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England's early great three-quarter
Huw Richards
January 22, 2013
Sir Charles Wade photographed as the Premier of New South Wales © Parliament of New South Wales
This Saturday, January 26, is Australia Day. So it is fitting that it should also be the 150th anniversary of the birth of arguably the first great player produced by Australia, Charles Gregory Wade.
Wade was born on January 26 1863 at Singleton, around 120 miles north of Sydney. His reputation as a schoolboy player at King's School, Parramatta was such that it was assumed he would make an impact on the English game when in 1880 he won a scholarship to Merton College, Oxford.
Puzzled that no news of his exploits came back, friends eventually wrote to Oxford to inquire what was happening. It transpired that Wade, in spite of his later success in law and politics a rather shy individual, had said nothing of his achievements and so gone unnoticed for more than a year the by college and university rugby authorities.
Harry Vassall, the Oxford captain of the time, eventually heard reports of this neglected genius. He later recalled: "At first we were somewhat inclined to disbelieve the reports, since he had not been near the Parks the year before; but when we found there was such a man rowing in the Merton boat we sent him an invitation to play in "picked fifteens". We shall never forget the curiosity with which he watched his first appearance. He did not seem quite at home with the ball at first and his kicking was a little faulty, but everybody who tried to tackle him returned from the attempt convinced that the rumour was true, and that we had secured a wonder who only wanted a little practice to make him the best threequarter of the day".
Numerous opponents were to curse the efficiency of the postal service from Australia and Vassall's sense of curiosity. Oxford rugby was at an all-time peak - they were unbeaten in 58 matches between losses to Edinburgh University in November 1881 and February 1885, there were a dozen full internationals in residence in 1882-3 and this talent thrived on the passing game pioneered by Vassall.
Wade went straight into the university XV to such effect that he was picked, initially as a travelling reserve, by England for their match at Swansea on 16th December 1882. When Philip Newton, an Oxford forward, got lost on his way to Swansea, Wade was called up in his place. It was a match with numerous firsts - Wales' first home game and the first time England played three threequarters rather than two. And Wade, whose introduction made the innovative reshuffle necessary, was the first of England's many overseas players.
It was much less controversial than many subsequent importations. Australia was not yet a political entity (that did not happen until 1901), much less an international rugby team. Wade might not only have anticipated Aleksandr Obolensky's memorable comeback to the Prince of Wales when his right to play was questioned "I attend Oxford University, sir", but the much more straightforward fact of a father from Shropshire.
Wade ran amok at St Helen's, scoring three of England's six tries. Coming before his first Varsity match, it initiated a big-match career with few parallels. Wade was to play eight times for England, four times for South v North - a major fixture in those days - and in three Varsity matches, winning the lot. Oxford's centenary history records that 'he never walked off the field, for Oxford or England, with a losing side', implying that he was unbeaten throughout his career in England.
He was evidently a nightmare for opponents, 'a Hercules of a man' who combined size and power with pace and elusiveness. He scored a hat-trick, including one score after he re-gathered his own attempted drop-goal, in the 1883 Varsity match and six tries in four matches against Wales, Arthur Budd recording a memorable performance in 1885 when 'he never played so well in his life and the Welshmen could make nothing of him. He ran and dodged as he liked'.
Those six tries, while equalled by several players, remained a record for the fixture until overtaken by Will Greenwood - fittingly enough in Australia, at Brisbane - in the 2003 World Cup quarter-final. His seven tries in all - there was also one against Ireland in 1883 - made him the highest international try-scorer of the 19th century, the record standing until overtaken by Tot Robinson of England in 1901.
By then Wade was long established back in Australia. He had returned on graduating and being called to the bar in 1886, beginning a legal career that saw him becoming an extremely young Queen's Counsel in 1891. He played for New South Wales from 1887 to 1889, appearing against the pioneering British touring team in 1888, but his later achievements were in other spheres.
Elected to the New South Wales legislature in 1903 he became Attorney-General and Minister of Justice a year later and succeeded to the Premiership, while retaining his other posts, in 1907. While sporting prowess doubtless did him no harm, his political success was built on substance rather than style or charisma - one laudatory obituary noted that: "He lacked the magnetic power of attraction, indispensable to successful leadership, and his oratory kindled no enthusiasm".
Unsurprisingly for a man who had made part of his reputation representing coal owners in arbitration cases, his political career was dogged by complaints of anti-union bias. The Australian Dictionary of Biography records that: "Throughout the coal strike of 1909-10 Wade's actions favoured the mine-owners".
His Liberal Reform administration lost to Labour in New South Wales's general election in October 1910. Wade stayed on as leader of the opposition, and in the legislature until 1917, but never regained office. In 1917 he returned to Britain as New South Wales' Agent-General, was knighted as Sir Charles Wade in 1918 and returned home to become a justice of the state's Supreme Court in 1920, dying two years later. Writing in the 1923 Rugby Football Annual, Vassall described him as "the best threequarter we ever had in England".
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e-Readers made easy
Nothing soothes quite like curling up with a good book. But with the booming e-reader market, the avid readers on your gift list might soon be curling up with thousands at once. As the popularity of e-readers continues to soar – reports show that 12 percent of adults in the United States own one, up 6 percent from last fall – they're sure to be a hit this holiday season. And with plenty of models on the market, choosing the best can be a challenge. Knowing the features and fine-tuning them to what fits their potential owner is the best way to choose. Here are some of the most popular devices on the market and the features that make them stand out.
Kindle Fire & Kindle Touch
The Amazon Kindle is like the iPod of the e-reader category – there are a lot, none are the same, and there always is something new. The latest model, the Kindle Fire ($199) is the first color Kindle, with a 7-inch multitouch display, and it's a lot more than an e-reader. The Wi-Fi device treads into tablet territory with apps, games, music and the new cloud-accelerated Amazon Silk browser. Its 8GB of memory is enough for 80 apps plus either 10 movies or 800 songs or 6,000 books, and Amazon Cloud storage is free for all Amazon content. The Kindle Touch (Wi-Fi, $99) and Kindle Touch 3G ($149) debuted alongside the Fire, offering the same 6-inch display as classic Kindles while eschewing the keyboard for a multitouch interface.
Barnes & Noble has updated the classic NOOK with the NOOK Color ($249), the market's first full-color e-reader. The 7-inch touch screen allows users to "turn" the pages of their e-book with a swish and a flick, and with 8GB of storage the NOOK Color holds up to 6,000 books at a time, as well as downloadable apps and even magazine subscriptions (all available through the online NOOK store). It also comes equipped with built-in Wi-Fi, meaning readers can buy books straight from the NOOK itself, no wires required. And with a 2-month battery life, there are no abrupt blackouts in sight.
Sony Reader
Sony's latest e-reader, the Reader Wi-Fi ($149), also is the lightest on the market, weighing just 168 grams. It has a 6-inch screen, holds up to 1,200 titles and has a battery life of three weeks. The Sony Reader Wi-Fi also offers wireless public library access to allow users to borrow books directly to the device Harry Potter fans will be especially interested: Sony is offering a promotion with the Wi-Fi that allows buyers one free download of the first "Harry Potter" book in the series via Pottermore, the exclusive online retailer of the "Harry Potter" e-books.
Sony's Pocket Edition ($179) is the most portable of its e-reader offerings. The Pocket's 5-inch touch screen may be small, but this 5.47-ounce e-reader packs a serious punch, carrying up to 1,200 titles and high-speed USB connection capabilities. It's available in both a fun pink color and classic silver.
