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Don't call her "ScarJo" because Scarlett Johansson really doesn't like it, as she explains in one of the dueling magazine cover interviews she has this month.
"I associate that name with, like, pop stars," she tells Glamour, where she shimmers in a metallic red jumpsuit for the May cover. "It sounds tacky. It's lazy and flippant. And there's something kind of violent about it. There's something insulting about it."
Who knew the shortcuts of headline writers could inspire such ire?
And by the way, she's not too crazy about social media, either, she tells Vanity Fair.
On VF's May cover, Johansson, 29, is voluptuous in a dress with a plunging neckline, but it's writer Lili Anolik who plunges off the deep end. Arriving to interview Johansson, she goes completely "gaga, she writes.
Johansson's not just a movie star but "a movie goddess, the purest strain of movie star...a movie goddess at the ne plus ultra of her movie-goddess-dom," she writes. The mere sight of the luscious Scarlett makes her react "like a man."
"You gawk. You gape. You leer," Anolik writes. "It's sex between intimates and it's sex between strangers. It's sex in public and it's sex in the mind. You can't resist her and she knows it without ever acknowledging that she knows it."
Hookay! No wonder Johansson is a wee bit peeved about all the gawking going on around her. In March, a New Yorker profile of her by critic Anthony Lane was followed by outraged complaints that it was more about his leering response to her as opposed to an examination of her work.
But it's hard to avoid the "fetishizing" of Scarlett, as The Wrap put it. Not only is she glowing from two magazine covers, she's lately stunning the red carpet while promoting two new movies, the blockbuster Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and the art-house alien film Under the Skin, for which she is getting rave reviews.
And she's in love (with French journalist Romaine Dauriac), engaged, living in Paris, and apparently pregnant, making her famous curves even more...curvy.
She's learned a lot since her divorce from Ryan Reynolds, she tells Glamour.
"I feel I know now more of what I need in a relationship, what I want in a relationship," she says. "And I know I have more tools to communicate, not just with my partner, but with myself. That's not necessarily any reflection of who I was married to or what was happening in my marriage, but really where I was in my life."
Now she's in Paris and she's had to up her game, she says, because in Paris she knows she has an audience for what she's wearing.
"New York is about street style that's functional — a Paris look is not functional!," she says. "It doesn't matter if your shoes are comfortable. Here (in New York) you can still wear your Nikes. In Paris you suck it up. You hobble around.
Only one fly in the ointment: The controversy over the Israeli company SodaStream, for which she is a brand ambassador, when it came out the company has a factory in the occupied West Bank. Anolik hears the hurt in Johansson's voice as she talks about being called "the new face of apartheid."
"There's a lot of anti-Semitism out there," Johansson tells her.
The May issue of VF is out April 10, and the May issue of Glamour is out April 15.


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Phalangium opilio has only one generation a year in the Home Bug Garden. At the moment they occur only as eggs hidden in the soil by the ovipositor of the female. In the spring, usually in late May, the tiny young can be seen scurrying around the garden, but one has to look closely to see them. By the end of June they are large enough to be noticed as they nonchalantly wander around feeding on small live insects, dead insects, bits of rotting fruit, and probably from pollen in the flowers they frequent. By the harvest season, they seem to be everywhere, and hence, their other common name.
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Stocks May Warm To The Fed's Cooldown
Jeffrey M. LadermanEven in bull markets, stock market investors have crises of confidence. They fret about the next turn in the economy, surges of inflation, unwelcome surprises in corporate profits--and exogenous factors, such as the threat from North Korea's nuclear plans. But from late 1990 until early this year, worried investors could take comfort that the Federal Reserve was solidly backing them with a monetary policy that was unambiguously bullish for stocks.
But now, when equity investors break out in a cold sweat, there's no warm, friendly Fed to reassure them. Since early February, the central bank has hiked short-term interest rates 1.25 percentage points in an attempt to cool down the economic expansion. That sent the Dow Jones industrial average plummeting from 3979 to 3593--nearly 10%--in just eight weeks. The Dow recovered to 3769 by June 6, but that hasn't quashed fears of yet another steep drop.
Now, equity investors' overriding concern is the Fed itself. The main debate on Wall Street these days is how effective the central bank will be in slowing the economy and heading off inflation before it becomes a problem.
RATE DEBATE. Has the Fed done enough tightening of monetary policy, or will it need to do more? Byron R. Wien, Morgan Stanley & Co.'s U.S. investment strategist thinks the stock--and bond--markets will have an upbeat second half, especially in the fourth quarter, because the Fed's braking action is working. "The economy is slowing," says Wien, "and interest rates will come down later this year." On the other hand, strategist David G. Shulman of Salomon Brothers Inc. and Jeffrey M. Applegate of CS First Boston contend that fed funds, at 4.25%, will have to go over 5% before the economy cools enough to satisfy the central bank. There could be trouble for stocks later in the year if the Fed boosts rates yet again.
The Fed debate may drag on for months. But it could be a huge mistake for investors to sit on the sidelines until it's resolved. Even Applegate, who expects more tightening, is counseling investors to buy. "Most of this year's declines came in six trading days," he says. "The rebound will happen the same way. If you stay too defensive now, you risk getting shut out later."
In fact, all the hand-wringing over the Fed's next move is obscuring the market's fundamental strengths and the reasons to stay with stocks:
-- Company profits are looking bright, and analysts are still raising their 1994 and 1995 forecasts, even in the face of higher interest rates. Zacks Investment Research says analysts are looking for a 16% gain in earnings for the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index this year and a 13% increase in 1995.
-- Corporations are generating plenty of cash. Kenneth S. Hackel of Systematic Financial Management, a Fort Lee (N.J.) money manager, says stocks are cheap when valued by free cash flow (net income plus depreciation, less preferred dividends and necessary expenditures). Hackel says the S&P stocks are selling for 23.5 times free cash flow, vs. the long-term average of 25. Companies use free cash flow to make acquisitions, buy back shares, and pay dividends.
