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Will it replace the giant panda? Perhaps not quite. But thanks to the Prince of Wales, the Argentinian horned frog has a fair chance of becoming a new worldwide symbol of conservation.
The South American amphibian has been chosen by Prince Charles as an emblem of his campaign to save the rainforests, and plays a prominent part in a new public awareness film he has made, now being shown online (go to tinyurl.com/db26o7 to watch it).
Brilliant green as befits a rainforest creature, the frog (actually a digital version of one, recorded in action at London Zoo then added to the clip later) appears in the film, occasionally croaking, alongside the Prince and his sons William and Harry. An array of celebrities including Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Robin Williams and the Dalai Lama, also make a appearance, as do a group of schoolchildren from around the world, all of whom are pledging their support for halting deforestation (and saving our emerald friend in the process).
The campaign's aim is to create a worldwide digital community in support of the forests, and a new piece of software will enable supporters to create their own version of the film in which they can appear alongside the celebrities – and the frog.
It's quite a frog. Found in the rainforests of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, Ceratophrys ornata is as a big as decent-sized pork pie, and more tellingly, seems to be nearly all mouth, so much so that it is referred to in the pet trade as the Pacman frog, after the 1980s video game character which was similarly endowed: the mouth of the Argentinian horned frog actually accounts for about half of the animal's overall dimensions.
And that mouth is not there just for show. The frog is such a voracious eater that it will attempt to swallow anything that moves within range, from insects and lizards to small birds and mammals, and indeed other frogs, even if it might choke in the process. Furthermore, it is a frog without fear: it will advance aggressively towards a potential attacker and can deliver a sharp bite as it has sharp teeth along its lower jaw.
But in the Prince's film the frog is as good as gold. As HRH points out that climate change is the greatest threat to mankind, and that every year destruction of the earth's rainforests releases more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than all of the world's cars planes and ships put together, and that we must act now, and future generations are depending upon us, the frog sits sedately on the back of an elegant royal sofa, merely plopping down, like a deflated football, onto a cushion when the Prince has finished.
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In 1980, the civilised world spent an entire summer perched on the edge of its faux-leather sofas, hoping to discover an answer to perhaps the greatest mystery in the history of television: who shot J.R.?
In a few weeks time, a Los Angeles court will consider a different, yet equally gripping question: what made actress Victoria Principal, who played JR's sister-in-law, Pamela Barnes Ewing, pull a gun on her Mexican housekeeper? Ms Principal, who starred in Dallas from 1978 to 1987, has prompted a flurry of disbelieving headlines after it emerged that she is being sued by former employee Maribel Banegas over an argument that occurred at her Malibu home on Boxing Day.
A lawsuit filed by Banegas, who Principal had hired two days earlier, alleges that she was fired after taking too long to walk her high-maintenance employer's dog, a Shih-Tzu called Mae Ling. When Banegas asked for her back wages, the lawsuit claims that Principal disappeared upstairs. But instead of coming back with a chequebook, she emerged brandishing a pistol, and threatened to kill her. Banegas is suing for false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and assault.
Remarkably, Ms Principal does not deny pulling a gun during the dispute. However, in a counter-suit, she claims to have used the weapon in self defence after Banegas "engaged in outrageous, threatening, violent conduct." The actress's complaint, lodged this week, accuses Banegas of assault, trespass, civil extortion, animal cruelty and negligence. It also adds that she caused "emotional distress" to Mae Ling, alleging that she injured the pooch's vertebrae by walking her too vigorously.
Neither party has yet specified what damages they seek. However, Principal will no doubt be able to afford the swankier legal team. The well-preserved soap star (who formally claims to be 59) has in recent years become a successful entrepreneur, thanks to her range of luxury skin-care creams: Principal Secret.
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It's hip to be square, declares Mr Dyson
James Dyson has never been one to play it straight. Yet, after decades as a pioneer of fluid, curvaceous design – he's the creator of two appliances that boast a ball as a key component, as well as the Airblade, a sleek, serpentine device that makes hand-drying sexy – the inventive Brit has suddenly become a bit square.
In a bid to expand his empire, Dyson has filed a US patent application for what is described as "a cunning way to save space on crowded kitchen worktops". The key to avoiding cramped surfaces, he says, is all in the angles. Dyson plans to launch a range of products, from kettles to toasters, all in the shape of tall cuboids, which can be pushed together in one compact unit. A neat idea, but how exactly would it work?
Dyson's not telling. "We are working on a number of new technologies," says his spokesperson, "but can't reveal any more". Intriguing. Even more tantalising is whether the design will actually take off. A one-size-fits-all solution isn't new, but don't write it off; Dyson is adept at silencing his critics.
In 1983, after years of development and 5,127 prototypes, his G-Force bagless vacuum cleaner was rejected by a string of manufacturers. More fool them. Dyson is now the king of cleaning equipment, with an estimated net worth of $2b. While this new idea may have come as a bit of a curveball, it's likely that Dyson is once again on the home straight.
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Fortune: Apple to release Verizon iPhone in early 2011
10/29/2010, 10:10 am
Fortune on Friday added itself to a growing list of mainstream publications that have "confirmed" that Apple will launch an iPhone on the Verizon network in early 2011.
Apple brings unlocked, contract-free iPhone to Germany
10/28/2010, 01:10 am
As T-Mobile loses its iPhone exclusivity in Germany to O2 and Vodafone, Apple has begun offering the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 unlocked without a contract to German customers, with the 16GB iPhone 4 model selling for 629 euros.
Foxconn could join Pegatron in producing Apple's CDMA iPhone
10/27/2010, 11:10 pm
Apple partners Foxconn and Pegatron have both received orders for a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 due out in 2011, a new report out of the Far East claims.
Apple's 2010 ad budget increases by $190 million, but still outpaced by new sales growth
10/27/2010, 09:10 pm
In fiscal 2010, Apple ramped up its ad spending growth ten times higher than in previous years, but the company's revenues growth still dropped the overall ratio of its earnings that it spends on advertising.
Light leaks causing camera issues with Apple's white iPhone 4 - rumor
10/27/2010, 12:10 pm
The white glass planned to be used for the delayed iPhone 4 model allows in too much light, resulting in poorer quality digital pictures, according to a new rumor.
Apple delays launch of white iPhone 4 until Spring 2011
10/26/2010, 07:10 pm
Apple on Tuesday announced it was again forced to delay the launch of its white iPhone 4, this time past the holiday buying season until Spring 2011.