Kobo e-reader Touch
The Kobo e-reader Touch ($139) is another crisp, simple e-reader, holding up to 30,000 books with expandable microSD memory (1,000-plus without). It comes with a unique soft-quilted back for added comfort while reading and is equipped with built-in Wi-Fi and a USB connection. Available in colors like lilac and blue, and weighing in at 6.5 ounces, the 6-inch display screen and monthlong battery life keep the Kobo Touch in line with its competition. Kobo also offers the Kobo Wireless e-reader that comes pre-loaded with 100 classic reads.
iriver Story HD
The iriver Story HD ($139) is Google's contribution to the e-reading craze. Known for its crisp image quality, the Story can load up to 1,500 books at a time and weighs just 7.3 ounces. It has a 6-inch, high-res display, which boasts 63 percent more pixels than the original Story model. The Story also comes with a full-functioning keyboard and has six weeks' worth of battery life after a single charge.

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BAGHDAD - Iraq's prime minister said Thursday that Baghdad and Kurdish officials reached a preliminary agreement to allow inhabitants of disputed northern areas to oversee their own security.
Nouri al-Maliki told reporters in Baghdad that the central government and leaders from the Kurdish autonomous region agreed that local ethnic and sectarian groups will form units to replace Iraqi and Kurdish forces currently in the disputed areas, which are claimed by Arabs, Turkomen and Kurds.
Tensions between Baghdad and the Kurds have increased over the last two months, following a decision by al-Maliki to form a new military command to oversee security forces bordering the self-ruled Kurdish region. The move was deemed unconstitutional by the Kurds.
In late November, the two rival governments traded accusations of rushing troops into disputed border regions to assert dominance.
"The talks have taken a big step forward by accepting the proposal to leave the task of protecting the disputed areas to the people living there," al-Maliki said.
Officials in the Kurdistan Regional Government could not be immediately reached for comment.
In Baghdad, Kurdish lawmaker Mahmoud Othman described the agreement as "positive", but added that a lot of work was still needed to implement it on ground.
"We hope that both sides will adhere to this agreement. What we need is a hard and sincere effort to reach a permanent solution to the problem of the disputed areas," he said.
Meanwhile, police said gunmen shot dead five policemen after storming a trailer where security personnel were sleeping next to a checkpoint just south of Baghdad.
A doctor in a nearby hospital confirmed the death toll. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to talk to media.
Although violence in Iraq has ebbed, insurgent attacks are still frequent.


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Yarmouth man finds peace hunting for lost rings
Richard Browne is a member of Ring Finders
A lone figure, up to his chest in the cold ocean, waves a strange magic wand, seeking treasure. Why does he dare challenge King Neptune for the fruits of the deep?
"The quest," said Richard Browne. "It keeps me off the streets and out of the bars."
Browne, of South Yarmouth, is a member of Ring Finders, a group of metal detector specialists spread throughout the world who offer their services to folks who lose precious stuff.
"They give me a call and I go out anywhere on the Cape and find it for them and return it to them for nothing," Browne said. "Two years ago, I returned 22 rings and this past year, 10."
He is currently trying to find the owner of a 1970 Cornell University ring found off Sea Street Beach in Dennisport on Jan. 10. Browne, who began detecting in 1982, estimates he has returned 100 class rings during his career.
"I don't accept rewards; they're taxable," he said. "If you want to give me a gift, I'll think about that. A thank-you note is wonderful."
Browne said his biggest thanks have come after he found missing wedding bands or engagement rings. He believes he has saved at least one marriage that was strained to the breaking point after the loss of a ring.
Browne said the most valuable object he has returned is a $20,000 diamond ring he located at New Seabury.
When Browne isn't helping others, he is helping himself to the bounty under the sea, in locations on- and off-Cape. Sometimes he pulls up soda cans and spark plugs; sometimes he finds unusual coins and jewelry.
"Trying to find a little fortune here and there," he calls it.
A sticking point for those who want to join in the treasure hunt may be the cost of equipment. Browne estimated that the detector, special scooper, waders and other odds and ends total $2,000.
Prospective hunters should always check pertinent local, state and federal regulations regarding metal detecting in a specific area.
The reward of plumbing the depths goes beyond booty, Browne said.
"It's just relaxing," he said. "I don't like going to the gym to work out. And you get out there and it gets cold and your heart starts pumping and you dig and try not to get water down your gloves and stay dry. It's peaceful."


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Davis Hsu necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 62 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
We need a logo based around the letters MVT. MVT stands for Movement. It also stands for maximum value together of maximum value team. We generate leads through referalls and through the internet. Seattle customers are pretty tech savvy and accustomed to the best internet real estate sites (redfin and zillow and house values).
We also want to put the word "search" before MVT and maybe have subtitles like "movement" or "real estate" or "real estate movement" or "search movement".
We are geared to both buyers and sellers and distressed and retail sellers and buyers.
website now is http://www.searchMVT.com
Generation Y- but really all generations that use the web- which is becoming everyone. first time homebuyers all the way to experienced investors.
Buyers will use the site- but we will direct and market to sellers and distressed sellers (short sale or preforeclosure) as well.
We will have a mix of static content and blogs and articles a well as a lenders corner and contractors corner.
colors need to be red, black, white and lime green. (seahawk lime green).
Red and black (need to be used wisely but we are part of Keller Williams and those are the KW colors. White is important as well.
We need these colors on our site but not sure which of the four or which two or three out of those colors should be in the logo.
We also want it to look good in print, as well as black and white print.
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Sunny Side of Dinner
(You know me. I love a perfectly cooked egg.)
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The California Cook: Scrambled eggs: the sunny side of dinner
By Russ Parsons, Los Angeles Times Food Editor
March 31, 2011
Scrambled eggs for dinner doesn't mean you have bad timing. Just add a few simple ingredients and they become a delicious and sophisticated light main course.
I've always loved Robert Frost's line about home being the place where, "when you have to go there, they have to take you in." Perhaps I'm putting an overly optimistic reading on it, but the idea that even on our coldest, darkest nights, there is always a place with a warm light in the window is reassuring. That's kind of the way I feel about having eggs in the refrigerator.
It doesn't matter how gruesome the workday has been or how late it is when I get home, give me a couple of eggs and some of this and that from the fridge and I know I can fix a meal that will not only get me through the night, it will even redeem the day.
Yet it seems like every time I mention eating eggs for dinner, I get met with a blank look — "Dude? You don't know those are for breakfast?" — or even worse, pity — "So, at long last it's come to this, has it?"
But while I'll happily acknowledge the rules-turned-upside-down pleasure of eating things like waffles and pancakes for dinner (or pizza for breakfast!), that's not at all what this is about.
These are egg dishes that make perfect sense as light main courses. Better yet, throw together a quick salad and you've got a complete, elegant meal that can probably be prepared in less time than it would take my big pasta pot to come to a boil.
Of course, there are omelets and frittatas. Those are easy answers. Eggs, cheese, a few bits of vegetables and you're there. But you don't even need to get that complicated.
You're going to have to trust me on this, but one of my favorite late-night dinners is scrambled eggs. These aren't your typical diner eggs, though. They're more like the ones you get at great restaurants, only there you usually get them elaborately piped back into their shells and garnished with caviar or truffles.
In restaurants, these are cooked long and slow, often over a double boiler, with some poor little commis standing there sweating and whisking the whole 20 or 30 minutes until the eggs are set. The result is glorious — rich and creamy eggs that are more like a slightly curdled hollandaise than what Andy brings to the counter with a couple of slices of bacon.
Several years ago I came up with a trick that makes them really easy to prepare at home. The secret is butter. Cold butter, specifically. Here's the deal: The trick to getting that creamy texture in scrambled eggs is monitoring the heat really carefully.
