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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
China in talks with potential JF-17 customers
China is in discussions about selling the FC-1/JF-17 Thunder fighter to up to eight countries. The third-generation, single-engine fighter, jointly developed by Pakistan and China, is being pitched as a replacement for older fighters such as the MiG-21 and F-5
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Opinions about the PRC govt aside, i must say that their military aviation industry is truly going through a Golden Age now. Just in terms of fighter aircraft, no other country comes close in terms of variety: J-8, JH-7, JF-17, J-10, J-15. Really gonna give the Russians, and eventually US, a run for their money!ReplyDelete
It might be a while, but OTOH, the are achieveing a lot within a much tighter time frame. Although it can be argued thats because they are already traveling down a beaten path.ReplyDelete
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Happy Spring! The birds are chirping, tulips are in full bloom, sun is shining here and there and it's the season for good ole spring-cleaning. I'm not just talking about your living space. It's also a time to cleanse and revitalize your body from the inside out. So, get ready to wipe off the cobwebs and wake up from your winter slumber.
One of my favorite ways to rejuvenate my body and welcome the birth of spring is by adding green foods to my diet. You know, the green leafy veggies that we've all heard are good for us. Here's a quick and easy, no-fuss recipe that will help you incorporate greens into your daily diet. Eat them all by themselves and dress them with your favorite vinaigrette or use them to finish off salads, soups, scrambled eggs, stir-fries, etc. See my recipe below.
Quick & Easy 5 Min Greens
Leafy green vegetables are nutritional powerhouses that are a rich source of phytochemicals, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Pressing greens with salt is a fast and easy way to have greens on-hand and ready-to-eat for a busy week ahead. Once prepared these tasty greens will keep for a week in your fridge and are ready to be added to salads, soups, grains, eggs, stir-fries or anything else you can think of!
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1.5-2 cups
1 bunch sturdy greens such as dinosaur kale, Swiss chard or collards
¾-1 teaspoon sea salt
1-2 teaspoons organic extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon juice (optional)
Wash and de-stem greens. Stack leaves on top of one another, roll tightly and cut into thin ribbons. Massage greens with salt in a large preparation bowl for about 2 minutes. Greens should shrink by half the volume. Then, squeeze the greens and discard the juices that come out of them. Add kale to a clean glass storage container and top with oil and lemon juice.
Copyright 2010, S. Sammartino, Original recipe
You can also watch me prepare my Quick and Easy 5 Minute Greens and spring forward into a new you.
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Well, it is Christmas.
Let me wish you a Merry Christmas, all in joy, and music. Christmas is a time of peacewith friends and most importantly, FAMILY. Enjoy your kids, your wife, girlfriend etc…Tell them you love them. It feels good giving love and receiving love.
I won't say anything about gnr today, only that a date in Paraguay just got added in the tour. I will post the date an d the place tomorrow.
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Whitney managed to sneak away from a three year-old and a 7 month old. Her husband decided to give it a shot. They all survived. And Whitney made me laugh all day long. She's so much fun!
The vineyards were adorable, and the whole wine-tasting experience was different and fun. Too bad I will never be a wine-lover. I had to force it down a couple of times. My friends, on the other hand, are big fans of wine. The best part to me, was just sitting in the sunshine with each other, catching up and talking about wilder days at Longwood.
It was so beautiful and so peaceful over there. I could own a winery. I could enjoy being part of that business. I would just have to hire employees who drank wine. Or just invite my friends over all the time.
Too bad my wonderful wine-tasting experience ended with this: a speeding ticket.
I was guilty as charged. No sass. No excuses. I was gossiping with the girls and driving much too fast. However, that police officer was evil. He worries me. I am afraid he might bring bodily harm to people around him in the near future. He was angry...very angry. I just wanted him to give me my ticket, and then drive as far away from him as possible. I pray for the women and children in his life. Really, I do. Did I mention he pulled me and three other cars over by walking into the middle of the highway holding a STOP sign on a stick? They do things differently on the Eastern Shore. I now drive much slower. I still had a great time with my girls. The evil State Policeman did not ruin that.


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I have been very worried about how I would deal with my 40th birthday, Tuesday. I knew my 16-year-old nephew would be coming to town on Monday and would be staying with my parents (half a mile from us) for about a month. I thought flying.
Today I was totally surprised when I was taking a nap and woke up to find my nephew standing at the foot of my bed, along with my brother and sister-in-law! They had driven for a day and a half just to surprise me.
It is the first time I have seen my nephew since my strokes. My brother was flew down here in January. My sister-in-love was here in April, I'm told. Dan sees huge improvements in me since January. That's encouraging to hear!
I don't know all this week will hold. I've heard there are some kinds of plans for a cake and restaurant on Tuesday night. I have doctor's appointments or therapy every day this week except Tuesday. I already have appointments for the first couple of days of the following week too. My brother and sil are here until Wednesday, when they start driving home on a belated anniversary trip. My nephew actually is in town for a month or so.
Surgery recovery is going a little slower than I had hoped. My doctor had said a couple of times that this wasn't a painful surgery. I was pretty good the first two days, but Friday and Saturday were pretty painful. I am counting hours until my next allowable doses of pain medication today, though I did make it out the door, on my husband's arm, for church.
I told Rick, either last night or this morning, that if this is not a painful surgery, then I don't want to go through a painful one! I have been through more painful surgeries before, but this is so not a cake walk. My hearing is terribly muffeled and actually significantly worse than before surgery right now - I hope this will improve as packing dissolves!
At first I could not walk without aid at all. On Thursday I went back two steps to my very heavy walker I used when I first came home from the hospital. Late yesterday, I went back to a cane, with assistance. I may go back to my lightweight walker tomorrow morning for therapy. There is a U-Step (heavy walker) for use at therapy if I need it. I hope I will be walking with the cane for my birthday, though it may or may not be totally independently.
I will restart speech therapy next week. The story behind my therapist there is pretty miraculous. Maybe I'll share more details some day, but for now I'll just say that I'm actually excited about, and looking forward to, working with this therapist! New emotion and experience, for the first time in over 9 months. I still don't think the actual therapy will be easy, but I'm excited about the person!
I still don't know how I feel about Tuesday's significance, but I have never been so surprised in my life. (Well, probably the night my husband proposed, but I knew that was coming, just didn't know when.) I feel so blessed that my family would go to such lengths for me. Maybe turning 40 won't be quite so bad?
Update: Stroke of Grace has become In Darkness Sing and has moved to JenniferSaake.com.
Thirty-nine-year-old Jennifer Saake (founder, Hannah's Prayer Ministries), experienced 6 strokes via vertebral dissection at a chiropractic office, including brain stem and cerebellum bleeds, in Oct. 2011. Jenni remained hospitalized for nearly 2 months and was not expected to live (near death experience) nor recover, but if she even survived, she was slated to live out her days in a nursing home or, best case, to maybe come home but wheelchair-bound and needing 24-hour care. At 5 years, 7 months God showed how He was writing her story from the beginning.
Jenni is currently writing more books and stays active on both Facebook and Pinterest. Stroke of Grace became In Darkness Sing in early 2018 and has moved, along with all five of Jennifer's active blogs, to one location at JenniferSaake.com.
Since Jenni's chiropractor carried no insurance and moved out of the country soon after the accident (thus avoiding any legal or financial consequences), if you would like to help contribute to the Saake (pronounced like the two small words, say and key) family's massive financial needs (medical expenses alone are estimated to cost between $1- and $1.5- Million in Jenni's lifetime), please visit Jennifer Saake's Stroke Survivor GoFundMe Page. (This support information has been added in direct response to several reader requests.) The Saakes sincerely thank you for your prayers and if God prompts and equips you to send any monetary assistance as well, this is a significant added blessing.
