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2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Redesigned line of sedans, coupes, convertibles, wagons.
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is almost entirely new. The 2010 Mercedes E350 and E550 sedans, coupes, convertibles and wagons are a technological tour de force, yet none of the new technology is intrusive.
Though nearly everything about them is new, the essence of the E-Class cars hasn't changed. They retain the feeling of robustness and engineering excellence that has defined them for decades.
The E-Class sits in the middle of the Mercedes car line, between the compact C-Class and the big S-Class. Though it's no longer Mercedes' biggest seller in the United States, the E-Class remains the company's best-selling car worldwide, and as such it defines the brand's essence. Every E-Class model delivers an excellent balance of passenger space, luxury, style and impressive performance in a practical, manageably sized package.
The E-Class line has been expanded, with a two-door Coupe joining the familiar sedan. Wagon and convertible variants will be available across the United States by late spring 2010. The new E-Class looks more angular, perhaps more technical, than its predecessors, but it is quite pleasing to the eye. The underlying structure of all variants has been strengthened to improve crash protection, reduce vibration and sharpen handling, without adding weight. Yet if the new-generation E-Class cars have a theme, it might be their high-tech control and management systems. That's not surprising for a car that introduced a host of now-familiar features, from antilock brakes to airbags, to mass production.
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class represents the most electronics-intensive model line Mercedes has offered to date, and most of the new computer-managed systems focus on safety. A new Attention Assist system that comes standard monitors up to 70 driving parameters to determine whether the driver is getting drowsy behind the wheel and uses both visual and auditory warnings to tell the driver to pull over for rest. The Distronic Plus cruise control option features both blind-spot warning and lane-departure warning technology, while automatic self-adjusting headlights automatically dim the brights. And those systems are just the start.
Beyond the technological wizardry, the E-Class remains what is has always been, only maybe a little bit nicer. Every model is smooth, quiet and appointed in elegant, understated fashion, with comfortable space for four or five passengers and a substantial load of luggage.
The new sedans are very attractive and the new two-door Coupe might be the sexiest E-Class car ever.
The standard gasoline V6 in the Mercedes E350 models is more than powerful enough for most drivers. The 382-horsepower V8 in the Mercedes E550 models delivers the turbine-like, overpowered feel that characterizes Germany's best autobahn blasters. The turbocharged engine in the Mercedes E350 BlueTEC sedan is the smoothest, quietest diesel available in the United States. It delivers amazing bursts of acceleration for passing, with mileage that surpasses most other cars in this class by about 30 percent. Those seeking help through the worst of a northern winter can choose the 4MATIC all-wheel-drive system for the E-Class sedans and wagon.
The E-Class created a category of mid-sized luxury cars that has become one of the most competitive (and enjoyable) in today's automobile market. The 2010 E-Class models simply re-establish Mercedes credentials near the top of the class.
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class includes four-door sedans, two-door coupes, convertibles, and a wagon, in 11 distinct models. E350 models come with a 3.5-liter V6. E350 BlueTEC models feature a 3.0-liter V6 turbo-diesel. E550 comes with a V8. All E-Class cars come with a seven-speed automatic transmission.
The E350 sedan ($48,600) comes with automatic dual-zone climate control, burl walnut trim, 14-way power front seats with position memory, an eight-speaker stereo with six-CD changer and Bluetooth interface, and 17-inch alloy wheels. The standard upholstery is cloth. The E350 BlueTEC sedan ($49,600) is equipped similarly. The E550 sedan ($56,300) comes standard with leather upholstery and a power sunroof.
4MATIC all-wheel drive ($2,500) is optional.
The 2011 E350 4MATIC wagon (June 2010) comes only with all-wheel drive and the 3.5-liter gasoline V6.
The E350 Coupe ($48,050) and E550 Coupe are equipped comparably to the sedans.
The 2011 E350 Cabriolet and E550 Cabriolet (May 2010) resemble the two-door Coupe but feature a power-operated fabric convertible top and a number of features intended to allow open motoring year-round.
The E63 AMG sedan ($88,625) features a 6.2-liter V8 that generates 518 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. It adds a host of performance upgrades, including a seven-speed transmission with an automatic clutch rather than a conventional torque converter.
Options are clustered in two groupings. Premium Package I ($3,950-$4,400, depending on the model) adds a navigation system, premium harman/kardon audio with HD radio and Sirius satellite radio hardware, heated front seats, a back-up camera and rear-glass sunshade. Premium Package II ($6,350-$6,800) includes Package I plus ventilated front seats, a bi-xenon active light system with automatic high-beam control and headlight washers, and keyless entry. Standalone options include rear-seat DVD entertainment ($1,850), Panoramic Sunroof ($1,590), split folding rear seat ($430).
Safety features include advanced antilock brakes (ABS) and electronic stability program (ESP). Active safety systems include Attention Assist drowsiness monitor. Standard passive safety features include nine airbags: dual frontal, driver's knee-protection, front-passenger side-impact torso, front passenger side-impact pelvis, and full cabin head-protection curtains. Rear passenger side-impact airbags are optional.
The Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been thoroughly redesigned for 2010. The 2010 E-Class models are generally more angular than their predecessors, with sharper creases. Automotive styling is a subjective process, to be sure, but the new E-Class has been lauded from many corners for its character and pleasing design.
With the redesign, Mercedes has also re-aligned the E-Class nomenclature. Besides the familiar sedan and wagon, the line-up once again includes an E-Class Coupe and Cabriolet (or convertible), which replace cars that had been known as the CLK since the mid-1990s. All E-Class models share the same underpinnings, and nearly identical exterior dimensions.
Styling for all E-Class variants is quite similar, too, at least from the windshield forward. Every design cue, panel, lamp and piece of glass has been changed compared to the outgoing models. And although they tend to look bigger than their predecessors, more like Mercedes' premium S-Class, they really aren't. The new E-Class variants share a larger grille, and a new trapezoidal headlamp array with multiple elements and square corners instead of the traditional E-Class oval lamps.
From the windshield back, the new E-Class models differ, of course. The two-door Coupe's roof flows more evenly than the sedans, with a less prominent notch where the rear glass tapers downward. Yet all variants share a set of four lines rising from front to rear in or on the body. Rear lamps are similar on Coupe and sedan, as are the rectangular exhaust tips built into the bumpers, rather than hung below them.
Mercedes designers took great pains managing airflow through, under and around the new E-Class, producing a sedan with a drag coefficient of only 0.25, despite its big, brawny appearance. That makes the E-Class the most aerodynamically efficient four-door car in the world, according to Mercedes. The company claims that the Coupe's Cd of just 0.24 is the best overall figure for any series-production car anywhere. Other things equal, a lower Cd means less interior noise and better fuel mileage.
The E-Class wagon will be offered only in Sport trim. That means a bolder three-bar grille, more aggressively flared rocker panels and perforated front brake discs with painted calipers, visible through five-spoke 17-inch wheels. The wagon's roof creates a dramatic teardrop shape in profile, with LED taillights that wrap around the rear corners of the car.
The E-Class Cabriolet comes closest in appearance to the Coupe, except for its power-operated top. The top is traditional fabric, and so well insulated that it actually dampens sound more effectively than the steel roof on the coupe, according to Mercedes. The soft top opens or closes in 20 seconds with one button, at speeds up to 25 mph.
On one hand, the 2010 Mercedes E-Class interior has a completely new look, just like the exterior. On the other, the E-Class retains enough Mercedes-style interior appointments to make it comfortably familiar to previous E-Class owners.
Seat-shaped seat controls high on the door panels and seat heating/cooling controls at the very bottom of the center stack make it easy to adjust important things quickly. Textures and color schemes are familiar Mercedes, too. With the darker interior colors and standard burl walnut trim, the E-Class can create a slightly somber tone inside. Yet in all cases the cabin exudes a classy, understated elegance.