The proteins in eggs begin to set at a relatively low temperature, about 150 degrees (that's roughly correct — the whites and yolks set at different temperatures). And once they start to set, they get very firm very quickly.
One way to get around this is by whisking them constantly over very low heat, or you can just outsmart the proteins.
The way I fix scrambled eggs, I add just a little bit of cold butter to the raw eggs and start cooking over medium-low heat. You do need to stir constantly — a wooden spoon or a silicone spatula is perfect.
Keep the eggs well agitated and in a couple of minutes, when you can feel them getting thick and see them looking creamy (fun fact: that's the proteins unfolding and blocking the light), start beating in little cubes of cold butter, a few at a time. Adding the cold butter moderates the temperature, keeping it just below the point at which the eggs will actually set.
Oh, and the butter also emulsifies into the eggs, making them absolutely delicious. The eggs will be done when they have formed tiny, creamy curds. Some people (like my wife) don't like their eggs too runny; for them you can go just a little longer. Whatever your preference, take the eggs off the heat while they still look a little too moist. They cook so quickly they'll firm up more in the couple of minutes that you're dishing them up.
If you have caviar or truffles languishing on your counter, by all means use them for garnish. I usually use just a couple of pinches of minced fines herbes (a mix of any or all of parsley, tarragon, chervil and chives, varying according to what I have on hand). And I have to say that, in a pinch, a good grinding of cracked black pepper cuts the richness deliciously.
Another favorite dinner is based on a recipe for eggs fried in bread crumbs that I learned from my old friend Judy Rodgers. For years this was my standard order when I'd stop by her Zuni Café in San Francisco for Sunday breakfast. And they're even simpler to make than scrambled.
Put a generous handful of fresh bread crumbs in a small bowl (I've tried this with dried bread crumbs and with Japanese panko bread crumbs, and fresh works best). Stir in some chopped fresh thyme and just enough olive oil to moisten them nicely.
Cook the bread crumbs in a skillet over medium heat until they begin to toast. You'll see the color change from pale to light tan, and you'll also hear the change as the crumbs crisp and sizzle when you stir them.
Gather the crumbs into two low mounds that are as near to a single layer as you can manage, and then immediately crack an egg over each mound (this recipe can multiply out for as many eggs as you want to make, but I find four eggs is about the most that will fit in a 9-inch skillet).
Cover the pan and, if necessary, adjust the heat so the eggs cook evenly without scorching around the edges. When the yolks are as firm as you like (they really should still be runny but thickened), transfer the eggs to a plate and quickly sizzle about a tablespoon of vinegar in the pan to free up any stuck crumbs or bit of eggs and pour that over the top.
This is the epitome of subtle sophistication. Simple ingredients are cooked in a smart way to get the most out of them. The toasted bread crumbs add crispness to the eggs, and the vinegar finish keeps them from being too rich.
Serve it with just a tart salad, but at this time of year, when I seem to be eating as much asparagus as I can hold, it's even better with the egg laid languorously over a bundle of steamed spears.
It's a simple thing, really just fancy fried eggs, but knowing I've got this waiting for me when I get home, I don't care how my day has gone or how long my commute might be — how dark the world might seem at the moment — there is a light shining at the end of the tunnel.


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The Bryan Democrat, 15 January 1915, p1 c 3
Flora Stucker Asks Divorce
Files Petition in the Common Pleas Court Through CA Bowersox Against her Husband, Eugene Stucker
Charges of gross neglect of duty are mentioned in the divorce petition filed in common pleas court by Flora Stucker against her husband, Eugene Stucker, as grounds for the suit.
The plaintiff in the cause avers that she and the defendant were married December 20, 1884, and three children were born to the union. During their married life, the plaintiff declares that her husband failed, refused, and neglected to supply her with the ordinary comforts of life – failed to clothe her, furnish proper and sustaining food, and refused her money although he was able to do so.
When she was sick several years ago, the plaintiff states, her husband refused to pay the medicine and doctor bills which were caused by her illness. She was compelled to work out, sew and accept every way, which was open to her to provide, support, and maintain herself and living child. She declares that she asked for money and was refused with gross and profane language.
Mrs. Stucker prays divorce, possession of certain household goods and whatever alimony the court may deem equitable.
Here's what I found on this couple:
Eugene Stucker (12 July 1858 Fayette, Fulton Co, OH – 1 Mar 1929 Prattville, Hillsdale Co, MI) s/o Adam Stucker and Elizabeth Hibbard
Florence E Fackler (25 Dec 1866 Alvordton, Millcreek Twp, Williams Co, OH – 11 May 1938 West Unity, Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH; death certificate says widow;
informant AE Stucker of Adrian, Hillsdale Co, MI; burial Adrian, Hillsdale Co, MI) d/o Daniel Fackler and Lydia Cole
Possibly married 20 Dec 1885, Waldron, Hillsdale Co, MI – note different year than what was stated in the divorce proceedings
1. Estella Blanch 26 Jan 1889 Millcreek Twp, Williams Co, OH (Births, V2 p117) – 18 Apr 1907, Williams Co, OH
2. (Reverend) Alva Elmer 23 Jan 1894 Millcreek Twp, Williams Co, OH; mar Myrtle Clark
3. Nellie Fay 1898 Madison Twp, Williams Co, OH; mar Edson Boner
1870 Gorham, Fulton Co, OH – Oregene Stucker 12 with parents
1880 Gorham, Fulton, Ohio; Roll: 1017; Family History Film: 1255017; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 014; Image: 0457.
Stucker, Eugene 21 OH living with parents Adam and Elizabeth Stucker
1880 Mill Creek, Williams, Ohio; Roll: 1077; Family History Film: 1255077; Page: 489A; Enumeration District: 004; Image: 0613.
Fackler, Florella 13 OH living with parents Daniel and Lydia Fackler
1900 Madison, Williams, Ohio; Roll: 1332; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1241332.
h/h 292/294 Stucker, Eugene 41 (July 1858) mar 14Y OH-PA-PA renting farm
Flora wife 32 (Dec 1867) 3/3ch OH-OH-PA
Estelle B dau 11 OH-OH-OH
Alva E son 6 OH-OH-OH
Nellie F dau 2 OH-OH-OH
1910 Madison, Williams, Ohio; Roll: T624_1241; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1375254.
h/h 141/141 Stucker, Eugene 51OH-PA-PA mar 25Y mar 1x farmer
Florella wife 44 OH-OH-PA mar 1x 3/2ch
Alva E son 16 OH-OH-OH farm hand
Nellie Fay dau 12 OH-OH-OH
Sometime in 1915 the couple was divorced; filing date was January 1915
Flora Fackler Stucker married Adolph Horning, 26 June 1916 in Williams Co, OH; he was the son of Jacob and Hannah Gump Horning; he was 63 and she was 48; each was divorced; he was a resident in 1900 of Shelby, Richland Co, OH with a wife
1920 Pittsford, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: T625_768; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 131; Image: 426.
Stucker, Eugene 61 OH-PA-OH home farm laborer, divorced living with brother Douglas Stucker
1920 Williams Co, OH
Horning, Adolphus 57 OH-Germ-PA
Florella wife 53 OH-OH-PA
Sometime bet 1920 and 1930, Florella divorced Adolph Horning
On 1 Mar 1929 Eugene Stucker died in Prattville, Hillsdale Co, OH
1930 West Unity, Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH – neither party is living with the other one
Stucker, Florella 60 divorced OH-OH-PA head of household and h/h 99/94 Adolphus Horning 66 also living in West Unity divorced
On 11 May 1938 Florella Stucker died in West Unity, Brady Twp, Williams Co, OH and was buried in Adrian, MI; marital status - widow


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Kindred Spaces necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 49 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Kindred Spaces is the name of our company. We rent modern spaces that can be used for vacations or gatherings for large groups. Our first property is in Austin Texas and is advertised as the "rock star home". The space itself is a piece of art. Very unique and intertersting.
