our own before using the Barracuda Spam Firewall solutions. Needless to say, we are very pleased with the performance of the Barracuda Spam Firewall - Outbound solution."
Using a powerful combination of outbound keyword and regular expression scanning, outbound whitelisting, as well as several advanced detection techniques, the Barracuda Spam Firewall - Outbound solutions help organizations and ISPs to ensure that all outgoing email is legitimate and virus-free.
HostMySite.com implemented clusters of three Barracuda Spam Firewall 600 - Outbound appliances at each of its two data centers. Each of the HostMySite.com's 50 email servers - which can hold 1,000 domains each - was then set up to relay email messages via the Barracuda Spam Firewall - Outbound cluster at its own data center.
"With the continued proliferation and sophistication of zombie spam operations, and because of the high email volumes that ISPs deliver they often become unsuspecting targets," said Dean Drako, president and CEO of Barracuda Networks. "No organization wants to be the source of spam or viruses, and ISPs are becoming more aware of steps that can be taken to prevent this from occurring on their networks. The Barracuda Spam Firewall - Outbound is a powerful and affordable solution that can help ISPs regain control and prevent outbound email abuse."
About the Barracuda Spam Firewall
The Barracuda Spam Firewall is available in six models and supports from 1,000 to 30,000 active users with no per user licensing fees. The Barracuda Spam Firewall can be installed in front of the email server in typically less than five minutes and is automatically updated hourly to block new forms of spam and viruses. Its architecture leverages open source spam and virus solutions in conjunction with ten defense layers: denial of service and security protection, IP block list, rate control, virus check with archive decompression, proprietary virus check, user specified rules, spam fingerprint check, Intent Analysis, spam rule-based scoring, and Bayesian analysis. In addition, the entire Barracuda Spam Firewall line features simultaneous inbound and outbound email filtering with the inclusion of sophisticated outbound email filtering techniques such as rate controls, domain restrictions, user authentication (SASL), keyword and attachment blocking, dual layer virus blocking and remote user support for outbound email filtering. The Barracuda Spam Firewall's layered approach minimizes the processing of each email, which yields the performance required to process millions of messages per day. Unlike software solutions, the Barracuda Spam Firewall reduces the load placed on the email server by off-loading both spam and virus filtering. Barracuda Networks also offers the Energize Update subscription service to automatically update the Barracuda Spam Firewall with the latest spam rules and virus definitions.
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For larger organizations seeking a separate and more comprehensive approach to outbound email filtering, Barracuda Networks offers the Barracuda Spam Firewall - Outbound product line. The Barracuda Spam Firewall - Outbound is a mail transfer agent (MTA) that utilizes sophisticated email and policy management techniques for the protection of outbound email only. Available in five models, the Barracuda Spam Firewall - Outbound supports up to 30,000 active users and 1.5 million emails per day. In addition to the best-of-breed techniques utilized for outbound filtering in the full Barracuda Spam Firewall line, the Barracuda Spam Firewall - Outbound also offers quarantine functionality, email compliance filtering for corporate policies and government regulations such as HIPAA and Sarbanes Oxley, outbound keyword and regular expression scanning, and outbound whitelisting to ensure that all outgoing email is legitimate and virus-free. With no per user licensing fees, the Barracuda Spam Firewall - Outbound is the most affordable solution for businesses of all sizes that require a more comprehensive solution for outbound email protection.
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Thursday, 26 April 2012
Geert Wilders
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Geert Wilders is a 21st century Charles Martel, as for islam...
Informed rational freedom loving people have all the reasons in the world to fear islam. The twin fogs of political correctness & ignorance must be dispersed before western society better understands this menace. Even a brief review of islamic theology & history quickly exposes the deadly roots of this evil ideology.
Mohamhead was a 7th century murdering warlord who rose to power on a river of blood surrounded by thugs and gangsters using intimidation, violence, deception and trickery to expand their criminal empire while mercilessly suppressing and killing their opponents and enriching themselves on stolen booty.