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For all you achy middle-aged warriors out there wondering whether it's all worth it, here's my 4 month progress report on my double-row repair rotator cuff shoulder surgery:
To refresh your memories, I had 3 tendons torn (2 of them completely), 3 anchors and six screws set into my shoulder, as well as the top of my humerus shaved (nothing funny about it I can assure you). As such, your progress could be better or worse depending on how much work was done and whether you had open or arthroscopic surgery. For example, I met someone who had less work done and had twice the range of movement (ROM) I had in half the time. Dirt bag. (Do I sound impatient?) Shoulders apparently have more nerves and more planes of motion and so they really take awhile to get "better..." My surgeon told me that if you force too much in physical therapy and get too much ROM too early you actually potentially impair future joint stability, so it's dicey. Then I met another guy who had surgery a week before me and was back in the gym already. "Yeah, I can reach all the way up my back, lift weights, everything!" Frowning, I thought how I had just recently been able to reach far enough to my left armpit to put on deoderant. Dirtbag...
The thing is, I've broken a lot of bones and you always know that, barring any accidents or complications, you're gonna essentially be healed in 6-11 weeks. Anyone can put up with that. Nine months takes more patience. Then of course you've got soldiers blown up in Iraq or car accident victims that require years of healing and you've got to wonder how tough those people have to be!
Well it turns out my ROM (range of motion) improvement had ground to a halt. It was time for a change of tactics. No more play time in physical therapy; if I didn't start getting my ROM back now I might never fully recover. "This is fairly common," explained my surgeon, "the supporting muscles go into spasm and you must begin to tear up the scar tissue." "Tear?" I asked, "isn't that what prompted the surgery in the first place?"
This was different. My injuries were healed; now I had to fight the body's tendency to protect itself. "Make it hurt" my surgeon said. "How much?" I asked. "In your stretches, go to the point where the pain becomes unbearable. Then go further, hold for 20 seconds and repeat. You can do this 10 times a day," he told me cheerily.
And so I did. Tears would come to my eyes and the pain would make me dizzy. But suddenly I started making ROM progress again. I still have a long way to go, but I'm beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. And I keep meeting people who had shoulder surgery the same time I did who are almost fully recovered. I know what they're going through and I'm happy for them. Dirt bags.


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Dundee rocker Kyle Falconer has failed in a bid to have his air rage court case thrown out.
The View's front man is accused of threatening other passengers while armed with two bottles and hurling homophobic abuse at a male cabin crew member on a flight from Spain to Glasgow in June.
The captain made an emergency landing in Nantes, France, to have Falconer, 29, removed, and the matter was reported to Police Scotland.
Falconer's lawyers claimed the court has no jurisdiction as the alleged offences were committed in the air.
Sheriff David Pender threw out the challenge at Paisley Sheriff Court and Falconer will go on trial in May.
Dundee rockers The View break record with sold-out King Tut's run
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The tale of a serious academic and his battle with the petulant halfwits who call themselves bosses.
Friday, April 11, 2008
A new one.
The first time I looked at this I thought 'Bah. Photoshop'. Yet reading on, it seems the photo was taken with a disposable camera and the image also appears on the negative.
There are ways around that, of course. Two slide projectors can produce a composite image, which you can then photograph. Or, a double exposure with the boy standing against a dark background. Harder to line up but not too hard.
I'd doubt the double exposure since those disposable cameras can't do that. Unless it was faulty. The two-slide-projector deal can be spotted on an original photo but not on a newspaper or Internet reproduction.
Now, I haven't seen the original and haven't even seen an image of the negative so I'll have to take that part on trust for now. Assuming, then, that there is a negative which also shows this picture, we're back to double exposure/double projector as a possible means of faking it.
Neither of those explanations work for the image reproduced here. On a negative, as on a projector screen, the light areas are the parts projected. Where it's dark, it means the light is blocked or there's little or no reflected light to photograph. In either case, it's the light areas that produce the image, not the dark ones.
So if you took a photo of the boy against a dark background, and projected it onto a screen along with the background, the boy's image would overlay the gate. He wouldn't appear to be behind it. The same would be true of a double exposure.
Looks good so far BUT... it is possible to buy devices that will take a computer generated image and put it onto a slide. Or a negative. These devices aren't rare - in fact, when I was lecturing we used them to put graphs and diagrams onto slides for teaching. That was before Powerpoint, of course. It could have been done that way.
I'm still very skeptical on this one for two reasons.
One, the photo isn't 'of' anything. It has no subject and gives the impression of being produced as a background. Okay, people often take random shots to use up the end of a film, so it could be one of those.
Two - and this is the big one - look at the alignment. Check the top of the gate against the posts surrounding the trees. The gate isn't leaning as much as it appears to be so the photo is tilted. Looking at the horizon, and especially at the houses, there's at least a five degree tilt here.
The boy is nearly upright. Unless he was leaning to his left while the photo was taken, he wasn't in that scene when it was photographed.
It looks good, but I'm tending towards a decision of 'no' for this one. I'd like to see the originals before dismissing it but on the basis of what I can see here, I'm not convinced.
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- Southern Writer said...
My mom bought tabloids all the time and believed everything she read in them. They "quoted" Nostradamus so often that I finally read the Quatrains, and from then on, I wondered how anyone could say he predicted this, that or the other. Maybe the translations are bad, I don't know. It's hard for me to say he defined anything specifically. People have been predicting the end of the world since the dawn of time, so I'm hard to convince. You know I absolutely do believe in ghosts, but those papers taught me to believe almost none of what I read, and only half of what I see. And since the creation of Photoshop, I can't even believe a tenth of what I see, unless I witness it with my own eyes. I agree with you on this one (as I usually do).
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Lots of people believe everything in those newspapers, which is why they get sued all the time. I wonder if some of those reporters ever leave the office! What people usually fail to realise is that newspapers aren't there to tell news, they're there to sell papers. What's in those papers is what sells, not what's important.
So we have people stabbed and shot, a global financial crisis, war and famine all over the place, and these tabloids are obsessed with a pop star who looks a bit too thin. Because that's what sells.
Fortunately they all have websites so there's no need to pay for them.
I have a copy of some of Nostradamus's quatrains and never made any sense out of them. Some of the 'interpretations' look like wishful thinking to me. I suspect he was just writing his drug dreams.
Well, the end of the world must come one day so someone's going to be right. It'll be hard for them to say 'Told you' though. I wonder if Adam looked around the garden of Eden, shook his head and said 'Very nice, but it won't last the week'. We're a doom-obsessed species.
Photoshop is a serious pain in the backside. It's far too easy to fiddle with images now. that's why I hope film cameras hang around. Still possible to fiddle with them but far more difficult.
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- Description: A small bird, under 5" in length. Overall brown color, with buffy golden underparts and a distinctive white eyestripe.
- Range: Southeastern United States. Range expands northward in warmer winters, with sightings as far north as Michigan and New York, but colder winters take a toll on this non-migratory species.
- Eats: Primarily insects, but will come to feeders for beef suet, sunflower seeds and peanuts (shelled or whole). It is amusing to see one fly off with a whole peanut which sometimes appears to be as big as the bird himself.
- Breeding habits: Monogamous, mating for life. Nests in just about anything - buildings, boxes, shrubs, low trees, and planters, to name a few.
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FRANK BLACK REVEALS 'PLAN B': Just a few days after the Guardian was wondering why Frank Black has never been able to recapture the glory of his band days, Charles himself has mulled about the idea of resurrecting the Pixies. Now, we love the Pixies. We loved them (although we do have an amusing story about walking out of their biggest UK gig ever - another time, I think, another time) and we love them still. But we can't help feeling that a reunion is going to come off more Grace and Favour than Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads, if you get our drift. Sometimes bands stop because they run out - of time, of ideas, of the joy of doing it - and time apart can rejuvenate them; the spark can return. Other bands split up because they know it's over. Their work is done. And we've always thought that the Pixies belong in that latter category. So, while the reunion of the Throwing Muses is an occasion for joy, the prospect of nuPixies is slightly off-putting. And what if he tries to make Kim sing any of his Beach Boys Inspired stuff?
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"Principle is not bound by precedent," Ernest Holmes.
Sometimes, we can be our own worst enemies. Sometimes the fear that things will once again turn out badly is the thing that makes them turn out badly. We unconsciously recreate what we don't want because we are afraid we can't have the thing that we do.
