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Opinion: GOP Governors Cave on ObamaCare
Editorial board member Joe Rago on Florida Governor Rick Scott accepting the ObamaCare Medicaid expansion and why other GOP governors that are doing the same. Photo: Getty Images
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... I ... welcome to Opinion Journal why I'm Mary Kissel ... for to Governor Rick Scott became the latest in a parade ... of GOP governors ... who have been graced ... parts of Obamacare enabling Medicaid expansion ... so have the sky seems some kind of virtue when this legislation that the majority of Americans don't ... Wall Street Journal Editorial board member Joe rego joins me now ... I can show for that was when the leaders of the lawsuit against Obamacare why the sudden about face is specifically calling this the expansion unconstitutional ... and and ... so I mean Rick Scott is flipped Ohio's John Casey ... Sheehan brewer in areas and we've got a chart actually of all the GOP governors Ritz Brothers bloom is so real stalwarts and there are starting to roll in and basically there are succumbing to to to force is the first is ... the federal government is offering to pay for a hundred percent because ... of of all the new in Raleigh so so free money from Uncle sugar ... and then the other reason is is an ... aggressive lobbying by the state hospitals who were who were looking for more government in the winter when the hospital's get this revenue anyway if the state's governor to fill the Standard estates had the option ... not to do this solution they could opt in or opt out as a result of the Supreme Court law suits that Florida wanted ... to for a ... UN Rick Scott has terrible approval ratings with it that that plan for ... who you call me cynical but who knows you can go to the problem with this decision is that I'm that this is basically the gift of a baby elephant that the federal government is saying what by all the hay for the first few years so what are they can do over the long term and will either ... that the states have been complaining for years that Medicaid spending is crowding out ... everything else the government is suppose to do like build roads and to keep the children ... on it so we know can be here they are ... and that you know that they think it is derived and they say oh well free money ... with the really doing is taking a long-term liabilities that they can afford now Rick Scott Ross Ohio's ... governor case it ... said will will do this for a little while and I feel like it will stop is that possible ... problem with that that's what they claim this is really sort of political I wash political cover ... um that the problem is that the federal government can impose something called maintenance of effort will which requires you ... want to expand Medicaid which you do something and Medicaid are not allowed to rescind it later becomes too expensive ... these rules are in place right now ... if you can it didn't believe it ... maintenance of effort even prevents the state from taking some money off the Medicaid rolls if it turns out they move to another state where they lived in another state to begin with ... so in these ... states and are still opting out of Medicaid ... is political pressure building on them to cool in Republican states to follow Florida the fall of places like Ohio and do this right I mean I think over time we we we will see um maybe some other states fall on a on it especially if it ... on the Affordable Care Act becomes ... a permanent part of the ... American and two if warranted to pray for this and and and what kind of charismatic and can provide all of these people ... pray will Medicaid doesn't appear again on health outcomes the US that that that the problem is we Telefónica ... which it ... did these programs are too costly as it is ... on expanding them is the last thing we should do before instead of performing them so they work better ... you can machinery for men so they work better ... he did a pretty common sense solution to me that's how we


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After a lot of good food and wine over the Christmas days, it was time to pack the bags and fly out to Iceland to hook up with Eiki Helgason, his brother Halldòr Helgason and Gulli Gudmundsson to shoot rails in their home town Akureyri.
I met up with the rest of the media crew (Viktor Skogqvist; Johannes Brenning and Johan Wennerström) in Reykjavik to fly in a small plane to Akureyri. After some hustle at the check in counter, we were only allowed to bring hand luggage on board that weighed a maximum 6kg, which isn't an easy task when each of us had at least 16kg of photo and video equipment stuffed in our camera bags. A 45 minute flight later we landed in the hometown of the Helgason bros and Gulli.
From there on they had it all dialed. We stayed in a nice apartment on the second floor of the Helgasons house, big up to Mama and Papa Helgason for taking such nice care of us. We have a lot of spots lined up and stashed a lot of bangers so far. New Years was a blast and we even had a second chance to get the one and only Helgasons.com filmer Johannes Brenning (ad him on facebook) out to town….
The rest of the trip was as sweet as the first part. More jibs, Eiki Helgason could claim a new world-record, the Gudmundssons invited us for a nice dinner at their place and we celebrated Halldors birthday. Geiri from Nikita came to town as well and invited us for a nice warm up at their staff house in Akureyri.
The two and a half weeks up in Iceland were a full success and everybody who gets the chance to go and check this country out should definitely go. We were blown away by the countryside and the hospitality of the people. Can't wait to go back.
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As President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney get set for what's likely to be among the most negative presidential campaigns in recent history, each man should ask himself if he really wants to win — because he'll almost certainly face the grim prospect of another recession.
Sure, it's always difficult predicting the economic future; that just a couple months ago we all thought (including me on these pages) that we were heading for a sustained recovery, as job growth seemed to have picked up steam and most financial gurus predicted that it was just a matter of time before the strong data translated into meaningful wages and a more vibrant economy.
But now we see just the opposite, at least according to the latest data, and the prediction a slew of market strategists and investors made to me even before last week's round of bank "downgrades" by the raters at Moody's Investors Service.
Our low growth and jobs woes can be traced to a number of factors, of course — from Europe's mess and China's slowdown to the ongoing assault of higher taxes and increased regulations at the heart of Obama's economic agenda.
Bottom line: We only limped out of recession, and the limp's been getting worse the last few months. Now the Moody's actions might just be the final straw that pushes a barely growing economy into negative territory.
First, a little background: A bond rating is a measure of a company's ability to repay its debt, given what's known about the company, the economy and the business environment. Moody's assigns letter grades as part of this assessment, with "Triple-A" being the highest, and a "C" for firms that look ready to default on their debt.
Last week's actions against a slew of big banks, including some of the nation's largest — JP Morgan, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America — doesn't mean that Moody's is predicting Armageddon, or anything close to the conditions that led to the banking collapse of 2008.
What the rating agency is saying in lowering these institutions' ratings is that business conditions are weak — and weakening, something investors should be taking into account when making choices as to where to put their money.
Lots of people saw the downgrades coming. In the runup to the announcement, bank shares plummeted. But then they recovered, as many investors brushed off Moody's warnings. Many had feared worse — Morgan Stanley shares, for example, spiked on the news of its two-notch downgrade, because investors had expected a three-notch cut.
Others discounted the source: The raters at Moody's didn't see the 2008 financial crisis coming, or other smaller ones before it. So why believe they've got some crystal ball on the banking business now?
