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Gambling expansion forum generates little compromise
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- A state lawmaker hoping compromise will propel his push to expand Illinois gambling got little showing of it during a public hearing Tuesday, when a casino and the notoriously poor city it benefits argued against the plan a nearby struggling racetrack desperately wants passed.
State Rep. Robert Rita, a Democrat from South suburban Blue Island, hosted the forum at East St. Louis' Casino Queen to collect regional feedback, hoping he can bridge divides with an inclusive bill that last May fizzled in the state's General Assembly.
Administrators of the Casino Queen and East St. Louis made clear quickly they want none of it.
Before a standing-room-only crowd of some 250 people in a casino conference hall, Casino Queen's president and general manager, Jeff Watson, implored Rita to rethink his proposal that the nearby Fairmount Park racetrack hopes lets them have slot machines.
Watson called the region's gambling market already saturated with six casinos -- two in Illinois and four others in neighboring Missouri near St. Louis, with each cannibalizing the other. Illinois' allowing video gaming and U.S. economic jitters haven't helped, costing the region's gambling market $76 million last year, Watson said.
"I want to be very clear: We are not in favor of any expansion that is going to dramatically affect our business," Watson said. In a deficit-running state craving additional revenue, "despite popular opinion gaming is not a cure-all."
To East St. Louis Mayor Alvin Parks Jr., any legislative action that would harm Casino Queen or its nearly 700 employees could cost his long-impoverished, 26,000-resident city dearly. Local tax revenue from the gambling hall -- the biggest private employer -- accounts for 42 percent of the city's general fund that pays for police and fire protection along with public works.
"We don't need anything that diminishes the revenues produced by the Casino Queen," Parks told Rita -- a sentiment shared by a litany of local city officials who testified, each drawing applause.
Fairmount Park representatives countered that gambling expansion -- namely hopes for additional slot machines -- is vital to its survival, noting that neighboring states that have allowed slots at racetracks have siphoned away would-be gamblers from Illinois. Track operators in those states consequently have upped their prize payouts to jockeys and horse owners substantially above what can be offered in Illinois, where race seasons have shrunk.
"We're just really looking to survive," said Brian Zander, Fairmount's president and general manager.
Tuesday night's public hearing was the first of a few Rita plans to hold in fine-tuning his legislation.
Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, who twice has vetoed gambling-expansion bills, has said he would support a plan with proper ethical protections and money for schools, provided lawmakers sent him a pension overhaul first.
But Rita figures Springfield's political climate may be more favorable now to getting a gambling deal into law, given that Quinn late last year signed a measure aimed at eliminating the state's worst-in-the-nation pension shortfall he had demanded the Democrat-controlled Legislature address. A coalition of labor unions on Tuesday joined various retirees in suing to have the law thrown out as unconstitutional.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
A student's reasonable misconception is compared to the current scientific consensus in interpreting the evidence for the formation of the Himalayas. View Video
On the Big Island of Hawaii, Volcanologist Dave Sherrod treads on the newest rock on the planet to show how quickly lava hardens when it emerges at the surface. View Video
Students in a playground act out an analogy for how temperature and pressure control the behavior of rocks in the Earth. View Video
Students select objects in the classroom and measure their circumference and diameter. View Video
Students explore fractions through a story, "fraction strips", and a game with a number cube. View Video
Working with geoboards helps students reach a better mathematical understanding of the concept of "half." View Video
Joseph Bruchac describes how his cultural heritage inspires and shapes his writing and storytelling. View Video
Octavia E. Butler describes how social, cultural, and political issues inspired her novel, Parable of the Sower. View Video
Students in Mashpee, Massachusetts create a model of the ground water systems in Cape Cod. View Video
Using hybrid fluid solid-liquid materials (such as Silly Putty®) in the classroom, students explore the concept of a flowing solid. View Video
Two soil profiles in Hawaii demonstrate how warmer temperatures and increased rainfall can contribute to rapid rates of soil formation. View Video
Geoboards help students move from imprecise understandings of "half" to more precise mathematical thinking about the concept. View Video
Students observe ladybugs and collect data in order to answer quantitative questions. They then compare and discuss answers as a class. View Video
In this lesson, students work in groups to discuss and revise their estimates of how many seeds are in a small pumpkin. View Video
The fact that the jigsaw-puzzle-like fit of the coastlines of Africa and South America looked as if they had been attached in the past gave rise to the theory of continental drift. View Video

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The SEMA Show is the automotive performance industry's most important yearly shindig—a trade-show gathering of parts manufacturers and car builders representing every kink in the gearhead world. It's where business gets done, it's the launching point for thousands of new products, and it has become one of the nation's most interesting and diverse car shows. The project cars on display are advocates of the newest components and styles in the niches of hot rods, muscle cars, imports, street trucks, and 4x4s.
At HOT ROD, we look at the SEMA Show as an indicator of trends coming and going, and staffers walk the aisles looking for consistent themes in the creations of car builders nationwide. Here we present the fruit of this year's hunt, compiled with help from Rob Einaudi and Jen Dunnaway from our sister site, Autoholics.com. See hundreds more photos by searching "SEMA 2012" within the blogs at HOTROD.com.
Revisionist Racing History
What if Gulf had sponsored a Bronco instead of the GT40? What if Martini had added a '65 Mustang to its Le Mans team? We're seeing the classic racing liveries on unexpected models. It's been Los Angeles–based builder Steve Strope's inspiration for many years, but we spied it spread across the show this year. It's risky to ride a legend, but we think the Pure Vision Martini Mustang pulls off the cocktail stripes with appropriate shaken-not-stirred cool. This is an upcoming HOT ROD feature car.
Pro Touring Trucks
We saw no less than five '67–'72 Chevy trucks—and one Blazer—built in a Pro Touring style. Three competed in the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational, Hotchkis Sport Suspension had one, and others were scattered throughout the show on lowered suspensions, big sway bars, and massive brakes. The editors over at Truckin' magazine have been trying to get classic truck owners to put their rides on the track for the past few years, so they saw this one coming.
Subtle Perfection
How do you stand out amidst the excess of the SEMA Show? Dimple-died panels and handformed frame details, Olympic swimming pool–deep black paint, perfect stance, and an aluminum Rodeck 350. Oh, and the bumpers are inset and customized, the dash and instruments are one-off, and the whole thing is so reflective we couldn't get a decent photo from any angle. You'll have to trust us, this '56 by Kemp's Rod and Restoration is a trend we want to see more of. Shall we call it "craftsmanship"?
Engine Setback
This is nothing new for a race car, but it is an emerging trend for hot rods. Physically moving the engine back farther into the car creates better weight distribution, which equals better handling. Built by East Bay Muscle Cars, this '69 Camaro has the ideal 50/50 front-to-rear weight distribution, thanks in large part to its LS3's setback into the firewall. Weighing in at 3,500 pounds with a 630hp Mast Motorsports engine, the car would be a monster on the track.