I'm thinking about this, in part, because the other day, a friend of mine called to talk to me about his relationship. Part of him felt lost because he was having a hard time seeing clearly how things could work. He was feeling afraid. He and this woman are madly in love, but it's complicated and he wanted to rush things along, like he was worried that if she figured out who he really was, she'd change her mind. He wanted commitment, she wanted space. All the potential for success or failure all hinge on this one issue: trust.
"But what's the truth?" I asked him. Then I told him a story. I told him my trick.
When I was 19, I was married to a liar. What that meant was that I quickly learned not to trust him. To be fair, I was a liar, too. Because I also learned early on that it wasn't safe to tell him certain things. To reveal too much was to create conflict and I've never really enjoyed conflict, so I avoided it by being less than transparent about some things. It's probably not surprising to learn that our marriage was short-lived. The surprising part was when he tried to get me back after we've been divorced for several years. For a half a heartbeat, I consider his proposition. On paper, he looked so much better than he had while we were married. He'd graduated college. He had a good job. This was the father of my child, after all.
But we had no trust and I knew that without trust, there couldn't be an honest relationship. For me, anyway, I need to be able to be honest. It has to be safe to tell the truth.
We also had terrible communication – a situation worsened by the fact that our marriage was conducted in French, which was not the first language for either of us. But the real issue during our brief marriage was that neither of us trusted the other.
How does one overcome such an obstacle?
For me, all I can say is that at some point, I overcame my lack of trust. Not as far as the two of us together were concerned, but as far as my son was concerned. It's the trick I mention. This was before I had studied Science of Mind and Earnest Holmes. It was before I knew about A Course in Miracles. It was prior to understanding how we create our own realities.
Somehow or another, I figured out that if you tether yourself to one thing that you know for certain, you can build on it.
In 1985, my son was six and my ex was remarrying and trying to sue me for custody of our son. I didn't want to go through an ugly custody battle and because I knew that my Tunisian ex-husband was of the opinion that after six, a boy needs his father, I decided not to fight him on it. I sent his lawyer a letter explaining that I would happily allow him custody on a one-year trial basis. At which point, my ex fired the lawyer.
The one thing I knew for certain was that my ex did not want our son to be hurt by our disagreements. I remember when my son was an infant, my ex told me the story of King Solomon, who said he was going to chop a baby in half so that he could determine who the child's real mother was. Like the mother in the story, I would rather give up my son that have him split in two. I also knew that my ex did not want our son split in half either. I knew I could trust him to do right by the child.
Which is why I allowed him to take the kid with him on his honeymoon to Tunisia – one of the hardest things I ever did in my life. I cried when my son left. Sobbed, was more like it, actually. But at the time, I felt like living with his father might be better for the boy than living with me and my boyfriend, who always treated the kid as if he couldn't do anything right (yeah, dude – on purpose, 'cause he was smart enough to figure out that was a great way to get out of doing chores!). Anyway, I let my ex take him.
Much to my relief, my ex and his bride brought my son back with them when they returned from the honeymoon. Years later, my ex told me that he had originally considered leaving the boy behind, but he didn't want to break the kid's heart by depriving him of his mother.
My advice to my friend regarding the trust issues was: build on what you know. Find one truth that you know irrefutably and use that as the foundation. I knew my ex loved his son enough to want what was best for him. The trust thing for my friend and his woman has nothing to do with each other. In fact, there is a deep and abiding trust between them. It is their past histories with other people that get them fearful.
"Principle is not bound by precedent."
We can recreate the past with our fears, or free ourselves from it with our faith. Build on the thing you know, even if the only thing you know for certain is who you are.
Namaste, my friends, Namaste.
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Friday, July 27, 2012
a very beautiful house II
We tend to visit
very beautiful houses
. This one is absolutely one of them and combined with Californian sunshine and food we were served - just stunning. Thank you Shu & Mike!
These armchairs were dumped by Welsh Town Council to the skip while refurbishing in the 90s. Would you believe that?!
Mike is a builder and a lucky guy. While renovating an old building he saved
original 60's
beautiful glass bricks
from landfill.
Sunday lunch and ice tea, followed by lemony cheesecake. What a treat!
Garden with big banana plant, Chinese dragon and Buddha head. And a yoga deck on top.
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* Matthew is entertained the longest by books even if he is by himself. He is figuring out how to turn the pages. I am thinking about buying him the Sunday paper. I have a feeling he is going to be THAT kind of person. I mean, don't his eyebrows just even make it better?
* Tonight we learned that bath toys are not as cool as slamming his hands down as hard as he can on the water.
* Yesterday he was laying down on his back on the floor and saw Mike eating. So he tried to pull himself up towards Mike with his mouth wide open. Did I mention this kid LOVES food?
* He has discovered that if he kicks the bathroom door, it comes back to him, and if he does it over and over again he thinks it is really funny.
* He belly laughs when he is in the bouncy seat on the table and you hide under the table and pop up at him. He even tries to lean out of his seat to find you. WHAT? He is so grown up. So smart.
* For naps I cuddle him a bit, and then lay him in the crib on his belly and pat his butt or back for a bit. Sometimes, If I stop patting him, he opens his eyes and turns and just stares at me. When I start to pat him again, he will lay his head down and close his eyes. We play that game sometimes and it is pretty cute.
* My favorite as of today. This is the, "oh, wait, I know how to get attention now", side of Matthew. He banged his mouth on a glass baby food jar and then we saw the face where there is the breath holding to let us know a big yell is coming. So Mike picked him up and matthew stuck his face in Mikes chest and just SOBBED. I mean to the point where I started to tear up. Well then Mike got him to calm down and smile for a few. Matthew then reached for me, and when I took him he wrapped his hands around my neck and put his head into me and started sobbing, again. Well of course I kissed him and rubbed his back and head and was like, "oh, my poor baby." Well then he calmed down, looked at Mike and smiled. He then looked at me and repeated the sobbing again while I kissed and hugged him tight. Well he would then look at Mike and smile, then turn back to me with his face in my shoulder and sob again. By this time I am certain he forgot what he was crying about, but he knew how to get cuddles and kisses from mom. Oh boy! Oh boy!
It was daddy son night last night while I went to a wedding.
I wouldn't be surprised if he is involved in the stock market behind our backs.
YAY for hoodie season. Babies in hoodies. Doesn't get much cuter.
Now that he is mostly sitting up my hip gets a little bit of a break.
Can I just give a shout out to the ears on this kid? I LOVE THEM!


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L.A. Times Should Explain, But Not Cancel Current
Hiller may actually do this. But I do not think it is necessary. I tend to respect Hiller's statement, which is quoted in today's excellent Business section story by James Rainey: "I believe, based on everything that I have seen, that we have only the appearance of a conflict here. I believe that the selection of Grazer was not based on this relationship. We have an appearance and not a case of actual undue influence."
(Later in the day, Hiller did cancel publication of this Sunday's Current section, and Martinez resigned. I'll have more to say about this tomorrow. Otherwise, I see no reason to alter today's blog, and will not do so. It continues below).
It may be that it was a mistake to hire outside editors for the Current section at all. This goes beyond even what the goofy Michael Kinsley had in mind for the editorial sections, when he was their head, and many seasoned news men and women think it causes confusion among the readership as to just what the papers' views are, which is the main reason for having editorial pages. It is, at least, another sign of instability in the Times editorials, which very possibly should be under new direction, but from inside the paper, not out.
But, in any case, once you've made the decision to occasionally bring in an outsider, as an interesting experiment, there is no good reason in my view, based on what we know now, to order Sunday's section cancelled. There, however, should be a disclosure in whatever is printed of the relationship between Martinez and the public relations woman, Kelly Mullens.
There may too be a need for further exploration, in print, as to what were the facts here. But I do not agree with Bill Boyarsky's suggestion either that there be a complete massive inquiry, such as David Shaw's piece on the Staples scandal, or his view that this is the worst scandal since Staples.