-- Equity mutual funds are still getting huge inflows from individual investors. Inflows dropped in March, but April's $11.3 billion was nearly as high as in April, 1993. Fund watchers say May inflows ran at early 1994 levels.
-- Sentiment--when measured by polling newsletter writers, investment advisers, and stock-index futures traders--is decidedly bearish, which is a contrary indicator and bullish for stocks. The reason is that the market already has discounted the bad news, so any favorable developments trigger a lot of buying.
Perhaps the best case for stocks is the behavior of the market itself. Despite the spike in interest rates, the Dow and the S&P stand where they started in January. At worst, the stocks fell 10% from their highs, as compared with the 17% plunge in long-term bonds and 20%-plus spills in many emerging markets. Don R. Hays, investment strategist at Wheat First Butcher Singer, says the overdue correction--until this year, there hadn't been a 10% sell-off since 1990--is done and has cleared the deck for the next leg up. Says Hays: "For the first time in two or three years, I feel pretty good about the potential for the S&P 500."
In fact, some money managers are looking to big-cap stocks after several years of playing in cyclicals or small-cap to mid-caps. "Investors like the quality and the liquidity of the big-cap stocks," says market analyst Laszlo Birinyi of Birinyi Associates. He notes that money has gone into the big-cap stocks and shifted away from the OTC companies.
Actually, there's good reason for moving back to the big S&P stocks. First, the index is home to lots of big consumer stocks that have languished for the past few years. Such companies as Disney, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and Wal-Mart Stores are frequently mentioned. Roger Engemann & Associates' private accounts and Pasadena mutual funds, together worth $4.7 billion, are chock-full of such big consumer stocks. Engemann argues that the market will embrace these companies because the cyclicals' growth rate will decline.
What's more, these stocks are cheap. The large-cap growth stocks as a whole trade at about the same price-to-earnings ratio as the S&P, which means the premium price often attached to these stocks has disappeared. Lehman Brothers analyst Elaine M. Garzarelli says many growth-stock sectors, such as drugs, health care, and food companies, are attractive. She recently upgraded the S&P soft-drink stocks--namely Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc.--because they trade at a p-e ratio only 5% higher than that of the S&P 500. Typically, Coke and Pepsi sell at p-e's 30% to 45% greater than the S&P. By her estimation, the soda stocks should perform 37% better than the S&P over the next 12 months.
HERE'S THE BEEF. The shift to big consumer growth stocks also dovetails with an expected pickup in business overseas. "These companies' exposure to Europe is going to help," says George W. Jacobsen, chief investment officer of Trevor Stewart Burton & Jacobsen, a New York investment manager. Among his choices are Gillette, Hasbro, Kimberly-Clark, Mattel, and McDonald's. Jacobsen also is bullish on two advertising agencies, both with substantial non-U.S. revenues: Interpublic Group of Cos. and Omnicom Group Inc.
Of course, there are still some opportunities outside the large-cap growth stocks. Richard S. Huson of the Crabbe Huson Group, a pension and mutual fund manager, thinks IBP Inc., the giant beef processor, has little downside and potential for big gains. IBP has a large cost advantage over its competitors. Coupled with lower cattle prices, IBP has a recipe for plump profits. "It's not affected by the economic cycle," says Huson. "It's in a cycle all its own that is now favorable."
Even investors who believe the economy will slow may want to use energy stocks to hedge against higher oil prices. Among the favorites are Amerada Hess, Atlantic Richfield, Occidental Petroleum, and Sun. W. Anthony Hitschler, president of Brandywine Asset Management, says Amerada Hess is especially attractive because it's benefiting from a large capital-spending program. Analyst James F. Clark of CS First Boston estimates that each $1-per-barrel hike in oil brings about 53 cents to Amerada's bottom line.
For contrarian-minded investors, some of the best buys are big investment banks, such as Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley. James H. Gipson, president of Pacific Financial Research, says these big brokers sell for a mere 30% to 40% premium over the value of their securities inventories, a bargain price. "The cheapest thing on Wall Street is Wall Street itself," says Gipson. For sure, if the crowd is so negative about Wall Street itself, better times and higher prices can't be far away.
TABLE: STOCKS THAT SHOULD THRIVE IN A JITTERY MARKET Stock price* P-E ratio** Dividend yield AMERADA HESS 49 43.0 1.2% Coming off a period of losses, the p-e is high. But this oil company is a smart investment for those who think oil prices are going up. AT&T 55 1/2 16.9 2.4 Flight to quality is spurring interest in the premier telecommunications company. Will be major player in global info network. CITICORP 40 7.6 1.5 Despite higher interest rates, bank stocks are strong. Citi should profit as foreign economies pick up. IBP 26 12.9 0.8 Giant beef processor has lowest overhead in industry. Larger herds should keep cattle prices down, profits up. Stock price* P-E ratio** Dividend yield JOHNSON & JOHNSON 42 3/4 14.1 2.7% Health-care stocks are starting to look better, and this giant is showing up on many buy lists. MORGAN STANLEY 60 1/4 7.5 2.0 Earnings may have peaked, but this blue-chip investment bank sells at not much more than the value of its securities inventory. OMNICOM 46 3/4 15.5 2.7 As they fight for sales, companies will step up advertising expenditures. That's bullish for advertising agencies such as this one. WAL-MART STORES 23 3/4 19.5 0.7 Onetime stock market darling sells near three-year low, yet new stores in Canada and Mexico should keep profits rolling in. *JUNE 6, 1994 ** BASED ON 1994 ESTIMATES DATA: BW INTERVIEWS WITH MONEY MANAGERS AND ANALYSTS, ZACKS INVESTMENT RESEARCH, BLOOMBERG FINANCIAL MARKETS GRAPHICS BY ALAN BASEDEN


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October 2012
Singapore Tax News
Singapore case law
During the last 12 months, the Income Tax Board of Review (BOR) and the High Court handed out decisions on cases dealing with amongst others, the deductibility of losses in different circumstances. We set out below a summary of those decisions that may be of interest and relevance to corporate taxpayers.
