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Hope College will feature jazz vocalist Rachael Price and her quartet on Friday, Feb. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
The young vocalist has won over critics and fans alike with her mature rendition of some of the great jazz classics. In 2003, Price was tapped by the Grammy Foundation as a vocalist with the High School Grammy Jazz Choir, and she was a semi-finalist at the Montreux International Jazz Vocal Competition in France.
"Price is right for jazz stardom," "The Boston Herald" has said.
Discovered by multi-Grammy nominee Nnenna Freelon, Price has since performed to standing ovations at many jazz festivals, including the Newport Jazz Festival. Jazz legend Nancy Wilson has said about Price, "I think she's brilliant... the depth, the warmth and the enunciation."
Price "is young, gifted... it became clear that Price... has the talent to match her enthusiasm," "The Washington Post" has said.
Born in Australia, raised in Nashville, Tenn., Price began her career at the age of 18, opening for Joshua Redman at New Haven's "Jazz on The Green," receiving a standing ovation. At the Society of Singers Gala to honor Sir Elton John, one reviewer said that Price "had the ballroom shaking with Elton's old 'Holy Moses,' which had people jumping up again."
Price's quick grasp of the subtleties of jazz has led to an independent debut CD titled "Dedicated to You." It is a compendium of jazz standards including "Tea for Two," "People Will Say We're in Love," and "The Folks Who Live on the Hill."
Tickets for the performance are on sale at the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse, and cost $10 for regular admission, $8 for senior citizens, and $6 for children 18 and under. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at (616) 395-7890.
The DeVos Fieldhouse is located at 222 Fairbanks Ave., between Ninth and 11th streets. The Knickerbocker Theatre is located at 86 E. Eighth St.
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To celebrate our new Bowers & Wilkins audio range, we visited London's Abbey Road Studios with Brit Award-winning singer-songwriter Mr Tom Odell to explore the brand's extraordinary sound quality. Having used Bowers & Wilkins audio equipment since 1988, we felt the world-famous recording suite - graced by every top recording artist imaginable from The Beatles to Mr Kanye West - was an apt setting for our film.
Formed in pursuit of the perfect loudspeaker, Bowers & Wilkins has almost 50 years' experience advancing audio technology. Founded in 1965 by Mr John Bowers and Mr Roy Wilkins, the company prides itself on exceptional sound quality and perfect ergonomics. From using Kevlar for the first time as a cone material in 1974, to its 1989 appointment of UK designer Mr Morten Warren (responsible for today's sleek, contemporary shape) - audio and design innovation has been at the forefront of the brand since its inception.
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Taking out a policy on a body part, although rare, has been around for decades. During the 1920s, silent film clown Ben Turpin, who was known for his crossed eyes, took an insurance policy out if his eyes were to ever become uncrossed, TIME magazine reported. From their legs to the hair on their head and everything in between, the rich and famous are seeking to protect their money makers, and sometimes to gain a little publicity as well.
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St. Louis Cardinals Sign Ronny Cedeno, Announce Bengie Molina as Assistant Hitting Coach
The St. Louis Cardinals announced today (Jan 28) that they have agreed to terms with free-agent infielder Ronny Cedeno on a one-year contract for the 2013 season. The Cardinals also announced that they have invited 16 non-roster players to Major League Spring Training Camp, including outfielder Oscar Taveras and right-handed pitcher Seth Maness, their 2012 Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year, respectively.
The Cardinals also have named Bengie Molina, the older brother of All-Star catcher Yadier Molina, as the ball club's new Assistant Hitting Coach, teaming with Hitting Coach John Mabry.
Cedeno, 29, is a veteran of eight seasons in the majors, debuting with the Chicago Cubs in 2005. The right-handed hitting Cedeno gives the Cardinals added veteran depth on the infield, where he has posted a .974 fielding pct. at shortstop since 2010, ranking 4th in the National League. Cedeno batted .259 with 4 home runs and 22 RBI in 78 games for the New York Mets last season, making appearances at short, second base and third base. A career .303 (27-for-89) hitter at Busch Stadium, Cedeno served as the Pittsburgh Pirates regular shortstop in 2010 and 2011. To make room for Cedeno on the team's 40-man roster, the Cardinals have designated left-handed pitcher Barret Browning for assignment.