But major stock investors didn't do much better at picking winners and losers in the banking biz. In the runup to the 2008 meltdown, the shares of increasingly insolvent banks were bid higher on any whiff of good news.
More important, the substance of what Moody's said largely rings true. By any measure, as Moody's pointed out, banks do have "significant exposure to the volatility and risk of outsized losses inherent to capital markets activities" given the deteriorating situation in Europe, which goes beyond Greece to include basket cases like Italy and Spain.
US banks have been dealing with these countries for years; lent them money and insured their debt — actions that rightly worry Moody's.
Again, that doesn't mean we're heading for another banking calamity, not according to Moody's or just about any market strategist I speak to. Our banks are much better capitalized and better equipped to deal with the vicissitudes of their inherently erratic business than they were four years ago.
But the future of the US economy is still increasingly bleak. The downgrades are an indication of how bad things are now, but could also be the final straw in pushing us back into recession.
We all know that banks aren't lending anywhere near as much as they've done in the past. Among the many reasons for that is that banks believe that the economy could turn south at any moment, thus making it more difficult for businesses to repay those loans.
And the lower bond ratings just made lending much more difficult. Banks will have to pay more to borrow and finance their own balance sheets. They may also have to hold more capital, all of which means they will lend even less to cash-strapped small businesses.
In short, the cost of business just went up for everyone.
Does this mean that the country is sure to head into recession? No, those predictions are difficult. But none of this is good for the economy, the country or whoever is in the White House come Inauguration Day.
Charles Gasparino is a Fox Business Network senior correspondent.


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Gay Iraq War Veterans Denied Service By Tennessee Wedding Venue For Commitment Ceremony
Two gay Iraq war veterans are suddenly looking for a new venue to hold their commitment ceremony after their planned Tennessee venue had a change of heart and decided same-sex couples weren't welcome.
From Nashville's WSMV:
"It's pretty disheartening," said Anthony Wilfert of Nolensville. "I would've thought in 2014 that we're a lot more ahead of our time than we are."
Wilfert and Brian Blas became a couple nine years ago while serving with Fort Campbell.
"We served under Don't Ask, Don't Tell," said Wilfert.
Looking for a place to hold a commitment ceremony, Wilfert and Blas said an employee took them on a tour of Mint Springs Farm where they believed the rustic charm and fences along winding roads would be the perfect backdrop. The website even says, 'Mint Springs Farm is an all-inclusive venue.'
"I made it clear from the get-go that it was a same-sex ceremony," said Wilfert. "He explicitly made it clear that it was not an issue, that they would host that type of ceremony."
Wilfert and Blas said days after two employees told them it'd be fine to hold their ceremony at the venue, they got an e-mail from an owner at Mint Springs Farm reading, "Unfortunately, until same sex marriage is legal in the state of Tennesse, we cannot participate in this ceremony at our venue. I wish we could help, I truly do, but our hands are tied in this situation."
Eh...we're pretty sure your hands aren't tied on allowing a couple--any couple--to have commitment ceremony. There's no law barring it and you're a private institution so you can do what you want--which clearly you are.
Sounding off on the slight, the couple says:
"To have fought in the military for freedoms and liberties of all Americans, it can be quite deflating to come back to fight a whole new set of obstacles," said Wilfert.
"We'll go somewhere else, and I think that'll make for a better wedding at the end of the day," said Blas.
We're sure they're right--and we're pretty sure a smart, enterprising venue in Tennessee would take advantage of this situation and offer their venue to this veteran couple for a discount!!
Here's WSMV's video report:
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Nick, please do not be so blind and act like the people hating !!! Tennessee is not an evil state, a state cannot be evil, the people that are running it can though. I am a lesbian in a stable 8 year relationship, I was born in Tennessee, raised here and so was my spouse/girlfriend. I have traveled extensively in other states and abroad, I come back to Tennessee because that is where my family lives and I love them. My mom, brother, sister in law, my nieces and nephew.
Yes sometimes it sucks being here, Yes there are backwards people here, people living off welfare/food stamps but supporting the right, there are religious wackos, teaparty dim-wits, ect, ect. There are also really nice people here that do agree with all that hypocrisy. The south is changing and I think that is why all the people who are haters have become so vocal lately. The generations coming up are NOT going to be like that down here. Instead of condeming a place you have never been do, move down here and help me change it LOL, Peace !!!!


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Men's Wearhouse (NYSE:MW) again raised its offer for Jos. A. Bank Clothiers (NASDAQ:JOSB), proposing a $1.78 billion takeover on Monday as long as its rival suit seller halts a deal for Eddie Bauer.
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The retailers have been in a months-long acquisition battle. Jos. A. Bank kicked it off with a push to acquire Men's Wearhouse, which swiftly rejected the bid and soon made an offer of its own.
Men's Wearhouse said it could raise its latest offer of $63.50 a share to $65 if allowed to conduct limited due diligence. The Houston-based company previously offered $55 a share and $57.50.
The buyout proposal is contingent on Jos. A. Bank's willingness to end its pursuit of Eddie Bauer. Earlier this month, Jos. A. Bank agreed to buy Eddie Bauer for $825 million but reserved the right to terminate the deal if a superior transaction emerged.
Men's Wearhouse also announced it's filing a lawsuit against Jos. A. Bank and Eddie Bauer owner Golden Gate Capital in connection with their deal. The company alleges that Jos. A. Bank "breached its fiduciary duties by adopting a series of unreasonable, shareholder unfriendly and illegal defensive measures designated to thwart the Men's Wearhouse tender offer."
In a statement issued Monday afternoon, Jos. A. Bank said its board will review the offer and make a recommendation to shareholders "in due course."
Eminence Capital, a major shareholder in Jos. A. Bank and Men's Wearhouse, said last week an acquisition of Eddie Bauer is a poor strategic fit for Jos. A. Bank. The activist hedge fund has been pushing for a merger of the two retailers.
The revised buyout offer from Men's Wearhouse "clearly represents a superior alternative for Jos. A. Bank shareholders compared to remaining independent and acquiring Eddie Bauer," Eminence CEO Ricky Sandler said.
"If the Board of Jos. A. Bank properly fulfills its fiduciary duty, we expect it will come to the conclusion that it should accept this offer to merge with Men's Wearhouse" and approve the company's request for due diligence to solidify the $65-a-share offer, Sandler added.
Shares of Men's Wearhouse jumped 8.2% to $48.80 in pre-market trading. Jos. A. Bank was up 8.5% at $59.73.