The worst scandal at the Times since Staples is that the paper continues to be owned by absentees in Chicago at the Tribune Co. who have failed to invest in the paper as needed to maintain circulation, and have undertaken cost cutbacks and layoffs that have cost the paper two editors and two publishers. If they care for the paper's quality, it is not apparent.
Just yesterday, by coincidence, the retired Times employee association, the Old Farts, meeting for lunch, heard Times book review editor David Ulin say in a talk that he feels the Times reels from one public relations crisis to another, and it is hardly good for the newspaper.
With all due regard for Andres Martinez and what he is trying to do, many of his editorials do not make sense, and, once again based on his appearance last night on the NBC Nightly News, I do not think Ron Brownstein, the latest addition to the Op Ed page, is a worthy contributor.
The editorial, for instance, this week, arguing against rules to identify Internet writers who make attacks against presidential candidates, such as Sen. Hillary Clinton recently, is nonsensical. We cannot reasonably go through a presidential campaign with one anonymous attack after another against the candidates, and, as I understand it, that was implicit in Dan Morain's excellent story about the latest Internet attack. The attacker, by the way, has now been identified and, as you might expect, he had a relationship to the campaign of Sen. Barack Obama.
As for Brownstein, he went on NBC to suggest that inquiries in Congress about the firing of eight U.S. attorney, may be too "partisan" in nature.
This is absolute bunk. Not only have several Republicans also been critical of the firings, but it must be borne in mind that democracy is most often accompanied by some partisanship. It is part and parcel of democracy, and no one would soundly suggest that the opposition party should not engage in criticizing the policies of the party or administration in power.
For Brownstein to do so provides a strong indication he is not a clear thinker, or doesn't have rational convictions, and, then, what is he doing on the Op Ed page?
Brownstein, incidentally, has a wife who works in Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign. That is why the ousted editor Dean Baquet removed him in the first place from straight political reporting of the presidential campaign.
Reports of political interference by the Bush Administration in the Justice Department must certainly be extensively investigated by Congress, and top officials, such as Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales, White House political advisor Karl Rove and former White House Counsel Harriet Miers should definitely be required to testify under oath. Both the appropriate committees in the House and Senate have now voted to subpoena them.
The Washington Post, this morning, by the way has a lengthy article by Carol Leonnig quoting the retired chief attorney for the Justice Department in the case against tobacco manufacturers, Sharon Eubanks, as giving numerous examples of higher-up influence that compromised that case, and reduced the damages award the government was asking from $130 billion to $10 billion. That too ought to be part of the developing investigation.
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Why Prom Costs $1,139
It was on the Kickin' Impossible Question Monday. The average cost that a high school couple will spend on prom is $1,139.
Gee whiz! I remember a much less expensive time. I think with the corsage, gas for Dad's vehicle and dinner, I had about $60 tied up in the night. Of course, that was 1980. The good ol' days. No computers, no smart phones and we walked a mile to school. Up hill both ways.
According to a new survey from Visa, the average family will spend $1,139 on prom this year. That's up from $807 in 2011.
Glamour magazine quoted Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst at NPD Group. He says, "In today's world, teenagers and young adults have lost most of their discretionary buying power." He also says that after a year of being frugal, families give their kids permission to splurge. Cohen says prom is second only to their wedding.
Cohen says prom spending is back in a big way, but that doesn't mean people are spending irresponsibly.
That's not to say that girls aren't spending more on dresses and sometimes buying two pairs of shoes. One for the prom and the other for afterwards. Transportation and restaurant costs are adding up too.
I'm sticking my neck out by saying I think families in Kickin' Country are spending less than $1,139 for prom. Girls have access to second hand markets and swaps for beautiful prom dresses. As for food and transportation, kids date in groups and share the costs of those items together.
Do you remember how much you spent for your prom?


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Reminder: Father's Day June 16th. Just a couple more gift ideas for that special guy. How about a cool Cigar Box Clock. Very Nice. Looks great in that man cave, his office or den.
I know that there are a lot of these out there. But I have all the original paperwork that came with the box inside. And that all comes with. And just so you know: Batteries are included! Or maybe he would like the Tequila Box Clock instead. These are a little harder to find. Box is in great condition. Looks Very Nice.
Both come with batteries. Both are very cool gift ideas. Order Early! Visit my shop at http://shopworndesigns.etsy.com for more photos of these items and maybe shop around. You might see something else you might like. Hope to see ya there. Have a wonderful weekend!


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Saturday, May 27, 2006
Colonial Vipers Attack live @ Uptown Bar 5/26/06
All photos from Colonial Vipers Attack here. Slideshow here.
These guys were great last night! For more info on the band scroll down to my previous post.
- Steve
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- Brody McCoy said...
Looks like a great show, I'll listen to them some more. I'm still super jealous of your L.A. trip. I'm going to call you everday. I'm going to give you some magazines to get signed. If you get autographs I'll get you into snow patrol. I'll call you. Peace
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Then everything changes. Will the possibility of a future without Heather make Connor look at love and his career differently? Heather's just about given up on her old dreams - of love, of family and especially of Driftwood Cottage, the home she secretly wishes were hers. It's going to take a lot of persuasion - and some help from the O'Brien family - to make Heather believe that some dreams are worth fighting for.
my thoughts~
This was my first visit to Chesapeake Bay, but this isn't going to be my last! I loved Heather & Conner's story! I know that issues from your parents divorce can effect a person for a long time and Conner sure is having a difficult time with his parents divorce and the fact that they have gotten back together after all these years has not help Conner at all! Conner & his family are at odds, Heather & her family aren't on the best of terms, but as with any good romance, with a little hard work & love in your heart, all things are possible. I found the story to be heartwarming and insightful and I'm glad that Ms. Woods has given me a book that I will read again & again!


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The Voice Recap: The Top 10 Compete As Two Prepare to Go Home This Week
The competition was fierce on The Voice Monday night when the Top 10 took the stage. Instead of one person going home, this week two will be eliminated on Tuesday night as the Top 10 becomes the Top 8, counting down to the finale, which takes place on Dec. 12 and 13.
The night kicked off with Team Adam Levine's Billy Gilman, who returned to his country roots with Martina McBride's "Anyway." It was because of Martina that Billy got a recording contract when he was 10 years old, so he felt like performing one of her songs was coming full circle.
Blake Shelton said, "Of course, I am happy to see Billy go back to country, even if it is just for a moment. When I think of him, that is still what I think of. This is why. He really connects with a song. You have an incredible range, dude."
Miley Cyrus pointed out that Billy's performance was so good, it made her really nervous. "As a coach, I am flipping out."
Adam added, "It is just amazing Billy that you can still astound me. Everybody knows you can sing, but man, I can't explain to everybody how special what we just heard was. I am blown away."
Los Angeles songwriter Courtney Harrell from Team Blake was next. Courtney went for an '80s moment, channeling Cher with "If I Could Turn Back Time."
Alicia Keys told her, "You just emanated such a grace and beauty, and that voice comes out so relentless. I love that you create your own niche. You take the expected and turn it on its head. I hope you do that for the rest of your life."
Blake said, "I literally feel like we have our Top 10 and we have a new contestant because your stage presence and personality came out as never before. Your stage presence tonight looked like the kind of fun you should be having on a show like this."
Team Adam's country artist Josh Gallagher took the stage with former mentor Tim McGraw's "Real Good Man."
Alicia told him, "That was fantastic. I felt like you were really in your element. You controlled the feeling. It felt really solid."
Adam added, "I am so happy for you. Before tonight, Josh was a great singer, but tonight a country star was on that stage doing that."
Team Miley's alt rocker Aaron Gibson went with more of a crowd pleaser this week after landing in the bottom two the previous two weeks. The song he chose was Elton John's "Rocket Man."
Adam said, "You know why I am so happy for you? People don't realize that when you make it into the Top 10, everyone is given a similar opportunity to make something of it. No matter how far you go, I feel like you are establishing something for yourself. I am a fan of yours and I will be after the show."
Miley told him, "You don't need glitter and glam. What you need is your guitar and your voice. That's all you need because you are an artist. You killed it tonight."