Joining Taveras and Maness among the non-roster invitees are 11 additional players who were developed within the Cardinals farm system, which recently was rated tops in baseball by Baseball America. Pitching prospects Carlos Martinez and 2012 first round draft pick Michael Wacha will be joined by 2011 first round pick, infielder Kolten Wong. Catchers Rob Johnson and J.R. Towles join outfielder Justin Christian among the invitees with past Major League experience.
Cardinals' pitchers and catchers report to Jupiter, Fla. on Monday, February 11 and hold their first workout on Tuesday, February 12. The Cardinals full squad reports on Thursday, February 14 and conducts its first workout on Friday, February 15, followed by their opening Grapefruit League contest on Saturday, February 23 against the Miami Marlins.
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New poll shows Israel's leader losing altitude
JERUSALEM (AP) — A new poll shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu poised for an election victory but losing support to a rival who opposes Palestinian statehood.
The Dialog poll gave 35 of parliament's 120 seats to Netanyahu's Likud Beiteinu list, indicating he'll head the next government after the Jan. 22 vote. That's down from 39 in the previous Dialog survey.
The centrist Labor Party polled second, with 17 seats.
The poll shows a continued surge by the Jewish Home Party. Its leader, Naftali Bennett, stirred up a storm last week by saying he'd resist evacuating settlements if ordered to do so as a reserves soldier.
Bennett's party received 13 seats in the poll published Tuesday, up from 11.
The poll of 491 people had an error margin of 4.3 percentage points.
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President Barack Obama's first post-debate rally will take place Thursday morning at Sloan's Lake Park in Denver, his campaign announced Sunday.
Obama previously announced he planned to hold a rally in Denver the day after Wednesday's first presidential debate at the University of Denver but had not specified the location.
Thursday's rally will take place in the northeast corner of the park, which is in northwest Denver. Doors for the event open at 7:30 a.m.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, meanwhile, will hold a rally Monday afternoon in Denver at the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum. For tickets to that event, visit the Romney campaign's Colorado website.
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December 21, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 18
Congressman charges air bag data favoring air bags 'suppressed' by GM
GM's unreleased information
In summary
GM reveals 'considerable progress' on air bags
Child protection discussed in national conference
Ways to protect children in crashes from IIHS president
New rule requires dynamic testing for child restraints
More state legislatures consider child restraint bills, none yet adopted
Update: FMVSS 208 evaluation [automatic restraints]
HLDI finds consistency in 'best' and 'worst' rankings
NHTSA claims success for Alcohol Safety Action Projects programs
Quoted without comment
Cars' interior hazards threaten both children, adults
Improved protection for occupants in side impacts is proposed in NHTSA new rulemaking
NHTSA proposes light truck, van braking requirements
NHTSA seeks clarification from Chrysler on request for standard exemption
November 28, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 17
IIHS presses for Toyota gas tank investigation
NHTSA reveals plan to evaluate automatic restraints
National policies to eliminate roadside hazards on non-interstate highways are being developed by FHWA
British study suggests door latches that meet strength requirements may fail on car body
Visible traffic surveillance has continuing effect on drivers, a Swedish study suggests
Update: Brake rule proposed
October 29, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 16
House study supports 5 mph bumper standard
New cars tested for crashworthiness ratings
Program funds may be cut
Study predicts accelerating crash toll of moped riders
GM pays record fine in Chevette fuel tank case
FHMA moves to end construction zone hazards by barring two-way traffic on one side of roadways
Child protection meetings scheduled in Washington
October 9, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 15
Task force to study issues as DOT stand firm on automatic protection plans
Air bag suppliers pledge improved protection
NHTSA Administrator Joan Claybrook's press statement in response to GM's announcement on delay of optional air bag
