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January 30, 2014
Investment Summary
U.S. stock market earnings and growth prospects remain positive. The U.S. market is having a normal correction, and we will use this opportunity to spend some of the cash we have raised to buy stocks at a discount.
The U.S. trailing P/E as of December 31, 2013 was about 16 times earnings if you include fourth-quarter earnings growth of 6 to 7 percent. Thus far, reported fourth-quarter earnings fall into that range. Now that the year is over, we will see that the U.S. had earnings growth in 2013 that was far better than the pessimists had expected. As regular readers know, we are bullish on corporate profits for 2014 as well. We anticipate that U.S. profits will rise by 10+ percent this year.
U.S. Corporate Profits: Continuing to Rise From Recession's Depths
Jan 2009 = 100 Data Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
We disagree with people who say that the U.S. market is grossly overvalued. After the correction of 4.3 percent that took place at the end of last week and early this week, the U.S. market is selling at about 15 times expected earnings — and that is in the mid-range of market valuations over the last several decades. While stocks are not cheap, they are far from overpriced. Before the current bull market ends, we expect U.S. stocks to sell for 20 times earnings. That, however, will not take place for a few more years.
Emerging Markets
Emerging markets (which are currently not recommended) will continue to be under pressure for the foreseeable future. Most emerging markets make money by exporting to the developed world, and their number one customer, Europe, is only growing slowly. Customer number four, Japan, is barely growing, and with a declining Yen, they will import less. Their second biggest customer is China, which is a big importer of raw materials. China will import for the first half of 2014, and draw down inventories in the second half, so no big profit growth here. Importer number three is the U.S., which will increase imports slightly. This is only enough to encourage a modest expansion of profits in those emerging markets like Brazil, Russia, and
the south and east Asian economies which need to export either commodities or manufactured goods to grow.
The current emerging market correction is partially a reaction to the collapsing currencies in some terribly mismanaged countries like Argentina, Venezuela, and Turkey. These currencies have long been overvalued, and are now starting to reflect the overvaluation. These countries have for years been printing money to inflate their way out of debt problems; the final result of over-printing is a currency collapse, and voilà — here it is. The currency overvaluation is not an ME wide problem, but is restricted to a few countries where demagogues have tried to buy votes with populist programs and money printing.
There is one other fear causing the current emerging market declines: an unwarranted fear of a collapse of China's banking system. Most of this fear is due to an incorrect understanding by many market participants about how the Chinese banking system actually works.
Some investors are worried about the shadow banks hurting the overall Chinese economy. Currently, that is just a potential risk… Someday it may be a more realistic risk. The Chinese leadership is trying to stop the growth of the Chinese shadow banking system, which has become a haven for corrupt politicians, crooks, and speculators. The Chinese banking system will not fail, and historically the Chinese government has pulled out all stops to keep it strong. If the shadow banking system is successfully reined in, the Chinese economy will be OK. If shadow banking gets too big, problems could arise in the future.
The U.S.
U.S. industrial production was up in the fourth quarter of 2013 and for the year as a whole to 3.7 percent — the best since 2010. Manufacturing output climbed for the fifth straight month and capacity utilization of the nation's factories rose to 79.2 percent — the highest since 2008. All positive data points — and all support our argument for stronger industrial production, capital spending, and GDP growth in 2014. When industrial capacity utilization gets to about 86 percent, it is getting to the point where companies will need to expand their factories to grow. Seeing this ahead, corporations are spending more and growing more, and we are happy to be along for the ride.
U.S. job openings available but unfilled topped four million for the first time since 2008 in November 2013. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (or "JOLTS") for November was positive. Job quits continued to climb, hires edged up, and layoffs hit a fresh low. Quits only occur when employees are confident that they can find a better job. All of the above data make us bullish on the outlook for the U.S. economy in 2014. Clearly, the months of December and January will have less than stellar data due to unseasonably cold weather — which will slow construction hiring and some other seasonal hiring in parts of the U.S. However, the underlying data are as bullish as they have been in years, and we should be aware that once the unseasonal cold stops, there will
be good GDP growth.
The current stock market correction is normal and will be over within a few weeks. We are confident that after the correction, the U.S. market will have a good year, as corporate profits and positive economic news are on the horizon. The only negatives are potential events occurring abroad: war in the mid-east, or possibly a banking crisis in Europe or the emerging world. In our opinion, the odds favor the U.S. market reverting to its regular pattern of climbing a wall of worry once again in 2014.
Europe, like the U.S., will be volatile in 2014, but should trend higher as the year progresses. We recommend buying when corrections occur.


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Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling: Ordinal Difference Scaling allows to measure emotion intensity on a metric scale level for most individuals. As a consequence, quantitative emotion theories become amenable to empirical test on the individual level using indirect measurements of emotional experience, Dres. Martin Junge and Rainer Reisenzein (University Greifswald) found in a new study (published in Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling).
"A direct implication of the finding that indirect scalings of emotion intensity have not only a high reliability but also seem to attain a metric scale level is that it is possible to empirically test quantitative emotion theories using indirect scalings of emotion intensity. This conclusion is supported by the previous finding that, compared to direct ratings, indirect scalings of the intensity of relief and disappointment, as well as disgust, yielded substantially improved fits to quantitative models of these emotions. The present findings suggest that this improvement was partly due to the attainment of a metric (or close to metric) scale level, in addition to the reduction of random error. Because of their higher scale level and greater precision, indirect emotion intensity measurements invite the testing of emotion theories on the individual level. Given that most psychological theories are formulated on the individual level, this is where they should ideally be tested."
M. Junge, R. Reisenzein: Metric scales for emotion measurement. Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling 3/2016, pp 497-530
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by LAURA HAYES
A love triangle, a "magic potion" designed to make people fall in love, and a mysterious peddler — these are pieces of Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti's opera "L'elisir d'amore" or "The Elixir of Love."
On Thursday morning, Goodview Elementary students gathered in the gym to watch Opera for the Young's (OFTY) production of "The Elixir of Love." However, instead of being set in Basque Country between France and Spain, the opera is set in the Wild West where poor Jimmy Reno buys a "magic potion" that is secretly root beer to get the wealthy Miss Addy to fall in love with him. The opera singers were joined onstage by 16 Goodview fourth graders.
"I thought it was great. They were so good with preparing the kids," said Goodview's music teacher Betsy Neil.
Neil first heard about OFTY when she was teaching at a charter school in La Crosse. The district would bring the company to perform at all of the elementary schools every other year. "I was so impressed by the quality of the performers and singers and the appropriateness of the show for the age level and that it includes some of the students as part of the show," Neil said. This year, Goodview's PTA decided to sponsor OFTY's trip to Goodview.
OFTY wanted 16 students to participate in the show as townspeople. Two of the students were given speaking roles as a soldier and a justice of peace to wed Miss Addy to Sergeant Bill Corey, who is set on marrying Addy until Jimmy professes his love at the last minute. Neil decided to offer the opportunity for any interested fourth graders. For a month, the students would practice their lines and the songs with Neil. That morning, the "Elixir of Love" cast members taught the students the dances and additional responses. Two of the students even dance with Jimmy Reno, Neil said.
Established in 1970, OFTY is based in Madison and travels to elementary schools within an eight-hour radius. Every year, OFTY hosts annual opera tours in the fall and spring. OFTY pianist Steve Radtke said that what separated OFTY's performances from other organizations is that members worked to incorporate students into the performance. OFTY's goal is to expose students to the arts in general.
Some students may never have a chance to see opera, Neil said. "Opera is one of the richest art forms because all of the arts contribute to an opera," she added. Students are exposed to visual art through the backdrops, vocal performance through the singers, instrumental performance through a pianist like Radtke or pit orchestras, and costumes.
"So many kids only ever get exposed to pop music and aren't even aware of some of these art forms that are so old. They've lasted so long because they're fantastic," she said. Neil remembered listening to opera singers at community concerts when she was growing up in Winona.
However, the fourth graders weren't the only students to learn about opera. Neil said that she taught students about opera in all of her music classes — from the different vocal parts to how to be a good audience member. In the future, Neil hopes that OTFY returns to Winona Area Public Schools and visits additional elementary schools. "I want all of the children to see it," she said.
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Below is another layout with us on the tubing run. Again the paper and border waited for me quite a while!
So, there's the proof that it was snowing. Here is the actual material from the National Park:
Well, I did say you can scrapbook without photos, just memorabilia. The postcards I picked up just didn't work with a snowy background so I chose a very rustic background paper in order to match the tone a little better.
We did drive through the park but with the weather (fresh snow falling) we didn't get to do much more than tour a visitor center. It's definitely a reason to go back. And maybe next time we'll go when it isn't snowing.