Hood Louvers
A few years ago it was NACA ducts, now this year the trend is louvers. Eckert's Rod and Custom Shop's mid-engine Mach 40 '69 Mustang uses a Whipple-blown 5.4L and transaxle from a Ford GT. With no engine up front and 850 hp to keep cool, heat extractors in the hood are necessary on the Mach 40 for the forward-mounted radiator, but it's not the only example we saw at the show. See the full story on this radical Mustang next month.
High-Powered Raptors
The Ford Raptor is almost single-handedly responsible for creating an aftermarket for the 6.2L V8, and this year's show was full of forced-induction Raptors with extra power for even more off-road fun. This one uses a Roush supercharger that's good for 590 hp, and Roush teamed up with Greg Biffle to build one for Sherwin-Williams Planet Color All-Star Charity Challenge.
4-Digit-Horsepower Show Cars
It's not enough anymore to just have an awesome show car. You now need huge horsepower numbers to go along with the shiny paint and clean interior, and twin turbos are to now as 8-71 blowers were to 1989. The '12 Ridler-award-winning '55 Thunderbird is a prime example. Built by Dwayne Peace, the Thunderbird is powered by a twin-turbo Chevy 370-incher (a stroked 350) built by Banks Power, and yeah, that engine package is rated up to 1,100 hp.
Street-Legal NASCAR Technology
Building a street-legal classic on a race car rolling stock has always been popular in parts of the country, but now that we're seeing it at SEMA, we're expecting this trend to expand beyond the regional. This totally streetable '64 Plymouth Belvedere, designed by NASCAR legend Ray Evernham on a Car of Tomorrow superspeedway chassis and drivetrain, references stock-car racing roots while incorporating the most up-to-the-minute NASCAR tech, including its new EFI setup. See the full story on page 46.
Pro Work Truck
We've been seeing plenty of jacked-up, classic crew-cab rigs that combine monster torque and hauling capacity with creature comforts and highway manners. Jonathan Ward of ICON is spearheading this trend with this ultrarefined Dodge Power Wagon, built on modern Ram underpinnings with a Banks-tuned Cummins turbodiesel putting out 975 lb-ft of torque.
50 Shades of Gray
It's not silver. It's not gunmetal. It's not metallic at all. It's a glossy, subtle shade ranging from light battleship to licheny gray-green. It's the perfect antidote for a highway excess of appliance white and matte-finish charcoal. We like it and we saw it on everything from '30s Chevys to modern imports. This '68 is only very slightly gray; it's the Apollo Camaro built by Pratt & Miller.


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Tipster Kyle sent along this photo of some art a co-worker had permanently placed on his body. The subject line was, "The rapiest Ohio State tattoo ever!" Go on:
Basically he is the biggest bigot/redneck to have ever walked this earth but that's makes him so goddamned adorable. We live in Columbus and he would happily chop his own dick off to bring Tressel back. This is also the same kid who claims to have, in his own words, achieved the "unpossible" because he was entirely convinced that he had smoked so much weed his poop turned green. So yeah, go Bucks, I guess?


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Today is the last day that Tim Geithner will be Treasury Secretary. The Treasury Department has a blog post that highlights Tim's contributions. Coming from his co-workers, you'd expect fluff and accolades, and that is what was dished up (I'm sure Tim edited every word). The post lists 75 "accomplishments". I found a few of those interesting.
64. He played basketball with Chinese high school students in Beijing and swung a cricket bat in India.
55. Secretary Geithner and the President fought for and extended the payroll tax cut at the end of 2011 payroll tax cut despite fierce opposition.
Yeah, Tim fought hard for spending bucks during the big election year. What happened 6 weeks after the election? Tim and Obama ramped those payroll taxes back up. # 55 should read: "TG got the PR tax extended, it proved to be a factor in the election. It was good deal for the Administration, it only cost the taxpayers $125 billion."
59. During Secretary Geithner's tenure, Treasury chaired the Partnership for Arab Countries in Transition, and initiating other measures to strengthen institutions and markets in support of the Arab Spring.
I'm thinking Tim's bank, The Federal Financing Bank, was making loans for weapons? Anyway, it's hard to look at N. Africa and the rest of the ME and call it a success.
And while we're on the topic of the FFB, how about all the other stuff that happened under Tim's watch?
58. During Secretary Geithner's tenure, Treasury deepened its relationship with Chinese leaders
57. Secretary Geithner repeatedly made the moral case for ending the high-income tax cuts
Moral case?
54. Secretary Geithner was one of the principal negotiators with Congress during the bipartisan December 2010 tax compromise.
Yes, yes - but - Where was he on the crucial negotiations on the Debt Limit in July 2011? We got a downgrade that Tim said would never happen, the economy and markets tanked because of that fiasco. The T-Sec was decidedly missing in that mess. That is what he should be remembered for.
53. Secretary Geithner was part of the economic team that developed the comprehensive, specific set of proposals in the Presidents FY 2013 Budget…..
Please! Spare me! The US has not had a budget for a single day that Tim has been running the show. That is a disgraceful result.
49. During Secretary Geithner's tenure, the Treasury building became what is believed to be the oldest building in the world to receive a Leadership in Energy Design Gold certification.
The folks at Treasury digging deep to connect Tim to the environment with this. My bet is Tim has no clue how the building is heated. Like most of the stuff from D.C.; form over substance.
47. Secretary Geithner ordered the elimination of the minting of the dollar coins.
Unbelievable….. The coins were costing $50m a year and no one wanted them. Any idiot could have seen this. Tim takes credit for the obvious.
46. ..the weighted average maturity of Treasury securities is now at its longest level in a decade – and is up nearly 33 percent since October 2008.
Tim's taking credit for this? This could never have happened were it not for Bernanke QEing for the entire time Tim was selling paper. What the Treasury does not give Tim proper credit for is the increase in Debt. In Tim's 1,460 days debt increased $5.8 TRILLION! A , a 182% increase!!
45. During Secretary Geithner's tenure, Treasury proposed more than $1.1 billion in savings.
Yes, but actually only achieved half of that. Geithner spent $50B in his four years just turning the lights on at Treasury. The damn IRS is costing $12B a year! For bean-counters!
41. During Secretary Geithner's tenure, Treasury worked to support lending for families. For example, more than 1 million student loans….
Tim looks at this an accomplishment. I look at as an off-balance sheet stimulus to the economy. I think Tim abused student lending. I think Tim set the country up for another Fannie Mae experience, where taxpayers will eat a loss due to government lending.
39. Secretary Geithner has pushed the regulatory agencies with rulewriting authority to move quickly but diligently in implementing Wall Street reform.
9. During Secretary Geithner's tenure, Treasury completed the wind down of the portfolio of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) it acquired as part of its response to the financial crisis.
Great! Tim Sold the Bonds to the Fed! To say that this is an accomplishment is a deception.
13. Secretary Geithner will be the eleventh longest serving Treasury Secretary in the Department's history.
This is an accomplishment. I can't believe he made it this long. I think he should have been dumped after the Turbo Tax problem.
10. Secretary Geithner has made 24 appearances on Sunday morning talk shows.
And in every one of them he had a smarmy, know-it-all attitude.
