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Shortly after the announcement of Sunset Overdrive during Microsoft's E3 press conference, Insomniac's CEO Ted Price posted a message on the company's website offering a few more details about the game, and why it's exclusive to Xbox One.
The trailer showcased a parkour runner taking on mutants in what appeared to be an abandoned city. The game's official description reads, "With an arsenal of kick-a**, overpowered weapons and a knack for traversing the city with hyper agility, it's not the end of days for you. Your story is just beginning." Here is Price's reasoning for making the game an Xbox One exclusive:
"It may surprise some of our longtime fans that we have partnered with Microsoft Studios to develop Sunset Overdrive exclusively for Xbox One. When we first began discussing this idea with Microsoft, we were initially hesitant to shift back into an exclusive arrangement. But as the Microsoft team began introducing us to the abilities and philosophies driving the development of Xbox One, we knew that Sunset Overdrive was a perfect fit. The Xbox One and Xbox Live will support our ambitions to create an ongoing two-way dialogue with our community. It will also allow us to have quicker production cycles, enabling timely content updates for new weapons, characters, storylines and even pop culture-relevant content like memes based on social commentary."
You can see the full message by heading here. For more on the game, make sure to check out the announcement trailer.
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Paul Lynde was an actor, comedian and regular guest on Hollywood Squares.
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He served as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched, opposite Agnes Moorehead's Endora, a woman he referred to on more than one occasion as "one of the all-time Hollywood dykes". Lynde himself is among the gayest celebrities the world has ever known. Chronically cranky, sarcastic and mincing, his career was defined by his voice work as Templeton the rat in Charlotte's Web, and as the wisecracking centerpiece on television's Hollywood Squares.
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In 1965, Lynde was vacationing in San Francisco with his 24-year-old companion Jim Davidson. As a prank, up in their hotel room Davidson made frantic flapping gestures as if to suggest he could jump from the balcony — and while doing so, he slipped and fell to his death. Two police officers standing on the street below saw the whole thing. They comforted Lynde, who remembers: "They said, 'Don't worry, Paul, we saw it all. If you need us, we'll be here. We're not going to let them wipe you out with this.' They knew it looked strange: he was younger than I was, he was good-looking, and why was he there with me? Why did he jump? Why did he fall?"
After Bewitched was cancelled, Lynde was selected as a game show panelist. He didn't offer "dirty" answers on The Hollywood Squares, he delivered kinky, bitchy responses. He was a regular during its second week in 1966 and joined full time in the fall of 1968. Less than a decade later, he left the show after the National Enquirer claimed an "insider" revealed Lynde was fired because of his drinking problem. The source revealed documentation of Lynde's nastiness and implied that his alcoholism created a problem for costars. Even though these facts were common knowledge, Lynde sued the Enquirer for ten million dollars, chiefly to find out who the insider was. The case was summarily dismissed, but it ushered in a new era of tabloid litigation. Some of Lynde's famous quips during Hollywood Squares include:
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Q: According to the old song, "At night, when you're asleep, into your tent I'll creep." Who am I?
A: The scoutmaster.
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Q. Do female frogs croak?
A: If you hold their little heads under water long enough.
Q: Paul, can you get an elephant drunk?
A: Yes, but he still won't go up to your apartment.
Q: Prometheus was tied to the top of a mountain by the gods because he had given something to man. What did he give us?
A: I don't know what you got, but I got a sports shirt.
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Q: Is Billy Graham considered a good dresser?
A: No, but he's a terrific end table.
Q: When is it a good idea to put your pantyhose in the microwave oven for two minutes?
A: When your house is surrounded by the police.
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Q: When you pat a dog on its head he will usually wag his tail. What will a goose do?
A: Make him bark.
Q: It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudist camps. One is politics. What is the other?
A: Tape measures.
Q: Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather?
A: Because chiffon wrinkles too easily.
Q: Paul, in ancient Rome, bakers were required by law to bake something into each loaf of bread. What?
A: A Christian.
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Q: What is a pullet?
A: A little show of affection.
Q: According to the French Chef, Julia Child, how much is a pinch?
A: Just enough to turn her on.
Q: Who are more likely to be romantically responsive. Women under thirty or women over thirty?
A: I don't have a third choice?
Supposedly Paul Lynde was the inspiration for a gag which made its way into the movie Groundhog Day. After a drunken high speed chase through the San Fernando Valley one night, Lynde crashed his car into a mailbox. When the cops rushed the scene with their guns drawn, Lynde lowered his window and ordered a cheeseburger with no onions and a large Sprite.
One night in January of 1982, Paul missed a dinner appointment with a group of long-time friends. Concerned, they rushed to his home on North Palm Drive in Beverly Hills. He was found naked and dead, surrounded by amyl-nitrate poppers, an inhalant used primarily by gay men to enhance sex. His death was ruled a heart attack.
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Equity futures are slightly down or close to flat this morning after forming a pretty obvious triangle over the past few days:
The dollar is up, oil and gold are flat, and bonds are higher.
Ken Lewis, runner up only to Jamie Dimon for Asshat of the Year, is finally out at Bank of America. Applause! Bring on the next market manipulator… Seriously, these institutions have taken over America, our money system, and our government. They need to be broken up and the "Fed" abolished.