There was a break in the Top 10 when Adam was joined onstage by his band Maroon Five for a performance of their new single, "Don't Wanna Know."
Team Alicia's Orlando soul singer Christian Cuevas was next on stage. He chose a just-released Lady Gaga song, "Million Reasons."
Blake said, "I think that was a very timely performance at the place where we are in this season. We have two weeks left, we all know what an incredible vocalist you are and I think you may have just had your moment."
Alicia told him, "I am so proud of this moment for you, Christian. I feel like an artist was born on this stage right now. You took me on an emotional trip. I know that everyone here related to you in a way they never have before."
Christian was followed by Team Blake's country singer Austin Allsup, who received a tweet from Bob Seger after performing a song by the Silver Bullet Band last week. This week, Austin chose a song that showed his softer side: John Waite's "Missing You."
Miley said, "Honestly, I don't know what came over me right now, I just got teary-eyed on that song. When I believe somebody and what they are singing, I put myself in their place. I really believed you and it was powerful. My favorite performance of yours."
Blake added, "There is something that happens when you are on stage. It was so emotional. Congratulations on taking a classic song and making it your own."
Wé McDonald did a total flashback for her performance, choosing to perform Billie Holiday's '40s classic "God Bless the Child." Alicia told Wé to unleash the opera dragon for her performance, which she successfully did.
Alicia told her, "There's nobody like you. It is incredible to see you. It is just a beautiful thing to appreciate that you are showing so many sides of you. There is no boundary for you. I am sure America appreciates that you burst through their hearts whenever you sing."
Team Adam's Brooklyn rocker Brendan Fraser showed his softer side with Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors," which is like nothing he has ever done on the show before.
Miley said, "You just sang about a rainbow. I am so happy. Your version of 'True Colors' is my new favorite song. I was imagining you were singing just for me. I am going to get it on iTunes."
Adam told him, "We talk a lot about how The Voice has all this bombast. We love it. But Brendan, you are the first artist this season to take a song and make a version that didn't exist before that people are going to want to listen to. It made me so happy to see you in your element."
Team Blake's Sundance Head, who made the Top 10 on iTunes and No. 1 on Country last week and got a tweet from Sarah Silverman, went bluegrass with Tom T. Hall's "Me and Jesus."
Alicia said, "Sundance, you know you've got my heart. I think you are going to take people's heart wherever you go. Whenever you sing, I am right at home. Your message brings us all together."
Blake added, "I want to congratulate you more than anything. We have never experienced a performance like that in the 11 years of The Voice. But the message of that song … I think people have their own relationship with God, I know I am that way."
Closing out the night was Team Alicia's Ali Caldwell, who went big, belting out "Without You" by Harry Nilsson.
Miley complimented her, saying, "I haven't seen anything like Ali in my life. I am honored to be your coach. It honestly takes me back to the Blinds when you chose me. I felt like I had won when you picked me as your coach. My new goal in life is to make you the biggest star in the world. I want you to shine the way you deserve to."
The Voice returns Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC when two artists will be eliminated and only eight will continue on in the competition.


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By Susan
Today, I am thinking about my story.
I'm not talking about my work in progress, I'm talking about my story. The story of my life, the story of your life.
I just finished Donald Miller's A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. He talks about your life as a story, with the same character arcs, growth and development as you would see in a screenplay or a novel. What are you doing? he asks. Are you leaning toward comfort and ease in your life, or are you taking on challenges that stretch your comfort zone, making you a different person at the end than you were at the beginning?
It made me think about my story. Right now, my story is busy- busy running children hither and yon, busy working, volunteering, busy avoiding swine flu. I'd like to think that it's getting me somewhere, taking this protagonist of mine (Susan) from point A to point B. I'm trying to make it a story that I would like to read one day and say, "nice story" and not say, "Whoa, boring. What's the point of this?" As Miller says, no one wants to read about a man striving to buy a Volvo, then buying the Volvo and driving off the lot. The reader wants some action, some conflict, and some resolution. Are we giving that to our own lives?
We make our characters go through all kinds of machinations. They get their hearts broken, experience loss, and experience triumph. Sometimes we "kill our darlings" as Stephen King says. Sometimes, we map out their entire lives and then, when we sit down to write about them, they have other plans. They veer off and do crazy things we didn't expect or want. Sometimes they are right, yet sometimes we, as the god of their creation, are right all along and truly do know what's best for them.
Look at your protagonist: your protagonist must want something deeply, and overcome conflict to achieve it. They must be willing to sacrifice something great for this thing that they want, the greater the sacrifice the better the story, in a way. They must change throughout the story, from cruel to compassionate, or from angry to accepting.
I changed some things about my WIP this week, taking 30,000 words and deciding that as much as I love the characters I have drawn, they are my back story. My true protagonist is emerging. She is someone that I saw early on as a side character yet now it is her story that is capturing me- her struggles, her conflict, how she will change as the story progresses. I see greater things for her than she sees for herself. I have decided that she is the story now. I, as her creator, am smiling on her.
And I am going to take her places that she never imagined. She will tell this story now, and she will live it. Will she fight me? Or will she dance along willingly on her new journey? Just as our lives take us unexpected places, I imagine she will go somewhat reluctantly as I throw things at her she is not prepared for. But will it make a better story? I think so.
At the same time, I am looking at my life, as a mother and as a writer. I don't want to seek the path of least resistance, I want to push forward through things that may be uncomfortable but that will make me a better lead character in my own life. When you think about it, there is no other way.


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So we went to NYC last Thursday (Sept. 11). I must say that that day is my least favorite day of the year.
We lived in NYC 7 years ago when our country was senselessly attacked by terrorists. It was the day my generation's world dramatically changed from what it used to be. Adam was a police officer on the NYPD, but he worked the Third Watch shift, 4pm-12am. So he was home that morning. The first plane hit the South Tower of the WTC while we were watching the Today Show. I decided that I would take a shower, and while I was in the bathroom the second plane hit the North Tower of the WTC.
I remember Adam pounding on the bathroom door, demanding that I get out of the bathroom as he was going to get ready to go to work. He hadn't been called, there wasn't anything announced on tv about any emergency workers needing to report for duty, he just knew that he was going. So into the shower he went, and off to work he rushed. Adam worked in the 105th Precinct, which was on the border of Queens and Nassau County, Long Island. He didn't come home for 3 days. He called when he could just to tell us where he was and what he was doing....mostly standing guard at different places in his precinct. When he finally came home, he told us all vacation time has been temporarily recalled and they cut the shifts from 3- eight hour shifts to 2 - twelve hour shifts. It went on like that for 5 weeks.
I watched the towers fall on television. These two towers that were the reflections of power my city had over the world. Gone...in 102 minutes. When the second tower collapsed, I had just put Dylan down for a nap...and after closing the door to his room, walked to the living room where I just fell to the floor in tears. I was alone, unsure of what else could happen to my city. My mom was in Manhattan when everything happened, at a doctor's appointment. She made it by bus to the 59th Street Bridge from downtown but then had to walk across the bridge as the city locked down and the only way to get in and out of the city was by foot. Mom made it home past 8pm that night - dad picked her up at the foot of the bridge - 5 miles from our house. It took her that long to walk the bridge - she started walking around lunchtime.
A few days after the 12 hour shifts started (he worked from 6pm-6am), he and his partner at the time were sent to the WTC. We only had one car, so I drove him into the city as far as I could before the streets were barricaded (about 1 mile radius from Ground Zero). I remember it being fairly dark at 5:30 on a Sept. morning, but since there was 24 hour digging going on, even a mile away, it was lit up like daytime with flood and construction lights.
Adam only went down there twice and his job both times, with his partner, was to be a supply runner into what they called the pit. He took in water and masks and gloves and tools and buckets and such things to people who actively dug through rubble to find survivors and remains. While he won't (or can't) talk about it at length, Adam said being there was like being in a nightmare that you couldn't wake up from. He said that he spent what felt like hours in the pit looking around at the destruction, paralyzed with such disbelief, when in reality it was only a few minutes. He ended up developing asthma from his exposure and hopefully nothing more...only time will tell.