Helmet law repeals linked to increased fatalities
Michigan study tests ways to make motorcyclists more visible to others on the road
Truck makers, owners, drivers discuss safety concerns in meeting sponsored by NHTSA
Small imports dominate 'worst car' list
HLDI lists 1979 'best' and 'worst' cars in collision experience
Some steering columns that meet test standards show poor performance in real-world crashes, a study indicates
NTSB proposes reforms in hazardous materials shipping
Insurer group urges states that have repealed motorcycle helmet laws to reconsider
September 7, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 14
The human costs of air bag delay are calculated in Institute analysis
Air bags prove effectiveness in study of real-world crashes
IIHS favors change in side door strength standard
Institute asks speed limit on cruise control devices
Report examines role of suspended drivers in crashes
REPRINT: 'The Boston Globe' Onward to the tinfoil car
August 21, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 13
Special issue: air bags
Critical votes coming soon in House could determine air bag's future
Courts, Congress repeatedly back DOT authority to issue rules
Future of air bag industry threatened by delay of automatic protection rule
What the automatic protection standard requires
Quoted without comment: Government leaders and prominent citizens join in endorsement of the air bag
Some saved from death or serious injury give thanks for air bag protection
The myths and realities of air bags
REPRINT: 'Beehive, United Technologies magazine' Sensible Sensor
Public consistently favors automatic crash protection
Sources of information
August 8, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 12
Public meeting called on heavy truck safety
Surgeon-General warns of drug-alcohol interaction
Two new reports gauge impact of increased moped use
Consumer product safety commission staff members recommend cautionary labels minibikes
REPRINT: 'Pediatrics' of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Modern Motor Milestones [child-size motor vehicles should not be manufactured]
Auto warranty bill to provide relief for 'lemon' owners
Automatic, manual belts compared in claims data from HLDI
DOT units propose central safety agency in each state
IIHS points out barriers to full use of National Driver Register
Quick action predicted for truck safety bills
July 13, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 11
Crash tests at speeds above standard requirements by NHTSA indicate a step toward ratings
Research urged into speed limiting devices
NHTSA studies proposal for plastic fuel tanks
Collision loss payments climb for 1979 models
Senate votes to reduce auto bumper test requirement to 2.5 mph
GAO criticizes electric vehicle program
Advanced subcompact electric car unveiled by Dept. of Energy
Former CA Congressman heads crash protection committee
Claybrook responds to the air bag critics
Update: Automatic restraint delay rejected
June 21, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 10
Belt use laws result in higher belt use rate but have limited impact on death rate, IIHS researchers report
NHTSA challenges GM air bag price estimates
California study probes causes of motorcycle crashes
Eggs are unbroken, but car damaged in parking lot collision between shopping cart and car
Institute urges no delay in multipiece rim rulemaking
Studies dispel myths about sodium azide, chemical used in air bag inflators
Organization includes air bag makers
Insurance commissioners reaffirm automatic protection support
National driver register scrutinized by NHTSA and NTSB
Use of tranquilizers linked to increased crash risks
NHTSA studies possible defects in hatchbacks
Auto repair costs continue to skyrocket
Update: Long hours and truckers
June 6, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 9
Consumer savings greater with 5 mph bumpers that with 2.5 mph bumpers, NHTSA determines after analysis
Trend to lower drinking ages is reversing, 8 states now have increased age requirement
Benefits of regulation cited in speech by member of Consumer Product Safety Commission
Safety board warns against hazards of customized interiors of vans
Gas cans can be 'dynamite' in the trunk
House committee endorses automatic restraints
Congressmen renew protest over unannounced GAO inquiry
Safety board urges speed limits for ambulances
Update: Helmet law repeal
REPRINT: 'The Washington Post' Crime waves on the roadways
Surprise truck check in Midwest reveals widespread safety violations
Virginians favor automatic restraints
NHTSA withdraws Maverick, Comet defect finding
