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By: Mark Vruno
During a visit to the TKS (Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd.) booth at Graph Expo last month, I learned that in late September a contract was signed with Midwest commercial printer Newsweb Corp. for a 492-fpm (feet per minute) JetLeader 1500 inkjet web press — the same digital device that ran daily at the drupa mega tradeshow in Germany this past May. The installation marks the first JetLeader series press installed in North America.
Situated in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, Newsweb is a privately owned firm specializing in the printing of community, college, and ethnic newspapers. In July, the company announced the expansion of its printing division by signing a letter of intent to purchase the JetLeader 1500. The digital press, which was originally expected to be operational by October, allows Newsweb to print a broader range of products, including books and catalogs, for its existing client base as well as new clients that need high-quality, short-run products.
"We have been looking at digital inkjet technology for years, but did not feel it was where we wanted it to be," said Rodd Winscott, president of Newsweb's printing division. "The JetLeader will allow us to take our printing to a new level and create new business opportunities not only for us but for our customers." Winscott said he and his team "are working on understanding the market in order to determine the best possible jobs to be placed on the Jetleader 1500 as well as preparing for the new work we can and will be bringing in."
Newsweb client services manager Theresa Bauer said the company anticipates running live jobs either in late October or early November. "The installation is down to the minor adjustments now and is essentially complete," she said. "We have now moved into the training phase. Once we are satisfied that our staff is confident in the operation of the equipment, we will begin to look at the marketing aspects. The JetLeader has met all our expectations with regard to quality and craftsmanship, and offers us entry into markets that were previously outside our scope. The test jobs we have run and continue to run confirm our choice in press manufacturers."
Yoshikazu Shiba, president of TKS, said, "Our Jetleader is a leader in its field, being the world's first digital inkjet printing system that produces sectionalized newspapers inline. TKS has always been a technology leader and, looking into the future, vies for the Jetleader to be in the forefront of innovation in this area of technology."
In addition to the new drop-on-demand inkjet device, Newsweb maintains Goss Community units that allow it to produce up to 96 tabloid pages with 48 pages of full process color in one run. All color towers are outfitted with automated computer-controlled inking and a QuadTech Auto Register closed-loop system. The web-offset press is equipped with three folders, quarter folders, ribbon decks, and gluers that allow us to glue and trim booklet inline. Its finishing department is equipped with three automatic inserting machines capable of inserting up to seven pieces into one. The bindery can stitch and trim tabloids, booklets, or digests. For mailing, Newsweb uses a Videojet inkjet system.
20/20 future vision on newspaper role
Newsweb's Winscott was part of a Graph Expo show panel titled 2020: The Future Role of Newspapers. Marco Boer, vice president of Hanover, Mass.-based IT Strategies, and Rick Surkamer, president of Lake Forest, Ill.-based Surkamer Advisors and former president and chief operating officer of Sun-Times Media, LLC., were also on the panel that discussed the disruptive role of technology on the printing industry.
Leading off, Winscott said the past 10 years have been marked by revolutionary changes in digital technology and mobile Internet access. "I expect the next 10 years will bring developments only being imagined now," he said. "Newspapers will continue to provide news and entertainment to readers, as long as newspapers adapt to the needs of their readers."
One way newspapers are sure to adapt is through the introduction of more micro-zoned products. Readers' need for specialized data lends itself to small and customized print runs, and newspapers will continue to serve their readers by reaching out in hypermarkets and micro-zones. "A 500,000-copy zone may be a questionable proposition," Winscott said.
Winscott concluded that the industry is at a crossroads. "The newspaper will always hold a place in people's lives. But what remains to be seen is what form it will take. Digital printing is not for everyone, but it will continue to grow and impact the newspaper industry," he said.
Boer took the dais next, explaining that while analog printing still generates about $30 billion in revenue annually, the revenue generated by digital printing equipment makers is now about $120 billion a year. "There's a lot of money to be had in digital printing," he said. "And digital printing is still in the early stages of its growth curve. Digital print is not replacing analog pages, it's creating new value. It's not replacing analog, it's running in parallel with analog."
Inkjet is too slow for most newspaper applications, Boer said, but newspaper printers are going to see new and increasing digital competition from entities not heard from before. They are going to pick up niche business and keep growing that strength. "Digital will never replace analog," Boer said. But he added, "Don't be deceived by digital print costs. The real cost is in the learning curve, not technology adoption."
For his part, Surkamer predicted the newspaper of 2017 will look back on 2012 and revel in changes made to operations, IT and software, content, product delivery, call centers, creative, and business development, and finance and administrative outsourcing, among others.
"We're not wringing our hands anymore," Surkamer said. "We're embracing the future."
More digital news
At its Graph Expo press conference, KBA talked up the RotaJET 76 production inkjet press, which features a 30.5-inch web width and speeds up to 500 fpm. "Expect a beta in place by early 2013," said Mark Hischar, president and chief executive officer of KBA North America. Digital newspaper printed samples were available in the KBA booth, as were samples of German sausage and beer in true Oktoberfest spirit.
Hischar also said that Hearst Corp. has made a commitment to offset-printed newspapers with the previously reported addition of a Commander CL press at the Times Union in Albany, N.Y., scheduled to start production early next year. Great West Newspapers (GWN) in Alberta, Canada — a group of 21 community newspapers as well as a commercial printer and partner of Glacier Media Group — added a Colora model to be installed in a facility currently being constructed in St Albert, Alberta.
Mark your 2013 calendars now for the bigger, better, quadrennial PRINT show next fall, running for five days (September 8 to 12) at McCormick Place in Chicago. For more information visit gasc.org/PRINT13.aspx.
TKS Jetleader specs
4/4 process color printing units:
- Printhead: piezo-electric drop on demand
- Maximum print speed: 492 fpm (feet per minute)
- Maximum resolution: 600 x 600 dpi
Online newspaper folding system:
- Maximum number of pages: 72
- Maximum number of sections: 5
Graph Expo Show Daily is online
Coverage of the Graph Expo NewsPrint newspaper pavilion was featured in each of the four issues of the Official Show Daily publication. To read the articles and catch up on more show news, visit myprintresource.com/newsletter/show-daily/day3 and viewer.zmags.com/publication/066ec068.
Single-width Towers for Publishers in Sweden, Africa
Gotlands Förenade Tidningstryckerier (Gotlands), located in Visby on the Swedish island of Gotland, has ordered three single-width Community four-high towers from Goss Intl. The investment involves a facility-wide upgrade to provide quality and operational improvements, including remote control capabilities.
Part of the Pressgrannar Group of newspaper printers, which in turn belongs to Nya Tidens Media (NTM), Gotlands presently operates a Community press comprising four four-high towers and four mono units with a 22-1/16 inch cut-off. The existing 2×1 press was originally installed in the early 1980s. Extensions added 10 years ago provide capacity to print a total of 64 tabloid pages, with 32 in full color. The addition of the three new towers will enable the press line to produce a further 24 full-color pages to meet demand from advertisers. Gotlands has also specified automatic register and cut-off controls as well as additional automated features to ensure the ability to match the highest coldset quality of all group titles.
According to Peter Dahlén, project manager of Gotlands, although the company operates on a small island with around 58,000 inhabitants, the press extension will offer significant growth potential. "The pressure from advertisers for more color in newspapers has grown relentlessly over recent years and, without a doubt, we will sell more pages of advertising with the greater capacity for fullcolor pages," he said. "Sweden is a newspaper-reading nation, so we also experience large peaks in demand over holiday periods. As we are running at capacity currently, we're not in a position to capitalize on these opportunities … but we soon will be."
Gotlands prints the two key titles for the island, Gotlands Allehanda and Gotlands Tidningar, both produced six days per week in print runs of around 10,000 copies each. With the new longer press line in production, the company anticipates printing additional evening tabloid products during summer months.
"The challenge for us is to maintain profitability, in view of decreasing circulations, while improving our ability to be highly flexible in terms of format, sectioning, and post-press services," Dahlén said. "The solution as we see it is to enhance automation, alongside the additional color and web-handling capacity, ensuring that we run as efficiently as possible for even the shortest runs.
Goss has had a recent spate of Community press sales in Nigeria, underlining why the press model is so fit for the region. Goss has received a large order for single-wide newspaper production in the African nation, where it will be shipping more than 40 press units over a three-month period. Modularity and flexibility are two key features leading to demand in an area where business development is typically sudden and sporadic.
Four new presses will add another 44 single-wide (2×1) press units in Nigeria this year, making the total since 2008 nearly 200 units. Community and Magnum press models also have proved popular throughout the African continent, with more than 375 units installed since 2007.
