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When it comes to centerpieces for the upcoming holiday, there are always flowers (never a bad thing), gourds, and candles. But there are other ideas, too, that can freshen your Thanksgiving table and leave a lasting impression on your guests:
- Painted branches: Looks terrific in a bright primary color against a gray background.
- Leafy greens: Set some aside during food prep and put them in a vase or pitcher in the middle of the table. This arrangement of dark kale and mustard greens looks so lush and we love the deep green color.
- Horizontal branches Lay a large-ish branch down the center of the table (hey - there's blue creeping into the Thanksgiving table again!). Or hang a branch above the table's surface, as in image 4.
- Get graphic: Spell out a thankful phrase and incorporate it into a centerpiece. This once uses black lettering and river rocks against a simple white vessel.
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Heavy metal rules in the Centre
Metal festival 'Blacken the Globe' blasted some eardrums over the weekend with an impressive line-up of local and interstate acts
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With a bill including three interstate acts and a host of local metal bands, Blacken the Globe certainly shook out some cobwebs over the weekend.
Organised by local metal collective, The Black Wreath, the festival was held on Saturday at the Alice Springs RSL and streamed around the world via a multicam video set up.
Several hundred music fans attended to hear metal acts including Melbourne's King Parrot, Perth's Blunt Force Trauma and the return of highly successful local band, NoKTuRNL.
Formed in 1996, NoKTuRNL achieved international recognition, supporting the likes of Spiderbait, Powderfinger and Regurgitator, before parting ways.
Vocalist Craig Tilmouth says that after a long absence, he and fellow band member Damien [Armstrong] are back in the recording studio.
"We've grown apart and grown up and done a lot of things and now here we are...our lives have gravitated towards each other," he says.
Fans showed their appreciation at the event and Craig says he was surprised to get such a great reaction.
"We never knew we had that many!" he says.
"[But] I think most of these fans are kind of a younger generation from when we started here."
Of the current resurgence of heavy metal in Alice Springs, Craig says it's all about the passion.
"I think those that are really dedicated to the form of music that they love are always true to it and that's what I've always been."
"People tell me not to wear metal shirts anymore but I'm still gonna do it!"
"There's more than a resurgence," says music fan Bryce Lillico.
"There's a lot of bands, a lot of jamming, a lot of playing...they're all coming up with products and it's world class."
"Miazma...I heard their new one, it is just brilliant, good enough for the world market."
Part of The Black Wreath, Miazma have just launched their first album, they have a national tour coming up and a top twenty ranking on Itunes.
Frontman Jackson Smith couldn't be happier.
"There's a couple of bands in Australia that are in the Top 100 [metal albums] but there's a lot of European and a lot of American acts in this genre and we've managed to sneak an Alice Springs band up in the Top 20, it's unreal."
Miazma was also a favourite for Melbourne's King Parrot, who included the festival in their national tour.
Vocalist Matt Young says he was surprised at the strength of the metal scene in Alice Springs
"There's certainly a scene [here], the bands have all been really high quality...everyone just seems really enthused about metal, it's great," he says.
"Hopefully some of the bands from Alice Springs can get out of here, like NoKTuRNL have, and that's a really great, positive thing."
In another coup for organisers, the event was hosted by Lochlan Watt of Triple J's metal show The Racket.
Lochlan says he's impressed by the work of The Black Wreath, who are made up of 13 young locals with a passion for metal.
"The level of commitment and the quality [of the bands]...putting on an event like this, it's definitely not easy."
"I think I'm going to be working with them in the future to try and help bring some of the bands that I tour and help manage through Alice Springs."
"It seems like there's an audience here for it and it's viable," he says.
Miazma's Jackson Smith says there's no stopping them now.
"I really think that this is starting to go beyond Alice Springs," he says.
"This is real metal here, this is no little hardcore scene, this is real metal and it's coming out fast out of this town...fast and hard!"
(Blacken the Globe featured: King Parrot, Blunt Force Trauma, F.E.M.A; Alkira, The Horror, Uncreation, Miazma, Exdemission, South East Desert Metal, Unbroken Expanse and Bat Hazzard)
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OH DB Reon Dawson has committed to Michigan. The former Illinois commit was planning on calling both coaching staffs Wednesday. I dunno what changed that, this just came across my twitter feed. I hope it's not a journalist ruining a kid's moment, but I don't actually have a scout subscription, so we'll see what news comes out from here.
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BRUNSWICK, Maine – Making its first appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament in 13 years, the No. 22 MIT women's tennis team came up victorious in the first round of the tournament this afternoon. The Engineers won their first-ever first round match, defeating Simmons College 5-0 at Bowdoin College. MIT will move on to play No. 6 Middlebury College tomorrow afternoon.
MIT (17-4) started off the match with two quick wins in doubles play over Simmons (15-6). The No. 3 team of sophomore Michelle Dutt (Gurnee, Ill.) and freshman Sunnie Lampl (Bluemont, Va.) put the first point of the day on the board for the Engineers with an 8-0 win. Senior Candace Wu (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and freshman Victoria Tam (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.) were just as impressive, scoring an 8-1 win at No. 2. The No. 1 match was a close one, but in the end the MIT team of junior Lauren Quisenberry (Corpus Christi, Texas) and junior Julia Hsu (Knoxville, Tenn.) gave the Engineers a 3-0 lead with an 8-6 decision over Meghan Cokley and Margaret Teague.
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Yellow Medicine East may have missed out on their best opportunity for a win this season as the Sting exited homecoming week with a 35-20 loss at the hands of previously winless Montevideo Friday night at Volstead Field.
Montevideo 35, YME 20
Yellow Medicine East may have missed out on their best opportunity for a win this season as the Sting exited homecoming week with a 35-20 loss at the hands of previously winless Montevideo Friday night at Volstead Field.
With the State title and runner-up teams from 1986 and '87 in attendance, it was almost hoped that excellence might someway travel by osmosis through the crisp September air to ordain the Sting and invoke for just a short time memories of past dominance. But such things rarely happen, if they happen at all.
So, on Friday night a pair of winless teams met with Montevideo outlasting the Sting to dim their homecoming glory.
A 14-point second quarter by the ThuderHawks proved the difference in the West Central Conference clash. Before the start of that quarter the Sting trailed by a one point margin, 7-6. As they jogged into the lockerooms, hope for the home fans was dashed; seeing this game as a repeat of the Sting's past three losses, with YME now down 21-6.
In the tird quarter both teams went scoreless before trading two touchdowns a piece in the fourth before the clock ran out and YME's homecoming ended.