The evil koran is a collection of sayings and speeches by this diabolical madman claiming divine guidance from some mythical sky-god which has inspired generations of crazed fanatics to abhorrent behavior resulting in historys worst ever crimes against humanity starting 1400 years ago and still continuing even today.
Islam is just another fascist totalitarian ideology used by power hungry fanatics on yet another quest for worldwide domination and includes all the usual human rights abuses & suppression of freedoms.
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I watched it now....hilarious!
I liked it when he was describing imagining 'a huge funnel' and blessings pouring in...
He was obviously tired but still made everyone laugh. Talk about humoring people!
Jim and Ruby Wax Pleeeeaaaase.!!!
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Two steps forward, one step back. "When in doubt, tell the truth."
Mark Twain
lol..........HEY!!!!.................What's wrong with all my LOL's .....my ........or my baldie winkies???...................
they are signs of my expression.....................and i LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!! So sod 2 steps forward one step back.....................lol.............i'm gonna bounce back and forward as much as i like!!!................................. ...............LOL..... fluffy Fluffy
It is good to see that your dots and lol's are back now. For a minute I thought Quirky stole them.lol
You can take the girl out of the Lol's.... and the Baldie Winkies. But you can't take the Lol's.... and the Baldie Winkies out of the girl.lol www.youtube.com/user/jimcarreyonline
Back to the topic... how can I view this?
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text: This Titanium Cigar Punch Will Only Add To the Awesomeness of Smoking Your CubanAlyssa Bereznak8/25/11 4:40pmFiled to: SmokingCigar punchArtistry in titanium ti cigar punchTom AndersonTitanium cigar punch41EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkProbably the only thing that's more badass than smoking a cigar is prepping it with a gadget made of pure titanium. (Unless you're Bill Clinton). This one's as rock solid as they come.AdvertisementMade of 6AL4V titanium on the outside with a stainless steel split ring and cutter on the inside, this punch will slice a neat little hole into your Cuban while simultaneously doing away with the cigar remnants you've sacrificed. Since the top of the punch is quite sharp, it also comes with three neoprene o-rings to keep the cap on.Best of all, you can use it as a keychain. You know, for all those awesome spontaneous cigar smoking moments that might arise. $185. [Artistry In Titanium via Uncrate]


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June 12, 2012 Prospects Will Break Your HeartMidseason Review: Boogie Nights Edition
The 2012 minor league season has lived nearly half its life, and over the course of the last two and a half months, provided us with the sensational sights, sounds, and smells of the player development machine. We follow closely to monitor the progress of the supermen of tomorrow, their triumphs celebrated and their failures analyzed in graphic detail, a highly invasive process in which we so eagerly participate. The storylines are vast highways of entertainment, often too complex to appreciate in proper detail, but tantalizing enough in their abstract form to keep us content with snapshots. The following are snapshots of the first-half, painted with a wide and often clumsy brush, as I lack the time or the tools to document the blow-by-blow accounts of the campaign with an ultra-fine point. However, along those same lines, I'm going to use quotes from one of my favorite movies in order to set the scenes of the season, and hopefully add some insight through the vehicle of entertainment. "Too many things too many things too many things... I wanna go for a walk. Let's go for a walk." -Amber Waves
Jason Parks is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @ProfessorParks
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Looking for an Italian appetizer? Then surprise your guests with this wonderful Parmesan and cannellini beans dip flavored with herbs - ready in 15 minutes!
"Yoga has been very good for me; I've become stronger and more flexible from it. Best of all, it has a comforting effect on my mind and is a comfort to my soul. Another thing that's important for me is to have a creative outlet, and preparing this easy recipe does it for me." Sherry L.
Many dips made with sour cream or mayonnaise are high in fat. Using beans as a base for this dip keeps the fat low and gives you the added benefit of fiber. For more fiber and added nutrients, dunk carrot and celery sticks or green bell pepper slices into this dip. You can also use pita wedges or crackers for dipping; just check the label for the amount of fat and calories.


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"You can shed tears that she is gone, or you can smile because she has lived.You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back,or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,or you can be full of the love you shared.You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.You can remember her only that she is gone,or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back.Or you can do what she'd want:smile, open your eyes, love and go on."
