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Yves Market Clues – Part I
Yves Market Clues – Part II
Yves Lamoureux – Blackmont Capital
I had used to believe that stocks delivered superior returns compared to bonds.
I looked at the following graph and realized that long term Canadian bonds had delivered twice the returns of Canadian stocks since 1987. It is particularly relevant since the Canadian market had been on a tear the last few years because of commodities.
Most market participants today still expect a positive risk premium for stocks even if extrapolating from recent past events results in confounding this expectation.
I expect bonds to deliver better or equal real returns with fewer risks than stocks going forward. Negative risk premium is the new normal and new behavioral shifts strongly underpin that case.
I had originally offered my case to buy the long bonds near the bottom of this cycle on the 19th June. http://yelnick.typepad.com/yelnick/2009/06/yves-on-the-greenshootfed-sacred-fed-bull-died-fat-and-happy.html
You create a spread of 4% or better between the Fed fund and the long bonds and in turn that becomes a trading buy signal. We had such a signal and ran with it.
We continued to run with this message digging further and came up with the primary dealers' net treasury weekly positions graph in relations to bonds. What we found was most unusual. After averaging a net short position of -60 billions on average over many years, the primary dealers had suddenly turned bullish with net long treasury positions. http://www.zerohedge.com/article/guest-post-observations-unusual-bond-deal-behavior
In this next graph, I use TLT as a proxy for long term bonds and TIP as the proxy to represent the Treasury inflation protected bonds. The recent recovery points to TLT showing greater strength and the clear conclusion is one of deflation reasserting itself or the lack of inflation thereof.
In a negative risk premium world you would expect to have bonds outperform stocks for total return and the yellow line here (below) where bonds are compared to the S&P500 is definitely up.
From both charts long bonds are definitely turning up or have put in a good base from which to launch upward.
In reference to behavior, it's become clear that investors attitude are changing and the new normal is not to invest one's savings in stocks rather that money is flowing to bonds. Recent data points to exactly this type of behavior and perhaps getting trounced once is enough for a certain legion of investors but not all. As we had seen in 2000 in every drop of stocks, we are slowly loosing participants to join in this exuberant party. Investors who miss out this time are also assured of not feeling any party hangover.
Yves Lamoureux,
Investment Advisor,
Blackmont Capital Inc.
The opinions contained in this report are those of the author and are not necessarily those of Blackmont Capital Inc.. Every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of this document have been compiled or derived from sources believed to be reliable and contains information and opinions which are accurate and complete. However, neither the author nor BCI makes any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, in respect thereof, or takes any responsibility for any errors or omissions which may be contained herein or accepts any liability whatsoever for any loss arising from any use of or reliance on this report or its contents. BCI is an independently owned subsidiary of CIFinancial. CI Financial is a Canadian owned diversified wealth management firm, publicly traded on the TSX under the symbol CIX. Blackmont Capital Inc. is a member of CIPF and IIROC.


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Very clever trick from next month's issue of The Family Handyman, submitted by reader Joseph Johnson.
If you have "helping hands," clamping wire leads against a washer, as shown, stabilizes the whole setup dramatically by connecting the two arms with a rigid member, so you can bear down a bit more with the iron without pushing things out of alignment. But the hole in the middle of the washer still allows all-round access to the junction.
If you don't have helping hands, you can just use a washer, as shown, with a pair of alligator clips (or even small binder clips) as a pretty effective improvised workholding jig for this kind of soldering.


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SXSW 2009: Saturday In Photos
By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy
The last day at SXSW is always tinged with a depressing end-of-the-summer vibe. (Or maybe end of the school year?) However you want to frame it, once the Saturday sun sets, the remaining hours of four short days feel like the end of something bigger. Pass a hankie. Seriously though, even if SXSW didn't introduce you to any new bands, if none of the panels figured out how to save the music industry (or even a dollar), and if the whole thing basically served as a fun (and elaborate) way to get some sun and see people you only ever see at festivals, it's still a bummer. This 2009 edition was the most fun we've had at a SXSW in ages. Maybe it was because with less bands and fewer lines you had more time to talk and hang out with people. The folks who listen to similar bands as you. You know your — gasp! — community. That's right, a slightly depleted SXSW brought things back to their basics … and we had a blast. In that spirit, we decided to fend-off the blues by spending the last day with a few excellent friends, cramming as much music as possible into the finale.
It all started with a couple songs by BTW Real Estate at the Hot Freaks party, where we also checked out the mellow, perfect-for-the-early-afternoon songs of ex-Grandaddy Jason Lytle (indoors at the Mohawk) and ran into our good friends Gorilla Vs. Bear, My Old Kentucky Blog, and You Ain't No Picasso. San Francisco's Girls worked well in the bright sun, doing their acoustic-tinged psychedelic neo-grunge (maybe it's just the hair) in front of the sharp cliff at the outdoor Club De Ville stage. We also caught a bit of Vivian Girls, who were talking about the bad tattoos at SXSW, and the people who get them.
From there it was off to the FADER Fort to see Wavves for the third time. It's not that we love Wavves enough to see him three times in as many days, but the guy was everywhere … and so were we! Afterward, we stuck around to watch Theophilus London, who has a nice stage presence and demeanor, but pretty forgettable songs, even when they include guest spots from Beyoncé's kid sister, Solange.
If we'd been able to sit still, the best lineup stretch was at Ms. Bea's for Todd P's Woodsist-curated event. This time we caught the full, breezy, and excellent Real Estate set. "Budweiser Sprite, do you feel alright?" Yes. It was also a treat to watch/see the faces behind recent favorites the Ganglians. Fresh & Onlys brought an autumnal Sticks & Stones vibe to the back porch, and it would've been great to stick around for Christmas Island, Kurt Vile, caUSE co-MOTION!, and Psychedelic Horseshit, et al, but the chance to see Dirty Projectors again, this time outdoors behind a church for the Press Here Garden Party, was too much.
The crowd for the DPs was the usual spread of indie rock luminaries, alongside those to whom word of the week's blistering SXSW shows had spread. This time the set of Bitte Orca songs included a more straightforward duet with Dave on acoustic and Angel Deradoorian taking lead vocals, amongst a few others, but again the kings of the set were "Cannibal Resource," "Remade Horizon," and "Stillness Is The Move." The MP3s of those that you need until the album's out are here and here. Also, there was a killer, electric David Byrne-less "Knotty Pine." Great times. Special band.
From there we headed over to Kanye and his Levi's for his G.O.O.D Music label's showcase at the FADER Fort, which you've already read about at length. One thing we didn't mention previously: As easy as it is to hate on West, watching him grin from ear to ear on the side of the stage, away from the action, as his his proteges and friends performed, it was hard not to respect the passion he puts into his music … even when he's out of tune. All of that said, Badu coming out with Common, and Common's South By flavored freestyle, were among the festival's most memorable moments.
We'd planned to catch Blank Dogs at 11:20PM for Sacred Bones' showcase at the Music Gym, but the schedule was switched around, and he wasn't on until 1AM, so we bailed. That's right, we didn't see Blank Dogs on the previously proclaimed "Blank Dogs Day." That's OK, he'd like it best that way.
Amrit, Abbey Braden, and Linda Flores visually documented the conclusion. Enjoy the gallery. For more coverage, including lots of fan-uploaded vids and photos from the fest, check out the Buzznet SXSW page. This crowd-clip of Beach House's Victoria Legrand doing her first-ever live performance of "Two Weeks" with Grizzly Bear from Friday night's Cedar Street show would be a good place to start.
OK! No more SXSW posts! Until next year. Thanks, Austin. (Get better cell reception for next year though, please.)