Glitch in Apple's iOS 4.1 allows iPhone access without passcode
10/26/2010, 10:10 am
A glitch discovered in iOS 4.1 allows iPhone users to access contacts, call history and voicemail on a passcode-locked handset without knowing the numeric entry required to unlock the phone.
Verizon hiring hundreds ahead of iPhone launch - rumor
10/23/2010, 02:10 am
Verizon is reportedly hiring hundreds of call center staff through third-party hiring companies, stoking speculation that the largest wireless carrier in the U.S. is preparing to launch the iPhone, a new report claims.
New photos claim to show Apple's prototype CDMA Verizon iPhone
10/19/2010, 08:10 pm
Photos, possibly from a repair shop in Vietnam, have surfaced allegedly showing a prototype CDMA iPhone in Device Verification Test phase.
Apple field testing iPhone 4 revision, may add CDMA - rumor
10/18/2010, 11:10 pm
Apple has begun field testing a new version of the iPhone, prompting continued speculation of an early 2011 launch of a CDMA-compatible iPhone, according to an unconfirmed report.
Apple's iPhone 4 more susceptible to damage than predecessor
10/12/2010, 04:10 pm
In the first four months since it hit the market, Apple's redesigned iPhone has seen a reported accident rate that's 68% higher than its predecessor, primarily the result of broken screens, according to a leading third-party warranty provider.
T-Mobile loses iPhone exclusivity in Germany at hands of O2 and Vodafone
10/12/2010, 02:10 pm
Deutsche Telekom's multi-year run as the exclusive provider of Apple's iPhone in Germany under its T-Mobile subsidiary will officially come to an end in the next few weeks, evidence suggests.
Yahoo Messenger app update enables video calls from iPhone to desktop
10/11/2010, 10:10 pm
Yahoo has updated its Messenger iPhone app to allow video calls from the iPhone to a computer, a feature that Apple has yet to release for its FaceTime standard.
Apple forces Meizu to halt sales of iPhone look-alike
10/09/2010, 08:10 pm
Apple has pressured the Chinese smartphone maker into halting production and freezing sales of its M8 smartphone due to alleged patent violations.
NYT: Verizon iPhone coming early next year
10/08/2010, 10:10 pm
The New York Times is reporting that Apple and Verizon will begin selling a version of the iPhone 4 early next year, echoing earlier reports from The Wall Street Journal and Wall Street analysts.
Scalpers force Apple to require reservations for iPhone buyers
10/08/2010, 08:10 pm
Apple is attempting to block scalpers by instituting new restrictions preventing walk-in sales of the iPhone at Apple Stores in China. Customers must first reserve an iPhone on Apple's website before visiting an Apple Retail Store to complete the purchase.
China Telecom possibly in talks with Apple over CDMA iPhone
10/07/2010, 10:10 pm
China's third-largest wireless operator may be in talks with Apple to offer a CDMA-version of the iPhone on its 3G network, according to an overseas report.
Apple looking into iPhone 4 glass-breaking third-party cases - report
10/07/2010, 08:10 pm
In an effort to avoid another public relations debacle, Apple is investigating scratching and cracking of the iPhone 4's glass panel back caused by third-party cases, a new report claims.
Verizon, Apple quarreled over iPhone retail options, digital content
10/07/2010, 09:10 am
Major sticking points in negotiations between Verizon and Apple have reportedly been the wireless carrier's interest in allowing retail partners to sell the iPhone, and Verizon's promotion of its V Cast digital video-on-demand store.
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10/06/2010, 08:10 pm
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A 4-month-old in a playpen on her Ohio porch was critically injured when a neighbor's fireworks landed on her.
A witness told police a 10-year-old neighbor of the Youngstown baby kicked over a lit tubular firework, which shot into the playpen, burning Aubree McCormick.
The baby was flown to the burn unit at Akron Children's Hospital following the late Friday night accident.
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Chennai, 21 July (Asiantribune.com): While the Madras High Court up held media's role and rights in a defamation case connected with Union Minister Raja and "Junior Vikatan", the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate(CMM) Court, Chennai, reminded the responsibilities of the Press in a case of "Nakkeeran" Gopal and TTV Dinakaran.
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My rooftop lodge room has a huge balcony. Local Tamil women use to daily sundry spices on the floor and laundry on the clothesline. Mainly in the morning when I practice Yoga before the sun blazes the shady spots.
The Lungi is originally the national houswear but many use it to roam around the neighborhood or even for work, mostly 'blue-collar' (or blue Lungi, here). Unlike the Dhoti, the official white wraparound, the Lungi comes in a wide variety of designs and colors, most are checkered. Like the Dhoti it can be worn at ankle level or folded, tucked into the waistline, at knee level.
Some challenges are how not to step on an edge while walking. When that occurs the Lungi will unwrap and a person will remain in his underwear. That is why some secure it by wearing a belt over.
Another challenge is mounting a bicycle or a motorcycle with a skirt. As you know women bikes are made without a frame bar at waist level so the can ride with skirts, but here men are using ordinary cycle and skillfully jump with one foot on the pedal and another flying over the saddle to rest on the pedal on the other side. Maybe that is why the TVS XL was designed and became so popular. It is a very powerful scooter-like 2 wheeler that is comfortable and easy to ride in a Lungi. At first I considered it just a town vehicle. But the longer I stayed here I saw and heard about it's legacy and ability. It carries 3 adults and some luggage up the Kalvarayan hills. These roads are steep and winding. Otherwise it is used by small business owners to transport their merchandise and by private people to move their home belongings such as fans, beds, sofa. By farmers to carry a truck tire etc...
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Sir: Polly Toynbee's piece about the dilemmas facing charities which take on contracts to provide local authority or health authority services was well argued (17 May). She misses one point though. There are some charities, Carers National Association, for example, which have taken a clear decision not to go down that route. We see our main purpose as campaigning to help the UK's 7 million carers speak with a stronger voice.
We believe we can only do that at both local and national level if we are free of the pressure which contracts can put on charities. We need to be free to speak up and speak out as appropriate. We receive a grant from the Department of Health, but even the Government accepts that our role is to be the "voice of the carers".
Our dilemma is of a different kind - how to raise money if you don't take on contracts.
Yours sincerely,
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VoIP Wiretaps: Good Intentions, Bad Legal Logic?
There seems to be no dispute that Internet telephony should be available to law enforcement officials armed with legal warrants. Both Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have said the emerging technology must be surveillance friendly.
Voice over IP
"We can and will comply with any regulations put forward," Jason Talley,
president and CEO of commercial and residential VoIP provider Nuvio, said
Thursday. "No one wants to open a hole in national security."