16. Secretary Geithner was born in New York City but spent much of his childhood outside the United States in Zimbabwe….
…..where he first became enamored with devaluing a currency to achieve "success".
Anyway, I feel like I owe Tim some thanks. He gave me a bunch of stories the last few years.. Most of those were at Tim's expense. Like in the the Godfather, it was only business, nothing personal.


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Recently downloaded the latest version of Eternal X, after getting a new computer. I'll probably post what I liked and didn't like when compared to the last version I played in another post, after I've finished the game. Right now, I'm stuck.
I'm in Chapter 3, playing Second to Last of the Mohicans in the failure path. I've gotten to the end, but the terminal just displays a jumbled message from Thoth and doesn't teleport me out. I've run back and forth through the whole level and killed every Pfhor, except for three that appear to be out of reach behind a hangar door I can't open, and I still can't leave.
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Many people all over the world want to be fit. For some, it is easy, as they already have their fitness regimens and diet plans. For others, it may be a bit hard, as they may not have any plans at all. Fitness is not as difficult as many would believe, provided you have the proper information, like the advice found in this article.
In order to truly commit to a fitness program, you need to change your attitudes and beliefs about fitness. You need to be willing to work hard, even when you're feeling tired or lazy. Only if you are willing to make solid, lasting changes will you able to make fitness a part of your life.
If you're a person who likes to walk for your daily dose of exercise, make sure you bend your elbows while you're walking. Doing this will make you swing your arms faster and in turn you'll move your legs faster. Not only will you either finish your work out sooner or go further, but you'll burn even more calories while you're doing it!
To help you perform your best during your workout, you need to stay hydrated. Losing even one percent of your body weight through sweat can place added stress to your cardiovascular system. Two hours before working out drink at least 16 ounces of water. During your workout drink five to ten ounces every 15 to 20 minutes. When you are finished with your workout drink at least 16 ounces of water for each pound of weight loss due to sweat.
If you're just starting to workout, train then drink a pint of protein shake or milk. According to a new study, beginners that used three sets of six exercises and drank a pint of protein immediately after training to failure, gained 5 lbs of muscle within just 8 weeks.
A 24-hour gym can be a useful ally in the fight for total fitness. While establishing a consistent exercise routine is a good thing, what if the would-be fitness maven's schedule dictates that the only time he or she has to work out is at two A.M.? Locating an always-open gym helps exercisers work on unusual schedules without sacrificing their fitness goals.
To ride your bike more efficiently practice with one leg. Riding one-legged forces you to concentrate on good pedaling. Put both legs on the pedals, but let one go limp. At the bottom of the stroke pull up. This will better distribute the work load to your major leg muscles.
Working out in the morning is a great idea, but it isn't always easy to get up early. If you are determined to work out in the morning, try weaning yourself into getting up early. Get up ten to fifteen minutes earlier than normal and do any kind of physical activity. Continue to do this by getting up a little earlier each week until you are up early enough to do a complete workout.
Pay attention to the equipment of the exercise club you choose. Make sure the equipment is well maintained, up-to-date, frequently sanitized and has enough space between each machine. Enough space ensures adequate personal area to exercise, while properly maintained equipment ensures accident free, safe training. Always check the equipment before you use it.
Don't just focus strength building on machine weights. It takes a couple of years to actually see an increase of strength on these types of machines. Studies also show that many older adults who rely them had a 3.5% loss of strength in everyday activities.
If you have trouble with the word exercise and avoid it all costs, maybe you should call it something else. It could just be a psychological barrier that keeps you from reaching your full potential. So call it "mowing the lawn" or "taking a breather", but whatever you decide to call it, it is sure to work.
As stated before, being fit is not as difficult to achieve as many people perceive it to be. Using the proper fitness techniques, like the ones found in the article above, anyone with no previous fitness experience can become fit and healthy and start seeing results in no time at all.


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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Custom adapter in color
Click here to download the example program.
It turned out that the color scheme used by ListView is eventually taken from the active theme. It is possible to change it programmatically but it is quite complicated to do so. Meanwhile, with themes, it is relatively easy. If you know the information source. The Android development guide is almost completely useless regarding themes, for example sample themes don't work. This blog entry from Brainflush is much more informative, at least its examples work. The source that helped me the most was the actual Android XML fileset that defines the themes. If you have access to the Android source tree, the Android system resources can be found under the platform\frameworks\base\core\res\res directory. The relevant files are styles.xml under the values subdirectory and the content of the drawable subdirectory.
If you check the styles.xml in the res/values directory in our example program, you will see that modifying the color scheme of the ListView is a quite complicated, multi-step process. First of all, in res/values/styles.xml, the ListView style is overridden with the android:listViewStyle property. The ListViewStyle (MyListView) in turn references a list selector (android:listSelector) that is stored in the res/drawable directory. That selector defines color schemes for all the possible state combination of the list row. To increase the fun, the resource compiler screwed up the image IDs in the R.java file if the weather icon image files were not at the beginning of the file name list, hence the bizarre names in the drawable subdirectory. Now what we need more is a transition that refers a 9-patch background image (block blue in our case) for the selected row and we are ready.
Don't say that it was not easy.
PS: I apologize for the hideous colors. :-)
8 comments:
- Marcus said...
Thanks for the post. I will have a look into the example soon.
I also digged very deep into the themes story and made the same experiences (dev guide is useless).
My problem: I want to use the system light theme. The problem are listviews in alertdialogs! They get a white background and also a white textcolor, so not readable.
It took me nearly one day to find a workaround. There are also some questions about that in the google dev groups. But no clear solution.
Do you have an answer to that?
(just create an activity with light-theme, then create and show an alertdialog with an adapter set...)
- July 1, 2009 at 3:42 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
Hi, Marcus,
As I proposed in the post, I think you should check the system style and themes files. These are themes.xml and styles.xml. I checked themes.xml and I noticed that alertDialogStyle is not set for Theme.Light. I don't know what the default is but clearly, it is not in sync with Widget.ListView.White style which is set as listViewStyle for Theme.Light.
I propose that you set the style explicitly for your alertDialog and define that style in your own styles.xml file.
- July 1, 2009 at 7:48 PM
- Marcus said...
Hi, thank you for reply.
Sadly it isn't as easy as it seems... ;)
I checked the system themes and styles. But also if I derive a Theme from Theme.Light and set the alertDialogStyle, it doesn't work. Looking into the reference shows that this attribute only affects the drawables, not the styles used for a listview inside an AlertDialog.
I create the AlertDialog via the AlertDialog.Builder for convenience (you can set directly an adapter without having an own layout). And I also checked the source of AlertDialog & Builder... it is using the default Theme.Dialog style. And sadly the builder has no possibility to set an own style! :(
If you like just try it as I described in my previous comment (last sentence).
- July 1, 2009 at 10:07 PM
- Gabor Paller said...
The text appearance style has to be set on the individual elements of the child view of ListView.