Logan Knoshal rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns to lead Montevideo. Meanwhile, Jake Bednar and Spencer Sulflow also scored on the ground for the Montevideo, while Jordan Thompson threw a TD to Austin Hiepler, who caught 2 passes on the night and totaled 117 yards receiving.
Austin Vikander played most of the game at quarterback and tossed two touchdown passes for the Sting, one to Nathan Anderson and the other to Kolten Anderson. Trey Cox carried in YME's lone rushing score of the game, while Jacob Pederson led the Sting with 93 rushing yards.
Defensively the Sting were led by sophomore defensive end Tyson Velde who wrapped up five tackles and a sack.
The Sting are now 0-4 on the year and in the conference and are preparing to travel to Paynesville this Friday.
Montevideo 7 14 0 14 — 35
First downs: 6 Rushing: 32-183 Passing (com-att-yds-int): 4-9-169-0 Fumbles lost: 3 Penalties: 5-35
Individual statistics
Rushing: Wyatt Enger 3-6, Jordan Thompson 3-(-16), Markus Kranz 14-89, Logan Knoshal 5-89, Jake Bednar 4-6, Spencer Sulflow 3-9 Passing: Thompson 4-9-169-0 Receiving: Austin Hiepler 2-117, Matt Fischer 1-8, Bednar 1-44 Punting: n/a Interceptions: Bednar 1 Fumble recoveries: n/a Tackles: Kranz 7, Austin Hiepler 5, Charles O'Malley 13.5 QB sacks: O'Malley 2
Yellow Medicine East
First downs: 14 Rushing: 51-134 Passing (com-att-yds-int): 6-20-93-1 Fumbles lost: 1 Penalties: 6-33
Individual statistics
Rushing: Jacob Pederson 28-93, Connor Christenson 6-(-4), Aaron Lalim 6-3, Trey Cox 7-26, Austin Vikander 4-16 Passing: Lalim 2-7-24-0, Christenson 1-1-33-0, Vikander 3-12-36-1 Receiving: Nathan Anderson 3-35, Jacob Pederson 2-51, Kolten Anderson 1-7 Punting: n/a Interceptions: none Fumble recoveries: n/a Tackles: Vikander 4, Lalim 4, Tyson Velde 5 QB sacks: Velde 1


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When you see Picasso's 'Guernica', measuring almost eight metres wide, you will be captivated.
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It means you rest in the knowledge you discovered through a direct perception of your own state, your primordial state. One you have this knowledge, that's it. And yes there is relief and satisfaction.mzaur wrote:Knowledge sounds so abstract. Like, I have a lot of knowledge about computers. How do I rest in that knowledge?I guess I don't understand what you mean by knowledge. Language is tricky.
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LOS ANGELES, April 22 (UPI) -- The intersection of Hollywood's Highland and Selma avenues has been renamed Carol Burnett Square in honor of the iconic U.S. comedian.
Burnett, 79, is an author and actress best known for her sketch comedy series "The Carol Burnett Show," which ran from 1967-78.
"It's more personal than anything I've ever received," KABC-TV quoted Burnett as saying at the dedication ceremony last week.


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Accidental Download Leading To Prison Sentence?
from the that's-a-problem dept
Though this article serves as a warning of why you shouldn't go looking for porn online -- it would seem that the stronger argument is why the laws on possession should change. In cases like this, where the guy was clearly not out there seeking out or collecting such content, it seems ridiculous that he should be charged and feel the need to plead guilty. Anti-child porn efforts should really focus on those who produces and distributes such content. As for those who collect it, I would assume that mental health help would be a more appropriate response than jail time. And, for those who accidentally come across it... it seems fairly ridiculous to charge them as well.


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DOVER -- Students in Dover are benefitting from a math program that raises the bar, challenging students to go beyond memorization and rules and apply their math skills in new and different ways. The Dover School District has adopted a program called Math in Focus that reaches beyond a curriculum to provide a scope and sequence for how children are going to learn and keeps the district closely aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
Elementary Math Facilitator, Patty Driscoll, says the Common Core State Standards for literacy and mathematics were developed in part by the National Governors Association and adopted by the state in 2010. They provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare children for college and the workforce.
Math in Focus was developed in Singapore, a country with proven educational success, and follows a path for teaching from concrete to pictorial to abstract. In other words, students may use something concrete like blocks or chips to understand a concept, and then move into creating a picture in their mind about the mathematics. The final step is abstract: in essence either doing the math mentally, or using paper and pencil for longer problems. The goal is to develop conceptual understanding along with math fluency.
Math in Focus provides a guide for teachers and a more effective system for determining how well students understand the material. There is a quick check, unlike a tradition pre-test it goes beyond assessing skill levels and offers a better measure of whether the children are ready for what the chapter poses. Meanwhile, Driscoll says the end-of-chapter tests are also more challenging and require students to apply what they have learned by throwing new and different situations at them.
Math in Focus also includes enrichment. In that past if a student completed the course work ahead of others they could do extra work. But Driscoll says enrichment takes the learning to another level, again giving a student the opportunity to apply what they have learned but in a novel situation.
Math in Focus is in place through 7th grade and will expand to 8th grade next year. While the plan does not include high school, the methods and concepts are shared with the high school teachers to give a greater understanding of how the students are learning. The Dover School District had three separate plans before and the lack of a commonality posed problems not only for children who moved within the city but also for students transitioning from elementary to middle school. Now everyone is essentially in the same page.
Parents were introduced to Math in Focus through a series of six parent nights that explained how they could best support their children and what to expect of the new program. Driscoll says they have an expression; it's okay to struggle but not to suffer. Students learn that it is okay to struggle to apply what they have learned because that's part of learning, but not to suffer - that's when a teacher will provide the extra help needed.


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Sleep issues; Difficulty falling asleep; Insomnia concerns
Talk with your doctor or nurse if any of the following symptoms interfere with your ability to function during the day:
- Difficulty falling asleep
- Excessive sleepiness during the day
- History of falling asleep during the day at inappropriate times
- Nightmares or disturbing thoughts that keep you awake
- Pain, frequent urination, or unusual sensations that keep you awake
- Significant trouble getting out of bed in the morning
- Sleep that does not refresh you
- Waking up several times throughout the night
- Waking up early in the morning
Here are some simple tips to get a better nights sleep:
- If possible, wake up at the same time each day.
- Avoid performing activities such as eating and working in your bed.
- Avoid strenuous activity 2 hours before going to bed.
- Avoid caffeinated and alcoholic beverages in the evening.
- Avoid eating heavy meals at least 2 hours before going to sleep.
- Develop a bedtime routine that includes calming, relaxing activities.