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It is hard to believe how Pope Driven these seeker/purpose driven churches have gotten to. Here is a seeker sensitive practitioner who claims that shaking hands with the Pope will save you. Here is his approval of this as a teaching!
"This is good logic and I am glad that there are people like Robert to point out to us that there are many Christians in the world and we don't even know who they are–apparently God himself doesn't even know who they are. It's a good thing that all that is required to prove our Christian faith nowadays is a picture of a handshake with the Catholic pope. I had better get my application in the mail so that I can get my handshake before it is too late. It's good that I don't need to demonstrate my faith by the fruit I produce or by my professed allegiance to Jesus Christ. It is good to know that all that matters today is a kiss and an peck and a hug around the next with Benny or Johnny."
The article goes on to state everyone that has press flesh with Pope, be it Hitler, Castro or Billy Graham was saved by that handshake. This is how far these seeker sensitive peopel go in their depraved pragmatism and contextualization of the Gospel and perversion of OUR holy Doctrine!
You should just take my word for it as I would never lead you wrong, but if you want to pass this info on here is the link.
What is next? Maybe we will begin to believe in things like "baptism saves" or worse!
How dare we slip into being anything like those Catholics!
We need to be on our guard like Luther who stated of these horrible people, "… dishonor and blaspheme the most worthy Sacrament, not seeing any farther than a horse or a cow sees…
You too should be on your guard against him, because he strongly opposed our message,
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Webster University Recognized in List of Best Online Programs
Jan. 28, 2013
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 28, 2013 – The high quality of Webster University's online graduate
education and business programs has received national recognition in U.S. News & World Report's 2013 list of "Best Online Programs." Criteria used by U.S. News to determine the
rankings include admissions selectivity, faculty credentials and training, peer reputation,
student services and technology, and student engagement.
Webster ranked highest among all higher education institutions in the bi-state St. Louis metropolitan area for both its online graduate education and online graduate business programs. Specifically, the University's online graduate education programs rank first in Missouri and 27th nationwide, while Webster's online graduate business programs rank third in Missouri and 62nd nationwide. Overall, U.S, News ranked the online graduate education programs of 190 institutions and the online graduate business programs of 197 institutions.
In addition to the national recognition, Webster's online programs rank highly in several locations across the United States:
- In Washington, D.C.: Online graduate business programs rank third, behind George Washington University and George Mason University.
- In Florida: Online graduate business programs rank second, after the University of Florida's Hough School of Business.
- In South Carolina: Online graduate business programs rank first.
- In Texas: Online graduate business programs rank fourth, behind UT-Dallas, University of North Texas, and West Texas A&M University.
- In California: Online graduate business programs rank third, behind Cal State University-Fullerton and University of San Diego.
U.S. News defines an online program as one in which "all the required coursework for program
completion is able to be completed via distance education courses that incorporate
Internet-based technologies."
"This important recognition of the quality of Webster University's online graduate programs confirms our commitment to global academic and operational excellence," said Webster President Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble. "Built on nearly a century of traditional education, Webster's online courses afford access to high-quality instruction for students anytime and anywhere in the world."
Webster's online enrollment has been growing steadily for the past five years, with more than 9,000 of Webster's 21,000 students now taking at least some classes online. About 25 percent of Webster's online students are members of the active military. A growing number of online certificates, undergraduate and graduate programs and degree completion programs are contributing to the increase. "We're finding that many students appreciate the flexibility of taking at least some of their classes online," said Dan Viele, associate vice president and director of Webster's Online Learning Center. "It's becoming commonplace for students to take some classes in a traditional classroom setting and some classes online."
Julian Z. Schuster, Webster University provost, senior vice president and chief operating officer, noted, "Webster's online programs incorporate the latest educational technologies to provide a high-quality learning experience. Our online programs are just as academically challenging and demanding as our traditional on-campus offerings."
Webster University was a pioneer in developing online courses and offered its first class online in 1999. "Given the technology available at that time, the initial classes were text-heavy with a few videos interspersed," Viele said. "Classes today feature simulations, video links, green screen technology, game applications and just about any other learning tool that our design team can create."
Online class size is limited to 16. "We've kept class sizes small because we know that faculty-student engagement is the most important element of class success," Viele said.


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Mark 2:1-12 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man
2 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large numbers that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he preached the word to them. 3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, "Son, your sins are forgiven."
6 Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, 7 "Why does this fellow talk like that? He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?"
8 Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, "Why are you thinking these things? 9 Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, take your mat and walk'? 10 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." So he said to the man, 11 "I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home." 12 He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!"
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Any juice container will work, or any container with a tight fitting lid for that matter. However, some containers work better than others. I've always had good results with juice containers whereas some of the othe containers I've tried (like the big iced tea jugs) don't make an airtight seal when closed. You can use any size, however 48-64 ounce containers are a good size. They fit the 2 cups sugar called for in most recipes and don't take up a huge amount of space. The bigger the generator, the more water there is which dilutes the alcohol byproduct that eventually kills the yeast, so larger containers will last longer as long as you add the same amount of ingredients. The tubing can be any kind of airline tubing, however standard airline tubing will eventually go hard and crack from exposure to CO2. Using silicone or CO2 resistant tubing is best. A drill is nice, but if you don't have one, the same result can be acheived with a nail or screw.
- First, they are under pressure. Although it is highly unlikely they will burst, it does happen if the tubing gets clogged. Make sure the gas has a clear path to your tank. Some people add a check-valve between the tank and the generator to prevent yeast bubbles and goo from going up the tubing. Personally I've never had this happen and adding a check valve only makes another possible leakage point. As long as you don't overfill or shake up your mixture, it shouldn't get into the tubing.
- Also remember that if you squeeze the bottle (even gently), once you release it, it will suck up aquarium water. This can form a siphon and once it does, aquarium water will flood your generator. This will ruin the reaction (other bacteria and organisms in the water will out-compete the yeast) and can make a big mess. So be careful and set the generator down before screwing on the lid and connecting it to the tank.
- Finally, a DIY yeast generator is a rather low powered CO2 generator, so diffusing all that CO2 most effectively and stopping leaks is paramount. One leak can make the whole thing not work. A cheap idea for diffusing the CO2 in the tank (called a reactor) is to put the tubing from the generator into the input of a powerhead or canister filter. The impeller will suck up and pulverize the CO2 bubbles, creating a fine mist that will dissolve much faster. Look for an article soon on the different type of CO2 reactors!


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LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) - Fans mobbed Apple Inc stores in Europe and Asia as the iPad went on sale outside the United States on Friday, with some shoppers having queued all night to buy one of the coveted tablet computers.
The device, a little smaller than a regular notebook computer and with an open, color touchscreen, is designed for surfing the Web, watching movies and reading, and has been hailed by the publishing industry as a potential life-saver.
Shares of Apple, which also makes the iPod and iPhone, jumped as much as 2.3 percent before settling back to end the session up 1.4 percent, outpacing a sliding market. Analysts said Wall Street had already priced in a big launch.
The iPad's debut sets the stage for Apple to possibly unveil the latest version of its iPhone. Chief Executive Steve Jobs -- keeping up a hectic public schedule after undergoing a liver transplant last year -- is expected to reveal a new iPhone with multi-tasking features on June 7 during an annual developers' conference.
Apple sold a million iPads in the United States in the first month after its April 3 debut, exceeding the most bullish pre-launch estimates. Demand was so heavy that the company delayed the international launch.
RBC Capital Markets estimated iPad's total shipments will reach 8.13 million units worldwide by the end of the year -- which would translate into at least $4 billion of revenue.