The problem for the regulators is that there is no specific law saying VoIP
is subject to surveillance. The problem for VoIP providers is that no one
knows what Washington will do to plug the hole. As Talley says, "We're not
obligated to do anything right now."
Traditional telephone carriers must comply with the Communications Assistance
for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), which standardizes the system
configurations for legal wiretaps. When Congress approved CALEA, it provided
more than $500 million to help the telcos comply.
On Wednesday, the FCC took the first tentative step to mandate minimum
surveillance compliance rules for Internet telephony, voting to
initiate a rulemaking proceeding focusing on VoIP wiretapping. The agency's
legal hook is that CALEA can be interpreted to cover VoIP. On a day that the
FCC devoted to national security issues, the commissioners voted 5-0 to
approve the proceeding, even though several questioned the legal basis of the
According to the FCC, CALEA applies to traditional carriers and any
"replacement for a substantial portion of the local telephone exchange
service." With traditional phone calls, voice packets travels from one fixed
point to another, making intercepting traffic fairly routine. VoIP calls, on
the other hand, are data packets that can travel several routes and even change
direction as the network seeks the clearest path. It remains an open legal
question whether VoIP is a just another service like e-mail or actually is a
substitute for the public switched telephone network
Republican Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy said the FCC staff had come up
with a "plausible interpretation" of CALEA, yet it was "fraught with legal
risk." Democrat Michael Copps more bluntly said, "It is flush with tentative
conclusions that stretch the statutory fabric to the point of tear."
Both Abernathy and Copps predicted inevitable legal challenges to the
interpretation if the rules are ultimately approved. The rulemaking process
will last at least until the end of the year before the FCC makes a final
"I'm sure [if approved] there will be court challenges," Talley said,
stressing that it is premature to jump to such conclusions. "This is an
attempt to satisfy congressional concerns about VoIP. "I think the
commission will go back and make sure they are complying with the law."
Talley was more concerned with the cost of possible CALEA compliance.
Noting the congressional grant to telcos for CALEA compliance, Talley said
making VoIP providers comply without similar funding would amount to
"another unfounded mandate pushed off on us by [Attorney General] John
Talley also questioned the technological feasibility of CALEA compliance,
saying there are better ways to utilize VoIP for surveillance.
"The FBI knows CALEA and wants the same rules to apply. Standardization is
really what CALEA is all about," he said. "They just want to come in and
plug in a jack. It reduces time for law enforcement. We [VoIP
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Steven Soderbergh has had a look at the Bourne movies and reckoned that anything Matt Damon can do, Gina Carano can do better. Who? Ms Carano is apparently "the face of Women's Mixed Martial Arts", and she turned up to Soderbergh's audition sporting a black eye from a recent fight. A star was born. In this all-kicking, full-throttle international thriller she plays covert operative Mallory Kane, double-crossed by her paymasters and now out for revenge. From the way she dispatches Channing Tatum in the opening set-piece at a diner you wouldn't want to mess with this one: Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender and Antonio Banderas will all rue the day they did.
Soderbergh location-hops between Barcelona, Dublin and New Mexico, whipping the action along at a breakneck pace that hardly allows pause to ask, "What the heck's going on?" David Holmes's jazz-fusion score (nods to The Ipcress File) provides an engaging accompaniment. I'm not sure Carano has great expressive technique as an actor, but she's very watchable as the nutsack-punching, rooftop-leaping street commando. Angelina Jolie should watch out.
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Mary McCormack
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Mary McCormack's Main TV Roles
Main Movie Roles2007 - 14082006 - Right at Your Door 2006 - For Your Consideration 2002 - Full Frontal 2002 - World traveler 2001 - K-PAX 2001 - The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy 2001 - High Heels and Low Lifes 2000 - Gun Shy 1999 - Mystery, Alaska 1999 - True Crime 1999 - The Big Tease 1998 - 54 1998 - Deep Impact 1997 - Fathers' Day 1997 - Private Parts 1994 - Miracle on 34th Street |
Mary McCormack (I) began her acting career performing in Gian Carlo Menotti's Christmas opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors (1978) (TV). "I was twelve but looked like an eight-year-old boy" she recalls. "As luck would have it, none of the boys in town could sing, so I got the part and wore a hat". Mary continued working regionally throughout New Jersey and continued her education at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. At Trinity, she majored in English and painting and continued her stage work in many more musicals. Mary finished an acting program at the William Esper Studio. She has worked in many New York theaters, some of which include The Atlantic Theatre Company, Alice's 4th Floor and Naked Angels, where she recently appeared in Jon Robin Baitz's "A Fair Country".
- Graduated from Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut in 1991.
- Her husband is the _"Brothers & Sisters" (2006)_ (qv) producer 'Michael Morris (XIV)' (qv).
- She has an older sister, Bridget Mary McCormack, who is a law professor at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
- Daughter of William Joseph McCormack Jr. and Norah Magdalene Ross McCormack.
- Graduated from the Wardlaw-Hartridge School in Edison, New Jersey in 1987.
- Older sister of actor 'Will McCormack' (qv).
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Google Adds Detailed Medication Info to Its Smart Search Results
Source: http://lifehacker.com/5965139/google-adds-detailed-medication-info-to-its-smart-search-results
If you've just come back from the doctor with a new prescription and want to know a little more about it—maybe you forgot what your doctor told you about the side effects—Google has added medications to its smart Knowledge Graph, showing detailed information next to your results.
Google's data comes straight from the FDA Library of Medicine, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and a few other places. In fact, they're probably quite similar to that sheet of paper you get with your medication, but it's nice to have it right at your fingertips with Google. Hit the link to read more.