Now we have the Super Fed to contend with, the IMF. They just revised their 2010 forecast for growth upwards from 2.5% to 3.1%. Ahhh, and I believe in their forecasts because they have been so accurate to date – not.
The Monster Employment Index, another very fine gauge of employment (not), fell in September from 121 to 119.
The Challenger Job-Cut Report came out showing that fewer announcements of mass layoffs are occurring, here's Econoday:
Challenger's count of layoff announcements fell to 66,404 in September, down from 76,456 in August for the lowest total since early in the recession of March last year. Industrial goods showed improvement as did health care and construction. Autos showed a big jump in the month and are already near a full year record.
Motor vehicle sales come out today. With cash for clunkers ending I would expect to see deterioration.
The personal income and outlays data came in mostly benign but helped again by a cash for clunkers give away whose effect will not be there in the future:
News on the consumer sector this morning was mixed as person income came in a little above expectations but jobless claims were somewhat worse than anticipated. Personal income in August edged up 0.2 percent after an upwardly revised 0.2 percent increase the month before. The August gain in income was above the consensus forecast for a 0.1 percent rise. The wages and salaries component also rose 0.2 percent in the latest two months.
While everyone expected spending to be up due to a surge in motor vehicle sales, unexpected good news was that consumers were spreading some cash around elsewhere, too. Consumer spending spiked on cash-for-clunkers auto purchases as personal consumption expenditures surged 1.3 percent in August, following a 0.3 percent rise in July. The latest number topped the consensus forecast for a 1.1 percent increase. Once again, strength was in durables, which jumped 5.3 percent on sharply higher motor vehicle sales. Nondurables were robust also with a 2.3 percent boost while services advanced 0.4 percent.
Inflation was mixed as the headline number was moved notably higher while the core rate was subdued. The headline PCE price index jumped to 0.3 percent after flat reading in July. Core PCE inflation was unchanged at 0.1 percent, equaling market expectations.
Year on year, personal income growth slipped to minus 2.6 percent from minus 2.5 percent in July. Year-ago headline PCE inflation firmed to negative 0.5 percent from minus 0.8 percent the previous month. Year-ago core PCE inflation eased to 1.3 percent from 1.4 percent in June.
The good news is that the consumer is making a comeback-even beyond the jump in auto sales. Nondurables and services were healthy-even after discounting inflation. And there was a moderate gain in income. And soft core inflation numbers should keep the Fed happy-letting the FOMC keep interest rates low as planned. Overall, the personal income report was favorable and should be a positive for equities. However, initial jobless claims were higher than expected and that may get more market attention.
Note the year over year numbers are still negative, even with government handouts. What will they be without?
The weekly initial unemployment claims number came in at 551,000, still extremely elevated:
Weekly claims data show no significant change. First-time claims did rise 17,000 to 551,0000 and the prior week was revised 4,000 higher to 534,000 but the four-week average dipped reflecting solid improvement in prior weeks. The four-week average is at 548,000 -- down nearly 25,000 from this time last month and the lowest level since early in the year. Continuing claims fell 70,000 to 6.090 million and show slight month-to-month improvement with the four-week averages at 6.155 million vs. 6.220. The unemployment rate for insured workers is unchanged in the week at 4.6 percent, down a tenth from this time last month. There was no significant reaction to the data which support expectations for incremental improvement in tomorrow's big payroll report for September.
The manufacturing ISM, pending home sales, and Construction Spending are released at 10 Eastern.
A triangle has formed over the past few days in the indices. Remember that wave 5's can be tricky. I expect higher as it plays out, but it could be volatile until it turns. Again, it can truncate or extend. Yesterday's move down and then up produced red hammers across the indices. Those and the triangles look a little bullish, but then again the volume was higher on the decline for the red candles. It sure looks like wave 2 down and then the start of wave 3 up… if it is, I would expect a powerful move up within the next couple of days. I should note, however, that the triangle has me thinking that it could actually be a wave 4 triangle and that wave 5 up has not actually begun yet. The DOW did make an intraday lower low yesterday, but the S&P did not so it puts the count that looked so solid a little bit in doubt. Regardless, wave c up does not appear to be over yet...
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
Over the last half-billion years, there have been Five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. This time around, the cataclysm is us. In prose that is at once frank, entertaining, and deeply informed, New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before. Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines, descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost, and the history of extinction as a concept, Kolbert provides a moving and comprehensive account of the disappearances occurring before our very eyes. She shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankind's most lasting legacy, compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human.
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Beginnings, it's said, are apt to be shadowy. So it is with this story, which starts with the emergence of a new species maybe two hundred thousand years ago. The species does not yet have a name—nothing does—but it has the capacity to name things.
As with any young species, this one's position is precarious. Its numbers are small, and its range restricted to a slice of eastern Africa. Slowly its population grows, but quite possibly then it contracts again—some would claim nearly fatally—to just a few thousand pairs.
The members of the species are not particularly swift or strong or fertile. They are, however, singularly resourceful. Gradually they push into regions with different climates, different predators, and different prey. None of the usual constraints of habitat or geography seem to check them. They cross rivers, plateaus, mountain ranges. In coastal regions, they gather shellfish; farther inland, they hunt mammals. Everywhere they settle, they adapt and innovate. On reaching Europe, they encounter creatures very much like themselves, but stockier and probably brawnier, who have been living on the continent far longer. They interbreed with these creatures and then, by one means or another, kill them off.