The dashboard in all E-Class variants in identical. The forward door panels and center console are similar as well, though they're trimmed a bit differently depending on the model and equipment ordered.
Mercedes' familiar three-gauge instrument cluster has been supplanted by a package of five analog gauges, including two pairs that overlap each other. All are exceptionally crisp and easy to read at a glance. Nonetheless, the E-Class dash is dominated by something Mercedes calls its COMAND system, which sits front and center at the top of the center stack.
COMAND is a seven-inch color display screen with standard in-dash, six-disc CD/DVD changer and a Bluetooth interface that allows phones to be operated through the car's audio system, even if they remain in a purse or pocket. Using a point-and-click controller on the center console, this central display can be controlled by either the driver or front passenger to adjust audio and other functions. Most features, including climate controls, can be adjusted with their own separate switches lower in the center stack. The COMAND display also shows the optional navigation screen, the back-up camera image, and the night vision infrared display.
The E-Class front seats are new, with a less bulky design that is still quite comfortable and supportive for long stints at the wheel. There's plenty of adjustment in the seats and steering wheel to accommodate nearly any sized driver. The wheel itself is thick and wrapped in nice leather, with multiple buttons to control audio and phone. Mercedes' familiar stalked-mounted cruise-control switch remains, and it still looks too much like, and is too easily mistaken for, the turn-signal lever. The new gear selector is a lot like a turn signal, too, on the right side of the steering column. E-Class cars ordered in Sport trim have paddles behind the steering-wheel spokes for manual gear selection.
All E-Class variants come standard with new active safety features. The big-ticket item is Attention Assist, which constantly monitors up to 70 driving parameters to determine whether the driver is getting drowsy behind the wheel. If it decides a driver is at risk of dozing, Attention Assist uses both visual and auditory warnings to tell the driver to pull over, get some rest, or get a cup of coffee.
The Distronic Plus cruise control option is offered with both blind-spot warning and lane-departure warning systems built in. An intelligent self-adjusting headlamp system uses cameras to detect both oncoming cars and the traffic ahead, and raises and lowers the headlamp beams accordingly. The idea is to put the most light on the road most of the time, without disturbing other drivers. The new Intelligent Nightview option throws infrared light in front of the car and then uses high-resolution video cameras to spot the higher temperatures coming from otherwise invisible pedestrians and animals.
The middle seat in back of the E-Class sedan is reasonably comfortable for a small-to-medium-sized adult on a short trip. The outboard rear seats in the E-Class Coupe are actually a bit more inviting than those in the sedan, even though they're more difficult to climb into in the absence of rear doors. The Coupe's rear seats offer decent legroom, and they're more heavily contoured than those in the sedan. The built-in rear console adds a luxurious, limousine-style touch.
Neither interior nor cargo space in the new-generation E-Class have changed significantly; they are about the same as the previous model's, and the car can be ordered with split folding rear seats for additional cargo flexibility.
Trunk capacity remains at the top of the class, matching the Audi A6 at 15.9 cubic feet, and surpassing the Acura TL (13.1 cubic feet), BMW 5 Series (14.0), and Lexus GS (12.7). The E-Class Coupe has as much trunk volume as the sedan. The E-Class Cabriolet, on the other hand, loses a substantial chunk of trunk space to the storage area for the folded convertible top.
The E350 wagon expands cargo capacity even further, and its standard all-wheel-drive and self-leveling rear air suspension allow a substantial towing capacity of some 2,500 pounds. The wagon features a power-fold mechanism that lowers the split rear seatbacks with buttons near the tailgate, as well as an automatic tailgate that can memorize a desired opening height. The wagon will come standard with a folding third seat in the cargo area when it hits U.S. showrooms in June 2010.
Driving Impression
Driving the 2010 Mercedes E-Class is a slightly more complicated process than it was with its predecessor. There are more standard seat adjustments to deal with in the initial pre-drive ritual, and a host of new electronic systems that can present themselves once you're underway. The blind-sport warning system lights up a triangle in the side mirrors whenever a vehicle enters the blind spot. The lane-departure warning system vibrates the steering wheel when you cross the lane marker before activating the turn signal. The optional night-vision screen image is large, crisp and clear, and so bright and detailed at night that it can distract the driver from the task at hand.
Still, most of these new systems are less intrusive than those in many E-Class competitors. Most functions and features can be adjusted with the point-and-click dial on the center console, or with more conventional, separate switches on the dash: whichever the driver finds easier or less distracting during the process of driving. And, all the new electronic gizmos aside, the 2010 models are more comfortable, more solid, quieter, and more agile-feeling than any previous E-Class.
We particularly like the diesel-powered E350 BlueTEC sedan. Mercedes' V6 turbodiesel is the smoothest, quietest diesel engine available, so virtually all the smoky, clattering drawbacks of more traditional diesel power are gone (though the oily diesel smell during fill-ups remains). Performance is virtually identical the gasoline-powered E350, with even stronger short bursts of acceleration, and the diesel engine comes with a substantial fuel mileage increase compared to nearly every other car in this class. That's good for the pocketbook, the environment and the world's geo-political balance. The BlueTEC 3.0-liter V6 turbo-diesel engine is rated 210 horsepower, 400 pound-feet of torque.
As for the E-Class gasoline engines, both the more economical 268-horsepower V6 and the more powerful 382-horsepower V8 are smooth, quiet, and responsive. Better still, Mercedes' seven-speed automatic transmission is improved compared to previous iterations. It more frequently chooses the perfect gear for the prevailing driving circumstances, and both up or down shifts come quickly. Or the driver can choose the desired gear with the steering-wheel-mounted paddles, and the transmission will stay in that gear right up to the engine's redline without upshifting automatically.
Overall E-Class performance is impressive, regardless of the model, and none of the variants is a lightweight. Packed with all the technology, all the luxury touches and all those airbags, the E350 sedan weighs in at 3,825 pounds and the E550 at 4,034. The 4MATIC all-wheel-drive option adds more weight. Given these figures, the spry acceleration seems even more remarkable.
The E350 V6 will sprint to 60 mph in about 6.5 seconds; the E550 V8 does the same in just 5.2 seconds, with top speed electronically limited to 155 mph, per the German industry agreement to control terminal velocity.
E350 models are powered by a 3.5-liter V6 rated at 268 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. E550 models use a 5.5-liter V8 generating 382 horsepower and 391 pound-feet of torque.
Any E-Class is quick, and made to cruise all day at highly extralegal speeds. All are reasonably nimble.
There's a nice balance of comfortable ride and good handling response, even in the standard models, which put a bit more emphasis on the ride. All E-Class variants have a variable damping system that changes the rebound rate of the shock absorbers according to conditions. This allows a softer, quieter ride on smoother roads, but retains full shock damping through dips, or for spirited driving on twisting two-lanes.
The E-Class brakes are world-class, with the latest electronic controls and built-in automatic braking with the Distronic radar-controlled cruise option. These brakes are consistently powerful at the wheels, progressive and reassuring at the pedal, and they always come back, no matter how hot they may get in a spirited drive.
The E-Class Cabriolet is loaded with features intended to extend open motoring throughout the year. One is AIRSCARF, which uses neck-level heating vents under the headrests. Another is a new device called AIRCAP: an aerodynamic deflector mounted at the top of the windshield.