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J.T. Petty's western monster movie
A reader passed along some early poster artwork for The Burrowers. This is official, we've been told, however, there will be some minor tweaks to it before we're allowed to get our hands on a hi-res version.
The Burrowers, directed by J.T. Petty, throws Doug Hutchison, Clancy Brown, William Mapother and Sean Patrick Thomas into the wild west where, in their search for missing settlers, discover creatures lurking beneath their feet. Early festival reports from Burrowers screenings has been pretty positive.
Catch it at Screamfest in Los Angeles if you're in the area on Saturday, October 11th at 9:30pm. Buy tickets here! If that's not an option, Lionsgate Home Entertainment will release The Burrowers on DVD in April 2009.
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DALLAS -- Recognized for his strong play, National Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) has named Houston Baseball infielder Jake Scheiner a Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist, an award given to the top player in collegiate baseball.
Scheiner currently leads the Cougars with a .345 average, 68 hits and a conference-best 49 RBI and 14 home runs through 52 games. He has helped Houston to a 34-18 overall record and a 13-8 mark in league action with three games to play.
The junior infielder has seen action at second base, shortstop and third base was previously recognized among the nation's elite as the National Player of the Week and American Player of the Week on March 20 after hitting .813 (13x16) with six home runs and 15 RBI, helping the Cougars to a 4-0 week (March 14-19). He slugged 2.063 and scored eight runs. He was also named to the Golden Spikes Midseason Award Watch List.
On the season, Scheiner owns a team-best 18 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI games, highlighted by a five-hit game, where he belted three home runs and drove in seven RBI in a win over Alabama State on March 19.
The Santa Rosa, Calif. native is the only American Athletic Conference student-athlete named to the list of 25 players.
Scheiner is in his first year at Houston after spending the previous two seasons at Santa Rosa JC in California.
This is the 31st year of the Dick Howser Trophy. The finalists will be announced on Friday, June 9. The 2017 award will be presented at TD Ameritrade Stadium in downtown Omaha, the home of the College World Series for the seventh year. The winner will be unveiled on MLB Network on Friday, June 16 and then a press conference with the winner will be held on Saturday, June 17 at 10 a.m. (CDT), the opening day of the 2017 CWS.
The candidates hail from 11 different conferences and 21 different schools. The Atlantic Coast Conference leads the way with six semifinalists, followed by the Southeastern Conference with four, Big 12 and Pac-12 with three, Missouri Valley and Ohio Valley with two each and American Athletic, Big Ten, Conference USA, Southland and West Coast Conferences with one each. Every position on the diamond is represented, including six starting pitchers, four first basemen, four outfielders, three shortstops, two third basemen, two second basemen, two utility players, one catcher and one relief pitcher.
The Dick Howser Trophy, given in memory of the former Florida State University All-America shortstop and major league player and manager, who died of brain cancer in 1987, is regarded by many as college baseball's most prestigious award. Criteria for consideration of the trophy include performance on the field, leadership, moral character and courage, qualities that were exemplified by Dick Howser's life.
Houston Baseball will open its final regular-season series vs. Cincinnati tonight at 6:30 p.m. The series will continue at 6:30 p.m. Friday and wrap at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Stay up to date with all Houston Baseball news and highlights by following us on Twitter @UHCougarBB or on Facebook at /HoustonCougarBaseball. Fans can also follow head coach Todd Whitting @toddwhitting on Twitter.


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I apologize! I have nothing witty to write about, just the musings of my life over the past week. So, here goes, in bullet fashion, because I have not enough imagination today to flow from paragraph to paragraph. Again, I apologize! =.)
- Friday, we went to see Transformers 2! I really wanted to see this for my birthday, but we just didn't fit it into our schedule. We finally got to see it this past weekend with Chad and Katie. It was really good! Definitely recommend it! =.)
- Saturday, Mama and I worked on a ribbon topiary, from where I stole the idea from Whitney Caroline Designs here. It turned out great, and everyone at the wedding shower loved it! What do you think?
- This is a close up of all the different ribbons. Doesn't it look gorgeous?!? I had so much fun making it with my Mama! =.)
- And what's a post without some pics of the nieces? I love the look on Allie's face! Like, "Really? Another picture?" They're precious!
- Sunday, I helped host a bridal shower for my cousin, Royce, and his finace, Jessica. It was a lot of fun, and they really enjoyed it!
- One of the floral arrangements my Mama made for the shower. I thought it was beautiful! =.)
So...that was my weekend, with some La Cocina mexican thrown in there (on Friday and on Sunday)! =.) Hope your weekend was great, too!


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Wanderlusting foodie..it would not be inappropriate if I changed my name to that! The two aspects of my personality that define me..travel and food! I have an insatiable appetite for both and would love to spend my life exploring them.
My love for food and cooking started at about 8 when I used to make Cheese Bhelpuri for my family way before fusion food was a thing in the world! It has only grown deeper and stronger as I progressed to being able to use a gas stove or oven to experiment!
This blog is my humble, not so regular (hope this will change) attempt to share my discoveries, my adventures, my mishaps with food; not just in my kitchen, but on my plate as I eat my way around India and the world.
I share this space with my spirited, spunky sister Towharmony and together we invite you join us on our edible adventures, try them in your kitchens and share your experiences with us!
You can also follow me on Instagram where I post much more frequently http://instagram.com/dwithiya/


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This past Wednesday, I attended an event that was started by a new group here in Chicago called Startup Devils. It was founded by two Fuqua alums as a way to get the Duke University entrepreneurial community in Chicago together. They actually host 8-10 startup events in Chicago each year, so I decided to sign up for their newsletter and this was the first event that I was able to go to. The organizers of the event invited two entrepreneurs in the Life Sciences space who had discovered and marketed new drug therapies. The event consisted of a panel where each of the entrepreneurs discussed their experiences in the life sciences industry. I actually found it very interesting, since my background is focused more in the healthcare space.
The biggest takeaway I learned from the event was to take advantage of the provisional patent application if you ever get a great idea and don't want to spend a lot of money to go through the full IP process. For about $40 you can get a provisional patent application that will protect your idea for a year. For most people who are just starting up, this is usually enough time for you to go around and speak to companies and investors who might be interested in your idea. So if you're a small business owner and inventor, it's worth looking into in order to take advantage of it. The other key takeaway was that if you're looking to sell your business to another company, often times it's important to consider if your idea or company will become a major product for the acquiror or if it will end up being buried under the company's other focus areas. For example, think of drugs that are bought by a company like Pfizer vs. Salix. Often the smaller drugs that are purchased by Pfizer don't get all the attention they need, whereas the drugs might be the major product or focus area for a company like Salix. So it's not necessarily always best to sell your company to the biggest strategic company offering to pay the most money for your product or idea because it might end up getting overlooked within the larger company, and instead might take off and become very successful within a smaller player in the industry.