Appeal concerning a waiver from the shareholders' test
In AVD v CIT1, the BOR was asked to consider whether the Comptroller of Income Tax (CIT) had properly exercised his discretion in not allowing the appellant a waiver from the shareholders' test2 in respect of the carry forward of its unabsorbed losses.
AVD was a member of a group of companies which was a family business. It was involved in a restructuring exercise pursuant to a family arrangement, which resulted in a substantial change in its shareholders and their shareholdings. AVD applied to the CIT for a waiver of the shareholders' test on the grounds that the restructuring exercise was due to a family arrangement, and not "for the purpose of deriving any tax benefit or obtaining any tax advantage".
The CIT refused to grant the waiver as the case did not fall within any of the circumstances3 where CIT would generally regard as not being for thepurpose of deriving any tax benefit or obtaining any tax advantage. In addition, IRAS viewed the restructuring as for personal rather than for commercial reasons. Being dissatisfied with the CIT's decision, AVD appealed to the BOR.
In allowing the appellant's appeal, the BOR expressed that the list of circumstances stated in the IRAS circular was not exhaustive. The BOR found that the CIT did not challenge whether the restructuring arrangement was tax motivated or not. It was of the view that the CIT had not applied his mind to the governing consideration of whether the substantial change of shareholders was "for the purpose of deriving any tax benefit or obtaining any tax advantage". The CIT seemed impervious to the company's arguments and submissions, and did not consider the possibility that a private or family arrangement could be made for purposes other than for deriving tax benefit or obtaining tax advantage. Moreover, the CIT did not offer any explanation or reasons for the rejection of the waiver application other than merely stating that there was no genuine commercial basis for the substantial change in the company's shareholders.
The above decision serves to highlight that the CIT should let the taxpayer know precisely the grounds of its rejection or disallowance in a dispute resolution process. In addition, the case reinforces that the governing consideration in any waiver application should always be whether a substantial change in shareholders was "for the purpose of deriving any tax benefit or obtaining any tax advantage" rather than a rigid reliance on the IRAS' list of circumstances.
1 AVD v The Comptroller of Income Tax [2011] SGITBR 3
2 The carry forward and carry back of losses and capital allowances are subject to the shareholders remaining substantially (50% or more) the same at the relevant comparison dates. If the shareholder of the loss company is itself another company, look-through provisions apply through the corporate chain to the final beneficial shareholder.
3 The circumstances are set out in an Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) circular entitled "Utilising unabsorbed capital allowances, trade losses and donations" updated on 29 June 2012.
Deductibility of losses caused by a fraudulent director misappropriating company funds
In AQP v CIT4, the High Court dismissed an appeal by a company and disallowed its claim under section 93A of the Income Tax Act (ITA) for a loss incurred as a result of the misappropriation of company funds by its ex-managing director (MD).
AQP, a listed company, began as a sole proprietorship established by its founder before it was incorporated as a company. One of the founder's children took over the management of the company and he served as MD and as a member of the Board of Directors from October 1995. On 1 December 1999, the MD was dismissed as both Director and MD for misappropriating the company's funds as revealed by the investigations of the Commercial Affairs Department.
After the misappropriation came to light, the company made provisions for doubtful debts (inclusive of the loss) in its statutory accounts, and proceeded to institute legal proceedings against the ex-MD. The debt was eventually not recoverable as he was adjudged bankrupt. The company made an "error or mistake" claim in its tax return for the loss incurred but it was disallowed by the CIT as it was of the view that there was no "error or mistake" within the meaning of section 93A of the ITA.
The company appealed to the BOR but was unsuccessful. Relying on the case, Curtis v J & G Oldfield Ltd5 (Curtis), the BOR concluded that the loss was not tax deductible. It reasoned that the ex-MD had an overriding power and control in his position.
The company appealed to the High Court on two issues. First, whether the BOR was correct in its decision that the loss incurred by the company was not wholly and exclusively incurred in the production of its income. Second, whether the BOR was correct in holding that an erroneous opinion or a grossly negligent error, such as a mistake of law, could constitute an "error or mistake" under section 93A of the ITA.
The High Court upheld the BOR's decision. It set out its understanding of the test in the Curtis case (Curtis test) to be as follows: "Did the defalcator possess an 'overriding power or control' in the company (i.e., in a position to do exactly what he likes) and was the defalcation committed in the exercise of such 'power or control'? If so, the losses which result from such defalcations are not deductible for income tax purposes." It concluded that the ex-MD had overriding power or control and the defalcations were committed as a result of such power or control.
Given the above conclusion, there was no need to deal with the second issue. Nevertheless, the Court went on to deal with it. It agreed with the BOR that an "error or mistake" under section 93A of the ITA should not be limited to merely "ignorance or inadvertence" and should be wide enough to cover genuine mistakes of law. However, there is an important caveat to this general rule. Section 93A(3) of the ITA provides that "No relief shall be given under this section in respect of an error or mistake as to the basis on which the liability of the applicant ought to have been computed when the return or statement was in fact made on the basis of or in accordance with the practice of the Comptroller generally prevailing at the time when the return or statement was made". In this regard, the taxpayer would not be entitled to relief for having made a genuine mistake of law if the CIT, at the material time, was also operating under the same mistake.
The decision reinforces that not all defalcations are permissible deductions. Losses arising from defalcations committed by a person who by virtue of his position of power or control is able to "do whatever he likes", would generally not be deductible.
4 AQP v Comptroller of Income Tax [2011] SGHC 229
5 In Curtis v J & G Oldfield Ltd (9 TC 319), the MD of the company was in sole control of the company's business. An investigation after his death showed that an amount was due from the deceased, arising from many payments and some receipts not related to the company's business but to his private affairs, having been passed through the company's books. The amount was not recoverable and was subsequently written off by the company. The company claimed that it should be deductible but the judge ruled that it was not a trading loss and thus not deductible. A distinction has to be made between defalcations by a subordinate and defalcations by a person who "in virtue of his position [of power or control] was in a position to do exactly what he likes". If the business employs subordinates and owing to the negligence or dishonesty of the subordinates some of the receipts of the business do not find their way into the till or some of the bills are not collected at all, or something of that sort, that may be an expense connected with and arising out of the trade. However, it was not so in the Curtis case as the MD made away with the receipts of the company in virtue of his position as MD and being in a position to do exactly what he likes.