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Google Shopper adds push notifications, new UI and more with 3.0 update
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/08/google-shooper-update-ui-push-notification-sales/
Google Shopper has just gotten the bump to version 3.0 with an update that brings a roster of fresh features, including a new UI with speedier navigation and larger images. In addition to the fresh coat of paint, the app sports a brand-new sales screen, image-focused search results and product ratings provided by GoodGuide. Page and Co. have also thrown in push notifications to keep users abreast of new features and content, and an area to showcase retail promotions. Itching to start penny pinching? Hit the source link below for the download.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Software, Mobile, Google
Google Shopper adds push notifications, new UI and more with 3.0 update originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Google pulls back the curtain on its new voice search, sums it up in this graph
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/01/google-voice-search-predictions/
Google has revealed just how it harnesses your idle curiosity on every subject imaginable to supercharge its voice search. A database of 230 billion googled words was fed into a language model that can then work out the probability of what you're going to say next. Mountain View researcher Ciprian Chelba explained that one example of this is if you say "New York," you're statistically more likely to say "Pizza" than "Granola," regardless of any new year's resolutions. If you'd like to learn more, you can find the algebra-packed original paper down at the source link.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Internet, Google
Google pulls back the curtain on its new voice search, sums it up in this graph originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Facebook opens mobile ads for apps to all developers, keeps them on the money train
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/17/facebook-opens-mobile-ads-for-apps-to-all-developers/
It's no secret that Facebook saw FarmVille for iOS as writing on the wall: it had to either tap into mobile app revenue or risk losing income (and marketing-savvy developers) whenever someone left the web. Following a beta this summer, the company's solution to its dilemma is now open to everyone. All developers on the social network can build ads that link from Facebook's Android and iOS apps to either Google Play or the App Store — offering both an easy plug for their native apps and that all-important ad revenue for Facebook. The system currently takes a shotgun approach and may pitch social networkers for apps they already have or don't want, but it should be refined in the next few months to where some curious purchasers won't even have to leave Facebook to load that hot new title. Hopefully the increased recognition for mobile developers is worth sullying our once pristine news feeds.
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Mobile, Facebook
Facebook opens mobile ads for apps to all developers, keeps them on the money train originally appeared on Engad get on Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Why The Debate Matters, And Who Will Win
HTML5 is a new technology that allows developers to build rich web-based apps that run on any device via a standard web browser.
Many think it will save the web, rendering native platform-dependent apps obsolete.
So, which will win? Native apps or HTML5?
A recent report from BI Intelligence explains why we think HTML5 will win out, and what an HTML future will look like for consumers, developers, and brands.
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Here's why the Apps-vs-HTML5 debate matters:
- Distribution: Native apps are distributed through app stores and markets controlled by the owners of the platforms. HTML5 is distributed through the rules of the open web: the link economy.
- Monetization: Native apps come with one-click purchase options built into mobile platforms. HTML5 apps will tend to be monetized more through advertising, because payments will be less user-friendly.
- Platform power and network effects: Developers have to conform with Apple's rules. Apple's market share, meanwhile, creates network effects and lock-in. If and when developers can build excelle! nt iPhone and iPad functionality on the web using HTML5, developers can cut Apple out of the loop. This will reduce the network effects of Apple's platform.
- Functionality: Right now, native apps can do a lot more than HTML5 apps. HTML5 apps will get better, but not as fast as some HTML5 advocates think.
In full, the special report analyzes:
- What HTML5 is, giving an overview of how it is a technology done by committee.
- Why the HTML5-vs-Apps debate matters, breaking down its impact on distribution, monetization, platform power and network effects, and functionality.
- The pluses and minuses of HTML5 vs. native apps, comparing each by cost, user experience, features, distribution, and monetization.
- How and when HTML5 will take over, laying out how it has all the hallmarks of a disruptive technology.
- The success of an HTML5 pioneer, The Financial Times.
- What an HTML5 future will look like, with the promise of richer and more interactive experiences.
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Source: http://gizmodo.com/5948948/facebook-is-reading-your-messages-and-liking-things-for-you
You might think clicking "Like" is the only way to stamp that public FB affirmation on something—you're wrong. Facebook is checking your private messages and automatically liking things you talk about. Without asking you.
The scanning, which is either an oversight on Facebook's part of a deliberate effort—we're waiting to hear back from FB—increases the Like count for a given page just by you talking about it. Auto-scanning is nothing new: Gmail has done it since day one to serve us ads. But there are serious potential personal consequences here—what if I'm talking about something disgusting, loathsome, and offensive with a friend? Do I want Facebook to automatically chalk that up as a Like? No. And I doubt you do either.
The auto-liking could also be a big deal for those who want to artificially inflate their popularity online—say, people with something to sell. "Yeap, it won't drive any traffic to your website. But if your [sic] visiting an online store and you see a lot of likes under the product then this might cloud your judgement," notes one commenter on Hacker News, where the mechanism was first reported.
To test the auto-scanning, message this link to a friend—it should increase the like count by two. I was able to independently verify the same effect by messaging a link to singer The-Dream's official page to a friend. It increased his Likes without me ever clicking the button. As much as I truly to Like (and love!) The-Dream, this isn't how it's supposed to work, Facebook.
So uh, yeah, in the meantime, hang tight, and maybe don't send that private message about incest and Al-Qaeda. [Hacker News via Forbes]
Yahoo's Marissa Mayer Is Pushing IntoNow Hard (YHOO)
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/yahoos-marissa-mayer-is-pushing-intonow-hard-2012-9
Yahoo's board hired Marissa Mayer because she is a product visionary.
This has left those of us on the outside wondering which Yahoo product Mayer will put her weight behind first.
Turns out it's IntoNow, the TV-watching app for iPhone, Android and iPad.
We just clicked on a Yahoo News link from Twitter. Check out the floating banner we found on the page:
What's funny is that IntoNow is a mobile app, and I am on a desktop computer.
What's the point of showing me this banner?
Also, does asking people to download an app with a banner ad actually work? We'd have figured the only way for apps to really grow is through organic growth. You know: people hearing about a great app from their friends and then installing it because they think it sounds useful.
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App.Net posts terms of service, asks for feedback
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/24/app-net-posts-terms-of-service-asks-for-feedback/
Against all odds App.Net met its funding goal, which has allowed the fledgling social network to shift its focus to the next phase of its founding. That means putting together all those essential documents that will govern its operation, including a terms of service and privacy policy. Creator Dalton Caldwell has posted first drafts of several docs and asked his backers for feedback, offering them an attempt to shape the rules that will guide how the site is run. Those policy documents are also going to be subjected to a quarterly review, which should allow the service to remain nimble if some rules turn out to be controversial or cumbersome. For more info, check out the source link.
Filed under: Internet
App.Net posts terms of service, asks for feedback originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Google Fiber Launches with Google Fiber TV
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/26/google-fiber-gets-formal-launch-adds-google-fiber-tv/
Google just kicked its Google Fiber efforts into overdrive. The company's Kansas City effort is getting a full launch and now includes Google Fiber TV — a "real" TV service with recognizable channels and its own, fully searchable interface that mixes DVR results with Netflix and YouTube. As many as 500 shows can be stored in full 1080p HD, and several TVs within the home can tune in at the same time.. Not surprisingly, there's also a major mobile component taking advantage of that 1Gbps fiber link, as users will have the option of browsing, sharing and eventually watching live TV directly from tablet apps. The company is also promising an ever-evolving service that includes Google+ video hangouts. For hardware, Google has its own dedicated Network Box with a four-port gigabit Ethernet router and 802.11n WiFi, a TV Box with live viewing and a WiFi access point as well as a Storage Box DVR with 2TB of data and the ability to record eight shows at once. Your remote control? A free, bundled Nexus 7 tablet, naturally.