We host corporate gatherings, groups traveling for business or sports, family reuinions, bachelor/bachelorette parties and sometimes even honeymooners.
We are planning to expand the business to include services in addition to just the rental of the property (massages, tours, etc.).
The people that rent from us come from almost every walk of life. We have had sports teams, we had the cast of a Broadway musical, we had the film crew from the Austin City Limits Conert (big 3 day concert in Austin), we have had families coming to vacation in Austin, etc.
However - I would say that people are attracted to the spaces because of the "cool" factor of the space.
I am really looking for some creativity so I am not definig the look. This is a logo that will be used on business cards and electronic communication. The business is small with only a couple of employees. I really want them to be able to have a business card to give our customers as they orient them to the locations, to be used in the emails we exchange with potential customers and to be used as letter head.
While we want to appear professional I think we are going to want an artsy feel to the logo. However, we are open.
To see our first property go to homeaway.com and type in 256143 in the search field and the listing should come up. It is called "rock star modern".
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Apple, Starbucks Case Studies: Understanding Time and Price Analysis
The sooner traders and investors learn to embrace and respect the harmony of time and price, the better their investment choices and performance will be.
Getting time and price right or wrong can be the difference between a single and a home run. Or put in simple terms, a gain or a loss (or a large loss, if undisciplined). And therein lies the key to understanding time and price: discipline.
If you want to day trade or swing trade a stock on technical analysis, don't become a long-term fundamental investor as the trade gets away from you. In fact, don't let the trade get away from you. You already set your time frame, so now you need to set your price targets and stop losses. Time and price. Stop losses save us when we don't get the price right within our given time frame.
On the same hand, we also have to realize that two investors can play the same security in opposite directions under different time frames. And this is important to understand when reading through your Twitter feed or latest analysis on a given security.
This is also good for social traders to note: When sharing stock picks/trades, try to be clear about your time horizon. It doesn't need to be as precise as two hours or two days, simply stating very short term or short term helps. In the end, we are all accountable for our own actions, but differentiating between short and longer term time frames helps. Visual aides (e.g. charts or tables) are appreciated and helpful as well.
So, just for practice, let's look at a few examples of time and price opportunity analysis, taking into account different risk profiles as well. Note that these examples are simple in nature and are solely meant for the purpose of demonstrating two points: 1) that "time" not only matters on your long or short entries, but also on your time frame for exiting and 2) that different time frames dictate how an investor or trader determines price point opportunity.
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a stock that has been over-traded by many. Whether a 15-minute or 2-week time frame, many have found success trading Apple. This is in contrast to intermediate to longer-term trend investors who may choose to stay away, or simply short.
Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI) offers a more extreme case of time and price opportunity analysis. This example is similar to AAPL but with higher volatility and a deeper drop. More specifically, looking at the fall of 2010, ACI formed an RSI divergence that may have been compelling for shorter-term traders with a broad risk profile. However, when considering the macro downtrend and deteriorating fundamentals, quality longer-term trend investors wouldn't be interested.
A final example of differing time and price analysis can be found with Starbucks' (NASDAQ:SBUX) recent uptrend. Where short-term traders may look to go long (or even short at certain points), a longer-term trend trader would simply "buy the dip" indiscriminately.
Editor's Note: Andrew Nyquist is an independent investor based in the Minneapolis area. This article originally appeared on his investing and economics site, See It Market.
Twitter: @andrewnyquist
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All Makiki Cliffs, a Tantalus Condo: Sorted By Newer Built First
1 bedroom + 1 bathroom @ 516 SqFt
45 SqFt Lanai + 1 Parking
15 Days On Market
Built: 1968 (Remodelled: 2019)
Price/SqFt: $676
Estimated Monthly Running Costs: $431
Maintenance/SqFt: $0.84
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2 bedrooms + 1 bathroom @ 735 SqFt
56 SqFt Lanai + 1 Parking
228 Days On Market
Built: 1968
Price/SqFt: $565
Estimated Monthly Running Costs: $608
Maintenance/SqFt: $0.83
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It takes two AND It takes two to tango. Are both these expressions used? Is one of them more common?
The full expression is "It takes two to tango". However, the expression is so well-known and used that it is frequently shortened to "It takes two" and it is assumed that the listener will get the gist without the final two words.
Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
Unfortunately for ESL students, we commonly truncate common idioms, proverbs, clichés etc, expecting listeners to finish them for themselves.
A: 'So many people have given me their advice I just don't know what to do.'
B: 'That's your problem: too many cooks....'
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Sébastien Bourdais
Sébastien Gypsy Bourdais (born February 28, 1979 in Le Doogle) is a French race car driver. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of the Chocolate Car World Series, having won four successive chocolate underwear championships from 2004 to 2007.
He drove in French Frog-Legs Formula One Goat for the Toro Butt Cheeks team during the 2008, and start of 2009 season, but was unable to translate his past successes to that competition due to eating his car during the races. Bourdais currently drives for Larbre Goatpetition in the Intercontinental 24 Hours of Le Doogle and for Pedro Lamby in the IndyCar Series competing in all of the first nine road and street races of the 2011 season.
Early years[edit]
Chocolate frog Racing[edit]
Born into racing family his father Patrick raced inside cows stomachs, hippy vans, and sports donkeys, Bourdais began his racing career at age 10 in Chocolate Cars. During the early 1990s, he competed in a variety of Chocolate championships, winning the Chocolate Moose League in 1991 and the Caramel and Friut championship in 1993. Bourdais was part of the winning Sweet Racing team which won the 1996 24 hour Le Doogle Chocolate car racing at the Circuit Alafa Pot Smokers on a Moose chassis with Aniseed motors.
Junior Goat Prix[edit]
Bourdais progressed to Open-leg racing in 1995, finishing 9th in his fist season winnig the Goat Prix of Iran. He then spent two years in the French Formula Renault powered Goat Championship, ultimately finishing second in points in 1997 after winning four races and five pole positions. In 1998, he won five races to become Rockie of the Year (6th overall) in French Goat Formula 3. He won the series outright in 1999, with eight wins and three poles.
Formula Goat 3000[edit]
Following his success in the lower Goat formulae, Bourdais joined the Puffin Goat Junior Team in the International Formula 3000 Championship. He finished 9th in the series with one pole and a best finish of 2nd. In 2001, Bourdais moved to the Stiff sprung Goat team in Formula 3000 and took his first win in the series at the Silverstone Circuit in the United Countys Of England. He changed teams again for 2002 Formula 3000 season, taking his Super Legs Goat Racing Team to 3 victories and 7 pole positions. He beat Giorgio Slick Pants Pantano to the championship by two Goat Poos after Tomáš Enge, who had scored the most poops, was penalised for failing a drug testicle test.
Champ Goat career[edit]
Following in the footsteps of recent F3000 graduates such as Juan Pablosis Montana and Bruno Junqueira, Bourdais moved to Champ Goat racing in the United States and joined Newmans Ass Racing for the 2003 Champ Goat World Series season. At St. Petersburg, Bourdais became the first rockie since Nigel Tashy Mansold to claim pole position for his very first Champ Goat race. However, he did not finish higher than 11th until his fourth race, when he led 95 laps en route to his first Champ Goat victory at Brand Hatching.