- Make sure your sleep environment is quiet, dark, and is at a comfortable temperature.
- Dont go to bed more than 8 hours before you expect to start your day.
Do something relaxing just before bedtime (such as reading or taking a bath) so that you dont think about worrisome thoughts. Watching TV or using a computer may be stimulating and disturb your ability to fall asleep. If you cant fall asleep within 30 minutes, get up and move to another room and engage in a quiet activity until you feel sleepy.
One method of preventing worries from keeping you awake is to keep a journal before going to bed. List all issues that worry you. By this method you transfer your worries from your thoughts to paper, leaving your mind quieter and more ready to fall asleep.
While 7 - 8 hours a night is recommended for most people, children and teenagers need more. Older people tend to do fine with less sleep at night, but may still require approximately 8 hours of sleep over a 24-hour period. The quality of sleep is as important as how much sleep you get.
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World savvy tattoo artist opens shop in Blackfoot
BLACKFOOT—At the age of just two or three, it was obvious to the parents of Blackfoot tattoo artist Durst Hayden that their son was a gifted artist and would go on to do great things with his talent.
"When I was little I'd spend hours drawing detailed pictures of monsters, trucks and airplanes," he said. "My mother, who was a Born Again Christian, always told me 'God has a big plan for you.' "
His father, who Hayden said, 'was born into and died in a rough biker gang,' wanted something better for his son, and told him, "I am an example of what 'I don't want you to become.' "
"I told my dad, who was someone that I never B.S'd with, that I wanted to be a tattoo artist," he said.
Hayden said at the age of 13 he was presented with a full-line of tattooing equipment, a gift from his father, and that he taught himself as a tattoo artist.
And, indeed, Hayden's gift as an artist has taken him places.
Hayden, who also served as U.S. Marshal, has traveled the country and the world creating tattoos for the simple person to top name judges, actors and musicians including hip-hop singers Chris Brown and Jesse James and actor Wee Man (from the movie Jack Ass).
"It used to be just bikers and sailors got tattoos, but now, tattoos have become mainstream," he noted. "Tattooing is one of the top industries in the nation right now...right up there with Walmart and Microsoft."
To date Hayden has logged 23 years in the tattoo business, saying, "I've tattooed in Italy, Germany, Japan, Hawaii and had 15 different businesses around the country, including a recent tattoo business in Sandpoint, Idaho. "I am 'self-promoted, self-made and self-paid,' " he exclaimed.
It was Hayden's wife Sarah, who is from Lava Hot Springs, who ultimately brought him to East Idaho, where he has settled in Blackfoot.
After looking around other East Idaho communities, Hayden felt Blackfoot was a good fit for his new business "Kind Soul Tattoos." He opened up shop about two weeks ago across from the Tumbleweed Saloon on Pacific Street.
The business is fully licensed and insured and Hayden said his business motto is: "Come in as a customer, leave as a friend."
"I welcome everyone in, but at the same time, I reserve my right to refuse service to anyone. I recognize the signs of drug use, and my business is a drug free zone," he explained. "If someone is using, they will be asked to leave. My business is family friendlyand parents are welcome to bring their kids in with them."
As the business grows, Hayden will employ a body piercer and body modification expert. In the near future, he will also offer what he calls "second chance tattoos."
"These are for anyone who has gang, drug or racist-related tattoos. I will cover them up for free," he explained. "This is something that went over well in Sandpoint and I want to get it going here in Blackfoot as well."
Kind Soul Tattoos is open Tuesday-Sunday from 10a.m.-6 p.m. For more information call: 208-201-3577 or find them on Facebook at: KindsoultattoosDurstHayden.


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When putting together a starting rotation for the Lipscomb Bisons for the 2011 season coach Jeff Forehand has gone with someone new, someone borrowed, someone old and someone renewed.
Technically, left-hander Richie Goodenow was borrowed. He chose to transfer from Vanderbilt to play his final season of eligibility at Lipscomb. Primarily a reliever for the Commodores Goodenow is already settling into the No. 1 starter's role.
He will be on the mound Friday at 4 p.m. when the Bisons play Marshall, 2-1, in the first of a three-game series at Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium. The Bisons enter the series 3-2. This is the first time Marshall and Lipscomb have met on the baseball field.
"Richie's main thing is the command of his pitches," Bisons pitching coach Tyler Shrout said. "He has a lot of movement on his fastball.
"But his best pitch is his breaking ball. That is what allowed him to be so successful in the Southeastern Conference. He has developed a change-up. He is a three-pitch guy. He is going to have a lot of eight-to-10 pitch innings.
Goodenow is also a leader on the team as the pitchers follow his example.
"Richie has professionalism in what he does," Shrout said. "He doesn't talk a lot. But the young guys look up to him because of how he gets his work done and how he prepares to pitch.
"He has been an influential guy for all of our left-hander pitchers. He is absolutely a competitor."
The someone new is Connor Sinclair, a right-hander who transferred from Butler Community College for this season.
"Whether you come in as a freshman or as a junior college guy the Atlantic Sun is an adjustment," Shrout said. "I don't care how good you are it is a higher level of baseball.
"He throws strikes with three pitches. He is a bulldog on the mound. Right now, he is a good follow-up to Goodenow."
Right-hander Dannie Strable, who is the third pitcher in the rotation, has shown a renewal from last season, especially in his mental approach to the game. He came to the Bisons last year after playing his freshman year at Iowa Central Community College.
Strable started 13 games last season, but appears to be more confident in his mental approach this season.
"I was prouder of Strable than anyone this past weekend," Shrout said. "He has an 88-to-90 miles per hour fastball. He has a good change-up and a good slider.
"The biggest difference for Stable is confidence. His stuff has always been the same. Now he knows he can do it."
Junior Davey Hackett, who is expected to start throwing in live situations this weekend, is the someone old. He started 14 games last season.
Hackett is recovering from an injury. He is expected to start doing some live throwing in practice. The goal is for him to be ready to go before the Atlantic Sun portion of the season begins.
"Hackett will start in a relieving role," Shrout said. "He will see hitters in a simulated game sometime this weekend before we play Marshall."
Written by Mark McGee, Senior Publisher/Director of Media Relations.


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Value Line's Global Equity objective group consists of mutual funds that can own stocks from any country in the world. This is very different from the Foreign objective, in that Global funds can own U.S. stocks while Foreign funds specifically cannot. This is an important distinction about which investors using an asset allocation model should be aware, as the domestic component of a Global fund can throw off certain allocations if the fund's portfolio isn't properly accounted for in the larger asset allocation plan.