AIRCAP contains 211 separate parts with 70 patents, and it can be raised roughly 2.5 inches at the driver's discretion to redirect airflow over the top of the E-Class Cabriolet's open cabin. The point? AIRCAP virtually eliminates buffeting (not to mention wind noise) for front-seat passengers when the convertible top is lowered. It reduces buffeting for rear-seat passengers to levels comparable to that experienced by front-seat passengers in other four-place convertibles, according to Mercedes. And it does so without the drawbacks associated with more familiar, screen-type wind blockers raised behind the front seats: reduced visibility, and elimination of rear-seat passenger space. There's at least a slight payback with AIRCAP, to be sure. When the airfoil is raised, the E-Class Cabriolet's roof-open drag coefficient rises from 0.33 to 0.38, and that could have a measurable effect on fuel economy. Nonetheless, AIRCAP works as billed, and allows the quietest, buffeting-free open motoring we've experienced.
Few automobiles deliver as satisfying a mix of passenger space, luxury, style and performance in a vault-solid, practical package as the all-new 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. From convertible to wagon, there's an E-Class variant for nearly every taste, an available high-mileage diesel engine or an ultra-performance, 518-hp V8, and optional 4MATIC all-wheel drive for drivers who can use it. Add to that Mercedes-Benz claims the new-generation E-Class is the safest car of its type ever built, based on all the standard safety equipment that's built in.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent Jim McCraw reported from Madrid, Spain, with J.P. Vettraino reporting from Detroit, and Mitch McCullough in Los Angeles.
Model Lineup
Mercedes-Benz E350 Coupe ($48,050); E350 sedan ($48,600); E350 BlueTEC sedan; E350 4MATIC sedan ($51,100); E350 4MATIC wagon; E550 Coupe ($54,650); E550 sedan ($56,300); E350 Cabriolet; E550 4MATIC sedan ($58,800); E550 Cabriolet; E63 AMG ($88,625).
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Options As Tested
Premium Package II includes GPS navigation system with 40 GB hard drive, harmon/kardon LOGIC7 surround-sound audio with HD radio, Sirius satellite radio and iPod connection and cable, rear-window sunshade, rearview camera, heated/ventilated front seats, Bi-Xenon headlights with Active Curve Illumination, Adaptive High Beam Assist, LED turn signals and daytime running lights, headlight washers and KEYLESS-GO proximity key ($6,350); Wood/leather steering wheel package with wood/leather shift knob ($750); Steel Gray metallic paint ($720).
Model Tested
Mercedes-Benz E550 Coupe ($54,650).The E-Class sedans are redesigned for 2010. They are solid, safe, comfortable, luxurious, and fast. A 2010 wagon is not currently available. New for 2010, the E- Class Coupe is a sporty, dynamic, and distinctive coupe with a classic Mercedes design. Rear-wheel drive E-Class sedans are available in three models, E350, E550, and E63 AMG. The E350 and E550 are available with 4MATIC all-wheel drive. The new E-Class coupes are available with rear-wheel drive as the E350 and E550. All models include a seven-speed automatic transmission. A 268-hp, 3.5-liter gasoline V6 engine powers the E350. The E550 has a 382-hp, 5.5-liter V8 engine under the hood while the E63 AMG has a 518-hp, 6.3-liter V8 with AMG speedshift. The sedans seat five, and the coupe seats four. Multi-zone climate control is standard and all models come with a lengthy list of standard features. The E-class is redesigned for 2010 and includes the all new E-Class coupe.
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The Boone Heritage Festival • Saturday October 13th, 2012, From 9AM to 4 PM, Have fun with the family, learning about history through 18th century demonstrations, crafts, music, storytelling and dance. Celebrating Appalachian heritage and Daniel Boone's legacy with 18th century living history demonstrations, craft and food vendors, music jam sessions, a liar's bench, children's make-and-take crafts, and live music and storytelling by some of the region's best in old-time traditions. Admission to the Boone Heritage Festival is FREE.
The Southern Appalachian Historical Association and the town of Boone, North Carolina present The Boone Heritage Festival the second Saturday in October, Saturday October 13th, 2012, From 9AM to 4 PM. The festival is held outdoors in the beautiful wooded setting of the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum. The focus of the event is Appalachian traditions, history, and heritage as well as contemporary Appalachian life.
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The day's events include music and storytelling with music jam sessions all day, where both amateurs and professionals can join in. The jam sessions are open to musicians, dancers and listeners alike. You can even get a hands-on, mini music lesson in exchange for a small donation. Fun and entertaining cake walks will be featured in between sets throughout the day.
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Adjacent to the Museum property, Daniel Boone Native Gardens will be offering free, guided tours of the Gardens at designated time. Explore the varied "rooms" of the Gardens, featuring a bog garden, fern garden, rhododendron grove, vine-covered arbor and others.
The First Annual Boone Heritage Festival took place on October 8th 2011 and was attended by approximately 1500 people. Boone Heritage Festival is the major fund and friend-raiser for Hickory Ridge Living History Museum. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. For more information about the Boone Heritage Festival please visit the Heritage Festival Website at www.booneheritagefestival.com
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Hickory Ridge Living History Museum • The Mountains of North Carolina are rich in history. The Cherokee Indians, Daniel Boone and other early explorers and settlers are an important part of the history of our country. At the Hickory Ridge Living History Museum you can learn what life was like in the 1700s as our country was formed and expanded.
Hickory Ridge Living History Museum is located on the grounds of Horn in the West, the nation's oldest Revolutionary War drama, in Boone, North Carolina. Hickory Ridge Living History Museum was created in 1980 to foster a better understanding of the life of the settlers in the Horn in the West outdoor drama.
Staffed with interpreters in period clothing, the 18th century homestead gives visitors a glimpse into the past and a feeling for the daily lives of early mountain settlers including how they lived, and what constituted a 'typical' mountain homestead.
The museum also provides insight into the self sufficiency of our forefathers by showing the routines and skills they possessed such as hearthside cooking, weaving, making candles, spinning, blacksmithing, etc.
The museum strives to recreate the atmosphere of a small mountain community around the time of the Revolutionary War when furnishings were sparse but the family was diverse with its religion, humor, and self sufficiency, creating a warm atmosphere. The Museum also features a number of special events each year.
Horn in the West and Hickory Ridge Living History Museum are productions of the Southern Appalachian Historical Association Inc. (S.A.H.A.). It is supported by the town of Boone and over 1,000 local business in various ways. S.A.H.A is responsible for the continuation of the Horn in the West, Hickory Ridge Living History Museum, and related productions and events .
The Southern Appalachian Historical Association Records at The Appalachian State University Library include SAHA's administrative papers, correspondence, brochures, souvenir programs, newspaper and magazine articles, photographs, and films relating to the organization, regional history, and the play, "Horn in the West."
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Fusion strategy yields a higher payoff
Maybe those women who hyphenate their last names when they marry are onto something.
New research by marketing professor Natalie Mizik suggests that "fusion branding" yields a higher payoff over the years for newly merged firms.
Though mergers are central to corporate growth strategies, they are disruptive events that give customers, employees and investors an opening to reassess their relationships with the newly formed entity. The need to rebrand all or part of an entity after a merger gives the firm the chance to consider how it presents itself to the public.
Corporations can handle the rebranding after a merger in three ways:
Business-as-usual – Neither firm changes its branding. Though restructured as a single entity, each part continues to operate under its original name and brand symbol. When Fox News and News Corporation merged, for example, each kept its brand identity.
Assimilation – The newly merged entity assumes the identity of one of the firms, such as when Verizon and Alltel merged, and the Alltel brand disappeared.
Fusion – Both firms contribute elements from their separate identities to form a new brand. For instance, when United Airlines and Continental Airlines merged, they used United's name but paired it with the recognizable slice of the globe from the Continental logo. When J.P. Morgan and Chase Manhattan merged, they became JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Business-as-usual branding preserves the brand equity but does not seek to enhance it and does not capitalize on potential synergies. Assimilation branding discards all brand equity of the target firm, along with the embedded customers' and employees' goodwill. Fusion branding seeks to preserve, enhance and leverage brand equity of both merging firms. Fusion also lends itself to a more nuanced communication and messaging; its greater flexibility means it can be better tailored to suit a specific business context.