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Friday, 6 June 2008
Bicycle Belles
There is something about a girl on a bicycle that makes for a good photo. New Yorker Jason Goodman proves this point with these two fabulous snaps. The first of singer/songwrter Scout captures the carefree feeling of gliding through the streets on a bicycle and the striking lady in the second photo looks like her and her bicycle could somehow conquer the world!
Jason became aware of the photogenic quality of ladies on bicycles when he took to 2 wheels in New York after an injury that meant could no longer skate. He has since built up quite a portfolio of photos that have been shown all over the world and he will soon be publishing a book.
If this has inspired you to get out there with your camera you could enter Lambeth council's Bicycle Belles photography competition. To promote cycling Lambeth council are asking people send in their photos of girls on bikes, the winner will be announced at an exhibition in September.
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Lovelly blog !
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gorgeous shots! bella set indeed
btw, I added your link to my blog :)
Glad to see your blog on current back when, I think I mightve commented, that video-link for some reason wont work now.
- 21 August 2008 at 08:34
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BRUSSELS, March 5 (UPI) -- The European Union is encouraged by reforms by Myanmar's government but European Commission President Jose Barroso said more work is needed.
Barroso met Tuesday in Brussels with Myanmar President Thein Sein about reform efforts under way in the former military-controlled country.
Myanmar has been lauded by the international community for reforms that began with general elections in 2010. Barroso said he was encouraged to see Myanmar take steps in the right direction given outstanding global issues like the Syrian war and the North Korean nuclear crisis.
Barroso said Myanmar has to address the humanitarian crisis that's emerged from conflicts in Kachin and Rakhine states. Democratic reforms, he added, must be consolidated if elections set for 2015 are to be a success.
"Despite the impressive change that is underway the reforms and the transition (to democracy) are not completed," Barroso said in a statement.
Nevertheless, he said the European Union was providing more than $7 million in funding to help those displaced by fighting in Myanmar and another $195 million to help with democratic reforms.
"The European Union is very well aware that Myanmar will need support from the international community in facing these challenges," he said.


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Moyers & Company "Inequality for All" This week marks both the fifth anniversary of the fiscal meltdown that almost tanked the world economy and the second anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, the movement that sparked heightened public awareness of income inequality. Yet the crisis is worse than ever - in the first three years of the recovery, 95 percent of the economic gains have gone only to the top one percent of Americans. And the share of working people in the US who define themselves as lower class is at its highest level in four decades. D
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Scarlett Johansson has been practicing her French kissing this week – kissing her new French boyfriend, that is!
The actress, 28, who recently broke up with adman Nate Naylor, was photographed while engaged in a little PDA with Romain Dauriac, a journalist, after leaving their New York hotel.
Johansson and Dauriac have been seeing quite a bit of each other in recent weeks. He joined her at the New York premiere of her new film, Hitchcock, on Nov. 18. They were also spotted dining at the Beatrice Inn in Manhattan's West Village.
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Last Sunday, they caught a performance of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at City Center.
Dauriac has edited a street-savvy art magazine called Clark. For her part, Johansson has been into French culture for a while. Last year she recorded a song with the son of the iconic French singer Serge Gainsbourg. She also premiered her last album in France.
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First Porsche Mission E Spy Photos Emerge, Complete With Teslas In Pursuit
Those exhaust tips don't serve a purpose, and oh, hello Tesla.
If you are a fan of the Mission E concept, there is a good chance you are going to appreciate the production model as well. Sure, it won't have the suicide doors, nor will it get cameras instead of mirrors, but it seems the overall shape and styling is going to be carried over. Spotted for the first time carrying the production body, the all-electric sedan will have an almost coupe-like roofline lending it a sleek side profile.
Both prototypes had extra layers of camouflage on the LED headlights and taillights to hide their designs, but even so we can get an idea about the shape of the clusters. The fake stickers applied at the front have been imprinted with the headlight design from the Panamera, but you can actually see the real ones underneath and these look just about as futuristic as the ones the concept had.
At the back, the taillights are a more conventional setup with clusters on each side rather than the full-width LED strip of the showcar from 2015. To try and trick us into believing it's a prototype powered by a combustion engine, Porsche slapped on a pair of exhaust finishers, but these were not connected to any real exhaust pipes and were there just for décor.
Overall, it seems Porsche will indeed live up to the promise made last year about the road-going model retaining most of the concept's appearance by saying the exterior "will be very similar." Company CEO, Oliver Blume, specified that while carrying over the suicide doors would be a "hard problem," the engineers are working on something "very close." This test vehicle seems to have a conventional setup, unless the additional disguise on the C-pillars is hiding a secret.
Not only will it have just about the same styling, but it will also feature similar technical specifications as the concept before it. That means its battery pack will have enough juice for up to 311 miles (500 kilometers) in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), likely about 250 miles/400 km real-world/EPA estimated, and will feature the Porsche Turbo Charging system able to recharge the battery to an 80-percent in 15 minutes or so by using an 800-volt fast charger.
Codenamed "J1," the road-ready Mission E is slated to have roughly the same 600+ horsepower (440 kilowatts) coming from a pair of electric motors in the same vein as the concept, which needed 3.5 seconds to complete the 0-62 mph (0-100 kph) task. There will be more than just one version of the Mission E as several power outputs are being planned, along with over-the-air updates like Tesla is providing for its EVs. Some of these OTA updates could come bundled with an increase in power, according to Oliver Blume.
The cheapest Mission E money will buy is going to cost approximately $85,000 (like a base Panamera) once the zero-emissions sedan will go on sale late 2019. Further down the line, it could be joined by other body style if the sedan will prove to be a success.
To make it all happen, Porsche is spending a whopping €1 billion ($1.17M) and is creating more than 1,000 jobs.
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63 Comments on "First Porsche Mission E Spy Photos Emerge, Complete With Teslas In Pursuit"
What better advertisement for Tesla then being used by Porsche as a measuring stick..
It'll be an insane vehicle guaranteed. Similar price as the S too, what more could you ask for?
Supercharger access? Without it, you'd be foolish to purchase a Mission E over a Model S.
@Scott B said: "Supercharger access? Without it, you'd be foolish to purchase a Mission E over a Model S."
But there will be a handful of diehard Porsche fans wanting to buy this car because it's a Porsche and willing to overlook the supercharger access topic if they don't intend to make long-range trips with the Mission E. I'm thinking Porsche at this time is not concerned about targeting the Mission E to a wider audience than that.
Porsche will eventually address the supercharger access topic (perhaps in 3-5 years) when the Porsche BOD is forced to start executing top level Porsche executives over continued Porsche market share loss to Tesla. Until then Porsche executives will continue to convince themselves that the supercharger access topic will self resolve.