Scheduled for installation over coming months, the latest four presses for Nigeria are characterized by multi-edition versatility. Each has been specified to handle multiple webs through a single folder to facilitate quick and easy versioning of local editions of titles for wide distribution.
A number of key benefits are anticipated for the Community press to be installed later this year at the Akwa Ibom Newspaper Corp. The investment is intended to not only bring printing of the state-owned title The Pioneer in-house and enable it to become a daily, but also to win further print contracts from within Akwa Ibom state and beyond. The 12-unit press, with a 22-49/64 inch cut-off, has been specified with half- and quarter-page folding capabilities to ensure flexibility for such opportunities, as well as six Goss reelstands, providing the capacity to print multiple webs simultaneously.
"This investment will jump start training for Akwa Ibom people in sophisticated printing technology, as well as serve the local media industry and commercial interest," said Aniekan Umanah, Akwa Ibom state commissioner for information and communication.
In Lagos, the first of two identical Community presses for Vanguard Media Ltd., independent publisher of Vanguard Newspapers, is currently being installed. Configured as two four-high towers, one two-high tower, and four Goss reelstands, the Vanguard press will be able to run up to four webs into a folder with halfand quarter-page format capabilities. As is the preference in Nigeria, the press has a 22-49/64 inch cut-off, and the press for Vanguard will include motorized ink keys for ease of use and faster set up.
In addition to the Daily Vanguard, Vanguard Media publishes Saturday and Sunday editions of the main title, as well as a variety of specialist titles such as Sweet Crude, Hitech, and Cyber Life.
The second identical Goss Community press will be delivered to the facility in Asaba, Delta State later in the year.
Scheduled for delivery last month was a 12-unit Community press for Vintage Press Ltd., in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The new press will have three four-high towers, three Goss reelstands, and one folder with half- and quarter-page capabilities. Publisher of leading national daily The Nation, Vintage Press prides itself on providing well-informed, well-balanced news and analysis for an educated and influential readership.
Paul Feeney, Goss Int'l. sales manager for Middle-East and Africa said, "Vintage, as with the other recent orders for Nigeria, is looking to build its brand reputation and readership by ensuring its print production matches the quality of its editorial. They need solid, reliable, and user-friendly press equipment that will keep rolling with minimum intervention to fulfill a commitment and duty to readers.


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Sprint is close to buying T-Mobile for $31.3 billion, according to reports.
Sprint will acquire T-Mobile with half stock and half cash for the wireless carrier, leaving T-Mobile's parent company Deutsche Telekom AG with only 15 percent of the company, according to Bloomberg News based on unnamed sources. That means T-Mobile's value, at around $40 a share, would be about $31 billion.
For the rest of us, this means the No. 3 an No. 4 carriers in the United States will now be another behemoth like AT&T and Verizon. "In order to compete against the big two, AT&T and Verizon, scale is essential," Satoru Kikuchi, an analyst at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. in Tokyo, told Bloomberg News. "The mobile-phone industry is an industry that needs business investment, so the larger the better."
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The two companies haven't settled a date for the acquisition, and they both seem to be haggling over details including management. Both Sprint and Deutsche Telekom declined to comment on the news. However, Bloomberg reported that its unnamed source said that if the deal isn't finalized by August, the deal may take be pushed until "a new presidential administration."
Unfortunately if this deal goes through, it means one less wireless carrier on the market which is never good for the consumer. It will likely mean less competition and higher prices.

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Can you find the Flatiron Building in this postcard?
Knowing that I had an affinity for views of the Flatiron Building in New York City, for my birthday anniversary this year, one of my sisters presented me with this vintage postcard. She had found it while browsing through a stack of old postcards at a local flea market. The couple from the country are dressed in relatively plain garb, and apparently making their first visit to the Big Apple. While the phrase, "Ain't she stylish!" is supposed to refer to the New Yorker woman in the fancy outfit, it is no accident that the designer of the postcard, Irwin M. Kline, has staged the NY woman directly in front of the Flatiron Building. such that the reader soon realizes that "Stylish!" could refer to the Flatiron Building just as much as to the woman in the fancy hat. The design is copyright 1907, which is roughly five years after the Flatiron Building (originally named the Fuller Building) was constructed. The new edifice adorning the New York City skyline was an immediate 'must see' attraction for visitors to the bustling metropolis. This post card is number 365 in the"ANGLO LIFE SERIES". As of 08/08/2013, there were no "SEEING NEW YORK Ain't She Stylish!" postcards to be found as active items on eBay, although another postcard in the 'SEEING NEW YORK' subseries of the ANGLO LIFE SERIES had recently sold. That postcard was number 364 in the series, and depicts the same rural couple staged in front of the exact same background image as this postcard. The man is looking directly at the Flat Iron Building, and the caption reads, "By gosh! If it should fall!"
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Google has opened a hangar-sized studio in Playa Vista for its YouTube content creators to create videos for the video-sharing site - for free.
Google has leased the 41,000-foot hangar, once owned by billionaire Howard Hughes to create the Spruce Goose, for 11 years and spent millions renovating it to be a meeting place for multiple creators, according to the Financial Times. These creators are creating mockumentaries, sketch comedy and action series and learning how to be better filmmakers.
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Robert Kyncl, YouTube's head of global content, doesn't call the space in Southern California a studio. "A movie studio is closed," he told the Financial Times. "There is a gate and a guard and you can't get access to it. But here, you can."
Only creators with good numbers can have access to YouTube Space LA, where basically filming, editing and tacos are free. The space just south of Venice also provides filmmaking and marketing workshops.
Liam Collins, the head of YouTube Space LA, says the company wanted a place where it could nudge creators in the right direction. "The goal is to innovate and help as many [creators] as we can," he explained. "We like to bring creators [here] that know 70 per cent of what they need to know."
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- Olen Steinhauer has been called the best espionage writer of his generation
- "An American Spy," his latest novel, is the third in a popular series
- The main character, CIA agent Milo Weaver, is trying to keep his family safe in a post 9/11 world
Muffled gun shots and squealing tires. A secret midnight meeting in a dark alley. Alone in an exotic city with enemies lurking around every corner. Everyone recognizes the classic elements of a good cloak and dagger story.
From James Bond to George Smiley, the spy thriller is one of literature's most popular and enduring genres. Right now the hottest name in this field is Olen Steinhauer. He's been called John le Carré's heir apparent, and the best espionage writer of his generation. For anyone who reads spy novels, that's high praise.
Steinhauer is an American who has lived abroad for a good part of his adult life. He burst on to the publishing scene in 2003 with "The Bridge of Sighs," the first in a critically acclaimed five book series chronicling the cold war in a fictional eastern-bloc country. He followed that up with a thoughtful and thrilling trilogy about a reluctant CIA agent, Milo Weaver, who's trying to survive and keep his family safe in a post 9/11 world.
The first in that series, "The Tourist" was a bestseller, the second; "The Nearest Exit" won the 2010 Dashiell Hammett prize for best literary crime novel. Now Steinhauer returns with "An American Spy." Debuting in book stores this week, it's his third novel to feature Weaver, formerly a member of the "Department of Tourism," the CIA's home for black ops and dirty tricks.
The story picks up after a Chinese spy master has nearly wiped out the department. Milo is now one of only a handful of "tourists" -- a code name for CIA assassins -- left in the agency. When Milo's boss disappears and his family is threatened, Milo is drawn into a conspiracy that may link the Chinese government to the highest levels of American intelligence.
CNN recently spoke to Steinhauer about his newest novel. The following is an edited transcript:
CNN: What is it about the spy novel that has captured your imagination as a writer?
Steinhauer: My first two books were more police procedurals, but I soon came to realize that I was more comfortable in the looser genre of spy fiction. One reason was simple practicality -- cops follow very specific procedures that as a writer you either adhere to or you don't. If you don't, you're being unrealistic, and if you do, there's a possibility you'll end up straight-jacketed by these rules. So I gravitated toward the more free-flowing world of espionage. Spies follow procedures, but they vary by agency and, by and large, we in the public don't know what they are, so the writer is given a lot more latitude.
More importantly, though, I find the grayness of espionage compelling. In crime fiction, the antagonist is usually the "bad guy" in the literal sense. In espionage, these labels are harder to affix, at least in my mind. If the antagonist is, say, a spy for China, he's just someone doing what he can to advance his own country's cause. The protagonist in a spy novel is doing the same thing. They are -- or can be -- equals, even when they commit morally heinous acts, and I love that moral quandary. It also explains why, thus far, I haven't been writing terrorist antagonists -- they're much harder to empathize with.
CNN: Do you think readers love spy novels for the same reasons? What do you think is behind the genre's enduring popularity?