To determine which branding strategy yields the best results and under what conditions, Mizik collaborated with Isaac Dinner of IE Business School and Jonathan Knowles, CEO of Type 2 Consulting. Highlights of their study appeared in the September 2011 issue of
Harvard Business Review.
The researchers studied 216 companies formed in the largest mergers between U.S.-based companies from 1997 to 2006. They separated companies into three groups based on the branding strategy each company chose. In their sample, 119 mergers used assimilation branding; 53 used business-as-usual branding; and 44 used fusion branding. The researchers examined the stock market's immediate reaction on the day of the merger announcement for each firm and noted the average three-year postmerger return for firms in each group, relative to the market as a whole.
Mergers typically underperform the market. Surprisingly, the study found that merger performance differed significantly depending on the choice of the corporate branding by the merged firm.
Fusion branding showed the best performance overall. Unlike assimilation-branded and business-as-usual-branded mergers, fusion-branded mergers did not generate an immediate negative market reaction at the time of the merger announcement and did not show negative returns in the years after the merger was completed. Interesting differences between assimilation-branded and business-as-usual-branded mergers became apparent as well.
"We found that the stock market was better able to recognize the negative consequences of acquisition-branded mergers and to penalize the firms early on," Mizik said. "The valuation of those firms was adjusted immediately when the merger was announced, but there was no significant underperformance after the merger was completed."
The business-as-usual-branded mergers had only a small negative market reaction at the time of the merger announcement but showed a significant postmerger drop in valuation. "The investors
seemed to appreciate the clarity of the assimilation and fusion strategies," Mizik said, "but they tended to have difficulty properly pricing the business-as-usual-branded mergers and overvalued them initially."
After adjusting for such factors as risk, size and market-to-book ratio, Mizik found that, three years from the day of the merger announcement, companies using an assimilation branding strategy fell short of the market return by 15 percent on average. Companies using a business-as-usual approach fell short by 25 percent. But fusion-branded companies exceeded the market return by 3 percent.
Mizik's research is the first to systematically examine the value implications of corporate branding strategies in mergers and to document the differences in performance across fusion-branded, assimilation-branded and business-as-usual-branded mergers. Assimilation and business-as-usual branding strategies might be more expedient but are associated with inferior performance compared to fusion branding.
Given the continuing popularity of mergers as a component of corporate growth strategy, Mizik's insights are all the more relevant.
Effective branding can help the merged entity enhance or preserve brand equity and customer equity of the merging companies. It can expand the appeal of the entity's products to new segments and generate new incremental value to customers and employees through improved image and better marketing of products. Investors might use branding strategy as an indication of how well the companies have thought through the merger transaction and integration. It signals the strategic direction and vision, managerial intent and commitment to successful integration.
Managers should be more deliberate in evaluating the options and selecting branding strategies, said Mizik. "Corporate branding can help mitigate some of the uncertainty caused by clarifying the intent of the merger to customers, employees and investors – the three key constituencies whose ongoing loyalty largely determines the merger's success or failure."
Natalie Mizik is a former associate professor of marketing at UNC Kenan-Flagler.


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Full Name / Location / Contact
Peter Nyfeler / Davos, Switzerland
E-Mail : peter.nyfeler{at}hispeed.ch
My first camera I bought was an Olympus C 2000 Z in 1999 and works fine till now.
In 2001, I saw this nice panoramas on the web and was fascinated. It was unbelievable
for me to spinning around, up and down.
Since that time I have a virus called panorama.I bought a coolpix 4500 with all the
necessary parts to produce panoramas.
It was a really hard time to collect all the informations about panorama shooting and panotools.
Probably I took the wrong direction, because I first learned all about taking panoramas
and after this I learned how to take good photos.
- Here my experimental Homepage
Current Equipment
- Nikon D70
- Nikkor 10.5 mm
- Sigma 8 mm
- Tripod Manfrotto Carbon One
- Leveling center column
- Panorama head Manfrotto 303SPH
- Monopod Head
- Coolpix 4500
- Fisheye Converter FC-E8
- Wideangle Converter WC-E63
- Cullmann Lightweight tripod
- Monopod Head
- Tripod Head
WWP Panoramas
See my contribution to WorldWidePanorama here
Mirror Ball Cap
Here you can find an easy way to cover the tripod in an equirectangular (PSphere) panorama with a cap that looks like mirror ball.
There is also link where you can download the Photoshop action to produce this mirror ball.


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Rajiv Chandrasekaran is a Washington Post reporter who has written extensively, and inaccurately, about U.S. involvement in Iraq. Years ago, I criticized his reporting here, here, here, and here.
Now, for the tenth anniversary of our invasion of Iraq, Chandrasekaran is back with what he claims are "five myths about Iraq." His analysis is as distorted as ever.
Parts of Chandrasekaran's piece are just silly. For example, he cites as "myth" the claim that "the Americans have all left" Iraq. Not so: 220 U.S. military personnel remain.
But has anyone said that every last American military-type has left Iraq? Chandrasekaran's argument is a bit like saying I didn't clean my house because I failed to dust the nightstand in the basement guest room.
Turning to more important questions, Chandrasekaran deems it a myth to say that "the troop surge succeeded." He agrees, as he must, that the surge helped bring about a sharp decrease in sectarian violence. But another goal, he insists, was to bring about a grand bargain between the Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds. This hasn't happened.
By the same kind of reasoning, Chandrasekaran could argue that the Union's Civil War effort didn't succeed because, although it defeated the rebellion, it didn't lead to a harmonious reconstruction or to real freedom for most southern Blacks. Under any fair-minded analysis, a military operation succeeds if it accomplishes its core military objectives, even though some hoped-for political consequences don't follow.
The military objectives of the surge were (1) to curtail the sectarian violence that was tearing Iraq apart and (2) to deal a major, Sunni Arab assisted blow to al Qaeda (a goal Chandrasekaran neglects to mention). The surge accomplished both. That's more than good enough for government work.
Al Qaeda in Iraq has staged a comeback. But that's due to post-surge developments including decisions by the Obama administration. The revival of al Qaeda in Iraq does not demonstrate that the surge didn't succeed, any more than the rise of the Ku Klux Klan shows the Civil War effort to have been a failure.
Tomorrow, I will attend an AEI program that looks back at the Iraq war. I hope, as a result, to have more to say about the surge and related matters.


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I was given, as a gift, a copy of Michael Casey's Fully Human, Fully Divine (Ligouri Press, 2004) by someone whom I meet with, regularly, in spiritual direction. He claimed he found the book a remarkable resource for his own prayer and reflection. Casey, a Trappist monk in Tarrawara, Australia, is, indeed, a gifted writer. But, a decidedly added plus for me in this book, especially at the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012, is the way it delves systematically into the gospel of Mark which forms our continuous gospel reading for this coming year as we go through liturgical cycle B.
Fully Human, Fully Divine finds much solace in Mark's so human Jesus (who admits there are some things he does not know; who shows strong human emotions, including anger; who expresses compassion from his very bowels; who from the cross cries out--note: the Greek word Mark used there means something closer to " bellow out like a wounded bull"). Casey comments: "We cannot emphasize enough that the humanity assumed by the Word was not the untainted boldness of Adam before the fall but the shriveled vulnerability we all share. As Bernard of Clairvaux reminds us, 'Nothing so demonstrates God's positive attitude toward the human race as embracing my humanity, I repeat, my humanity, and not the flesh Adam had before the fall. What manifests God's mercy more clearly than that he would embrace such misery?'" The danger is that we project on Jesus a kind of perfection that is, in fact, incompatible with humanity. In Casey's view, " much dubious Christology derives from the fact that many of us have trouble accepting the spottiness of our own concrete humanity, and loving what God has thus fashioned."