The same Porsche enthusiasts that will buy this in spite of having no charging networks are the ones who dismissed Teslas for being range limited. They just want to buy Porsche.
There are plenty of EV virtues Tesla leaves on the table, that Mission E may take advantage of (LiPo?,cooling,regen,800v). It won't be all bad, if Porsche limits sales by making it more of a performance car, than one with better road-EV manners (high range+weight). Dropping the suicide doors, the evident rear difusser, and a compariatively lower ride height (no skateboard?) tease more about how this Porsche could change minds in places Teslas rarely go.
For all the terrible ethics problems VW is having, it is still a company wedded to the idea cars should be fun.
Are none of the public charging stations available to Porsche capable of supercharging?
Setting aside that over 80% of charging is done at home they're available and expanding rapidly. Porsche are also part of the 350kw fast charger rollout.
Let me know the next time you go on a long-distance trip and do "80% of your charging at home".
There are announced plans for certain companies installing public EV chargers "coming soon" that are capable of charging at 350 or even 400 kW (see link below), but so far as I know, the only public EV chargers capable of charging as fast as a Tesla Supercharger are one or two — literally just 1 or 2 — prototype/demo 350 kW charging stations.
Meanwhile, Tesla has installed and maintains thousands of its Superchargers.
When the Mission E launches Porsche will have more Porsche Turbocharger stations installed in North America than Tesla did when they launched the Model S. This is not a guess, this is a fact.
You should go ahead and actually make your point, instead of just hinting at it: That Tesla started selling the Model S months before it opened the first Supercharger stations to the public (source 1 below).
And that, EV fans, is all the evidence anyone should need that the Mission E can (and likely will) find a lot of buyers even without access to Tesla's Supercharger network. One survey showed that 55% of EV drivers say they have never used a DC fast charging station (source 2 below).
Sure, Tesla's Supercharger network gives it a strong edge over the competition. But Tesla isn't the only game in town when it comes to driving a PEV, and its competition is finally showing signs of growth.
Up the rEVolution!
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Porsche mission is always to be the most sporting "fun" car in every category within which they appear.
Judging by the eye-popping performance of even boring categories like the Macan's and Cayenne's… this car will be fun.
And, a Porsche.
I'm in.
Charging infrastructure.
Turbo charging? Wow. That word has ceased to mean anything other than marketing superlatives. For a moment, I thought there might be a turbine and compressed fuel-air, then I realized "how would that help recharge a battery?" This beckons back to yesteryears when computers had Turbo buttons, I guess.
My phone has turbocharging! Not 800V, though 🙂
Tesla uses supercharging, which was formerly also mostly known as a technique to force more air into a combustion engines cylinder.
So maybe we've seen the first time that Porsche is actively trying to be funny.
Look at those panel gaps!
Looks like a Dodge.
Dodge fanboy now too??
On the Tesla's ??
Yeah, even astronauts from the ISS have reported seeing 'earth' through the Model X panel gaps.
That was so funny I forgot to laugh.
Nice looking car!
Just as I expected; an electric Panamera, not a bad thing at all but the concept looked way better. Wouldn't be surprised if they are making a deal with Tesla to use the supercharger network.
In any case it's still two years away.
The concept was amazing and I saw it as my next weekend car. This iteration is a complete disappointment.
That's what they want you to think it looks like, hence the fake exhaust tips.
Car makers go through great lengths to disguise their cars, this one just had some Panamera parts bolted on. And yes I mean bolted on.
I hope that you are right.
Do we still need conventional rear view mirrors in an expensive cutting edge vehicle? They look old…
The governments mandate it, it's not the manufacturers …
Can't wait to get my Porsche Model 3.. oh, wait…
Oh you're so clever and funny. I'm sure you hear that all of the time though. You superimposed the smaller Model 3 of Tesla with the larger Porsche, because they're both electric cars. I get it. Oh so very clever.
"Oh you're so clever and funny."
Yes, he is. So what are you whining about?
I can't wait for my Porsche Corolla!
Mitsubishi 3000GT
Nailed it!
Are Porsche sales so low that they can't afford a matched set of wheels? How ghetto.
Looks purty but I have to say that I just don't get 4 door Porsche's…
Look carefully…it's not a mission E at all…its a mule…a Panamera. Roofline, headlight, taillight, wheel arche, hoodline, everything is Panamera. So will the mission E be an electrified Panamera or its just a mule since they have not finalized the real production design of the E….
It is clearly slapped together from parts available in the shop, hence the tail pipes (they probably just don't have a rear bumper element without those). Probably damaged or off-spec parts were used for the exterior, given the rather unprofessional overall appearance of the vehicle. A prototype from a German manufacturer would be heavily camouflaged; Tesla is the only company that does not camouflage its vehicles in testing.
I don't see Panamera mule, in the hoodline or front quarter panels. The quarters seem odd, in that they don't crest in-line with the headlights, like Porsches of the past. That might work with the headlights of Mission E. The camo, on front and back, also looks fairly deliberate. Not sure.
I kind of agree with you but that's probably because all Porsche's have a similar design and really how much different can their 4 door models look? This to me does look smaller than the Panamera though. Like kind of a lot shorter.
Of course it's a Panamera test mule.
Mission E will be an electric Panamera.
Porsche wouldn't build a dedicated EV platform for this car.
Better looking than Panamara for sure. But that is a low bar to compare to.
Knowing that it is a Porsche, it will handle better on the curved roads for sure.
€1 billion ($1.17M)? When did the dollar get so strong and when did the Euro tank?
Looks like crap.
Let's see if VW make their chargers 400V for everyone and 800V for their vehicles. Given they have to install so many chargers add part of their agreement, I won't be surprised if they have something like that to give them an advantage. They still satisfy their agreement but gain in the process.
That would negate all the nay sayers about the Super Charger advantage.
"I could shoot you from Stuttgart und still create ze proper effect!"
The Electrics are here! and the competition is inciting improvements!
I love the all aluminum concept. Any weight reducing actions will help win the race.
Just for Hellery, for a longer distance per charge Utility could we use larger diameter wheels? I did this to my Jetta diesel and got a lot more miles from each fuel tank full. I reduced the already poor acceleration but was not setting out to race anyway. I did get a ticket for an astronomical top speed, even the officer didn't believe it and threw it away.
Electric cars should be sold with options for lower drag strip numbers but higher long range per charge? The way I see it the torque is there for a second option . . .
"…with Teslas in pursuit."
Obviously it's a fake video. Tesla cars lead, they don't follow! 😉
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"Porsche slapped on a pair of exhaust finishers, but these were not connected to any real exhaust pipes and were there just for décor."