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Sixteen Sanskars (Rituals) - Co-ordination of Ayurveda and spirituality
Indian culture is the ideal social frame. Indian culture is conscious about to seeding Cultural valuses including ideal Human beings, ideal family and ideal society to the generations. Behind ideal Indian systems of life , there are tremendeous efforts of our ancients; like from Manu to Vashistha, Vishvamitra, Valmiki, Parasara, Yagyavalkya and Avtars like Ram and Krishna.
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Wow, that sounds weird. It's actually a mini GSM-based localizer without any GPS devices attached. It's an old device with the cheaper SimCom module SIM900. Here is a complete working GSM localizator which is pretty cheap and small too.
As introduction, this system allows localization without directly using GPS technology; we are able to locate the desired object fairly precisely by using database availability together with the geographic position of the cells themselves. In some country the cell coordinates are not publicly known (i.e. in Italy). If so, where do we find such data? Through Google Maps… Google has been able to store billions of data regarding the location of its clients' cell phones. But how does GSM localization work? The radio mobile network is made up of a number of adjacent radio cells, each of which is characterized by an identifier consisting of four data: a progressive number (Cell ID), a code related to the area in which that given cell is (LAC, or Local Area Code), the code of national network to which the cell belongs (MCC, an acronym for Mobile Country Code), and finally the company code (MNC, or Mobile Network Code), which obviously identifies the phone company itself. For this reason, once a cell name and coordinates are known, and considering the maximum distance allowed between this cell and a phone before the phone connects to a new cell, it is possible to find out, approximately, the most distant position of the phone itself. For example, if the maximum distance has been determined to be one mile, the cell phone can be within a one-mile radius. It can be deduced that the more cells are found in a given area, the more precisely one can determine where the phone is located (up to 200-350 feet). The idea of employing only a GSM device to build a remote localization system occurred to us when we realized that Google Maps Mobile, which had been conceived to allow smartphones equipped with a GPS receiver to use Google for satellite navigation, was extended to all cell phones, as long as they were able to support GPRS or UMTS data. Naturally, this method allows but for a rough estimate: determining the precise position of the cell phone hinges on data regarding the coverage of a given cell which can only be provided by the Google server.
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Compared to traditional localizers based on GPS, this device presents many advantages, primarily because it is lighter and less bulky, has a cost lesser and greater autonomy to exercise. This means that about one battery lithium ion, such as 1 Ah, our tracker can be in operation for several days (it all depends on the number of SMS that have to do). A locator based on cellular network may answare more immediately: the GPS receiver may take several minutes to determine its position. Our tracker works battery and thus can be brought on by people who may have the need to ask help or be tracked, but also placed on board motor vehicles (without installation) or simply introduced in goods in transit. To avoid unnecessarily draining the battery, the localizator provides its position via SMS, on requesto with a simple phone call. Among the functions implemented there is the SOS: By pressing the button the localizator sends a text message asking for help, containing the coordinates of position, the sending can be done to a maximum of eight thelephone numbers. When queried or with the autoreport function, sends an SMS with the localization.To know the location of remote device must send an SMS request cell is connected and sends a request (via GPRS) to Google's site, the latter responds with the coordinates and the figure for the precision. Everything happens in seconds.
Well, you can get hell of these stuff from link provided afterward. Design files and the firmware are included. A fun stuff to experiment with at your disposal. Mini GSM localizer without GPS at open-electronics.org.
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Egg donation has been utilized to help infertile couples since the early 1980s. Donor egg IVF utilization has continued increasing as more couples delay childbearing until their late 30s and 40s. In the United States in 2009 there were over 15,000 cycles using fresh donor eggs reported to SART (Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies) from their member clinics. Links to the SART and CDC IVF and donor egg success rate reports
Until the last few years all donor eggs cycles were done with fresh eggs retrieved and fertilized the same day with the male partner's sperm. Over the years egg donation using fresh eggs has become highly successful at some fertility clinics in the US.
Live birth rates with fresh donor eggs are over 70% per fresh transfer procedure at the best egg donation clinics. Success rates at these same donor egg programs using fresh eggs are over 50% for live birth per transfer using a single embryo for transfer. This approach almost totally eliminates the risk for multiple pregnancy.
In recent years the techniques for freezing and thawing eggs have advanced significantly. As a result of these advances, success rates at some frozen donor egg banks has increased from about 10% success in the past to approximately 50% – at least this is what they claim.
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- Uncertain and relatively low success rates – with low success rates the cost per baby is actually higher
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By Katia Hetter, CNN • Updated 15th November 2012
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Promising the royal treatment or a picture-perfect all-inclusive resort, many of the world's finest hotels made the cut for the second annual
Fodor's 100 Hotel Awards
announced Wednesday.
While U.S. hotels account for nearly a quarter of the Top 100 winners, hotels in 41 countries made the list.
Fodor's Travel team of 700 global contributors nominated 4,000 hotels from the 17,000 properties they review annually. The winners were chosen by Fodor's senior editorial team, which examined the nominations as well as the hotels already singled out as Fodor's Choice picks.