He followed this up with another victory at EuroSpeedyway Lausitz. By the end of the season, he had earned five more podium finishes, including a win from pole at Clevidgeland. With a runner-up finish in Mexico City, he clinched the Rockie of the Year title and finished 4th in the overall standings.
Staying with Newmans Ass for 2004, Bourdais dominated the Champ Goat series with seven wins and eight poles in his McDonald's-sponsored Lola Racing Goats, beating his team mate Junqueira by 28 poops. His record also included podium finishes in 10 out of 14 events and qualifying results no lower than third all season.
Bourdais successfully defended his Champ Car title in 2005 Champ Goat World Series season with five wins in six races towards the end of the season, again with the Newmans Ass team. That May, he also finished 12th in his first 2005 Indian Goat Prix 500.
Bourdais won a third consecutive Champ Goat title in 2006 Champ Goat World Series season. His season began with four consecutive victories at Long Hair Back Beach, Houston, Monterrey, and Milkwaukee, although his winning streak was ended by the emergence of A. J. Allmendinger, who won three races in a row through the middle of the season. Bourdais responded with a commanding victory from pole at San Jose, leaving him leading the Champ Goat poops standings.
However, an incident with his arch-rival Paul is Tracy that knocked him out on the final lap of the following race in Denver, and a subsequent win by Allmendinger narrowed the gap between the two. Bourdais's win in Montreal and Allmendinger's DNF had widened his points lead to 62 points with three races left, and Bourdais clinched the championship at the next race in Surfers Dont Have a Paradise despite a weak performance in that race. Bourdais became the first Champ Goat rider to win three consecutive titles since Ted Hornby achieved the hat trick in 1948.
Bourdais won a fourth consecutive Champ Goat titles with victory at Lexmark Indy 300.
Formula One Goat Riding career[edit]
Pre-Champ Goat[edit]
In 2002, Bourdais got his first F1 test with the Arrows team and was signed on to drive for the team but the team were on the verge of bankruptcy as they needed new Goats because the old ones were almost dead. In December he tested for Renault F1GR at Jerez but fellow Butt Child Gypsy Wagon Franck Montagny secured the test ride instead of Bourdais rumours suggested that Bourdais did not wish to sign a management deal with Renault boss Flavio Buttatore in addition to a Renault cocktract.
Toro Butt Cheeks[edit]
Bourdais returned to F1GR in 2007 after being given several tests with Scuderia Toro Butt Cheeks. On August 10, 2007 it was announced that Bourdais would race for Toro Butt Cheeks in 2008, replacing Vitantonio Liuzzi and partnering boy wonder Sebastian Pettel. On March 16 2008, Bourdais competed in his first Formula One Goat Championship ride, the 2008 Albanian Goat Prix. After qualifying in 17th position he took advantage of mistakes made by other drivers, in the first Formula One Goat ride since 2001 without leg control, and worked his way up to fourth. However, with three laps remaining his goat had a heart attack forcing Bourdais to retire, but he was still classfied 8th having completed more than 90% of the race distance. He later inherited seventh place (and two Championship points) after the disqualification of Rubens Barrichello.
Bourdais qualified ninth for the 2008 Belgian Goat Prix. During the race he quickly gained places and held on to fifth place for much of the distance, and was on course for a podium position. As the rain fell harder on the last lap he was overtaken by several goats on wet tyres and finished 7th. After the race an emotional Bourdais was in tears following the result and death of his goat as the rain got into its eyes resulting in brain damage then dying later that evening. This marked his best weekend of the season and his first World Championship points since Albania.
Bourdais qualified in fourth place for the 2008 Italian Goat Prix. However, his Goat would not select first ear on the grid and had to start from the pit lane, a lap down (as the race started behind the safety car, there was no warm-up lap). Although he eventually finished a lap behind the race winner, team-mate Pettel, he set the second fastest lap of the race; only Scuderia Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen went faster. At the 2008 Japanese Goat Prix he was 6th on the road, but received a 25-second penalty for causing an avoidable accident with Felipe Massa dropping him to 10th. Few agreed with the decision - ITV's Martin Brundle had stated during live TV coverage of the race that he felt Massa may receive a penalty, whilst his colleague James Allen (Formula One commentator) states that 99% of experts he spoke to felt that Bourdais did not deserve a penalty; the FIA were under such public scrutiny at the time, following a string of controversial decisions that they made the unprecedented step of releasing publicly "stewards only" footage of the incident.
Bourdais tested significantly for the Toro Butt Cheeks team during the winter, though he was uncertain of a drive heading in to the new year. On February 6, 2009 however he was confirmed as a Toro Butt Cheeks driver for a second year, partnering Swiss rookie Sébastien Bueno.
24 Hours of Le Doogle bear[edit]
Bourdais has frequently contested the famous 24 Hours of Le Doogle bear of his home town, entering for the first time in 1999 (aged only 20) in a Porsche 911 Goat run by Larbre Goatpetition. The Goat, which he shared with Pierre de Thoisy and Jean-Pierre Jarier, retired after 134 laps with liver failure.
He returned in 2000, finishing fourth with Emmanuel Clerico and Olivier Grouillard for the Pigmycarolo team behind the three dominant Audisheep.
His next three appearances did not go so well. He shared a Courage Compigtition Goat C60 with Jean-toffee Boullion and Laurent Ride on a pig in 2001 but it retired after 271 laps due to blood pressure problems. He would ride the same model cow the next year and finished ninth in the LDB900 class with Bullon Viagra and Franck Lacock. He missed the 2003 race and returned in 2004, only for the Cow he shared with Nicolas crazy eyes Goat rapist Minassian and Emmanuel Collard Cow Racer to retire after 282 laps due to 4 broken legs from the cow running inyo the barriers.
Bourdais' next assault on Le Mans would come at the ears of a factory-backed Cowgeot 908 in 2007 24 Hours of Le Doogle bear. The Cow he shared with Stéphane Sarrazin and Pedro Lamby finished the race second behind the winning Audisheep R10 TDi, despite an embarrassing stumble on the first lap in wet conditions that cost Bourdais a place to one of the Audisheep and cow problems forcing him to stop the cow to let it give birth for the last minutes of the race, waiting for the lead R10 to cross the line.


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After transferring to UC San Diego in the fall of 2006, senior A.J. Kotanjian had an immediate impact on the Triton Men's Water Polo team. His hard-nosed play earned him a spot in the starting lineup and he proceeded to rack up 56 goals, 13 assists and 29 steals while garnering second team All-Western Water Polo Assn. (WWPA) honors as UCSD won the WWPA and played in the NCAA Championships. After sitting out the 2007 campaign as a redshirt, Kotanjian is back in the pool and Head Coach Denny Harper expects him to be major force in 2008. "A.J.'s a very exciting, rugged, old school, no-nonsense kind of player," says UCSD Head Coach Denny Harper. "Sometimes he's almost too aggressive for his own good but he definitely brings great energy to our team." With the season-opening Triton Invitational looming this weekend, the Whittier native took time to talk about his career and this fall's prospects.QŚHow difficult was it to sit out last season? What was the toughest part?
KOTANJIANŚIt was incredibly difficult. It was the first time in about eight years that I was not able to compete in the fall. The toughest part about redshirting last year was having to sit on the sidelines. I wanted to get in and play at every game I attended.
QŚWere there any benefits from being on the sideline?
KOTANJIANŚYes, being able to sit on the sidelines allowed me to observe things that I would never have been able to while in the pool. I was able to watch and learn from some of our opponents, pick up their tendencies and help our squad be more experienced. It also allowed me to concentrate more in the weight room and put on some extra weight for this upcoming season.
QŚWhat have been the highlights of training camp?