May 17, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 8
IIHS study shows 5, 7.5 mph bumper benefits
Institute petitions for motorcycle lighting rule in which lights shine whenever ignition is on
Institute urges action for child protection at Congressional hearing
Claybrook to push for action on FMVSS 201, standard regarding child occupants
Crash-test photos: mother with infant in lap, children in station wagon
'Human cargo' needs packaging, too, Institute president says at hearing
Vehicle occupant ejection seen as greatest hazard, reports NHTSA study
FARS data identifies motorcycles, light trucks, and vans, and heavy trucks as most responsible for recent surge of crash deaths
HLDI reports on 1979 model collision loss experience
Ford Maverick, Comet crash fire hazards found
Occupant restraint terms changing; now 'manual' and 'automatic' rather than 'active' and 'passive'
Failure to use driver register could make states and officials liable for some driver's actions, states advised
April 30, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 7
Effects of federal safety program indicated in highway fatality statistics developed by IIHS
NHTSA says car makers have committed to offer optional air bags
Motorcycle, truck safety highlighted in NHTSA's revised 5-year plan
Five-year plan for highway safety research, development, and demonstration programs proposed
Motorcycle helmet law repealed again and is under attack in 6 other states
Comments invited on motorcycle helmet issue
REPRINT: 'Washington Star' Helmetless, or headless, motorcyclists?
OSHA proposes multipiece rim servicing rules to protect tire workers
Supreme Court restricts police random vehicle checks for license and registration
NHTSA evaluation plans for passive restraints called 'unorganized', NTSB observes
Update: Designated seating positions
Institute films with highway safety message viewed by nearly 20 million nationwide
NHTSA releases 9 "issue papers" detailing the agency's position on critical highway safety matters
Study indicates contoured concrete median barriers reduce crashes
April 9, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 6
Congress urged to avoid bumper rule change until reliable data is available
Potential closing of WV steel bumper plant collapses as argument for change in bumper standard
New technologies show promise of bumper improvements as witnesses testify before Congress
IIHS calls bumper studies 'fatally flawed'
1978 Status Report index available
IIHS reports more multipiece wheel mishaps to NHTSA
Drunk-driving programs fail to significantly reduce alcohol-related crash deaths, two new studies report
Institute study shows helmet laws increase use rates
NHTSA receives critical comments on moped recommendations
Traffic lights switched to flashing cycle at night may lead to more crashes, research indicates
Final VIN rule issued by NHTSA
Type of vehicle and information in VIN
NTSB recommends emergency vehicle driver training after high-speed ambulance crash in New Hampshire
Safety board urges improvements in highway concrete median barriers
Update: Speed ceiling comments sought
March 19, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 5
Special issue: children in crashes
NHTSA sponsors regional restraint workshops
Child restraint rule changes expected this summer
Growing number of states study child-restrain bills
Hearing to reconsider bumper standards
Institute view of child protection issues
Restraints for handicapped children ineffective, research shows
Research tests indicate hazards of on-lap travel
School bus flammability to be reviewed
REPRINT: 'Parents Magazine' Unsafe at any age? Children and car safety
Study reveals high risk for infant riders in cars
Australian child restraint laws have not produced the benefits of adult laws, study reports
Free fall study misinterpreted, IIHS tells NHTSA
March 8, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 4
NHTSA opens bumper rule review
Rulemaking begins in effort to curb multipiece rim hazards
NHTSA issues questions for comment on bumper standard
IIHS president urges built-in vehicle speed ceilings
NHTSA to study built-in vehicle speed ceilings
NHTSA prepares new truck braking standard
New leadership of highway advisory committee appointed
Update: Delayed upgrading of standard criticized, visibility rulemaking extended
Points of concern on multipiece rims listed as NHSTA solicits rulemaking comments
February 15, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 3
U.S. court upholds passive restraints ruling
School bus inspections reveal carbon monoxide dangers to children