David Harkins
"No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is one dance you'll do alone."
Jackson Browne
"This is what is hardest: to close the open hand because one loves."
Friedrich Nietzsche
"False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine but leaving us when we cross into the shade."
Christian Nevell Bovee
"Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing."
Bill Cosby
"When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't see the one that has opened for us."
Helen Keller
"I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all the kinds of things you can't see from the center."
Kurt Vonnegut
"Look closely at those who patronize you. Half are unfeeling, half untaught."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Just remember, the same as a spectacular Vogue magazine, remember that no matter how close you follow the jumps: Continued on page whatever. No matter how careful you are, there's going to be the sense you missed something, the collapsed feeling under your skin that you didn't experience it all. There's that fallen heart feeling that you rushed right through the moments where you should've been paying attention. Well, get used to that feeling. That's how your whole life will feel some day. This is all practice. None of this matters. We're just warming up."
Chuck Palahniuk
"Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead!"
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Information Entries for Mt. Cameron and Name History |
Name History (Mt. Cameron)Title: Naming of Mt. Cameron Entered by: 14erFred Added: 05/17/2010, Last Updated: 05/17/2010 Sources: Eicher, D.J. (2001). Civil War High Commands. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. Hart, J.L.J. (1925). Fourteen thousand feet: A history of the naming and early ascents of the high Colorado peaks (First Edition). Denver, CO: The Colorado Mountain Club. Although the name "Cameron" was first associated in print with the mountain in 1873, the precise origin of the name remains uncertain. However, two distinct possibilities exist. First, the mountain may have been named for Robert Alexander Cameron (February 22, 1828 - March 15, 1894), who served as a Union general during the American Civil War and helped establish Colorado Agricultural Colonies in Fort Collins and Greeley during the 1870s. Alternatively -- and perhaps more likely given its proximity to Mount Lincoln -- the mountain may have been named for Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799 - June 26, 1889), Republican senator from Pennsylvania and President Lincoln's first Secretary of War, whom he fired for corruption after Cameron had been in office less than ten months. Allegedly, Lincoln asked Congressman Thaddeus Stevens (also from Pennsylvania) about Cameron's honesty, and Stevens replied, "I do not believe he would steal a red hot stove." Cameron demanded a retraction, so Stevens admitted his statement might have been incorrect. Cameron is also the namesake of Cameron Cone (10,705 ft.), a mountain summit in El Paso County, and Cameron Pass (10,276 ft.) in north central Colorado. |


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Food processors can be used for a variety of preparation tasks to expedite back of the house production.
The majority of commercial kitchens utilize food processors to perform numerous tasks, including chopping, dicing, grinding, slicing, shredding, grating, whipping, pureeing and emulsifying.
The most common application for bowl cutters tends to be pureeing or emulsifying, while continuous-feed and combination units typically cut, dice and the like.
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Springfield, Illinois, United States / June 14, 2010
Brian Pankey balanced six soda cans on his chin for 12.57 seconds.
- can use any 12-ounce unopened cans
- not advisable to perform on concrete
- not advisable to perform on concrete
Rob Birdsong
Got it. Thanks Brian
Brian Pankey
I take that back. I counted 13 seconds. I let go of the cans at 50 second mark & they fell at the 1:03 mark. That would make it 13 seconds. Sorry about the first. I counted it to early.
Brian Pankey
I counted 17 seconds. Not exact what the 1/100 seconds is though.