"I wanted to touch it as soon as possible. I felt real excitement when it was finally in my hands," said Takechiyo Yamanaka, 19, who had camped out in front of Tokyo's flagship Apple store from Wednesday evening to be the first in line.
"It's a bit of a gut decision, an emotional decision, because it's not really rationally justifiable," said Anna Kistner as she emerged from the Apple store in Munich, Germany with two iPads. "It's a lot of money."
The iPad is now on sale in Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Britain, Japan, Australia and Canada.
Prices for the cheapest, Wi-Fi-only version range from $499 in the United States to the equivalent of $617 in Britain.
The buzz around the iPad helped propel Apple past Microsoft this week to become the world's most valuable technology stock, marking a remarkable turnaround of a company that nearly went out of business in the 1990s.
Apple now gets almost three-fifths of its revenue outside the United States, and it is counting on its base of fans who already own an iPod, iPhone or Mac to add the iPad to their collection as rivals line up with their own tablets.
Analysts said Friday's muted stock reaction came after a build-up of anticipation ahead of the international roll-out, which will be followed in July with launches in about another nine countries, including Hong Kong and Singapore.
On Friday, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch raised its price target on Apple to $325 on hopes of better-than-expected sales of the iPhone and the iPad, plus better margins on the tablet than Wall Street is expecting.
Some analysts highlight concerns that Apple, which contracts out the production of the device and depends on numerous parts suppliers, may have trouble satisfying the surge in demand, driving buyers elsewhere. Dell's Streak tablet computer will go on sale next month in Britain. Sony Corp and Hewlett-Packard also have tablets in the works.
The iPad -- like other tablets -- may rely on a greater proportion of novel components that are not commoditized, potentially making a ramp-up of production more difficult, analysts say.
But "Apple has traditionally been pretty good about overcoming these constraints in time," said Oppenheimer's Yair Reiner. "The question is, will there be a point where it will lose sales? For that to happen, companies with have to come up with products that are comparable."
Just ask Pascal Lordon, among the first in line at the flagship Apple store beneath the Louvre in Paris. He already has all Apple's products and described himself as a big fan.
"The iPhone created a new need, but the screen is small. The iPad is more comfortable -- it has a real screen," said the 51-year-old, who works in video editing.
Others were less manic about the Apple brand.
"I'm not going to buy the iPad now as it's expensive. And I'm a Sony fan," said Kengo Nakajima, a 19-year-old college student who waited in line with his friend Yamanaka at the Apple store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district.
Amazon, whose Kindle e-book reader is seen as a rival to the iPad, said it would be offering its Kindle iPad application in all countries where the iPad was now on sale.
Analysts at research firm Informa Telecoms & Media believe most iPad sales would be of Wi-Fi only models, citing the limited case for outdoor usage, higher prices for 3G models and the ability to tether the iPad to a mobile phone as reasons.
At London's Apple store, a circus-like atmosphere prevailed.
"Jake! Jake! Jake!" store staff chanted as Jake Lee, a 17 year-old student who had waited 20 hours, entered.
British actor and technophile Stephen Fry said Apple had proved the skeptics wrong. "Whenever Apple comes up with a new product, the initial response ... is always negative, because no one can quite believe it can happen again," he told Reuters.
Apple has yet to announce a launch date for mainland China, which could prove a much more difficult market to crack. Bootleg versions of the gadget are being snapped up online and in retail malls in the piracy-prone country.
Retailer Best Buy said it was restricting sales at its two British outlets to one iPad per household.
Michito Kimura, a senior analyst at IDC Japan, said the test would come after the honeymoon period.
"The real game will start after 'core users' have the devices. I imagine a price cut may be necessary before the Christmas holiday season to stimulate demand."
(Additional reporting by Alexei Oreskovic and Edwin Chan in San Francisco, Jens Hack in Munich, Valle Aviles in London and Nobuhiro Kubo in Tokyo)
Writing by Georgina Prodhan; Editing by Hans Peters, Steve Orlofsky and Robert MacMillan
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House Sparrow
The House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, is not native to North America and in fact it was introduced in the 1850s from England. It was mistakenly thought that it would reduce insect pests to crops. It is now one of the most abundant birds in North America and the most widely distributed bird on earth. They are not actually sparrows but Old World Weaver Finches, which are noted for their resourceful nest building.


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When the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is available Wednesday it should answer questions that the earlier developers preview didn't.
Chief among these is what applications will be available right away that are written in what Microsoft calls Metro style. Metro style refers both to the graphical look of the user interface, which relies on words rather than icons, and to the way individual applications interact with the touchscreen environment Windows 8 supports.
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The Windows Store, which will be the marketplace for acquiring these applications, launches Wednesday, too, so users will get their answer.
Will Windows on ARM (WOA) be available?
The answer is mostly no in that, except for the top-notch developers Microsoft has chosen to receive it, there will be no preview of the platform.
First, WOA is the distinct version of Windows that is intended to run only on power-scrimping ARM-based devices. It can handle only Metro-style apps and Office 15 versions of some office apps. Microsoft is shipping WOA only bundled with the devices it runs on. It won't be downloadable as a separate software to load on whatever device customers want to use.
That said, Microsoft has said that a version of it will be available about the time that Windows 8 Consumer Preview is available. It has also said it will issue it on custom WOA-capable machines to a very select group of developers. Since the software is bundled with hardware, it would be pretty costly to have a public beta.
However if it is issued to the elite group, expect some details about it and its capabilities that haven't been released by Microsoft.
Will Microsoft apps support touch mode, and if so, when?
This is important to those who want to use tablets but want more laptop functionality. Microsoft says it is preparing touch mode for the next major release of Office (Office 15) applications, some of which will ship with WOA devices. Office 15 itself is due out sometime by the end of the year, industry observers say, but Microsoft hasn't set a date.
The question remains whether and when other Microsoft applications will be available in Metro style. This has important implications for businesses that want to embrace Windows 8 and its touch-friendly characteristics and mobility but need to have a broader set of applications to get business done. It makes sense for Microsoft to do this, but keep an eye on what apps pop up in the Windows store.
How well will Windows 8 perform on legacy x86 hardware?
According to Microsoft, Windows 8 hardware requirements are no greater than those for Windows 7, and the company recommends that Windows 8 Consumer Preview users install the operating system on devices that are marked Windows 7 compatible. The new operating system supports all the applications Windows 7 supports on x86 PCs, Microsoft says.
That's the promise, and the preview will let consumers find out one way or the other whether that's strictly the case.
There are some features that may take a while for most consumers to test. Microsoft's hardware requirements for Windows 8 include touchscreen, resume speed, compass, gyroscope, ambient light adjustment and accelerometer as well as five programmable buttons, among others. Likely, consumers won't have devices that meet all these specs, so unless they run out and buy hardware that does, they'll have to wait to hear reports from others who do have such hardware.
What will the Metro style multitasking interface be like?
When running Windows 8 without keyboard or mouse, users pick and choose the apps they want from a Start screen. (The desktop and Start button themselves are gone.) If they are already in an app, they can swipe from the side of the screen to view more, but if they have many applications active, it can be a chore to find the one they want -- not crippling, but more cumbersome than using a desktop or taskbar buttons.
Users who have test-driven Windows 8 in the developers preview have complained about this, and it's possible Microsoft has addressed it. And if it has not, there's still the chance that this and other issues consumers discover will be dealt with before the commercial version of Windows 8 ships, which is likely to happen late this year.
For more blogs, stories, photos, and video about Microsoft Windows 8, check out PCWorld's complete Windows 8 coverage.
This story, "Burning Questions the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Should Answer" was originally published by Network World.