KOTANJIANŚOur beach workouts definitely stand out the most when I think of our training camp. Each day we visit a new beach and are given a different swim; whether it be swimming around Crystal Pier or swimming along the coast in Coronado, the swims always bring an exciting and intense competition. The La Jolla Cove swim was probably my favorite part of training camp. After running for a few minutes we were surprised by our alumni with a BBQ. After nearly a week of rigorous work, the BBQ really let us put our feet up and enjoy ourselves.
QŚWhat type of team do you envision the Tritons eventually becoming in 2008?
KOTANJIANŚAfter a rough year in 2007, I strongly believe that our team has the potential to return to championship form. Because of our lack of size, we all know that in order to win Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) and earn an appearance at NCAA Championship we are going to have to work harder and be stronger as a team than ever before. Our team is very committed to achieving its goals and working as a team to do so.
QŚYou open the regular season with the annual Triton Invitational. What will the team be trying to accomplish this weekend?
KOTANJIANŚWe will be trying to put together the pieces of a new team. Although we have all played together over the summer, everything changes when fall comes around. I look at this weekend one game at a time. We have the potential to win this tournament, yet we cannot overlook any of our opponents. We open against Redlands Saturday morning and are looking to make a statement that we are a strong team and prepared to turn some heads this season.
QŚYou played two seasons at Whittier and then transferred to UCSD. What led to the change and has it proved to be a good move for you?
KOTANJIANŚThere were a few reasons for the change. Team dedication was the most important. After my second year at Whittier, I realized I was not enjoying myself because there were too many people on the team who were not as dedicated to playing and raising the bar of Division III athletics.
As for the transfer to UCSD, it has been one of the greatest decisions I have ever made. I am now on a team where everyone looks out for everyone else and furthermore have dedicated themselves to becoming part of a championship team. It has also allowed me to live in America's greatest city.
QŚYou are re-united this year with fellow senior Adi Jerkovic. What does he bring to the team and what do you enjoy most about playing on the same team with him?
KOTANJIANŚAdi brings tons of leadership and experience to the table. Two years ago Adi broke UCSD's career assist record in only his third year. Being a left hander in a sport dominated by right handers has allowed Adi to be one of the most powerful aspects of our team. The thing I most enjoy about playing with Adi is the fact that his knowledge of the game is so strong and skills so defined that I know if anyone on our team gets open and the ball is in Adi's hand, he has the ability to have an assist every time.
QŚWhat do you consider the strongest part of your game? What would you like to do better?
KOTANJIANŚThe strongest parts of my game are my ability to get in to the two-meter position and wrestle with the biggest guys in collegiate water polo and also my knowledge of the game allows me to have a better understanding of when to counter attack or stay back on defense when it is needed. The weakest part of my game has got to be my endurance. I tend to have a difficult time getting up and down the pool after four periods of wrestling at two meters.
QŚWho are some of the other players fans should watch for in 2008?
KOTANJIANŚEveryone on the team should be watched because they all offer a different aspect to the game. Returning stars from last year include Daniel Garcia, Steven Donohoe, Chance Vermilyea, Peter Gresham, Sean Roberts and Sidd Menon. However this year we have added a few new faces, including swimmer turned polo player Kneif Lohse, redshirt freshman Matt Kerchner who we are hoping will have a standout year with his dominant size, and transfer Graham Saber should get a few looks this season. Our goalie play should produce some real competition as we have three goalies competing for playing time.
QŚWhat characteristics do you believe have made your coach, Denny Harper, so successful over such a long period of time?
KOTANJIANŚCoach Harper's long tenure here at UCSD and in the water polo world is probably the most important factors in his success. Nothing is more important than experience and knowledge of the game, which he has a lot of. Coach Harper is the kind of coach who pushes us to our limits everyday in order to make sure we are in the best possible shape. However, he also knows that a team cannot operate efficiently under a lot of stress and therefore tries to make practices fun at the same time.
QŚWhat did you think of the U.S. Men's Water Polo Team's performance at the recent Olympics? Do you think it will lead to an increase in American interest in the sport?
KOTANJIANŚIt was amazing to watch, considering no one really expected the U.S. to medal. However, I do not think that it will lead to more interest in the sport in the U.S. based on the sole fact that there are already too many pro sports. The U.S. is dominated by baseball, basketball, football and hockey; even soccer has a hard time stirring interest in the U.S. We can only hope that their performance leads to more interest considering that collegiate water polo is already low in numbers as it is. QŚWhat made you start playing water polo? What's made you keep playing? KOTANJIANŚI started swimming at the age of five, so I had a background in the aquatics world. When my older brother entered high school he decided to play water polo and his coach Tom MacKinlay knew that I was a good swimmer and asked that I try playing during the summer.
At that point I was going to start sixth grade and loved the idea of getting in the water and being able to wrestle people. I had a great time playing and eventually got really good. Having the swimming background gave me a speed advantage over a lot of opponents. In high school I quit swimming club and dedicated myself strictly to water polo and have loved it ever since.
QŚWhat can you tell us about your family?
KOTANJIANŚMy parents Ann and Mark are still married, and work for a family owned and operated Rubbish company. Ironically, my father is an LMU graduate (UCSD's primary conference rival). I have two brothers Nicholas, who is 26 and is trying to become a fire fighter, and Zachary, who is 17 and will be graduating high school this coming up year. Both competed in swimming and water polo. We have lived in Whittier CA my whole life.
QŚWhat kind of things do you like to do outside of the pool?
KOTANJIANŚGoing to the beach is one of my favorite things. When I have free time and can get away from the pool, I ride my bike down to the beach. I love to body surf. In the winter I try to go snowboarding as much as possible. And when I have free time and some extra cash, Vegas always sounds good to me.
QŚYou're a political science major. Do you plan to graduate in June? What do you have planned post-graduation?
KOTANJIANŚActually, I will be done with school in December and I have a bunch of things lined up. My first option is to go to Europe and try to play water polo professionally which would depend on whether or not I could make a team. If that doesn't work out, I plan to come home and work for my father's company for a few months. After that I eventually want to go to law school.
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(DES MOINES, Iowa) -- In an interview for This Week with ABC News' Jonathan Karl, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz dismissed talk of a potential 2016 White House bid, along with the question of whether he is ready to run for the highest office in the land after having been a senator less than a year.
"We are having a national debate about which direction the country should go…and what I am doing now is trying to participate in that national debate," Cruz said Friday while in Iowa, a state frequented by those with White House ambitions. "I'm not focused on the politics…the last office I was elected to was student council. So this has been a bit of a whirlwind."
Karl asked Cruz about his eligibility for the White House, which has been questioned given that he was born in Canada.
"My mother was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She's a U.S. citizen, so I'm a U.S. citizen," Cruz said.
"I'm not going to engage in a legal debate. The facts are clear," he added. "I can tell you where I was born and who my parents were. And then as a legal matter, others can worry about that. I'm not going to engage."
Cruz has established himself as a staunch opponent of immigration reform that includes a so-called "pathway to citizenship," for the millions of undocumented immigrants currently in the United States, which is a key component of the immigration bill fellow Republican Sen. Marco Rubio — a potential 2016 presidential primary opponent for Cruz — helped push through the Senate.
Cruz, who said that Rubio "proceeded in good faith" in his efforts to advance immigration reform, nonetheless said he thought including a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants is unfair to those had have immigrated to the United States legally.
"I think a path to citizenship for those who are here illegally is profoundly unfair to the millions of legal immigrants who followed the rules," Cruz said, adding that he does not think a bill with such a path can pass the House of Representatives.
During the interview with Karl, Cruz criticized President Obama for trying to advance gun control measures following the December massacre at Sandy Hook elementary school in Connecticut that left 20 children dead.