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Do I have any support on this? Or am I on my own? Not that I care anyway.
Do I have any support on this? Or am I on my own? Not that I care anyway.
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All the yuk ones remind me of Flo Jo in the Olympics (may she RIP). Ooooooh I love the spots and stripes ... BUT I think I'll need a bit of a lie down after seeing the hideous Bert and Ernie nails - eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!!ReplyDelete
Haha, I hear you sister, you got my support!!ReplyDelete
I do agree, I have just started experimenting but I try to make them look as chic as possible. Having new ones today...stay tuned to my blog to see the resultsReplyDelete
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nice nails <3ReplyDelete
I'm not big on nail ait either... it looks good on others. But I like mine simple.ReplyDelete
I, too, find nail art weird. It sort of came out of nowhere and it's very off putting. Just my opinion ;-)ReplyDelete
overdone nails do look way tacky.ReplyDelete
Stop by & enter my giveaway for a chance to win an adorable hair bow & $20.00 gift card!
I do OTT nail art deliberately for the fact it's kitsch and tacky. I'm not interested in whether they look 'classy'- I developed the habit living in Surrey as a form of radar for avoiding snobs who shop exclusively in The White Company and Hobbs (seriously, it's like Kryptonite to them). I combine it with a vintage/modern wardrobe just fine.ReplyDelete
I'm not saying all nail art looks good, but not everyone WANTS classic taste. I like kitsch, done well.
great inspiration for me these nail looksReplyDelete
have a nice and stylish weekend darling
come and say Hi, we could start a stylish friendship
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Hm, I don't know if I should comment if you don't care.ReplyDelete
Or did that just mean you welcome both opinions?
My English is not always the best for subtle tones, and the subtle tones are frequently lost over the Internet even for the native speakers :D .
Anyway, if you do care to hear our opinion, but welcome both - I'd agree with you:
I don't love long and tacky, but since I dislike "beige" ("" since it's not about the colour).
I love what Nailside does: Vintage Clouds and also the work of Chloe's Nails (black on black - you can't get more fashionable than that :D !) - simple, with a little something extra.
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Wow! I was hoping those were water decals! :D Do you do stuff like that with your non-dominant hand, too? Cause I could never manage. This is true art, amazing. :)ReplyDelete
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The hostess at our favorite restaurant, Snow Squall, seated us three tables away from the other couple. They were about our age, maybe a few years younger. In their case, she was the wheelchair user, and he was the walker.
There was no way I could just let this go.
"I'm going to speak to them. I'll be right back," I said to Kim.
I approached the couple and began, "Excuse me. I don't see a lot of wheelchair users around here, and I just wanted to say hello."
The lady in the wheelchair turned to me. She had dark hair like my mother and glasses like my mother. Her level of disability — I could tell from her movements – was just like my mother's. And her smile, yeah, same smile. Of course, I didn't lead with that comparison.
I learned they were passing through on their way from Ontario to visit relatives in Maritime Canada. They had selected this restaurant at random.
After a bit more small talk, I blurted out, "I have MS."
"I was in a car accident six years ago. Injured my C5 – C6 vertebrae, eh" she replied.
My mother injured her C5 – C6 vertebrae. I let that slip out. I let the other stuff about her similarity to my mother slip out. I apologized for being creepy. She didn't seem to mind.
The conversation was so interesting that I took a chance and said, "Would you like company for dinner, or would you prefer to dine privately?"
Both the husband and wife responded enthusiastically that we should join them. I called Kim over.
"We are Mitch and Kim, by the way."
"Bill and Paulette."
We enjoyed a lovely dinner, where we aired similar grievances about how disabled-unfriendly the world can be, but agreed that there's never been a better time in history to be a wheelchair user. Bill encouraged me to speak with Paulette about flying on airplanes and going on cruises. She was only comfortable traveling to places by automobile. We compared and contrasted our countries' healthcare systems. We exchanged information about various adaptations each of us had employed. Their common theme was that Bill was handy and could build anything. Our common theme was that I am a techie, and I could buy and program things. Paulette and I shared the good fortune of having healthy spouses who undertook their caregiving responsibilities with equal doses of energy and love.
As we settled our checks, I invited Bill and Paulette to our house, a couple of blocks away, to continue the conversation and for me to show off all my adaptability toys. They accepted and stayed for an hour. I told them about my blog and showed them pictures of my mother. We exchanged email addresses and will almost certainly never see one another again, although I hope we stay in touch electronically.
Sometimes it pays off to get out of your comfort zone, walk up to complete strangers, and start talking to them.
Serendipity indeed.


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CLEVELAND (92.3 The Fan) – The Indians entered the 2016 season with one of baseball's most talented starting rotations, but several injuries to Tribe hurlers have forced Cleveland to go in a different direction in the upcoming postseason than many anticipated.
Following Saturday's 6-3 win over the Kansas City Royals, manager Terry Francona named Trevor Bauer the team's Game 1 starter for the impending American League Division Series vs. the Boston Red Sox.
The club's ace, Corey Kluber, is expected to take the ball for the Indians in Game 2. Right-hander Josh Tomlin will start Game 3.
Kluber became the third Cleveland hurler to fall victim to the injury bug in the final month, suffering a quad strain in his final start of the regular season. With Carlos Carrasco (wrist fracture) and Danny Salazar (forearm strain) also out with injury, Bauer will be forced to step up in the pressure-packed opening game of the first-round playoff series.
The 25-year-old righty allowed three runs over six innings in his final start of the regular season, walking two and striking out nine on Saturday afternoon in Kansas City. Bauer finished the 2016 campaign with 12-8 record and 4.26 ERA (3.99 FIP) in 190 innings for Cleveland.
The Indians, manager Terry Francona explained to the media on Saturday night, felt Bauer would be better prepared to handle a potential Game 4 start on short rest than Kluber, who is still recovering from the quad injury.
Bauer's campaign has been filled with plenty of peaks and valleys. After opening the season in the bullpen, the righty re-established himself as a starter, posting a 2.79 ERA in 84 innings from April 30-July 1.
Then, following a rough five-start stretch, Bauer fought back to post six quality outings with a sub-3.00 ERA from Aug 9-Sept 3 before finishing the regular season with a 7.28 ERA over his final five starts.
The opening round of the MLB playoffs is a best-of-five series, but home field between the Indians and Red Sox has yet to be decided.
Cleveland enters Sunday's slate of games with a half-game lead on Boston for the second-best record in the American League. The Tribe, to host the first two games of the ALDS at Progressive Field, would need to finish a game better than the Red Sox, who hold the tiebreaker over the Indians.
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"Verdict on Ayodhya will satisfy both communities" – (From DNA India)
"Aryan culture has succeeded in planting superstitions in people's minds, while even truthful aspects of Dravidian history remain unknown" – (From TOI)
"A court is able to accurately pinpoint the birthplace of Lord Ram, who is said to have lived during the 'Krita Yuga' roughly 17.28 lakh years ago, but nothing is known about the manner in which the great Chola emperor Raja Raja Chola died or even where he is buried. We can only bemoan this state of affairs". -(From TOI)
Time to retire, thaatha (Grandpa).
Me thinks that if not for his chief minister post, circle of slaves and the added benefits of getting placed in the government like it is a private company, his wives, sons and daughters would have disposed him a long time ago.
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October 16, 2010 at 1:23 PM
Yeah, it is him.
It is true for so many people, but I am always amused by this old man's comments and his 100% predictable somersault on his opinions. He is as passionate about contradicting himself in a snap as he is about keeping his family in 'high places'.


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FRANKLIN/RICHFORD — Douglas Grant Kidder, age 84, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016 at his home in the Franklin Carriage House.
He was born in Montgomery on July 11, 1932 the son of the late Grant and Attrude (Domina) Kidder.
He married Jane (Norris) Kidder, daughter of Paul Norris and Florence Drummond Norris, on May 12, 1958.
Doug was a resident of Richford most of his life. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving during the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion Post #12 of Richford where he held several offices, the Missisquoi Lodge # 9, F&AM of Richford, Mystic Shrine of the Mount Sinai Temple and the Teamsters Union Local 597. He was a lifelong trucker having worked for several trucking businesses including Hemingway, Holmes, Wrightholm, McDermotts and operated his own truck for a brief period.
Doug enjoyed reading and working on his woodpile with friends and family. In retirement, you could find him at the local coffee shop late mornings or early afternoons; he truly enjoyed sharing stories and jokes with friends and family. His dry sense of humor and keen memory made for lively discussions. In his younger years he enjoyed snowmobiling, riding motorcycle and playing golf. Doug also had a special fondness for dogs.
He is survived by his wife, Jane (Norris) Kidder; his children, Randy Kidder and his wife, Debbie, of Topeka, Kan., Mike Kidder of Richford, Sharon Waterhouse and her husband, Mark, of Richford, and Kim Manley and her husband, Ward, of Enosburg Center; his grandchildren, Chris Brown his wife, Daphne, Shelli Bartnick her husband, Mike, Matt Brown, Elizabeth 'Izzy' Kidder, Jessica Kett her husband, Bill, Josh Waterhouse his wife, Cristy, Craig Fuller, and Dana Fuller and his wife, Alyssa; his great grandchildren, Hunter and Hayden Brown, Madison Bartnick, Jayna and Adam Kett, Haddie and Emilia Waterhouse, and Elliot, Harper and Charlotte Fuller; his brother, James Kidder and his wife, Shirley, of Bay City, Ore.; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father, Grant Kidder; his mother, Attrude Myott; his brother, Richard Kidder; and his sisters, Andrea Bowden and Georganna Anderson.
A funeral service will be held Thursday Nov. 17, 2016 at 1 p.m. at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls with Pastor Patrick Hoadley officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in the Richford Center Cemetery.
A time of visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday from 11 a.m. until the hour of the funeral.
For those who wish, contributions in Doug's memory may be made to Franklin County Home Health Agency – Home Care Program, 3 Home Health Circle, St. Albans, VT 05478 or to the Franklin County Animal Shelter, 30 Sunset Meadows, St. Albans, VT 05478
Condolences, photos and favorite memories may be shared through www.spearsfuneralhome.com