I updated the example program (download again if you have already downloaded it). The display became even more ugly. :-)
What it demonstrates, however, how to set the text style of list elements (including color). Check out the SpecialText style in res/values/styles.txt and see, how that style is applied in WeatherAdapter.java.
- July 1, 2009 at 11:58 PM
- yuantech said...
Thanks for the info and the example codes. My question is how should i override the baseAdapter class so that I could use multiple choice type of list?
Hope for your reply soon. :)
- August 4, 2009 at 11:44 AM
- Gabor Paller said...
"so that I could use multiple choice type of list? "
That's not the adapter's problem. Use android:choiceMode="multipleChoice" in the layout file. Documentation at the android.widget.ListView class.
- August 7, 2009 at 12:25 PM
- Radu Motisan said...
Another custom adapter listview example:
without using XML resources.
- August 28, 2010 at 7:23 PM
- ryan foster said...
AlertDialog.Builder is hardcoded to use com.android.internal.R.style.Theme_Dialog_Alert.
So you'd have to rewrite the Dialog
- October 14, 2010 at 8:01 PM


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The kitchen is the most common gathering place in a home. In most homes, it truly is the heart of the home. It's where families are fed and friends are gathered. This is why it is so common for this particular space to stay unorganized and messy. After reading this blog you are going to have very helpful tools to help you get that clean, clutter-free kitchen you've always wanted.
Take a look at some good examples of bad, junky, cluttered kitchens!
How on earth does this person function in their kitchen?!? There is absolutely no work space.
There are no words for this...
For items such as spices and canisters of pasta, these do not need to be on display. Also, notice that there are 2 knife sets. I would remove the set above the stove. Even, though it's not on the counter it makes the space look crowded.
Please do not leave food out on your counter. There is a reason we have pantries. If you do not have a pantry, designate specific cabinets for food only.
A lot of people stack their small appliances or spoons next to one another on the counter. This looks junky and takes up valuable prep space.
Now, lets take a look at some great options to keep those countertops clutter free.
These are great options if you are remodeling or building a new house. Keep these ideas in mind for storage.
When you are designing a kitchen, keep in mind how many small kitchen appliances you have and use frequently. Appliance garages are a great way to hide the mixer, toaster oven, blender, etc...
This is great for the small appliances that you use everyday. Pull out, push in.
For those of you who need functional storage ideas for your current kitchen take a look below.
Roll-out under cabinet drawers are a great way to make the most out of your storage. These allow you to completely use all of the space your cabinets have to offer. Click here to find out where to buy.
Baskets look great under a island or in open shelving. They are easy to pile stuff in and still look great. Crate and Barrel has a large selection of baskets you can choose from.
This is a great option for storing spices in a cabinet. I personally have this spice shelf in my kitchen and I love it. It's simple and functional. This can be purchased at your local Bed Bath & Beyond.
If anyone of you are like me, then your mail ends up on the kitchen counter. By the end of the week there is a HUGE mound of letters and magazines. The Container Store has great options to keep your mail organized.
Pottery Barn has great storage solutions. My father-in-law gave me the letter bin and dry-erase calendar for Christmas. I LOVE it! It looks great and keeps my mail off of my kitchen counter.
If your cabinets are packet tight and you simply must have your small appliances on your counter, you should think about using a cute appliance cover. These are easy to make or you can find them on Etsy.
This is cute for a fun, contemporary kitchen. I love the pocket for the spoon. This fabric is from Ikea. Check out Etsy for this exact cover.
Check out Etsy to find this adorable mixer cover.
This is such a cute toast cover. Check out Etsy to find others just like it.
Here are pictures of kitchens that are clutter free and look fabulous.
It is ok to have 1-2 small appliances out. Just make sure thats not the first thing you see when you walk into your kitchen.
This kitchen has lots of storage. Notice the appliance garage in the far corner. Also, the canisters and paper towel holder match.
Here are a few exceptions to clearing the clutter.
All of these kitchens are very appealing because the kitchen accessories match the theme of the kitchen. It is very important that the items that will stay on the counter color coordinate well with the rest of the kitchen.
Peter Walsh is an expert organizer and clutter-clearer gooroo. Check out his tips on how to keep your kitchen and dining room clutter free.
Try to set aside some time this weekend and clear the clutter off your kitchen counters. Send us pictures of your storage solutions and we'll post them on our blog.
Have a blessed day, Hannah


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Homeopathic medicines for first aid and sports injuries are very easy to prescribe and are usually very effective in reducing pain of the injury and speeding the healing process. It is thus no wonder that many superstar athletes have heard about homeopathy and have begun to benefit from its use. Football superstar O.J. Simpson, tennis player Boris Becker, New York Knick coach Pat Riley, ex-Yankee pitcher Jim Bouton, and pro golfer Sally Little are but some of the athletes who spell relief with H-O-M-E-O-P-A-T-H-Y.
The following medicines are used to treat people in first aid situations. There are other homeopathic medicines that can also used, but these are the most commonly used medicines for the conditions described.
NOTE: Homeopaths use the latin names for their medicines since a similar nomenclature is needed to converse with homeopaths throughout the world.
ARNICA (mountain daisy)
ARNICA is mentioned first because it is a medicine par excellence for the shock or trauma of any injury. It is necessary to treat an injured person for shock first unless the injury is very mild or unless the person is bleeding so profusely that stopping the bleeding should be attended to immediately. Since ARNICA is the first medicine prescribed in numerous types of injuries, it is the most common medicine used in first aid. It helps reduce shock, relieve pain, diminish swelling, and begin healing. ARNICA is a great medicine for injuries to muscles, especially when there is pain from overexertion.
ARNICA is also an excellent medicine before or after surgery since the body experiences a state of shock from these medical procedures. It is used as well before and after dental surgery, and before, during, and after labor to help the mother and infant deal with the shock and stress of birth.
Common conditions for use: Shock or trauma of injury; surgical shock; muscle injuries.
HYPERICUM (St. John's Wort)
HYPERICUM is an excellent medicine for injuries to nerves or to injured parts of the body which are richly supplied with nerves (fingers, toes, the spine). Generally, such injuries have sharp or shooting pains, and the injured part is very sensitive to touch. HYPERICUM is also good for old injuries to nerves which still seem to both the person.
King George VI of England was so impressed by the effectiveness of HYPERICUM that he named his prize racehorse after it.
Common conditions for use: Injuries to nerves.
URTICA URENS (Stinging Nettle)
As you might have predicted from learning about the law of similars, URTICA URENS is the medicine of choice for burns (stinging nettle, as you may know, causes a burn upon contact with the spine of the plant). URTICA URENS in external application is also helpful in diminishing the pain of the burn and in promoting healing. Such application should be diluted approximately one part of URTICA URENS with ten parts water.
Common conditions for use: burns.
LEDUM (Marsh Tea)
LEDUM is the best medicine for puncture wounds, whether it be from a needle, a nail, or other sharp object. Deep punctures or punctures from rusty nail should receive medical attention, but this should not delay you from taking LEDUM which has no side-effects and which can be helpful in healing wounds and preventing tetanus. LEDUM is also commonly prescribed for insect stings and animal bites. It's applicable as well to people with severe bruising (black eyes or blows from firm objects), especially if the affected part feels cold and yet feels relieved by cold applications.
