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Zurich to look at 'undue pressure' on CFO
GENEVA (AP) — After the apparent suicide of its chief financial officer and the sudden resignation of its chairman in response, Zurich Insurance Group has launched an investigation into their working relationship.
Zurich's acting chairman, Tom de Swaan, said Friday that the company's board would look into the possibility of "undue pressure" placed upon Pierre Wauthier, who was found dead Monday and left a note describing his dealings with former chairman Josef Ackermann.
"We were informed that such a letter exists, and we are aware of its content. And it's correct that it relates to the relationship between Pierre Wauthier and Joe Ackermann," de Swaan said in a conference call with investors and analysts.
"These tragic events have cast a shadow over Zurich," de Swaan said.
Ackermann said he resigned abruptly on Thursday to avoid any damage to Zurich's reputation, citing "unfounded" allegations by Wauthier's family that he bore some responsibility for the former CFO's death.
According to a Zurich official, who has been briefed on the note by the company but spoke to The Associated Press only on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, Wauthier wrote that he disagreed with Ackermann over how the company did its financial reporting and was being pressured by Ackermann on how the numbers should be presented. Ackermann thought that Wauthier was playing down some negative aspects of the company's financial performance, the official said.
Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger of Zurich also reported there was disagreement between Ackermann and Wauthier over how the company's financial results should be presented in its reporting to investors.
While he would not detail the note's contents to the conference call, de Swaan clearly indicated that the probe into undue pressure was a direct result of what Wauthier wrote before his death.
"The board sees it as its prime responsibility to look into the question as to whether there was undue pressure placed on our CFO," said de Swaan, who had been vice chairman of the board until this week. "Let me be absolutely clear: We, meaning the board and the management of Zurich, take corporate culture and behavior very seriously."
Ackermann had left Deutsche Bank only last year to become chairman of Zurich. The company reported that it was struggling to meet its targets and posted an 18 percent drop in quarterly profits just two weeks before the chief financial officer's death.
Zurich's CEO Martin Senn said the company remains profitable and the half-year figures it released this month were accurate.
"With respect to what happened in the last few days, I want to make it crystal clear that there is no link between this news and Zurich's business and financial performance," Senn said during the conference call, when he was asked whether Zurich's financial reporting was too "rosy."
"Everything we have said at the half-year stands," Senn said.
"The results, as we have reported them at the half-year and in any other reporting period, they are what they are. They are not, in any way, different than what proper, effective, prudent accounting requirements are. These results are independently reviewed by our auditors. Any comments made now in terms of bringing this incident back into the results — I consider this totally unfounded."
Ackermann is one of Europe's highest-profile businessmen. He had spent more than a decade at Deutsche Bank, where he made significant profits and led the bank through the global financial crisis.
However, his tenure also included legal troubles, some of which still plague his successors.
Ackermann was put on trial on charges of breach of trust in connection with large bonus payments made to executives at telecommunication firm Mannesmann, where he served on the board. Mannesman's CEO, board chair and other officials got 57 million euros ($76 million) in bonuses after they accepted a hostile takeover by Britain's Vodafone in 2000.
He was acquitted in 2004 and but retried after prosecutors appealed. The second trial was halted in 2006 after he agreed to make 3.2 million euros in public and charitable payments


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Financial Post · May 19, 2012 | Last Updated: May 22, 2012 11:40 AM ET
Canadians appear ready to make some sacrifices to own their dream cottage, a new survey suggests.
The online survey conducted by Leger Marketing for Royal LePage Real Estate Services between April 5 and April 12 sampled 1,000 Canadians who own a recreational property or are looking to purchase a recreational property within the next five years.
The survey found 32% would cut discretionary spending to be a cottage owner, another 25% are willing to buy a fixerupper, 23% would buy land with a plan to build in the future and 22% are willing to purchase with friends or family.
Renting it out is also an option, with 10% of current owners saying they would like to do so. However, 83% of owners say they don't actually do it. Among intended buyers, 51% said they would rent out their property if the potential tenant was referred by someone they knew.
The real estate company notes cottage costs can include mortgage payments, property tax, utilities, condo fees and snow removal, which makes renting an attractive option.
"Many Canadians aspire to own a recreational property because of the lifestyle benefit it provides but potential buyers must understand how they plan to finance their purchase to ensure they can afford it," said Phil Soper, chief executive of Royal LePage. "While renting out your property is an attractive option to improve affordability, the ability to do so profitably varies by region. Some areas have bylaws that restrict rental activity while other regions have strict noise regulations that might limit your ability to attract renters."
LePage also asked people what they were looking for in a cottage. Quiet was the No.1 goal, cited by 55% of respondents. Four-season use was second at 38%, followed by boating and fishing at 25%. "Recreational properties are an excellent way to bring families together and to help reduce the stress associated with city living," Mr. Soper says. "This type of real estate can also be a solid investment, particularly if you are interested in a cottage or cabin on the waterfront. Recreational property supply near Canada's urban centres is fixed while populations grow."
Average cottage prices
According to the Royal LePage 2012 Recreational Property Price Summary, these are the average price or price ranges by province, for a standard waterfront, land-access cottage with 1,000 square feet, three bedrooms, on a 100-foot lot:
Prince Edward Island: $120,000 to $200,000
Newfoundland: $132,000
New Brunswick: $110,000
Quebec: $230,000 to $1-million
Ontario: $140,000 to $1-million
Manitoba: $300,000
Saskatchewan: $290,000 to $450,000
Alberta: $300,000 to $650,000
British Columbia: $261,200 to $800,000 (Nova Scotia: n/a)
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Association of neighbourhood socioeconomic status and individual socioeconomic status cardiovascular risk factors in an eastern German population – the CARLA study 2002-2006
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Background/objectives: Individual socioeconomic status (SES) is a determinant of cardiovascular risk factors (RF). Recent studies suggest an independent association of neighbourhood SES with cardiovascular RF, but the mechanisms have not fully been understood. Our aim was to assess the association of neighbourhood and individual SES with cardiovascular RF in an Eastern German population.
Methods: We used cross-sectional data of 1779 participants aged 45-83 years of the population-based CARLA study. We calculated linear mixed models to assess the age-adjusted influence of neighbourhood-specific unemployment rates and individual SES on smoking, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and body mass index (BMI). Spatial dependencies within and between neighbourhoods were adjusted for by using ICAR models.
Results: Neighbourhood-specific unemployment rates varied between 6.3 and 35.3%. Per 1% increase in the neighbourhood's unemployment rate, the number of cigarettes smoked/day increased by 0.11 in men (95% confidence interval, CI=0.09; 0.12) and 0.05, (CI=0.04; 0.07) in women.
In women, SBP increased by 0.04 mmHg with unemployment rate (CI=0.03; 0.06), while there was no statistically significant association of SBP with SES in men.
BMI was only in women significantly associated with unemployment (increase in BMI per 1% increase in unemployment rate 0.04 (CI=0. 02; 0.05)).
Associations of RF with individual SES were stronger than with neighbourhood SES in multiple models.