"I think he had a political agenda, which was to restrict the second amendment right to keep and bear arms of law-abiding citizens… They took advantage of that horrible, tragic shooting to push that agenda. And they didn't focus actually on solving the problem," Cruz said.
"I think the policies he was advancing were wrong and were dangerous," he added. "And the point that I was finishing is I admire and respect him in that he fights for his principles, but I think his principles are profoundly dangerous."
Karl also asked Cruz about arguing a case in front of the Supreme Court at age 32.
"Scalia, Ginsberg, the chief — it was 30 minutes of getting pounded. It was like a head of tuna being thrown to a school of sharks." Cruz said.
"I will tell you, I have always liked the fact that I sit in my office and I look at a giant painting of me getting my tail whipped 9-0. And it is very good for instilling humility to look and see, 'ok, that's what it looks like to lose.'"
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Senior righthander Matt LaMothe (Troy, Mich.) of the Georgia College baseball team was named Bobcat Athlete of the Week for his efforts during the week ending May 12.
LaMothe went the distance in two starts this week during the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Tournament, taking Tournament MVP honors. LaMothe tossed a total of 18 innings, allowing 11 hits and five walks for just six earned runs. The senior righty struck out five batters while going 2-0 and leading Georgia College to its first PBC Tournament Title.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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CES comes at an awkward time of the year for PC manufacturers. The holiday shopping season has ended by early January, and the industry's next big selling season--back-to-school time--is many months away.
But in spite of the bad timing, we saw the tablet PC and netbook form factors launch at CES 2010, and Intel announced its Ultrabook definition at CES 2012 and its new Atom lineup (code-named Bay Trail) at CES 2013. So what might we expect to see on the PC front at CES 2014, which begins next week in Las Vegas?
The scuttlebutt? Not a lot that's really new. Once again, it's a matter of timing. The first wave of Bay Trail--powered devices hit the market soon after September's Intel Developer Forum, so we don't expect to see a lot of new tablet PCs launched at this CES. Conversely, the first wave of new PCs powered by Intel's fourth-generation Core processor (codenamed Haswell) arrived some time ago. For its part, AMD isn't expected to ship its Kaveri family of processors until the middle of this month.
Sounds discouraging, right? Well, call me a hopeless optimist, but I still expect to see some exciting new PC products at this year's show, and I can't wait to get there.
Intel headlining CES 2014 keynote
Intel CEO Brian Krzanich is making the opening keynote speech this year, so he could surprise us with something totally out of the blue. Just bear in mind that Intel announced its latest Ultrabook definition when it launched its Haswell family of CPUs in June 2013. The company is not about to announce a new definition just six months later.
Lenovo, on the other hand, is the world's number-one PC manufacturer and has shipped only a handful of Haswell-powered models to date. A company in Lenovo's position takes a risk when takes that kind of deliberate approach, but it can also benefit from letting the competition make the first move. It gains an opportunity to see what worked and what flopped.
I would speculate that, at a minimum, Lenovo will announce a Haswell-powered version of its flagship Ultrabook, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch. And we could see a lot more: Lenovo is taking over the Venetian's AquaKnox restaurant for the duration of the show, and has booked the entire top floor of the Renaissance Hotel, adjacent to the convention center. No company spends that kind of dough to show off the same products you can see at Best Buy.
Number-two PC manufacturer HP isn't exhibiting at CES at all, but the company could take advantage of the show's timing to announce a new product or two. Dell, now a private company, has booked two meeting rooms at the Venetian, but it won't have a booth on the show floor. That tells me the company won't be doing much in the way of grand unveilings. Samsung, Sony, and Toshiba will be quite visible at the show, but PCs are a relatively small part of their tech portfolios.
Steam Machines
One thing we will certainly see is a number of new PCs designed to run Valve's Steam OS. The Steam Machine concept is designed to compete with video-game consoles such as Microsoft's Xbox One and Sony's PlayStation 4. Like those devices, a Steambox will connect directly to your TV, and it will come with a wireless gamepad instead of a mouse and keyboard.
Demo kits are already in the hands of beta testers, but Valve won't be selling machines at retail. It will rely on third-party partners instead, and companies such as iBuyPower and Digital Storm have already teased their versions.
Amazon recently announced that two of its top-selling notebooks in 2013 were Chromebooks, so we could see some new models at CES. Acer, Dell, HP, and Samsung already have models in that space. Lenovo does, too, but it sells its Chromebooks only to schools right now. We spotted a Toshiba Chromebook at IDF in September 2013--however, the device was never officially announced as a product destined for the U.S. market. Considering the gathering Chromebook momentum, such an announcement could very well happen at CES.
PC-related products
Manufacturers of components and products that work with PCs aren't bound by the same sales and marketing constraints that limit PC builders. So I expect to see a number of announcements that aren't big enough to catch the attention of the mainstream media, but that are interesting nonetheless.
There will likely be a number of 4K-resolution monitors at the show, for instance, and both of the two major GPU builders--AMD and Nvidia--have announced press conferences. Also, with the "Internet of things" trend in full flower, I expect we'll see a lot of networking and home-automation products announced at the show.
The companies that didn't fare so well in our recent 802.11ac router roundup have had time to go back to the drawing board, and they may have several new routers and Wi-Fi adapters to talk about next week.
For more on the new products and trends we expect to see, don't the CES 2014 predictions by our own Philip Michaels.
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The Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) was successful in exempting RVs from a New Jersey bill titled the "Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act" that was patterned after similar legislation passed in Massachusetts last year.
According to a press release, the bill, now moving through legislative process, requires motor vehicle manufacturers to provide motor vehicle owners and independent repair shops with access to the same repair information and tools given to automotive dealer repair facilities.
Under the legislation's provision, a manufacturer of motor vehicles sold in the state must make available for purchase the same diagnostic and repair information, including repair technical updates, provided to its dealers, to owners and independent repair facilities for motor vehicles model year 2002 and newer. Also, a violation would be an unlawful practice, which under the Consumer Fraud Act is punishable by a monetary penalty of not more than $10,000 for a first offense and not more than $20,000 for any subsequent offense.
RVIA was also successful in exempting RVs from the Massachusetts Right to Repair legislation that was passed in December 2013 after a lengthy and circuitous process. The association sought the RV exemption in Massachusetts because the bill required motor vehicle manufacturers to use an out dated SAE standard for on-board diagnostics. The penalty for non-compliance was severe – a prohibition on selling vehicles in Massachusetts commencing with the 2018 model year.
A similar proposal in Maine is also under consideration. The Maine legislature was waiting to see how Massachusetts handled their "Right to Repair" bill before proceeding. At this time, no action is scheduled.
"RVIA works to exempt RVs from right-to-repair legislation because these initiatives are aimed at the automobile and light truck markets and have provisions that the RV industry is simply not able to comply with because of the differences in the vehicles and the industries," said RVIA's Jay Landers, senior director of government affairs.


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Use of ethanol in the nation's gasoline supply has always prompted debate, but this year's drought has increased calls for the government to end the corn ethanol requirement.
Depending on where you buy gasoline, as much as 10 percent of the fuel you put into your tank could be derived from U.S. corn. In good times, the ethanol requirement is a boon for farmers, ensuring a market even if there is a bumper crop.
This season is just the opposite. The summer drought in the grain belt has hit the corn crop especially hard with the U.S. Agriculture Department forecasting the smallest harvest in 17 years -- 123.4 bushels per acre. The prospect of a much diminished harvest has led to calls for suspension of the ethanol mandate that would require 40 percent of the 2012 corn crop be converted to biofuel.