The overall service will come with 1TB of Google Drive space, although it's expensive to get started: there's a $300 "construction fee" (currently being waived) to wire a home for the fiber optics. Three packages will be on offer, starting with a Gigabit + TV package that includes the essentials, all major channels and "hundreds" of fiber channels (plus on-demand content) for $120 a month. Skip traditional TV and it costs $70 a month — and if yo! u're a l ocal resident willing to pony up the construction free, you can get 5Mbps internet access for free for "at least" seven years. Key institutions are getting the full gigabit access for free, as well. Only small slices of Kansas City in both Missouri and Kansas state should have access at first, but Google is conducting a six-week "rally" where the most people paying a $10 pre-registration fee dictate where Google Fiber goes next. Now if only other cities would go the same route.
Update:The full event replay is available for your inspection after the break.
Gallery: Google Fiber July 26 event
Continue reading Google Fiber gets formal launch, adds Google Fiber TV (update: event video)
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Google Fiber gets formal launch, adds Google Fiber TV (update: event video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Venue: Crisler Center
Records: Purdue
10-8, 3-2 Big Ten, Michigan
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Purdue stat leaders:
Points – Terone Johnson (13.3 ppg); Rebounds – A.J. Hammons (6.3 rpg); Assists
– Ronnie Johnson (3.4 apg); Steals – Ronnie Johnson (1.1 spg).
Current Streaks: Purdue
W3, Michigan
Point Spread: Michigan -15
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would be a game to be concerned about in past seasons, and probably will be in
future seasons, but not this season. Purdue has talent, but is young. Michigan shouldn't have
much trouble outscoring the Boilermakers. Purdue may keep pace early on, but
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OMG... By staring at these photographs makes us all speechless and all swooned up almost immediately! No words! No words at all to
describe just how amazing this Parisian honeymoon shoot truly is!! Cant stop gushing how beautiful this bride is... Sigh.. what a stunner.. the bride looked absoulutely perfection wearing gorgeous Romana Ghita Urmanczy gown and she has an Eiffel Tower backdrop that takes our breath away! Moreover, tThe awesome part is that the photographs were well captured by the newlyweds themselves; EmmPhotography (the gorgeous bride and her dashing Mr.). So, loves, be prepared to scroll down to gasp for more...
The bride gushed how she never knew dreams can be this big! "I never thought that I would meet such a loving and caring man, that I would be wearing such a beautiful hand-made wedding dress, or that I would go to Paris to celebrate it all." It was such a celebration! Being blessed and thankful — they felt they were blessed with the wonderful job of photographing people's happiest moments, blessed with creativity and opportunities to fulfill it.
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There are hundreds of ways to save money on your grocery or home repair bills: growing your own food, doing your own home repairs, preserving or baking your own food, and so much more. Mother Earth News and Grit have compiled five special guides that will help you save money on food and your homestead. You will learn how to buy and build your dream homestead, discover delicious homemade bread recipes, grow food in small spaces, and more.
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It's a DIY cook's dream come true: It's pizza night, and you've made not only the crust and sauce but the mozzarella, too. Or you're whipping up quesadillas for a snack, using your homemade Triple Pepper Hack. Or the dinner party's in high gear and out comes the cheese plate … and yes, you've made all the cheeses on it. Even better: You made them all earlier that day.
In a cookbook whose results seem like magic but whose recipes and instructions are specific, easy-to-follow and foolproof, Claudia Lucero shows step by step (with every step photographed) how to make 16 fresh cheeses at home, using easily available ingredients and tools, in an hour or less. The approach is basic and based on thousands of years of cheesemaking wisdom: Heat milk, add coagulant, drain, salt and press. Simple variations produce delicious results across three categories: Creamy and Spreadable, Firm and Chewy, and Melty and Gooey. And just as delicious, the author shows the best ways to serve them, recipes included: Squeaky "Pasta" Primavera, Mozzarella Kebab Party, and Curry in a Hurry Lettuce Wraps.
Author: Claudia Lucero
Format: PBK
Roll up your sleeves, warm up your oven, and find a new favorite bread.
From intense, chewy sourdough to light, airy focaccia, many of today's most popular breads are best when they're fresh from the oven. Then again, that's always been true.
The timeless allure of fresh bread has been part of Mother Earth News magazine since 1970, when they published their first issue. In Bread, for the first time, the editors have collected their very best recipes and techniques. You'll find all the classics, including rustic white, whole-wheat sandwich bread, and sourdough. There's plenty of quick-breads and page after page of country and holiday favorites, such as skillet cornbread, Irish soda bread, and fruit- and nut-filled harvest breads. Go beyond the traditional and try your hand at flatbreads, boiled breads, naan, bagels, pizza crust … even gluten-free breads. With more than 150 tried-and-true recipes to choose from, you're sure to find new loaves to love.
Author: Karen Will, MOTHER EARTH NEWS
Format: PBK
Why settle for preservative-packed frozen dinners, freeze-dried backpacking food and military ready-to-eat meals when a healthier and tastier option can easily be stored in the pantry? Meals in a Jar provides the step-by-step, detailed instructions needed to create all-natural breakfast, lunch and dinner options that you can keep on a shelf and enjoy at any time. Includes all-in-one meals, such as:
These scrumptious recipes allow even the most inexperienced chefs to serve gourmet dishes. Not only are these meals perfect for everyday events like camping trips, after-school study sessions and rushed evenings, but they can also be lifesavers in times of disasters like fires, blackouts or hurricanes. Perfect for the modern jarring and canning generation, this book proves that just because food is easy-to-store and long-lasting doesn't mean it can't be delicious and nutritious.
Author: Julie Languille
Format: PBK
From farm-to-fork and "Buy Local" to slow food and handmade artisan breads, real food (made with real ingredients by real people) is in increasing demand. Cottage food laws in the United States have been passed in many states, although they vary in regulation from state to state.* Finally, "homemade" and "fresh from the oven" on the package can mean exactly what it says.
Homemade for Sale is the first authoritative guide to conceiving and launching your own home-based food startup. Packed with profiles of successful cottage food entrepreneurs, this comprehensive and accessible resource covers everything you need to get cooking for your customers, creating items that by their very nature are specialized and unique. Topics covered include:
You can join a growing movement of entrepreneurs starting small food businesses from their home. No capital needed, just good recipes, enthusiasm and commitment … plus enough know-how to turn fresh ingredients into sought-after treats for your local community. Everything required is probably already in your home kitchen. Best of all, you can start tomorrow!