Steinhauer: Reader responses to spy novels seem to be as varied as the kinds of spy novels out there.
Some love high levels of realism, even if it means a spy spends most of his time at a desk, whereas others love spy stories for the action, no matter how unlikely it is. Some are attracted by the illusion that they're being given the keys to a secret world, one they would never be allowed into otherwise. Some like being reassured by patriotic rhetoric, while others are reassured by the cynicism that many spy novels wallow in.
As for its enduring popularity, I suppose that deception -- whether it's found in crime novels or spy novels -- is just too thrilling for readers to go long without.
CNN: You lived in Europe for a number of years, how did this influence your story telling?
Steinhauer: The European influence began with a few weeks' student exchange in high school, to Cologne, Germany. I was 14 at the time, and the exoticism of small details was immediately interesting to me -- I of course romanticized it all. In college, I did a semester abroad in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. A momentous year -- it was 1989, the Berlin Wall came down, and it was then that I decided to become a writer. So my fascination with that part of the world began early.
Just before writing "The Bridge of Sighs" 11 years later, I spent a year on a Fulbright fellowship to Romania, and all the research I did there shaped "The Bridge of Sighs" and helped direct the course of the next four books, which charted the Cold War history of Eastern Europe. By the time I was writing my second book, "The Confession," I was living in Italy and then in Hungary, where I've spent the last decade. While all this European living has influenced the subject matter of my novels, I think more importantly it's given me a window onto the world that's different than the one I would've had if I'd spent the last 10 years in the States. I was in Italy when 9/11 occurred, and I've experienced the entire post-9/11 era through more distant eyes.
CNN: Did the 9/11 attacks change your approach to writing a spy novel?
Steinhauer: Well, I'd only finished one book by 9/11, and I think at first my literary reaction was withdrawal. Terrorism, and radical Islam, seemed so complex and unknowable that instead of properly educating myself, I stuck with knowable history.
It took a while before I recognized what I was doing, so by the time I finished my Cold War sequence, I was chomping at the bit to give the contemporary world a try. Thus, "The Tourist," which tried to deal squarely with contemporary international relations. Which is another way of saying that, after 9/11, I took my time getting around to the subject. That said, you'll notice that the Milo Weaver books deal less with terrorism than with the way terrorism has influenced other aspects of espionage and international relations.
CNN: What kind of research did you do for "An American Spy"? Did you meet with any real agents?
Steinhauer: I wish I could say I did! But, no. My research is almost entirely scattershot -- I pick up information through online research, through books -- both nonfiction and fiction -- as well as movies. I'm less interested in the technique of espionage as I am in the psychology of that world, and there are so many ways one can glean this kind of information.
There's a lot to be said for the power of imagination -- when the writing's going well, the results can be shockingly correct. For example, when my French editor read the manuscript of "The Tourist," he sent me a complimentary e-mail, saying that as a "lifelong Parisian" he was impressed that I'd gotten Paris perfectly. What I hesitated to tell him was that, by the time I wrote that book, I'd never stepped foot in Paris!
CNN: The "spy craft" in your book feels very authentic, is it rooted in reality or strictly from your imagination?
Steinhauer: It's a bit of both. Through reading I'll come across actual craft that I pick up, though you'd be surprised how much realism you can acquire by simply getting into a character's head and turning on the paranoia. If I wanted to get from Miami to Chicago without anyone knowing, how would I go about this? With a basic knowledge of how cell phones can be tracked, how surveillance cameras pepper highways and public spaces, one can gradually form a plan that looks a lot like real spy craft. And if it works, then there's no reason to think it isn't spy craft.
CNN: I hesitate to call him "the bad guy" but tell me more about how you came up with Chinese spymaster, Xin Zhu.
Steinhauer: I've written very few "bad guys" in my time, and each time I've regretted it. Xin Zhu, like any good antagonist, simply has different aims than our protagonist. Since I don't outline my stories or characters ahead of time, I don't "come up" with characters before settling down to write a story -- instead, the characters are shaped by the story that's coming together.
There's a lot of give and take between plot and character, so that it's hard to tell where any particular thing comes from. Which is another way of saying that Xin Zhu is not based on anyone I know of, and that there's more mystery in writing than books on writing would have you believe!
CNN: What's next for you, will there be another Milo Weaver novel?
Steinhauer: I'm taking a break from Milo's world and delving into North Africa -- a book about spies that touches on the Libyan revolution. As I said, it's giving me a serious headache, but in my experience novels that get written easily are usually less compelling than the difficult ones, so I live in hope.


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Abel Favela, a legal assistant from the Coachella Valley area of Southern California, just may be one of the luckiest guys on the planet. People always dream of one day owning a classic American-built car, but sadly for most, it will never happen. For Abel, he is not only living the dream but is doing it twice over; owning two clean candy-painted Cadillac bombs – a 1946 Club Coupe and a 1947 sedan! The toughest part about owning these two beauties is just deciding which one to drive every day.
Abel, a resident of Indio, California said the adventure started when his oldest brother, Hector Favela, called him up one day to say he had found the perfect project for him. Hector loves to work on cars in general, but he knew that Abel had a passion for the classics − especially the automobiles of the '40's and '50's. Abel took the hour-long drive down to Brawley to see this project that his brother spoke of. Abel was familiar with the Brawley area since it was where he grew up, but wasn't aware of a hidden gem sitting in a trailer park behind a tire shop. There sat a 1947 Cadillac sedan that definitely needed work and some TLC. Hector envisioned what he and Abel could do with it once they got their hands on it. He and the owner ultimately came into an agreement on a price and all Abel had to do was put the cash down. Once the car was in Abel's possession, he took it over to his cousin's house nearby and started removing the chrome as it all needed to be redone. Meanwhile Hector started to tackle the engine, transmission, and suspension. Once the Caddy was up and running, Abel brought the Caddy to Indio for the bodywork phase. After all the prep work and paint was done, the ride's final necessities were tended to, as it was given a new electrical system and a fresh new interior. Local body shop owner, Israel Chavez from Chavez Auto Body, installed the airbag setup allowing the Caddy to slam low or rise up over the speed bumps at a moment's notice.
With the sedan complete, Abel started taking the car to the local car shows with his fellow Street Kingz Car Club members. The rare Cadillac bomb received a lot of looks and compliments. At one Coachella Valley car show, Abel was approached by a man who claimed he owned a '46 and a '47 Cadillac Club Coupe in a junkyard out in Blythe, California. Abel loved his four-door sedan, but the thought of building up and owning a classic coupe would bring things to a whole new level!
Abel and Hector took a ride out to Blythe and sure enough, an old rusty '46 Club Coupe was sitting in a field of a junkyard, just as the old man stated. Abel seized the moment and purchased the old clunker and had it towed to his house back in Indio. The interior was gutted out and chrome removed so that Eddie Moreno could once again do his magic on the bodywork as he did with Abel's sedan. Israel, along with Orlando Ceballos from Perfect Kolors in Indio, took on the task of adding graphics and patterns before painting it to perfection in an eye-catching candy apple green finish. Two years to the day and over 20,000 dollars invested, the Club Coupe was complete and just simply looked dreamy.
With the two beautiful rides now complete, Abel is simply sitting on top of the world. He sends out big thanks to his wife for her love and support throughout the buildup of the two Cadillac classics. He also gives thanks to his fellow car club members Israel and Omar, the twins, for putting the rides back together, his two beautiful daughters, and Greg over at the Shadow Lake Estates. Abel says if it wasn't for his brother's help, the entire buildups wouldn't have been possible, so he sends a special thanks to big Hector.
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Vehicle: 1946 Cadillac Club Coupe 62 Series
Engine: The 1987 350-c.i.d. V8 crate engine was built up at Hector Favela's house in Brawley, California.
Body/Paint: Eddie Moreno of Indio handled the necessary body and prep work before Israel of Chavez Auto Body in Indio laid down a House of Kolors candy forest green finish with subtle pattern work.
Interior: Oracio Munoz of Indio reupholstered the interior in the stock fashion, using a light tan leather material.
Sound System: Stock
Setup: Israel Chavez from Chavez Auto Body installed the basic airbag setup allowing the ride's front and back suspension to raise or lower and the flick of a switch.
Tires: 155/80/13R Whitewalls
Wheels: 13×7 100-spoke California Wheels
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"El Catrin"
Vehicle: 1947 Cadillac Sedan
Engine: 1947 Cadillac 346 Flat Head V8 with the original fully automatic Hydra-Matic Drive transmission.
Body/Paint: Eddie Moreno handled the necessary body and prep work before Juan "Candyman" of Juan's Auto Body in Indio laid down a silver base with a Hose of Kolor candy apple red finish.