As an EV advocate I'm not sure whether to find that actually offensive, or merely sad that Porsche is so craven about building EVs that it actually wants people to think the car emits pollution from its rear end!
Either way, my respect for Porsche has dropped a couple of notches. 🙁
Hmmm, according to some of the comments here, the faux tail pipes are likely there only because the car is a mule.
If so, then my complaint was premature.
Whether this is a mule, or a concept car, or a beta, it looks like they are on the right track to me. And benchmarking it against the Model S shows they are serious at building a competitive car.
As far as chargers go, VW/Audi just settled a lawsuit where they agreed to build a whole bunch of chargers across the US. Hopefully they form them into a cohesive network and they will have a network that matches where the supercharger network was when Tesla hit volume Model S production numbers (or better.)
If it works out like that, it will be a major step forward for EV's in general.
Looks NOTHING like the prototype- what happened to those fabulous wheels?
What happened to the suicide doors? That was my buying point.
I saw a white Porsche Mission E driving down the I-5 South, north of San Diego. The back looked exactly like the concept – except for the fake exhausts. The front was the same as the spy photos in this article. It looks like they are testing in Southern California.


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ForumsTips & TricksCreated outlook macro that creates "waiting"task by BCC yourself
Created outlook macro that creates "waiting"task by BCC yourself
I created a macro for Outlook 2010 that will create a "waiting" task in toodledo just by BCCing themselves on the email. This macro is part of my GTD workflow.
The macro uses Toodledo's API to work so you will need to get your own app token and do a little bit of MD5 hashing (you can use the MD5 hash calculator on the toodledo API webpage) to make this macro function, also you will need to reference "Microsoft Scripting Runtime" when in the VBA editor.
I use this macro when I send out an email and I want to create a "waiting" task in toodledo so I do not forget that I need for follow-up with this person if they do not respond. After I BCC my self a dialog box appears where I can type what the actionable task should be and then press OK. The macro then creates a task in toodledo adding the name of the person the email was sent to and the date it was sent and creates a due date for tomorrow (at the end of the day review toodledo and I update the day for when I really want it do).
I am sharing this macro with everyone because I am hoping others can add to it and make it even better. If someone was inclined they could use this macro to create one that will sync outlook and toodledo task if they wanted.
Let me know what you think, and if you have any questions.
Option Explicit
Private Const TD_UserID As String = "username" 'Replace with MD5 hash of your username
Private Const TD_AppToken As String = "AppToken" 'Replace with MD5 hash of your AppToken
Private Const TD_AppID As String = "AppID" 'Replace with MD5 hash of your AppID
Private Const TD_Password As String = "password" 'Replace with MD5 Hash of your password
Private TD_TokenSig As String
Private TD_SessionToken As String
Private TD_Key As String
Private XMLResponse As String
Private XMLtarget As String
Private PostInput As String
Sub WaitingForTask(Item As Outlook.MailItem)
Dim ConfigPath As String
Dim fs, f, LineCount, LineTxt(999), WhatIsNextAction, TDTaskTitle
ConfigPath = "C:\TDfile.cfg"
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 'Need to Reference "Microsoft Scripting Runtime"
Set f = fs.OpenTextFile(ConfigPath, 1, True, 0)
'Reads the config file for the If statement below
Do While f.AtEndOfStream <> True
LineCount = LineCount + 1
LineTxt(LineCount) = f.ReadLine
'If statement looks to see if a Session Token already exists that is < than 4 hours old
If DateDiff("d", LineTxt(1), Date) = 0 And DateDiff("n", LineTxt(2), Time) < 240 Then
TD_SessionToken = LineTxt(3)
TD_Key = LineTxt(4)
'Authentication Script
TD_TokenSig = MD5(TD_UserID & TD_AppToken)
PostInput = "https://api.toodledo.com/2/account/token.php?userid=" & TD_UserID & ";appid=" & TD_AppID & ";sig=" & TD_TokenSig & ";f=xml"
XMLtarget = "token"
XMLResponse = TD_Com(PostInput)
TD_SessionToken = XMLParser(XMLResponse, XMLtarget)
'Generating Key Script
TD_Key = MD5(TD_Password & TD_AppToken & TD_SessionToken)
Kill (ConfigPath) 'deletes config file if it is older than 4 hours
Set f = fs.OpenTextFile(ConfigPath, 8, True, 0)
f.WriteLine Date 'Writes the date into the config file
f.WriteLine Format(Time, "hh:mm:ss") 'Writes the time into the config file
f.WriteLine TD_SessionToken 'Writes the session token into the config file
f.WriteLine TD_Key 'Writes the key into the config file
End If
'Add Task
'Creates a box that allows you to specify the task action
WhatIsNextAction = InputBox("What is the Next Action for this @Waiting For Item?", "Next Action")
'Creates a box that allows you to specify the task action
TDTaskTitle = Item.To & " " & Format(Item.SentOn, "mm/dd/yy") & ": " & WhatIsNextAction '& " (" & Item.Subject & ")"
PostInput = "http://api.toodledo.com/2/tasks/add.php?key=" & TD_Key & ";tasks=[{""title""%3A""" & TDTaskTitle & """%2C""folder""%3A""3521051""%2C""context""%3A""1053099""%2C""duedate""%3A""" & DateDiff("s", "01/01/1970 00:00:00", Format(Item.SentOn, "mm/dd/yy")) & """}];fields=folder,context,duedate;f=xml"
TD_Com (PostInput)
End Sub
Function TD_Com(pInput As String) As String
Dim oXml As Object: Set oXml = CreateObject("MSXML2.DomDocument")
Dim oReq As Object: Set oReq = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHttp")
With oReq
.Open "POST", pInput, False
.Send ("")
oXml.async = False 'Load entire document before moving on
oXml.validateOnParse = False 'Do not validate
MsgBox .responseText
XMLResponse = .responseText
End With
TD_Com = XMLResponse
End Function
Function XMLParser(XMLResponse As String, XMLtarget As String) As String
Dim OpenTag As String, CloseTag As String, StartPos As String, EndPos As String, StartTagPos As String
OpenTag = "<" & XMLtarget & ">"
CloseTag = "</" & XMLtarget & ">"
StartPos = InStr(1, XMLResponse, OpenTag)
EndPos = InStr(1, XMLResponse, CloseTag)
StartTagPos = InStr(StartPos, XMLResponse, ">") + 1
XMLParser = Mid(XMLResponse, StartTagPos, EndPos - StartTagPos)
End Function
Function MD5(sInput As String) As String
Dim oTxt As Object
Dim b() As Byte
Dim l As Long
Set oTxt = CreateObject("System.Text.UTF8Encoding")
With CreateObject("System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvider")
b = .ComputeHash_2((oTxt.GetBytes_4(sInput)))
End With
For l = LBound(b) To UBound(b)
MD5 = LCase(MD5 & Right$("00" & Hex$(b(l)), 2))
Next l
End Function
How is this script triggered on the BCC? I don't see that part in the code.