Still, for some investors who are seeking international exposure but that are concerned about the risks of owning a fund that invests exclusively in foreign stocks, a Global fund might work very well. The problem, however, is that many of these funds place a significant amount of their portfolios in U.S. stocks. This can make their portfolios very close in nature to Growth funds that are allowed to invest in foreign markets. Thus, it is important to review a Global fund's holdings carefully to see if it is a good fit. Moreover, it might make sense to compare a final list of candidates from this objective group against more broadly invested Growth funds.
Funds in the Global objective group are, by design, generally well diversified. In fact, some funds in this group actually use the word "world" in their names to express just how broad their investment mandate is. Despite that broad mandate on the country front, many here take specific investment approaches, such as focusing on small cap companies, dividend paying companies, or growth and value investment styles. There are also a number of funds here that are designed to be the sole stock offering in a portfolio.
Over the long term, the Global Equity objective group has been a good performer relative to the broader market, as measured by MSCI WORLD Index. For the 10-year period ended January 31, 2013, the group had an annualized gain of 9.0%, while the MSCI WORLD Index reported an annualized gain of 7.1%. Over the trailing five and three year periods, the group had a gain of 1.9% and 10.4%, respectively, while the Index reported a loss of 0.9% and a gain of 7.9%, respectively. During the one-year period ended January 31, 2013, the Global Equity objective group reported a gain of 14.2%, compared to a gain of 13.3% for the MSCI WORLD Index. The group has an average Risk Rank of 3, indicating that funds in this group might appeal to many investors, who would only need to accept an average level of risk.
One fund with a relatively high one year return through January 31, 2013 is Kinetics Small Cap Opportunity Fund A (KSOAX). The fund seeks long-term growth of capital. The Small Cap fund is a non-diversified fund that invests all of its investable assets in the Small Cap Opportunities Portfolio, a series of Kinetics Portfolios Trust. Under normal circumstances, the Small Cap Portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks, convertible securities, warrants and other equity securities having the characteristics of common stocks (such as ADRs, GDRs and IDRs) of U.S. and foreign small capitalization companies that provide attractive valuation opportunities. The Small Cap portfolio may also invest in ETFs and write and sell options on securities in which it invests for hedging purposes and/or direct investment. The Small Cap portfolio's investment adviser (Kinetics Asset Management LLC ) considers small cap companies to be those that have a market capitalization of less than $3 billion. The fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in convertible and non-convertible debt securities rated below investment grade, also known as junk bonds, or unrated securities which the investment adviser has determined to be of comparable quality. Kinetics focuses on undervalued and special situation small capitalization equities it believes have the potential for rewarding long-term investment results. Small Cap Portfolio securities will be selected from companies that are engaged in a number of industries if, in the Investment Adviser's opinion, the companies meet the Small Cap Portfolio's investment criteria ( e.g. , companies that are selling below their perceived intrinsic value, have limited or no institutional ownership, have had short-term earnings shortfalls, have had a recent IPO but have not attracted significant analyst coverage, are selling at or below book or replacement value, and have modest price to earnings ratios).
Another fund with a relatively good year-to-date return through January 31, 2013 is Fidelity Mid Cap Value A (LSHAX). The Fund seeks long term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in securities of companies with medium market capitalizations (which, for purposes of this fund, are those companies with market capitalizations similar to companies in the Russell Midcap® Index or the S&P MidCap 400® Index). The fund potentially invests in companies with smaller or larger market capitalizations. Management invests in securities of companies that Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMR) believes are undervalued in the marketplace in relation to factors such as assets, sales, earnings, growth potential, or cash flow, or in relation to securities of other companies in the same industry (stocks of these companies are often called "value" stocks), using the Russell Midcap® Value Index as a guide in structuring the fund and selecting its investments. The fund may invest in domestic and foreign issuers. Management uses quantitative analysis to evaluate growth potential, valuation, liquidity, and investment risk, along with fundamental analysis of factors such as each issuer's financial condition, its industry position, and market and economic conditions to select investments.
A third fund with very good return going into 2013 is Oppenheimer Global Value Fund A (GLVAX). The fund seeks capital appreciation. Management invests mainly in common stocks of U.S. and foreign companies that it believes are undervalued. The fund can invest without limit in foreign securities in any country, including countries with developed or emerging markets. Typically, the fund will invest a substantial portion of its assets in issuers in a number of different foreign countries. The fund does not limit its investments to companies in a particular capitalization range or region. The fund's investment objective and strategies are not fundamental policies. Value investing uses fundamental analysis to seek companies whose intrinsic value is greater than the current price of their securities. This approach includes fundamental analysis of a company's financial statements, profitability, management structure, operations, business strategy, product development, and its position within its industry, among other things. The portfolio manager evaluates investment opportunities on a company-by-company basis.
In the table below, we have listed 10 top-performing funds through January 31, 2013 that we follow in our Fund Advisor database.
10 Top Global Equity Funds Performance
Fund Name
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Total Return
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% 3
% 6 Month
% 5 Year
Kinetics Small Cap Opportunity Fund A
Kinetics Market Opportunities Adv Fund A
Fidelity Mid Cap Fund A
Liberty Street Horizon Fund A
Kinetics Paradigm Fund A
Oppenheimer Global Value Fund A
Oakmark Global Select Fund
Oakmark Global I Fund
Fidelity Value Fund
Ivy Value Fund A
Global Equity Objective Group
At the time of this article's writing, the author did not have positions in any of the companies mentioned.


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Another crab from Indonesia
Posted 15 November 2012 - 07:40 PM
Taken at a site called "Torpedo Alley" off Rinca Island, Indoensia at night at a depth of around 13 metres on sand. It appears to have a polychaete living on its carapace.
Posted 15 November 2012 - 09:47 PM
Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. ~Carl Zwanzig
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 06:34 PM
Ugh... I sold my u/w gear and just looking at this little crab makes me miss diving and U/W photography so much!!!
Of course along with that I thank my lucky stars I was privileged enough to take some shots underwater... but the act of it is so much more than looking at photos... I just miss being underwater will little guys like this...
You can have your fancy parties with interesting people spouting shit out of their mouths... I would take a night underwater with this guy any day.
Sorry for the rant... I just miss the water...
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Posted 17 November 2012 - 09:47 AM
Posted 17 November 2012 - 02:18 PM
Thanks, Leslie. I didn't notice the polychaete until looking at the photos. I have poor close vision (I'm an old fart) and frequently find gems like this after the dive. This particular dive I had a number of such suprises.