Poll finds public wants faster auto safety pace
HLDI studies van, pickup, utility vehicle losses
Despite law, few Puerto Ricans use belts
Analysis of 1980 budget shows DOT spending remains close to 1979 levels
NHTSA five-year plan to be revised with emphasis on heavy truck safety
DOT survey finds approval for passive restraint and state belt-use laws
Safety review team reports roadside hazards and widely varying improvement practices among states
Two federal agencies plan rear underride rules requiring guards on heavy trucks
Iowa legislature urged to reconsider helmet law
January 25, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 2
Proposed RRR standards are opposed by National Highway Safety Advisory committee and National Transportation Board
NHTSA opens campaign for motorcycle helmet laws
Longer caution light may reduce traffic conflicts
NHTSA aims for multipiece wheel rule in 1980
Update: Passive restraint attack, VIN plan challenged
Sweden finds high rate of auto defects, nearly 2 out of every 3
January 9, 1979 |Volume 14, Number 1
Congressmen protest unannounced review of passive restraint ruling
HLDI ranks best and worst '78 models on collision loss record
Two federal agencies study multipiece wheel problems, indicate coming action
Seat belt use declines 14 percent; discomfort and inconvenience cited
Safety and property damage standards cost $5.75 per car in '79
Large response to proposed child restraint upgrading
Federal agencies reach agreement on emergency medical services
New members join Institute board
Motorcycle crash deaths far more frequent among unhelmeted riders, says North Dakota study
Auto makers protest seating position rule as NHTSA seeks to redefine meaning and ensure belts for all passengers
Update: VIN revision supported by IIHS
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WASHINGTON – The Commerce Department's Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements has agreed with a petition filed by U.S. sock manufacturers and will apply safeguard measures to surging imports of socks from China.
The safeguard provision, which is permitted under China's 2000 WTO Accession Agreement, will require importers to limit the growth of Chinese sock imports to 7.5 percent in 2005.
"This is a stop gap measure for one year, but it will at least avert a disaster to our industry in 2005," said Charles Cole, chairman of the Domestic Manufacturing Committee of The Hosiery Association. "We are grateful for the decision finally taken today by the U.S. government. We had a very compelling case and expect the most stringent possible quota limit on Chinese sock imports as soon as possible."
The socks safeguard petition was the fourth approved by the Committee on the Implementation of Textile Agreements within the last year. Last month, U.S. textile manufacturing groups filed five more such petitions to try to put a brake on skyrocketing Chinese textile imports.
"Due to the complexity of this case there were delays which allowed the Chinese to grow their imports enormously in the interim," said Jim Schollaert, director of Senate relations for the American Manufacturing Trade Action Coalition. "The sock case clearly demonstrates the need for the new threat-based approach to the safeguard mechanism. A threat-based petition process should prevent these types of disruptive import surges." Washington-based AMTAC also signed the socks petition along with the National Textile Association and National Coalition of Textile Organizations.
Sock imports from China have soared from less than 1 million dozen pair in 2001 to 22 million dozen pair in 2003, and to 42 million dozen pair in the most recent 12 months ending in August 2004, according to The Hosiery Association.
U.S. sock manufacturers have also suffered under severe downward pricing pressures as the wholesale price of Chinese sock imports, which enjoy government subsidies, has dropped precipitously from an average of $9.00 in 2001 to $4.15 in 2003. Domestic sock production has dropped from 207 million dozen pair in 2001 to 166 million dozen pair in 2003.
Domestic sock mills still maintain about 40 percent of the U.S. market share for socks, the highest share of any major apparel sector left in the U.S. apparel industry. However, this share has dropped steadily from 76 percent in 1999. The domestic sock industry had never requested a specific quota limit on sock imports before.
The elimination of all textile quotas on Jan. 1, 2005, which was agreed to by U.S. negotiators in the 1995 WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, will further benefit Chinese textile exporters above all others.