Conclusions: Our findings confirm the previously described association of neighbourhood SES with smoking independent of individual SES, while we found inconsistent associations with SBP and BMI. The neighbourhood environment may be more relevant for behavioural than for biomedical risk factors.
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PELLET ENVYYear Started: 2001
Rod & Sheri Gray, Pellet Envy, are the 2009 Kansas City Barbeque Society Team of the Year National Champions. They teach, promote and cater barbeque as America's cuisine. Rod and Sheri are extremely passionate about barbeque and outdoor cooking. Traveling nearly 40,000 miles and visiting 33 states in 2009, Pellet Envy competed in 34 events across the country and were awarded nine Grand Champions and three Reserve Grand Champions during the season. Over 7,000 teams competed in KCBS sanctioned events in that year. How does a team follow up a successful year like 2009? By winning seven more events and being award Reserve Grand Champion six times to be the runner up KCBS Team of the Year in 2010.
Rod and Sheri have competed in over 400 events all across the country in the last fifteen years. In 2008 and again in 2009, Pellet Envy won more championships than any other team. They are also the only team to receive awards in all five team of the year categories both of those years. They gone on to compete and win four episodes on Destination America's BBQ Pitmasters, being crowned the Kingsford BBQ Pitmasters Champions in 2013 and have amassed 58 Grand Champion wins in that time.
Hometown: Kansas City, USA - home to the best bbq in the world!
State: KS
Country: US
Most wins in a year: Nine grand championships plus three reserve grand champions in 2009
Biggest Wins: 2003 Heat'in Up the Bay, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas
2006 World Pork Expo, Des Moines, Iowa
2006 Great American Barbeque Invitational, Kansas City
2007 Smoke On The Water BBQ Championship, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
2007 Two perfect scores in the Pork Ribs category
2007 Kansas City Barbeque Society Pork Rib Category Team of the Year
2008 Perfect score in the Brisket category
2008 Smoke On The Water BBQ Championship, Hot Springs, Arkansas
2009 Plant City Pig Festival, Plant City, Florida
2009 Tempe Brew N BBQ, Tempe, AZ
2009 KCBS Brisket Team of the Year
2009 KCBS National Champions
2010 US Barbecue Championship, Little Rock, AR
2011 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle, Lenexa, KS
2012 BBQ Pitrmasters
2013 BBQ Pitmasters X 3
2015 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle
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Heartland Names Craven as GSM for Sundance
November 20, 2012 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Heartland Names Craven as GSM for Sundance
Paul Craven has joined Elkhart, Ind.-based Heartland Recreational Vehicles LLC as general sales manager, representing the manufacturer's Sundance line of mid-profile fifth-wheel trailers.
Craven, a native of Elkhart, graduated from Indiana University where he earned a bachelor's degree. He then entered the RV industry, working for 18 years in retail RV sales. Most recently, Craven worked with towable builder Redwood RV Co., Syracuse, Ind., serving as product manager for the past two years.
In his new position, Paul will be charged with developing sales and growing dealer relations for Heartland's Sundance fifth-wheels and travel trailers, while working out of the company's headquarters in Elkhart. "I am confident the years of retail experience and enthusiasm Paul brings to our sales team will complement the sales team and build onto the success of the Sundance brand and Heartland as well," said President Chris Hermon.
Craven noted, "I am excited for this opportunity to continue driving the upward curve in market share of the Sundance travel trailer and fifth-wheel franchise. Sundance is a solid, fast moving brand of Heartland Thor division and I am proud to be part of this winning team."
Heartland RV has enjoyed innovative industry-leading success for many years, and offers a variety of towable RVs, including travel trailers, toy haulers, fifth-wheels and destination trailers. For more information, visit our website at www.heartlandrvs.com.


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Theologians who just won't die
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- Mike Reeves was formerly UCCF's Head of Theology, and is now Theologian-at-Large at Wales Evangelical School of Theology. View all resources by Mike Reeves
On Giants' Shoulders by Michael Reeves, out now from IVP.
Is 'newer' really 'better'? We often assume so, but if we do treat the past as inferior we will ignore the legacy of history, and thus will find ourselves stranded on the tiny desert island of our own moment in time.
In particular, this applies to Christian theology, which should be thought, and lived, corporately by the church down through the ages.
The remedy to 'chronological snobbery' is, as C. S. Lewis put it, 'to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds'. Such is the motivation behind Michael Reeves' introduction to a selection of influential or significant Christian theologians. Furthermore, by 'sitting on the shoulders of giants ... our glance can take in more things and reach farther than theirs' (Bernard of Chartres).
This accessible and informative volume covers Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Owen, Jonathan Edwards, Friedrich Schleiermacher and Karl Barth.
Each chapter begins with a brief biography and some background, then surveys each theologian's major work or works, gives a timeline for historical context, and ends with guidance for further reading.
''Michael Reeves helps the reader engage with great Christian thinkers of the past in a manner that is both critical and appreciative. The educated layperson and the thoughtful church leader will find themselves informed and edified by this book.'' Carl Trueman, Westminster Theological Seminary
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Sean Thackrey Pleiades XIII Old Vines (CA)
$25, 14%abv. Bottled June 2004.
Very southern Rhonish aromas of dried rosemary and lavender mixed with dark fruit. What's most surprising is the seamlessness and balance of this wine. For such a mish-mash of grapes, it's just wonderfully elegant (although some may find it leaning towards "international"). Rich sweet ripe (not at all jammy) flavor, medium body, and a very silky texture. Slight hints of mocha mix with the fruit on the finish. There is enough structure here that it should age well over the next handful of years.


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My bet: Huntsman resigns his post in the summer, frees himself up to campaign for GOP candidates in the fall, then forms an exploratory committee by year's end. He'll start out behind, and he'll have to deal with the baggage of being tied to Obama. But Huntsman, who worked in the Reagan White House and helped lead his family's global chemical company, brings a lot of comparative advantages to the table. He hails from a pivotal electoral region for the GOP; he is far more engaging and genuine than the flat Pawlenty and the flip-flopping Romney; and he can match if not beat Romney on economic policy credibility without his fellow Mormon's corporate-raiding baggage, which will be an issue in the post-bailout era. So expect him to at least be in the (ahem) hunt.
If this becomes true, it would be wonderful for the GOP. Huntsman is definitely a candidate that could appeal to "Whole Foods Republicans" and expand the party's reach.
Will it come true? We shall find out in the coming year.


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2011 finally sees the realease of this boxed set, first attempted in 2001, designed to include everything Miles Davis recorded for Warner during his time on the label, 1985-1991. This means the inclusion of all the official studio and live albums from this period, as well as a host of unreleased studio tracks, collaborations and live recordings.
"A salutory present for anyone wondering if one of the 20th century's greatest musical forces was declining before his 1991 death. This five-CD set shows that, even wracked by pain and illness, Miles remained a tireless explorer and collaborator. Rare and unreleased live and studio tracks include hook-ups with funk stars Cameo and post-punk soulsters Scritti Politti. Excellent 20-page booklet puts it all in context." The Daily Mirror
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Horse heals with help from 'whisperer'
Horse heals with help from 'whisperer'
Jack spent 12 days immobilized in a harness attached to the ceiling at Tufts Animal Hospital in Grafton in August.