There was this crab holding a sand dollar on its back. I had just assumed it was a flat-top crab until looking at the photo:
A spider crab with hydroids (I saw the crab but not the hydroids):
A dwarf lionfish with a copepod parasite on its eye:
And then there were the crabs carrying upside-down jellyfish on their backs:
(Sorry, Jeremy if make you miss UW photography more.)
Posted 17 November 2012 - 08:25 PM
I have poor close vision (I'm an old fart)...
Andrew, why not get yourself prescription lenses for your mask? Subject discussed in depth here. I have a Technisub Look 2 with small bifocal lenses, but I'm going to try the company Peter mentioned in the last post of the thread.
Posted 17 November 2012 - 10:00 PM
Thanks, Nick. I do - well sort of. I have a Tusa Geminus mask with bifocal +2.5 diopters. Makes a huge difference, especially when shooting video with my D7000, however, I still miss a lot of the detail on small critters. Although I did "see" some pygmy seahorses in Komodo in August for the first time (other than seeing them through the viewfinder).
Andrew, why not get yourself prescription lenses for your mask? Subject discussed in depth here. I have a Technisub Look 2 with small bifocal lenses, but I'm going to try the company Peter mentioned in the last post of the thread.
Note that I am still able to find lots of cool stuff, I just don't get the full enjoyment until reviewing the photos later.


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Trump calls ex-lawyer Cohen a 'rat'
Hitting a wall: Shutdown looms over border funding
Obamacare ruling thrusts health debate into spotlight
Zinke to step down amid ethics probes
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Turkey says Trump working on extraditing cleric Gulen
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WCRS has hired Jason Anderson to the new role of head of creative technology. (Campaign)
Karmarama has further boosted its senior team by hiring Dan Hill, AKQA's planning director on the agency's Nike account, as its first head of planning. (Campaign)
Partners Andrews Aldridge has boosted its senior team by hiring Paul Vallois as a managing partner. (Campaign)
Matt Lee and Pete Heyes, the Adam & Eve/DDB creative duo, are leaving to join Leo Burnett as creative directors. (Campaign)
Steve Parish, the chief executive of production company Tag, is to step down before the end of the year. (Campaign)
Arc, the Leo Burnett-owned shop, has hired Billington Cartmell's group creative partner, Beri Cheetham, as its executive creative director. (Campaign)
Heinz has appointed former Muller Dairy marketing director Lee Rolston as the top marketer of its innovation unit, Explore. (Marketing)
BlowUp Media UK managing director Dominic Gesua has left the outdoor company and is being replaced by Katrin Robertson, group managing director at BlowUp Media, who is moving from Germany to the UK to help oversee the business. (Media Week)
Starcom MediaVest Group has poached Pippa Glucklich, the chief operating officer at Arena Media, to become the managing director of its Starcom unit. (Campaign)
Jeff Ford, Channel 5 director of programmes, has resigned from his position at the Richard Desmond-owned broadcaster. (Media Week)
David Emin, advertising chief at Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN), has been promoted to managing director Trinity Mirror National sales, as part of the next tier of structural changes implemented by Simon Fox, chief executive. (Media Week)
Facebook's top executive in Europe, Joanna Shields, is leaving to spearhead the Government's scheme to create a 'Silicon Valley' cluster of technology businesses in East London. (Media Week)
Vevo, the music video site, has hired Errol Baran, former head of future and digital media advertising at Channel 4, as its new commercial director. (Media Week)
Tim Davie, the BBC's director of audio and music, is to become chief executive of BBC Worldwide, succeeding John Smith who is leaving the corporation after 23 years. (Media Week)
MediaCom has promoted Phil Hall, Jem Lloyd Williams, Sarah Treliving and Nick Jefferies to its managing partner board. (Media Week)
Clear Channel Outdoor has appointed Alex Hollingdale, currently proposition and profitability director at telecoms firm TalkTalk, to the new role of product director. (Media Week)
Special interest publisher Future has promoted James Ranson to the role of sales director at its London office. (Media Week)
Andy Bagnall, the director of business development at ITV, is leaving the broadcaster next year after 35 years' service with the company in its various iterations. (Media Week)
The ABPI's corporate comms chief Amanda Callaghan has resigned, it was announced last night.
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Former Havas board director and corporate chief Andrew Robinson has joined Newgate Communications to boost the agency's international credentials. (PR Week)
PhotoBox, an online photo printing and sharing company, has poached the head of comms from Ann Summers ahead of a major PR shake-up. (PR Week)
The former marketing and comms director of London & Partners is launching her own destinations-focused agency, named Ainsworth & Wells. PRWeek revealed last week that Martine Ainsworth-Wells is leaving London & Partners following a corporate restructure. (PR Week)
One of Citizen Brando's managing partners, Paul Lucas, has moved on from the agency and is plotting his next steps. (PR Week)


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I have only created one Thanksgiving grilled cheese sandwich in the three plus years of this blog. I wanted to change that this year. After my 2009 creation, Pumpkin Pie Grilled Cheese, I had a lot to live up to. I had to make this sandwich bigger and better. I had to think far outside the box. I had to push myself. I think I succeeded but you must be the judge…
Ingredients for butternut squash & cranberry orange chevre pumpkin bread grilled cheese…
Spiced Butternut Squash
Mackenzie Creamery Cranberry Orange Chèvre
Pillsbury Quick Bread Pumpkin Bread
The cheese: mackenzie creamery cranberry orange chèvre
After trying Mackenzie's Toasted Pumpkin Chèvre, I thought, why not try another Mackenzie original for this year's Thanksgiving grilled cheese sandwich? Cranberry Orange sounds, at least to me, very festive and Thanksgiving-like. It seemed like a perfect base for a Thanksgiving grilled cheese sandwich. Plus, it was 50 cents off at our local grocery store, Heinen's. Not a bad deal.
I won't bore you with the details of chèvre (aka goat cheese), but I will tell you about this particular cheese. This cranberry orange chèvre was creamy and had a nice tart, strong flavor to it. (It worked really well with the other ingredients/bread of this grilled cheese. More on that later.) I am still not sure if there were cranberries mixed up and large pieces or just pieces, but that is irrelevant. The cheese really is fantastic and was a perfect choice for this sandwich.
The bread: pillsbury quick bread pumpkin bread
Besides making beer bread in January, I haven't made bread since the family bought a Sunbeam bread maker about 10-15 years ago. Those were the days! When I was at Heinen's and saw the Orange Cranberry Chèvre, I also saw a pumpkin bread kit. I thought, hmmm, why not make pumpkin bread for this year's Thanksgiving grilled cheese? The sous chef returned to Heinen's while I was working, asked about the kit and the clerk actually said that Pillsbury Quick Bread mix is a better choice and what he uses. I would say he is 100% correct. The pumpkin bread had the perfect mix of flavor and spice without being too strong or overpowering. Fantastic enough that I have continually been nibbling on the leftovers…
This may not be that much of a secret ingredient, but when baking and the recipe calls for water, the sous chef mixes some orange juice with the water. She says it adds something. I personally don't know the difference since I have grown up on it so you will have to let me know what you think.