"We look for properties with great amenities and stellar service that offer a unique experience to guests," explained Arabella Bowen, Fodor's Travel executive editorial director, in a statement. "Every traveler will find a dream hotel on this list, no matter what their travel personality happens to be."
Fodor's chose one hotel in each category to recommend to CNN.com readers.
New and noteworthy: St. Regis Bal Harbour (Miami)
One of the most hotly anticipated hotel openings of this year, the elegant and glamorous
St. Regis Bal Harbour
is drawing the high-end crowd away from South Beach. Located on an island 15 minutes north of South Beach, the resort offers a private beach and perfect location for a luxurious stroll at the
Bal Harbour Shops
"The design of the resort is stupendous, art deco glam, very smart and current and also harkens back to the city's art deco past," Bowen says. "And the beach is better than anything you'll find in South Beach."
Global icon: Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac (Quebec, Canada)
The Chateau Frontenac
, with beautiful views of the Saint Lawrence River and Old Quebec City, has been a landmark in Quebec and all of Canada since it was built in the late 1800s by the general manager of Canadian Pacific Railway.
"It's a tremendously historic property and probably the most photographed hotel in Canada," says Bowen. "It really does feel like a slice of old France. You can have afternoon tea and stay in the turrets and feel a bit like you're living in a fairy tale."
Trendsetter: The Out NYC (New York City)
The Out NYC
advertises itself as New York's first straight-friendly urban resort, and that's just one of the ways it plays with its "out" identity as a gay-focused hotel in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. It's also an urban retreat with everything a happening gay person might want in a getaway outside the city: lounges, a pool, spa, restaurant, nightclub and more.
"It's one of those properties that is changing the hospitality landscape," says Bowen. "You could do everything you wanted to do and never leave the property," although the pull of Broadway theater nearby might draw you out of your room or massage or nighttime dance party.
Trip of a lifetime: San Camp (Botswana)
For the trip of a lifetime -- a honeymoon, 25th anniversary or 50th birthday -- you're going to splurge, right? And maybe you want to go somewhere not everyone you know has already been? That's when Bowen recommends
San Camp in Botswana
While Fodor's is noticing an increase in travel to Botswana for safaris, San Camp is much more than a safari experience.
This "very intimate" site hosts a maximum of 12 guests and offers safaris, bird watching, cultural and archaeological visits, stargazing and other activities, Bowen says. "It's a vast and quiet place," she says. "You feel a little bit like you're at the end of the world."
Local experience: The Ahwahnee Hotel (Yosemite, CA)
For a hotel with an authentic sense of place in Yosemite, one need go no further than the
Ahwahnee Hotel
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The hotel, which tends to book up quickly, has hosted all sorts of high-profile guests such as Brad Pitt, Lucille Ball and John F. Kennedy. Ahwahnee tends to get booked up very quickly.
"It's so much more than you'd expect from a national park lodge," Bowen says.
City chic: Hotel Monaco Seattle
The recently renovated
Hotel Monaco Seattle
doesn't just qualify as "city chic" because of the contemporary design typical of the Monaco brand. Another requirement, says Bowen, is that the hotel attract locals to hang out at its bar and restaurant.
They appreciate the long hours of the gourmet happy hour (4-8 p.m.) and the tasty treats served up by Sazerac hotel restaurant chef Jason McClure.
"The hotel has definitely upped the ante in that respect," she says. "They feature local musicians. You're in the center of town and part of the local scene."
Royal pedigree: Ciragan Palace Kempinski (Istanbul)
With global attention on the marriage of the British royals and the popularity of television programs such as "Downton Abbey," hotels with any sort of royal pedigree are proving quite popular. People want to live like royalty, even if only for a few days
Guests can live like rulers of the Ottoman Empire at the
Ciragan Palace Kempinski
, once the 19th-century home of an Ottoman sultan on the Bosphorus Strait.
"The rooms are absolutely spectacular, and you can imagine being waited on there by handmaidens back in the day," says Bowen. "The 11 palace suites come with 24-hour butler service. It's a perfect retreat in Istanbul."
Fun for all ages: Ocean House (Watch Hill, Rhode Island)
Ocean House
is one of those special hotels that adults and kids can enjoy together and separately. "Family bonding time excellent but being able to do things on your own is also good," says Bowen.
Guests can swim at the private beach or pools, enjoy the spa, play croquet, participate in a cooking demonstration, go on winery tours or visiting a nearby lighthouse museum and carousel.
"It's such a fun property even people without kids could consider going," she says. Generations of families vacation here together, often coming year after year.
Best all-inclusive: The BodyHoliday (St. Lucia)
There are no worries at the all-inclusive
resort, where everything's included in the rate, even a daily massage and the tips. The property on the island of St. Lucia also offers singles relatively good rates.
The BodyHoliday's focus is on wellness, however the guest wants to pursue that goal. "You can get fit, relax, learn how to scuba dive and enjoy wine tastings and gourmet menus," says Bowen.
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Adults $32 Concession $27.20 (Senior, Aged, Disability & Student) Children over 3 yrs $17.20 Children under 3 yrs Free. Family $75 (2 adults & 2 children 3 -16 years)Additional kids $10 each
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New tour times have started 1st May 2017 – Trains run everyday 10am and 12:30pm! Cafe open 9am to 4pm
The Ida Bay Railway is the last operating bush "tramway" in Tasmania…. and Australia's Southern-Most Railway, located at 328 Lune River Road, Lune River Tasmania (Australia).