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Weather Blog: 'Free' air conditioning returns
Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! After sweating out several days with warm and very humid conditions, a big change is about to arrive in southeastern Wisconsin. In today's blog we discuss how long the 'free' air conditioning lasts.
If you were up early Wednesday morning you were treated to a gorgeous sunrise as a few cumulus and stratocumulus clouds pushed across the area. I spent WISN 12 News this Morning at Klode park in Whitefish Bay and had a front row seat to the beautiful morning shown below. If you have a weather photo to share please email it to email@example.com
Big changes are in the forecast, and they slowly arrive today through this evening. The first change to occur was a cold front dropped south of Wisconsin this morning. Change two was a wind shift to the northwest. The final change will be a big drop in dew points points, meaning a much more comfortable airmass is about to return.
At 3am Wednesday morning the tropical/sticky feel was still hanging thick across our area. The dew point map from 3am shows a sultry dew point of 74 in Milwaukee!
The dew point drop will continue Wednesday afternoon. By 6pm Wednesday evening, the RAP weather model is forecasting dew points in the 50s to around 60. This evening looks perfect for softball, volleyball or any outdoor events.
The refreshing change will mean 'free' air conditioning with comfortable conditions continuing Thursday and Friday. With a wind off Lake Michigan lakeshore locations will see highs in the 70s, with readings closer to 80 inland the next two days.
The WPC surface forecast map below is valid at 7am Friday morning. The big blue 'H' is high pressure. This will result in the comfy conditions along with lots of sunshine. Safe to say suntastic is back!
Temperatures will return to the 80s this weekend with a touch more humidity, but overall this looks like one of the best stretches of weather we may see the entire summer!
For the latest weather information watch WISN 12 News, and for updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter @jnelsonweather
Have a great day!
Jeremy Nelson


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Monday, December 15, 2008
Phil Spector Retrial Update V
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- 4MrsB said...
Thank you for such detailed, and much appreciated information. I feel like I'm right there in the courtroom.
Do you have an understanding of why AJ's team would benefit from leaving out the "manner of death" testimony? It sounds great right now, but If DW can just bring up suicide and that whole scenario when he puts on his defense case (which will happen shortly after the holiday break), isn't AJ just postponing what he will need to address very soon anyway? Just curious what your thoughts are . . maybe I'm misunderstanding the situation. Thanks again.
- December 16, 2008 at 2:01 PM
- Anonymous said...
Off topic slightly, but Doron Weinberg is trying to weasle out of a pre-trial hearing in the case of child molester Dr. William Ayres, set for December 23 even though the Spector trial will be in a two-week hiatus.
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Compliance issues be damned: tech entrepreneurs are moving full speed ahead into the finance space with social networking and mobile apps.
This week at New York's Finovate conference, which bills itself as a showcase of the latest innovations in financial and banking technology, dozens of presenters stepped forward with new ideas from startups such as Tuition.IO and Virtual Piggy as well as tested products from old-guard tech firms such as Fiserv and Thomson Reuters.
But two new launches, Stockr and aSpark's Stock Panorama, are of particular note for advisors. They show how Gen X and Millennial entrepreneurs want to take investing online—and encourage unfiltered, compliance-free information about everything from stock data to insights from nontraditional market intelligence sources including online forums and social networking.
Stockr, which went live Thursday at Finovate, announced a day earlier that it has closed a $1.5 million seed round financed by angel investors including Personal Capital, The Doyle Investment Group, and CBS investor relations chief Adam Townsend.
Based in Santa Monica, Calif., Stockr is led by co-founders Vinny Jindal, Tim Symington and Brendon Crawford, and hopes to provide a platform "where investors, analysts and public companies can communicate transparently and directly" about financial news, stocks, market trends and investment ideas. Stockr is free to join and uses Facebook authentication for network members.
Stock Panorama, meanwhile, is a personal finance app launched by aSpark on Tuesday that claims to combine market data, analyst sentiment and social intelligence. The company touts it as a place where investors can integrate stock data, analyst opinion and social intelligence in a single, easy-to-use dashboard.
The app is available for download in the Apple App Store at no cost for a limited time. Stock Panorama is also available to financial institutions as a white-label product, and an Android app is scheduled to be launched later this year.
"Stock Panorama is our first commercial product to channel the power of what we call the 'new interaction model,' where emerging technologies such as social, mobile and cloud are combining to give contextual and timely insights," said aSpark CEO Raj Patil in a statement.
Jindal, Stockr's 37-year-old CEO and a former analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities, said at Stockr's launch party that the site's mission is to create a high-quality community that avoids the sort of rumor-mongering and misinformation often found on online message boards.
"Ten years ago, people with compliance concerns were thinking, 'Can we even launch a website?' Now, the idea of compliance inhibiting people from talking online will go away," said Jindal. However, registered investment advisor Robert Zagunis, an experienced stock picker in his work as co-portfolio manager of the 20-year-old Jensen Quality Growth Fund (JENSX), questioned the value of the online startup, wondering how it could be any different from the message boards at Yahoo Finance. A site like Stockr could be dangerous for unsophisticated retail investors, Zagunis said.
"There's no requirement for truthfulness," he said. "Misinformation could be a problem."
But Jindal said that he particularly hopes to encourage RIAs to maintain an active presence on Stockr. "RIAs are going to be one of the really important voices of Stockr because they know what they're talking about," Jindal said. "And Stockr will allow RIAs to distinguish their businesses from others'. Social media platforms allow for the cultivation of a footprint of expertise," Jindal said.
Bill Harris, CEO of Personal Capital and formerly of PayPal and Intuit, sits on Stockr's advisory board, along with people including former Facebook sales director Craig Coblenz and Eric Frank, former president of Thomson Reuters' Investment and Advisory Division.
"Stockr is a big idea whose time has come," Harris said in a statement. "I'm confident that the team at Stockr will continue innovating to bring the company to its fullest, and truly disruptive, potential."
(Note: The Wall Street Journal reported on Sept. 17 that the Winklevoss twins of Facebook fame were back in the social-media sphere to promote their own investor networking site, SumZerio.com)
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griff wrote:I am still not a fan. moving the light house to the area of 99 is right on the corner and would act more as a marker then a warning. Would it be possible to make a island with the lighthouse on or is that to much ?
My thought as well. Though it could work fine on the corner too.


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"Innocence of Childhood" Myth, 1973, Adam & Eve, All the President's Men, An Ideal Husband, Archibald Cox, "Saturday Night Massacre", Ben Bradlee, Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, cicada, cicada shells, CNN, Dan Rather, Documentary, Elliot Richardson, Film, film review, Fun Home, graphic novel, Howard K. Smith, innocence vs ignorance, Literature, Lord of the Flies, National Innocence, Oscar Wilde, Political Corruption, Politics, President of the United States, Presidential legacy, reflection, Richard Nixon, Robert Bork, Sexual Rhetoric, Sexuality, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Seventies, The United States Vs Richard Nixon, Ulysses S. Grant, Walter Cronkite, Watergate, William Ruckelshaus
I know this is cheap bait I do honestly wonder whether cicadas masturbate during those 17 years they're underground. The news has been buzzing in the last few weeks, that's a pun you see, because once again the Cicadas, or annual locusts, are emerging from the ground. At least in New England. I've never understood news broadcasts taking time to discuss the appearance of these insects since it seems like every year I step out onto my porch to water the plants my wife bought and then decided to not cultivate when I discover a hallowed exoskeleton clinging desperately to the column post at the corner. My mom still makes fun of me to this day for the collection of "cicada shells" I at one time kept for three years. For three years those protein ladened shells rotted in one of my mother's Tupperware dishes until eventually she confronted me with them and I was forced to take them out back and step on them hoping they would make that marvelous crunching noise.