In the days that followed, I felt helpless but determined to be part of the humanity that resulted from the tragedies of 9/11. I went door-to-door in my neighborhood of 3 1/2 blocks and dropped a typed invitation to a candlelight walk to our local firehouse to thank the firemen there (they lost a few men, in the days prior, to a huge fire in Queens). I wasn't sure if anyone would come, so while I was getting Dylan ready to go for a walk in his stroller, my father came and told me to hurry up and come outside. And when I got out my door, we had about 150 people gathered to walk. So we lit our candles and walked about 1/2 mile to our local firehouse. The firemen were just saying goodbye to another group from a different neighborhood, because the bus taking them back to the WTC was waiting for them. I hadn't prepared anything to say, when we got there. So I said the only thing that I could think of, "thank you for your sacrifice, everyday." I turned to my neighbors and said, "Shake their hands, give them hugs...it isn't everyday that you get to touch a real hero."
We're reminded of that day, by little things that happen in our lives, everyday - like I happen to catch the time 9:11 on a digital clock at least 10 times a week. I don't seek it, it just happens. If Adam starts coughing and it doesn't go away in a day or two, it reminds me of the damage that may have occurred due to his exposure. I make him see a doctor about it, nearly right away - when I myself wouldn't go to the doctor right away for anything. When we watch an old movie with the old NYC skyline, we feel the pang of emptiness because our city doesn't look like that anymore. We have an illuminated panorama of that same skyline, it used to hang in our living room - it's now in our bedroom.
Originally, when we went down to NYC, Adam had no plans of coming with me to take pictures of the Tribute in Light...two beams of light that shine where the WTC Towers once stood. But I asked him to come with me, in case it was desolate (I think living up here has made me less "city" and not that I fear NYC, but rather fear something happening to my camera). We went to the Promenade in Brooklyn that is directly across the East River from Lower Manhattan. It was littered with NYPD officers and dozens of people doing the same thing I was there doing - taking pictures. Everyone had a tripod, everyone had a zoom lens, everyone had video cams. I should have known better; I was not going to be alone out there and it wasn't like taking a picture of this place is an original idea, known to only to me.
These are what I got...
I wish I didn't have photos of light beams - these shots would have been only better with Towers in them.


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Picking from the multitude of sector mutual funds is a daunting task. In any given sector there are up to 227 different mutual funds. There are at least 577 mutual funds across all sectors.
Why are there so many mutual funds? The answer is: because mutual fund providers are making lots of money selling them. The number of mutual funds has little to do with serving investors' best interests. Below are three red flags investors can use to avoid the worst mutual funds:
- Inadequate liquidity
- High fees
- Poor quality holdings
I address these red flags in order of difficulty. More details on the best & worst mutual funds by sector are here.
How To Avoid Mutual Funds with Inadequate Liquidity
This is the easiest issue to avoid, and my advice is simple. Avoid all mutual funds with less than $100 million in assets. Low asset levels tend to mean lower trading volume and larger bid-ask spreads.
How To Avoid High Fees
Mutual funds should be cheap, but not all of them are.
To ensure you are paying at or below average fees, invest only in mutual funds with total annual costs (TAC) below 2.40%, which is the average TAC of the 577 U.S. sector mutual funds that I cover. If you weight the TACs by assets under management, then the average TAC is lower at 2.19%. A lower weighted average is a good sign that investors are putting money in the cheaper mutual funds.
Figure 1 shows the most and least expensive sector mutual funds in the U.S. equity universe based on total annual costs. Saratoga Advantage Trust and Rydex Series Funds each provide two out of the five most expensive funds. Vanguard, on the other hand, provides all five of the cheapest sector mutual funds.
Figure 1: 5 Least and Most-Expensive Sector Mutual Funds
Sources: New Constructs, LLC and company filings
While costs among ETFs fall into a generally narrow range, mutual fund costs are more varied. The high costs of the most expensive mutual funds, sometimes above 7% annually, make it much harder for them to perform as well as the cheapest mutual funds.
However, investors need not pay high fees for good holdings. Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund (VCSAX) is my top rated mutual sector fund overall, yet it has a low total annual cost of 0.17%.
On the other hand, the Vanguard REIT Index Funds (VGSNX, VGRSX, VGSLX) and Vanguard Utilities Index Fund (VUIAX) hold poor stocks, each getting a 2-star or Dangerous rating. And no matter how cheap a mutual fund, if it holds bad stocks, its performance will be bad.
This result highlights why investors should not choose mutual funds based only on price. The quality of holdings matters more than price.
How To Avoid Mutual Funds with the Worst Holdings
This step is by far the hardest, but it is also the most important because a mutual fund's performance is determined more by its holdings than its costs. Figure 2 shows the mutual funds within each sector with the worst holdings or portfolio management ratings. The sectors are listed in descending order by overall rating as detailed in my 4Q13 Sector Ratings report.
Figure 2: Sector Mutual Funds with the Worst Holdings
Sources: New Constructs, LLC and company filings
My overall ratings on mutual funds are based primarily on my stock ratings of their holdings. My firm covers over 3000 stocks and is known for the due diligence done on each stock we cover.
Rydex appears more often than any other providers in Figure 2, which means that they offer the most mutual funds with the worst holdings. The Rydex Real Estate Fund (RYREX) also appears in Figure 1 as the second-most expensive mutual fund that I cover with a total annual cost of 7.32%. Poor holdings and high costs combine for a bad fund.
Note that no mutual funds with a dangerous portfolio management rating earn an overall rating better than two stars. These scores are consistent with my belief that the quality of a mutual fund is more about its holdings than its costs. If the mutual fund's holdings are dangerous, then the overall rating cannot be better than dangerous because one cannot expect the performance of the fund to be any better than the performance of its holdings.
Still, while the Rydex Leisure Fund (RYLSX) receives a Neutral portfolio management rating, its high annual cost of 4.74% lowers its overall rating to Dangerous or 2 stars.
Find the mutual funds with the worst overall ratings on my mutual fund screener. More analysis of the Best Sector mutual funds is here.
The Danger Within
Buying a mutual fund without analyzing its holdings is like buying a stock without analyzing its business and finances. As Barron's says, investors should know the Danger Within. Put another way, research on mutual fund holdings is necessary due diligence because a mutual fund's performance is only as good as its holdings' performance.
PERFORMANCE OF MUTUAL FUND's HOLDINGs = PERFORMANCE OF MUTUAL FUND
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Prologis Inc. (PLD) is one of my least favorite stocks held by Rydex Series Funds: Real Estate Fund (RYREX) and earns my Very Dangerous rating. Prologis' after-tax profits (NOPAT) have declined by 6% compounded annually over the last seven years. The company has generated negative economic earnings for the last fifteen years. The company earns a bottom-quintile return on invested capital (ROIC) of only 1%. Worse yet, PLD has dangerously high growth expectations embedded in its stock price. To justify its current price of ~$41/share, the company must grow NOPAT by 26% compounded annually over the next 12 years. These expectations seem too high given the company's track record of poor profit growth. Investors should avoid PLD.
EMC Corporation (EMC) is one of my favorite stocks held by Fidelity Select Portfolios: Computers Portfolio (FDCPX) and earns my Attractive rating. EMC corporation has grown after-tax profits (NOPAT) by 19% compounded annually over the last eight years and has earned positive economic earnings in every year over the same time period. The company also currently generates a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 15%, which puts it in the top quintile of stocks that I cover. Despite this track record of robust growth, EMC is still cheaply valued. EMC currently trades at ~$24/share, which gives it a price-to-economic book share value ratio of 1.1. This valuation implies that the market expects EMC to grow NOPAT by only 10% over the remainder of its corporate life. Having grown NOPAT by 19% compounded annually over the last eight years, these expectations seem low. Strong profit growth and low expectations make EMC an attractive pick for investors.