Interior: Oracio Munoz reupholstered the interior in the stock fashion, using a white leather with red piping.
Sound System: Stock
Setup: Israel Chavez from Chavez Auto Body installed the two Bi-Air 444 air compressors with four valves.
Tires: 175/75/14 Whitewalls
Wheels: 14×7 100-spoke California Wheels


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Who utilizes homeless services in Hawaii?
The Homeless Service Utilization Report: Hawaii 2007 provides a snapshotUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Center on the Family
HONOLULU - The Center on the Family at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, in collaboration with the Homeless Programs Branch of the Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority (HPHA), has recently released the Homeless Service Utilization Report: Hawaiʻi 2007. Authored by Marika Ripke, Natalie Crespo, Ji-Yeon Kim, Sylvia Yuen, and Sarah Yuan, this report provides state- and county-level data about the demographic characteristics of individuals and households who accessed homeless support services during the 2006 fiscal year from 23 agencies that enter data in the Homeless Management and Information System (HMIS). Information from both Shelter Stipend Program (i.e., emergency and transitional shelter services) and Outreach Program (i.e., mobile street outreach and drop-in centers) are included in the report.
Some highlights of the report:
· More males than females accessed homeless services.
· Children ages 17 years and younger constituted nearly 30 percent of the population served.
· 61 percent of individuals who accessed outreach services and 35 percent of individuals who accessed shelter services were lifetime residents of Hawaiʻi.
· Of the single parent households, approximately 85 percent were headed by a female.
· The most frequently reported cause of homelessness was financial problem, followed by family conflict, and substance abuse.
· The vast majority of individuals accessing homeless services were U.S. citizens (85 percent of shelter and 96 percent of outreach services). Individuals from Compact of Free Association sites comprised 9 percent of the Shelter Stipend and 2 percent of the Outreach Program clients.
· Approximately 10-20 percent of the individuals in both shelter and outreach programs reported they had a physical disability, abused alcohol or drugs, or suffered from mental illness.
"The use of the HMIS data will help us to understand and plan programs to better deal with the growing homeless problem," says Sandra Miyoshi, Director of the Homeless Division, Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority. "So much of the homeless problem is invisible—unless you're personally involved. It's important to have the information available to a variety of audiences in a compact, easily accessible format. That's the first step to getting things done." For those working to combat the problem of homelessness on a daily basis, this report will be welcome for the easy accessibility of its important statistics. Among those unfamiliar with the issue, the data will provide significant insights and perhaps dispel a few myths.
The HMSA Foundation, Kids Count: The Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development provided the funding that made the report possible. Copies of the report are available from the Center on the Family, located at 2515 Campus Road, Miller Hall 103, at UH-Mānoa. The report can also be downloaded at http://www.uhfamily.hawaii.edu/publications/brochures/HomelessServiceUtilization2007.pdf.
For more information, visit: http://www.uhfamily.hawaii.edu/publications/brochures/HomelessServiceUtilization2007.pdf


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Bowling Green Bay National Park offers a range of camping experiences.
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About Core Practice
Not everyone can afford or wants best practice. We fully support best practices for those organisations that have the commitment and resources and reason to adopt best practice. For those who do not, something more pragmatic is required, which can be distilled from best practice as well as from legislative requirements and other sources. For these organisations (e.g. small businesses, start-ups, the cash-strapped) there is Core Practice. "If you do nothing else, do these things."
We call it CoPr, pronounced "copper". Why copper? Well, because that is how the acronym sounds, obviously. But also because it isn't gold. You want the gold version? There are plenty of organisations who will sell you the gold version. This is the copper version. It is nearly as pretty and has all the same properties (near enough), but for a lot less cost.
Best Practice has become something of a sacred cow in business. It is taken as a given that organisations want to achieve best practice in everything they do and an organisation that doesn't is somehow less worthy than those that do. This should not be the case. Pursuing Best Practice is a strategic decision, which should be taken when there is an agreed ROI (tangible or intangible) for the resource investment required to get there.
"Decision" implies there are options: to do it or not. So what is the alternative to Best Practice? Searching the Web will yield some talk of "minimum standards" or similar concepts. These are of two kinds: meeting legislative and other obligations/requirements, and not failing. But there is usually a negative connotation around these, and there isn't the systematic approach that there is to the concepts of Best Practice.
We believe the world is ready for
Core Practice: the strategic decision to minimise cost in a discipline of the enterprise by implementing practices sufficient to (a) meet obligations and (b) to make processes work to a standard sufficient that risk (to the organisation and to people in its care) is reduced to some acceptable level.
Never mind TQM and Continuous Incremental Improvement: sometimes it's OK to "do it'll-do", to stop at good enough.
Core Practice does not mean shoddy practice, or avoidance of any design or planning. Core Practice is not the absence of formalised practice. It is a defined set of essential or minimum practices.
By consciously considering the options of Core Practice and Best Practice for a given discipline and choosing to adopt Core Practice for that discipline, an enterprise gains:
In addition, of course, they also gain the benefits of adopting any formal set of practices, Best or Core, including:
We have created the Institute of Core Practice (IoCP) as an international body to gather, agree, manage, promote, certify and publish this defined set of Core Practices, starting with key business disciplines such as Governance, Computing (IT), Service, Operations, Finance, and People (HR), and starting with a focus on small business (as the group we see having the most crying need for defined Core Practice).
Such a set of practices needs to fulfil the following criteria:
It can be seen that the practices required to meet these criteria will vary between organisations and between countries. However, the effort involved in analysis, design and implementation of tailored practices to the specific requirements of an organisation is the biggest objection to the adoption of Best Practices. For Core Practice to be an acceptable alternative, it needs to be useful out-of-the-box.
This dilemma is resolved (pragmatically) by accepting that any published set of Core Practices can only be a lowest common denominator set of practices, universal to organisations and countries alike. It will reduce most risks in most organisations, and meet most regulatory requirements in most countries.
The delta between what the published set delivers and what is required in any given instance is met by:
The risks of these less-formalised approaches are mitigated somewhat by the fact that Core Practices are simpler than Best Practices by definition, so tailoring requires less analysis and less rigour. Informal approaches and self-help will be adequate to achieve a useful outcome. We believe many organisations will take the third option and operate on the minimal set without tailoring, at core for a time and/or in non-critical areas.
Core Practice should be the default: the most sensible option for most organisations in most situations. Best Practice is an option to be adopted where it gains a competitive advantage or efficiency sufficient to justify the investment in achieving it.
Examples of where Best Practice is usually more appropriate:
"Best practice" is an unfortunate term because of the pejorative implication that anything else is not-best. "Best" is an emotive and judgemental word that implies several things: (a)nothing else is better (b)anything else is worse (so by subtle inference there is something wrong with you if you choose to do anything else) (c)someone has evaluated it to determine it is best (so by inference it can be measured).
Until now there has not been a generally accepted alternative concept to Best Practice. In most disciplines, the standards, guidance or methodologies define only the Best Practice. The only option is "absence of Best Practice". Occasionally there is both Best and Minimum Practice, but usually with the implication that the Minimum standard is not a desirable state of affairs: users are expected to "pull their socks up" at some later stage and achieve Best Practice.
We want it to be acceptable for someone to say "we take a Core Practice approach to X", and do so without shame or embarrassment. We want that to be a respectable business decision to make and a viable option to select.
In most situations we expect that an enterprise will first implement Core Practice across the board as a foundation of effective processes, and then later opt to enhance processes up to Best Practice standards in strategically selected disciplines where a business case can be made.


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Every so often, I read a book that claims to have discovered a whole new way of doing business. The theory's always the same. Using the power of the Internet to interact directly with zillions of people, the old capitalist model of business has become obsolete and a new type of business will take its place. And you can prove it with this small list of examples.
They're always fascinating reading, right up to the point where you realise that it's idealistic bullshit, that it won't work for the majority of businesses, that it's not sustainable, and that showing a few successful examples is a fallacious way to prove a theory. That's usually when I flip to the back cover or dust jacket and start looking for the words "contributor to Wired" in the author's bio.
Let's take the three examples from the title of this post.
This basically says that instead of paying your workforce, you get them to work for free. In order to motivate them, you may give some of them a small amount of compensation, or you can run it like a competition where the best performing workers get a prize. Either way, you slash your running costs and reap the rewards.
Here's three real examples of how this works.
- The local newspaper that sacked all its professional journalists and editors and replaced them with ten amateurs, paying them $250 a month to submit stories and post them online. They made $175,000 a month in ad revenue.
- The company that got rid of its $20m a year R&D department and instead offered a prize of $25k to anyone who could solve a particular problem.