Common conditions for use: puncture wounds; insect bites.
RHUS TOX (Poison Ivy)
Although some people cringe when they even hear someone mention poison ivy, it is an obten prescribed homeopathic medicine (in non-toxic homeopathically prepared dose!). It is a great medicine for certain types of skin conditions (since it causes them!) as well as for numerous other conditions which homeopaths have found it causes in overdose. One of the conditions it causes in overdose is the rupturing of ligaments and tendons. Because of this, it is the most common medicine prescribed for sprains and strains, especially the type of sprain and strain that is worse upon initial motion but that is better upon continued motion. It is also a medicine given for dislocated joints. ARNICA is another medicine to condition for dislocations.
Common condition for use: Sprains or strains.
RUTA (Rue)
RUTA is the medicine given for severe sprains where the person has a torn or wrenched tendon, split ligament, or bruised periosteum (bone covering). It is also the most common medicine prescribed for recent or old injuries to the knee or elbow. As such, it is one of the medicine prescribed for "tennis elbow."
Common conditions for use: Severe sprain; injury to the bone.
SYMPHYTUM (Comfrey)
Homeopaths, like herbalists, use SYMPHYTUM for fractures. Homeopaths, however, give their medicine in potentized dose rather than in teas and poultices as done by herbalists. Although one must go to a physician to have the fracture re-set and placed in a cast, SYMPHYTUM will relieve pain and promote rapid healing of the fracture. Besides its application in fractures, SYMPHYTUM is a great medicine for injuries to the eyeball, bones around the eyes, and the cheekbones.
Common conditions for use: Fractures; facial injuries.
External Applications
Some homeopathic medicines are used externally,* including:
CALENDULA (Marigold)
CALENDULA TINCTURE (in an alcohol base), GEL, SPRAY, and OINTMENT are invaluable external applications in treating cuts and abrasions. CALENDULA is known to have antiseptic properties due to its organic iodine content. CALENDULA helps stop bleeding, inhibits infection, and promotes granulation of tissues to help heal wounds and burns. CALENDULA TINCTURE should not be applied directly on a cut since its alcohol content causes stinging pain. It is best to dilute this tincture with a little water. If you'd like to avoid this effort, you can instead directly apply CALENDULA GEL, SPRAY, or OINTMENT.
Note: CALENDULA works so rapidly in healing the skin that it is not recommended for use in deep cuts. In deep cuts CALENDULA sometimes can close and heal the outside skin before the tissue underneath is completely healed.
Common conditions for use: Cuts, abrasions, burns.
HYPERICUM (St. John's Wort)
HYPERICUM TINCTURE is recommended as an external application in treating deep cuts since it helps heal internal structures as well as the skin. It also has the ability to close open wounds and thus sometimes prevents the need for stitches. HYPERICUM is also used for septic (infected) wounds (CALENDULA, in comparison, is primarily good for clean uninfected cuts). HYPERICUM TINCTURE, like other external applications which have an alcohol base, should be diluted prior to application.
Common conditions for use: Deep cuts, infected cuts.
General Rules for Determining Dosage
People who are beginners in homeopathy should primarily use the 6th potency (written on the bottom as "6x" or "6c") or the 30th potency ("30x" or "30c"). The 6x is a dose of the medicine that has been diluted 1:10 six times with vigorous shaking between each dilution, while the 6c has been diluted 1:100 six times. Only homeopathic practitioners who have a great deal more knowledge of homeopathy should use the higher potencies (200x, 1000x, or higher). It is important to remember that homeopathic medicines are more powerful the more they experience "potentization"--the pharmaceutical process of dilution and shaking. Higher potencies thus should be used with great care.
Homeopaths have found that injured people tend to need more frequent repetition of doses shortly after injury. One may need to prescribe a medicine every 30 to 60 minutes immediately after severe injury. After a couple of hours, the frequency of doses can diminish to every other hour or every fourth hour, depending upon the severity of pain. Doses every four hours or four times a day are common when a person has a non-severe injury. A person will generally not need to take a medicine for more than two to four days, except in fractures or severe sprains where one to three doses daily for five to seven days are common.


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But 18 students from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, are in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes this week doing just that.
Many college students use their spring break to party, not swing a hammer.
But 18 students from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, are in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes this week doing just that.
Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity is hosting the students as they spend their week off building and rehabilitating houses to help local families in need of affordable housing.
"Some people might take off and take a trip to Cancun to have fun," said Daniel Troster, 19. "But we're having more fun while helping people."
The students are participating in Habitat for Humanity's national alternative break program, Collegiate Challenge. The University of Guelph regularly sends students off on volunteer missions during their break, called Reading Week, as a part of a program called Project Serve Canada, said Brittany Smith, 21, a group leader.
Students from the University of Guelph have been coming to Terrebonne and Lafourche for the last four years to help build homes, said Aimee B. McLafferty, volunteer coordinator with Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity.
"This is a great way to involve students from all over the world in rebuilding efforts here in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes," McLafferty said.
More than 208,000 students have spent their spring breaks volunteering at Habitat construction sites around the country during the program's Collegiate Challenge program, donating more than $20 million in labor to Habitat programs.
"We're grateful to Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity for hosting the students as part of Collegiate Challenge," said Jenn Skudlarek, Habitat for Humanity International's manager of U.S. volunteer programs. "Their work together makes a meaningful difference and will have a lasting impact in communities across the country."
Bayou Area Habitat for Humanity has brought volunteers from all over the world to work on homes since hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. More than 200 volunteer groups have visited the area since then, building 103 homes for low-income families. They've visited from every state and province in the U.S. and Canada.
Volunteers have built homes in Thibodaux, Gray, Houma and Galliano. Their next project is planned for north Thibodaux later this year.
Another group of students will be visiting from the University of New Brunswick the first week of March to help work on homes as a part of Habitat for Humanity's Global Village program.
Kirsten Paulter, 22, is on her second stint with Habitat. She travelled to Texas last year to work on a build, and it was such a great experience she decided to come back.
"You get to experience a different culture and help a community," she said.
The group spent the early part of the week gutting houses and removing floors in homes in Habitat's Bon Jovi Boulevard subdivision in Gray, preparing them for a new deserving family.
On Thursday, they worked to install a new roof on a home on St. Charles Street in Thibodaux.
Smith said she decided to come down because it was her last year in school and she wanted to do something memorable.
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Louisianans who ran into the group were a little shocked that they were down at the beach in shorts, Paulter said. But back in Guelph, the high was a brisk 25 degrees Thursday.
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FIRST OF ALL, congratulations to all of us, to every Filipino for being the luckiest people in the world – during elections. We probably have the most number of countrymen who wanted to 'serve' us.
The funny thing was, all of them promised, within six years, to accomplish two major things that even God has failed to do in two billion years: ending poverty and stamping out corruption. Cute!