Rosse stood with her horse Jack, a Percheron and Paint cross, before a visit from James Salvia.
Jack, who is recovering from an unexplained neurological problem, galloped at Rosse's farm.
Salvia displayed some of the "essences" he uses to treat animals.
Salvia met with Jack at Debbie Rosse's Rowley farm.
Salvia fed an "essence" to Jack.
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Four years after Lehman's bankruptcy, most Americans are still waiting for the "perp walks."
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Four years after Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy, most Americans are still waiting for the "perp walks."
Despite the populist (and partisan) appeal, former Goldman Sachs CEO and New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine seems likely to escape prosecution for the demise of MF Global, which collapsed nearly one year ago.
"After 10 months of stitching together evidence on the firm's demise, criminal investigators are concluding that chaos and porous risk controls at the firm, rather than fraud, allowed the money to disappear," The New York Times reported in August.
This week, Corzine's lawyers are seeking to have a civil case dismissed. A group of investors, including the Virginia Retirement System, claim Corzine, MF Global and its banks — including Goldman , JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup — misled investors about the risks MF Global was taking with its leveraged bets on European debt.
Corzine's lawyers claim the case "makes no sense" because Corzine bought 50,000 shares of MF Global two months before the collapse, The WSJ reports. Furthermore, Corzine's lawyers say the firm collapsed because of "unsuccessful business strategies," not fraud.
Related: Jon Corzine: Taken to Task for Excessive Chutzpah
Meanwhile, former Goldman Sachs, Procter & Gamble and American Airlines board member Rajat Gupta is scheduled to be sentenced for insider trading today.
Gupta, who was found guilty of three counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy, faces a maximum sentence of 25 years, Reuters reports. Federal prosecutors are seeking 8 to 10 years but Gupta's powerful friends, including Bill Gates and Kofi Annan, are asking the judge to be lenient, citing his charitable work.
Of course, Bernie Madoff did a lot for charity too (before destroying several) and it's not hard to be charitable when you've amassed immense wealth. But Gupta was not Robin Hood and doing "good deeds" should in no way obscure the crimes committed.
Here's hoping U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff — who has a history of being tough on white collar criminals and Wall Street generally — will do the "right" thing and reject the populist (and popular) notion that the law doesn't apply to the 1%.
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The closer we look at the bikes used at the opening round of the 2012 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, the more we find. Suspension giants RockShox and Fox Racing Shox equipped a number of key riders with new developments in fork and rear shock technology, both on the downhill and cross-country sides ends of the spectrum. Lighter? Smoother? More adjustable? More like all three.
New rear shocks, stanchion coatings and seals from RockShox
RockShox outfitted a number of downhill riders with new versions of their Vivid coil and Vivid Air rear shocks. In addition to expected revisions to the internals – sorry, we don't have details on that – are new tool-free beginning- and end-stroke rebound damper adjustments on both models.
PinkBike reported a possible external air volume adjustment on both shocks' piggyback reservoirs for tweaking bottom-out characteristics but we only saw it on Monster Energy-Specialized rider Troy Brosnan's Vivid Air shock in Pietermaritzburg, not the Vivid coil shocks on teammate Sam Hill's or Giant factory rider Andrew Neethling's bikes.
That doesn't mean such a thing doesn't exist – and we weren't able to locate all the new shocks scattered among the field – but it's likely RockShox have multiple variants undergoing rider testing as part of the company's BlackBox program.
The latest BlackBox-edition RockShox Vivid Air rear shock features some new adjustments relative to the current model, including a dial on the end of the piggyback reservoir
BlackBox-edition Boxxer forks were also treated to DLC-coated stanchions for smoother operation. RockShox have been playing with this surface treatment for some time now – Danny Hart won last year's world championship on DLC-coated tubes – and after this much development time, we can't help but wonder when it'll make its way into production.
We were also expecting to see some DLC-coated tubes on RockShox SID forks but alas, we didn't see any (though again, that doesn't mean they don't exist). We did note some new wiper seals on Emily Batty's (Subaru-Trek) SID XX World Cup, though.
Emily Batty's (Subaru-Trek) BlackBox-edition RockShox SID XX World Cup fork doesn't look all that special aside from the new MY2013 logo but at the very least, there are some non-consumer seals installed
Fox go with air springs for pro-edition 40 downhill forks
At least half a dozen downhill riders in Pietermaritzburg tackled the pedaling-intensive course on air-sprung Fox 40 forks, including Aaron Gwin (Trek World Racing), Cedric Gracia (CG Racing Brigade) and much of the Yeti factory team. Air-sprung forks were identifiable by their non-etched top caps, which in this case were simply valve covers like on Fox's Float and TALAS forks instead of preload dials with their usual '+' and '-' indicators.
Neither team mechanics, riders nor Fox officials on site in Pietermaritzburg would reveal any technical information, though Fox race program manager Mark Fitzsimmons did stress that it wouldn't be a MY2013 product – so don't bother calling Fox or your local dealer to place an order.
Trek World Racing star Aaron Gwin was among a number of downhillers at Pietermaritzburg running prototype air-sprung Fox 40 forks
That being said, we can guess at the internal setup based on what we know about Fox's other air sprung forks. We're proposing the Fox 40 Float (as we're calling it) will likely use a dedicated stanchion with a polished inner wall like on the company's 32 and 36 forks, instead of a drop-in cartridge that would retrofit to current 40 forks. Such a design would yield a larger air volume and lower inflation pressures, plus it would require fewer parts to save weight – which we're assuming is the main goal of this new air spring.
What isn't clear is what Fox will do for a negative spring. A secondary air chamber is a possibility but the company continue to use a coil spring for that function in their other air-sprung forks so ultimately we're guessing they'll go that route again. Either way, we'll have to wait until later for more information.
Fox could have easily further disguised this air cap by adding the 'preload', '+' and '-' laser etchings of the standard knob
Fox DOSS dropper seatpost looks ready for production
Dropper seatposts were commonplace on downhill bikes in Pietermaritzburg given all the pedaling required on the way to the finish line. Not surprisingly, RockShox and Fox dominated the landscape with their Reverb and DOSS models.
We didn't notice anything new on the former post aside from the beefed-up hose attachment that was introduced last year but we did learn a few new things about the DOSS, which is due for release later this spring. We at BikeRadar were hopeful that the somewhat clunky nested twin lever remote might be further refined prior to launch but it appears that the design is here to stay.
Fox are sticking with the nested dual-lever remote design of earlier DOSS seatposts
Tap the shorter lever to drop the post 60mm, then push it again – or the larger lever – to drop the post all the way. Spring tension is notably high when pushing the shorter lever since you're working against two springs instead of one but the ergonomics feel okay and the seatpost action is impressively smooth and fluid.
It was pointed out to us that the DOSS head is fully symmetrical, meaning the side-mounted cable actuated arm can be positioned on either the left or right side of the bike depending on routing preferences.