- The company that gets people to submit photos for free and then sells them at a fraction of the price of its competitors, and turns over $100m+ a year.
All sounds great, but that's basically exploitation. A whole load of people found themselves unemployed and replaced with free labour. Yes, one guy got $25k for something he did in his spare time, but several thousand others got absolutely nothing for their efforts. And, most importantly, all these people who are working for nothing still need a day job to pay the bills.
You see, it works on one fundamental, flawed principle. Somebody else pays for what I use. Someone else has to employ these people in a regular way so that they can pay their bills and give me their time as a leisure activity. It doesn't scale up. It's only good for skimming some surplus labour off the top. It's not the future of business.
Long Tail
This theory sounds like a dream come true for small producers. It says that while regular shops can only stock a relatively small number of items and therefore focus on what they can sell most easily, online shops can carry an infinite catalogue and therefore can continue to make very low volume sales of obscure items for a long time. So, no more deleted records or out of print books. Just keep digital copies online forever, and someone, somewhere, will occasionally buy them. Consumers happy, retailers happy, authors and bands happy, right?
Well, no. It's great for retailers, sure. If they make a buck a time from sales of a thousand small items, that adds up to a healthy bit of revenue. But when you dig down, it's not so good for the suppliers, though. Your one item only counts for one of those bucks. By the time the retailer's taken their cut, you're going to see 50c or less from each sale. In fact, you're probably not going to see any of it until your total has reached $50, so you could be waiting a while. You're certainly not going to make a living out of it.
Again, it doesn't scale up. As with crowdsourcing, suppliers depend on their day jobs to pay their bills. What's more, there's only room for a few retailers when anyone can stock everything. It's not the future of business.
This one's the consumer's dream. Don't pay for anything. It's all free. Well, there's a Pro version that costs money, but you don't need that.
It's another example of a model that relies on the principle of someone else pays. The guys who need the Pro version will subsidise the free users. The investors trying to build market share will subsidise the free users. The guy who donates via PayPal will subsidise them.
In practice, it rarely works. Not enough paying users come along to cover the cost of supporting the moochers, and when the money runs out, the company folds and the moochers move on to the next free lunch. It's not the future of business.
From each according to his ability, to each according to his need
Put them together, and what do you get? In a business environment based on crowdsourcing, long tail and freemium, what you get is the following.
- People donate their labour with little or no expectation of reward.
- People get what they want for free.
This works fine as long as we universally abolish money and ensure that everybody in society contributes.
If I want a new garage, I'll crowdsource a bunch of handymen who will come over and build it for free, and the hardware store will give me free building materials (because you only pay for the top of the range stuff). The grocery store will of course give me free food, as long as they can crowdsource people who don't mind stacking the shelves for free, and the farmers are happy to donate their produce. I'm sure they can crowdsource people who will work the fields for nothing.
In other words, let's all become Amish.
Maybe that's the future of business?


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The Marc Jacobs
At once unpredictable and iconic, Marc Jacobs has been making covetable clothing and accessories since his days as a young fashion prodigy at the Parsons School for Design. Since launching his namesake label in 1986, he has established a fashion dynasty, serving as the head designer for Marc Jacobs. Fast forward to today: Women across the globe clamor for each new collection of Marc Jacobs handbags, watches, and clothing.


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Doosan's GC18S-5 forklift
Doosan's new 3,500 lb capacity cushion tire lift truck
Common Applications: Warehousing, Manufacturing, Trucking, Distribution, Food and Beverage/Bottling.
The Doosan Pro5 series has been designed to minimize downtime and reduce overall operating costs
These trucks offer the ultimate combination of power and performance, reliability, operator comfort, and economy.
This series of trucks provides a well balanced mix of enhanced technology, operator comfort refinements, performance efficiencies and serviceability advances which will help to increase productivity and lower your operating costs.
- Optimized Operator Comfort: The operator's station has been designed to enhance productivity throughout long hours of operation. The rubber floor mat reduces noise and vibration for the operator's comfort. The pedal system is designed for minimal operator effort and provides better control with spacious foot room for the driver.
- Proven and Durable Components: The durability and engineering design of our components aid in minimizing your downtime and reducing your maintenance costs by instituting several features:
- Environmentally friendly and reliable engine;
- Vented flywheel housing for better cooling efficiency;
- Steer axle articulation maintains 4-wheel contact with floor on even surface;
- Rugged frame structure.
- Enhanced Maintenance and Serviceability: Clam shell hood with wedge design, coupled with toolless floor plate, offers easy access to: engine, control valve, cyclonic air cleaner with dust ejector, oil filters, transparent coolant reservoir, and a maintenance free battery.
G424FE Engine
The low fuel consumption and high-efficient 2.0 liter G420FE LPG engine includes automatic valve lash adjusters which help to reduce engine maintenance. Five main bearings provide a solid and stable support base to the crankshaft for additional durability and longer life.
A Comfortable Operator Enhances Truck Performance
Our Ergonomically designed and spacious operator compartment combined with a variety of operational enhancements will facilitate ease of operation and help boost output in any application.
Proven Quality, Responsive Service and a Reliable Partner…
After sales servicing of Doosan forklifts is available from the selling dealership backed by Doosan's own customer service center, And Doosan provides 100% parts inventory to insure any downtime is minimized, When you own a Doosan forklift our high quality, responsive customer support team comes with it.
Oil Cooled Disc Brakes (ODB)
Virtually maintenance-free, ODB is equipment on all Pro 5 series forklifts. The enclosed brake system eliminates outside contamination significantly extending the brake life up to 5 times longer when compared to conventional shoe brakes. That's why they come with our industry exclusive 5 year/10,000 hour warranty.
The Doosan network starts with your local dealer and ends with a national team of highly qualified and experienced personnel standing ready to support all your material handling needs.
Operator Friendly Features Include:
Spacious and Well Planned Operator Compartment
Ample operator leg room, tiltable steering column and ergonomically positioned operator pedals combined with a low cowl height facilitate ease of operation
Integrated Instrument Panel
The centralized and integrated easy-to-read instrument panel maximizes operator efficiency. Fuel gauge, engine hour meter, engine oil pressure, coolant and transmission temperature, mast interlock, transmission neutral, seat belt, brake level indicator keep operator aware and informed of all vehicle performance systems.
Convenience Package
Handles refreshments, paperwork, small tools, etc. for operator efficiency.
Auto Tilt Leveling (Optional)
Returns mast to upright vertical position with the push of a button.
Operator Sensing System
Parking alarm: Alarm Warning when operator leaves the seat with out applying parking break. Seat belt indicator: Seat belt warning light for ten seconds reminds operator to fasten seat belt. Neutral shift feature: Transmission is automatically shifted into neutral when the operator leaves the seat.
Rear Grab Bar with Horn
When operator drives in reverse, rear grab bar enables horn activation to alert surrounding personnel
Integration of Electrical Components for Easy Maintenance
Fuse and relay box located in front of engine
Dual Element Air Cleaner
Heavy duty air cleaning system extends engine service life and allows clean, cool air into the engine intake system.
Tool-less Side Cover and Floor PLate Simplifies Serviceability
Doosan's Goal is to Make Your Material Handling Operation as Efficient and Reliable as Possible by Minimizing Your Forklifts Down Time to Reduce Overall Maintenance Cost.
Power Reversal Transmission
Top mounted control valve accurately modulates clutch oil pressure, smooth forward / reverse direction changes, long transmission life, and permits up to 5mph on-the-go-shifting. Top located plug type test ports easy to check and clean.
Full Floating Drive Axle
Strong one-piece cast housing axle components aligned, and high tensile alloy steel axle shaft extends axle life. Splined side gear, and drive hub gears transmit high torque to drive wheels.
Hydrostatic Steering System
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Like SNL, half of minor league baseball, and Mets GM Sandy Alderson, the Dallas Stars had some fun with the Manti Te'o story yesterday. During their home-opener (a 4-3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes) the stadium's jumbotron operators spotted an empty seat and, in a mash-up of old Clint Eastwood empty-chair jokes and new Manti Te'o non-existent girlfriend jokes, welcomed Lennay Kekua to the game. Good for her. She needs to get out more.
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12 button pill shaped overlay for the ML900 panel range from Balboa.
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Patriotic field soon to open as public maze
The patriotic cornfield recently photographed by Gordonsville Airport-based flight instructor Skip Degan and appearing on this blog on July 12, now appears headed for public enjoyment. The Orange County Review reports that on September 11 the field will be a pay-to-hike maze for the sum of $10 per person. It's located in the community of Somerset at a place called Liberty Mills Farm.
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Where's Baldi?
@Goshen: Faites-vous des amis prompts vous censurer.