*We recommend checking your state's laws before starting a home-based food business. Also, we are not aware of any laws that authorize home-based food businesses in Canada.
Author: Lisa Kivirist, John D. Ivanko
Format: PBK
The Wild Wisdom of Weeds is the only book on foraging and edible weeds to focus on the 13 weeds found all over the world, each of which represents a complete food source and extensive medical pharmacy and first-aid kit. More than just a field guide to wild edibles, it is a global plan for human survival.
Katrina Blair has spent months on end taking walkabouts in the wild, eating nothing but what she forages, and has become a wild-foods advocate, community activist, gardener and chef, teaching and presenting internationally about foraging and the healthful lifestyle it promotes.
In The Wild Wisdom of Weeds she presents her philosophy, and it is sobering, realistic and ultimately optimistic. If we can open our eyes to see the wisdom found in these weeds right under our noses, instead of trying to eradicate an "invasive," we will achieve true food security. The Wild Wisdom of Weeds is about healing ourselves both in body and in spirit, in an age where technology, commodity agriculture and processed foods dictate the terms of our intelligence. If we can become familiar with these 13 edible survival weeds found all over the world, we will never go hungry, and we will become closer to our own wild human instincts … all the while enjoying the freshest, wildest and most nutritious food there is. For free!
The 13 plants found growing in every region across the world are: dandelion, mallow, purslane, plantain, thistle, amaranth, dock, mustard, grass, chickweed, clover, lambs-quarter and knotweed. These special plants contribute to the regeneration of the earth while supporting the survival of our human species; they grow everywhere where human civilization exists, from the hottest deserts to the Arctic Circle, following the path of human disturbance. Indeed, the more humans disturb the earth and put our food supply at risk, the more these 13 plants proliferate. It's a survival plan for the ages.
Including more than 100 unique recipes, Katrina Blair's book teaches us how to prepare these wild plants from root to seed in soups, salads, slaws, crackers, pestos, seed breads and seed butters; cereals, green powders, sauerkrauts, smoothies and milks; first-aid concoctions, such as tinctures, teas, salves and soothers; self¬-care/beauty products including shampoo, mouthwash, toothpaste (and brush) and face masks; and a lot more. Whether readers are based at home or traveling, this book aims to empower individuals to maintain a state of optimal health with minimal cost and effort.
Author: Katrina Blair
Format: PBK
Fermented foods have proven beneficial for a number of health conditions including candida overgrowth, IBS and digestive difficulties, sugar/carb cravings, and other inflammatory disorders. What's more, science is starting to show that our modern lifestyle of completely eschewing bacteria via pasteurized foods, hand sanitizers, disinfectants and antibiotics is actually making us more, not less, susceptible to illness and allergies. Regular inclusion of fermented foods in the diet naturally combats bad bacteria and strengthens the immune system. Fermented Foods for Health includes meal plans of fermented foods for addressing specific ailments and repairing the metabolism. Author Deirdre Rawlings includes 75 delicious recipes that show readers how to ferment everything from meats to vegetables, fruits and dairy. She explains how to use each for specific health benefits, such as balancing the body's PH, increasing enzyme production and strengthening immunity.
Author: Deirdre Rawlings
Format: PBK
Of all the Made at Home titles, perhaps this one speaks loudest to the popularity of homegrown foods. The smoked bacon, salamis and heady cheeses we love are prime candidates for handcrafted taste. Curing and Smoking demonstrates how simple it is to use the magic of smoke to create wonderfully aromatic foods with distinctive flavors.
The book follows the curing and smoking processes from beginning to end, from creating a purpose-made pantry to storage. Topics include drying, curing, hot smoking, cold smoking, indoor smoking, drying and wrapping, and vacuum packing. Foods are not limited to meats and cheeses, but include fruits and vegetables, fish, ciders, and seafood. Even eggs can be smoked or cured. Original and delicious recipes offer up such delights as jams and jellies, hot-smoked oysters, and fresh tomato salsa. Curing and Smoking is ideal for adventurous cooks, modern pioneers and all food crafters.
About the Made at Home book series
A new series for living the good life!
Father-and-son team Dick and James Strawbridge have long lived the good life on their small acreage, and now they're sharing their years of knowledge and experience with readers via their Made at Home series of books. This exciting collection draws on the invaluable wisdom they've gleaned while producing an abundance of good things to eat and drink: organic fruits and vegetables grown, juiced, fermented, and preserved; pigs smoked for ham, sausages, salamis, and bacon; a mixed flock of birds used for eggs and eating; and bees raised for honey. It's an enviable lifestyle driven by a desire to eat well every day.
And it doesn't require a lot of space. Made at Home contains numerous adaptations to urban and suburban life. Plants are grown in small lots and pots, chickens are kept in backyard pens, and meat items are smoked in the backyard. It's proof positive that anyone can live the good life.
Author: Dick & James Strawbridge
Format: PBK
In 101 One-Dish Dinners, Andrea Chesman shows off the versatility of Dutch ovens, skillets, and casserole pans. Classic baked dishes like ham and potato gratin, chicken potpie, and vegetable lasagne go head-to-head with diverse stovetop suppers like jambalaya, seafood paella, and pad Thai. For those looking for something a little lighter but still filling, there are plenty of meal-in-a-bowl salads and timeless soups. Serve up a nourishing meal tonight with little fuss and fewer dishes!
Author: Andrea Chesman
Format: PBK
15-Minute Vegetarian provides more than 200 delicious, easy vegetarian recipes you can make after work! With only 15 minutes (including prep time), and a few basic ingredients, you can whip up a tasty dish that will please everyone in your household. There are even meat variations for the carnivores among you!
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Author: Susann Geiskopf-Hadler
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"We are firmly convinced that monetary and fiscal policy will continue to debase the dollar."
-Ted Kelly (CEO of Liberty Mutual)
Liberty Mutual is an American insurance company that was founded in 1912 and currently sits at #71 on the Fortune 500 list. It has over 45,000 employees servicing global insurance products worldwide and has over $100B in consolidated assets. Their CEO made the aforementioned comment in a Bloomberg article yesterday by Noah Buhayar. No, Liberty didn't pay me an advertising dollar for this paragraph.
Unlike The Ber-nank attempting to trade US Treasury bonds, this isn't Ted Kelly's first rodeo. He's been CEO of Liberty Mutual since 1998 and his job is to manage bond market and duration risk. On the topic of real-time risk management, he went on to add that, "we are positioning our portfolio and our business to respond if inflation emerges."