The Fox DOSS dropper seatpost head is fully symmetrical front-to-back, meaning it can be flipped around if you want the cable to attach on the other side
And a closer look at that Fox electronic-damper-equipped fork
We haven't been able to get any more information out of the folks at Fox on the battery-enhanced fork being used by Geoff Kabush (Scott-3Rox) and Catharine Pendrel (Luna) but conversations with staff on site in Pietermaritzburg suggested our recent speculative article isn't far off the mark. It sounds like the system we proposed may be a little further out than we'd hoped, though.
We did sneak in a much closer look at Pendrel's machine, however, and gleaned some additional details. The remote looks to be some sort of thumb-operated rotary setup with multiple modes – what exactly each mode corresponds to, though, we can't say – and there's not one but two wires connected to the top of the damper.
There are actually two wires fed into the top of Fox's new development fork
Also, the wire connections confirm to us that this is a joint project between Fox and Shimano. Roadies will quickly recognize from the images that these plugs are currently used on Shimano's Dura-Ace Di2 group. And the sleuthing continues...


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dotsolutions necessitava di un nuovo design di pagina web e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
È stato scelto un vincitore tra 37 design presentati da 18 designer.
A compelling, visually stunning web site design is required to promote a professional fireworks companythat both performs fireworks for events and special occasions, as well as supplied armature fireworks to consumers and professional fireworks display products & firing systems/equipment to licensed professionals.
Sunset Fireworks
Desired Color Scheme:
Black As Base Color, Colors To Compliment Theme & Logo, See Description
Desired Style:
High Tech, Fun, Colorful, Clean, See Description
Accepted File Formats:
Photoshop Layered File (.psd)
The site is for a professional fireworks company that both performs fireworks for events and special occasions, as well as supplied armature fireworks to consumers and professional fireworks display products & firing systems/equipment to licensed professionals.
The company's name and existing web site URL are included in the zip file along with the logo files. (See below)
This is a redesign of an existing site, information for which is included below. The current site is dated and too "vague". We are looking for something here that is visually stunning, matches the fireworks theme, yet is efficient at directing traffic to the necessary areas of the site for visitors to take action ( book a show, contact them to purchase fireworks or equipment).
The primary purpose of the site is to promote the company and collect leads in the form of email/name/phone numbers of people wishing to book them for a show or purchase from them.
Overall Image Desired:
- Artistic (but not "artsy")Â
- High Tech
- Fun
- Colorful
- Clean & Simple, not clutteredColor Requirements:
- Black As A Base Color
- Black doesn't necessarily have to be the background color, but the content area 100% has to be a white background.
- Colors That Complement The Theme & Logo (see below)Navigation Requirements:
Please note: I am providing the basic site structure below so you have somthing to work with when designing the navigation portion. We only require a home page and a sub page design in PSD format. :)
- The main navigation should be vertical across the header, with drop down menus for sub items.
- Main items are: *please only display one of the drop-down menus in your mockup(s).
1) Firework Shows
(Drop down: Show Options, Venue Options, Testimonials, FAQ's)
2) Purchase Fireworks
(Drop down: Professional Product List, Application To Purchase Display Fireworks, Shell Description, Designed Shows, Equipment & Firing Systems, Testimonials)
3)Â Multi-Media Gallery
(Drop down: Photos/Stills, Videos, Podcasts)
4) About Sunset
(Drop down: About Us, Contact Us, Employment Opportunities, Partners & Links)
- A bottom navigation menu is also required with the 4 main headings above, but obviously no drop downs.General Layout Notes:
- The site should have a definite wow factor on first visit, but shouldn't be overwhelming or to cluttered.
- The header needs to have space for an image that stretches the entire horizontal width of the content area, as we plan to insert a flash video of past shows in this space.
- Please have the content area centered on the page, with a width of 775 pixels.
- Main page should have room to describe the company, with images of excited people. The imagery is completely up to you, just one thought that pops into my mind is a family with young children smiling and laughing, pointing up to-wards the sky. Just a thought. ;)I have uploaded a zip file to http://www.dotsolutions.com/sunset.zip the vector logo files and some supplemental information about the company.
I would like to see the splash page designed here, but I will also require a sub page once a winner is chosen.Â
Upon selecting a winner, I will pay $350.00, and I will pay an additional $100 dollars (for a total of $450.00) after a matching sub page is completed. :)


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Shannon and Ross
Sheryl, baby, and Dad
The Wasden siblings, minus David: Sofe, Brooks, Elna, and Cindy
A contest for captioning this photo
Good photos of what seems like a very long time ago. I guess it was.
A contest? I couldn't even name my cats and dogs - naming children was even harder, and you want us to caption this hat picture? What a challenge - I'll think about it.......
How about "Two Sombreros" or "One Cowboy and One Dude" or "The Twins"?
Judy, you must get the prize - you're the only one to find names!
Steve wins?
I'm back in the saddle again.


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|2009-05-30, 12:32
|Link #2021
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Shaloom's liner notes are emphatically NOT the liner notes that come with the DVDs, and Shaloom never said they were. They're his own liner notes for the FWF-MG fansubs of Frontier.
But if you ARE claiming there's an interview with Ohnogi, here is the audio commentary list for the MF DVDs:
Disc 1: Yuuichi Nakamura, Megumi Nakajima, Shoji Kawamori on the Yack Deculture edition
Disc 2: Katsuyuki Konishi, Megumi Nakajima, Hiroyuki Yoshino on Ep. 4
Disc 3: Yuuichi Nakamura, Hiroshi Kamiya, Jun Fukuyama on Ep. 7
Disc 4: Aya Endo, Megumi Nakajima, Shoji Kawamori on Ep. 10
Disc 5: Megumi Nakajima, Shoji Kawamori, Yasuhito Kikuchi on Ep. 12
Disc 6: Yuuichi Nakamura, Aya Endo, Souichiro Hoshi, Hiroyuki Yoshino on Ep. 16
Discs 7, 8, and 9 came out AFTER Shaloom's liner notes started getting translated here, so if the Ohnogi interviews are from those, Shaloom would've needed a time machine.
|2009-05-30, 13:14
|Link #2022
For Ohnogi's interview , I have already said my thought of it being written on my post before, not as an audio CD Although yes, seeing your post, now I know I remember hearing one info about that. There was one more interview of Ohnogi that was broadcasted in Radio MBS August 9, 2008. You might want to check the date of broadcast by then I have yet to know about the interview on episode 23/24 liner notes and might check it... If there is documentation of it lolz.
|2009-05-30, 13:39
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The translated liner notes from Shaloom do mention that alleged radio show a lot. If those radio shows did indeed never happen, then this throws the until now assumed "fact" of Ohnogis involvement out of the window.
This would leave us with the question of why Shaloom would go to these extreme lengths to make up those huge commentaries.
Oh, and I guess Tak would have to revise his opinion of Kawamori a bit...
|2009-05-30, 13:53
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Now, the liner notes for Vol. 9 have separate interviews with Kawamori, Kikuchi, and Yoshino. I haven't fully read them (my Japanese isn't fluent...it takes a LONG time for me to read stuff), but I did peruse them for Ohnogi's name...and it's nowhere there.