Deductibility of losses of a deregistered branch against the profits of a new branch
In AYN v CIT6, the BOR allowed a company to carry forward its unabsorbed losses incurred from its Singapore operations before it was deregistered as a foreign company, for offset against the profits made from its Singapore operations after being re-registered as a foreign company and carrying on business through the newly-registered branch.
The CIT had disallowed the company's claim for deduction of its old branch losses against the profits earned by its newly-registered branch, as its stand was that any unabsorbed losses of a deregistered branch would be disregarded on cessation of the branch's operations and business in Singapore.
The main issue was whether the company's old branch and the new branch was the same person for purposes of deducting the old branch losses.
In the BOR's view, a branch is an extension or arm of a foreign company in Singapore and exists to carry on the business of the foreign company in Singapore; it has no separate legal personality. It felt that whether the foreign company's business was carried on in Singapore by an old branch or a new branch, it was the same foreign company which carried on the business. Hence, any profits and losses incurred by a branch of the foreign company would be the profits and losses of the foreign company, not of the branch. It follows that the unabsorbed losses incurred by the old branch before deregistration are those of the foreign company. Such unabsorbed losses would be available for set-off against the foreign company's future profits, provided there is no substantial change in the foreign company's shareholders and their shareholdings.
As the foreign company was a resident of Japan, the BOR also considered the provisions of the Business Profits Article in the double tax treaty between Singapore and Japan. It ruled that the determination of the profits of the new branch as provided for in the treaty, did not override the utilisation of the losses against profits of the new branch.
6 AYN Corporation v The Comptroller of Income Tax [2012] SGITBR 1


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At Tottenham, the challenges are very different. While Abramovich expects Chelsea to compete for championships every year and is willing to spend the money on players and manager turnover to do so, Tottenham appears to have the goal of making it into the Champions League each year on a much thinner budget. As was explained when Redknapp was sacked nearly three weeks ago, it seems as if Spurs have a bigger disconnect between expectations and the financial commitments they're willing to expend to achieve them. Last season was Harry Redknapp's best versus financial outlay. In fact, his success was third best that season behind Manchester City and United, whose 89 points each outstripped any financial expectations set by their large outlays. Redknapp outperformed Newcastle's Alan Pardew, last season's over performing darling in the media's eyes, and perennial Moneyballer Aresene Wenger at Arsenal. Yet Redknapp got the sack for missing out on Champions League play, partly due to poor late season form and partly due to the statistical anomaly of Chelsea winning the Champions League. Sure, Redknapp's early season performance might have also done him in given his late season swoon, but some historical perspective is required to gain the proper context on that great early run of form. When Spurs peaked at match 13 they had an m£XIR residual PPM of 1.08, which is a full 0.12 PPM over the best ever full season residual set by Arsenal's Invincibles in 2003/04. Tottenham may have been off to a good start last season, but no one should have expected them to maintain that form all season. It turns out that Tottenham's 0.423 m£XIR residual at the end of the season was good enough to place them in the top 10% for performances versus financial expectations in the history of the Premier League. The fact that this wasn't good enough with Chairman Levy to warrant renewing Redknapp's contract tells you how high the expectations are at Tottenham relative to their player expenditures.
Getting back to reality, Tottenham are in a very tough position. They have three clubs – Manchester City, Manchester United, and Chelsea – who are willing to spend any amount of money to win (often two times as much as Tottenham). Two out of the three also have highly successful, well-established managers that deliver more value for the money spent. Outside of those top three teams Spurs are amongst the likes of Arsenal and Arsene Wenger, who finds a way to qualify for Champions League no matter the change in resources available to him from season to season. Meanwhile, Newcastle United and Alan Pardew are nipping at their heels and no one can expect a club like Liverpool to remain down for long. The English Premier League is a highly competitive, very fluid marketplace for football talent and success that revolves around huge monetary expenditures.
With Villas-Boas' appointment there is the requisite transfer speculation that comes with a new manager. Most of the speculated transfers were likely already in process before Villas-Boas was appointed manager, and are more in the vein of addition-by-subtraction. Rumors are flying that both Rafael van der Vaart (11 goals/7 assists) and the perpetually one-foot-out-the-door Luka Modric (4 goals/4 assists) may make way to fund the purchase of last year's leading scorer that played on loan, Emmanuel Adebayor (17 goals/11 assists). What matters is not the net spend this summer, but the total value that is added to the team in the process. If the rumors come true and Spurs really do add £50 million in total team value they'll still be at around £375M in TTV (an mTTV of 2.6). Meanwhile, the top three clubs sit north of £500M and Arsene Wenger will still be working his magic at Arsenal. Spending £50 million over one summer may sound like a lot, but it's a drop in the bucket compared to what's required to compete in the Premier League year-over-year. Spurs must be willing to invest that net sum in the team for the next three years if they wish to compete with the likes of Chelsea and the Manchester clubs. That's highly unlikely given the lack of Tottenham's income and the impending UEFA financial fair play rules that will attempt to prevent debt-fueled success.
Thus, there's only one conclusion to draw: Levy and the Tottenham board expect Andres Villa-Boas to greatly overachieve versus his financial resources. They're setting the expectation that he must achieve 0.40+ PPM over performance versus the m£XIR model if Spurs are to consistently qualify for Champions League. Only two men have done that for anything longer than a 38 match run: Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson. It's expectations like these – that Andre Villas-Boas must equal the performance of the two greatest managers in the history of the Premier League – that makes this Tottenham Hotspur opportunity the highest-pressure job in his brief managerial career.