The historic automated general election takes place Monday, May 10. Yes, it's now happening. We all survived several months of mudslinging, unbelievable pitches, excruciating political ads, unprecedented spending, malfunctioning PCOS machines, psychiatric reports, and Nanay Curing.
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The winners, in no particular significance are:
"Nagulat Kayo 'Noh?" Award
Winner: Iglesia ni Cristo
Think American Idol 2009. Manny Villar was the Adam Lambert to Noynoy Aquino's Kris Allen and INC represented the voting public. It was all Adam from Episode 1 to the final performance night. And then came the shocker at the finalé: the public voted for Kris. Unfortunately for Villar, this is not a singing tilt, and the INC is not voting for a second placer.
Runner-up: Albay Governor Joey Salceda
A week after gathering his Lakas party mates for a loyalty check, he abandoned them. Nakakaloka! Apparently, Noynoy Aquino is a believer of Joey Salceda so he made an offer Joey couldn't refuse. Ang haba ng hair mo girl!
"If You Can't Beat Them, Sue Them!" Award
Winner: Sen. Richard Gordon
This just in! A survey conducted in the Gordon household revealed that Richard Gordon was the top choice of cooks, nannies, and drivers for president. The gardener who conducted the survey is now facing a lawsuit from the Bagumbayan standard-bearer.
"Peke ng Ina Mo " Award
Winner: The Nacionalista Party, its die-hards, and the fake psych evaluation report
Two reasons why the 'mentallly-challenged' issue against a certain candidate failed: One, the documentary evidence presented was a fake. Two, we already knew it.
Runner-up: The Nacionalista Party, its die-hards, and the second fake psych evaluation report
Reason why it failed: the producers (NP) totally forgot that movie sequels traditionally bomb at the box-office
"Ayan, Kasi. Itlog Pa Lang, Nagbilang na Agad ng Sisiw" Award
Winner: Mar Roxas
Interviewed a month ago, he confidently asserted there's no way he'd lose the VP race. Until Francis Joseph Escudero made a pitch for the candidate "na may B."
Two reasons why Roxas would probably lose: One, Jejomar Binay has more than one presidential candidate. Two, Roxas' got half.
"Bugbog-Sarado" Award
Winner: Manny Villar
The 'use' of Nanay Curing says it all.
"Mehh Ganun?" Award otherwise known as the "Cheesiest Declaration of a Political Endorsement" Award
Winner: Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, Kingdom of Jesus Christ: The Name Above Every Name
"Pinakita Niya sa 'kin hindi po ang mukha ni Gilbert Teodoro, kundi ang nakita ko sa aking harapan ay si President Obama. Nagkamayan kami, nagyakapan kami, nagpalitrato kami, ngunit sa uluhan po namin ay nakita ko, hindi po Barack Obama ang kanyang pangalan. Alam n'yo po kung ano? Gib Obama, Gibo Obama."
Three letters and an exclamation point: WTF!
"Weapon of Mass Appeal Destruction" Award
Runaway Winner: The "Villarroyo" tag
Two reasons why it worked against Villar: One, the public really hated GMA. Two, it's true.
"Punyeta! Pati Ako Napapakanta!" Award
Winner: Manny Villar's "Nakaligo ka na ba sa dagat ng basura?" Jingle
The ad propelled the NP standard-bearer to a statistical tie with his closest rival, and its catchy tune produced this generation's youngest political turncoat – Baby James. Vilyay!
Runner-up: GMA Network's "Bilog na Hugis Itlog" Election Advocacy Campaign Jingle
I wonder what or whose "itlog" was being referred to in the song but wasn't the shape of that thingy in our ballot ovate? Anyway, altogether now… "May bilog, may bilog na hugis itlog…"
"Tiba-Tiba" Award
Winner: ABS-CBN, GMA7, other broadcast networks, newspapers
For the millions if not billions of pesos in revenues from political advertisements. Walang kinikilingan! Walang pinuprotektahan! At magpapatrol saan man sa mundo, basta't may TV at may tao! Whateverrrrr! Blow-out naman d'yan, mga friends!
Runner-up: Candidates who solicited and accepted campaign contributions but never really campaigned. Matalo man, panalo pa rin! Ang kakapal ng mukha n'yo!
Best Single Performance By A Female Supporter in a Non-Campaign Sortie
Winner: Kris Aquino on 'The Buzz' (March 14, 2010)
In her most convincing performance yet as an actress, an emotional Kris Aquino took a swipe at her brother's critics. Nope, she was not campaigning. It just so happened that she had to mention the name "Noynoy" 15 times during Boy Abunda's interview.
Runner-up: Baby Villar-Benedicto lambasting ABS-CBN and GMA 7 for being allegedly biased against her brother
A few more workshop sessions and Odette Khan's got competition. Good luck!
"In All Fairness, Kinaya Nilang Manahimik During the Campaign" Award
Winner: Korina Sanchez
Two thumbs up for Mrs. Palengke for keeping it low-key. Next time lang, kung manonood ka ng Tears for Fears concert at magpa-flash ka ng Laban sign sa camera, make sure na wala sa crowd ang very honest na si TJ Manotoc para 'di ka ulit ma-tweet!
Runner-up: The Macapagal-Arroyos
Aminin n'yo, tahimik sila! Na-miss n'yo 'noh?
"Campaign Paraphernalia Gone Wrong" Award
Winner: Nanay Curing Villar
Two reasons why it failed: One, she's octogenarian, let her rest! Two, she's in orange.
Runner-up: Baby James
Two reasons why it failed: one, like his mother Kris, he is tactless. Two, he's not cute. (Come on, objectively, he's not!)
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Making predictions is a tricky business. Futurologists continuously run the risk of embarrassing themselves professionally with their visions of the future. Mere mortals take an even bigger gamble.
Leafing through a pile of old magazines that were finally on their way to the recycling bin, I spotted an brief article in the 29 August 2006 edition of Ariel. It listed Ashley Highfield's chronology of the digital future between 2006 and 2011. Back in those days, Ashley Highfield was the BBC's director of new media and technology.
2006: Share of viewing among 16-24 year olds falls by 20 percent with the internet as popular as television.
2007: BBC gets the go-ahead to launch its entire pan-channel 450 hour schedule through the iPlayer, followed by the release of significant parts of the archive. The shift in consumption from scheduled television to on-demand begins to accelerate, aided by improved search, recommendations and cross promotion. This is the so-called long tail effect where archive, back catalogue and niche tastes account for 25 percent of Amazon sales.
2008: The BBC has put 1.2m hours or archive on the iPlayer and a resurgent lTV creates its own on-demand portal, also releasing content through Bebo, YouTube, MySpace and the iPlayer.
2009: Television's long tail is accounting for 25 percent of consumption and 33 percent of revenues for those commercial players who realised their future lay in on-demand.
2011: Microsoft's digital home is finally working successfully, making it easy to move video around the house from pc to tv set. Those broadcasters who had not created strong aggregator brands for themselves, nor bothered to secure on-demand rights, nor valued their archives, nor invested in the proper technology are in serious trouble. A primetime hit is now 4m viewers. Only two programmes break 10m - the world cup and the royal wedding.