ME: I checked the radio show, and the interview's not there. Shaloom said it was a different radio show, but neither the Macross F website nor Japanese Wikipedia as any mention of a different show.
YOU: It's not a radio show, it's liner notes.
ME: But Shaloom SAID it was a radio show.
YOU: Then maybe you should check the radio show.
I don't really want to repeat myself...it's not Radio Macross or Macross F○※△...it's something else. Which wasn't advertised or even mentioned on the Macross F website. And which no one appears to have heard except Shaloom. But he didn't record it, and he apparently doesn't even know its name.
I don't know. A few of us have been talking about this for quite a while on MacrossWorld, but we haven't been able to find ANYTHING that verifies this Ohnogi rumor. So I came here, since this is where it was first released in English. Are you telling me that nobody here ever checked to make sure any of this information was true...?
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|2009-05-30, 14:01
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Not to mention that it took quite a while for you guys on MW to come to the same conclusion, so it´s not as if you were instantly aware, neither.
|2009-05-30, 14:13
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Exactly. I'll just say this: if these inferences about Ohnogi's involvement were all a prank or something someone did just for kicks, that person should be ashamed. Or not, since it did take almost a whole year for people to start raising questions about it, huh?
And I was even falsely brought back to watching the show, if Ohnogi did not really have anything to do with it.
|2009-05-30, 14:16
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And yeah, it also probably would've slipped by me if I hadn't been trying to collect all the Macross novels (thinking you have them all, and then finding obscure references to tons of others kinda makes one sit up and take notice), but no one at MacrossWorld has been calling for Kawamori's head on a platter, or predicting that the Macross F movie will suck rhino balls because Ohnogi's not involved.
There IS one guy calling for OHNOGI's head on a platter, and predicting the Macross F movie will suck rhino balls because Ohnogi IS involved...but he's kind of a lone voice crying in the wildnerness...
Anyway, no offense intended. I'll behave.
|2009-05-30, 14:19
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A blast from the past
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Now, now, there is absolutely ZERO news regarding Ohnogi's involvement with the movie, so that guy should just chill, I guess...
He's pretty busy with FMA and Shangri-la, these days, I'd wager.
|2009-05-30, 14:20
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|2009-05-30, 14:28
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I usually consider wikipedia in Japanese is a very reliable source for anime news..because it has much more contents than the english's counterpart in regard with anime news or info
So I did a quick check on wikipedia
it does say he helps writing a script for macross F.....
But then again, it's wikipedia
The simplest solution is, someone emails him and asks him what is going on XD
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|2009-05-30, 14:46
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But the credit they give him (脚本協力 - literally, "Script Cooperation") is the credit he got for Episode 10, because he wrote Macross Zero. If you look at the credits by episode, that's the only episode that mentions him.
EDIT: Wait...whoops, I thought you said it DOESN'T say he helped with Macross F. Sorry. So, erm...yes. I'm agreeing with you.
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|2009-05-30, 14:51
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Thanks for clearing that up...
lol, if Ohnogi doesn't involve at all, besides that ep 10, then the signature text at Sheryl's Fanclub in animesuki...should I take a screenshot at sheryl's fanclub right now ??
Reply to Yot-chan's edit: it's ok, and thanks for clearing up why his name is there on the link I posted above, I was gonna think he does involve, but now I know his name is only in there because of episode 10 (at least that's what we are thinking at this very moment)
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|2009-05-30, 15:09
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|2009-05-30, 15:10
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Hahaha! XD getting punk'd is not fun. That's fer sure. Might be that shaloom got a wrong information too. *shrugs*
|2009-05-30, 15:11
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Personally, I don't know what to believe. If this proves to be a prank, then I don't know why anybody would even bother fabricating a prank as large as this one. After all, it caused quite an uproar across Macross boards in the Western part of the world.
However, I have recently visited several East Asian sites, and I cannot find any information regarding Ohnogi's involvement in Japanese or Chinese forums.
The biggest problem I have though, is with the inconsistency of the production team. A while ago, I came across: http://www.presepe.jp/m44/sp/id/BeWkJEnOCYY=/
But recently, we have been provided additional information by Yot-chan (good work), which seems to conflict with Kawamori's interview. All the while, Ohnogi's bit came out of the blue and threw everyone off. Personally, I don't know what I should believe anymore. Therefore, in the mean time, I think the best course of action as of now is to cross our fingers and wait for the movie.
- Tak
|2009-05-30, 15:17
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As magnuskn pointed out, there really wasn't much reason to think Shaloom's liner notes were mistaken. And the amount of detail is staggering.
At this point, if someone could give me verifiable proof that Ohnogi wrote the episodes, I'd be happy. I've been looking into this for MONTHS now, and I can't much evidence one way or another. Certainly, some of the information in Shaloom's notes is flat-out wrong, but they could just be human error at work.
My goal is really just to bring my cards to the table: "Here are some interviews and comments where it looks like Ohnogi SHOULD be mentioned, but he's not. I can't find anything that confirms his involvement."
And if someone shares something that DOES confirm that he wrote the last clutch of episodes, then we can all look at it and accept it and go back to demanding Kawamori's head on a platter.
Really, I'd rather like to be proven wrong. I hope Ohnogi DID write a lot of Macross prose stories, and I'd like to read them. Besides, you know how rumors are...if Ohnogi had nothing to do with the show, still, a year from now, someone will show up saying, "I heard some other guy wrote the last episodes" and we'll have to tell him it's not true. And then in another month, someone else will come and say the same thing, and we'll have to go through it all again. And again. And again.
Rumors never die. Especially false ones.
|2009-05-30, 15:23
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It is especially puzzling to me because Shaloom is the web master of the biggest spanish Macross forum, Macross Generation. If he really made those notes up and is discovered, this will be hugely damaging to his reputation over there. So I really don´t see what benefit he would have gained from conning all those people... but the evidence points towards it.
Man, I *really* liked that short story with Max and Milia, and lots of other little moments in those liner notes...
|2009-05-30, 15:24
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|2009-05-30, 15:30
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Nah, I just like to collect some webpage that has some funny error on it that's all, like sport's website that has a wrong team photo in it, and I only keep it to myself
and besides, we don't know if it's really an error or not...so I only take a screenshot in case it's really an error
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New park shines as Caribbean Series opens in Mexico
HERMOSILLO, Mexico -- Down a narrow strip that winds through about a mile of abandoned turf in this baseball-crazed city, the bright lights of a brand new stadium appear in the distance. It almost feels like a mirage at first, given the nothingness of the area that surrounds it.
But it's very real.
HERMOSILLO, Mexico -- Down a narrow strip that winds through about a mile of abandoned turf in this baseball-crazed city, the bright lights of a brand new stadium appear in the distance. It almost feels like a mirage at first, given the nothingness of the area that surrounds it.
But it's very real.
"And, like that line in 'Bruce Almighty,' It's b-e-a-utiful!" said Vicente Sagrestano, director of the sports commission for the state of Sonora and the overseer of this project. "I'm just so happy we have something like this now."