The Malcolm Moore Locomotives are painted in a distinctive Red and yellow design. Several of the passenger carriages are built on bogie flat wagons built in the 1890s and some of the earliest bogie wagons in Australia.
At the Lune River Station, in Far South Tasmania, you can still see relics of the limestone carrying days in the form of wagons and machinery.
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My first name is Tamer, some say (Thamer) Im from Bahrain, and I'm 19 years old. Barça is obviously my favorite club, and I´ve been a fan since I was around 14 .. Really looking forward for a bright season, and I hope to make it to Camp Nou some day.
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Merrill Lynch is running new ads during the NBA Finals, U.S. Open golf championship and other sports events this summer and early fall to strengthen its historic brand, the company says. Experts say the strategy makes sense, especially given the continued market volatility.
The ads feature a live bull and aim to expand Merrill's "Power of the Right Advisor" message, which was launched a year ago.
"It's about reinforcing the idea that advisors are the linchpin of the business, as are well-managed client relationships, and that our advisors and clients stay with each other through thick and thin," said Justine Metz (right), head of marketing for Bank of America (BAC) Global Wealth & Investment Management, in an interview with AdvisorOne.
"With market volatility, of course, we've wanted to be as supportive as possible and to get as much information as possible to clients," Metz said.
Some Merrill Lynch ads can be heard or seen on Bloomberg, radio stations, Bank of America ATMs, and at the home parks of the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants.
"A solid brand name is an important part of the wirehouse value proposition for advisors," said executive-search consultant Mark Elzweig, in an interview. "Merrill Lynch advisors will likely welcome this new advertising campaign, and it will help the firm in its recruiting efforts, as well."
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch says that the ad campaign is designed to target both women and men who are sports fans. "We're doing this based on existing and potential client feedback," Metz said. "Especially with respect to golf and tennis, our clients do this for leisure, and those who are small-business owners are also very engaged around these activities, too. This is why we want to be there."
Along with other wirehouses, there's some room for Merrill to boost its image, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study, released in May: Only UBS topped the industry-average score of 775.
"Sure it's smart to revive the symbol of the well-known Merrill Lynch bull," Elweig said. "It's a symbol of strength, stability and hard work. In ancient cultures, the bull was a fertility symbol, so it can be used now to conjure up images of multiplying a client's money."
This generally seems to be what the Bank of America-Merrill management had in mind.
"Another message of the ads is that we can work with you to navigate through this challenging time, get you the solutions you need and give you what you need—it's about the strength and stability of the brand," said Metz.
"Advisors are jazzed," she added. "With Bank of America, our advisors can do more for clients, offer more solutions and share more ways to solve financial needs."


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Adding a cooking class to your New Zealand holiday is a tasty way to create amazing memories. You'll get hands-on experience with Pacific Rim cuisine.
Every part of New Zealand has its food and wine specialties. Different types of fish and shellfish, specific fruit and vegetables that thrive in the local climate, cheeses from artisan producers and climate-matched grape varieties. And the very best way to get acquainted with these local specialties, and some of the local people as well, is to find a cooking class and tie on your apron.
Wherever you're planning to go in New Zealand, you'll find a cooking class nearby. Here's a north-to-south summary of recommended experiences:
Auckland Fish Market(opens in new window), Auckland: Go to Seafood School and find out how to prepare amazing fresh-from-the-sea meals with New Zealand fish and shellfish. An overhead-viewing panel makes it easy to learn before you move to a cooking station to do it yourself.
Sachie's Kitchen(opens in new window) , Auckland: : Come to the most award-winning cooking school in New Zealand, Sachie's Kitchen to learn authentic Asian & Pacific Fusion cooking classes using the finest of NZ's produce, meat, vegetables and wine and beer.
Breckenridge Lodge(opens in new window), Hawke's Bay: A 'stay and cook' kind of place, although the cooking school is also available to non-guests. A typical lesson with Malcolm Redmond teaches you how to prepare a three-course gourmet dinner menu.
Wild Food Cooking School, Treetops Lodge(opens in new window), Rotorua: Designed for couples, the Treetops' Wild Food Cooking Experience includes a 4WD forest expedition, foraging for native flavourings and a cooking lesson with talented Maori chefs.
Ruth Pretty Cooking School(opens in new window), Kapiti Coast: Operating on weekends from February to December, the Ruth Pretty Cooking School starts with preparation and cooking, then finishes with a long lunch on the veranda.
A Culinary Experience(opens in new window), Nelson: Enjoy 5-star luxury B & B accommodation, with the extra attraction of cooking classes. Menus highlight local ingredients, such as Tasman Bay scallops and Havelock green-lipped mussels.
She Chocolat(opens in new window) Chocolate School, Christchurch: One or two day experiences that reveal the secrets of chocolate making success. Wickedly wonderful.
Otahuna Lodge (opens in new window)Cooking classes, Christchurch: A three-hour, hands-on cooking lesson with Executive Chef Jimmy McIntyre. You'll gather from Otahuna's organic potager garden learn new cooking techniques.