Alas at that point they were soft, and so my barefoot was left smeared with left-over cicada juice instead. There was an innocence on my part thinking they would remain hard and crunchy and prime for stepping on, though really it was ignorance which leads me into the second lead-in for this essay.
My sister laughs whenever one of us says the statement, "Children are Innocent." It's an inside joke that started when my little sister was in eighth grade and she asked me for help editing a paper over Lord of the Flies. It was a great paper, from what I remember of it, but at some point the older literature enthusiast and philosopher took over and we spent the next half hour arguing over whether or not children were "innocent." My argument was that the word innocence that people use for describing the unique quality that children possess is really false and that children are often referred to as such because people like to idealize children. Ignorance, I argued, is a better word because when we're kids we're not innocent of the word, we're just ignorant of it. As we grow we learn more and more about our reality, our species, our culture, our universe, and intelligence tends to fuck up that ignorant state when we're able to enjoy life. My sister argued against me as best she could, and eventually left in a huff. We're cool now, though I occasionally get death threats through the mail written in blood and phone calls where all I hear on the other end is heavy breathing.
This notion of Ignorance is important because recently I've begun re-reading Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic for the twelfth or thirteenth time. I've lost track really. My borderline obsession with the book is based on more than just my Queerness seeping into another person's journey of self-discovery (it feels like leeching off it sometimes I swear), but in fact is due more with the intricate complexity of the book. It took Alison Bechdel seven years to actually write and illustrate the graphic novel, and reading her second work Are You My Mother? reveals her emotional and psychological state during this time period, not to mention demonstrating the creative setbacks during the actual composition.
Reading over the graphic novel again I discovered this time around that I focused first on the idea of recognition, for as I wrote in a previous essay I "recognized" Bruce as sharing a similar erotic interest, but I also considered the idea of ignorance, specifically the way Bechdel explores it in the fifth chapter entitled An Ideal Husband. The chapter relates the events of the specific summer in 1973 when Bechdel was thirteen and all at once a series of events coincided that included: the appearance of the annual cicadas, the Watergate Scandal, her first period, her father was arrested for purchasing alcohol for one of his students, and her mother was performing in a local production of The Importance of Being Ernest.
Bechdel herself notes the serendipity of these events and the potential that listing them all in context to one another can be suspect, but in all cases Bechdel indulgence often leads to brilliance:
This page is beautiful not only for the symmetry, for the top of the porch appears almost like a pediment (a triangle structure often adorning Greek monuments) but also for the balance that sets the stage ultimately for the disequilibrium that is going to come in the next weeks. It's also interesting to note that Bechdel herself follows my little sister's policy of innocence. She describes America as an Innocent nation, referring to the Watergate affair as the "fall from innocence" that all children, and by extension, nations are supposed to eventually go through. Bechdel would likewise lose her "innocence" during this summer as she discovers not only the joys of masturbation, but also the erotic truth of her father.
It's fascinating to observe how sex is always the agent of chaos disrupting our lives, particularly our innocent childhood. It may just be because I found one of my father's Playboys when I was five and thus started on a path of interest in the erotic since, but I've never understood why sex has always been portrayed as something corrupting when my own experience with sex and expression of sexuality has done nothing but reaffirm the idea that life is interesting and worth living. Bechdel uses sex in the chapter, referring in the beginning with the cicadas which emerge, like insects do, to breed and then quickly die off. From this she moves to the scandal of Oscar Wilde.
If the reader is unfamiliar with the life of Oscar Wilde he was a Victorian playwright who, on the very night his most successful play The Importance of Being Ernest opened, was accused of sodomy, a charge at that time which could lead to imprisonment and in some instances death. Wilde fought the accusation in court but lost the case. Wilde's sexuality along with Cicadas along with Bechdel's own erotic exploration, and finally the glaring act of her father all combine to reaffirm the idea that sex creates a fall from innocence but if the reader pays attention all of these realizations come from learning.
The conflict with referring to lack of knowledge of sexuality as innocence is incoherent. It doesn't accurately convey the idea that we learn and thus purge ourselves of ignorance. Innocence implies a character trait while ignorance implies simply unknowing. The best rhetorical example of this is the mass narrative of the Garden of Eden. The story that is often peddled in Sunday school classrooms and bad Veggie Tales Cassette tapes, is that when god made Adam and Eve (Not Adam and Steve unfortunately) he made them innocent, but warned them of the tree of knowledge. Eve was tempted by the serpent, who was really Satan, who then convinced Adam to take a bite. Once they bit into the apple they became aware of their nakedness and covered themselves, for this they were banned from the Garden forever. This narrative is one I'm painfully familiar with since I grew up in the Episcopal church and went to a Private Christian school, but something that has always bothered me about the narrative is the word innocence. Adam and Eve learned of nakedness by eating the apple, and by removing the ignorance of their state they were forever altered. I suppose this could just be a tomato/tomato potato/potato semantics argument, but I've always felt that Adam and Eve got a bum rap by being labeled innocent rather than ignorant.
Both of these examples is why I'm troubled by the idea of Innocence, particularly when referring to the Watergate scandal.
The reason for this concern is because I'm a Watergate nerd. I own a first edition hardback copy of All the President's Men, and at least seven thick tomes dedicated either to Nixon, the Press's reaction to the events, or simply the public reaction to Watergate. It may just be because my parents grew up during the seventies, but there's something about the time period that has always fascinated me and not just because it Rock's golden age. Before you cringe remember it gave rise to Led Zeppelin, Iggy Pop, The Ramones, and Aerosmith along all within a ten year period. Watergate is the political impression left upon that decade, so much so that it permanently added a word to the lexicon. Whenever something is called "X-Gate" it always implies that someone has been caught in a gross action that violates that person's and by extension organization's image. It doesn't help that so many books, films, novels, and essays have been written about the event.
One of the best examples is the film All the President's Men, which follows Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward as they investigate the break-in. The film is dense in its detail but entertaining and has one of the best lines in American cinema:
Ben Bradlee: You know the results of the latest Gallup Poll? Half the country never even heard of the word Watergate. Nobody gives a shit. You guys are probably pretty tired, right? Well, you should be. Go on home, get a nice hot bath. Rest up… 15 minutes. Then get your asses back in gear. We're under a lot of pressure, you know, and you put us there. Nothing's riding on this except the, uh, first amendment to the Constitution, freedom of the press, and maybe the future of the country. Not that any of that matters, but if you guys fuck up again, I'm going to get mad. Goodnight.
While this film captures the moment of the Watergate scandal so well, another excellent program provides a wider cultural perspective. The Seventies is a documentary series I discovered at 1 A.M. while possibly drunk, as so many of my great discoveries tend to go, and one episode in particular entitled The United States Vs Richard Nixon covers the entire scandal from beginning to end.
American politics is an entirely different animal than it was in the 1970s because at the time of the crisis people believed what they heard from the news. Men like Dan Rather, Walter Cronkite, and Howard K. Smith were not just characters on your television set, they were reporters actively engaging and regularly investigating the actions of politicians because otherwise how would people know what was going on in their world. Today's soft journalism, where character is preferred over quality and bias is the first agenda, could never really tackle an affair like Watergate because the break-in and investigation would be sold as a polarizing media event rather than a legitimate political scandal. My concern here isn't to criticize contemporary journalism, but rather to observe the larger importance of Watergate as the moment in which America lost its ignorance of its own state as a nation.