The just-finished Estadio Sonora, a $31 million investment by the local government, is strategically located in the center of a still-developing complex in the western part of Hermosillo, with a design inspired by the nearby Pinacate volcano. It makes up about 10 acres, seats 16,000 people and can basically rival any Cactus League ballpark of neighboring Arizona.
This winter, it'll host the Mexican Pacific League's Hermosillo Naranjeros. And on Friday, it marked its grand opening with the start of the Caribbean Series, highlighted by a ceremonial first pitch by former Dodgers great and Mexican legend Fernando Valenzuela.
In northwest Mexico, where baseball is king and soccer is a distant second, the site of a plush new ballpark is not only welcoming, but quite unusual, with none of the other seven Mexican Winter League teams having built a new stadium since the 1970s.
"It's going to have a huge impact, especially having the Caribbean Series over here, having all the other teams with the Major Leaguers playing in it, and all the other kids have a lot of idols from the other teams in Mexico," said former Major League outfielder Karim Garcia, who played for the Naranjeros at the old ballpark for five years and is in the Caribbean Series with Mexico's Yaquis de Obregon. "I have to believe it's going to inspire a lot of kids to be baseball players."
The reigning champs, Dominican Republic's Leones del Escogido, christened the annual event with a 7-2 win over Venezuela's Navegantes de Magallanes. A few hours later -- after a riveting opening ceremony of lights, dancers and flyovers -- Mexico provided the perfect bookend to the ballpark's debut, beating Puerto Rico's Criollos de Caguas, 3-0, behind six shutout innings by Royals righty Luis Mendoza.
The fact that it was even ready in time for this is an act of triumph.
By the time Hermosillo got the approval to host the Caribbean Series, drummed up the interest to build a new stadium, finalized all the paperwork and received financing, it was November 2011, and they had 13 months to get it done.
At that point, D-backs president Derrick Hall, whose club has played several exhibition games at the old Hector Espino Baseball Stadium, open since 1972, said, "That's great, but you're not going to make it."
Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, the 11,000-capacity ballpark that was very much an inspiration for this one, took nearly 15 months. And Hall figured there was no way this one could get finished, while meeting all of Major League Baseball's regulations, in time to host the first Caribbean Series in this city since 1997.
But somehow, despite several hiccups, it did.
More than 850 workers got involved in the project. Over the last two months, when chances seemed slimmest, they labored 24/7. And as of Thursday night, as the Mexican team was practicing, finishing touches were still being applied.
It was a buzzer-beating finish.
"Let's just put it this way: A couple months ago, it was looking pretty rough," said MLB field and facilities coordinator Murray Cook, who oversaw every step of the project. "We had our doubts, but I've done enough work in the Caribbean and Mexico and different countries to know that when the chips are down, everybody pulls out all their tools and starts working 24-hour shifts and things start getting done at the last minute."
This weekend, Sagrestano and his crew will coordinate with D-backs officials about playing Spring Training games at the new venue, which can reach a capacity of 20,000 with bleachers in center field. In March, they'd like the facility to host one of Team Mexico's exhibition games leading up to the World Baseball Classic, possibly against the Dodgers. And at some point, they'd like to host a round in the Classic; perhaps even a Major League Opening Day.
Sagrestano estimates that the Series could bring between $20-30 million in tourism revenue (or nearly 400 million pesos) to the state of Sonora. The night before Day 1, he reported that all games were sold out and 98 percent of hotel rooms in Hermosillo had been booked.
In other words, Hermosillo's hotel industry will match its totals for a full year with the seven-day tournament.
"I see a lot of aspects to this stadium," Sagrestano said in Spanish. "I see an inspirational aspect, I see an iconic aspect, a sense of belonging, of importance. I imagine a kid who doesn't have the means of going to Dodger Stadium, and can sit there with his dad and see Hanley Ramirez, or Kung Fu Panda, and say, 'I can play in a place like this one day.'"
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez.


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Date: 4:30pm EST November 12, 2013
Professor Kurzen is the final speaker of the "Chicano/a & Latino/a Voices Series"
Crystal M. Kurzen currently holds a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship in the Department of English at Washington College where she is at work on her manuscript, Literary Nepantla: Genre and Method in Contemporary Chicana/o Life Narratives.
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• Describe your latest book My latest novel is "The Secret Tree," about a 10-year-old roller derby enthusiast named Minty Mortimer. It's the summer before sixth grade and Minty is wondering why her best friend, Paz, is acting weird. In the woods near her house, Minty stumbles upon a hollow tree full of secrets -- scraps of paper scribbled with anonymous confessions. She befriends a strange boy named Raymond, and together they try to solve the mysteries of their neighborhood, which include a Witch Lady, Mean Boys, a Man-Bat, a curse, and lots of secrets. The story is set in Catonsville, where I lived as a child, and is for ages 8 and up. • Why write? What makes writing a book worthwhile? I write books because it's what I always wanted to do and what I most enjoy. It's the job I'm best at. I adored books as a child, so knowing that I am contributing to the great flow of children's literature, that children are reading my books the way I did when I was their age, makes me very happy. Reading expands a child's world and helps people learn to see things from other points of view. It's a force for good and one of life's great pleasures. • How has growing up and/or living in the Baltimore area influenced your writing? Growing up in Baltimore gave me a love of strangeness and eccentricity that has had a huge impact on my work. Baltimoreans like to flaunt their quirks, and watching them is good practice for a writer -- noticing and appreciating what makes a person unique is a useful skill to have when creating characters. I like to make the city itself a character in my books. Like its natives, Baltimore is lovably weird. • Is the written word in trouble? Are authors an endangered breed? The written word is stronger than ever, it seems to me. People are reading constantly; it's only the format that is changing. They may be reading on electronic devices instead of on paper, but they are still reading. The way books are published is in flux, and it's possible that our definition of what a book is could change, but writers are as important as ever. • What's your next project? My next book is a young adult novel called "The Boy on the Bridge," about an American college student who goes to study in Russia and falls in love with a Russian boy. Scholastic is publishing it early next summer.
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2013 vs. 2014 Mini Cooper Hardtop: What's the Difference?
You're forgiven if you've seen the redesigned 2014 Mini Cooper Hardtop and haven't noticed anything different about it. As is tradition, the new 2014 model looks much like the 2013 model it replaces, another Mini Cooper in a long line of Mini Coopers that, to most people, all look pretty much the same. However, as is also tradition, the engineering and the technology underneath the new 2014 Cooper's iconic styling represent significant improvement over the car it replaces.
Therefore, Mini dealers are in a big hurry to get rid of remaining 2013 Cooper Hardtop models, and generous rebates, low interest-rate financing and excellent lease deals make the old Mini more appealing than ever. The question is, if you take advantage of these opportunities, what will you be missing out on with the all-new 2014 Mini Cooper? Let's take a closer look at the changes.
With the new 2014 Cooper Hardtop, Mini increases the car's length by 4.5 inches, width by 1.7 inches and height by a third of an inch. The wheelbase is 1.1 inches longer than before, while the front and rear tracks are stretched by 1.7 inches and 1.5 inches, respectively. The result is a significantly larger footprint and a larger interior.