Akaroa Cooking School(opens in new window), Akaroa: Recently named in Lonely Planet as one of the top 10 places to learn to cook local cuisine in the world, this cooking school delivers a completely indulgent learning, eating and drinking experience.
A Touch of Spice
Some cooking experiences are tied to your accommodation choices. For example, if you stay in one of a Touch of Spice private villas, you have the option of a personal chef who can provide cooking lessons, as well as gourmet meals that suit your tastes. Dave Miller, one of the Touch of Spice in-house chefs, often finds that meal preparation times turn into cooking lessons. He's also known to entertain the resident children with cookie-making sessions.
Kinaki Wild Herbs
For a particularly unique cooking experience, Maori chef Charles Royal runs forest food trails and cooking lessons that can last half a day or two days. Charles is something of a legend in New Zealand cooking circles. His company, Kinaki Wild Herbs, creates gourmet food experiences using traditional Maori cooking methods and ingredients. Indigenous ingredients - such as horopito and kawakawa(native herbs), baby fern fronds and huhu grubs (native beetle larvae) – are sourced during forest walks that culminate in the kitchen.


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With all of the excitement of the kids' visit last week, I didn't get to blog a very exciting outing we had- to the circus!!!
Last Wednesday night Rich, Chloe, and I went into Denver to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey "Over The Top" circus and what a show! Heidi chose not to go, but she didn't know how much she was missing.
Chloe and I had never been to the circus and I don't think I will ever forget it. We got ringside seats and we were invited to participate by riding in a float toward the end of the first half of the show. How awesome was that?!
There were clowns, daredevils, acrobats, trapeze artists, contortionists, and jugglers just to name a few. Of course these titles don't give any indication of how incredible their talent is- nor how awe-inspiring their acts made the show. There were dogs that were so fast and could catch anything, there were huge tigers, there were horses, goats, elephants, and even a porcupine! lol
Here is just a sampling in photos. In the first photo, one of the trapeze artists is hanging by her HEELS. In the second, the inner tube type things were cool- they would bounce in them and then flip right over! The third shows the elephants which I have always liked.
I took lots of photos of course... lol This is just a taste! If you want to see the whole folder, I have posted it on my Webshots page. Many of them are blurry due to the lack of light and all of the movement! But you will get the idea of how cool it was. If you want to see a short video, here is a link- if you aren't on the "Over the Top" page, then at the top left, you will see a button that says "Explore the Shows"- we saw the first one, the blue show.
There are three shows owned by Ringling Bros. so we will see a different one next year. And make no mistake- we ARE going again next year! I wouldn't miss it for the world.


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text: I think there are a few risks with the numbering scheme that Russ advocates (namely, CVE numbers being based on the candidate numbers), though I recognize that it does solve some limitations of the current approach. First of all, I'm concerned that the inclusion of an ID within the CVE name itself could be abused in some cases, or at least misunderstood. The *proposer* of a candidate vulnerability is not necessarily the discoverer of that vulnerability. An "outsider" may confuse the difference and make invalid assumptions. There is also the risk of indirectly encouraging "competition" to see who can propose the most accepted candidates. A simple CVE-nnnn would remove that concern. I also agree with Dave's concern about numbers becoming "memorable." While certainly everybody knows "Smurf," it may become nearly as well known by a name such as CVE-00513. In my experience with earlier development of the CVE, certain numbers became well-known to me. There is a third problem which I believe is the most significant. Multiple candidates will be proposed that wind up being part of the same CVE vulnerability (let's say they are duplicates, or they're both subsumed by them), or split into multiple CVE vulnerabilities. There won't be a one-to-one relationship between the candidate number and the CVE number, so the CAN- portion will be different than the CVE- portion. This would require a "lookup" capability to go from the candidate number to the real associated number. I.e., we would *still* have to maintain a mapping from candidate numbers to the CVE numbers. None of these problems is significant if the candidate number is never really public, and only for use within the Input Forum. They might be relatively minor compared with some of the benefits, e.g. "early tracking" of new vulnerability information, and allowing Input Forum members (e.g. vendors) to use candidate numbers in advisories that they post for new vulnerabilities. The question is: how important is it to the members of this group that we should have such "external candidate numbers"? Russ' perspective is clear since he is concerned with numbering vulnerabilities as early as possible, and I believe Andre would agree since he expressed concerns with getting numbers for advisories for new vulnerabilities. A second question is: assuming we have external candidate numbers, do they *have* to be the same as the CVE number? To reduce confusion, sure, but there won't always be a one-to-one relationship as I indicated earlier. I think that such a radical change to the CVE name requires a decision before release. Any commitments we make to a numbering scheme will have to be adhered to once the CVE is public. - Steve


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Ric Estrada: "...quite possibly the kindest, most humble gentlemen I have ever known."
Later finally arrived a few days ago. With Kent's permission, I'm sharing the entire thing with you here - and including some Ric Estrada material I also happened to find in the Summer 1964 issue of Famous Artists magazine.
From Kent Steine:
Hello Leif,
Along with my teacher, Owen Kampen, I have mentioned the name Ric Estrada to you several times over our correspondence. Ric is an old friend and great fellow. Please allow me to tell you a little about him before I get to the final Albert Dorne story Ric told me many years ago. It took me a while to assemble this, my apologies for being late on the draw.