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January 2011
So, Who is the Siren?
Great question. It's one we kept asking ourselves during the evolution of our logo (and yes, that's right, a writer was involved in a logo project). We all needed to really, deeply understand for ourselves who she is.
So, a little history.
Let's go all the way back to 1971, to when Starbucks was first coming to be. In a search for a way to capture the seafaring history of coffee and Seattle's strong seaport roots, there was a lot of poring over old marine books going on. Suddenly, there she was: a 16th century Norse woodcut of a twin-tailed mermaid, or Siren. There was something about her – a seductive mystery mixed with a nautical theme that was exactly what the founders were looking for. A logo was designed around her, and our long relationship with the Siren began.
Over the last 40 years we've made some changes to that identity. Now we're doing that again, to keep ourselves relevant as we evolve without ever losing sight of our heritage. But the Siren has always been there. She is at the heart of Starbucks.
As a writer, though, I can tell you that there is a lot more to her than just the design and how she looks. This is what she means to me, and to us.
She is a storyteller, carrying the lore of Starbucks ahead, and remembering our past. In a lot of ways, she's a muse –always there, inspiring us and pushing us ahead.
And she's a promise too, inviting all of us to find what we're looking for, even if it's something we haven't even imagined yet.
She means something different to every one who sees her, who knows her. For me she's kind of the final say on the spirit of everything I write and everything we do. Even as I'm writing this, I wonder what she thinks. (She likes it, by the way.)
Here we are today. Our new evolution liberates the Siren from the outer ring, making her the true, welcoming face of Starbucks. For people all over the globe, she is a signal of the world's finest coffee – and much more. She stands unbound, sharing our stories, inviting all of us in to explore, to find something new and to connect with each other. And as always, she is urging all of us forward to the next thing. After all, who can resist her?
Not me.
Bringing the Siren to Life
When we first heard about the possibility of modifying the Starbucks brand identity, our minds went wild with the possibilities. This was the project of a lifetime. The designers here at Starbucks have such a love for this brand – it's what drives our creativity.
From the start, we wanted to recognize and honor the important equities of the iconic Starbucks logo. So we broke down the four main parts of the mark – color, shape, typeface and the Siren. After hundreds of explorations, we found the answer in simplicity. Removing the words from the mark, bringing in the green, and taking the Siren out of her ring. For forty years she's represented coffee, and now she is the star.
The details came next. The 20-year old logo was built in the early days of AutoTrace and it showed – points everywhere. We improved composition, brought in more sophisticated stroke width and spacing and a smoother line flow. When it came to her – the Siren – we enhanced her form in subtle ways, smoothing her hair, refining her facial features, weighting the scales on her tail to bring the focus to her face. We enlisted the branding firm of Lippincott to help with these refinements, and give us a better global perspective on the entire identity system.
The result is an evolved logo that celebrates the Siren in a much bolder way – it's more expressive and energetic and still uses the same vibrant green circle that is so well recognized by our customers around the world.
Looking Forward to Starbucks Next Chapter
We've always believed the best days of Starbucks are ahead of us. So we're excited to share with you where we're going.
Nearly forty years ago – in a small retail space in Seattle's Pike Place Market – Starbucks began its journey as a roaster and retailer of high-quality coffees from around the world. Back then, we sold only whole bean coffee – we wouldn't begin offering espresso beverages in our stores until more than a decade later – but the Siren was as much a part of the Starbucks story as she is today.
Top Five Reasons to Love Skinny Caramel Macchiato
Hi! We have another delicious addition to our "skinny" espresso drink line up: Skinny Caramel Macchiato.
Here are my top five reasons to love Skinny Caramel Macchiato…
- It's 'skinny' at its best – nonfat milk, sugar free vanilla syrup, no whip – topped with a layer of creamy foam and drizzled with a hint of buttery caramel.
- There are only 105 calories in a Tall size (12 fl oz) – can you believe it?
- There are only 140 calories in a Grande size (16 fl oz) – ust as delicious if I need a little more skinny in my day!
- It's delicious iced and beautiful too… Iced Skinny Caramel Macchiato has visual layers of coffee caramel goodness and is my personal favorite.
- It's here just in time to help you with your New Year's goal.
Skinny Caramel Macchiato is just one of many beverages that you can try "skinny". To try it skinny, just ask for: nonfat milk + sugar-free syrup + no whip.
Let me know what you think about trying your favorite espresso beverages skinny!
The Vegas Way
Most of the CDs we produce around here center on musicians. But our new Vegas collection features entertainers!
The distinction is admittedly a bit squishy, but vital. There is something fundamentally different about the scene that grew up in the Nevada desert following World War II, especially when measured against what was going on in jazz and, later on, rock circles. The pop performers who flourished in Las Vegas were certainly serious about their music, but they came from a show-biz tradition that emphasized good times over great art.
The goal was to get the crowd laughing, make 'em a little misty eyed, bring them on their feet for an ovation and send them out the door feeling like they got a real bang for their buck. A truly demanding agenda, when you think about it.
The likes of Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Bobby Darin and Ann-Margaret were comfortable onstage in the casinos, as well as on television and films sets. Like all pros, they aimed to hit their notes, but they also had to deliver a zinger and synchronize passably with the chorus line … all the while looking fabulous in a tux or glittering gown!
So keep the big picture in mind when listening to the 16 selections on Vegas: Class Acts of the Vegas Strip. The guys and gals here aren't just singing songs. They're putting on a show!
And remember to tip your waitress.
Cocoa Origin Trip Report – Ecuador
Behind every bite of a Starbucks chocolate bar there are many stories of farmers, processors and chocolate confectioners. This is my story.
I am with John Kehoe, a cocoa expert from TCHO who has dedicated his life to find the finest cocoas in the world. Our journey starts in Ecuador, a beautiful country with a long tradition of cocoa production. As is traditional in Starbucks sourcing practices, we want to establish direct relationships with the farmers, so we start by visiting a small farmer cooperative named La Fortaleza (which means "strength of a fortress"), located a couple of hours from the town of Portoviejo.