Over in England this would be a crop circle. Here it's a crop rectangle, or after a good hail storm it will be a wrecked tangle.
This looks like fun! I remember going to corn mazes when I was little with the family. And that design is so intricate ... I wonder who drew it.
They are overpriced. There are at least a dozen other corn mazes in the Commonwealth that charge $5 to $8 admission. Do a search on virginia.org. If you have never visited one, they are great fun for all ages.
You "Americains" know nothing of Liberte! Your "discussion" is the whining of Le Bebe, your "informacion" is merde. Grow up, n'est ce pas?
A maize maze amazes me.
@france - but we have far better french fries. I am sad the patriotic hike has become a money raiser, and not just an opportunity for one and all.
Ten bucks to walk around in a cornfield? Good luck.
Ten bucks says Vive La france isn't remotely French.
Hey Nancy Drew and Local Business Guy;
Starbucks- $5- you drink, gain weight and pee it out...............and they said it wouldn't succeed
Corn maze- $8- you walk and are challenged........might even sweat off a few pounds


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Amanda Twigg
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2013 Track and Field: Finished first in the distance medley relay at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational with a time of 11:59.21... Placed second in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:45.05 at the BSC 'Southern Invitational... Finished second with the 4x400-meter relay team clocking in at 4:02.63 at the Jerry Quiller Classic.
2013 Cross Country: Competed at the Frontrunner Invitational finishing 55th with a time of 13:35.6s.
2012 Cross Country: Competed in three races… Finished 18th in season-opening FGCU Invite… Placed 145th at Toledo BubbleBuster in 15:19.10… Finished 87th at Crimson Classic in 19:54.01…
2012 Track and Field: Won the distance medley relay with a time of 12:19.62 at the Niswonger Foundation Invitational... Finished third at the Boston-Moon Classic in the 800 meters crossing the line in 2:17.93... 4x400-meter relay team won second at the Atlantic Sun Outdoor Championships clocking in at 3:50.26.
2011 Track and Field: Part of distance medley team that won the Ed Temple (12:17.47s) and the TSU Invitationals (12:26.33s)... Part of champion distance medley team at A-Sun Indoor Championships (11:52.93s), also finishing fourth in the mile run with a 5:08.20s run, her personal-best... Third in the 800m run atthe Spring Break Invitational with a 2:15.99s mark... Third in the 800m at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold (2:15.30s)... Won the 1500m run at the Governors Invitational with a 4:48.86s run... Won bronze in the 1500m run at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships with a 4:39.38s mark... Finished ninth in the 1500m run at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a personal-best 4:36.14s run... Ended season with a personal-best 2:13.62s 800m run at the UNF Osprey Invitational.
2010 Cross Country: Appeared in four meets for the Lady Bisons... Opened the season with her only top-30 mark, finishing 30th at the Belmont Opener with a 15:22.14 mark in the 4K... Set a season-best in the 5K at the Charles Bowles Invitational, finishing 104th with a 19:21 mark.
2010 Track and Field: Finished third in the 800m run with a 2:16.79s run at the TSU Invitational... Part of distance medley team that earned bronze medal at the A-Sun Indoor Championships with a 12:19.25s time... Individually, finished fourth in the 800m (2:17.04s) at the A-Sun Championships... Won the 1500m run at the Spring Break Open with a 4:52.44s mark... Followed that up with a victory in the 800m run at the Birmingham-Southern Invitational (2:18.13s)... Set personal-best in the 400m dash at the Austin Peay Spring Fling with a 59.21s mark... Season-best 2:14.30s 800m run came at the Vanderbilt Invitational, where she finished fifth... Finished fifth in the 800m at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships with a 2:16.23s mark.
Prep: Ran for Zach Alkire at Fort Hill High School… All-State in 2008, winning state title in the 800m and 1600m runs… Homecoming queen… Member of the National Honor Society, held a 3.6 grade point average upon graduating.
Personal: Daughter of Dan and Tammy Twigg… Has four siblings: one brother (Charlie) and three sisters (Alyssia, Grace and Emma)… Plans to major in secondary education.


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The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the February Consumer Price Index report earlier today:
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.1 percent before seasonal adjustment.
An increase in the food index accounted for more than half of the all items increase in February. The food index rose 0.4 percent in February, driven by a 0.5 percent increase in the index for food at home, with four of the six major grocery store food group indexes increasing. The energy index declined, with a decrease in the gasoline index more than offsetting sharp increases in the fuel oil and natural gas indexes.
The index for all items less food and energy also rose 0.1 percent in February. An increase of 0.2 percent in the shelter index was the major contributor to the rise, but the indexes for medical care, airline fares, personal care, recreation, and new vehicles also increased. In contrast, the indexes for household furnishings and operations, apparel, used cars and trucks, and tobacco all declined in February.
The seasonal adjustment on gasoline must be rather powerful. Here in southeast Wisconsin, the annual skyrocket of gasoline prices began just after February started, going from $3.15/gallon at the beginning of the month to $3.50/gallon by the end of the month.
Reuters noted that the "core CPI", which strips out energy and food, did increase by 1.6% over the past 12 months. It, however, is well below the 2% inflation rate targeted by the Federal Reserve, with the measure watched by the Fed, the index of personal consumpition expenditures, even lower than that.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the inflation of food prices is both expected and long-term:
Surging prices for food staples from coffee to meat to vegetables are driving up the cost of groceries in the U.S., pinching consumers and companies that are still grappling with a sluggish economic recovery.
Federal forecasters estimate retail food prices will rise as much as 3.5% this year, the biggest annual increase in three years, as drought in parts of the U.S. and other producing regions drives up prices for many agricultural goods. The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday reported that food prices gained 0.4% in February from the previous month, the biggest increase since September 2011, as prices rose for meat, poultry, fish, dairy and eggs.
Globally, food inflation has been tame, but economists are watching for any signs of tighter supplies of key commodities such as wheat and rice that could push prices higher.
In the U.S., much of the rise in the food cost comes from higher meat and dairy prices, due in part to tight cattle supplies after years of drought in states such as Texas and California and rising milk demand from fast-growing Asian countries. But prices also are higher for fruits, vegetables, sugar and beverages, according to government data. In futures markets, coffee prices have soared so far this year more than 70%, hogs are up 42% on disease concerns and cocoa has climbed 12% on rising demand, particularly from emerging markets.
Drought in Brazil, the world's largest producer of coffee, sugar and oranges, has increased coffee prices, while dry weather in Southeast Asia has boosted prices for cooking oils such as palm oil.
In a separate story, the WSJ notes that beef prices jumped by 4% in February, posting their largest 1-month jump since November 2003 and the foreign-only portion of the mad cow disease scare.
That 2.5%-3.5% prediction of food inflation, if it comes to fruition, would be the biggest jump since 2011's 3.7%. The two-month 0.5% increase suggests a 3.0% increase, which would be right in the middle of the prediction spread.
Something is missing from the WSJ analysis of food inflation — the use of corn for fuel. Even though corn yields were better last year and the corn futures prices plummeted from their fall 2010-summer 2013 range, the futures prices are still significantly elevated compared to the longer historical trend.


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Q: Being a single woman, I am interested in knowing if the capital gain in a TFSA is taxed in an estate. If it is, would it be advisable to withdraw the gain (if any) each year since it would be tax free?
A: The short answer is no, the capital gain in a TFSA is not taxed in an estate and so this is not a reason to withdraw the gain on an annual basis.
But your question bears further exploration about the benefits and uses of the Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) now that this form of tax sheltering has been road-tested somewhat in the five years since its inauguration by the federal government in 2008.
The reason why the capital gain in your TFSA is not taxable upon your death is because it is not taxable during your life. Unlike the U.S., Canada does not have an "estate" or "inheritance" tax on the value of one's assets at death. Instead, your assets are taxed as if you personally sold or liquidated your property at fair market value as of your date of death. Your registered pension and retirement assets become 100 per cent taxable as income unless your will provides for a tax-free rollover to a surviving spouse or other eligible dependent. The capital gain in your house is tax-free per the principal residence exemption. And the income and capital gains earned in your TFSA up to your date of death, being not taxable at withdrawal during your lifetime, are likewise free from being taxed.
The beneficiaries of your TFSA assets, however, may be taxed on income and capital gains accruing during the estate settlement process.
Indeed, it is in the ability to name beneficiaries to registered accounts that Quebec residents governed by the Civil Code differ from other Canadians governed by common law in their respective provinces. Common law allows accountholders to name a beneficiary directly on TFSA account-opening documents. Quebec Civil Code requires the naming of direct beneficiaries of registered accounts in the will.