Ric was born in Havana, Cuba, and came to the U.S through the sponsorship of his uncle, journalist Sergio Carbo, and his friend, Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway was a positive influence on his early life.
Ric attended the Art Students League from 1948-50, studying under Howard Tafton. He studied advertising design at the School of Visual Arts in'52 and '53 and had completed the FAS course in 1951. A number of years ago, I had encouraged Ric to apply for the position of Chairman of the Art Department of the school I was instructing at during this time. The following is part of his professional biography, sent to me and dated May 2, 1992:
"In New York, I was lucky enough to become a protegé of Albert Dorne, the highest paid illustrator in America at that time, and founder of the highly successful Famous Artists Schools. In subsequent years I illustrated many texts, brochures and publications for them, including: The Famous Writers Course, Famous Photographers Technical Manual, and co-art directed the FAS Course for Talented Young People, later adopted as an art text in Sweden."
Ric did a great deal of comic book work during the 50's and early 60's for Hillman, St. John, National/DC, Ziff Davis and EC. He drew roughly 500 pages a year of action adventure, romance and war stories for the better part of sixteen years.
He also ghosted for Dan Barry during the 50' and 60's after Barry had taken over Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon daily. He also worked for Topps doing card sets like "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Frank Buck", "History of WWII" and "Ripley's Believe it or Not". He also did a lot of work on the newly launched Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, and Manhunt Magazine.
In the sixties Ric moved to Europe working for publications writing and illustrating, but ended up in West Berlin doing film work HELLO WEBER . . . GMBH, an advertising film studio, storyboarding and co-directing T.V. commercials (including the first prize winning Kodak Instamatic commercial). He also wrote and did political cartoons for Spandauer Volksblatt during this time.
He returned to New York in the 70's and divided his time between advertising and editorial work. He wrote for Dance Magazine, and drew storyboards for Ted Bates Advertising Agency for clients such as Hertz, Breck Shampoo, Coors, Alpo... moonlighted comics for Warner Communication, DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman Sgt. Rock, Kanigher's Gallery of War, Karate Kid, Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter, League of Superheroes, and others)... illustrated children's books for McGraw Hill, Holt Reinhardt & Winston- CBS, Franklin Watts, Continental Press, and Readers Digest.
He illustrated lavish brochures and LP covers and liners for the Longines Symphonette Recording Society... illustrated a campaign promoting historical silver coins for the Danbury mint. Around this same time Ric taught drawing, color markers, graphic storytelling and the business of art at the Joe Kubert School of Cartooning two days a week for two years.
In the early eighties Ric moved to California and started doing storyboards, layouts, BG designs, and presentation illustrations for Marvel Studios, Filmation, Hanna Barbera, TMS, Saban Entertainment, DIC, Film Roman, and Warner Brothers.
As a staff artist at HB much of the other studio work was freelance. Ric also illustrated for Disney's Adventures Magazine.
Time to get back to the story related to me, about Albert Dorne. Leif, I could go on for a week about Ric. It is easy to see why Mr. Dorne took a personal interest in him. I have attached some of his super-cool work for your perusal.
Mind you, Ric Estrada is quite possibly the kindest, most humble gentlemen I have ever known. His admiration and devotion to Mr. Dorne seemed that of a son. He couldn't say enough about Albert Dorne's friendship and generosity over the years.
Ric once told me a story of unexpectedly attending a holiday party in the early 50's with Mr. Dorne. Not having been able to dress for the occasion, it had been pointed out that he wasn't wearing a necktie by one of the other attendees. Seeing an uncomfortable situation arising with a young unknown artist at a swank party, Mr. Dorne unknotted his own tie and gave it to Ric.
Quite possibly the most telling story that represented Albert Dorne's character and personality was also the the saddest. Ric was there with him the day he passed away. He had apparently been admitted to the hospital to perform a routine procedure. But something happened. A chart was misread, or something... that lead to him being given incorrect medication, or unnecessary action. Frankly, the facts surrounding this story were so enervating that I have long forgotten the specifics. They don't matter. He died unnecessarily.
To make matters worse. He knew. He knew before the doctors. According to Ric, Mr. Dorne accepted his untimely fate without resentment or anger. He had lived a rich full life to that point, and had touched a great many people.
Not sure how to end this one, Leif. Its a brick wall in the life and story of a great guy and superb illustrator. We should be thinking in terms of another 20 years of this man's life.
Hope you enjoy Ric's material. . .
With every good wish,
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This is wonderful. Ric was a hero of mine when I was growing up in the 70's for his DC artwork and to suddenly be reminded of how great the man is and to find out so much about him is quite mindblowing. Is there a biography of Ric or anything like that available do you know?ReplyDelete
I was a friend of Ric's in the last 12 or so years of his life. He really was a great friend and mentor. You may want to search for "Ric Estrada Movie" on Facebook. It's almost complete and being produced by his sons.ReplyDelete
You always manage to bring up the best work, artists and stories (although this one does have an abrupt and sad ending). Anyhow these guys were some of the best ever, a true golden era of illustration on this planet.ReplyDelete
Leif...i always like ric estrada's work...i had to look for his stuff mostly in war comics,because he did more of those...also he was his best when he inked himself...one of the most unique styles ive ever seen....i'd love to see a book on his stuff...ReplyDelete
I especially love his sketchwork. Hadn't seen any of that before. If there's any more where that came from, please post it up.