Our first stop is at the farm of Mr. Alfonso. It really caught our attention how his plantation was neat and organized – he had a quite novel irrigation system, and the benefits of all the trainings he has attended really showed. Later on he told us he used to be cab driver in New York for 17 years(!) until he felt the need to come back to his native land 15 years ago.
Crafting Artisan Bread
Have you ever tried to bake for a big get together? It can be pretty rough and I get overwhelmed with all the ingredients to bake for ten. Try baking for our most loyal customers all over the US every day! Since 2008 when we launched our new Artisan Breakfast Sandwiches La Brea Bakery, local to Van Nuys, California, has been baking all our Artisan rolls using only the finest ingredients.
And now we are adding a new sandwich to the already delicious line up - Veggie, Egg & Monterey Jack. This sandwich was inspired by our customers on MyStarbucksIdea and is a new personal favorite of John Yamin – he's the CEO at La Brea Bakery. While his expertise is bread – he loves the fire-roasted veggies in the egg frittata and any bread aficionado loves cheese so this sandwich is right up his alley!
"Starbucks' and La Brea Bakery's Culinary team partnered together to design a truly authentic, hand crafted roll that has become the signature bread for Starbucks' Artisan Breakfast Sandwiches. Each roll is made with the highest quality ingredients, but the unique ingredient that sets this roll apart from other brands is the starter. All of La Brea Bakery's breads are made with the original starter our founder first created back in 1988, giving our breads their distinct flavor. The other great thing about Artisan bread is the craftsmanship that goes into finding just the right combination - from the golden crust to the slightly sweet and soft interior and free forming shape, it is culinary creativity at its best. And, each Starbucks Artisan Roll is hand-scored by our bakers – as you can imagine that's a LOT of scoring.
We're very proud of our partnership with Starbucks and their dedication to quality. Next time you're at your local Starbucks getting coffee, I encourage you to try an Artisan Breakfast Sandwich and experience the difference."
New Starbucks VIA® Ready Brew™ French Roast
Hi! I became a Starbucks partner in May 2010 and I work on developing new blends for Starbucks VIA® Ready Brew™.
I was an avid fan of our instant coffee before I joined Starbucks, and French Roast has been my favorite whole bean coffee for years. That's why I'm so excited to announce that we have just launched Starbucks VIA® French Roast.
This coffee adds our darkest-roasted coffee to the Starbucks VIA® Ready Brew™ family. It has an intense smoky flavor with surprising low acidity and light body. This coffee pairs perfectly with a sweet morning pastry – I like to enjoy it first thing in the morning to help get me ready to face the day.
Let us know what you think of this new coffee!
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Brown University Assistant Track & Field Coach Jerome Romain
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Tennessee. Romain spent the last four seasons with the Bears as an
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While coaching at Brown, Romain produced an All-American and six
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school records and 23 different top-10 Brown field events
performances. He also had the honor of coaching the track &
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Unknown - portrait of King Albert of Saxony
For more about him see Franz Joseph I of Austria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1165
However, from the comments below, left by kind visitors, it is now suspected to be King Albert of Saxony (1828-1902) who reigned from 1873-1902 and is shown here in several different images.
Albert, was born April 23, 1828. Prince Albert's education, as usual with German princes, concentrated to a great extent on military matters, but he attended lectures at the University of Bonn.
King Albert was noted for his military ability. At the age of 21, he served as a captain in the army of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein in their war against the Danes.
In 1866, during the Seven Weeks' War between Austria and Prussia, Albert commanded a Saxon corps, which distinguished itself at the decisive Battle of Königgrätz by a firm stand against the Prussia
Although even then, it is conceded the man in the miniature does not seem to have enough medals, and it is probable many officers of the time adopted a similar appearance!
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The man on the picture is not Emperor Franz Joseph I. His features are different. I am sure.
Hi there!
Love the blog, lots of beautiful miniatures.
Anyway, I'm inclined to agree with the previous poster - I don't think this is the Austrian Emperor, Franz Josef.
However, I'll make a suggestion who it might be - King Albert of Saxony (1828-1902, r. 1873-1902).
Here are some links to pictures of King Albert for comparison (hopefully they'll work!):
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:K%C3%B6nig_Albert_von_Sachsen.jpg
* http://www.photos.com/en/search/close-up?oid=5264189&hoid=ef29e76887be74524f4c5bb84726ef4b
See what you think. - 9:05 PM
Hello again! (I'm the second Anonymous poster above).
I wasn't aware of this the last time I posted, but it might be of interest (and might explain, to some degree, why the miniature looks like both Franz Josef of Austria and Albert of Saxony) - they were maternal first cousins.
Both Albert's mother (Amalie/Amalia) and Franz Josef's mother (Sophie) were daughters of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife, Caroline of Baden.
Amalie was the third/fourth child and had an identical twin, Elisabeth (who married Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia), and Sophie was the fifth/sixth child and also had an identical twin, Maria Leopoldina Anna (who married Friedrich Augustus II of Saxony).
Hope this helps. - 8:34 PM
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Hi Barry,
Thank you very much for the comments, both before and and now added. If you want to contact me direct, you can click on my photo for an email link.
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From 'Hope and Change' to 'Smirk and Disdain'
In the third, and mercifully last, presidential debate of this campaign, the candidates sliced razor-thin nuances in their foreign policy views. Romney was measured and presidential, and he avoided the trap being set for him as a warmonger. He actually seemed to be less interventionist than Obama, who ran against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but who has since become the sheriff from "Blazing Saddles."
As usual, when Obama was asked a question he would ignore it and revert to his tired talking points, mocking Romney on his foreign policy experience as governor of Massachusetts. Who can forget the bloody, unprovoked and protracted invasion Romney initiated against Vermont over maple syrup tariffs?