Casey's study alternates chapters between his treatment of segments of Mark's gospel (the baptism; the temptation; Jesus' exorcisms; Jesus as teacher; Jesus the Sower; Nature miracles; Jesus with the Syro-Phoenician woman; the transfiguration; Gethsemane; the cross and the empty tomb) with parallel chapters, drawing on the wisdom and spirituality of the great monastic writers, such as Julian of Norwich, Bernard of Clairvaux, John Cassian, Isaac of Stella, Gregory the Great. As Casey knows: "Outward observance, however holy, cannot take the place of personal encounter with the living God."
He has clearly done his exegetical homework. Thus, in his chapter on the temptation of Jesus, he points out that the Greek word used in Mark implies that the spirit "violently and immediately" drives Jesus into the desert. The same verb is used there as the one employed for the expulsion of demons. The other synoptics present the temptation as a kind of unequal debate between Jesus and the devil. In Mark, the wild beasts and the angels are there together all the time. In the other synoptics, first come the beaats, then the angels appear to minister to Jesus. Casey assumes that Mark's version reminds us that Jesus was not just tempted once and for all. Similarly, Casey notes that after his encounter with the Syro-Phoenician woman, Jesus journeys in Mark more consistently into Gentile terrain. He suggests that Jesus actually learned something (about the mission to the Gentiles) from the woman.
But the book is not really dry as dust exegesis. The alternate chapters take up themes such as the recalcitrant body; contrary imaginations in our tempatations; concupiscence; dealing with ambiguity; engaging a trust in providence; finding a quiet mind; undergoing genuine confession and contrition. These chapters have the virtue of taking the Marcan text to our own terrain, struggles, our encounter with God. These chapters set the book apart from other more exegetical works, good as they are (for example, John Donahue S.J. and Daniel Harrington S.J.'s The Gospel of Mark from Liturgical Press, 2002 or the remarkable study of Mark by W. R. Telford, The Theology of the Gospel of Mark from Cambride University Press, 1999). These other books are better for exegesis, for a careful reading of the text and putting it into its first century setting. But reading them seems more like study than prayer. Casey's book invites to prayer, a pausing to consider and a slower, more meditative, reading.
Casey also dips, judiciously and well, into psychological literature. He suggests, for example, that Jesus knows he is dying when he flashes out in anger, cursing the fig tree so it withers and confronting the hostile authorities. Casey wonders whether such--in the case of the fig tree, for example-- 'over-determined' anger was part of the process of dying, involving anger, which the psychologist, Elizabeth Kubler Ross, suggests is a decided pattern among the dying. Dealing with temptation, Casey notes its shadow side. " Often enough the images that shout for our attention point to neglected elements in our own depths."
A gifted writer, Casey supplies us with some excellent throw-away lines to ponder. Treating of Jesus, the teacher, he remarks: "Teaching is for Jesus a formative relationship and not a tenured position." In dealing with confession, he reminds us: "healthy human living demands of us the capacity to regret, to apologize, and to admit to being wrong and doing wrong." In a chapter on Jesus, the Sower, dealing with Jesus's resort to parables, Casey notes that he--and we--needed to move into similes and metaphors because "divine intervention in human affairs can be described only obliquely by allusive language, poetry and similitude."
Casey follows the Greek Fathers' tradition in asserting that God became human so that we might also take on elements of his divinity. As he says in one remarkable throw away line: "Christianity is not a matter of being good but becoming God." Yet, as in Jesus the human and the divine commingled, so for us, too, "we are divinized to the extent that nothing of our humanity is denied, despised or ignored, when nothing of what makes us human is lost or left behind."
I have been working up a presentation about the distinctive theology of Mark's gospel. The danger in the various liturgical cycles is that we will hear the gospel only in and through its Sunday gospel snippets and miss its characteristic theology. But, as exegesis is absolutely necessary to mine the theology of each gospel, it is never sufficient to turn that gospel into a living word. I have a sense I will be returning often to Casey's remarkable spiritually profound well for refreshment, imagination and a deeper pause for prayer.
John A. Coleman, S.J.
Cross posted with "In All Things"


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MrPhil needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 498 designs submitted by 100 freelance designers.
Game Legend
Who is this Game Legend?
It's not a person, or a title; it's a place. A place for Gamers to meet and share tips, strategies and cheat codes, ask questions, offer advice, tell stories, and help create a repository for gaming legend and lore.
Who is behind this?
Only one person: me. My name is Philip, and I'm a professional programmer by day. I dabble in game development on the side and am working on a game I hope to release commercially. If you want to learn more about me and my project, I have a blog at http://blog.mrphilgames.com/.
Why are you doing this?
The primary reason is that the technology is already available. As a programmer, I've been following the development of stackoverflow.com. It is a well thought-out medium for the exchange of Questions and Answers. When I discovered they are open to licensing the technology, it immediately struck me as an excellent way for gamers to share hints and get help with games. Secondly, I hope that the time I put into growing a community will pay off down the road when my own game is released. It's a small investment for me, with the potential for great benefits for both the gaming community and myself.
Gamers in general. PC, Wii, Xbox, PS3, indie, casual you name it. I don't want the logo to lean towards any particular type of gamer. So don't use color, themes or images that might alienate "non-typical" gamers. I consider the casual game market an important part of the audience and they are 60% women and usually over the age of 40s. So be careful not to fall into any "stereotype" traps.
You can see what the site is like. The beta is running at http://gamelegend.stackexchange.com. Please note the current colors are just a default theme.
Color - use your imagination, but I consider this very important. You are setting the tone for the whole project. My gut says a design with lots of different colors is not going to work.
Note: the colors on beta site are just a default theme. They have no significance. I'll have the design change after the logo is done.
Size - almost without exception logo will be present in 250 x 69 so focus you design to work at that size. Note how the logo is inline with the tags on the page and needs to visually flow to fit in nicely. The logo on stackexchange.com might help for reference in this regard.
I'm looking for something fresh, simple and memorable over cool, flashy or cutting edge.
The site's tag line is "A community for the open exchange of gaming wisdom" consider that the soul of the logo and website.
The files I will require are:
1. A PNG file 250 x 69
2. A useful layered .ai (CMYK)
3. A useful layered .ai (RGB)
Please do NOT use any stock images or clip art in the logo
The logo must not have any copyright applied to it, it must be your own work and royalty free. You are welcome to use it in a portfolio.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Interested in learning how to throw on the wheel? How about hand-building clay objects or printing on clay? Anything you might need help with in the ceramics studio, Kjell Peterson can help you with!
He will be available every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30pm-8pm to work with Co-Op Members in the ceramics studio.


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Russian River Brewing Company does not distribute to Chicago, but I try to pick up their beers (if I can find them) whenever I am in California. Though I try not to base my pairings on the names of boozes, I couldn't help but save a bottle of Damnation for this moment in video game history. Damnation is probably my least favorite beer from Russian River. Which is to say, it's a really fantastic beer in every way, but I find the brewery's other beers to be even more fantastic. When I visited their brewpub last year, I tried 15 beers, and every one of them was incredibly delicious and well-made.
Damnation is a Belgian-style golden ale. It has a beautiful creamy head, and features wonderful notes of pear and banana along with a subtle spiciness. It is strong enough to help embolden a mighty barbarian (I'm a sucker for warrior classes in Diablo games. I like to smash stuff), but not overpowering enough to hinder my reflexes. It made for a good companion to Diablo 3. But that's enough blogging. I have demons to slay.