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Microfinance Banana Skins 2012 is out! As always, it's a good read, and gives one a sense of the shifting perceptions of risks in the microfinance industry.
We have a new entrant at #1 this year – overindebtednes:
This year, our survey has identified another worrying trend – a widespread perception that the industry could well find itself facing the kind of bad debt problem that many conventional financial institutions have had to cope with in the last few years. The reason is simple: too many clients of too many MFIs have taken on too much debt. Hard figures are difficult to come by – and some observers of the industry believe that the worst of the problem is actually behind us. But the most striking result of this year's survey is clearly the very high risk ranking attached to over-indebtedness among MFI clients.
This is at least in part due to the Andhra Pradesh microfinance crisis. Over-saturated lending has been a rising concern across the world, and the highly publicized implosion of the industry followed by the heavy handed regulatory response in AP brought to the fore an issue that has been of increasingly grave concern for practioners.
(For all it's worth, it used to be accounted for under "credit risk" but I guess it's been so talked about now that it gets its own category.)
The part that interested me more is how the top-1o of the "banana skins" have changed over the last 4 years. Here's a screenshot from page 46:
That's .. a lot of movement.
Sure, the last few years have been transformative. There's the global financial crisis, and microfinance isn't quite as counter-cyclical as it used to be. And then there are the pains brought on by the industry as it matures – commercialization, over-saturated lending, predatory interest rates etc. etc. It makes sense that the risks have changed in response to these changing circumstances.
One has to wonder though .. how correlated are the perceived risks to "actual" risks in the industry? How influenced is it by the "noise" out there? Are MFIs in more of a holding pattern at the moment, or are aggressively affecting and being effected by change, resulting in the recalibration of risks as seen above?
Overall, the Banana Skins survey does a nice job of talking to various relevant stakeholders, and for an industry kinda prone to hype and hearsay, this is probably one of the closer feels we can get of the pulse of people closest to the ground, so to speak. Check it out.


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Reviewed by Kristian M. (age 9)
I think the book was a good book because it taught me more about dinosaurs. I learned that dinosaurs lived millions of years ago. Dinosaurs were the biggest creatures on earth then. Now they are extinct. Dinosaurs ate other dinosaurs to survive.
There were all different kinds of dinosaurs. Some dinosaurs? names are Ceratosaurus, Sytarsus, Velociraptor, and Protoceratops. A Sytarsus is yellow and brown. It has a long neck and little arms. A Diplodocus is green and it is a plant eater. It has a long neck and it has a long tail.
I have not read about dinosaurs before in a book. I was not interested in dinosaurs before. This book is gave me a lot of information about dinosaurs. It was easy to follow. It was not boring. It was exciting and fun. It was a comfortable length to read. I would recommend it to others because it is excellent.
I have not read a book by this author before. I would read another one on another subject. I like to read adventure books.


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FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here
The markets soared in the first trading session of the year as Wall Street traders breathed a collective sigh of relief that lawmakers finally passed legislation to avert the fiscal cliff.
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Today's Markets
As of 3:00 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 235 points, or 1.8%, to 13339, the S&P 500 soared 27.2 points, or 1.9%, to 1453 and the Nasdaq Composite rallied 76.2 points, or 2.5%, to 3096.
After months of political sparring on Capitol Hill, lawmakers finally passed a budget bill Tuesday. The move came after essentially 24-straight hours of wrangling in both chambers of Congress as the U.S. technically, if not briefly, slipped over the fiscal cliff. The deal that is expected to be signed into law by President Barack Obama extends tax cuts on single filers earning less than $400,00 a year and joint filers making less than $450,000. It also delays sequestration -- the painful automatic spending cuts associated with the fiscal cliff -- for two months.
Global markets cheered the news, with markets in Asia, Australia and Europe tacking on big gains in their first day of trading for the new year. Many economically-sensitive commodities roared higher as well.