All the styling cues we've come to know and love are present and accounted for on the new Cooper. Round headlights, a hexagonal grille, side scuttles, a floating roof effect and vertical taillights represent classic Mini design in a modern way. The sporty Cooper S model continues to look the part, adding a hood scoop, center-mounted twin exhaust outlets, a rear spoiler, bigger wheels and other appearance tweaks intended to convey its performance capabilities.
While the new Cooper looks much like the old Cooper, the 2014 model is more aerodynamic than the 2013 model thanks to a 0.28 coefficient of drag, allowing Mini to claim fuel economy improvements over the previous model. Once the Environmental Protection Agency finalizes the 2014 Mini Cooper Hardtop's ratings, we'll all be able to confirm that assertion.
As is true of the new Mini Cooper's exterior styling, the bigger interior adopts familiar design themes while providing added comfort for four passengers plus lots of extra cargo room. In the new Cooper, trunk capacity increases by more than 50 percent to 8.7 cu ft. Fold the back seat down and the car swallows 38 cu ft of your stuff.
For 2014, a start/stop ignition toggle switch is mounted on the dashboard beneath the climate controls, while switches for the headlights, the fog lights and the power windows move to conventional locations. If you're like me, a fan of the old Cooper's big dash-mounted speedometer, you'll be bummed to learn that you can't get one in the redesigned 2014 Mini Cooper. In the new car, the speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge and a color information display are mounted to the steering column, while the round center control panel on the dashboard includes a second information display and the radio controls.
This same location is where Mini plugs the Cooper's optional 6.5-in or 8.8-in color infotainment displays, which support the available Mini Connected system, navigation system and more. A Mini touch controller surrounded by buttons, all mounted to the center console, operates these components and mimics the iDrive technology offered by Mini's parent company, BMW. As an upgrade, a dynamic LED lighting ring changes color to correspond to how the car is driven or to reflect operation status of various vehicle features.
Mini claims the new Cooper's interior is constructed of higher-quality materials than before, and as has been true of the modern Mini Cooper for well over a decade, the range of colors, materials and finishes is seemingly limitless. As a result, there's no reason you can't make a new 2014 Mini Cooper Hardtop uniquely yours.
Mini kicks the old Cooper's underpowered 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine to the curb, replacing it with a turbocharged and direct-injected 1.5-liter 3-cylinder engine in the 2014 Cooper. While its 134 horsepower might not sound impressive, keep in mind that it peaks from 4,500 rpm to 6,000 rpm, following closely behind the 170 lb-ft of torque* that starts at just 1,250 rpm. As a result of this power band, Mini says the base Cooper Hardtop accelerates to 60 miles per hour in 7.3 seconds with the optional 6-speed automatic transmission. Stick with the standard manual gearbox, and the same velocity arrives in 7.4 seconds.
If that's not good enough, the 2014 Cooper S shaves nearly a second off of that acceleration time thanks to a turbocharged and direct-injected 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine. This motor's power spread is in keeping with the base engine's character, delivering 189 hp from 4,700 rpm to 6,000 rpm and up to 221 lb-ft of torque* starting at 1,250 rpm. Top speed for this model is 146 mph with the standard 6-speed manual gearbox.
The 2014 Mini Cooper's optional automatic transmission includes stop/start technology, which shuts the engine off when the car is idling. In conjunction with the optional navigation system, the software-controlled transmission shift points take the current route of travel into consideration when selecting gears in order to maximize fuel economy or performance, depending on how the car is set up and driven. A sports automatic transmission with paddle shifters is also available to further maximize performance.
New Mini driving modes come standard on all 2014 Cooper Hardtops, allowing the driver to select between Green, Mid and Sport driving modes, each calibrating engine response, steering effort level and engine acoustics accordingly. When coasting at speeds between 31 mph and 99 mph in Green mode, the transmission decouples from the engine in order to conserve fuel. In Cooper S models, the Mini driving modes also adjust the shift points for the optional automatic transmission and modify settings for the optional Dynamic Damper Control suspension, which is a new feature for 2014.
Additionally, the Cooper's electric steering is refined and features new torque-steer compensation technology. Hill assist, a brake-drying function and fading brake support are new standard features for 2014, and the previously optional dynamic traction control and electronic differential lock control are also included for all 2014 Cooper Hardtop models. New performance control technology is designed to counteract any tendencies toward understeer in the 2014 Cooper S.
*Reflects torque figures with the overboost system engaged
Personalization is a perk of buying a Mini, and the new 2014 Cooper Hardtop can be configured in millions of different ways. Among the new features offered for 2014, buyers can install roof rails for the Cooper Hardtop, as well as an optional head-up display. Mini also offers new LED headlights with LED driving rings and adaptive light-distribution technology, LED fog lights and LED taillights. Pick these options, and nobody should have trouble seeing you coming or going.
With the redesigned 2014 Cooper, Mini expands the capabilities of its Mini Connected infotainment system's features, services and applications. Pair a compatible iPhone or Android smartphone to the system to enjoy multiple Internet radio choices, access to social-media platforms, RSS news feeds, MOG music-streaming service and more.
Eight airbags are standard in the 2014 Cooper Hardtop, including new knee airbags. A Driving Assistant Package is also new for 2014, containing active cruise control, collision and pedestrian warning with auto-brake capability, a high-beam assistant and a speed-limit information system.
Additionally, a new parking assistant feature automatically steers the Mini Cooper into a parallel parking space while the driver operates the transmission, brake and accelerator. Given the car's newly expanded dimensions, this technology might actually be useful.
All this new stuff is great, but do you need it? Or even want it? The whole point of buying a Mini Cooper is to reflect your jaunty self in sheet metal, and I'm sure many of you, like me, would prefer the smaller, less complex and older version of the Cooper, and not just because of the deal. That said, the 2014 Cooper Hardtop's new turbocharged engines are undeniably appealing, and anyone with experience knows the Cooper needs extra interior room.
Tell you what: Play around on Mini's website for a while, build a few versions of the car and then decide. Either way, I don't think you'll go wrong.


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Ewell Community News
The community of Ewell has been rocked this week by the devastating loss of our most active volunteer, Larry Neighbours. Most of us know him as Uncle Larry, as he has been affectionately dubbed by the children (and adults too I suppose) ever since I can remember. Larry devoted his life to our community, and I know that I for one have always thought of him as the glue holding us all together. He was an outstanding Fireman, being a Volunteer Fire Fighter on Ewell's VFD since 1985, and is remembered by his fellow fighter fighters as the "First one in, Last one out". He has served as their treasurer for some time now, and was meticulous with the details of helping the VFD run smoothly. Uncle Larry also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the local community center, the Ewell Service Club. There, he wore many hats, sometimes tractor driver, maintenance man, concession stand worker, and even at times, babysitter for all the little ones running around the grounds during playdays or barrel races. He was a trusted advisor to many and was always quick with sound advice. He would often say, "When God sends you a rowboat, don't wait for the speedboat." It was of great importance to him that our community be united, and he was determined to see that through. Now that Larry has gone to heaven to watch over us all, we are tasked with doing just that. We are celebrating his life at the community center Wednesday, May 1, 2013 from 6-9 pm with a memorial service and dinner. All are invited to come and bring a covered dish if able. Thursday, May 2 at 1pm the Ewell VFD will be holding a fireman's funeral for Larry. We encourage all local Fire Departments to attend and help us all honor Larry's memory.