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This is a simple thank you card done using linen card stock, a 'thank you stamp', and a butterfly cut from some fabric scraps. Sometimes a clean and simple look is the way to go.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Simple Thank You Card
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Hey Angie,
I agree, sometimes simple is best. It looks good.
Have a great day!
- March 25, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- Calabash Creations said...
Thanks Christine! I'm glad you like it!
- March 25, 2009 at 11:14 PM
- Barbra said...
Love it! Hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday!
- April 10, 2009 at 7:01 PM
- Calabash Creations said...
Thanks Barbra! I hope that you will hae a wonderful holiday as well.
- April 11, 2009 at 10:45 PM
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So Pope Benedict is in Africa and as popes usually do when they visit places suffering from poverty, AIDS and overpopulation, reminded Africans and the rest of the world about the church's position on birth control - specifically condoms in this case, pointing out that they are the devil's balloons and prophylactics make Baby Jesus' Mommy cry etc etc -- then things got really stupid and he claimed that condoms had actually made the AIDS crisis in Africa worse.
Naturally, just about every public health NGO and antiAIDS group in the world has jumped on this with both feet and rightfully taken the pontiff to task. But what about our elected governments? Do they dare to criticize the Vatican? One does:
But XXXXXXXXXX, echoing the reaction of some aid agencies, said it "voices extremely sharp concern over the consequences of [the Pope's comments]."
"While it is not up to us to pass judgment on Church doctrine, we consider that such comments are a threat to public health policies and the duty to protect human life," a foreign ministry spokesman said.
I know, you're thinking it must be Canada's brave science minister ---no way, too many Catholic voters in Quebec and Ontario! The Obama administration? Nope, can't alienate the Catholic vote and the family values crowd. Some heavily Protestant Northern European country? Atheist China? Cuba? Israel? Those godless heathens at the UN? Nope, none of the above.
How about massively Catholic France, where they know from separation of church and state and the people mostly take their theology with a dose of salt.


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Yes, it is true. I finally have internet at home again. Yay! However, I am still very busy–hence, just a quick message. I updated my blogroll and added a bunch of links you might find interesting (if you share my ideological position, that is). Scroll down and you will find my blogroll on the right side of the posts (below "Archives"). Enjoy.
P.S.: I will update this post in the morning and add a little more substance to it.
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I knew it was a possibility. I even assumed it would happen. But somehow, waking up in a tent to the sound of steady rain is still a surprise, and jump starts me with some panicked questions... What did I leave outside last night? How long has it been going? When will it stop? Am I going to be riding in it all day?And I am so thankful for my tent, which has an area to use as a garage for my bike, or to open up and use as for heating some coffee when it's raining like this. Both of which we did. Dad took one for the team and left his bike out so we could have a den for breakfast.
And don't worry mom, my sleeping bag has been quite warm enough. HUGE thanks to Danimo for forcing me (yes, against my stubborn will) to water test my bag's stuff sack. We sprayed it down with the hose before I left. And sure enough, it was NOT as waterproof as I thought. I brought it in a dry bag instead, and it's something I can now count on to be warm and dry when we stop. And that can make all the difference.


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They say that the sense of smell is the strongest for invoking memories. I believe it! Some of my earliest memories flood back in when I smell certain things.
The smell of spaghetti sauce and cheddar cheese is one of those memory triggers for me. Before I started school, nearly every Friday, we would spend the day at my grandmother's house. The day would start early as Mom gathered us up into the family car and Dad would drive us over to Southside on his way to work. Grandma's house was on Atlantic Boulevard near San Marco. So he had to cross the river twice to get us there then drive downtown to his job. Lunch for us was always the same and even today is one of my favorites. Grandma would break out her big iron skillet and prepare her meatless spaghetti sauce from scratch. First the tomatoes; cut up fine and mixed with the onions and other spices. While the base mix is simmering, the pasta goes into the boiling water and gets cooked. It is starting to smell just right. While that was cooking, the tomato sauce, no tomato paste in this recipe, went in to the simmering mix. At the very end would come grated cheddar cheese followed immediately with the drained pasta all mixed together in the skillet and served piping hot to our waiting plates! The magic is complete.
More often than not, dessert would be some of her home baked cherry pie hot from the oven where it was baking and filling the house with the most delicious odor. She would be putting the finishing touches on the pie when we walked through the door. If we were early enough, we could help lay the strips of dough criss-cross atop the cherry filling, trim the ends and mash them into the bottom crust with a fork. She believed in the open top pie so those luscious red cherries could be free to bubble up and occasionally over the side of the pie plate. After lunch, we all retired to her front porch to watch the traffic pass by and the squirrels play in the park across the street.
I loved Grandma's front porch. There was so much to see. Atlantic Boulevard was much busier than the suburban street where we lived. After an afternoon of playing in the back yard and sometimes watching the Landon High School football team practice in the field behind her house, we would return to the front porch to sit in the big rocking chairs and wait for Dad to return from work to drive us home. It was a special time when the street lamps came on. Grandma would quietly tell us of the time when the streetlamps were gas and the lamplighter would come down with the wick in his hand lighting each one at dusk. That was way before my time but I can just imagine what that must have been like.
The other big trigger smells for me are coconut oil and vinegar. That might seem strange to you but back in my pre-teen years, those were the smells of the beach. Coppertone was just about the only sun tan lotion available. Notice I did not say sun screen! There was no UV protection in the early product but they did help you tan not burn. One of the signs of spring in Florida was the blooming of the Coppertone billboards; you remember the ones, the ones with the little blond girl running down the beach with the puppy in chase, grabbing the back of her swim suit and exposing the tan line running across her lower back. When we saw those signs, we knew that trips to the beach would be soon following.
Vinegar however was used as much for sunburn relief as an ingredient for salad dressing. Especially late spring and early summer, before we built up our base summer tans, we would get light sunburns at the beach or the lake. Most likely we would not realize that we were burned until that evening when it was time to wash the salt water and sand off and get ready for bed. Mom would grab the bottle of white vinegar off the shelf and gingerly apply it to our burned shoulders and backs. The pain from her light touch quickly gave way to a wave of cooling relief as the vinegar evaporated. Some evenings, it took several applications before we could finally get to sleep. The next morning, the stinging was always gone.
So – spaghetti sauce, cheddar, vinegar and coconut oil are some basic memory triggering odors for me. They bring back memories of family fun and sometimes too much fun. Good memories! Oh MY!