The ingredient: spiced butternut squash
Whole Foods gave me this idea when I saw they had butternut squash on sale. It is a very fall-like ingredient and not something I have used much at all. This was the third and final piece to this year's Thanksgiving grilled cheese.
After baking the squash to get it soft on the inside, it was time to add the many secret ingredients.
Included with the squash in a sauté pan was cinnamon, nutmeg and some of Mackenzie's Cranberry Orange Chèvre. (I added cheese to the squash and separately on the sandwich.) I warmed it just a bit until all the ingredients were mixed thoroughly. I didn't measure any of the added spice/cheese, just added until I personally thought it tasted good.
The sandwich: Grade A-
While cutting and placing the pumpkin bread in the pan, I could tell it was extremely soft, flaky, and fragile. While cooking, I left the heat on a little too high and the bread in the pan a little too long, leading the bread to become crunchy and brown. Before you think that was a bad thing, it actually created a crunchiness that would have otherwise been missing and in turn made eating the grilled cheese much easier. The biggest issue I found was trying to spread the Cranberry Orange Chèvre so that it was not clumpy in and the sandwich and instead evenly distributed. We did not perfect that method. When I was able to take one full bite of the sandwich, containing the chèvre, butternut squash and pumpkin bread, I turned to the sous chef and said, "This [Cranberry Orange] cheese and grilled cheese sandwich is amazing."
Even with the crunch of the cooked pumpkin bread, when the sandwich came all together, it was delicious and a sandwich I would eat again. Was it better than the Pumpkin Pie Grilled Cheese? No, it was different and that was exactly what I was going for. It had complex flavors with a great texture that in the end, created a very unique grilled cheese sandwich.
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A chance meeting with Mixed Martial Arts
How a controversial sport changed a life It's a quiet morning in the Underground Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Academy in Kettle Falls, except for the steady, slightly labored breathing of two participants just wrapping up the Senior Boomers Boxing session. After their workout, the husband and wife team visit with the academy's trainer and owner, David "The Viking" Anderson, who sits at his desk. "The community doesn't know what it has here," says the husband, who readily offers that he is 62-years-old and he and his spouse work out at the academy six days a week. "David has made a supportive environment with this place." Senior training at an MMA gym? Absolutely, says Anderson, 27. There's also Grade Kids Boxing for kindergarten through 4th grade and 5th through 8th grade, as well as Muay Thai Kick Boxing, strength and cardio weight loss classes, self-defense for special needs, kids wrestling, and, of course, training for those who actually aspire to be Mixed Martial Arts fighters. "Unfortunately, a lot of people still think that this is a place where a bunch of guys get together and just beat each other's heads in and act macho," Anderson said. "That's not what we're about. You don't even have to be interested in MMA to work out here." Located at 235 East 3rd Ave. #B in Kettle Falls, Anderson started Underground MMA after he moved back to Kettle Falls three years ago (he grew up in the community). The gym moved into its most recent site last August, between Napa Auto Parts and Kettle Falls Inn. The first ticket out For one so young, Anderson has packed a lot of living into life thus far. A professional MMA fighter who came into the sport due to a combination of pure chance and kismet (depending on which you believe in), Anderson has fought Middleweight MMA bouts around the world, including Russia, Japan, and Thailand. His record includes 13 losses and 22 wins. His wins include three KO's (knockouts), 17 submissions and two judges' decisions. He continues to fight professionally and teach classes at his academy. He trains the 12 MMA fighters that are currently on his roster. The impression that Anderson gives upon first meeting is one of straightforwardness and discretion. While some people offer up every sordid detail of their past transgressions whether the listener wants to hear it or not, Anderson comes off as temperate and honest. He doesn't readily offer up information, but he doesn't feel the need to put a gloss on the truth. "I made a lot of bad choices when I was younger," he conceded. "I was angry; I went looking for trouble wherever I could find it. Training for MMA actually mellowed me out and helped me find some calm." Anderson got his start in the world of Martial Arts when he was 14, taking kick boxing lessons in Spokane and Seattle. At age 16 he dropped out of Kettle Falls High School and took the test for his GED, looking to join the United Starts Army. Though GED testing is usually spread out over the course of several days, or even weeks because of the amount of subject matter, Anderson finished all five tests in one day. When he took the ASVAB for military job placement in 2002, he scored in the top percentile in Washington State. "My high school counselor tried to encourage me to stick it out, to graduate, but I wouldn't listen," Anderson recalled, a slight smile on his face. "I thought I knew it all, you know? When it was time for me to pick my job in the army I wanted whatever would get me out off this area the quickest. I didn't care what it was, as long as it got me the first ticket out of here." A chance meeting Leaving for basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia three days after he turned 17, Anderson was assigned to infantry. He was in two years before dislocating his knee in Ranger School. He was honorably discharged in 2004. It was from there that Anderson found his way into the field of MMA. At a party with friends in Auburn, several fights were scheduled throughout the evening. For his first experience watching a supposed MMA bout, Anderson wasn't impressed. "Honestly, I thought, 'These guys are stupid,'" Anderson remembered thinking. "I didn't see what was so cool or exciting about it. I couldn't care less and was acting like watching it was a waste of time. The promoter heard me talking smack and said, 'If you think you're so tough, why don't you get in there (the ring). I said I would fight anyone they paired me with." Anderson was put in the ring with a fighter that had several black belts in various martial arts and had yet to lose a fight. Anderson ended the match in the first round; his training from the Army kicked in and enabledhim to put his opponent in a submission hold and win. Though MMA didn't make a good first impression on Anderson, there was someone in the audience that night that Anderson did make a good first impression on. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight Chris "The Crippler" Lebon approached Anderson after the fight and urged him to train. He must have been convincing enough, because Anderson began traveling to various gyms from Spokane, to Chicago, Albuquerque, and Woodland Hills, CA. You learn fast who your true friends are "For awhile, all my stuff could fit in two duffel bags and go on a Greyhound bus, and that's how I lived," Anderson said. "I slept at gyms, stayed with trainers and other fighters." Anderson cites Chuck Liddell as the MMA instructor that was most inspiring to him during his training. He says he stayed with Liddell for several months while Liddell helped hone his skills and focus in the sport. "Basically, I was his house maid," jokeed Anderson. "Seriously though, he taught me a lot. I couldn't have asked for a better teacher." One lesson that Anderson learned quickly, and that he says is the biggest surprise to those who start training in MMA, is the amount of endurance it takes to go round after round in the ring. "People underestimate how much energy you need to keep going in a fight, whether you're winning or not," explained Anderson. "It's hard to explain how tiring it is. Unless you've done it, you don't understand. But the workouts you do in order to get to that point are refreshing, mentally and physically." While he has developed a passion for MMA and appreciates the opportunities it afforded him, the constant traveling and what he refers to as "two-faced attitudes" within the industry made him long for a home base. He says he moved back to Kettle Falls to be closer to his family and establish his gym. "You learn really fast who your true friends are," he said of his experiences in professional MMA. 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Here is the death certificate for Ole and Mari Finnestad's great grandson, Willard Winfield Travland.