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2017 Kuwait International Arabian Horse Festival: All Nations Cup Straight Egyptians
The 2017 Kuwait International Arabian Horse Festival All Nations Cup - Straight Egyptians By Lisa Abraham The 2017 Kuwait International Arabian Horse Festival, in its entirety, lasted from February 3-21. It began on February 3-4 with the 6 th International Championship, followed by two days of Open House Stud Visits which included an exhibition of artwork of the famous artist Mr. Ali Al Mimar at Bait Al Arab. Then on February 17-18, it continued with the All Nations Cup - Straight Egyptians and three more days of Open House Stud Visits with the exhibition and launch of the book Ansata Hejazi - Born to Rule . Both shows were excellently organized by and hosted at The Arabian Horse Center Bait Al Arab, the State Stud
62nd Annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show
The annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show returns for its 62nd year this February. The world's largest Arabian show will run from February 16-26 and will once again feature the best of Arabian horse breeding. The show is held at WestWorld Scottsdale and, according to AZ Big Media there will be 2,500 horses at the show competing for the many Scottsdale Champion prizes. Different categories include the Scottsdale Signature Stallion Class, Dressage Championship Class, Breeders Club Class, and many more. The annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show was first started in 1955 and was originally held on the grounds of the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. The following year the show moved to its current
The 2016 Qatar National Arabian Horse Show
By Lisa Abraham. The 2016 Qatar National Arabian Horse Show, took place in the capital city of Doha, from December 9-10. The show, which celebrated its 19th edition, is organized annually by the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC). Issa Bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi, the Committee Chairman of QREC, stated, "We thank purebred Arabian horse owners, studs, farms and stables for their efforts and care for the breed of purebred Arabians. This year, the show sees an increase in the number of participating horses, demonstrating the growing attention paid by horse owners to show horses and their interest in owning top horses and improving the performance of their existing horses. We, at QREC, strive and dedicate our collaborative efforts to further promote the standing of Qatar's equestrian sport with all its disciplines and particularly those related to purebred Arabian horses on both the Arab and world arenas."
When the McCoys Favored Ferzon Over Fadjur
The McCoys clearly loved one over the other. You can see it illustrate in this pic when they chose Ferzon to represent Fersara, but chose to stand Bint Sahara alone rather than bring her new colt named Fadjur to stand beside her. rather than Fadjur who was born three months earlier than Ferzon. They had them priced in the same way. Ferzon was priced at $10,000, while Fadjur was a measly $750. Granny (Marjory F. Tone) loved Fersara t oo, and it prompted her to ask Mr. McCoy if he had any colts like her, at home.....and the rest is history. # GreatMoments # Fadjur # Ferzon "Great Moments" is a feel-good service of EvieInc Equine Social Media. www.EvieInc.net.
When Bay-Abi Wasn't Being a National Champion Stallion
... He was working cattle with the best of them. And he actually WAS the best of them at Sid Spencer's ranch, where Sheila learned her foundational horsemanship as a young girl. He was the best cow horse, out of all the Quarter Horses and Morgan horses on the ranch. True to this caption, he would often breed a mare in the morning (live in the pasture, with Sheila riding him bareback with a halter and lead rope and wash bu cket), work on the ranch all day long, then come home and breed another mare that night. If only all men were that lucky... # GreatMoments # BayAbi "Great Moments" is a feel-good service of EvieInc Equine Social Media. www.EvieInc.net
The 2016 All Nations Cup
The 2016 All Nations Cup for Purebred Arabian Horses Text and photos by Lisa Abraham The 2016 All Nations Cup for Purebred Arabian Horses, which took place from September 23-25, was a spectacular show and event. After the busy show season of summer, the competition elevates at the All Nations Cup (ANC), as this show is the first leg of the European Triple Crown. It is here that the farms choose who will represent them—and all stops are pulled. Once again, all festivities took place in the Albert-Vahle-Halle, located in the heart of the charming German city of Aachen. Although the arena provided an intimate atmosphere and is functional for showing horses, the spectacular décor of the
When Rashad Crossed the Atlantic