Jason Bushell
Posted: Sep 18, 2013
Its far easier to create a Quick Step in Outlook 2010.
Sorry I had forgot to mention that you have to create a rule in outlook that runs the macro when you BCC yourself. I'm working on an update to the macro that will pull in the folder data for a combo box and a calendar to set the due date.
Not sure how you would create a quick step that would what this macro does... Quick steps are very limited in their functionality.
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Tunisians protest Islamist gov't as crisis deepens
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Thousands of Tunisians marched through their capital on Saturday, calling for the Islamist-led government to resign as the nation's political crisis deepens.
The assassination of an opposition politician in July, the second in six months, has sharply polarized the country and prompted a walkout by some 60 opposition assembly members.
The march was the culmination of a week of protests organized by a coalition of opposition groups known as the National Salvation Front, calling for the resignation of the government and the dissolution of the assembly elected in 2011 to write the constitution.
Tunisians overthrew their dictator in January 2011, kicking off pro-democracy demonstrations of the Arab Spring around the region and beginning a difficult transition to democracy.
"The government must fall," chanted the crowd that marched some three kilometers (about a mile) from the parliament building to the seat of the government in the center of the city known as the Kasbah. The opposition accuses the Islamists of failing to ensure security in the country or improve the economy.
"Ali Larayedh, the Tunisian people will not be humiliated" they said, addressing the prime minister, who is part of the moderate Islamist Ennahda party that is the dominant coalition partner in the government.
The crowd, which included a large proportion of women and young people, waved red-and-white Tunisian flags and carried signs holding the Islamists responsible for the assassinations of two left-wing politicians.
"The campaign for the departure of the government is far from over. We will put together a plan of action for next week to increase the pressure until our legitimate demands are met," said Khemais Ksela, an opposition deputy.
The government has blamed the assassinations on Islamist extremists and has offered a roadmap to finish the constitution and hold legislative and presidential elections. It has also offered to dissolve itself and form a non-partisan government to oversee elections once the constitution is written. But opposition parties have insisted that the government be dissolved immediately as a condition of negotiations.
Talks are being mediated by the country's powerful main labor union. While there has been no breakthrough yet, members of the two sides have hinted at possible compromises over the past week.
Unlike in Egypt, where a military coup toppled an elected Islamist government, Tunisia's transition has been marked by a pattern of compromises between political actors that has kept the process on track.


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The presumption of naturalism holds that natural causes and explanations are efficient, necessary, primary and sufficient. That neither begs the question nor sandbags theists and paranormalists but demanding evidence and is common ground.
The ignostic-Ockham arguments lead the way to this presumption. It is what scientists use and we all use everyday applied to the supernatural and the parnanormal.
It would be the fallacy of equivocation to equate supernatural faith with scientific trust. Science is knowledge while as Sydney Hook maintained, one has to first show that theological knowledge is such.
Through trial and error , we learn to trust reason and know when it fails.This is contrary to Alvin Plaintga's warrant for faith that we could trust reason if God made it so. Fr.Ewing maintained that one begs the question in averring that evolution helps us trust reason. He himself begs the questin in assiming that God made reason to be trusted.
Existence, being all there is, can have no super mind behind and beyond it. Existence, to build upon Quentin Smith, is the ultimate cause and explainer[cosmologica, the greatest and necessary being[ontological] and through natural selection the "designer"[ Theists beg the question in assuming design- that God had us in mind when natural selection has no goals.].
Thus naturalism should prevail!
I don't see why I must hold to naturalism as some sort of unchangeable dogma.
As long as natural causes seem necessary and sufficient we may dig ourselves deeper into Nature until, possibly, our present method can be proven to be inadequate.
Thus, I adhere to a provisional naturalism; if there is a God out there, science will find him eventually. If they don't, he can remain hidden for all I care.
Ardino, quite right! Naturalism is falliblistic. We naturalists do not a priori deny the suupernatural but demand evidence for it. That goes with what Hume notes about miracles and does not beg the question.
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It's really very simple. It's about credible and sound epistemology. If you can't produce any valid evidence for X then the obvious question becomes, how then do you know X? If anyone insists upon presuming they know X without any valid basis for such knowledge then their claims should be dismissed for what they clearly are—presumption.
Skeptic X, that is the presumption of naturalism alright. However, irrationalists claim the special faculty of faith, the I just say so of credulity!
Look at Plantinga,Hick and Swinurne!
Platinga's warrant for belief is just obfuscation. Hick merely guesses. Swinburne tries but fails.
Skeptic X, that is the presumption of naturalism alright. However, irrationalists claim the special faculty of faith, the I just say so of credulity!
At that point they need to demonstrate their standards of faith and why those standards work for their god(s) and not others.
Good point! John Hick feels all religions are valid.
Very unlikely.
John Hick may think he feels all religions are valid, but John Hick needs to deal with some obvious questions, because he has far too many conflicts and contradictions of all sorts to navigate for that position to even begin to make any sense.
But then to say such a thing in the context of such a discussion, John Hick is probably waffling with the term "valid." If he's changed his position to one that's congruous with naturalism (i.e. all religions deserve the same level of respect, or something like that) then he's no longer on topic.
And he still needs to deal with the proposition that all religions must offer evidence.He supposes. He is a theologian. He deals in the unfathomable. He deals in mysteries.
How can one overcome the presumption? How can one aver that theists meet the ignostic and Ockham challenges?


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My family would sometimes fly to Hilton Head Island for our vacation, but now flying is just one big headache. Before we moved here we switched to driving, but now with gasoline between $3 and $4 a gallon, the cost of heading back north is more expensive.
A few months ago I had to go to Washington, so I decided to give Amtrak a try. After I finally found the train station in Savannah, I was very pleasantly surprised.
First of all, the price was right — about $250 around trip to Washington (Union Station), no hassle, the train was on time, every seat had an electrical outlet for my telephone, the train was very clean, and the seats were large. The only downside to the whole trip was driving to the middle of nowhere in Savannah to the train station. However the train runs right beside Interstate 95 and comes within 100 feet of U.S. 278. If we only had a train station at this location we would have a great option for people who would like to visit Hilton Head Island from New York, Washington, and other cities.