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If you struggle with a yeast infection why not give this a try. A good probiotic would work great with Oregano essential oil for a yeast infection.
The King of Oils for its across-the-board contribution to internal and external health. Especially in these uncertain economic times, it's prudent to keep a bottle (or two) on hand to help you avoid extra trips to the internist, dermatologist, allergist, and dentist. Beeyoutiful's pure, therapeutic Oregano Essential Oil is distilled from origanum vulgare, the oregano plant which grows wild in the Mediterranean region. You will probably not find this oregano in the grocery store. The one labeled "Oregano" in the spice section is in most cases not really oregano. It's Spanish marjoram (origanum marjoram) which does not share wild oregano oil's healing abilities.
Hippocrates—the ancient Greek "father of medicine"—knew oregano oil to be a potent agent for reducing pain and inflammation. Its antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiparasitic properties enable it to fight off infection of all kinds. The Greek philosopher Aristotle noticed that tortoises who ate snakes, then ate oregano. This appeared to prevent them from being poisoned, so he began to recommend it as an antidote for poison.
Oregano Oil has a strong, spicy, camphorous aroma that can be as uplifting and invigorating as it is cleansing and refreshing. Used for centuries by many civilizations, it's modern day popularity stems from it's volatile oil content and strong purifying properties.Beeyoutiful's Oregano Oil is 100% Pure and Natural and steam distilled from dried flowering tops.
Probably best known as a workaholic in the kitchen, oregano also has many valuable therapeutic uses. In fact, it may well have first been used for its health properties before its seasoning properties were discovered. Ancient Egyptians prized oregano for its ability to disinfect wounds and aid the repairing process. It's also believed that they used it in mummification.
Throughout the centuries, oregano has been used to soothe coughs, calm digestive disorders, relax tension, and relieve sleeplessness. As far as kitchen use, it was the Roman gourmet Apicius who loudly proclaimed oregano to be an important part of his culinary creations, leading it to play an vital part in Mediterranean cuisine. When GIs returned from overseas after World War II, they demanded to have the Mediterranean herb staple in their dishes back home. Their insistence on enjoying this herb is what helped to make it popular in the United States. Today, oregano not only reigns in the kitchen, but also rules in the world of aromatherapy.
Good for Whatever Ails You
The compounds carvacrol and thymol are the oil's unique, healing ingredients, and its flavonoids provide natural antiseptic action. Oregano oil also contains many minerals such as copper, niacin, and beta-carotene along with essential nutrients and anti-oxidants that some experts believe help to lower blood pressure, help degenerative arthritis, and slow aging.
Some experts recommend calming an upset stomach and mild indigestion by drinking a glass of milk or juice mixed with 2 to 3 drops of oregano oil. Or you can chug it in water (if your lips burn after drinking, apply lip balm or carrier oil for instant relief).*
Try it to ease the sniffling , sneezing, and watery eyes from an allergy attack. Oregano Oil contains rosmarinic acid which acts as a natural antihistamine, reducing fluid buildup and swelling during an allergy episode. Some experts recommend taking a couple of drops internally* while inhaling the vapors from a diffuser, a drop on a tissue held to the nose, or even dissolved in a bowl of steaming hot water.
Some recommend to boost your immune system, especially during the cold and flu season, with a daily dose of 3 drops 3 times a day.* A European study showed wild oregano to be the best of 70 plants in immune-boosting capability. If you travel on planes or spend time in other enclosed areas, you can't help but breathe stale, re-circulated air, but regular oregano use will keep your system fit for combating the germy-ness. If you still manage to succumb to the flu, get extra sleep, drink plenty of water, and frequent doses of oregano oil to shut down the illness. Rub diluted Oregano Oil onto the chest (Check for sensitivity first!) to break up mucus and act as an expectorant. If it can be avoided don't confuse your body with over-the-counter, symptom-treating medications.
Lab tests show that oregano oil treats even strong, antibiotic-resistant superbug staph infections like MRSA. Strep, E-coli, and other bacteria also hate Oregano Oil, which kills bacteria without downside effects such as yeast infections. Oregano oil has even been shown to combat giardiasis. For empatigo or other flesh-eating sores, try applying the diluted oil while taking regular doses internally throughout the day.*
Gargle several times a day with 2 to 3 drops of Oregano Oil in water and then swallow it to help combat a strep throat.* Take 4 drops 4x/day as a remedy for bronchitis,* and breathe vapors from a few drops in a bowl of steaming hot water—preferably with a drop or two of eucalyptus oil added as well. This regimen may be able to help whooping cough because of oregano's anti-spasmodic effects.
Dilute Oregano Oil with carrier oil for acne, being careful to avoid contact with your eyes. This will help to kill bacteria that aggravates even hormonally-induced acne.
Candida is an overgrowth of fungal yeast in the body which starts in the intestines— often due to use of antibiotics or a diet of processed foods and sugars—and then spreads throughout the body via the bloodstream. Oregano oil combats systemic candida and treats yeast-related symptoms such as:
• Nail fungus—Dilute a drop of Oregano Oil with carrier oil and apply regularly to unsightly finger and toenails. Also rub into peeling, fungal athlete's foot infections.
• Psoriasis and eczema can also be improved for many with regular Oregano Oil treatments.
• Thrush is yeast in the mouth. Gargle and swallow 2 drops of oil in water 3 times a day.*
• Vaginal yeast infections—Remove applicator from half a tampon, soak tampon in olive oil, add 2 or 3 drops of Oregano Oil, replace applicator, and insert. Repeat several times per day. If oregano oil is used around genital area, be certain it is diluted and carefully check for sensitivity ahead of time!
• Dandruff is frequently based in a yeast infection of the scalp. Add a drop of Oregano Oil to a dab of shampoo in your hand, and massage it into the scalp when washing your hair. Or add a few drops of oil to the entire shampoo bottle, and shampoo frequently.
Mouth ulcers and cold sores can respond to oregano oil, also has been an effective remedy for herpes.
Work to neutralize the poison and lessen the pain from bee stings, spider bites, and even snake bites with oregano oil (and see a doctor immediately!) Mix Oregano Oil with water in a spray bottle and spritz liberally to help repel mosquitoes and other irritating bugs.
Research in Turkey, where medical use of oregano oil is common, shows that oregano oil works better than ibuprofen and nearly as well as morphine for controlling chronic pain, making it valuable for arthritis and fibromyalgia sufferers.
As "icky" as it sounds, if you eat any imported fruits and vegetables or have pets, you almost certainly have parasites. These pests cause many symptoms from fatigue to anemia and worse. But before you spend money on expensive parasite cleanses, consider giving your body a few months of oregano oil treatment. Start with two weeks of heavy attack (4 drops in liquid 4x/day). Then scale back to a maintenance dose of 2 or 3 drops 3 times a day. You should notice an improvement in your energy level. The cavacrol and thymol phenols work together for a double punch of microbial power.
Try oregano oil in cooking, too! It makes mouthwatering Italian dishes with just a drop. And the anti-bacterial qualities make it one of nature's finest preservatives. Used in meat, eggs, milk, or salad, it slows the growth of microbes and reduces the risk of food poisoning.
Directions for Safe Use Diluting with olive, coconut, or another non-petroleum carrier oil is important when using oregano oil externally because full strength it is stout enough to burn the skin (a ratio of 1:4 oregano oil to carrier oil works well). Internally, oregano is generally considered safe by many experts when taken even daily in small amounts (9 to 10 drops per day in juice, water, or milk for adults—half or quarter the amount for children). Taking larger amounts (4 drops 4x/day) for illness should be limited to 2 weeks at a time, and you should take a 2-week break between heavy usages. High levels of prolonged use can damage the liver and kidneys, including reducing the body's ability to absorb iron. Oregano oil may be put into capsules to avoid the taste. Some health experts discourage the use of oregano oil by pregnant mothers—especially during the first trimester—because it may cause contractions and bleeding. Moderate use after then likely will cause no problems, but it is very important to check with your health care provider to be sure its use is appropriate for you.