Today Ashley Highfield works for Microsoft … and according to Wikipedia's pen picture, his responsibilities probably do include getting Microsoft's digital home finally working successfully!
"UK Managing Director of Microsoft (Consumer & Online), responsible for Windows Mobile, MSN, Hotmail, Windows Live/Instant Messenger, and the newly announced Google rival, Bing" (source: Wikipedia)
He was spot on with his prediction that there would be a Royal Wedding in 2011, though the wedding coverage achieved higher (than he predicted) viewing figures: BBC (13.44m, 62.8% share); ITV1 (5.79m, 21.0% share).
The week of the wedding (35 April-1 May), Britain's Got Talent pulled in 10.8m viewers, while Coronation Street, Eastenders and Emmerdale all topped 6m viewers each night. Episodes of hit dramas still achieve viewing figures of between 4.5 and 6 million.
Linear TV isn't fading fast - but whether Microsoft's digital home yet working is even more questionable!


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September 14, 2005
"If Katrina has laid bare the shortcomings of Bush-style conservatism, it has also exposed problems with contemporary urban liberalism."
7 comments:
- Goesh said...
Yup, yup, the Democrats could really make some political hay from this if the Governor of La. and the Mayor of New Orleans were not Democrats. Too bad for reality....but then, those that are suffering the most don't vote much, so it's a draw...
- Eddie said...
I have had posts on my blog saying that the deaths in Iraq were mostly in poor, urban areas where minorities primarily live. The irony of that statement is that liberals are ALL the one's in charge of these big City governments. When a strong conservative or moderate takes over a big City, like Guiliani, things improve overnight.
- Sloanasaurus said...
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- Sloanasaurus said...
always thought that the Republican party had a better sell to cynical people. If the republican party is the party of the business class and the well to do, then the poor should vote republican becuase republicans know that to keep votes they would need to turn poor people into middle class people.
In contrast, why would democrats seek to help out the poor at all. If they help out the poor and the poor moves into the middle class, they will start voting republican! If I was cynical about the human condition (and believed politicians only cared about getting re-elected) I would never vote democrat because a democrat wants you to stay poor.
Don't bash me too much, its just an observation.
- Anna said...
Sloanasaurus: I have to agree with you. Liberals are all for welfare. In fact, they really like it because it keeps the poor dependent. Then they need the liberals since they are the ones that love entitlement and big government agencies. And you know the liberals are the only ones that really care about the poor.
Conservatives are the evil ones. They would like to help get people off welfare and have them become self-sufficient because that is empowering, but since they don't want to keep pouring money into a welfare system that hasn't worked in decades and try something different (like continuing education and trade training incentives), they are evil.
Now I will be the one to get bashed.
- Meade said...
Yes, well, it would be interesting to get Elizabeth's take on this article in TNR now that I understand she lives in N.O.
- bos0x said...
Anna: A tear rolled down my cheek when I read that part about empowerment, honestly. You conservatives are so sweet and open-minded and gracious and whatever...well, except I haven't heard a conservative say anything that sounded remotely like that in real life. Usually when conservatives go whining about welfare, it's because they saw some woman in a supermarket checkout line wearing, like, makeup and clean clothes and maybe a little jewelry and she was buying - are you ready for this? - steak with food stamps, who obviously represents every single person on welfare ever. Then they go on about how physically nauseated they were that they actually saw a poor person who isn't pathetic and filthy, who doesn't wear plus-sized Route 66 jeans and eat ramen 365 days per year. Because if I have to give my hard-earned tax dollars to poor people, they better be goddamn quaint, okay?? I want to see that hopeless, downtrodden look on their faces!
Also...what is "trade training"? Like a Bryman college kind of thing? Which is already advertised 800 times per day between late morning talk shows? The government needs to spend money recruiting people into these programs, instead of on welfare?? Yes, I think it would, in fact, be wonderful to have a government that is absolutely useless. Well said.
Sloanasaurus: Absolutely. Cynical people just love conservatives! I bet that every cynical person believes that if you truly let Jesus Christ into your heart and also funnel such a percentage of your income into your local church or whatever, your soul will be welcomed into heaven after your death! Also I love this argument: poor people should be Republicans because the Republican party is the party of the business class and the well-to-do. That's flawless logic right there.
Sorry if you view this as bashing! I just don't want to disappoint, and I really don't want to prove your wonderful foresight wrong. You silly little victims are all sooo ky0000t.


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Boyhood Images of John F. Kennedy Jr. Released
(NEW YORK) -- The JFK Library released three newly digitized images on Wednesday of John F. Kennedy Jr. sitting in the pilot's seat of the presidential helicopter as a toddler during his father's presidency.
The photos, according to the JFK Library, were taken during a weekend trip at the presidential country retreat at Camp David in Frederick County, Md., on March 31, 1963.
Dressed in a bright red jacket, the 2-year-old pint-sized Kennedy grins as he pretends to pilot the helicopter, and mugs to the camera.
The photos were shot by Robert Knudsen, the White House photographer from 1946 until 1974. Knudsen shot for the White House through five presidential administrations: Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon.
Though these images were previously available on film, the library has now digitized them and posted them to their website and to a Tumblr page.
The photos, though cute, perhaps foreshadow the young Kennedy's death. As an adult, Kennedy went on to become a lawyer and magazine publisher, as well as a recreational pilot. He died when a small plane carrying him; his wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy; and her older sister, Lauren Bessette, went down over the Atlantic Ocean near Martha's Vineyard on July 16, 1999.
The crash was determined to have been caused by "the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a descent over water at night, which was a result of spatial disorientation," according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Kennedy was 39 when he died.
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Yesterday, Apple broke the $500 billion barrier.
This prompted many people, including me, to wonder whether it could get to $1 trillion.
And the answer to this question seems the same as it was when Apple was $200 a share— yes, it can.
A lot has to go right, of course. But given the relatively reasonable price of Apple's stock versus Apple's earnings (15X) and the growth potential for Apple's three current businesses (Macs, iPhones, iPads) and expected future business (iTVs), it's just not silly to think that Apple's stock might double over the next few years.
Of course, any time you acknowledge the possibility that something startling might happen in the future, you get shelled by people who have a vested interest in that thing not happening—in this case, people who are short Apple's stock or don't own Apple's stock.
These people howl in rage at your "hype" or smugly assert that you are a moron. And then they throw out a litany of reasons why what you said might happen, might not happen.
And you know what?
They're right.
Apple might not make it to $1 trillion.
Apple might crash. Apple might trade sideways forever. Apple might go into a decade-long funk and then eventually go bust.
Such is life in the technology industry.
Or any industry, for that matter.
But, still, it's worth thinking in detail about what would have to happen for Apple to get to $1 trillion, as well as why that might not happen.
Unless Apple's stock just gets caught up by a wave of euphoria, Apple's future stock appreciation will have to be driven by fundamentals—namely, earnings and cash flow. For simplicity's sake, let's use earnings.
Apple earned about $32 billion last year.