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Venom Immunotherapy (VIT) is a safe, effective vaccination program. During VIT, an allergist administers venom extract in increasingly stronger doses to an allergic individual. The venom extracts help the patient's immune system develop a resistance to future insect stings.
VIT has been found to reduce the risk of systemic reaction in stinging insect allergic patients with an efficacy of 95 to 97%.1,2
The most common side effects are redness and warmth at the shot site. Occasionally, allergic reactions occur which require immediate medical treatment, which is why immunotherapy is provided at a medical facility with a physician present. Since most reactions occur within thirty minutes, patients must stay in the medical facility for this length of time.
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1 Valentine MD, Schuberth KC, Kagey-Sobotka A, Graft DF, Kwiterovich KA, Szklo M, et al. The value of immunotherapy with venom in children with allergy to insect stings. N Engl J Med. 1990; 323:1601-3.
2 Valentine MD. Anaphylaxis and stinging insect hypersensitivity. JAMA 1992; 268:2830-2833


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I was awakened this morning by the sound of the birds through my open window. This was not, mind you, the sweet sound of birdsong as portrayed in so many Hollywood versions of daybreak. This was the jarring, racous, unmusical invasion of Heckle and Jeckle and no less than several hundred, if not a thousand, of their closest friends and relatives; noisy magpies (or blackbirds, or starlings, or grackles … whatever you call them in your neck of the woods) chattering in the trees surrounding my lovely little acre. A migrating murder of crows, a gossiping, jabbering, discordant assault on my ears at 0650 on a Saturday morning. This was NOT a pleasant start to my weekend. The good news: it can only get better from here.
I'm off to do the grocery shopping thing, right after I clean the fridge and figure out what I need beyond potty paper and coffee. Hopefully, I'll get the steps installed on my new deck this weekend — I miss my back door terribly.
I still have a few more Christmas presents to wrap. I'm undecided about putting up a tree this year — being an empty-nester, there's not going to be anyone here on Christmas morning anyway. The family will all meet up across town at my sister's later in the day and exchange gifts there. I might put a wreath on the door and a big red bow on the mailbox, but I don't see the sense in doing much more than that.


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Since Morgan died, most people ask if there is anything they can do. The short answer is no, unless you know how to turn water into wine and raise the dead, then there is nothing you can do for me. The nice answer is to just love and cherish the those around you, especially your children.
Last week, I attended two different perinatal loss support groups, and in each group, women talked about the reactions of friends and family to the loss. It seems that everyone recognizes that there is truly nothing they can do to comfort you. However, some folks don't know what to say or do, and so say or do nothing. I myself have been guilty of this in the past, especially for more distant acquaintances.
I now know how important it is to acknowledge the loss, especially a pregnancy/infant loss. As her mother, know one knew Morgan like I did; not even my husband. She was with me every moment of every day. Both of us need her to be acknowledged. She didn't get to live in the world she was born into, but she affected the world she was born into just the same. For the women in the support groups, failure to acknowledge the losses resulted in alienation of previously close friends and family members.
I write this this particular post because it struck me today how people really are dumbfounded on what to do when you lose a baby. I went out today, and when I returned there was a tall stack of frozen meals that had been delivered while I was out. There was no card or message, but after a little investigation, I found out that the delivery was from my classmates. In the reply to my investigative email, it hit me how truly difficult it is for people to express their condolences in this situation.
You see, while we were dealing with our own loss, another classmate lost a parent. As relayed in the email, it seems that there was no hesitation in deciding to send something to this person, but there was a lot of deliberation on sending something to us, along the lines of "nothing we do will make it better". Again, unless you're BFFs with Lazarus, nothing will make it better. But that is no more true for us, than it is for my classmate. Unless I am just truly disliked by my colleagues (I hope not!), I want to say this is because of the difficulty of the situation. It's a lot easier to say "I'm sorry about your Mom" than "I'm sorry about your baby".
A hug and an "I'm sorry" go a long way. I've even surprised myself at how touched I've been at condolences that have mentioned Morgan by name. I guess the point of this is acknowledgement. It goes a long way.


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I met Bill at the SRT Trail clean up last week. For two decades Bill has on his own been providing bike maintence training, safety training and mentorship to disadvantaged youth in Reading. I told him about our initiative. Here's an email from Bill that is a dose of reality. BTW, I take Bill's insights as a heads up not as a deterant from our mission. Working under the auspicies of Neighborhood Bike Works does address some of these issues. Another BTW, I did ask Bill his permission to publish his email since it contains personal info. Please don't worry that if you ever email me sensitive info that you will then see it on the blog! Lisa
Before your group dives into this project you should seek legal advice regarding liability issues.
This is something I had to weigh in my helping of neighborhood youths.
Suppose you provide a bicycle to a youth who then is struck by a car. A parent or guardian could claim that had you not given a bicycle to the child the accident would not have happened. The same might be claimed if you fix a non-working bicycle for a child.
Anything of any value here is in my wife's name alone. I started legally carrying a handgun, for protection, in 1992 after 8 weeks on crutches. At the time I was doing case law research for an attorney friend of mine. He suggested the wife ownership thing in the event I had to use the handgun to protect either of us. Without nothing of value in my name no fast-buck lawyer would think of taking me into court to recover money for anyone I had to shoot in self-defense.
Several years ago a neighbor child came to me to fix a flat tire on his bicycle. He then headed out the street. Two blocks away he failed to stop for a stop sign and ran into the side of a moving car. Luckily his injuries were minor.
In my neighborhood most children raise themselves on the street. They usually have a mother who has had numerous male friends who either ignore the children or simply physically abuse them. They have no one to guide them. But if the children are injured the mother looks upon it as having hit the lottery.
Generally these children are out late at night and often into the early morning hours. Just running the streets. When riding a bicycle they totally ignore traffic regulations. With this increased risk comes the increased risk for anyone who helps them keep the bicycle in riding condition.
I don't know about Norristown but here in Reading bicycle theft is a major problem.
Several years ago I had showed the kids the frame number on bicycles and told them to write them down in the event the bicycles were stolen from them. A few weeks later they start bringing bicycles to me where the frame numbers had been ground off as one might see on a stolen handgun. In this neighborhood I see bicycles rescued from scarp piles and some stolen from other children. That is when I started to slowly back out of the whole project. Since then I have become more selective on who is allowed to come here for bicycle repairs.
As I had told you. I have been able to teach a number of children how to do their own bicycle repairs. That number is small compared to the ones who will simply walk the neighborhood looking for a working bicycle to steal.
Last week I got to talk to the Deputy Sheriff who was patrolling the Norristown section of the SRT. Also the Norristown police officer who was at the brush clearing work detail. I was told that Norristown is following in the footsteps of Reading in the number of rental properties going into Section 8 housing. If you talk to the police they will off the record tell you that most Section 8 rental properties become drug problems.
Three years ago I had a 13 year old boy bringing bicycles to me to be fixed. Rarely the same bicycle twice. A few freshly painted indicated that they had recently been stolen. Now this boy had several older brothers. So I took a closer look at this particular family. Watching the older boys using the bicycles to deliver drugs. The 18 year-old brother used a cellphone to take the orders. Using the younger brothers to deliver the drugs to the customers houses. The whole operation being as if they were in the pizza business.
I still see a few of these deals at night in this neighborhood. In Feb. we had a drug dealer move into a rental property 4 houses from me. I watched youths as young as 11 or 12 years old wheel up to the house on junk 20 inch bicycles and then pedal off to make the delivery. Often they were picking up the drugs for another family member.
Your project has lofty goals as far as getting the "inner city" youths active in riding bicycles. But once you get an inside view of what these youths do with their time and their bicycles you begin to have second thoughts. Some of these youths mounted on the typical 20″ bike have become problems on the Thun Trail here in Reading.
You might want to think about another approach to this project.
Here in Reading we have 3 police officers mounted on bicycles. Acting as Community Officers. The one who patrols this section of Reading is a friend of mine. The other week he had a morning at the grade school up the street. Schooling 8 youths on safe bicycle riding, minor repairs, etc. He provided the youths with safety helmets.
The other week we saw the West Norriton officer and a Norristown police officer in a tent at Betzwood with a number of helmets and bicycle safety brochures. You might consider teaming up with the police in this project. It might look better in the community and provide some degree of protection from being used by the drug dealers and thieves.
Sincerely, Bill Knight
No problem with posting my message(s)on the blog.
Another observation of late.
Two or three years ago the streets around here were full of
youths out on 20″ bikes. Especially when school is out for
the summer. This summer I see only a few and I am not
seeing kids showing up to get their bikes worked on.
The local economy is such that I see no new bikes with the
kids. Added to that is the bike theft problem. Few of the
parents allow the kids to store the bikes in the house or
apartment. Left out in the yard overnight and they are
gone. Even those locked with cables or chains.
The few bicycles I see now are late at night and mainly drug
dealers riding them.