The secret to healing well with alternative treatments like Oregano Essential Oil is to jump on a health problem before it gets out of hand, and treat it consistently. Since oregano is not addictive and has no side effects when used in the moderate amounts described above, repeated use is not a problem. So if you have ailments or want to avoid getting them, Oregano Essential Oil will treat you royally.
Important: While most people are not allergic to oregano oil, it is recommended that you test to make sure you're not one of the few who are. Apply a drop diluted with a bit of olive oil to the inside of your elbow. If there is no reaction after 10 minutes, you are probably not allergic to oregano oil.
Mixes well with: Atlas cedar, basil, bergamot, citronella, eucalyptus, lavender, lemon, orange, rosemary, tea tree, thyme, and wintergreen.
Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
More information on essential oils, please read the following article: Good Scents of Balance and The Essentials of Essential Oils


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Andrew Cogliano…
So today the Ducks signed Andrew Cogliano to a 3-year deal that works out to a $2.39M cap hit ($2.15M in 2011/12, $2.35M in 2012/13, and then $2.67M in 2013/14). What is your take on this?
I've got a couple of opinions here:
1 – The Oilers made the right choice. Andrew Cogliano's only role here was going to be a checking centreman. I think we can all agree that he isn't very good at it. Eric Belanger is cheaper and provides much more quality at the checking centre role.
2 – The Ducks could be very content in the end if they find a role for Cogliano that works to his strengths more than molding him to the team's needs.
I think the Ducks will be pleased with the contract in the long run. It was too much for us to sign him to that kind of contract, but that's because we wanted him to be our 3rd or 4th line center… something that he was quite poor at. The Ducks will need to play to his strengths in order to get full value for him. If they intend to continue the "checking centreman" experiment, they will be gravely disappointed and that contact will weigh heavily on them. However, should they use him in more offensive situations, with some PK duties here and there, and solely as a winger, I think they will be content and they could reclaim that player we once thought we had.
I'm sure we can all think back a whole 2 years. That's when the Oilers nearly traded Dustin Penner, Andrew Colgiano and Ladislav Smid to the Senators for Dany "Fucking" Heatley. The Oilogosphere lit up with worries about trading Cogliano. Most had thought of him and Sam Gagner as untouchables. A year before that, there wasn't even the slightest question of trading these guys. In fact, I remember some big backlash from fans at rumors of Cogliano being moved after his first season. Things change very quickly here in Edmonton. Players that were once untouchable can't be run out of town quickly enough.
That said, I am happy the Oilers moved on from Cogliano. The only role he could have possibly had any chance of succeeding at was a checking centre. In my mind, he's a decent scoring winger with defensive upside, but he's behind guys like Smyth, Eberle, Hemsky, and Hall by quite a bit, and guys like Omark and Pajarvi have more promise. As a faceoff guy, he is just plain awful. The Oilers made the right choice here, but I'm not at all sold that the Ducks made the wrong choice. I think this will work out for both teams in the long run.
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Dick Pond Athletics-St. Charles manager Glen Kamps holds his running specialty store in high esteem.
"We're a little more than a store," Kamps said. "We're a place where people come to change their lives."
All the better, then, that the location at 303 N. 2nd St. is expanding. Ongoing construction due for completion in May will see the facility more than double in size, going from 1,400 to 2,960 square feet.
The St. Charles location – shuffle-jogging ever closer to the 10th anniversary of its opening in May – remains open through construction. Kamps said the store growth doesn't so much accommodate an influx of inventory as it creates more room for patrons to peruse and visit.
Saluting the regional running community is a chief reason behind the store addition.
"It's the running boom that's with us right now and so many people finding that it's a great way to lose weight," Kamps said. "There's nothing like moving your body mass across the planet that really burns the calories to lose the weight."
Kamps and company are especially excited to show off the expansion to one customer in particular.
St. Charles resident Steve Spear, a former pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in West Chicago, is expected to pass through home in July as he runs from Los Angeles to New York in a fundraiser to build a clean water and sanitation system in Kenya.
Spear will average about a marathon – 26.2 miles – per day beginning April 4. Kamps envisions a parking lot filled with lively Dick Pond patrons and supporters whenever Spear stops by.
"We're just honored that we know him and that he's doing this and that we'll be able to say hi and shake his hand and there he goes," Kamps said. "And then he'll still have about half his journey to go."
Considering the company started with its late namesake selling shoes out of his car and Glen Ellyn basement, the thought of six retail outlets – including those in Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Lisle, Park Ridge and Schaumburg – is especially endearing to Kamps, a longtime employee.
The St. Charles store is growing. Kamps hopes folks' fitness aspirations keep following suit.
• Kevin Druley is a sports writer for the Kane County Chronicle. He can be reached at 630-845-5347 or email@example.com.


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Too good! Nicely done Justin!:)
It is "Thou shalt not murder", as is well known, by biblical and theological teachings, as well as by God, Who found up to 33 crimes//sins deserving of execution, by man.
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God/Jesus: 'Honor your father and your mother,' and 'Whoever curses father or mother must certainly be put to death.' Matthew 15:4 NAB. This is a frequent passage which God used in the OT, which, as was Jesus' custom, He brought into the NT for emphasis of continuity and importance.
full context www.usccb.org/nab/bible/matthew/matthew15.…
Pope Pius XII: "When it is a question of the execution of a man condemned to death it is then reserved to the public power to deprive the condemned of the benefit of life, in expiation of his fault, when already, by his fault, he has dispossessed himself of the right to live." 9/14/52.
Pope (and Saint) Pius V, "The just use of (executions), far from involving the crime of murder, is an act of paramount obedience to this (Fifth) Commandment which prohibits murder." "The Roman Catechism of the Council of Trent" (1566).
All interpretations, contrary to the biblical support of capital punishment, are false. Interpreters ought to listen to the Bible's own agenda, rather than to squeeze from it implications for their own agenda. As the ancient rabbis taught, "Do not seek to be more righteous than your Creator." (Ecclesiastes Rabbah 7.33.). Part of Synopsis of Professor Lloyd R. Bailey's book Capital Punishment: What the Bible Says, Abingdon Press, 1987.
"Moral/ethical Death Penalty Support: Christian and secular Scholars"
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Catholic and other Christian References: Support for the Death Penalty,
The current Catechism confirms within CCC 2260: "For your lifeblood I will surely require a reckoning.... Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in his own image."
"This teaching remains necessary for all time."
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Quaker biblical scholar Dr. Gervas A. Carey confirms: " . . . the decree of Genesis 9:5-6 is equally enduring and cannot be separated from the other pledges and instructions of its immediate context, Genesis 8:20-9:17; . . . that is true unless specific Biblical authority can be cited for the deletion, of which there appears to be none. It seems strange that any opponents of capital punishment who professes to recognize the authority of the Bible either overlook or disregard the divine decree in this covenant with Noah; . . . capital punishment should be recognized . . . as the divinely instituted penalty for murder; The basis of this decree . . . is as enduring as God; . . . murder not only deprives a man of a portion of his earthly life . . . it is a further sin against him as a creature made in the image of God and against God Himself whose image the murderer does not respect." (p. 111-113). Prof. Carey agrees with Saints Augustine and Aquinas, that executions represent mercy to the wrongdoer: ". . . a secondary measure of the love of God may be said to appear. For capital punishment provides the murderer with incentive to repentance which the ordinary man does not have, that is a definite date on which he is to meet his God. It is as if God thus providentially granted him a special inducement to repentance out of consideration of the enormity of his crime . . . the law grants to the condemned an opportunity which he did not grant to his victim, the opportunity to prepare to meet his God. Even divine justice here may be said to be tempered with mercy." (p. 116)."A Bible Study", Essays on the Death Penalty, T. Robert Ingram, ed., St. Thomas Press, Houston, 1963, 1992.