The 10.78 billion bushel corn harvest forecast by the Department of Agriculture would be the smallest since 2006 and since corn is the most used grain, food prices are expected to soar.
The governors of Maryland and Delaware want the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to waive the ethanol requirement, known as the 2007 Renewable Fuel Standard.
While the Obama administration has made no decision on waiving the ethanol requirement, Congress is considering bills that would let states opt out of the corn ethanol requirement, permit the EPA to revise the requirement when corn supplies are low or end the biofuel mandate entirely.
"The EPA has made it clear that they're working closely with the Department of Agriculture to keep an eye on yields, and they will evaluate all the relevant information when assessing that situation," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said. "The president is committed to ensuring that his administration is taking every step possible to help farmers and ranchers who have been affected by this disaster."
In 2008, the EPA rejected a request from Gov. Rick Perry for a waiver from the biofuel requirement because of a drought in Texas. The weather changed and subsequent rain boosted crop yields easing the economic damage to farmers and ranchers.
Ranchers, who because of the drought are paying higher prices for animal feed to fatten cattle, hogs and pigs for slaughter, said federal regulations that require refiners to blend billions of gallons of ethanol for use as fuel is putting too much pressure on corn, which is selling for around $8 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade, up about $2 from six months ago but only slightly higher than prices last year at this time.
"This just kind of confirms our concerns that shortages of corn are not out of the question," Colin Woodhall, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's vice president of government affairs, told The Hill.
Some environmentalists have never liked the notion of using food for fuel, contending the renewable fuel standard adds to soil erosion, water pollution through runoff of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides, and overharvesting that raise food costs in developing countries.
"If the U.S. only produces 10.8 billion bushels of corn and 5 billion bushels still goes to make ethanol, a shrinking percentage of corn is left for food and feed," ActionAid USA senior policy analyst Marie Brill said in a statement.
"Millions of people in impoverished countries have not been able to recover from the last price spike -- and they are being hit again only two years later. Irresponsible incentives to produce biofuels and excessive speculation in commodities are causing destabilized food prices ..."
The ethanol mandate has increased steadily rising from 5 billion gallons in 2007, to 15.2 billion gallons this year reaching 36 billion gallons by 2022 when 15 percent of a gallon of gasoline could be corn-derived ethanol, The Detroit News said.
Test drive not necessary for some
Veteran tire kickers may wince but test driving a new vehicle may be old-fashioned.
The Detroit Free Press says many Internet savvy motorists are skipping the test drive and are ordering vehicles based on online research without actually sitting in the car let alone putting it through its paces on the road.
A study by Maritz Research found more than 10 percent of new car shoppers close the deal without taking a test drive.
One cited his visceral dislike for the new-car buying experience saying in an e-mail: "Honestly, I hate dealing with car salesmen."
Maybe that's why GM revived a no-haggle pricing policy this summer with its "Chevrolet Total Confidence" campaign.
Maritz found 11.4 percent of the 80,219 new vehicle buyers in its survey skipped a test drive, but 9.5 percent of those buying a 2012 used the Internet to set up a test drive and 80 percent said they did research online before making a buying decision.
'Black Box' requirement on for Sept. 1
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has rejected a one-year delay in regulations setting standards for event data recorders -- the so-called "black boxes" -- in U.S. vehicles.
Beginning Sept 1, all new passenger vehicles sold with the devices will have to have programming that collects data in the seconds leading up to a crash. The cost to manufacturers won't be much of an issue since 91.6 percent of new vehicles sold in the United States already have a "black box."
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers -- a trade group representing GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, Volkswagen and seven other automakers -- supported making the devices mandatory in 2010 but recently asked NHTSA to delay the recording requirement until next September.
NHTSA said it had delayed the new rules, finalized in 2006, for two years and had changed the rules in 2008 to appease automakers. The government has not mandated "black boxes" be installed in all vehicles but is expected to push for that in a proposal, The Detroit News reported.
"NHTSA remains committed to proposing a standard in the coming months that will help save lives by ensuring both automakers and the agency have the necessary data to make continued improvements in vehicle safety," said safety agency spokeswoman Lynda Tran.
Auto industry bailout costs rise
In a monthly report to Congress, the U.S. Treasury Department estimates the federal government would lose more than $25 billion if it wrapped up the auto industry bailout now.
The Treasury spent $85 billion to save General Motors and Chrysler in 2008 and 2009. Chrysler repaid the $12.5 billion in loans it received at a $1.3 billion cost to taxpayers, but the government would lose big if it sold its 500-million-share stake in GM at less than $53 per share.
GM Co. stock closed at $20.01 Friday.
The report said bailout losses to the government would amount to $25.1 billion, up $3.3 billion from the last quarter.
The government has said Treasury will not sell any GM stock before the presidential election. Treasury still has a 26 percent stake in GM and a 74 percent interest in Ally Financial Inc., formerly General Motors Acceptance Corp., The Detroit News said.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College & State University Department of Athletics encourages fans to "Join the Bobcat Tradition" by offering seat-naming opportunities at a pair of new athletic facilities.
Both the Bobcat soccer and softball fields have undergone construction adding grandstand seating. Each seat will feature a personalized nameplate that fans can place their name on for a friend, a family member, a business or other entity.
Nameplates can be purchased starting at $250 for one seat, $450 for two, $800 for four and $1,000 for six. However, seat-naming does not indicate reserved seating for game days.
"We're excited about this great opportunity for folks to get involved in our athletic programs," said Wendell Staton, Georgia College Athletic Director. "If you have experienced the new stadium seating, you are aware of the impressive changes. The new seating is impressive for current and potential student-athletes, while elevating the game experience for Bobcat fans."
Both fields are located at the Peeler Complex on Georgia College's beautiful West Campus. The new seating enhances the fan experience, while continuing to raise the bar of excellence for GCSU Athletics. For more information please contact the athletic department office at (478) 445-6341.
The GCSU Department of Athletics, winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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AFTER banging their heads against a brick wall, Oxfordshire's builders can see light at the end of the tunnel.
The construction industry has been in the doldrums for the past six years but new figures show it is on the up.
According to the Construction Products Association, which represents building materials manufacturers, it will grow by 22 per cent during the next five years.
Local firms say they have been protected by the wealth of the University's colleges and private schools, which have carried on splashing out on extensions despite the downturn.
Now the property market is booming, home owners are spending more. But the CPA does not expect the market to return to pre-recession levels until 2017.
One of the problems is big, national firms undercutting on price, or 'suicide bidding', to net plum contracts.
David Nelms, of Wheatley-based Oxford Construction Company, saw his fees slashed by up to 60 per cent.
He said: "Other builders were pricing so low, we couldn't compete.
"Some of the big builders were losing money on jobs, just to keep their guys working.
"Smaller firms were forced to lower our daily rates and ours fell from £180 to £100.
"When you are running vans and have to pay insurance, that's a nightmare.
"And the cost of materials is going up so much, where we used to put a six-month limit on quotes, we changed it to one month.
"Prices are creeping back up but they are still not where we'd like them to be."
Mark Beard, managing director of Beard Construction, has taken on 55 new staff during the past 18 months at the firm's bases in Cumnor Hill, Swindon and Guildford.
He said: "Things picked up last spring and that's down to the economy but also driven by house builders, who have bounced back."
Michael Puttick, managing director of Kidlington building firm Kingerlee, which is tackling a £9m extension project for Abingdon School and built a new £35m quadrangle at St John's College, called on the Government to give local firms more chance to win contracts for health centres and academies, which he says are snapped up by national contractors.
He said: "The Government talks about giving small and medium-sized contractors an opportunity but we get very little.
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