Because he is losing steam, and because he is a whiner by nature, Obama attacked. Of course, liberal CBS "moderator" and Obama sniffer Bob Schieffer would cut Romney off when he tried to respond. His Freudian slip showed when he said "helped us catch Obama's bin Laden." Who could have predicted that the Democratic candidates would be allowed more time in all four debates?
45 cartoons on the presidential debate, Benghazi, Lance Armstrong and more
For some reason, the contests are broadcast on all major TV channels. I am not really sure why. "Honey Boo Boo" is on just one, way up on the dial, and people seem to find it easily.
Obama shamelessly reached out to Ohio voters, and both candidates pandered to the ladies. They both agreed to increase the domestic output of romantic comedies starring Hugh Grant and to make "50 Shades of Gray" into a Lifetime free movie.
The two candidates spent almost the entire ninety minutes of the debate agreeing on foreign policy. Obama even agreed that they agreed and drew no contrast between himself and Romney. Yet, ever the politician, Obama twice called Romney's policies, "wrong and reckless." So we can conclude that their foreign policies are the same, but Romney's are "wrong and reckless."
The Daily Beast's headline was, "President Obama Slams A Passive Mitt Romney as 'Reckless' on Foreign Policy." I remind you, this is coming from the left, which cares more about winning than it does about core values.
Obama has done nothing unique in foreign policy. He wound down the wars on the path George Bush laid out. Hypocritically, he opposed the very enhanced interrogation techniques and other Guantanamo Bay practices that led us to bin Laden, yet he prances around bragging that "he" killed him.
I have said for a decade that we should not be in these expensive and intractable wars of choice. Romney positioned himself to the Left of Obama on warmongering, and that perplexed our ever "perplexable" president.
A sitting president has a built-in advantage on foreign policy debates, and no president has done more sitting than Obama. He has had four years of security briefings, some of which he actually attended if "Pimp With a Limp" and "The View" were in reruns that week. If he really cared about peace, he would intervene to stop all the bickering on "The View" and free Elizabeth Hasselbeck.
The real point of this last debate should have been that America cannot be strong forever if we keep spending over a trillion dollars a year that we do not have. Our economic well being is key to our standing in the world, and that has suffered under Obama's big spending, central command and control governing. We spend 7 times what China, with the second biggest military, spends on "defense." Our Department of Defense has become the Offense Department, and we are going broke.
A theoretical discussion about Israeli settlements on the West Bank (yet another housing market doing better than ours) does us no good when our economy is in the tank.
We need less government, not more. When meddlesome politicians tire of regulating and butting their noses into domestic policy – which retards our economy and our freedoms – they set their sights on other countries and call their meddling "foreign policy."
It should not be our intention to egg on presidents, like in the moments leading up to a bar fight, to always do "something" about everything. Rather, it should be to make them stop always doing things. We should not be asking so much what our president would do; we should ask what he would not do.
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Editor's note: Did you miss Mitch's hodgepodge collection of YouTube classics from last Monday? Catch up here.
Back again with some personal YouTube favorites! Today, I'm bringing you everything from a hypnotic montage of David Caruso taking off his sunglasses to Air Jordan getting schooled at his own camp.
If you're not familiar with the show CSI: Miami, then this montage of the beginning scenes from the show will make everything crystal clear. Show begins: a grisly crime has happened in South Beach, David Caruso gets called to the scene and promptly attempts a witty one-liner or rejoinder to his colleagues. Cue Roger Daltrey of The Who 's primal crime-solving scream and that's what I call good television!
Fun Fact: repeats of CSI: Miami are beating The Jay Leno Show. Well played, Caruso.
"So we have a victim who started this week big man on campus and left it… dead on arrival."
This next one is a mash-up I found of hip hop duo Clipse over the beat from Kanye West's "Flashing Lights". Considering Clipse is one of the most underrated hip-hop groups around and the "Flashing Lights" beat is a contender for the best beat in the past five years, it would be hard to screw up this remix. Worth it alone for the line "with a mean comeback like the return of the Sith".
This video I put out as a tribute to Michael Jordon's Hall of Fame speech. I won't spoil the end, but it involves a middle-aged MJ, an out- of -shape CEO, and hilarious Jordan taunting. Compelling.
Brokeback to the Future is the best of the re-cut trailers meme that appeared on the internet a few years back. With some creative editing and music choices, Back to the Future is turned into the romantic drama you always thought it was.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginians stayed home from school, shoveled walks and stayed off the roads as much as possible on Tuesday, as snow and plunging temperatures led to treacherous conditions throughout the state.On Tuesday night, the focus shifted from the several inches of snow on the ground to the near-zero temperatures that made travel extremely dangerous.Kanawha County emergency officials told drivers not to travel if at all possible early Tuesday afternoon. Roads, which were covered with snow and slush in the morning, began to freeze as the temperature fell toward the single digits.Between 4 and 5 inches of snow had fallen in much of Kanawha County as of late Tuesday afternoon, said Julia Ruthfort, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Charleston. Snow continued to fall in the area.
Interstate 77 between Ripley and Ravenswood was closed for about half an hour because of multiple accidents. The northbound lanes of Interstate 79 were partly blocked shortly before 10 a.m. just north of Bridgeport, in Harrison County, to allow DOH crews remove snow and disabled vehicles from the freeway.On Interstate 68 near Morgantown, the westbound entrance ramp to the freeway was closed at the Sabraton interchange because of a snowbound tractor-trailer.Division of Highways spokeswoman Carrie Bly said road crews were doing their best to keep ahead of a snowstorm expected to dump up to 8 inches of snow on parts of the state.
"It's a tough one today," Bly said. "It's going to be falling all morning."She urged drivers to slow down on bad roads.Snowy conditions contributed to almost two dozen wrecks in Kanawha County during Tuesday's morning commute. A Kanawha Metro 911 dispatcher said calls about accidents began about 5:15 a.m. and continued through the morning.Putnam County dispatchers responded to several wrecks, and the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department responded to one wreck involving two cars on W.Va. 34 near Hamlin that did not result in injury.