Residents of other provinces are also able to name an eligible spouse as their TFSA "successor holder," which allows for the deceased's TFSA to be transferred intact to the spouse without affecting the size and contribution room of the survivor's own account. This benefit is subject to conditions, however, as explained on the Canada Revenue Agency website: http://tinyurl.com/aqz4dft
But we are not that hard done by in Quebec. Under the Civil Code, if you have a will prepared by a notary (average cost less than $500), your estate does not pay probate fees that in common-law provinces can run into the thousands of dollars.
One good reason to withdraw from a TFSA, if you are careful about the timing of your withdrawals and contributions, is to further increase your eligible TFSA room by liquidating and withdrawing investments that made gains during one calendar year and recontributing the same amounts to your TFSA the next year. Again, you need to be careful about how you do this (i.e. read the tax rules and consult your financial institution) because if you mess up the timing, you will be charged a one-per-cent penalty by the CRA for excess contributions.
I would caution you as a single person not to be overly anxious about the size of your estate. Unless you have financially vulnerable dependents, your main objective should be to ensure your savings, including the TFSA, are maximized and used to provide you with a comfortable retirement with the care you may need during your later years.
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Bluesy introduction: Only one #9
Fulton Patrick and the Fulltones with guitarist Arik VanBrocklin
Fellini's No. 9
January 14
Last Friday night was my first trip to the beautifully renovated Fellini's No. 9, and although I didn't see any of the bacchanalian scenes-of-old, that fact did not diminish my appreciation for the venue.
Adorned with glossy wood everywhere, the place was smaller than I imagined, making me wonder how exactly many of the legendary happenings could have possibly gone on without annoying the hell out of the non-participants. The crowd was an older one for the most part, which made me jokingly comment that they were regulars at the original Fellini's and were all waiting with baited breath for someone to whip out the coke and let the good times roll. The blues group Fulton Patrick and the Fulltones with guitarist Arik VanBrocklin were the main attraction for the night, and I have to say I wouldn't mind seeing them again, real soon.
Composed of a singer/harmonica player, bassist, electric guitarist, and drummer, the four fit into the front right corner of the club nicely, and though I was worried that Fellini's size would make the show unbearably loud, the group had all their instruments (including the drums) cranked to about 2. The Fulltones played a generally up-tempo set, starting off with Little Walter's "Nobody But You," its vocal lines punctuated with impressive and emotion-filled harmonica as the rest of the group went through the standard blues progression with consummate ease. Patrick's vocals, though not blues-master strong, were enjoyable in their own easy-going way and actually complemented the group's good-time blues feel quite nicely.
What I believe was Jimmy Reed's "Shame Shame Shame" came next, a jaunty little number with extended solos from both the harmonica and guitar (during the latter Patrick ventured around the club to greet friends, making his way back to the stage for a bit of wailing just in the nick of time). From there VanBrocklin sang a number that featured what were probably the most impressive instrumentals from the group for the evening– a convergence of walking bass, harmonica, and bass lines followed the verses, and close interplay between harmonica and guitar made an appearance here.
From there, things just seemed to fly by, the music taking on at times a sort of Abbey Road-Beatles-playing-the-blues feel and then finding its laid back groove in numbers such as the Elvis Presley / Otis Blackwell song "All Shook Up."
I'm happy to have found in Fellini's another place to waste my nights, and I'm happy to have chanced upon Fulton Patrick and the Fulltones to help me accomplish my mission.
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text: In the 1960s, Fortune magazine was filled with ads from corporations eager to capitalize on the fact that produced one astro-widget or another for the space program. Usually these are somewhat familiar looking - Apollo capsules or LEMs - but here's one that doesn't seem to have made it off the adman's drawing board. Boldly eschewing the familiar phallic rocket shape, it's smoother, rounder, altogether more like a space-age vibrator. Get a closer look after the jump.


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Mark Ballas' New Pepsi Commercial, New Blog, And Possible Partner For DWTS Season 14
Lots is happening in Mark Ballas' world! Not only will he be dancing in the finals on Dancing With The Stars soon with his former partner Kristin Cavallari, he is currently in Miami. He's been posting some cool pics at his Facebook like the one above where he's chillin' at his hotel by the pool with a Pina Colada.
Also, even though Mark is in Miami, he still has his eye on the Dancing With The Stars Semi-Finals. In a new blog on USA Today, Mark writes how this up coming week "will be the most competitive week we've seen all season." Here is a bit more of what he wrote on each of the remaining couples…
Even though I consider J.R. the favorite, he's got some stiff competition right behind him. Should he make the slightest mistake, it could cost him the mirror ball trophy. Ricki (Lake) and Derek (Hough) will be the first couple to give J.R. and Karina a run for their money. Derek knows how to compete and he will do whatever it takes to get that mirror ball trophy, he has three already! Derek is a genius when it comes to choreographing the routines each week so you can count on their performance to be very entertaining.
Rob (Kardashian) has been surprising everyone all year and this week will be no different. He has a very determined mindset and that's what will help him stay focused in practice. When you are putting in 6 to 8 hours of rehearsal time everyday you need to have a good mindset. It's a mental game at this point because as you already know each couple has the technique since they have made it this far in the game. Now it's time to put all else aside and concentrate on the routines. Rob definitely has his head on straight and I'd like to see him score a 10 this week.
Hope (Solo) is peaking at just the right time. She is starting to let loose and have fun on the dance floor. I know Maks (Chmerkovskiy) and his partners often butt heads in the beginning but they always come around to form a formidable duo. This time is no different, and I expect Hope to have a good week in rehearsals. In my opinion, Hope and Rob will battle it out for the third spot in the finals.
In other things on Mark, does he have an eye on next Season's new partner already? Not sure, but, @TristanMacManusFans at twitter noticed Mark recently added Olympic star Nastia Liukin to his followers list. If you remember, Nastia has been a rumored contender for several seasons. Will Dancing With The Stars Season 14 finally be her time to dance?
Makes one go "hmmmm…", doesn't it? Height wise, they'd be a perfect couple, but, would dancing on Dancing With The Stars next season conflict with her plans to be in the Summer Olympics next summer if she makes it? We'll have to keep an eye on this possible pairing again.


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It's a given that sound plays a quintessential role in the "treehouse experience:" the creaking and groaning of your arboreal neighbors as they sway in the wind, the rustling of leaves, the humming of insects, the symphony of birdcalls, the requisite babbling brook, the unsettling animal noises that prevent you from descending from your perch in the middle of the night.
But unless you're fortunate enough to be taking up residence in a treehouse that's deep into a far-flung forest somewhere, you may also frequently encounter certain sounds — wailing sirens, yapping dogs, whistling smartphones, neighbors having it out in their backyard, you get the picture — that can put a damper on the whole experience. These pesky aural distractions can bring solace-seeking treehouse dwellers in semi-rural and suburban environments, well, back down to the ground.
This is where Blue Forest, U.K.-based purveyor of bespoke treehouse escapes and woodsy prefab retreats comes in. The lauded design/build firm's latest creation, Quiet Treehouse, zeros in on just that: blissful, blood pressure-lowering peace and quiet. Reads a recent news release: "At the heart of all of Blue Forest's tree houses is a yearning for the carefree abandon of childhood and a desire to escape (even just for a while) from the grinding rat race to a secluded den that is private and importantly: quiet."
While Blue Forest states that the selective elimination of annoying noises has always played a key role in its approach to tree house design, Quiet Treehouse serves as a stunning showcase of "low-sound technology" — an "extraordinary tribute to the serene and ultimate luxury of quiet."
As you can see, this "modern and luxuriously equipped" escape that Blue Forest considers to be the "pinnacle of quiet retreats" may not qualify as a true treehouse as it's a free-standing structure independent of a host tree (I'm instantly reminded of an arboreal cake stand). However, the curvaceous structure was directly influenced by the shape of a coppice of small trees and, as with all Blue Forest creations, is thoughtfully designed to blend in with and bring people closer to Mother Nature:
Three primary trunks support the cocoon-like creation, which is accessed via stairs to the main floor. Its bold contemporary design can be installed independently of a host tree yet still provides the user with the feeling that they are high in the tree tops looking down on the world below.
As for the noise-blocking bells and whistles integrated into the design of Quiet Treehouse, they are numerous. Designed by Blue Forest in partnership with the Noise Abatement Society's nonprofit product certifying arm, Quiet Mark, and U.K. department store John Lewis, the hushed hideaway includes Acoustiblok, an innovative sound insulation made from natural/organic materials; Rockwool thermal insulation; Soft Cells acoustic paneling from Kvadrat; and Cantifix windows with a special noise-reducing glazing from Pilkington Optiphon. Inside, the Quiet Treehouse is stocked with an array of low-noise, Quiet Mark-approved gadgets and gizmos from the likes of Dyson, Bose, Philips, Mitsubishi Electric, and others.