History is often misused as a moniker for the past, but in reality history is just the discourse about the facts of the past. It's important to recognize this distinction as I remind the reader that corruption in politics is as old as human civilization. Nixon was not the first world leader, or even American President, to be caught in a corruption scandal (Look up the illustrious carear of one Ulysses S. Grant) but the news organizations being better able to reach their audience directly thanks to television, the public had no choice but to understand the gravity of the implications. The "Saturday Night Massacre" is probably the best example of this.
On October 20, 1973 Nixon ordered the acting Attorney General to fire Archibald Cox, the lead investigator of the Watergate break-in. Elliot Richardson refuses and reigns immediately. The same night Assistant Attorney General William Ruckelshaus is promoted and ordered to fire Cox. He also refuses and is fired immediately. Finally, Solicitor General Robert Bork is promoted active Attorney General and fires Cox…in one night. If that sounds like the set-up for a Marx Brothers film I'm sad to disappoint but the reader can actually find news footage from the period and see for themselves that the Saturday Night Massacre was not just the set-up for a wonderful political satire, but in fact was hard truth.
Well so what? says the reader. What does any of this have to do with innocence, ignorance, and Fun Home? More importantly what does the difference between innocence and ignorance have to do with my day to day life?
This is a fair question since the Watergate scandal so rarely appears in the mundane affairs of life. Paying for your gas with a debit or credit card doesn't make you consider what would have happened if Congress hadn't subpoenaed the tapes. Nor does having your hair cut make you wonder whether or not the scandal would have reached such a public head had Bernstein and Woodward not been assigned the story at The Washington Post. I would also advise you not to hire Waters Gate, the all drag barber-shop quartet that sings the history of the event set to show tunes.
The larger significance is found within the rhetoric of innocence. America was not an innocent country by the time the Watergate scandal had appeared in the public's consciousness, for it had its own long blacklist of offenses**, but what kept these corruptions from sinking too deep into the nation's mentality was most likely the closeness of it. Television brought the scandals of Washington D.C. into their homes and so as Nixon avoided the investigation, and then eventually tried to quash it, Americans began to recognize that they were learning more and more that they're nation was not perfect. They began to recognize that they could not trust their President, and even America could suffer from corrupt leadership. Most importantly, by losing the ignorance of what Nixon had done, Americans lost something of their idealism. Even Presidents could be crooks.
As for Bechdel's memoir, Fun Home from the very beginning of the book is about recognizing and learning about her father's erotic truth and how it helped shape her life. Bruce, near the beginning of the chapter invites one of his students to join him for a beer, and it's implied that he might have engaged in sex with the young man. Bechdel wouldn't realize this until some years later, but it's clear by her using Watergate as a context how she has compartmentalized this reality of her father.
Fathers, like Presidents, are odd creatures that try their best to guide the country and push it into the right directions. The conflict is when we're young we tend to idealize our fathers, but as we age we learn about their characters and this knowledge tends to kill the perfect image we had of them.
Learning does not always generate happiness because when we learn we alter our original reality. Watergate has forever altered the American landscape by reminding its citizens that every office is open and vulnerable to corruption. Bechdel in The Ideal Husband observes how the summer of 73 left her no longer ignorant of sexuality, both her own as well as her fathers, and while this did leave a lasting negative impression of her father, it did not destroy herself.
Innocence is a character trait that's unrealistic because as a species we learn and grow from mistakes. America has recovered from the Watergate scandal, just as Bechdel has recovered from her own loss of ignorance. The trick is not to mourn that loss of the former self, but rather to emerge stronger from it.
If I can use an obvious metaphor here, the healthy approach is to leave the exoskeleton behind, and like a cicada, or annual locusts if you prefer, fly off to a new state of being. The problem with clinging to the idea that your former self was innocent is that over time that becomes a corruptive state. If things don't change it means they're static, it means they're dead, and so like my collection of old cicada shells many that try desperately to cling to this state wind up hollowed shells hoping desperately to find that substance which they once held so completely.
They also wind up covered sticky bug-juice which makes it rather difficult to get someone to go out with you to a movie. Just sayin.
*Writer's Note*
I've included here a picture I took a year ago. My dog huckleberry had to pee before bed and so I stood out on the back porch while he did his business. I must have been looking around because I turned and spotted a cicada on the wall drying its wings out. Its shell was a few feet below it. It didn't move as I approached and after taking a few shots I marveled at the brilliant shade of blue-green in its drying wings.
**Writer's Note**
To further the point that America was not an "innocent" nation remember a few events and institutions:
The Salem Witch Trials.
Slavery of African Americans.
Henry Kissinger.
The Trail of Tears.
Reconstruction in general.
Henry Kissinger again.
Henry Kissinger.
The abuse of Jeannette Pickering Rankin after she was the only person to vote against the declaration of war in 1944.
The systematic abuse of the irish in the 1800s and Hispanic immigrants today.
Operation Wetback.
The CIA making deals with Opium farmers during the Vietnam war
Vietnam period.
Andrew Johnson's Impeachment.
Sherman's March.
The New York Riots.
Henry Kissinger.
Henry Kissinger's face.
Just to name a few.
***Writer's FINAL Note**
The Seventies is currently aailable for streaming on Netflix. Fun home: A Family Tragicomic is available on Amazon and wherever books are sold.


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Very interested in this. Let me know how i can get my hands on one of these!
OpticsThe optical components have arrived at last!The lenses are 25mm diameter on both the laser and receiver. In the case of the laser, the purpose of the lens is to collimate the outgoing flash of laser light. This is necessary because, unfortunately, the light that comes from a semiconductor laser doesn't have a nice parallel beam. Instead, it comes out in a distorted cone shape that needs to be made parallel in order for the laser light to travel as far as possible without getting spread out and becoming too faint. This collimation process is often done with very fancy optics in order to get the maximum theoretical range. In this design however, a single lens element should be enough to get the laser beyond the 25m range specified for the design. The diameter of the laser beam will be the same as the laser lens (25mm) as you can see from the picture below.The laser beam projected onto a Phosphor cardThe lens in front of the receiver serves a different purpose. It acts as a light gathering area that focuses the rather weak return signals from the target onto the APD detector. The bigger this light gathering area is, the greater the distance that the range finder will be able to measure. This makes it very easy to increase the range - just use a bigger lens. For the purposes of this design, the 625 mm2 of the receiver lens should give us the desired range.Optics - front viewFrom the picture above you can see that the optical arrangement is very sturdy. This is necessary to ensure that the alignment of the lenses stays absolutely fixed. If this alignment changes then the laser will end up pointing in one direction whilst the receiver points in another - and that means no return signal!To get the laser and the receiver lined up correctly in the first place there is an alignment and focus mechanism for both the laser and the receiver circuit boards (see below). These mechanisms have three degrees of freedom (the ability to be adjusted independently in three orthogonal axes, X, Y and Z). By adjusting the position of the laser and receiver whilst watching the strength of the return signal on an oscilloscope, it is quite easy to achieve almost perfect optical alignment.Optics - rear view
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I looked up the data sheet for the DS00VQ100 chip and it's only 12.8MHz
I looked at the schematic for my phone - the highest frequency section is probably the 5GHz WiFi, yet the clock for that is derived from a 48MHz crystal.(If it didn't have the 5GHz band option, then the 2.4GHz band would be clocked from the same 19.2MHz crystal that provides the system clock for the 1.7GHz processor)
This is different, that's just a carrier signal.


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Driving in Manhattan should be avoided during business hours, and often during weekend days too. Some neighborhoods have good availability of parking meters, but the city now charges about the same as private lots average rates. That is, Manhattan meters are now generally $3.75/hour which really adds up fast. But after business hours, I would say driving is not a big hassle. There is no shortage of commercial parking that opens up at 7:00 PM for everyone.