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I have been thinking a lot lately. More than I usually do. I think about where I've been and where I want to go. I think about how blessed I am to have the husbands support in everything I do. I think about nature and the eternities and where I fit into that. My life is so good right now and I am happy.
I am laying under a tree right now, feeling so at peace and feeling a bliss in just enjoying what the outdoors have to offer.
Don't get me wrong, I couldn't live without technology, but I couldn't live without nature either. There is nothing like feeling the grass under my feet, the wind against my face, the sun burning my skin. Nothing can replace the smell of dirt and pine. I love the sounds of the rivers, the hum of insects, and the chirps of birds.
Without the combination of technology and nature, I wouldn't be who I am. I like who I am and the goals I am working towards.
While I am no where near the perfection I am striving for I am happier than I have ever been.


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2013 Game of the Year Awards
Although 2013 saw the release of two powerful new consoles in the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One, the majority of my favorite games of the year came on the hardware we've grown familiar with over the past generation.
I've compiled my top 10 games of the year and have listed them below, starting with my 10th favorite game and working up to number 1. There's also a brief explanation for each title. If you've missed any on this list, I highly encourage you to give these a shot.
10. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD (Wii U)
Loved the original, but didn't remember it being this good. The art style and cel shading is unmatched even to this day.
9. Super Mario 3D World (Wii U)
While I didn't find 3D World to be as revolutionary as Mario 64 or Mario Galaxy, it's still an excellent entry to Nintendo's historic franchise.
8. Rayman Legends (PS Vita)
Just pure fun. Gorgeous art, near-perfect controls, and fantastic music. I could have done without the Murphy levels.
7. Guacamelee (PS Vita)
Drinkbox Studios nailed it yet again. Guacamelee was one of the games from 2013 to provide a significant challenge, requiring a familiarity with each of the game's many mechanics.
6. Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
GTA didn't really reinvent the wheel (pardon the terrible pun), but Rockstar didn't need to. GTA V is pure fun from start to finish. There's a ton to see and do, but the story left me wanting more. The heist missions were great. In fact, I wish there had been more of them.
5. Tearaway (PS Vita)
Wow...not sure I've ever played a game more charming. I smiled more during my playthrough of Tearaway than probably any other game on this list. The art style and graphics are truly unmatched. Love how they used the Vita in so many different ways that never felt forced or inconvenient.
4. Bioshock Infinite (PS3)
The story ended up a in strange place that I didn't expect...but I could not stop playing Infinite. There was a constant urge to see what twist awaited behind the next corner. I found the gameplay somewhat repetitive at times, but never bad. The plot was enough to keep me going and, oh what a story it told.
3. Tomb Raider (PS3)
No doubt that Crystal Dynamics borrowed a number of mechanics from other recent high-profile titles, but Tomb Raider stands as on its own as an amazing title that breathes new life into an age-old franchise. They did a fantastic job making me care about Lara again.
2. Resogun (PS4)
This one took me by surprise and I certainly never expected it to be Game of the Year material. Gorgeous and addicting, I'll likely be playing Resogun throughout the PS4's life cycle.
1. The Last of Us (PS3)
Naughty Dog's latest masterpiece took everything I love about gaming and brought it together in a single, cohesive package. Jaw-dropping graphics, sublime acting, incredible story, fully immersive atmosphere, top-notch stealth gameplay (despite what some may tell you)...The Last of Us has it all. I knew immediately after finishing that I had experienced something very special. At the end of the day, there's really no higher recommendation I can give than to say that every adult who considers him/herself a gamer should play this game. It's uncomfortable and even hard to play at times. You'll laugh. You'll smile. You may even shed a tear. One thing, however, is certain: you will never forget playing The Last of Us.


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Gold edged up toward $1,350 an ounce in Europe on Monday as lower prices attracted buyers after the metal's third consecutive weekly loss, but a more optimistic view of global growth limited fresh investment.
A dearth of safe-haven demand means the precious metal could struggle to make fresh headway after rising to a record high above $1,430 an ounce late last year, analysts said.
Spot gold was bid at $1,347.90 an ounce at 5:48 a.m. ET, against $1,342.25 late in New York on Friday. U.S. gold futures for February delivery rose $6.20 an ounce to $1,347.00.
The precious metal fell 1.4 percent last week to its lowest since late November as a spate of firmer-than-expected economic data, primarily from the United States, boosted interest in assets seen as higher risk at gold's expense.
"We have got a pretty robust macro backdrop despite some potential for European sovereign issues," said RBS analyst Daniel Major. "Our economists aren't in the camp that that is going to derail global growth and the global risk story."
"The safe-haven argument, which was the dominant theme last year, is unlikely to be repeated this year," he said. "We have already seen slowing interest in exchange-traded funds."
"In the near term there seems to be good physical buying in China and India on price weakness and that is providing a bit of support around the $1,350 level, but certainly the Western investment story has started to wane somewhat."
Prices took a boost from fresh investment in gold-backed ETFs after several weeks of outflows, with holdings of the largest, the SPDR Gold Trust, rising by more than 20 metric tons on Friday.
They are still down some 9 metric tons this year, however.
Bargain hunting helped gold shrug off gains in the dollar, which usually weigh on prices. Strength in the U.S. unit curbs gold's appeal as an alternative asset and makes dollar-priced commodities more expensive for holders of other currencies.
The euro backed off a two-month high against the dollar, with political turmoil in Ireland highlighting uncertainties facing heavily indebted euro zone countries.
Ireland's junior coalition party withdrew from Prime Minister Brian Cowen's government on Sunday, signaling the end of a crisis-riddled administration and hastening an election due on March 11.
Meanwhile data released Friday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed a third successive drop in the net speculative position in gold, bringing the net non-commercial long to its lowest since the week of July 26, 2009.
The data showed the silver speculative position rose last week by about 1.3 percent, partially offsetting the previous week's fall, while the platinum net non-commercial position staged its largest weekly rise in at least four years.
Platinum was at $1,818.99 an ounce against $1,824.00, while palladium was at $816 against $819.75. Silver was bid at $27.55 an ounce against $27.47.
Holdings of the world's largest silver ETF, the iShares Silver Trust, fell by 181 metric tons on Friday, their biggest one-day outflow since late November.
They are down by more than 527 metric tons since the beginning of the year, worth some $468 million at today's prices.
HSBC analyst James Steel said in a note that despite strong sales of silver coins by the U.S. Mint, prices were unlikely to ride out falling ETF holdings. "Strong coin demand is unlikely to make up for weaker ETF demand," he said.
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Gold edged up toward $1,350 an ounce in Europe on Monday as lower prices attracted buyers after the metal's third consecutive weekly loss, but a more optimistic view of global growth limited fresh investment.


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Television commercial for a Chinese video game. Shot in Shanghai, Nathan Love traveled half way around the world to bring this adventure to life.
Wamda "Fantasy Westward Journey"
Creative Director:
Joe Burrascano
Executive Producer:
Mike Harry
Dennis Samatulski
Project/Rigging Lead:
Frank Naranjo
Animation Lead:
Scott Douglas
3D Animators:
Gordana Fersini, David Han, Kyle Mohr, Ryan Moran, Doug Litos, John Velazquez, Andrew Boccio
Silje Nilsen, Vadim Kiyaev, Zhenting Zhou, Carlos Sandoval
Lighting and Rendering Lead:
Jon Lee
Lighting Artists/Rendering TDs:
Isaiah Palmer, Richard Kim, Mats Andersson
Character Modeler:
Bryan Eck
Additional Modelers:
Youngmin Kim, Isaiah Palmer, Denis Kozyrev, Arsen Arsumanyan
Bryan Eck, Christina Ku, Jon Lee
FX Artist:
Mothana Hussein, Arsen Arsumanyan
Fur TD:
Andy Guttormsson
Cloth TD:
Carlos Sandoval
Pipeline Lead:
Stephen Mackenzie
Pipeline TDs:
Jesse Clemens, Jessica Monteiro, Mikael Spade