Notice Kelly didn't say "when inflation emerges." He said "IF" - and that's a critical differentiator between a proactive risk manager (a portfolio manager) and a reactive one (a professional politician). Kelly isn't alone in this line of thinking. Almost every world class risk manager in the world understands that governments that debauch their fiat currencies will impose an inflation tax on their citizenry.
The US Dollar Index backed off hard right where it should have yesterday. It closed down another -0.54%, keeping it below its intermediate-term TREND line of $78.98. Call me lucky or call me right in understanding how to manage risk around the price of the world's reserve currency. Since starting the Hedgeye Portfolio 3 years ago, I've gone 18 for 18 in making profitable long/short calls on the US Dollar (UUP).
I'm not calling this out to pump my own tires. I'm calling this out so that the pundits who are out there cheering on Bernanke's stock market inflation policy pay attention. Making calls on US Dollar declines helped predict bubbles in both US stocks (2008) and US bonds (2010). Sadly, unless President Obama starts listening to the likes of Ted Kelly, Bill Gross, and Jim Grant, it may very well take another US Dollar currency crisis to stop these Big Keynesian Central Planners in their tracks.
As a reminder, we first made our call on Global Inflation Accelerating in October of 2010, and from here on in we'll be acutely monitoring the slope of inflation accelerating or decelerating with the following assumptions:
That's it. That's the deep simplicity we've found in our multi-factor, multi-duration model. Remember, in principle Chaos Theory is grounded in uncertainty – so every risk management exercise starts with IF and every decision follows the THEN that's driving correlation risk.
On our most immediate-term duration, some of the correlation risk associated with US Dollar Debauchery has burned off in the last 2 weeks. That's primarily because the US Dollar was UP for the first week out of the last four. IF we debauch it from here, THEN that will change. Correlation risk gets fired up when the Buck Burns.
On the heels of yesterday's US Dollar decline, here were some important Global Macro reactions to consider:
Again, this isn't complicated. Debauched Dollar is bullish for inflation (Commodities) and bearish for Bonds and Emerging Markets…
As you can see in the Hedgeye Portfolio (attached), alongside re-shorting the US Dollar this week, we re-shorted the following Macro positions:
Now as sure as the sun rises in the East, you can bet your Madoff that The Ber-nank won't be talking about the interconnectedness that his Central Planning Policies and a Debauched Dollar have on Asian and Emerging Market currencies and/or their exports.
Let me illustrate this point (generally) with the example of how the USD is affecting South Korea:
South Korea's stock market isn't what we'd call an "emerging market." Per capita GDP is 10x that of China and it's an economy levered to both US Tech and Industrial demand (bearish leading indicators?). Since it's the world's 12th largest economy, the KOSPI recently moving to bearish TRADE and TREND in our risk management model is something worth paying attention to as you watch Bernanke and Geithner continue to erode the credibility of America's currency today.
My immediate term support and resistance lines for the SP500 are now 1324 and 1339, respectively.
Best of luck out there today,
Keith R. McCullough
Chief Executive Officer
"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground."
-Thomas Jefferson
I went into this President's Day weekend writing an intraday note at 3PM EST on Friday titled "Exhaustion." I wasn't talking about my physical state. Ex-snow shoveling, I've been managing with my peg leg in an air cast just fine. I was writing about the US stock market's risk management setup.
In the most immediate-term duration (today), US stock-centric investors are going to realize that there is indeed risk to a market that's been rallying to higher-intermediate-term highs on low-volume and negative skew. From a long-term TAIL perspective, US stocks are simply making lower-highs.
Lower-highs can be lethal to returns, particularly if confirmed by fundamentals that perpetuate lower prices. While plenty a perma-dancing-bull can tell you that the US stock market is "cheap" (if they use the wrong margin and earnings assumptions in their SP500 estimates), this type of storytelling isn't new to your average American.
After all that we've been through in the last 3-years my sense is that Americans get it. Americans get leadership. Americans get liberty. Americans get transparency, accountability, and trust.
Before I take a step back recapping last week's most important weekly moves, allow me to remind you what risks Main Street Americans see to the US economy:
So when the S&P Futures are down 18 points like they are this morning, there are obviously more than a few relatively large risks that the "fundamentalist" might point toward.
There is also this other little risk management critter called The Rest of The World that central planning folks in Washington, DC seem to think are simply being affected by "supply and demand" as opposed to anything that's right here in our own back yard.
Given that 85% of all foreign exchange transactions are in US Dollars, and the US Dollar continues to be debauched, we think the following week-over-week moves in Global Macro are critical correlated risks to manage around:
So how could US investors bid up volatility at the same time as the institutional performance chasing community bids up the price of US stocks? Maybe it wasn't US only investors…
Maybe, just maybe, The Rest of the World remembers that deficit spending and dollar devaluation strategies don't work out so well in the end. Maybe some Americans themselves remember what Presidents Nixon and Carter did to the US Dollar in the 1970s. Maybe history remembers The Inflation.
In terms of other important perspectives, this is what The Economist had to say this weekend in its commentary about US Leadership:
"Neither the President nor Republican leaders have had the courage to support them. In the absence of statesmanship, the chances are that only a crisis in the bond markets will provide the necessary impetus. Economic management by fiscal heart attack is not a very prudent remedy."
This is what a massive international pension fund manager (Gerald Smith, Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Baillie Gifford, who oversees $117 Billion in assets) had to say about American monetary policy:
"If Bernanke wants inflation he's going to get it."
And, finally, for all of the professional politician fans who are still left out there in America, this is what Presidential candidate, Mitch Daniels, had to say about US deficit and debt spending:
"We face an enemy lethal to liberty and even more implacable than those America has defeated before."
It's all out there now. You don't need this Canadian with an American family and firm to remind you of the risks. You get it too.
In the Hedgeye Asset Allocation model, last week I invested 6% of our large Cash position in a combination of Swedish stocks and soft agricultural commodities, taking the cash position down from 61% last Monday to 55% this morning.
The current exposures in the Hedgeye Asset Allocation Model are a follows:
As you can see in the Hedgeye Portfolio (see attached), I'm short both emerging markets (EEM, IFN, EWZ) and US Treasuries (SHY), so that's one of the main reasons why I have such a large asset allocation to Cash – I don't own any fixed income or emerging market exposure as I realize that inflation can and will continue to be lethal to these markets.
As to whether or not the Almighty Central Planners of America are infusing interconnected Global Macro market risks into our way of life … that will be an American history that writes itself on its own time… In the meantime, deficit and debt spending will remain lethal to our liberty.