At a $500 billion valuation, the stock is trading at about 15X those earnings.
If Apple's earnings multiple (P/E ratio) stays the same, which is not a given, Apple's earnings will have to double for the company's value to hit $1 trillion.
Specifically, Apple will have to earn about $65 billion in a year.
How much is $65 billion?
A lot.
It is more, I think, than Apple has made in its entire history (up to last year). It's more than twice as much as Exxon-Mobil made last year. It's about 3-times as much as Microsoft made last year. It's 10-times as much as Cisco made last year. It's 15-times as much as JP Morgan made last year. It's 20-times as much as Walmart made last year.
In fact, as far as I know, it's more than any company has ever made in a year in history, even after adjusting for inflation. (Maybe Rockefeller's monopoly Standard Oil made that much. I don't know.)
Of course, no other company that I am aware of has made $32 billion in a year, either, the way Apple did last year. So Apple is already in uncharted territory.
If Apple's profit margin stays the same (a big "if"), to earn $65 billion, Apple will have to double its revenue.
Apple generated a staggering $125 billion of revenue last year, so doubling revenue would mean generating $250 billion of revenue.
That is an extraordinary amount of revenue.
But, unlike Apple's earnings, it's not an unprecedented amount of revenue. Walmart generated more than $400 billion of revenue last year—by selling everything to everyone, from food to clothes to iPads to guns to lawn mowers. So companies can, sometimes, get that big.
Of course, Apple doesn't sell everything to everyone. It only sells one thing: electronic gadgets. And it doesn't sell them to "everyone" because Apple charges premium prices—and because there is still a hierarchy of needs, and people can't eat iPads. Yet.
So, Apple getting to $250 billion of revenue would be far more extraordinary than Walmart getting to $400 billion of revenue. (Though not much more extraordinary than Apple getting to the $125 billion of revenue it already has).
On the other hand, for Apple to get to $250 billion of revenue, it would only have to sell twice as many Macs, iPhones, and iPads as it sold last year.
Mac sales are growing much faster than PC sales, so it doesn't seem unreasonable to think that Mac sales could double.
iPhone sales are growing extremely rapidly along with the smartphone market, and there are about 5 billion "dumbphones" that will soon be replaced with smartphones. So it doesn't seem unreasonable to think that Apple could soon sell twice as many iPhones as it sold last year.
iPad sales are going through the roof, and Apple pretty much owns the tablet market. So it seems a lay-up to think that iPad sales are going to double over the next few years.
And then there's the TV business, which Apple is expected to enter later this year. That's a huge business, too.
So, it actually seems reasonable to think that Apple could double its revenue over the next few years.
And that leaves profit margins.
The most extraordinary aspect of Apple's business right now is not its revenue growth, which is plenty extraordinary. It's its profit margin.
In fiscal 2011, Apple had a mind-blowing 24 percent net profit margin.
Why is that mind-blowing?
It's mind-blowing because hardware companies just don't have profit margins like that. Even software companies don't usually have profit margins like that.
The hardware business is generally a cut-throat commodity business with razor-thin profit margins.
Dell, for example, which used to be considered a talented hardware manufacturer, has a 4 percent profit margin. HP, which sells hardware and software, has a 6 percent margin. IBM, which sells hardware, software, and services, has a 15 percent margin.
So you can understand why Apple's profit margin is mind-blowing.
And—here's the important point—Apple's mind-blowing profit margin may well be a temporary aberration.
If free market capitalism works the way it has in the past, competitors will gradually eat into Apple's humongous profit margin.
Right now, people are willing to pay a premium for Apple products, and Apple's manufacturing processes are more efficient than those of its competitors.
But Apple's competitors should continue to improve. And as Apple's competitors get better and more efficient, Apple's ability to charge such a premium for its products may fade.
Or Apple may be forced to pay its Chinese manufacturers more. Or, as Apple moves more and more mass-market, it may have to cut prices just to make its products more affordable for regular people (Walmart shoppers, for example). Or Google's Android might become the dominant mobile platform, destroying the huge "network effect" advantage Apple currently has with apps and developers. Or Apple's margins on its TV product may be much lower than its profits on its iPhones and iPads. And so on.
The bottom line is that, for any of a dozen reasons, Apple's profit margin may shrink to more normal levels.
And if Apple's profit margin shrinks, Apple will have to generate more revenue to earn the $65 billion of net income it will need to become a $1 trillion company.
If Apple's profit margin shrinks to, say, 15 percent, for example, which would still be vastly higher than Dell and HP and on a par with IBM, Apple would have to generate $400+ billion of revenue to earn $65 billion. That's how much revenue Walmart generated last year.
Then, lastly, there's the earnings multiple—the price investors are willing to pay for a dollar of Apple's earnings.
Right now, Apple trades at a 15X earnings multiple (based on last year's earnings).
That's about an average earnings multiple for the average company over the past century—so it's certainly not an absurd multiple, especially considering how fast Apple is growing.
On the other hand, it's not a ridiculously low multiple, either.
And it could shrink.
In a few years, if Apple's revenue growth slows and its profit margin shrinks, Apple's earnings growth would slow dramatically, and its earnings multiple would probably shrink.
For a massive tech company with solid revenue growth and a shrinking profit margin, an earnings multiple of 10X-12X might be reasonable.
If Apple's PE multiple shrinks, Apple might have to generate MORE than $65 billion of profit to support its $1 trillion valuation.
So, you see, it will indeed be a tall order for Apple to become a $1 trillion company.
And this is no surprise. The reason no company has become a $1 trillion company is because it's really, really hard to do.
It would be much easier for Apple to stop being an extraordinary company and now become a normal good company, in which case its stock might move sideways for a decade or more.
Or, with the loss of Steve Jobs, Apple might soon fall on hard times again, in which case its stock might crater.
On the other hand ...
Someday, some company will become a $1 trillion company. If nothing else, inflation will make sure of that.
And it's hard to imagine a company more likely to become a $1 trillion company than Apple. And it's very easy to see how the company could get there.
(Again, to get there, Apple would have to double the sales of its three main products and maintain its profit margin and earnings multiple.)
So, in conclusion, again, it's just not silly to think that Apple could become a $1 trillion company.
And it's also not silly to think that it won't.
(What's my guess? My guess is that it will ...)
SEE ALSO: Apple Blows Through $500 Billion—And It's Not Silly To Think It Will Hit $1 Trillion
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Seed funding for innovative projects opens the door for new possibilities to impact students' academic experiences. OHIO's 1804 Fund grant program provides the resources to get these unique ideas and initiatives off the ground.
Through OHIO's 1804 Fund, Alexis Chambers, a third-year Political Science student, earned the opportunity of a lifetime to study abroad in Meknes, Morocco last summer. OHIO's Office of Nationally Competitive Awards (ONCA) helped her navigate the application process to compete for a nationally competitive scholarship for talented students with limited financial means study abroad. Alexis says she is "grateful for the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards staff because they allowed me to take full advantage of a very rewarding experience…. Through private gifts from OHIO alumni and friends, students like me can realize dreams never thought possible."
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