People could travel here from up north in comfort along with three bags at no extra cost. All we need is a small railroad station at the junction of I-95 and U.S. 278.
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Carrie Underwood Won't Start Singing Love Songs
Carrie Underwood might be happily married to and in love with hockey husband Mike Fisher, but don't expect Underwood's personal life to inform her work right now.
CMT reports that in a recent radio chat, Underwood spoke about why fans won't be seeing or hearing her dole out lovey dovey material on 'Blown Away' or beyond. Those types of tunes don't represent her as an artist.
She said, "I've heard a lot of, 'Oh, gosh, she's married now. I would expect her to write a lot of love songs.'" But Underwood compared concerts to acting saying, "Being onstage is acting. You get to be larger than life and larger than yourself. The whole thing to me is just a big chance to just have fun — being able to sing a song like 'Good Girl.' Obviously, that's not what I'm feeling in my life right now. I'm extremely happy, but I don't do love songs for the most part. It just doesn't happen. It feels weird. That's just a personal thing to me. I'd rather live that in my real life."
Underwood certainly has the guts to do what feels right, as opposed to what's expected, in her music and in her brand. She recently spoke about how she has no interest in creating a fragrance, which is something many celebs are doing. Despite the fact that there is big bucks in scents, Underwood eschewed it, saying she'd be weirded out by someone smelling like her.


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Basically, exposure to electric and magnetic fields should be as low as possible. Therefore, from the radiation protection point of view, new power lines should be planned in such a way that they do not lead to additional exposure of the population to electric or magnetic fields.
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The field strengths in the surroundings of power supply installations (and therefore the exposure of the population) generally depend on the distance from the installation, on its technical design and on the operating mode of the installation.
Right from the planning stage, all opportunities should be taken to keep the exposure of the population as low as possible by maintaining distances between residences and power lines and other power supply installations. This means that new power lines, if possible, should not pass through residential areas.
For 50-Hz overhead power lines with a nominal voltage of 220 kilovolts or more that are erected within a new transmission route, the amended 26th Federal Immission Control Ordinance (26. BImSchV) sets out a spanning ban. This means that routes for new high-voltage lines for three-phase current transmission must for precautionary reasons be planned in such a way that the lines do not pass over buildings or parts of buildings that are intended for permanent residence.
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- When constructing power lines, mains electricity suppliers should make full use of their technical possibilities for reducing electric and magnetic fields. This can be, for example, by improving the structural design of electricity pylons, by carefully selecting the circuit layout, the height of the pylons or the distance between the individual conductor ropes. Even if cables are laid underground, the distances and arrangement of the individual conductors can have an impacted on the emitted magnetic fields. The most suitable option depends, among others, on local conditions. Economic considerations also play a role here.
- With regards to electric installations within the household, supply and return conductors should, if possible, be kept closely together (in one cable). Cable strands that conduct high currents, for example rising mains that supply several residences, should be installed at the greatest possible distance from inhabited rooms (for example in the walls of corridors and storerooms). The use of energy-saving devices might also reduce field exposure.
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To most people in Germany, it is not high-voltage lines but electric installations and devices in everyday life and the household that cause the greatest share of their exposure to low-frequency electric and magnetic fields. Therefore, each individual can contribute to the reduction of their personal exposure – the BfS offers tips on individual precautionary measures.
In order to resolve scientific uncertainties, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection supports further research on the subject of electric and magnetic fields.
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Katy Perry Glows in ROAR Video Thanks to Norvell
She grew up in Santa Barbara, CA where the sunshine rarely fails to shine, but singer Katy Perry knows better than to go for the gold via sun-worshipping. When her ROAR video debuted the pop icon's golden glow was the result of a custom-application by Cameron, a mobile tech who works with the Argyle Salon & Spa in Los Angeles. Cameron used NORVELL's sunless formula because of its "just off the beach" natural color. The formula is paraben free, 100% vegan and features a proprietary Vitamin C blend to benefit skin.


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A video game called A Puzzling Present is the latest creation of Angelina, an AI system that designs its own video games. Released with a little help from its creator-cum-collaborator Michael Cook at Imperial College London, Angelina's latest was made by using the code of existing games as a starting point and refining the features it finds into something new.
The ability to pick and choose design ingredients is a big advance, says Cook. Previously, the system came up with game mechanics by putting together rules it was given. "It would slot them together in new ways like a jigsaw, but I was never very happy with it," says Cook. "After all, it needed me to hand it the jigsaw pieces."
But now Angelina finds and test game possibilities - like reversing gravity, high-jumping and teleportation - on its own. It does this using "reflection", a technique that lets software look at and manipulate its own code. Cook starts things off by providing a game level that can't be solved, such as one with a wall between the start and the exit. Angelina then redesigns the level in an iterative process, using ideas it finds in existing games - making changes, testing them, and making further tweaks until the level works. "It's closer to what a human does when they program," says Cook.
Even more cunningly, it has found bugs in Cook's code and taken advantage of them to invent new game levels. In one case, the game code wrongly let a player teleport inside a wall and still allow the character to jump. So Angelina invented a wall-jumping technique, where the player could climb up a vertical wall by repeatedly teleporting and jumping. "This was why I felt it's so important to create a system that was independent of me," says Cook.
In another example, Angelina found code that could be used to make the player bouncy, something that Cook hadn't been aware of. "I've only seen a few games that use bouncing in that way," Cook says. "You can't even guarantee that professional developers will think of these things."
Cook sees Angelina as a system that could help designers by offering constructive criticism to works in progress, perhaps suggesting that a level is too hard and coming up with alternatives. "Game-making assistants don't need to be tools like Photoshop, they could be collaborators," he says. "I like the idea that it could bring more people into game design."
A Puzzling Present can be downloaded for free from the project's website.
This article originally appeared at New Scientist Blogs.


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Lafayette Family Loses Everything In Sunday Afternoon Fire
A home on Belle Plaine Avenue went up in flames Sunday, while a family was out shopping.
PIO Alton Trahan with the Lafayette Fire Department says David Cabral and his children had left to go shopping, when neighbors called him to let him know that his house was on fire. The fire destroyed the home and caused minor damage to the houses on each side of it. The family's two dogs, who were inside the home, died as well.
Lafayette fire investigators say it appears the fire originated in the kitchen area. The cause is still being investigated.