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William Kennedy, in full William Joseph Kennedy, (born Jan. 16, 1928, Albany, N.Y., U.S.), American author and journalist whose novels feature elements of local history, journalism, and supernaturalism.
Kennedy graduated from Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y., in 1949 and worked as a journalist in New York state and in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he also began writing fiction. In 1963 he returned to Albany, which he considered the source of his literary inspiration, to continue working on newspapers and novels. His first novel, The Ink Truck (1969), concerns a colourful columnist named Bailey who leads a strike at his newspaper in Albany.
Kennedy combined history, fiction, and black humour in his next novel, Legs (1975), about Jack ("Legs") Diamond, an Irish-American gangster who was killed in Albany in 1931. Billy Phelan's Greatest Game (1978), also set in Albany, chronicles the life of a small-time streetwise hustler who sidesteps the powerful local political machine. Ironweed (1983), which brought Kennedy widespread acclaim and won him the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, recounts a few days in the life of Francis Phelan (Billy Phelan's father), an alcoholic vagrant drifting through life in Albany at the height of the Depression. Also published in 1983, O Albany! is a spirited nonfictional account of the politics and history of the city. In addition, Kennedy wrote the novels Quinn's Book (1988), Very Old Bones (1992), The Flaming Corsage (1996), and Roscoe (2002); screenplays for the motion pictures The Cotton Club (1984, with Francis Ford Coppola) and Ironweed (1987); and two plays, Grand View (1996) and In the System (2003). He coauthored two children's books with his son Brendan Kennedy: Charlie Malarkey and the Belly Button Machine (1986) and Charlie Malarkey and the Singing Moose (1994).


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Brokers and advisors wasted little time weighing in with their comments—both critical and supportive—of FINRA's controversial plan to require brokers to disclose their recruitment compensation packages.
On Jan. 4, FINRA requested comments on its proposed rule, Regulatory Notice 13-02, which would require member firms to specifically disclose the financial incentives they give to the representatives they recruit. The recruiting firm would be required to provide the disclosure before the rep's former customers transfer their accounts to the new firm.
The proposed rule states that "FINRA believes that customers would benefit from being told the material conflicts arising from a registered person being paid recruiting incentives to change firms."
But rep William Edde shot back in his comment letter that a regulatory agency like FINRA "should keep its nose out of" what reps are paid to move from one firm to another. "Given that someone would have to make a herculean effort to demonstrate that a transition bonus adversely impacts clients in any way, shape or form, transition compensation is a glaring example of one of those areas," Edde wrote.
Former SEC Chairwoman Mary Sharpiro, Edde continued, "had it right when she said that the concern with transition bonuses is that supervisors must be on the lookout for advisors who begin churning accounts or moving clients into higher fee products to boost their trailing 12-month production." The argument, he said, "was and is that brokers might be tempted to do one or both of those things in an effort to either qualify for, or be awarded, a higher transition package."
FINRA, Edde said, "seems to be blind to (or deliberately ignoring)" the fact that "supervisors are already expected to be looking out for those activities, and they are already both violations under current code. Arguing that it is ANY of a client's business, let alone a concern, that a professional is offered compensation in order to change firms is nothing short of ludicrous."
Glenn Taylor of Coto De Caza, Calif., agreed, stating in his comment letter that "financial consultants are under enormous pressure to perform in the most regulated industry in this country (I wish the medical profession was as regulated)." If financial consultants "happen to beat the odds and build a successful business, they shouldn't have to disclose anything that has no bearing on them performing their job, interacting with clients, or in general helping them and their families."
But fee-only planner Troy Bute of Capstone Financial Advisors in Downers Grove, Ill., argued in his comment to FINRA that over the years, he has seen "how the compensation structures of my commission-based and fee-based competitors have influenced the advice provided to clients that follow their advisors from one firm to another." Bute pointed to one of his clients who also works with an advisor employed by Merrill Lynch. "Prior to joining Merrill Lynch last year, the advisor … was employed by UBS, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, all since the time my partner and I founded our current firm. That's an average tenure of about three years with each firm, about the amount of time it takes to vest in the payouts received from the recruiting firms."
Each time the advisor switched firms, Bute continued, "I sat through presentations by the investment advisor in which he espoused how moving to the new firm was going to provide him with more and better alternatives to our mutual client. In our case, we use this investment advisor in a very limited role, minimizing the investment options he is allowed to implement on behalf of the family."
While Bute says he doesn't believe that the client "has been harmed in these transitions, we have had to 'negotiate' new pricing structures each time a change has been made. My guess is that other clients that don't have a fee-only firm like ours involved in their planning wouldn't be experienced enough to know the right questions to ask or the proper due diligence to perform when transitions like this occur."
Bute went on to explain that the "transitions" his firm has seen "often involve certain minimum amounts of assets that have to transfer to the new firm or certain minimum amounts of revenue attached to asset transfers in order for the incentive payouts to fully vest for the broker/investment advisor." Said Bute: "I have a hard time understanding how this can be beneficial for the client, particularly when it happens repeatedly."
It's not "too much to require that an investment advisor disclose to his or her clients how they are being compensated if part of their advisor's compensation is determined by whether or not the client moves their investment assets to the advisor's new firm," Bute said. "Clients should be allowed to be in a position to ask the appropriate questions of their advisors anytime, especially if their advisor changes firms."
FINRA announced Nov. 29 that its board would be mulling such a rule at its Dec. 6 meeting. Comments are due to FINRA on the proposal by March 5.
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The US Senate on July 29 passed a resolution sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein condemning the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan.
The resolution states that Congress "deplores the human rights violations," "condemns the targeted discrimination against women and girls and expressed deep concern regarding the prohibitions on employment and education" in Afghanistan, and "strongly condemns the use of rape or other forms of systematic gender discrimination by any party, faction, of power in Afghanistan as an instrument of war." It also provides that Congress calls on the Taliban to respect women's and girl's rights to education, work, and active participation in all social, political, and economic activities, as well as to protect their personal safety. The resolution also calls for the support of the international community in condemning oppressive behavior in Afghanistan and to support Afghan people both within the country's borders and without.
The Taliban has recently undertaken a raiding spree, smashing the television sets, VCRs, and video equipment of shopholders in Kabul. Deputy vice and virtue minister Mawlawi Qalamuddin said that the armed vice squads would not enter private homes unless they receive reports from neighbors' suspecting un-Islamic activity. The latest edict imposed by the Taliban is that parents have been ordered to give their children Islamic names. The Ministry for Fostering Virtue and Suppressing Vice announced over the radio Tuesday that "vice" names "like Rita, Arita, Parkash, Geeta, and Victor" are not befitting of Muslims.
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