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Man, oh man, do I have some serious love for the 1993 anthology flick, Body Bags, directed by John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper, and starring John Carpenter as the creepy coroner who bookends the stories. John Carpenter also did the music with Jim Lang, so we're treated to his awesome synth music.
This movie brings just the right balance of gore and funny and, with its many cameos, is like a gift to horror fans.
"The Gas Station"
Alex Datcher stars as Anne, a college student working the overnight shift at a gas station in Haddonfield, Illinois.
That town has a killer problem. She deals with an assortment of weirdos, creepy devilish artwork in the bathroom, and the fact that a killer (Robert Carradine) is stalking her.
I think this might be my favorite segment. There is a legitimate sense of dread but it doesn't have the brutality of "Eye." Anne is a resourceful final girl and it's delightful watching her take out the killer.
"Hair" is the funniest of the three segments. This segment was also directed by John Carpenter. Stacy Keach plays Richard Coberts, a middle-aged man who's self-conscious about his thinning hair.
He sees an ad for a miracle hair thickening treatment and, voila! He has a long mane of masculine Fabio hair.
But there's a price, as the hair doesn't seem to stop growing and starts taking over the rest of his body.
There's some great body horror in this segment, as we see hair coming out of wounds and eyes. Keach has a legitimately funny and sad performance as someone who's so insecure and whose vanity has such bad consequences.
The last segment is directed by Tobe Hooper. Mark Hamill stars as Brent Mathews, a baseball player whose career is endangered when he's in a car accident and loses an eye.
The Queen of Fashion, Twiggy, stars as his wife.
Luckily, Brent qualifies for a revolutionary eye transplant, courtesy of Drs. Bregman and Lang (Roger Corman! and B-movie mainstay John Agar).
Things get dark as Brent finds himself dreaming about killing women and having sex with them. Turns out the eye donor was an executed serial killer. Brent unravels and becomes more obsessed with killing women, including his wife.
This one was hard to watch. It had a distinctly different feel from the other segments. I've used the word "brutal" to describe it earlier and I think that's accurate. You can feel Brent's anger as he becomes more and more possessed and Mark Hamill really turns in a great performance as he goes crazy.
Apparently, this was supposed to be a Tales from the Crypt kind of the show but it wasn't picked up so we're just gifted with this little gem.
I'm not sure if this is on purpose but I was struck by the similarities between "Eye" and "Hair" and the "Hell Toupee" story in The Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror IX," when Homer gets a hair transplant from Snake after Snake is executed and starts acting like Snake.
I'm not sure if this was on purpose, I've only found some Simpsons-themed Wikipedia entries that mention it.
For me, one of the funnest things about this movie were the cameos. Sam Raimi and Sheena Easton had roles. There was also;
This movie is perfect for people who like their horror gross and liberally sprinkled with humor.


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Praise God, I think I got it all up there for you. There are still a couple little things I didn't post, like my visit to the Venerable English College around Thanksgiving and the Urbe et Orbi Christmas address the Pope gives, but all the big stuff should be caught up now. Don't feel obliged to read it all at once- I just posted a whole lot of stuff, but it's all well past, anyway, so it's not like it becomes less timely if you don't ready it promptly. I'm glad I finally got it all up here now, though.
This week we had another priest from the diocese in town, Father Brian Stanley. He was in town for a military chaplaincy conference, so we got to spend some good time with him. It was really great catching up with him; I didn't have too many role models growing up, and Father Stanley was definitely one of the bigger priestly influences in my life for the short time we had him at St. Monica. It was nice having a relatively young priest to look up to while in middle school, even if only for a short time.
Alright, please everyone pray for those in Haiti, please pray for all those in positions of authority, in our Church and in our country, especially for Bishop Bradley and Pope Benedict, for President Obama and our House and Senate representatives, please pray for all those in most need of our prayers, and, if you have any time or prayer left in you, please pray for all of us over here and please pray for me. We have now entered exam season, and there is much studying which needs to occur between now and the time of my exams if I want to represent Kalamazoo well. I'm not looking for a summa cum laude over here, but good enough grades to move on to my theological grad studies would be nice. [:) I'm probably not going to be online much, if at all, for the next couple weeks, but I would definitely appreciate all your prayers. I will continue to keep all of you in mine. May God richly bless you all, and, as we grow closer to our Lord in our preparations for exams over here and you grow closer to our Lord in all your struggles over there, may God bless up with
The light of His wisdom and insight...
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So medicaid sucks for dental, but this is what socialized medicine can
do. For at least the last 2 years I've been suffering from serious
fatigue and pain. I wake up and it's like I've been beaten with a bag
of rocks before I even get out of bed. Doing anything, taking a
shower, grocery shopping, washing dishes etc was like climbing
everest. I have a family full of fibromyalgia sufferers. I thought
that all I would get was the hard side eye from doctors, or a Rx for
narcotics that would dull my brain. But I lucked out and my doc has
hit me with a multitude of minimal side effect treatments and a month
in I'm 75% better. I walked 2 miles today. I'm in a shit ton of pain
now, but 2 miles is like running a marathon compared to a month ago. 2
years of suffering with no insurance. One month with insurance and I
am a mostly productive person again. Go figure.(YMMV of course, but
I'm shocked as shit that the first round of treatment is working so
well. I've never seen that happen with fibro).


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Distance Between Bonney Lake, WA and Las Vegas, NV
How many miles? 1129 Miles or 1817 Km
How much does it take? 17 hours 22 mins
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|844 Mi
|1357 Km
|2 hours 18 mins
Distance, Gas Consumption and Emission Notes
Distance from Bonney Lake, WA to Las Vegas, NV is 1129Miles or 1817 Km. You can get this distance about 17 hours 22 mins. If you want to planning travel with plane for 844 Miles or 1357 Km, You can get this distance about 2 hours 18 mins .
A car with an average MPG will needs 52.27 gallons of gas to get the route between these points.
The estimated cost of gas to get between Bonney Lake, WA and Las Vegas, NV is $118.65.
During the route, an average car will release 1024.07 pounds of CO2 to the atmosphere. Your carbon footprint is 0.91 pounds of CO2 per mile.
* Average US MPG used for calculations is 21.6 MPG.
* Average US gas price used for calculation is 2.27 per gallon.
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– PA: My height is just nice for me
– I love my life. It's always letting me see what is impt for me.
– I love seeing that I actually wanted fun in my job. Work-life balance is just a by-product, a bonus.
– I love myself for sharing the cut-carton experience with my colleagues to have a good laugh over lunch.
– Without any struggle, I get Pa to switch the position at the altar. So easy and great achievement, well done Fonx!
– I love my body with a healthy breakfast of fresh fruits.
– 我Fonx Lim做事就是不凡。
– I'm thankful to be served by Events team's professionalism to give me the organised deck for HR roadshow artwork.
– I love my passion to see my efforts in creating magic in my work. Once a chichi brand marketer, always a chichi brand marketer.
– I'm proud of staying real amd true to my character under all circumstances.
– I love myself for being back to cam whoring:
– I love treating myself to a nice Turkish dinner after a week of hard work.
– I take pride in myself for the responsibility to do my work even though my efforts are not recognised. I'm sure the job industry will reward me someday.
– I lovingly discover I wanted status, money and power of which I've been holding myself back all this while.
– I take pride working in a SE, making sure all our funds go to support the less privileged and not some sales gimmick in the street.
– Felt so loved, treated like a princess at home.


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Gimme, Gimme More
Connie Talbot
The Couch Princess
The community where I am from celebrates the Feast of Joseph the Worker every first day of May. Fiesta. But honestly I haven't heard of Joseph the Worker before we moved here. I was more aware of Joseph the Dreamer. Google tells me, though, that there really is a "the worker" in contrast to what I thought that people from here just invented "the worker" since the fiesta falls on May 1st, which is also when we celebrate the Labor Day. So labor=work. But whatever. I hate fiestas, or such celebrations. Or perhaps it's what they do during fiestas which I don't like. It's supposed to be a saint's feast. A religious practice. But what most people do is get drunk, and compete with each homeowner on who owns the loudest speakers.
Good thing it started raining late afternoon. The streets sort of cleared after that.
But real hard rain started pouring THIS afternoon. It was kinda gloomy after lunch. My favorite kind of weather. That's why I decided to take this pic.
Notice the print on the yellow flag, lower right of the pic. San Miguel Beer sponsored the banderitas. That's why people were motivated to get drunk. And yeah that's the sky on the background. Really dark. Love it.
Mother went to the mall last Tuesday to pay the Meralco bill and she said she ended up at the Animal House Pet Clinic looking for things to buy for Princess. She was kinda disappointed because all they had was a ball for a toy. She was thinking of buying something more fun to look at or something that emits a sound when pressed. They don't even have a dog hair brush so she just bought one at the department store. The two smaller balls in the pic are not earrings. They're bells.