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- Winning Time30.75s
- Runners6 ran
- Distancessh, 3 ½, ¾, hd, 6 ¾
- Off Time12:51:33
- Forecast£19.91
- Tricast£47.14
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Sherri McMillan, M.Sc., has been inspiring the world to adopt a fitness lifestyle for more than 20 years and has received numerous industry awards, including the 2006 IDEA Fitness Director of the Year, the 1998 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year, and the 1998 CanFitPro Fitness Presenter of the Year. Her million-dollar training studios in Portland, OR, and Vancouver, WA, have received Better Business Bureau Business of the Year recognition. McMillan is a fitness trainer, a fitness columnist for various magazines and newspapers, author of five books and manuals (including "Go For Fit—The Winning Way to Fat Loss," "Fit over Forty" and "The Successful Trainers Guide to Marketing"), a featured presenter in various fitness DVDs, an international fitness presenter, and a spokesperson for Nike, Nautilus, Twist Conditioning and PowerBar. She can be reached at http://www.nwfitnesseducation.com/ or http://sherrimcmillan.blogspot.com/.
The holidays are just around the corner, presenting fitness club owners and their staff with the perfect chance to do something special for club members. Here are some things you can do to catch their attention this time of year.
1. Show the love. Your members should know year-round how much you appreciate them, but the holidays are a great time to really drive the point home, perhaps by:
- Hosting a party. You could host a year-end member appreciation party. This year we're hosting a Blast from the Past party where members can dress up in a costume from their favorite era. We'll play a slide show of photos from the events we hosted during the year. We'll announce personal trainer, group instructor and customer service rep of the year. We'll host a trainer auction with money going to a local charity. We'll have costume and dance contests. It's a fabulous event and probably the best holiday party in our area.
- Giving your members a gift. You don't have to do it, but what a nice gesture to let your members know you're thinking of them. We've given water bottles, fleece hats, gift cards and bags. I especially like to give gifts with our logo on them because it's a nice promotion for our business. Next year, I'd like to do a fitness calendar with proceeds going to a local charity.
2. Spread the love. Host an event that members can do together to support a local shelter or important community cause. We host an annual holiday exercise-a-thon and collect food and clothing for the local shelter. We typically load up three to four trucks with goods for the shelter. We also host a gift-giving tree for which members can bring in gifts that go to local children in need. Doing something like this as a group creates a strong bond with your members and develops your community.
3. Challenge them with love. We host a one-month holiday challenge from Nov. 24 to Dec. 24. Members get points based on workout consistency, nutrition adherence, adding variety to their routine, bringing in a guest, trying out a new service, etc. If they complete all components of the challenge, they receive a T-shirt (with our logo on it, of course) as a reward. This challenge keeps members accountable during the tough holiday season and helps them avoid the typical holiday weight gain.
4. Sales with love. Do you have a plan to encourage members to focus on the gift of health, fitness and vitality during the holidays? People are spending money on gifts in late November and throughout December—so why not encourage members purchase a gift that will literally change someone's life rather than a sweater that their loved one will never wear? Here are some sales ideas:
- Offer a holiday sale or promotion. All smart business owners do this during the holiday season. You have to entice your members and prospects to want to invest in your services. Plus, this type of offer will get them to prioritize their commitment to their health and fitness now and set them up for a healthy and fit 2011 before they have spent all their funds.
- Give members $25 to $50 gift cards as a member appreciation gift for the holidays. Again, this will encourage them to use it, increasing the chances that they will continue with you into 2011. Consider giving them two gift cards—one for them to use and one for them to give to a loved one as a holiday gift.
- Give all your members free (or offer low-priced) trial pass gift certificates that they can give to their friends, co-workers, family members and acquaintances (hair stylist, children's teachers, neighbors, etc.). They make great stocking stuffers. Our gift certificates include an initial complimentary training session and one to two weeks of free group training sessions. Let your members spread the word and help you launch into a fabulous January.
- Display lots of great gift ideas throughout your club. Hot items include heart rate monitors, foam rollers, tubing with protective coating and stability balls. You can usually sell quite a bit of product during the holidays because members like the convenience that shopping at the gym provides.
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This squidgy cake is perhaps closer to a tort. It also reminds me of the various "fallen chocolate cakes" I've seen where, due to the absence of flour, the cake collapses slightly as it cools creating a dense, rich chocolate delight. I was a little sad that my pears were completely smothered by the chocolate batter but it's hard to complain about a cake rising more than anticipated!
Perfect as a tea time treat or a dessert, the recipe suggested serving with crème fraiche. I have to confess that I view crème fraiche as a tool of the devil so went with thick Channel Islands spooning cream instead. The contrast between the colours and textures of the pear and chocolate is very striking:
The only tweak I made to the recipe was using half dark, half milk chocolate instead of the recommended dark. This is purely down to personal taste; I sometimes find that dark chocolate can be too harsh by itself and some milk chocolate calms it down.
One thing I would say – and I sincerely hope it won't put you off making this cake – is that while the recipe is very easy, you do need several bowls to hold ingredients in. I needed three: one to melt the chocolate and butter, one to hold the egg yolk and sugar, and the third to whip the egg whites in. Nothing complex, it just requires a bit of prep and organisation.
The cake is so moist:
While this may not sound the healthiest of cakes, it's got a lot of things going for it. Firstly it contains pears which are fruit and we all know we need to eat lots of fruit. Secondly it includes dark chocolate which contains anti-oxidants (I have no idea what these do but it sounds vital to wellbeing). Thirdly I served it with cream which contains calcium ensuring healthy teeth and bones. Fourthly, it tastes delicious so will make you happy. Ok, I admit I'm running out of ideas....
85g unsalted butter
85g dark chocolate (I used half dark chocolate, half milk chocolate)
1 tablespoon brandy (optional)
3 eggs, separated
85g golden caster sugar
85g ground hazelnuts
4 ripe small pears, peeled, halved and cored (you will probably only be able to fit 7 halves on the cake)
How to make:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan oven 160°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.
- Line a 25cm springform tin with baking paper.
- Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over a pan of simmering water, then remove from the heat and stir in the brandy. Put to one side.
- Whisk the egg yolks and sugar until pale, thick and fluffy.
- Fold the egg yolk and sugar mix into the chocolate and then also fold in the ground hazelnuts.
- In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites until they are at the soft peak stage.
- Fold one spoonful of the egg white into the chocolate mix to slacken the mixture.
- Fold the remaining whites into the chocolate being careful not to overwork the mixture.
- Spoon or pour the batter into the prepared cake tin then lightly place the pear halves on top, cut side down.
- Leave to cool in the tin on a wire rack before carefully removing from the tin. The cake will sink a little on cooling.
- Dust with icing sugar and serve with thick cream or, if you really must, crème fraiche.
- Bask in glory at the wonderful thing you have made.
- Eat.


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