No need to keep a pair of emergency earplugs in the bedside table, folks.
The Quiet Treehouse will be on display and open for public tours at the upcoming Ideal Home Show at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre from March 14 -30. If you happen to be in London and are interested in both top-notch treehouse design and/or the latest advancements in noise-reducing building technology and non-headache-inducing home electronics, this is a must see. Aside from sponsoring the Quiet Treehouse itself, Quiet Mark is a headline sponsor of the show—the first environmental initiative to serve this role.
As for the Quiet Treehouse's all-important post-home show afterlife, it will be relocated from Earl's Court to The Chestnut Tree House children's hospice in West Sussex where it — a donation, to be clear — will serve as a permanent structure where children and their families can relax and unwind minus the shrill and relentless buzz of modern life.
Says Andy Payne, co-founder and director of Blue Forest, in a press release: "So many temporary structures for shows are designed to only be up for a short while and are then dismantled and the material thrown out which is a tremendous waste. A key challenge of this treehouse project was to design something that could be installed at the Ideal Home Show in only 7 days but that would be durable and long-lasting, providing real value for its final home at Chestnut Tree House Hospice."
A question for those of you with treehouses — either homemade or high-end, it doesn't matter — or other structures that you view a place of sanctuary: Does noise pollution negatively impact the time that you spend lofted above the ground? If so, how have you dealt with it? Ambien? Enya? Meditation? Do your efforts to drown out unwanted manmade noises also erase the soothing sounds of nature?
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At first glance, you would think that the Raiders' firing of Hue Jackson today was yet another sign of this team's ongoing instability. The Raiders have had seven coaches in the past ten years, and whomever they hire next will be number eight. A simple Twitter search turns up the usual assortment of angry responses:
Did Al Davis not die?
Terrible move
Commitment to excrement is back
Again, given this team's MO the past few years, that would be a perfectly logical assumption. But that's not the case here. This time, the Raiders HAD to fire Jackson. Firing him now was the only proper way of stabilizing the franchise for the long haul.
Remember, Jackson was the last coach hired by Al Davis. And while Davis was a legend, he proved in later years to be utterly incompetent when it came to hiring and firing coaches. Jackson was, in essence, the last remnant of the Davis Era that needed to be swept away so that the team could start fresh with a traditional power structure. They lured Reggie McKenzie away from the Packers to be their GM, and there was no sense in McKenzie keeping Jackson around for another year if he didn't plan on retaining him for the long term.
Jackson can blame politics for his ouster all he likes, but he more than earned his firing. This team's 8-8 record only looks decent when compared to Oakland's breathtaking record of failure over the past ten years. And Jackson was the one responsible for that terrible Carson Palmer trade in the middle of the season, one that cost the Raiders a first and second round pick. Jackson all but asked to be fired when he declared after the season that he was in charge of all the Raiders personnel decisions, something that probably didn't sit well with Davis' son, Mark.
If Jackson was hellbent on undermining McKenzie and preserving his power, it would have made for a long, long season in 2012. So McKenzie made the logical move to can Jackson now. To say he should have learned to live with Jackson suggests that Jackson was willing to be diplomatic, when that wasn't a lock.
Was Jackson's firing the result of a power struggle? Yes. NFL fans aren't fond of power struggles. They prefer it when a coach is hired or fired based upon his record on the field, and nothing else. But sometimes, as in this case, a power struggle was NEEDED, to take away Jackson's power and make the Raiders a functional franchise once again.
It was a decision that could prove painful in the short term. But now, at long last, the Raiders are finally free from Davis' yoke.


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Ganassi BMW Looking Good In 24
Editor's Note: RacinToday has two reporters – Mike Harris and Jonathan Ingram, both veterans of the event – on site at the Rolex 24. They will periodically file updates, notes and features during the race and wrap the event up afterward.
Daytona Beach, Fla. – There were several rain men who charged to the top of the leader board in the first three hours of the Rolex 24 at Daytona after the race started in a steady downpour. But once the rain lifted and the racing line became dry, Scott Dixon and then co-driver Dario Franchitti showed the way in the No. 02 Chip Ganassi Racing Riley-BMW.
After being among the first to switch to dry Pirelli tires just before the end of the second hour, Dixon regularly began posting the race's fastest lap times after falling to ninth place on worn rain tires. Sixteen minutes after his stop, Dixon took the lead and stretched it to 25 seconds over the revived Riley-Chevrolet of GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing in the hands of Alex Gurney before a caution bunched the field near the three-hour mark.
The GAINSCO machine, wrecked by NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson due to contact with a GT car in practice and then re-built prior to the race, continued its up-and-down weekend. After starting the race 15th and last among the Daytona Prototypes, Gurney gradually got up to second before turning over the Johnson during the race's fourth full-course yellow.
As night fell, Johnson dropped from third on the re-start to sixth before going straight through Turn 1 and into the runoff area with a suspected stuck throttle. The crew looked at the problem during the race's fifth full-course yellow and Johnson returned to the track in 11th. "Maybe my foot got caught (under the accelerator)," said Johnson as he came down the pit road after first saying the throttle had stuck.
Early leaders included the Riley-Ford of Michael Shank Racing in the hands of Oswald Negri, Scott Pruett in the No. 01 Ganassi entry and Memo Gidley in the Dallara-Ford of Doran Racing. Gidley turned in an oustanding stint in the rain to dash from 11th to first after 13 laps of green. Dixon and pole sitter Max Angelelli were next up in the top spot.
The latter was the first to stop for dry tires, but in the third hour the Sun Trust Racing entry began to suffer from a bizarre problem. The antenna mounted on the car's roof came loose and began to drop into the cockpit in the driver's line of vision. The team lost two laps before zip-ties and holes drilled in the roof resolved the problem.
Ricardo Zonta became the next charger to the front aboard the Lola-Ford of Krohn Racing when Dixon's Pirelli rain tires began to suffer as the track dried. The Brazilian's Lola had no such problems and he vaulted into a short-lived lead by passing Pruett. After pitting for dry tires, Zonta went off in middle of the East Horseshoe on the cold rubber and dropped out of the top ten before beginning a climb back through the leaders.
"It's treacherous when (the tires) are cold," said David Donohue, whose Brumos Racing Riley-Porsche also spun shortly after leaving the pits on dry tires. Donohue had bided his time during the wet running before his quick lap times took him up to third on the drying track. He pitted from second place and spun two laps later at the exit of the East Horseshoe.
Donohue said he was surprised by the dash to the front in the opening hours in the wet. "Everybody wants to be a hero," he said, "I guess because reputations are made in the rain. Reputations are also lost."
Grand-American Rolex Series officials elected to start the field behind the pace car, because of standing water on the infield portion of the Daytona course.
"It was about impossible to drive because of the puddling on the infield," said Christophe Bouchut, who started the Level 5 Motorsports Riley-BMW. "Eveybody was aquaplaning."
The GT battle ebbed and flowed once the green fell as well. The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup entry fielded by Flying Lizard Motorsports quickly took the lead in the hands of Patrick Long after three Mazda RX-8's had swept the top spots in qualifying. The Camaro GT.R of Stevenson Motorsports led in the hands of Robin Liddell before unscheduled pit stops dropped the car down the order.
The new BMW M6 of Turner Motorsport also challenged for the lead with Joey Hand at the wheel before a damaged rocker panel created an overheated floor and robbed power due to a damaged exhaust. By the four-hour mark, the leader board was dominated by the Porsches of veteran entrant TRG Motorsports. The Alex Job Porsche, which had also undergone an overnight rebuild at its nearby shops after a practice crash, was in the lead in the fourth hour when the front splitter was damaged with Dominik Farnbacher on board, which dropped him to fourth behind three TRG entries.
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You should have acted. They're already here. The Elder Scrolls told of their return. Their defeat was merely delay until the time after Oblivion opened, when the sons of Skyrim would spill their own blood. But... there is one they fear. In their tongue he is Dovahkiin; Dragon Born!
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Submitted by Terri O'Connell, we have our second entry in the contest to win two free tickets to the Arizona Family History Expo!
Hurt Family Cemetery, Raleigh County, WV
Photo taken October 2009
Photo credit: Terri O'Connell
"This cemetery is on the side of a mountain and it is said to go all the way up the mountain,
the weeds were so high you could barely see the head stones in-front of you."
[Editor: For your chance to win two free tickets to the Arizona Family History Expo, please go here. Entries will be accepted up to and including January 10, 2010.]