As far as I know, Willard was the only child of Hannah (Arno) and Peter Andrew Travland. (Peter Andrew was the third child born to Iverdine (Finnestad) and Lewis Joseph Peterson Travland.)
Willard was born January 18, 1901 in Colony, Texas and died March 25, 1966 in Port Arthur, Texas.
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Floral designer: John R. Roberts, The JRR Company, 69 W. Del Mar Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105; 626/440-9227, johnrroberts.com. Roberts uses traditional materials in an untraditional way to create a California Christmas theme. Here he mixes unexpected fruits, kumquats and key limes, for boldly contrasting colors.
Entry hall- garland; large-leaf boxwood and olive green grosgrain ribbon.
Table arrangement -Arrange Protea foliage from New Zealand, with green cymbidium orchids, tangerines (attached with floral trade picks) and cranberries (attached with toothpicks). "Fruit-on-fruit layering'' is the key, says Roberts.
Kumquat balls - Push wire through a 2-inch styrofoam ball and make loop to secure. Attach kumquats to ball with heavy duty tooth pick or floral pick. Tuck in accents of boxwood. Hang by wire disguised with grosgrain ribbon. Picks are available at craft stores.
Key lime balls - Attach key limes and cranberries to a 3-inch styrofoam ball with floral pick or heavy duty toothpick.
Tree and mantel garland-Tuck variegated ivy plants into holiday greens. Roberts's secret: Remove plants from 6-inch pots and secure soil and roots in a freezer bag tied with rubber band. The roots can be easily shaped and tucked into holiday greens and tight places to hide. Just pull on tension of rubber band and add water to keep moist.Plants last like this through the season and give a look similar to holly. Cut greens will dry much more quickly.
Greenery on mantel corners - Use 18-inch boxwood wreaths cut to create half circles.
Mantel garlands - Kumquat and cranberry garlands are strung on fishing line and braided. The garlands are anchored at the corners by a solid weight concealed in greenery and pepperberries.
Mantel cups - Fill silver julep cups with orchids, roses, or gloriosa lilies.
Horsetail reed trees - Attach horsetail reeds to styrofoam cones with fern pins and dot with gloriosa lilies and green cymbidium orchids in water tubes. Finish with orangecranberry garlands strung on 18-inch wire and poked in. For trunks, cover candlesticks with cinnamon sticks secured by rubber bands. "A glue gun takes too much time," says Roberts.
Food-serving risers - Using string, attach boxwood sprigs to 2 or 3 layers of green styrofoam rings. Add grosgrain ribbon if desired. Stud top with tangerines or key limes using floral picks. Top with serving plate.
Chandelier garland - Adorn chandelier with variegated boxwood, branching scotch broom, and crab apples.
Table basket - Use wire to attach rings of small red delicious apples to a wire frame, fill spaces between apples with mood moss. Fill cylinder with paperwhite narcissus bulbs.
Pear-tree - Fill an urn with "reindeer branches'' a floral industry term, so-called for the structure, or any sturdy open-structure branch. Tie red Bartlett pears onto branches with raffia; and add amaryllis plants, treated with Roberts's signature freezer bag treatment. Arrange artificial monkey pods, noble fir bows and birch bark-covered candles at the base of the arrangement. (Note: If the amaryllis plants are bought closed, they'll bloom and last close to a month.)
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New Jersey City, 68
Farmingdale State, 59
After trailing 32-19 at the half, Farmingdale State (2-3) fought back to outscore New Jersey City University in the second, but came up short 68-59 tonight in Jersey City, NJ. New Jersey City had no players in double figures, while Rams seniors Dashawn Warren (Astoria, NY/W.C. Bryant) and Kenny McMillan (Bronx, NY/All Hallows) both scored a game-high 12 points.
McMillan also grabbed eight boards, while Warren finished with seven rebounds.
Jersey City freshman Aaron Desir (Hillside, NJ/Hillside) led the team with nine points, while three other players finished with eight.
The Rams now face Skyline opponent Manhattanville College on Saturday, December 17th in Purchase, NY at 4:00pm, before their final home game of the semester next Tuesday, December 20th against Yeshiva at 8:00pm.


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Ricky Walden won his third title carrying ranking points, as he defeated Marco Fu 4-3 to win the Bluebell Wood Open at the Doncaster Dome.
The man from Chester had led 3-1 but was pegged back to a deciding frame by a stubborn Fu, before making a tremendous clearance of 65 to win the third European tour event of the season.
Victory lifts him one place to number seven in the world rankings, after he also beat David Gilbert, Mark Allen and Shaun Murphy on finals day.
Fu himself saw off Steve Davis, Mark Williams and Ding Junhui en-route to the final, while Stephen Maguire and Jimmy Robertson were the other two players defeated at the quarter-final stage.
Anthony Hamilton and Tom Ford fell at the first hurdle on finals day as they lost to Ding and Murphy respectively, while Ronnie O'Sullivan's conqueror Peter Lines was beaten by Maguire.
Pankaj Advani, Vinnie Calabrese and Rod Lawler had also made it to Saturday, but were quickly swept aside by Williams, Robertson and Allen.
Final: Marco Fu 3-4 Ricky Walden
Semi-Finals: Marco Fu 4-3 Ding Junhui, Shaun Murphy 1-4 Ricky Walden
Quarter-Finals: Mark Williams 0-4 Marco Fu, Ding Junhui 4-1 Jimmy Robertson, Stephen Maguire 2-4 Shaun Murphy, Ricky Walden 4-3 Mark Allen
Last 16: Mark Williams 4-0 Pankaj Advani; Steve Davis 3-4 Marco Fu, Anthony Hamilton 2-4 Ding Junhui, Jimmy Robertson 4-3 Vinnie Calabrese, Stephen Maguire 4-1 Peter Lines, Shaun Murphy 4-1 Tom Ford, David Gilbert 2-4 Ricky Walden, Mark Allen 4-2 Rod Lawler
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The U.S. dollar rebounded against the yen on Tuesday, while the Australian dollar jumped after Australia's central bank indicated it's no longer leaning toward cutting interest rates.