At other times, there are many secrets that allow you park for free. Some legal, some not. I stick to the legal, and I have ways to get free parking in Manhattan by knowing all the parking regulations very precisely. And for those who may not know, there are easily accessible & close parts of Queens with NO street cleaning regulations You can leave your car indefinitely for free, just make sure to clean it off every once in a while


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I'm new with voip world and i'm starting to study it, i've setup a asterisknow server and extensions are able to talk between each others but i'm getting crazy how how to enable sip simple messaging.
I want have calls and chat togheter without run a secondary im server like openfire, but i can't find nowhere a guide or an indication on how to enable the IM using sip.
Anyone could help me with it or indicating me the right way?
i've followed all the forum indications on google i found but nothing, i receive this in the console:
[2015-12-06 09:57:56] NOTICE[3399][C-00000005]: res_rtp_asterisk.c:4364 ast_rtp_read: Unknown RTP codec 126 received from '192.168.1.7:58922'
[2015-12-06 09:58:17] NOTICE[2698][C-00000003]: chan_sip.c:29752 sip_request_call: Asked to get a channel of unsupported format (nothing) while capability is (gsm|ulaw|alaw)
[2015-12-06 09:58:17] WARNING[2698][C-00000003]: app_dial.c:2437 dial_exec_full: Unable to create channel of type 'SIP' (cause 58 - Bearer capability not available)
[2015-12-06 09:58:17] WARNING[2698][C-00000003]: channel.c:5353 set_format: Unable to find a codec translation path from (nothing) to (slin)
[2015-12-06 09:58:17] WARNING[2698][C-00000003]: indications.c:157 playtones_alloc: Unable to set 'Message/ast_msg_queue' to signed linear format (write)
[2015-12-06 09:58:17] NOTICE[2698][C-00000003]: app_playtones.c:100 handle_playtones: Unable to start playtones
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Q2 Spending in Europe Stagnated; Actions to Save Money Increased
Europeans remained in a spending holding pattern in the second quarter and increased their actions to save on household expenses as unemployment rates in many European markets were high and confidence in the economic outlook for the rest of the year remained weak.
Fewer European respondents planned to spend discretionary income on holidays/vacations, out-of-home entertainment, home improvements and new technology products, declining 1 percentage point each from three months ago, according to findings from the Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions. One-third of European respondents planned to put spare cash into savings, and 21 percent had no spare cash to spend.
Looking for ways to save, half of European respondents spent less on new clothes (56%), cut down on out-of-home entertainment (54%), switched to cheaper grocery brands (50%) and tried to save on gas and electricity (48%). Four-in-10 respondents cut back on holidays (43%) and take-away meals (41%). Roughly one-third spent less on telephone expenses (36%), delayed upgrading technology (36%)/major household items (33%), used their car less often (32%) and did not take an annual vacation (31%).
Consumer confidence in Germany, the world's fourth-largest economy, held steady with an index of 90 for the second straight quarter. Confidence increased in the U.K. by four index points to a score of 79. Second-quarter confidence declines were reported in Russia (80), France (53), and Italy (41), declining one, one, one, and three index points, respectively.
"German economic indicators in May 2013 had an impact on consumer confidence, which remains stable in Germany," said Ingo Schier, managing director, Nielsen Germany. "While the number of registered job-seekers declined for the first time in five months below the mark of three million, recent wage and salary negotiations between trade unions and employers led to salary rises in many sectors. Additionally, the German DAX registered an unprecedented record high in May. But Germans' consumer confidence stands on shaky ground. According to predictions, economic growth may continue to decline with the Euro zone stuck in recession."
The Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions, established in 2005, measures consumer confidence, major concerns and spending intentions among more than 29,000 respondents with Internet access in 58 countries. Consumer confidence levels above and below a baseline of 100 indicate degrees of optimism and pessimism.
Other findings include:
- Global consumer confidence increased one index point to 94 in Q2.
- The recessionary sentiment in North America dropped to lowest level since the Great Recession.
- Quarterly confidence rose in all regions except Latin America.
- Confidence in Middle East/Africa returned to its Q4 2012 level.
- Discretionary spending intentions improved in Asia-Pacific.
For more detail and insight, download Nielsen's Q2 2013 Global Consumer Confidence Report.
About the Nielsen Global Survey
The Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions was conducted between May 13–31, 2013, and polled more than 29,000 online consumers in 58 countries throughout Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and North America. The sample has quotas based on age and sex for each country based on their Internet users, and is weighted to be representative of Internet consumers and has a maximum margin of error of ±0.6%. This Nielsen survey is based on the behavior of respondents with online access only. Internet penetration rates vary by country. Nielsen uses a minimum reporting standard of 60 percent Internet penetration or 10M online population for survey inclusion. The China Consumer Confidence Index is compiled from a separate mixed methodology survey among 3,500 respondents in China.


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Kimi Raikkonen
What do you think of the Buddh International Circuit?
It's quite an interesting track; one of the better ones from the modern circuits. It's quite similar to Korea; long straights, not terribly challenging corners and hard braking. It's not as technical as Korea which was another new track for me last year, but it's good. It's always nice to go to a new place like India. It's certainly a good track to go fast with a strong car in front of all the others!
How was your first - and only - race at the track so far?
It was okay but it could have been better. We struggled for grip over the weekend last year and we made life difficult with the change of setup before qualifying. After that there was nothing really to do on Sunday. In the race itself we had enough speed to challenge for the top positions, but we got stuck behind slower cars and overtaking was impossible. I can remember spending a lot of the race trying to get past Felipe [Massa] so that wasn't ideal.
Did you get to see much of India?
No, it was my first visit and I spent my time in the paddock and the hotel. We only come to race and India is a very big country! The thing I like is eating Indian food, which I really enjoy.
Japan was quite a straightforward race for you?
It was a pretty normal race I would say and it's good that we got some points. I had a very poor start where I left the line with a lot of wheelspin and lost a few places. This wasn't ideal and it meant I got stuck in traffic, but I managed to gain some places back later on.
You spoke over the weekend of the car feeling more to your liking, which much be a positive looking to the remaining races of the season?
The car felt pretty strong all weekend and we've made good progress with it recently. It's still not exactly as I want it and we're trying to get rid of some understeer which is something I don't like. In Japan it was hard to show our real pace at the beginning of the race as I was stuck behind slower cars for quite a long time. After the final pit stop when I got a bit of free air the car was working much better. It ran well in the last half of the race and I was very happy with it.
We saw some more great overtaking moves from you...
Unfortunately when you don't have an ideal qualifying it makes life a bit harder on Sunday. It's not easy to overtake at Suzuka and we weren't so fast in a straight line which made it more tricky, but I got past a few people which was important after the slow start. With Nico [Hulkenberg] I managed to get a good run on him leading up to the chicane which is what made the difference. We did what we could.
What's the target for India?
Hopefully we finally get it right in qualifying as the last five qualifying sessions have not been that great for me. If we don't, it's going to be a difficult Sunday afternoon, although of course we'll keep pushing. If we do get it right, then we can really go for it!
Romain Grosjean
Your performance in Japan was pretty fantastic; how are you feeling heading into the remaining four races of the season?
I'm feeling really good with the car, my confidence is getting higher with every race and I'm very happy with the team, so I'll keep working hard to improve the areas that need improving and we'll keep pushing for top results right to the end of the season.
How good was that race start in Japan?
The start was fantastic; the clutch kicked in, I put my foot down and whoosh! It was superb to go past both the Red Bulls like that and it'll be one of my best memories of the year. I saw Mark [Webber] in my mirrors and started to pull away which was a big surprise in itself, so I was screaming "come on baby, let's go!" in the cockpit. After the first lap I honestly thought it was going to be my day, but that first win will come soon...