Rashad Ibn Nazeer was part of the very first importation of But he was part of the first importation of Nazeer blood. He arrived in the United States in 1958, along with the first Nazeer daughters, Bint Moniet El Nefous and Bint El Bataa (and two El Sareei daughters). It was the first shipment of Egyptian Arabians to come to the USA since the Babson and W.R. Brown importations in 1932. This shipment encouraged many American breeders to go to E gypt and bring back Arabians - it rekindled the interest in Egyptian Arabians. I always love the stark reminder of just how difficult those trans-Atlantic trips were at the time. This photo says it all... Rashad in a rickety tiny, wooden box stall, exposed to the elements on a boat
When General Dickinson Priced All Foals the Same
It was 1945. It was the policy of General Dickinson's Travelers Rest Farm to price all Arabian foals of a sex at a standard price. Colts were priced at $400 at weaning time, and an additional $50 was added to the price every six months until sold. Fillies were priced at $600 at weaning time and $50 was added to the price every six months until sold. Gen. Dickinson made it quite plain in discussing these prices that he did not at any time make an attempt to get a higher price than quoted for these colts even though some may have shown greater quality than others. At this time he was ambitious to have 50 broodmares producing purebred Arabian colts in his stud. In fact, he is quoted as saying, "We believe success depends upon pleasing
When a Meeting in a Basement Vault Changed Everything
In 1984, the richness of our history was displayed for all to see at the Arabian Horse Trust Museum in Westminster, CO. It's Rocky Mountain panorama seemed a majestically fitting backdrop to the museum Arabian horse enthusiasts would travel far and wide to visit and enjoy. However, in 2001 the Arabian Horse Trust closed its doors, and nearly a century was locked in a basement vault. It was a sad day for the Arabian horse community. It felt defeating, sobering... like we'd somehow done a disservice to the breed we love. It's contents hadn't since light since... until November 7, 2007. On that overcast fall day, a meeting was held in that vault that would set a new course for the Arabian breed, as the Purebred
When Sheila Helped Gene Change
Gene LaCroix and Sheila Varian with Bomarc winning the versatility class at the Buckeye, circa 1975. The versatility class was a much anticipated and very fun (as you can see) event at the Buckeye. It took most of an evening session - it featured trail, jumping, driving, western and maybe park or English? Those were truly the good old days! (Courtesy Arabian Horse Shows: The Good Old Days) # GeneLaCroix # SheilaVarian # GreatMoments Great Moments" is a feel-good service of EvieInc Equine Social Media. www.EvieInc.net.


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I like this a lot. There's a quiet urgency to it, and Katie has always intrigued me.
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The Gunslinger II is the latest evolution of the original GS05M Gunslinger pack, and both are in wide use by elite military, police, and civilians all over the world -- snipers, marksmen, and regular folks who appreciate the overwhelming utility and versatility of this product. It's a mid-sized pack with a full-width scabbard to better accommodate weapons with larger cross-sections or bulky optics. The wide scabbard also allows it to serve as an excellent laptop or military radio compartment, and because it's also wide at the bottom, users have the option of carrying weapons butt-down or butt-up. Like the G4 Operator pack, it features both front loading and top loading features, giving exceptional versatility and flexibility of use.
The newest version of the G2 comes standard with the Intex-II frame system. The Intex-II is an Eberlestock innovation; it out-performs both traditional external frames and internal frames, and has the best qualities of both: the structure of an external frame without the noise and with minimal weight, and the close-ride and comfort of an internal frame pack. The Intex-II adds a new level of support and stability to the Gunslinger II, making it a compact and tough heavy-load capable pack. It can be interchanged with the Eberlestock Endo frame, as well as more compact, softer frames, or can simply be removed, which effectively reverts the pack back to the traditional G2 platform.
The scabbard of the G2 folds into the bottom of the pack and is secured by a buckle. This configuration is good for shorter weapons and other gear; it also makes the scabbard a great place to carry a laptop computer. Also note the side handles; these make it easy to get the loaded pack out of a vehicle, and for mounting the pack with a heavy load.
Heavy duty compression straps cause the pack to ride quiet and tight, and it can be compressed completely flat. In this photo, they are routed through the scabbard compression loops, which allows you to selectively compress the scabbard. The pack includes the GSTC Butt Cover, with pull-out sleeve. This allows you to fully enclose a rifle up to 60" long. The top pocket assembly features a handy internal organizer, with several small pockets, pen holders, and a padded pocket which serves equally well for AR mags or for a smart phone, compact radios, and similar items.
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Dimensions: 22" x 10" x 8"
Weight: 8.2 lb
Volume: 2700 cubic inches