Those "Hungry Eye" sketches from Turkey and Syria are among the most dazzling pen and ink drawings I have ever seen. Fantastic! (Also impressive is the amount of work he did for various clients. That's an impressive resume.)ReplyDelete
Just a credit note -- in that WONDER WOMAN art you show, the cover is drawn by Ross Andrdu and Dick Giordano. The Wonder Girl panels on the left are penciled by Estrada and inked by John Calnan.ReplyDelete
More nice Estrada comics work can be seen here:
Huh, interesting... somebody commented on the Flickr page for that image that they thought that main figure looked like Ross Andru's work. Looks like you get the No-Prize, effendi ;^)ReplyDelete
What a wonderful reminiscence. Thanks for posting! I remember when Ric became ill and his family posted an address for cards; tho I never got to meet him I'm grateful to have sent him a card--so he was able to see the work of another "pro" who was influenced as a kid by his work, and hopefully made him smile.ReplyDelete
Very underrated and underappreciated artist. But WHAT A CAREER!! His comics work was but a drop in a very large creative bucket. He will live forever through his work, in many different forms. Thanks again!
Ric's been traveling in spirit for over a year now. I just came across this post. I knew him personally, as many others did, and he was a great influence on me. As an artist, a nurturing father, loving husband, and natural mentor, I think Ric must have touched the lives of tens of thousands of artists throughout the years.ReplyDelete
The Al Dorne story is a sad one. Ric told me that his demise was caused by an allergic reaction to a medication, probably an anesthetic, that was administered to him. The notations were included in his medical file, but someone missed it. As I recall the tale, "I was sitting at his hospital bed-side, as this otherwise healthy man looked at me and said, 'I should not be dying. I'm not ready to go yet.' It was horrible."
I think Ric spent the rest of his life sharing, as Mr. Dorne had with him, God-given gifts of creativity and personality with
just about everyone that crossed his path.
As Adrian mentioned, his sons, Seth in particular, have been working on a documentary of Ric's life and influence:


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Regardless of which party claims the greatest victory in November elections, Obamacare is likely to remain in place and so too will valuations of healthcare sector stocks, Morningstar stock analysts say in a new report.
The report, written by Morningstar healthcare sector analysts Damien Conover, Alex Morozov and Karen Andersen, acknowledges that the impact of government is important enough to influence investor sentiment within the sector, initially.
A GOP sweep would favor pharmaceutical and medical device firms, they say, while Democrats retaining power would bolster health care providers.
"However, the impact on individual stock valuations generally isn't material regardless of who wins the election," the analysts write.
Rather, the key catalyst for the entire sector will be the outcome of budget sequestration. A failure to avert automatic cuts to Medicare provider rates set to take effect at the start of 2013 will be a strong negative for sector stocks. Healthcare providers and life science research firms will be hurt the most, the former because already low reimbursement rates will further decline and the latter because an end to new NIH grants will suppress demand for life science research "instrumentation and consumables."
"The sequestration's main implication for the healthcare sector is a blunt 2% cut to Medicare provider rates, applied indiscriminately," the Morningstar analysts write.
While a last-minute budget compromise remains possible, "election year politics and a lame duck Congress in the last two months of calendar 2012 shorten the window for a possible solution," the analysts write, adding that as a result they "have started incorporating a sequestration scenario into our models."
Consequently, valuation for a medical device firm like Medtronic (MDT), which has a relatively low level (23% of sales) of exposure to Medicare reimbursement, was cut just 5% by the Morningstar analysts, whereas Boston Scientific (BSX), with a higher level of Medicare exposure (33% of sales), was cut 15%.
Healthcare providers are far more affected by sequestration cuts than medical device firms, however, accounting for 45% of total budget savings, for which reason the Morningstar analysts cut valuations for companies like Kindred (KND) and Select Medical (SEM).
But the negative impact of sequestration on the sector could be magnified by a GOP victory since "some Republicans are agitating to preserve military spending from any cuts, which would force larger cuts in the non-military budgets. If the Republicans were able to gain agreement for their plan, then we would see an even larger reduction to our valuations on the heels of deeper cuts to Medicare reimbursement," the analysts write.
The analysts say sequestration would have its most minimal impact on pharmaceutical and biotech companies, since drug makers – except for Amgen – have limited exposure to Medicare, adding that Republican rule would be a net positive for this industry segment.
Perhaps the most surprising part of the Morningstar report, however, is their view that a Romney victory is unlikely to result in repeal of Obamacare, despite the Republican presidential hopeful's numerous declarations to do that on "Day One" in the White House.
"The biggest question is whether the implementation of certain elements of [Obamacare] and the removal of others would be possible, considering the interconnected nature of many provisions of the bill. … Our take at this juncture is that despite Republican efforts, [Obamacare] is, by and large, here to stay," the authors write.
They add that since Republicans are unlikely to gain a 60-vote supermajority in the Senate, any changes made to President Obama's healthcare law through the reconciliation process are unlikely to reach fundamentals of the law, such as the individual mandate. The U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision upholding the mandate would further weaken chances of repeal, they say.
Check out Obama vs. Romney: 6 Key Differences on Health Care at AdvisorOne.