At Charleston's Yeager Airport, several flights were canceled and delayed Tuesday. Schools in all 55 counties were closed Tuesday, and more than half of those counties had already canceled classes for Wednesday as well. The Kanawha County Public Library closed all of its branches at 3 p.m. Tuesday.Appalachian Power said it was preparing for heavy electricity demand as customers turn up their thermostats, but power outages were almost nonexistent, according to the company.Spokesman Phil Moye said Tuesday afternoon that there had only been 58 outages reported in the Southern West Virginia region the company covers. Moye said the snow was not heavy enough and the wind wasn't harsh enough to expect a large number of outages -- yet."It's usually the heavy, wet snow that weighs down trees and causes problems for us, or more wind than we've seen so far," Moye said. "It's not too cold yet, either, so people aren't turning up their thermostats too much, but we're preparing for that."
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Soccer/European Football players will spend hours working on physical conditioning and strategies for an upcoming game, but what do they do to mentally prepare for game day What do they do to insure that the decisions they make during competition best supports their team in winning the game Mastering The Mental Side Of Soccer is a book specifically written for the mental side of Soccer/European Football. From amateur to professional players, this remarkable book will show you step-by-step how to mentally prepare for game day so that you are in a mental space that allows you to play your best. It will also help you minimize and/or eliminate those mental errors during your game that adversely affects the outcome. It is said that Soccer/European Football is 95% mental and 5% physical. When you have finished reading Mastering The Mental Side Of Soccer you will understand why Soccer/European Football is 100% mental.
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text: Fix Siri's "I'm Not Able to Connect Right Now" Error on the iPhone 4SAdam Dachis10/17/11 3:00pmFiled to: TroubleshootingSIRIiPhoneIphone 4siosios 5Tech SupportApple20EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalinkA large handful of new iPhone 4S owners have run into a troublesome error where Siri is basically rendered useless because it can't connect to the internet. Fortunately, the good folks over at Addictive Tips have discovered a possible solution and it's pretty simple. All you need to do is reset Siri. Just follow these steps to get the job done:AdvertisementOpen up your iPhone's Settings application and go to the General tab. Set the Siri toggle switch to "Off."Set your phone aside for a few minutes and don't use it.Still within the General section, go to the Reset tab, reset your network settings, and wait for your phone to reboot.Go back into the General settings and turn Siri back on.While this fix won't work for everyone, it seems to be helping quite a few people. If you're a new iPhone 4S owner experiencing the issue, let us know how it works out for you in the comments.AdvertisementHow To Fix iPhone 4S Siri's "I'm Not Able To Connect Right Now" Error | Addictive Tips You can follow Adam Dachis, the author of this post, on Twitter, Google+, and Facebook. Twitter's the best way to contact him, too. Reply20 repliesLeave a reply


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The Galactopedia is a utility program for Stardock's space strategy game Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, providing you with exhaustive information on all objects and technologies defined by the game. The information is taken directly from the game's data files, and therefore always up-to-date.
The Galactopedia is © 2006 by Christoph Nahr but available for free download under the MIT license. Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords is © 2006 by Stardock Corporation.
Important Note: As of January 2007, I no longer maintain the Galactopedia. The last released version is known to be incompatible with the current version of Dark Avatar and the new Twilight of the Arnor. Thankfully, Netriak has updated the Galactopedia for compatibility with Twilight of the Arnor. The new version can be downloaded at Stardock's Galactic Library.
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Macatawa Bank Corporation, which is headquartered in Holland, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of two cents per share of its common stock, its board of directors announced.
The dividend will be paid May 29 to shareholders of record on May 8 of this year.
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While bullying is portrayed with plenty of laughs in this film, the movie offers few if any constructive tips for dealing with this problem. A Reader's Digest article offers kids and parents some helpful suggestions at www.readersdigest.ca/mag/2001/10/bullying.html.
In the story, a crowd of students stands around and watches the interactions without becoming involved. What role do bystanders play in furthering the violence? What steps could members of the crowd take to intervene or stop the violence? For ideas, visit www.parenting.org/flight/e_current.asp.
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Former Gunner Robert Pires has told Arsene Wenger to follow the example of Manchester United and use more experienced players to help his youngsters.
Pires believes Arsenal's squad lacks the balance of Sir Alex Ferguson's and insists their struggles are down to a lack of experience.
The Gunners lie eighth in the Premier League table, a whopping 11 points behind leaders United, and Pires thinks Wenger needs to readdress his youth policy in order to turn them into a side more capable of challenging for major honours.
"Wenger's strategy has changed, he wants to play with a young team but you can't win things like that, it's very difficult," Pires told Talk Sport.
"[Sir Alex] Ferguson seems to have found the right balance between the mix of 'old' and experienced players alongside the young ones and I think that's what's missing right now at Arsenal.
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Edgar Allan Poe and the politics of perception
Many Edgar Allan Poe biographers reference his stories in terms of when they were published and their success; however, they have not drawn a connection between how his life and his work parallel each other. Some critics do refer to Poe's life when analyzing his stories, but they only select a narrow time-period in his life to support their theories. While studying Poe's biographies and reading his works, I realized a distinct pattern: Poe's life and work engage similar manipulative devices to control how the public perceives him; he wants them to view him as intellectually superior. Throughout his career, Poe utilized a variety of methods to manipulate the public's perception of him, as well as to receive personal or financial gain. These methods include: the use of daguerreotypes, pseudonyms, cryptograms, and falsified documents. Poe's tales also employ manipulative devices. In his female protagonist stories, such as "Berenice," "Morella," and "Ligeia," Poe attributes brilliant minds to female characters and then kills them, as if to emphasize the superior position of the narrator. He also uses such manipulative devices as the doppelganger as in "William Wilson," and doubling, in "The Fall of the House of Usher," which display his ingenuity. With each of these manipulations, Poe emerges as a man driven by his own neurotic insecurities – insecurities that served him well and lay at the heart of his "genius." By understanding these insecurities and the person behind the literary figure, we will gain a new perspective of his works as well as open up new opportunities for further study
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