"Today has been a little bit of licking the wounds after the last couple of days' damage in the marketplace," said Brad Bechtel, managing director at Faros Trading.
U.S. stocks on Tuesday recovered from prior-day losses — the S&P 500 SPX, -2.33% and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -2.24% closed Monday with the biggest drops since June 20 — and Treasurys fell.
The dollar USDJPY, -0.25% rose to ¥101.67 from ¥100.92 late Monday. The dollar fell below the ¥101 level in the prior session after data showed the U.S. manufacturing sector expanded at a sharply slower pace in January than expected, with manufacturers blaming unusually cold weather conditions for the decline.
Cold weather could play a role in the January employment report, due Friday. Economists polled by MarketWatch currently expect a gain of 190,000 jobs with a tick down in the unemployment rate to 6.6%. The Federal Reserve's plan to slow its monetary stimulus is dependant on economic data, such as the jobs report. The Fed last month decided to further reduce its bond purchases to $65 billion a month.
But Bechtel of Faros Trading said the cold-weather excuse might not work any more, especially after the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing data and December's employment report. "I think the market is frustrated with that argument," he said. "After the ISM data, it needs to see some better data otherwise it's going to get worried."
U.S. factory orders declined 1.5% in December, according to data released Tuesday.
The Australian dollar AUDUSD, +0.1805% rose to 89.39 U.S. cents, its highest level since Jan. 14, from 87.51 U.S. cents late Monday. The Reserve Bank of Australia kept its key interest rate at a record low 2.5%, as expected, but stripped out language from its statement about the possibility of further rate reductions. The Aussie bought 87.60 U.S. cents just before the decision.
"In the board's judgment, monetary policy is appropriately configured...On present indications, the most prudent course is likely to be a period of stability in interest rates," said RBA Gov. Glenn Stevens in the statement accompanying the decision.
Also gone from the RBA's policy statement was language that the Aussie's value had remained at a "high level," as the currency had fallen considerably against the greenback.
Capital Economics said in a note that, despite a basket of disappointing economic data from Australia including sluggishness outside the mining sector, "the RBA expects the rate cuts already implemented, as well as the recent fall in the Australian dollar, to give the economy a boost in the medium term."
"Overall, we still think there is a strong chance that the RBA will need to provide more support later in the year, and the prospect of policy tightening is certainly not on the horizon," wrote Capital Economics Asia economist Daniel Martin after the RBA statement.
The British pound GBPUSD, +0.1021% rose to $1.6326 from $1.6304 late Monday. The U.K. Markit/CIPS Construction purchasing managers' index rose to a reading of 64.6 in January from 62.1 in December. That's the highest level since August 2007. Meanwhile, the euro EURUSD, +0.3689% declined to $1.3517 from $1.3529.
The ICE dollar index DXY, -0.16% a gauge of the greenback's strength, rose to 81.120 from 81.032 late Monday. The WSJ Dollar Index BUXX, -0.19% which pits the dollar against a wider basket of rivals, fell to 74.16 from 74.30.
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Inter captain Javier Zanetti hopes to play "at least once more" for the club after his campaign was brought to an abrupt end on Sunday.
The Nerazzurri star picked up an Achilles tendon injury during his side's 0-1 defeat at Palermo, effectively ruling him out for the remainder of the campaign.
And despite his age, the the 39-year-old is eager to recover and get back into action, even if it will only be for one match.
"I'd like to at least play once more in front of my fans. And I hope it's more than one," he told Inter channel.
"My aim is to recover, undergo physio with the medical staff, which is the one of the best around. Then, when I feel better, I'll try to return to action."
Inter currently sit seventh in Serie A, and Zanetti stressed that he will give his full support to the team in their push to finish in a European spot for next term.
"I'll be an extra fan and I'm sure they'll give everything to secure a spot in the Europa League."


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The Last Time with Amber Wing
Thanks to Amber Wing we've seen women's wakeboarding excel to an entirely new level this year. Amber has been knocking down 7's, pete rose's, and now 900's off the wake and may we mention that she makes all of it look smooth and stylish as well? We recently had a chance to catch up with her via the internet so we made sure to found out the "when and what" of what she's ben up to recently.
When was the last time:
You let your hair down and danced the night away:
Wakestock UK start of July, really fun DJ's and music at that event.
You beat a male in a wakeboard contest?
Australian Pro Tour when there was no Womens division, i think 2005.
Got a box of free stuff?
The 14th of July from Oakley right before I landed my first 900!!!!
Ran out of gas?
In May, lucky I was right by the WakeGirls dock and they had gas!
Got in trouble?
In May as well, big speeding fine, OUCH.
Injured yourself?
End of June, just a little tweak.
Made a bet?
Reno Casino last weekend at Nationals all on black – came out a WINNER!
Flew on an Airplane?
This week – Monday Wednesday Friday and Sunday
Downloaded music?
About a week ago
Were surprised by a friend?
Reno Nationals, Melissa bought me a present 🙂
You asked yourself "what the heck am I doing here?"
The first day I rocked up to Wakestock UK for Practice day, it was so windy, the conditions were unridable. I definitely asked myself "what the heck am I doing here" after traveling about 20 hours to get there. The weather improved over the weekend thank goodness!


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Assimilator PowerCore
EQ-Curve Assimilation and Morphing
Learn the sound of your favorite mix and apply it to your own.
This in short is what Assimilator does. Equalization is one of the
more difficult tasks in recording, mixing and mastering especially
when trying to match a certain sound. With Assimilator this process
will be fast and instantaneous, 3 steps and you're done! The UI
provides two complete sets of curves and a morph page. On the morph
page, you can morph between two complete curve sets by simply
moving one fader.
The applications of this processor range from film sound to mastering and of course creative use!
The technology employed is based on Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT); 3 different resolutions allow you to adjust it to your needs in the highest one the process is so heavy it requires a full DSP! This would easily max out a modern CPU, just for one instance.
Main Features
- FFT-resolutions of 2048, 4096, 8192
- Freely adjustable Apply strength
- Morph: 2 sets of curves can be blended into each other
- Draw tools for EQ-curve editing
- Curve presets (Loudness etc.)
- Limiter
- 1 per DSP in high resolution