Jared Melnyk contributed to this article
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more than 1,100 communities (including eight in Louisiana alone) that have applied for the very few places that will be available. About the extent of the program, Google sez:
We're planning to build and test ultra high-speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the United States. We'll deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times faster than what most Americans have access to today with 1 gigabit per second, fiber-to-the-home connections. We plan to offer service at a competitive price to at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people
An LUS-style intranet certainly fills that bill and maximizing intranet service will be one way that Google can begin to meet the implied promise it makes by touting a 1 Gig connection. —In most networks in this country the speed of the last mile is the main constraint on your experience but on a 1 gig local network the constraints will be out in the larger internet and users will seldom experience the full power of their enormous pipe. As we've discovered in Lafayette having a fast local connection is great, but it does not mean that your internet connection will be able to keep up. Google can, and surely will, put its own services on the local network. (My own suggestion to Google is that it do the same in Lafayette--and in any other muni network that will guarantee the full-bore speed to all its users that Lafayette does. That would expand its support of high-speed networks beyond its few sites and make a larger market for innovation.) Google will, as well, make sure that the connection to the backbone is always 1 gig (that can be an issue in Lafayette); what it can't do is make the link up and down from the target server to the backbone is any faster; typically that link will not support 1 gig.
Segura's first project site will likely be the exploratory project Google is putting together in Stanford (where Google's first server was located back in the day when the founders were doctoral candidates.) The first site or sites in the large-scale project will be announced early this year and Segura will have a huge influence on the technologies they use to accomplish the communities and Google's goals. It's a job where a person can make a difference.
Congratulations to Ben; its a great thing for him and his family and a good thing for Lafayette to have a native son heading up a project of this nature at the world's most influential internet company.


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I've previously established that my bust measurements never work with any calculator… probably because they are higher up on my chest and, thus, at a larger point on my ribcage. According to their sizing chart, I should be a 38BBB… but BBB is supposed to be for J or K cups! If I usually fit a small (or US 6/8) at the waist and a large (or US 12/14) at the bust, does a BBB sound right?
This model is wearing a 36B (fitted):
This model is wearing a 40BB (fitted):
This model is wearing a 36B/BB:
Looking at pictures of people wearing different BiuBiu sizes, I don't feel curvy/thin enough to be a 38BBB. But, according to the size chart, B appears to be similar to "normal" or "high street" sizing… and I do usually need about 3 sizes larger for my bust… so do I really need a 38BBB for fitted shirts?
And it appears that the jersey shirts can accomodate a lot in the chest area (judging by the above photo and various reviews). Could I get away with a 38B/BB for the jersey shirts? I do tend to prefer my tops a tiny bit tight in the chest, but I obviously don't to end up with suffocated (ie: flattened) boobs.


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Saturday Night Live alumni Will Ferrell and Maya Rudolph have found another show to join: Real Housewives of Atlanta.
The two stars appeared on Watch What Happens Live Sunday and played a game of Clubhouse Playhouse where they had to impersonate real-life cast members Kenya Moore and Sheree Whitfield. Ferrell played Moore while Rudolph took on the role of Whitfield. Of course, their conversation quickly turned into a feud when Moore (Ferrell) told her that her neighbors have been complaining about the construction on her new home.
"I am building Chateau Sheree," Whitfield (Rudolph) explained, in her best RHOA accent. "Anybody who's built a house before well then they can probably come to me, but if they have not then probably keep wrenching."
Moore informed her that it should take about six months to build a house "from the ground up," but Whitfield reminded Moore that she also hasn't moved into her house yet either.
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I was unable to find a post on this blog dedicated solely to cheese peas, a delight my sisters and I enjoyed again and again at our Grandmother and Granddaddy Ogle's holiday table, though I have mentioned the dish here before. I state as a disclaimer that my lovely wife disdains the humble pea, and would not willingly be in the same room with one except for her dedicated love to her strange husband. I like peas straight out of the can, heated with butter, salt and pepper. Alas, even Grandmother's addition of copious cheese fails to sway my beloved to give peas a chance. Our love is true, yet we remain unreconciled as to this one culinary issue. Thus with trust I do not offend my spouse, I submit Grandmother's simple recipe for this Ogle family favorite.
Two cans of green peas
Velveeta or American cheese slices
You can also add:
Sliced onion
Chopped boiled egg (one or two to preference)
Saltine crackers (for topping)
Drain about half of the water from each can of peas and convey peas to medium sauce pan. Your goal is to just cover the peas and whatever other ingredients you add with cheese sauce. I like the Velveeta method. You just add Velveeta until enough is melted to cover the peas. You can achieve the same thing with American cheese slices and milk or cream.
Sometimes Grandmother would add boiled eggs and/or cover the top with crushed saltine crackers. She almost always added the pimientos for color.


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VVS Laxman has welcomed the India's decision of abstaining from playing a bilateral series against Pakistan citing the broader context of the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Earlier, Sports Minister Vijay Goel had ruled out the possibility of the Indo-Pak series in the near future.
"I think I always enjoyed playing against Pakistan, but it is very important to respect whatever the government's decision is because it is beyond sport at the moment," VVS Laxman told TOI.
India will face their arch-rivals in the upcoming Champions Trophy match on Sunday. Pakistan clinched to a 2-wicket victory against Bangladesh in their warm up game while the Indian team put on a splendid show in both their warm-up ties raising the bar for their opponents. Laxman believed that India has what it takes to beat their rivals.
"I think Pakistan are a very good team and any match between India and Pakistan will be
India won both their warm-up games with ease defeating New Zealand by a margin of 45-runs (D/L) and handing out a 240-run defeat to Bangladesh courtesy of their all-around performance. Laxman noted that the team through its splendid performances has emerged as one of the
"I am very confident that India would do well in the Champions Trophy and they will defend the title, especially the way they played in the last two warm-up games," the 42-year old said.
Shikhar Dhawan made a strong comeback to the side and staked his claim for the opening spot with a splendid 60 run innings against Bangladesh and a well-earned 40 against the Kiwis. Dinesh Karthik, too, made his presence felt against Bangladesh with the wicketkeeper-batsman scoring an explosive 77-ball 94 and helped India put up a colossal total of 324. The former Indian star was impressed with the mesmerising performances of the duo.
"Our batsmen are in form. I am very impressed with the way Shikhar Dhawan batted in both the matches. Even Dinesh Karthik used the opportunity against Bangladesh brilliantly.", said the former Indian batsman.
Laxman also stated that the likes of skipper Virat Kohli, Kedar Jadhav and Ravindra Jadeja were also amongst runs which
"The bowlers were outstanding in the two games. They were bowling an attacking line and length, looking to be aggressive, looking to pick up wickets," he said.
The 42-year old dodged the questions regarding rumours of a rift between Indian skipper Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble.
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Apple shifts gears with CarPlay, its response to Google Now
With Apple's new integration into automobiles, the company wades into the complex waters of predictive services.
One of the great boons that Google had long-reserved specifically for Android users was access to Google Now, the popular artificial intelligence platform that anticipates a person's actions based on contextual information like location or personal data such as e-mails or appointment reminders.
There is, of course, now a watered-down version of Google Now for iOS users. And there are some bifurcated iOS apps that try to replicate the experience, but so far, nothing officially from Apple.
Until now. And it doesn't come on a handset. At the Geneva International Motor Show on Monday, Apple unveiled CarPlay, an integration that ties Apple's mobile operating system into automobiles, allowing for voice-enabled and touch-screen control of things like maps, driving directions, and music. Previously dubbed "iOS in the Car," the service supports third party music apps like Spotify and iHeartRadio, and will be available in cars from manufacturers like Ferrari, Mercedes, and Volvo.
But perhaps the most interesting bit of the announcement was a few innocuous details about CarPlay's artificial intelligence capabilities. The software will be able to scan through a user's data, such as his or her calendar or e-mails, to try to pull up relevant destinations and driving directions. And with that, Apple has made its biggest push into predictive services. (The company, of course, already has had its personal assistant Siri since the release of the iPhone 4S, but thus far, the service hasn't had an emphasis on technology based on the user's context.)