My immediate term support and resistance levels for the SP500 are now 1330 and 1346, respectively. If the SP500 breaks down and closes below 1330, I have no support to 1306.
Best of luck out there today,
Keith R. McCullough
Chief Executive Officer
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"Epidemics are sensitive to the conditions and circumstances of the times and places in which they occur."
-Malcolm Gladwell
Epidemic might be the right word to describe the environment in the USA that has ensued since Bernanke's speech in Jackson Hole and the 96.3% move in the S&P 500 since March 2009. There are many corners of the world that are looking at the USA and the policies of the Federal Reserve and clearly believe that we are pouring gasoline on a blazing hot fire.
The past month's protests in North Africa and the Middle East were partly linked to surging agriculture costs and according to the UN, countries in Latin America are most at risk of food riots as prices continue to head higher. According to the World Bank, rising global food prices have pushed 44 million more people into "extreme" poverty in developing countries since June. Yet the USA and the S&P 500 continue to power forward like they are impervious to these issues.
Not so fast…. The question is when, not if, Chariman Bernanke will pull the punch bowl on the current liquidity binge. The increased civil unrest that ensues around the world will continue to put incremental pressure on him to alter the current policy. The scary part is he needs to do it sooner rather than later and chances are it's going to happen at exactly the wrong time.
Just by chance, what if we get a hint of a FED exit strategy today at 2 pm just as the "storytelling" is reaching a feverish pitch? I'm hearing people talk about stocks, saying, "This time it's different!" Or how about this one, "margins don't matter!" Or better yet, "consumer companies are impervious to rising input costs!" Over the next 12-months we are going to be able to produce some serious You-Tube moments that will last a lifetime.
Of course margins don't matter – until they do. Consumer companies are impervious to rising input costs – until they are not. And we are at the tipping point!
It seems like yesterday that Malcolm Gladwell published The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Gladwell describes a tipping point as "the moment of critical mass, the threshold and the boiling point." In nearly every situation there is that moment in time when the world is ready to follow the leader or "the trend." Right now, that leader is Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke and the trend is excess liquidity that is leading to higher inflation and higher stock prices.
The critical element of the U.S. economy that is not benefitting from the Federal Reserve's actions, in real terms, is the consumer. I believe that the consumer is reaching a tipping point. Accelerating demand is critical to maintaining profitability in an accelerating cost environment. What we saw yesterday from the retail sales data was perhaps an indication that the consumer is beginning to slow down.
In the face of non-confirming data, observers with a conflicted or biased view often look for any other metric, or any other narrative, to justify a prior perspective. Revisionist versions of the truth are offered with adroit semantic maneuvering and frantic searching for the comfort of a confirming thesis.
One narrative being promoted at the moment is that consumers are willing to pay above market for "green" products from "socially responsible" companies. This may be true to a degree, but deflecting the clear truth behind the data, be it Retail Sales or otherwise, with qualitative narratives that are entirely subjective, is not a practice I subscribe to. If consumers see raising prices in the absence of a corresponding growth in personal disposable income, there is likely going to be a change in consumer behavior.
As Gladwell wrote, "Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread like viruses do." At present, it is clear that many ideas and messages have spread rapidly around investor circles. Sectors of the market are trading at premium multiples largely because of the free-money policy of the Federal Reserve. The confidence that this instills in investors seems to trump any concern about companies' ability to control their input costs from now on.
For many companies, the cost of raw materials is rising at a faster pace than revenue and we have only just begun to see the impact on margins. Rising costs take time to flow through to the bottom line. Rhetoric from management teams, against all of their incentives, has been decidedly cautious with respect to their commodity cost outlook. As we move through the balance of 2011, the squeeze on profit margins will be more pronounced than most analysts expect.
The Empire Index' Prices Paid index, which climbed to a two-and-a-half-year high of 45.8, was supportive of my theory yesterday. Quoting directly from the press release, "The prices paid index climbed to a two and-a-half-year high in February, but the measure for prices received was little changed, suggesting some pressure on profit margins." That's right – margins are contracting, not expanding.
How the consumer reacts to increased inflation pressures will be the tipping point for the market. Across a wide spectrum of the S&P 500, companies are seeing margins contract, and some are more confident than others in their ability to pass on price to customers. A growing percentage of companies will be unable to increase price at all, or fast enough to offset margin contraction, without hurting top line trends. The economic recovery is in its embryonic stages, unemployment remains high, and consumers are keeping a tight rein on spending. How much inflation can they take before spending begins to suffer?
I heard some supposed experts on CNBC say that $5.00 gas will not affect consumer spending. It's this kind of storytelling that is sign of pure excess.
Perhaps yesterday's Retail Sales was the first glimpse of this trend. Retail Sales growth missed Street expectations. The trajectory of 4Q10 sales trends cannot continue with inflation accelerating and job growth proving to be highly inadequate as an offset.
Over the next two days we will be getting more inflation readings from the PPI and CPI. While these two numbers are conflicted calculations, they will both point to accelerating inflation. For proof of this trend, last night in an interview on Bloomberg, Richmond Fed President Lacker (non-voting FOMC member in 2011) said that US inflation may accelerate in H2 of 2011 as firms seek to recoup higher commodities and health care costs.
And Joe six pack is going to roll over and say thank you very much!
Function in Disaster; finish in style
Howard Penney
In preparation for MPEL's Q4 earnings release Tuesday morning, we've put together the pertinent forward looking commentary from MPEL's Q3 earnings call.


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New Wisconsion Whitetail Deer Record
After the required 60 days of drying it appears that a buck taken by Brian Inda of Wautoma will be Wisconsin's new state record. The rack measured out at 187 5/8 inches which is just a bit bigger than the previous record set in 2006. JSOnline.com has a nice photo and a complete write up on the buck.
The rack measured 187 5/8 inches, three-eighths of an inch more than a buck killed by Barry Rose in Dunn County. "I'm shaking all over again," said Inda, 26. "We hunt because we love it, not for records. "And even though we knew we had a very big deer around, we never expected to get a shot at it, much less have it be the state record. This is unreal."
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Great buck, but I did find a
Great buck, but I did find a series of comments funny....
"I'm shaking all over again," said Inda, 26. "We hunt because we love it, not for records.
........Inda and hunting partner Craig Carpenter of Wild Rose secured a lease on the farm last summer after massive shed antlers were found nearby.
Wouldn't that second statement mean that they secured the land to go after a buck with a big rack???? That makes them bone hunters, by definitions, and de facto record hunters. Maybe they would have been happy with any big deer, but I just found it funny.....


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