Market participants were broadly relieved that the deal was passed, averting measures that could have dealt a painful blow to the world's biggest economy. Still, they struck a very cautious tone. Among the reasons for concern were the fact that the bill simply delayed the sequestration and failed to address the debt ceiling.
The U.S. has technically already hit the debt limit, forcing the Treasury Department to take "extraordinary measures" to give Congress headroom until about February. Last time the country pushed the upper bounds of the debt limit, it roiled the markets and cost the U.S. its pristine credit rating with Standard & Poor's.
"Considering there are so many headwinds facing the economy, including the debt ceiling negotiation in 60 days, the smart money knows the bullish sentiment will be short-lived. The lesson for investors here is 'buyer beware,'" Todd Schoenberger, managing partner at LandColt Capital wrote in an email.
Indeed, according to an analysis by Barclays, fiscal consolidation is likely to hit U.S. gross domestic product by 1.5% this year.
On the economic front, the latest Institute for Supply Management data show U.S. manufacturing activity increased to 50.7 last month from 49.5 in November. The index was expected to rise to 50.3. Readings above 50 indicate expansion while those below 50 indicate contraction
Commodities rallied. The benchmark crude oil contract jumped $1.30, or 1.4%, to $93.12 a barrel. Wholesale New York Harbor gasoline gained 1.2% to $2.795 a gallon. In metals, gold advanced $13.00 or 0.78%, to $1,689 a troy ounce.
Foreign Markets
The Euro Stoxx 50 soared 2.9% to 2711, the English FTSE 100 rallied 2.2% to 6027 and the German DAX jumped 2.2% to 7779.
In Asia, the Chinese Hang Seng surged 2.9% to 23312. The Tokyo Stock Exchange was closed for a holiday.


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By now, you have heard the story about the 4-year-old and the blue ear. But I thought I would share it again because it shows how much can be accomplished when people work together. And what is education if not for the power of team work?
Anthony Smith, a 4-year-old hearing-impaired New Hampshire boy, was confident superheroes didn't wear hearing aids.
So when his mother, Christina D'Allesandro, asked him to put in his "blue ear" one day, he put up a fight.
Flummoxed by her son's reaction,D'Allesandro emailed Marvel Comics to see if there were any superheroes who might be able to help, WCVB reports.
For the rest of the article, click on the link below. And don't forget to check out the great artwork this little boy's blue ear inspired!
Anthony Smith, Hearing-Impaired Boy, Gets Custom Superhero, 'The Blue Ear,' From Marvel Comics (PHOTOS).
If this link does not work, copy and paste this link into your browser: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/22/marvel-comics-artists-create-blue-ear-hearing-impaired-boy_n_1537300.html#s=1008561


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triggerfishcorp needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 80 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
INTERRA Capital
The name INTERRA Capital comes from "IN" abbreviated for investment "TERRA" Latin for land or soil.
The company accepts investment from individual investors and purchases property as an entity, primarily agricultural farmland, targeting long-term gains as a hedge on inflation.
Business persons, investors, people who would generally invest in Wall Street.
NOT targeting a farmer investor because if they have capital to invest, they generally invest directly in farmland.
Professional look and credibility is important.
• Communicate that we're: environmentally responsible, support world food supply, partner with farmers to lease and manage the acquired property.
• Communicate who we are, and who we cater to, in a simple and memorable way.
• Include a unique symbol that could also be set apart from the brand name and still communicate who we are
• Sleek, modern and professional design.
• Two colors maximum (your choice)
• Variations in black & white (optional, but encouraged)
• Landscape layout suitable for signage, stationery and website
• 100% vector art delivered in AI and/or EPS format(s)
• NO stock photography or clip art
• NO script-style fonts
Optional but very much appreciated - If you could describe your design and how it communicates the message we're trying to portray. (i.e. how does the logo communicate that we're environmentally responsible, support world food supply, partner with farmers to lease and manage the acquired property.)
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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