How wide were you driving your car to try to keep the Red Bulls behind you?
You never want to concede a place, but when you're leading the race or fighting for a podium position you can find ways to make your car very wide! Sebastian [Vettel] had a lot more pace than me but we were able to fight a bit more in the battle with Mark [Webber]. It's a shame we caught the back markers when we did as I think we'd have had an even stronger fight if it wasn't for them.
What are your thoughts on the Buddh International Circuit?
I like it. I first visited the track as third driver for the team during the inaugural race weekend in 2011 and was really impressed by the facility, then of course I drove it for the first time last year. The layout includes a nice mix of corners with a bit of gradient change which is always a good thing. There are some decent straights with wide corners at the end of them to help with overtaking, although it's still not the easiest place in the world to pass somebody. Then there's the linked Turn 10 / 11 combination, which is a bit like Turn 8 in Turkey in that it seems to go on forever. It's quite a fun track to drive.
What are your expectations for the Indian Grand Prix?
Our car is really performing well at the moment so I think we could be strong again. It's fair to say we struggled there a little last year with finding grip and getting the right setup for the cars, so hopefully we can perform better this time. The tyre allocation was quite hard for the track in 2012, but this year it's softer which should help us and make for better racing.
What do you think of India as a country?
It's certainly a different experience from a lot of the places we visit and it's great to see a different culture.
Aside from racing what will you be interested in?
I have a great love for cuisine so I'm always interested in local food, and there are so many interesting dishes, spices and ingredients in India.
How much are you looking ahead to 2014?
Right now I'm working on doing the very best I can at each remaining race in 2013 and I think that's the best approach for now. As soon as the season's over I'll get a little rest and recharge my batteries, then we're back to see the new cars launched and to start testing them. It will be a very interesting challenge with all the new rules that are coming in for next season. A new area is coming for the sport and that's always very exciting.
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Harris Interactive Joins Nielsen
New York – Feb. 3, 2014 – Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE:NLSN), a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy, announced today that it has completed the tender offer by Nielsen and its wholly owned subsidiary, Prime Acquisition Corp., to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Harris Interactive, Inc. (NASDAQ:HPOL), a leading global market research firm. Nielsen expects to complete the acquisition of Harris today through a merger under Delaware law. Upon the completion of the merger, Harris Interactive will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Nielsen and its shares will cease to be traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Harris Interactive will be integrated into Nielsen's Buy business segment, which provides information and insights to manufacturers and retailers that helps them make more informed and impactful business decisions. Nielsen will retain The Harris Poll® brand.
"Harris Interactive is a natural fit with Nielsen's portfolio of solutions, as the organization shares Nielsen's commitment to deliver robust and integrated insights to clients to drive business outcomes," said John J. Lewis, President, Americas, Nielsen. "This acquisition enables deeper insights into consumer sentiment as well as what consumers are, watching and buying while also expanding our footprint with important industry verticals including pharmaceutical, automotive and financial services."
Result of Offer and Effectiveness of Merger
As of the expiration of the offer at 12:00 midnight New York City time on January 31, 2014, a total of 46,320,397 shares had been validly tendered and not withdrawn, representing approximately 79% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Harris Interactive. All such shares have been accepted for payment and payment for such shares will be made promptly in accordance with the terms of the tender offer.
Upon the effectiveness of the merger, which will be effected pursuant to Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, each of the Harris Interactive shares then outstanding immediately prior to the merger will be converted into the right to receive the same price of $2.04 per share in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, that was paid in the tender offer (except as provided in the merger agreement with respect to shares owned by Nielsen, Harris Interactive or their respective subsidiaries or shares that are held by any stockholder who is entitled to demand and properly has demanded appraisal for such Shares in accordance and full compliance with Delaware law).
Nielsen will update its full year guidance to include the impact of Harris Interactive during its fourth quarter earnings conference call, which will be held on February 13th, 2014.
About Nielsen
Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NYSE: NLSN) is a global information and measurement company with leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television and other media measurement, online intelligence and mobile measurement. Nielsen has a presence in approximately 100 countries, with headquarters in New York, USA and Diemen, the Netherlands. For more information, visit www.nielsen.com.
About Harris Interactive
Harris Interactive is one of the world's leading market research firms, leveraging research, technology, and business acumen to transform relevant insight into actionable foresight. Known widely for The Harris Poll®, Harris offers proprietary solutions in the areas of market and customer insight, corporate brand and reputation strategy, and marketing, advertising, public relations and communications research across a wide range of industries. Additionally, Harris has a portfolio of multi-client offerings that complement our custom solutions while maximizing a client's research investment. Serving clients worldwide through our North American and European offices, Harris specializes in delivering research solutions that help our clients stay ahead of what's next. For more information, please visit www.harrisinteractive.com.
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Am I crazy? Maybe. I can't imagine not being online. In fact, I don't even want to promise that I won't be here, facebook, or other blogs next week. I just feel the need to back away for a bit. I find myself sucked into the next best thing, every day. I love all of the information that is out there and I want to implement it all into my life. But, I've found that I'm "researching" more than I'm sharing. My bookmarks are out of control, seriously, tasteology is dangerous. I haven't the slightest idea what to write about for my next addition to Homegrown.org even though I've tried many new things since my last article. I'm might take a break there too.
I feel burnt out. My eyes hurt. My brain hurts. I probably don't remember half of the stuff that I've crammed in my mind over the last week. But it's all been amazing, I'm sure of it.
Can I do it? Sure. Will I stick with it? Hopefully. If anything, I can re-evaluate what's going on with me and just slow down.
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Dinner Tonight: Parmesan Chicken Tenders Recipe
Your source for quick recipe every single week day.
Maybe I'm the last one to figure this out, but the name "chicken tender" originally referred to the "tenderloin" of the chicken, a little piece of exceedingly tender meat attached to the breast. Someone smart down the line realized you could bread and fry them, and it tasted pretty good. Of course, I'll always have a soft spot for chicken tenders—the question is how to upgrade them from the mysterious ground, breaded meat of certain fast food chains to something made in a home kitchen.
This recipe from Everyday Food magazine makes chicken tenders healthier by baking them at high heat instead of frying them in oil. Using Japanese panko breadcrumbs mixed with Parmesan (airy and flakier) ensures that despite the baking method, they still have a decent crunch. Sure, baking isn't as delicious as frying, but the process is much easier for a quick dinner, and beats the frozen option by a mile.
- Yield:4
- Active time: 10
- Total time:35
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- 1/3 cup panko or plain dried breadcrumbs
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan (2/3 ounce)
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh chicken tenders, or boneless, skinless breast cut into strips
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 3/4 pound cremini or button mushrooms, trimmed and halved (quartered if large)
- 3/4 pound brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved lengthwise (quartered if large)
Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. In small bowl, combine bread crumbs and Parmesan with a pinch of salt. Season chicken with salt and pepper, then toss in a second bowl with one tablespoon of the oil and thyme. Allow to sit while preparing other ingredients.
In the meantime, toss mushrooms and Brussels sprouts with remaining tablespoon of oil. Season with salt and pepper and spread on a baking sheet. Transfer to the oven's lower rack and roast until sprouts are tender, tossing occasionally, 20-25 minutes.
Ten minutes into the cooking time, arrange chicken in 9 x 13 baking sheet in a single layer, and top with breadcrumbs. Drizzle with a tablespoon of oil, then transfer to top rack of oven. Roast until cooked through, 15-20 minutes. Serve with vegetables.
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Whenever an order is generated in the system, "SOMS" automatically calculates the total weight of all the products that are in the order. This allows you or the customer to get accurate quotes from freight companies.
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