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ALREADY 2017 has been jam packed for the Vanuatu Aquatics Federation (VAF), with new and exciting aquatic programs and milestones.
VAF has continued its work in Learn to Swim throughout the communities, with numbers of youth engaged continuing to grow. Vanuatu Aquatics has been in contact with some programs in Australia which have helped it expand its programs to include water polo and aqua aerobics.
"Vanuatu Aquatics has been using the free Let's Swim resources for the past two years and continues to grow and develop as an aquatic federation," said a spokesman.
"We currently have eight qualified instructors that go into communities around the main island of Efate to deliver the Let's Swim curriculum.
"VAF are currently involved with five different communities with around 400 kids participating. VAF's main goal for the year is to host our inaugural National Swimming Championships. We have begun establishing official times at smaller swim meets to create qualifying times for the National Championships. It will be the first step towards developing an elite squad in that we can eventually send to International meets."
VAF has started an aqua aerobics program for all the mamas currently working at Wan Smolbag Youth centre. It has been assisted by Swimming 365, a program based out of Perth, which combines aquatic fitness with nutrition to educate about healthy lifestyles and adapting it to the needs of the women in Vanuatu.
"With a greater than expected interest from mamas in our pilot program we measured and recorded all of their height, weight, blood pressure and waist circumference," the spokesman said.
"After the completion of the 10-week program we will re-measure and compare the results to the beginning of the program. Currently the mamas meet once a week and run a 45minute aqua aerobics session including a variety of exercises performed to Zumba music. The music creates a fun and upbeat environment which is enthusiastically loved by all."
But the mamas aren't the only ones making a splash. For the first time in Vanuatu VAF has introduced water polo as another way to engage the youth and keep up their excitement at being in the water.
"Thanks to Central Coast Water Polo and Water Polo Australia we now have an extensive supply of donated balls, caps and equipment to kick-start our latest water based sport."
"The water polo program runs once a week down at the beach in front of our largest village. We initially have 12 youths involved in the pilot program learning basic skills such as treading water, passing and catching one handed and swimming with the ball. We use basic inflatable goals for the time being and the youth have found other creative ways to incorporate shooting and to make it into a game."
As a part of the FINA World Aquatics day the club are planning a demonstration game of water polo exhibition game in Port Vila harbour. This will provide a VAF a big opportunity to spread the news about the water polo program along with the Learn to Swim program.


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28/365 puppy chow
Today I was at the store to pick up some Chex because the kids saw the Puppy Chow recipe on the back and wanted to try making it. There were two teenaged girls in the cereal aisle right where I was headed, looking rather perplexed. As I approached I heard them discussing whether they should buy it or not, because it was advertised "gluten free" in huge letters. They appeared to be nervous that it had changed and was no longer what they were looking for. I don't talk to other shoppers much, but I couldn't help taking a moment to tell them what gluten is and reassure them that their Chex would be just fine.
Posted by Tracy P. at 1:23 PM
4 comments:
- Nutrition Tailor said...
Ha ha! Glad you cleared that up for them! Food labeling seems to confuse the heck out of people. SO much is misleading anyway (like "cholesterol-free" peanut butter--a food that comes from plants and thus can't POSSIBLY EVER contain cholesterol!)
- January 28, 2011 at 3:02 PM
- julieunplugged said...
I love the combination of the box and puppy chow in one photo. Clever and then to feature the "gluten free" with your story, even better.
- January 29, 2011 at 8:56 AM
- Sandy said...
A great shot and story.
- January 29, 2011 at 8:08 PM
- AmpersandPrime said...
haha. We eat gluten free and people have such strange reactions to it.
- February 2, 2011 at 4:47 PM
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woot woot!! Tsongas won!!
Niki Tsongas has won the special elections for the 5th Congressional district on Tuesday, and was sworn in as the first congresswoman of MA in 25 years!! Vs up Niki!
Niki Tsongas has won the special elections for the 5th Congressional district on Tuesday, and was sworn in as the first congresswoman of MA in 25 years!! Vs up Niki!
Posted by theCougar at 10/19/2007 10:38:00 AM 0 comments
Support Women's Health and Safety on Beacon Hill at the State House October 30th. Starting at 10am you can show legislator how much you support safe access to women's health clinics, and comprehensive, age-appropriate health education for our children! Put your Vs up and join me for lobby day! C'mon it just feels good actually fighting for your rights rather than just talking about it...Check out PPLM for more info and to register.
Posted by theCougar at 10/10/2007 12:53:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: females, men, pro choice, vagina, women, women's health
I recommend this book more so to men then I do to women. Us ladies already know that crazy things happen to our bodies, not just once a month but all the time!! The Female Brain explains what exactly is going on in our head and bodies that make us act the way that we do. Although the book has some physiological terms it's enjoyable to read--I promise it's not like reading a text book for a Bio class--I skimmed right threw it in a few hours (and I am a slow reader).
Any man who is planning on having a relationship with a woman should read this book--also all you fathers out there you may want to pick up a copy while you're at it...it'll make those teenage years a whole lot easier..or at least easier to understand.
Posted by theCougar at 10/10/2007 12:42:00 PM 1 comments
Labels: men, women, women's health
This is Niki Tsongas's most recent TV ad regarding her position on the Iraq war—I think we get her point. I will be campaigning for Niki this Saturday, to remind all those in the Lowell area to get out there and vote for this great Democratic Congressional candidate. Put Niki in the White House PLEASE—This country needs all the help (Dems/women) we can get!!
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I made this Quiche Lorraine one night for a dinner with girlfriends, and let me just say – it went over real well. This is another throw-back to the 1970's, when we used to make Quiche all the time. Why did that go out of style? I'm not sure why or when, but that was dumb. Really dumb. The recipe comes from my old standby Betty Crocker Cookbook, copyright 1982. This Quiche is absolutely delicious and so easy to do. This one can even be in the "Make Ahead" category. I love that!
This recipe gives you a few bonus ideas to try!
Here is the recipe as I made it:
Quiche Lorraine
Sprinkle into a pastry-lined pie plate:
12 slices bacon, crisply fried and crumbled
1 cup Swiss cheese, shredded (about 4 ounces)
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
4 eggs, slightly beaten
2 cups half-n-half
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne red pepper
Pour egg mixture into pie plate.
Bake uncovered at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees.
Cook uncovered until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean, about 30 minutes longer.
Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
The ingredients are so simple, but so very delicious. For the pie crust, I used Grandma's recipe for Never Fail Pie Crust.
Once you put the egg/half-n-half mixture in, it's ready for the oven!
Oh wow – it comes out so beautiful and ready to eat – and I topped it with some chopped chives from my garden. I love the tip on the recipe for doing this ahead of time – you can have this ready the night before and bake it when you're ready for it the next day – just bake it a bit longer. It's also very easy to transport if you need to take this on the road.
Bacon, cheese, and eggs. It has all the yummiest things!!! Keep a pie crust in your freezer or use a (gasp!) store-bought one, ready to go, and this can be on the table in no time. Add a green salad and it's dinner! As you can see by the additional ideas on the recipe, you can use whatever you have to make a Quiche – chicken, ham, or even crab. Maybe call some girlfriends and try a Quiche Lorraine this weekend – I highly recommend it!
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We've been excited for Mackenzie and Alex's wedding for quite some time, and it certainly didn't disappoint. We were so happy with the gorgeous spring weather, and beautiful locations. The venue, Epiphany Farms, provided gorgeous light, and the decor was absolutely on point. Just gorgeous. -Micah.
You can view the whole wedding day and order prints here.
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