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The announcement obviously wasn't billed as a Google Now competitor — CarPlay's predictive functionality certainly isn't as robust — but it's a clear step in that direction. Maynard Um, an analyst with Wells Fargo,wrote that the artificial intelligence aspect of CarPlay is a "potential future key" in making the product stand out.
Noting that other apps already do predictive services and do them well, Gartner analyst Thilo Koslowski said Apple's decision to introduce the technology on car dashboards rather than the iPhone was rooted in giving the technology a specific use.
"This type of intelligence and pro-activeness helps to address one of the key safety aspects: minimizing distracted driving," said Koslowski, who covers automotive technology.
The technology also adds another element to Apple Maps, which had a difficult start, mired with bugs and spotty navigation. If the service is so quick to offer up directions that a user thinks, "well, it's already on my screen, I might as well use it," then Apple wins goodwill from a user, and more importantly, a trove of driving data from another customer. That data also goes into making the Maps product better.
"My calendar knows where I am all the time. But when I get into my car, I still have to input a location into my GPS," said Thierry Donneau-Golencer, co-founder of Tempo, a personal assistant app focused specifically on the calendar. He said he thinks Apple's race to put predictive technology into automobiles is just one part of the puzzle in the company trying to make iOS prevalent at all times. (Donneau-Golencer said Tempo, for its part, also has been approached by three major auto manufacturers for car integrations since the company launched last year.)
Of course, when we talk about predictive technology in automobiles, there must be mention of the moon shot of an end goal: driverless cars, which obviously takes the idea of predictive road navigation to the next level. But even before the company gets to that point, Google has already begun to make software inroads with automakers. The company announced the Open Automotive Alliance in January, a partnership with carmakers General Motors, Audi, Honda, and Hyundai, as well as with chipmaker Nvidia, to bring Android to car dashboards in 2014.
Anytime a company is sifting through your data, there is always concern regarding security and privacy. The unique challenge here, Koslowski said, is in the way people think about their cars. He argues that unlike a phone, which is as personal a device as ever but is still impersonal enough to be subsidized by a cellular carrier, the car is still much more private. "It's like your cocoon," he said. "You close your door and turn up the music," he said, adding that people would be more outraged than normal to have their privacy invaded regarding their driving habits.
Still, getting a customer hooked on the technology in the car means that the company can eventually expand on it out of the vehicle, especially in the arenas of wearables and home appliances. Google beat Apple to the punch with Google Now, a stellar predictive product. "But the car is a good place to start," said Donneau-Golencer.
Google buys Nest Labs for $3.2 billion
Google is making another big bet on hardware.
The search giant announced Monday that it's buying connected device maker Nest Labs for $3.2 billion in cash.
Nest, led by former Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500)designer Tony Fadell, develops "smart" home appliances like thermostats and smoke detectors that can program themselves and communicate with smartphones.
Nest will maintain its brand name and continue to be led by Fadell, Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) said, adding that the deal will likely close "in the next few months."
Fadell told Fortune's Dan Primack that Google "made a very strong pitch for how we could have all the resources of a large company while retaining the independence of a next-generation Nest."
"This allows us to accelerate and stay in front of the coming wave of products for what we like to call the conscious home," Fadell said.
Google CEO Larry Page said in a statement that Nest is "already delivering amazing products you can buy right now — thermostats that save energy and smoke/CO alarms that can help keep your family safe."
"We are excited to bring great experiences to more homes in more countries and fulfill their dreams!" Page said.
Google shares ticked up 0.7% in after-hours trading Monday.
Google was already an investor in Nest via its Google Ventures arm. The acquisition follows a series of efforts by Google to break into the connected home business, none of which have proven particularly successful.
The company's Android@Home platform, designed to allow users to control home appliances via Android smartphones and tablets, never caught on. There was also the Nexus Q streaming media device, which the company put on hold back in 2012.
More recently, Google unveiled the Chromecast, a cheap device for streaming music and video on a television.
The "connected home" was a hot topic at last week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The market for such devices is estimated to hit $10 billion this year, growing to $44 billion by 2017, according to wireless industry group GSMA.
Google took a big step into the hardware business in 2012, when it closed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. That purchase helped lay the groundwork for devices like the Moto X smartphone.


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Here is a larger version of the ASAP-900 which with the addition of another module turns into a 1,740 sf three bedroom home. For more info on go to 900sf Series A home. ASAP•house Inc. manufacturers prefab homes which are modern, healthy, efficient and smart.
The enlarged ASAP•house 900 vacation house
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This would be a great little vacation home with a couple more bedrooms. I love the streamline appearance of the layout. 🙂
It has three bedrooms with three bathrooms, how many do you think it should have? The house is only 1740 square feet in all.
Oh gee, I guess I should have explored it more. Three bedrooms and three baths would be amazing. And, you are correct, that is a lot of bedrooms and bathrooms for a house with 1740 square feet. Forgive me. 🙂
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Ahh, it's been ages since I've wanted a real holiday. I haven't been to KK since I was.. I dunno, really young. I just came back from dinner at this place called UPPERSTAR, they offer western and local cuisine, and lotsa booze.
I had the chicken chop, it was okay. Place was nice, prices were low, it's no wonder they had a full house.
It was really funny when I updated my status on Facebook earlier today. I was very happy with Airport staff greeting us with smiles and "Selamat Pagi", so I put it up on Facebook.
I'm at the hotel lobby now since there's free wifi here and not in the room. The hotel is called Promenade. Some kid just came over and watch me blog.
Lobby looks pretty okay, but the rooms are kinda.. old. And smells like lung cancer.
We didn't do anything other than eating today, since it has been pouring non stop. Hopefully the weather changes for the better tomorrow. In the mean time, I need to catch up on some sleep and get rid of this annoying cough/flu thingamajig.
Honey lime panas forever.
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Kota Kinabalu (Day 1)
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Authors: Sakineh Jahangirzadeh, Ebrahim Farshidiy
Data weighted averaging algorithm work well for relatively low quantization levels , it begin to present significant problems when internal quantization levels are extended farther. Each additional bit of internal quantization causes an exponential increase in the complexity, size, and power dissipation of the DWA logic and DAC. This is because DWA algorithms work with unit-element DACs. The DAC must have 2N - 1 elements (where N is the number of bits of internal quantization), and the DWA logic must deal with the control signals feeding those 2N-1 unit elements. This paper discusses the prospect of using a segmented feedback path with coarse and ne signals to reduce DWA complexity for modulators with large internal quantizers. However, it also creates additional problems. mathematical analysis of the problems involved with segmenting the digital word in a P- ADC feedback path are presented, along with a potential solution that uses frequency-shapes this mismatch error. A potential circuit design for the frequency-shaping method is presented in detail. Mathematical analysis and behavioral simulation results are presented.
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Nothing could have prepared me for what I experienced yesterday. We made the trip to Olympia to visit Bigboy's grandfather, and decided to see the new store on our way back. This was definitely a different experience. Finding it wasn't difficult once we found the never ending line of SUVs and trucks in the oncoming traffic. All you had to do was follow their path. Once there, stretching beyond visible bounds, was the vast sea of parking. Most of course which was occupied by trucks and SUVs. Parking is available for RVs in a separate section, with water and power hook-ups readily available. We were fortunate enough to find an open space for our sub-compact car somewhere in this ocean. Is there a shuttle bus anywhere? I can't see the front door of this place. Where am I supposed to enter the store?
Now that we finally found the front door, finding our way around turned out to be an amazing feat. This place is
Eventually, we were able to wander around enough to find furniture, gifts, shoes, clothing (most of the lower floor is dedicated to clothing) and fishing gear. We never made it to the boats and boating supplies. Upstairs, we found everything hunting related. WOW. We never made it over to camping gear. Amazingly, we only spent an hour and a half in the entire store.
Beadgirl decided it would be a good idea to begin whining after the first half hour. As with all kids, this whining went on about being bored, feet hurting, brothers pestering, and general excuses for whining. We have certain standards in our house regarding attitudes, and things just got to an inappropriate level.
Still no shuttle bus for the trip back to the car, we finally found ourselves. That parking lot was still full when we left. There was still


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