Jesus: Now one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying, "Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us." The other, however, rebuking him, said in reply, "Have you no fear of God, for you are subject to the same condemnation? And indeed, we have been condemned justly, for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes, but this man has done nothing criminal." Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." (Jesus) replied to him, "Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise." Luke 23: 39-43
It is not the nature of our deaths, but the state of salvation at the time of death which is most important.
Jesus: "So Pilate said to (Jesus), "Do you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you and I have power to crucify you?" Jesus answered (him), "You would have no power over me if it had not been given to you from above." John 19:10-11
The power to execute comes directly from God.
Jesus: "You have heard the ancients were told, ˜YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER" and "Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court". But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever shall say to his brother, "Raca", shall be guilty before the supreme court and whoever shall say, "You fool", shall be guilty enough to go into fiery hell." Matthew 5:17-22.
Fiery hell is a considerable more severe sanction than any earthly death.
The Holy Spirit, God, through the power and justice of the Holy Spirit, executed both Ananias and his wife, Saphira. Their crime? Lying to the Holy Spirit – to God – through Peter. Acts 5:1-11.
No trial, no appeals, just death on the spot.
God: "You shall not accept indemnity in place of the life of a murderer who deserves the death penalty; he must be put to death." Numbers 35:31 (NAB) full context http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/numbers/num…
For murder, there is no mitigation from a death sentence.
You know, Obama raves about how he has increased oil output in his term.
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See the documentary "The House I Live In." which questions why the United States has spent more than $1 trillion on drug arrests in the past 40 years, and yet drugs are cheaper, purer and more available today than ever. The film examines the economic, as well as the moral and practical, failures of the so-called "war on drugs" and calls on the United States to approach drug abuse not as a "war," but as a matter of public health. We need "a very changed dialogue in this country that understands drugs as a public health concern and not a criminal justice concern," says the film's director, Eugene Jarecki.
U.S. Out of Oakland! We need gun control, not a bunch of DEA agents with nothing better to do, raiding peaceful businesses and educational institutions.
All not for profit companies serving the American public should buy local. Why buy european vehicles, we don't get tax benefits plus we have to pay for shipments. This includes municipalities.
Yup, the AC Transit Board and General Manager of that period might have worked out a contract with Gillig in Hayward a lot sooner if they hadn't been wined and dined in Europe on tax payer funds and actually listened to what the bus riders and drivers were telling them.
Brilliant! Not to mention funny. I laugherd out loud. Thank you for making my morning.
All occupiers and citizens are invited to "Occupy the 2012 Election: Let's Govern", a public forum at the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, on Saturday, Feb. 18, 10:30-12 Noon. The forum will have speakers presenting scenarios for governing by electing Justice or other party candidates in 2012. Rocky Anderson, Justice Party Candidate for President will speak, along with greens, peace and freedom, and groups from the community-- occupy, labor, immigrants, students, seniors, environment, and peace and justice groups. Music, youth performance, refreshments. Get in touch: Cynthia, Justice Party USA Western States Coordinator, 510-333-6097 email@example.com
"Democracy is not something you believe in or hang your hat on, but something you do. You participate. If you stop doing it, democracy stumbles and falls. If you participate, the future is yours." Abbie Hoffman
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The current Recall Quan cabal is a classic case of "shooting oneself in the foot." That anyone of the 99% would advocate or support the recall of Oakland's progressive mayor, even during her first six months, is the height of lunacy and, if carried through, will prove a stark embodiment of the adage: "Be careful what you wish for..." Oaklanders will surely rue the day that a replacement -- and that includes any current possibility -- is substituted for the gold nugget that is Mayor Quan, if only permitted the time and opportunity to serve this great city.
Hmm. Oakland doesn't have the police force to give one the eternal vision of what police forces everywhere must be. Neither does New Orleans.
pigs suck. period. Always have , always will.
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the REAL truth of the matter, despite what pundits and most of the media say . . .
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preparedness is what is asked and a given but going to harvard is ordained! not earned! earnings are in motion from the time of talcom powder and gerber highs! why ask why certain people attend harvard! they are asked to! lets take carmen our nyse s.f. stock girl? she is mexican and part london but that didnt make love commuting and fraternising okay! it wasnt for hers to direct! others direct some and some just ride waves of suggestion and life what was the last artistic carmen did in 2010 2011? there is the rum diarys but that would make her a hypicrit! but she isnt here to support lower living! high life and recognising what you are is what makes everything tick! get it! passion and rum, sounds good to me but that was in 1991! when capone allowed us schoolys some time with him and his friends!


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"In my recent body of work I have been creating oil paintings and works on paper that present themselves as woven abstractions. In order to push the boundaries of the material, I have experimented with creating unfamiliar textures or "brushstrokes" with the paint by extruding it to create a threadlike mark that is repeatedly applied and which slowly builds a three dimensional surface. The paintings present multiple experiences depending on the viewer's place in the room and the textures respond to the changing light of the day, creating images that are in constant flux as shadows shift and detail is highlighted or hidden."


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May 13, 2006
Sunday morning marks the start of the Yale women's crew team's defense of their 2005 Eastern Sprints varsity eight title. The Bulldogs will be facing the top crews from around the east coast in the first regatta of the championship season.
In 2005, the varsity eight overcame the odds and its eighth seeding to win the banner race of the regatta. This year though, the Bulldogs are seeded in the top five in all four categories. Yale's varsity eight, which has lost just two races in 2006, is seeded third behind Princeton and Brown, and the Yale junior varsity is seeded second, with the Brown Bears seeded first.
Even though the Bulldogs lost to both Princeton and Brown earlier in the season, Head Coach Will Porter has not been preparing his team differently from any other week.
"In our league there are no off weeks," Porter said. "So the Sprints race is just an extension of the regular season. We always try to do our best."
The Eastern Sprints format will have the Yale boats racing in heats in the morning. The top two from each heat will advance to the grand final, with the next two boats entering to the petite final, and the remaining boats going into the third final. Besides deciding the best crews on the east coast, Eastern Sprints results are also used for deciding bids for the NCAA Championship, which takes place in two weeks' time.
"The race format of Eastern Sprints is great because you really have to perform," Porter said. "There are no second chances, only heats and finals and it is all on the same day. It is intense but I believe that is why so many strong teams come out of our league and do well at NCAA's."
Racing will begin tomorrow morning at 8 am on Cooper River in Camden, N.J. For a complete race schedule, and live results, visit the EAWRC Sprints page.
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You're probably still reeling from the barrage of WWDC 2013 announcements, but hold onto your butts - things aren't slowing down. Yours truly is currently in Los Angeles for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, where the biggest game developers and publishers are making announcements and showing off the goods.
If GDC taught me anything, it was that any mobile games that were being shown off early were on iOS, so be prepared to see a bunch of new titles this week. I already got a sneak peek at two really awesome games from 2K, and the show hasn't even started in earnest yet. Microsoft and EA have had their big press conferences today, and you can see the news coming out of there on our sister site, Windows Phone Central. One thing that caught my eye was a new Commander Mode for Battlefield 4 where players could launch air strikes from a tablet overview of a live map. It was freakin' sweet check it out at 52:53 of the Ustream replay.
What would you gamers out there like to see out of E3?