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It's time to reveal two more names for the Drowned in Sound stage at Summer Sundae Festival...
Stay+ and Gold Panda will be joining DiS for our stage which takes place on Sunday 19th August 2012 at De Montfort Hall in Leicester (although, to clarify, the festival itself is a three-day event with camping and that, happening on the Friday and Saturday).
It's been a while since we've heard from Derwin (pictured). The prolific and hard to pigeon-hole (although I quite like the "glo-fi" tag on Last.fm) 'electronica' artist was last spotted releasing a DJ-Kicks compilation for k7! Records. We're presuming he'll be revealing news of new material before too long, and releasing about thirty awesome remixes and some EPs before the year is out. One of Gold Panda's first ever festival experiences was low down on the DiS bill at Summer Sundae back in 2009 - before his name was being bashed repeatedly into The Blog Machine - so we're really excited to have him return to play for us this summer.
One of the few truly exceptional new acts in the UK at the moment (so says I). Their throbbing blend of ambient 'chill-rave' comes from a similar place as Blondes, Matthew Dear and The Field but live, it's a righteous experience, transcending any niche genre confines and sprawling out in all sorts of swooping and sinister dimensions. Read the DiS Interview from last year for more info about these Mancunians (although we should add that the guy who did the interview is no longer in the band, and now making music under the Moses Gold moniker). Or you'll get the gist of what they're about from their new record or via these two videos:
They join the acts already announced for the three-day Summer Sundae festival, which are, in alphabetical order (the ones in bold will perform on the DiS stage):
ADAM ANT & THE GOOD THE BAD & THE LOVELY POSSE, AKALA, ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION, BILLY BRAGG CELEBRATES WOODY GUTHRIE'S 100th BIRTHDAY, CASHIER NO 9, CLEAN BANDIT, DAN MANGAN, DATAROCK, DEATH IN VEGAS, DJANGO DJANGO, FRANCOIS AND THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS, FRIENDS, GOODNIGHT LENIN, GRACE PETRIE, HEY SHOLAY, HIP HOP SHAKESPEARE, JACK BEATS, JONATHAN RICHMAN, JUAN ZELADA, KATY B, THE KING BLUES, LAZY LESTER AND FRIENDS, LUCY ROSE, THE MAGIC TOMBOLINOS, MAYBESHEWILL, OCEAN COLOUR SCENE, OLUGBENGA (METRONOMY DJ), PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED, RACHEL SERMANNI, REVEREND AND THE MAKERS, SWAY, TIM EDEY AND BRENDAN POWER, tUnE-yArDs, THE TWILIGHT SAD, UNCLE FRANK, WILLY MASON, Y NIWL
More names for the festival will be announced at 3pm today.
For tickets and more info visit summersundae.com

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Strange Food from All Over the World?
>> Friday, October 10, 2008
I came across this interesting article online on strange food around the world...I found it quite amusing...so here's to share it with you all! :P I've included my own comments in blue fonts! *lol*
Africa - blood fresh from living livestock, grasshoppers, okra, fufu, gari
Agentina - Morcillas
Alaska - blubber, stinkheads
Australia - Vegemite, Marmite, kangaroo, witchety grub, beetroot [Ruth: Vegemite & Marmite is weird??!]
Brazil - gari
Burma - a MAE oo, ngapi-jaw
Canada - sugar pie, poutine, orielles de Christ [Ruth: Ok...sugar pie sounds nice...but why is it deemed weird?]
Central Asia - kumiss (fermented mare's milk), yogurt, sheep fat [Ruth: yogurt is weird?! Eek...]
China - bird's nest soup, sea cucumber, jellyfish, rat, snake, drunken shrimp, jelled blood, bear paws, cho do fu, tiger testicles, owl soup, thousand-year eggs, sa kuo yu toe, fish flotation bladder, bao bing (shaved ice), pork uterus, camel (and cow) tendons, oyster sauce [Ruth: Wah...I do eat some of the delicacies listed here le...bird's nest is good!! Sea cucumber, jelly fish...century egg...oyster sauce!! Gosh...perhaps I'M weird too!!]
Denmark - yule brod (ale brod) skipsol
England - warm beer, blood pudding, jellied eels, Spotted Dick, liver and lights, kidney pie, brawn
France - escargot, tripe, frog's legs, bleu cheese, roquefort, steak tartare, brains, truffles, camel's feet, boudin
Germany - limburger, bierkase, blutwurst
Greece - retsina
Hawaii - poi, SPAM Musubi
Hong Kong - monkey brains
Iceland - hakarl
Indonesia - blachan, dog-meat restaurants
Italy - Cynar and Campari liqueurs, carpaccio, cibreo, song birds, gorgonzola
Japan - fugu, natto, sashimi, shiokara, tofu, miso, uni, mountain potato, seaweed, takosu, takoyaki, tempeh, crickets, unagi [Ruth: I love sashimi, tofu, miso, seaweed, takoyaki, tempeh, & unagi...they aren't weird!]
Korea - kim chee, silk worm grubs [Ruth: I've eaten BOTH of these! The silk worm grubs was rather difficult to get it down my throat :S]
Malaysia - ice kachang (SHAVED ICE) [Ruth: *speechless*]
Mediterranean - Sheep's head. The whole thing, cooked and skinned. Includes the eyeballs. Cheese (what a concept!) octopus, cicada, octopus and squid in ink
Mexico - tequila worms, menudo, habanero & jalapeno peppers, mole, chichirrones (CHITTERLINGS), ceviche
Netherlands - salted horsemeat sandwiches, raw salted herring, peanut butter sauce on french fries [Ruth: Peanut butter sauce on french fries!! I wanna try!!]
Norway - lutefisk
Papua-New Guinea - sago worms
Philippines - baalut, bagong (fish paste), diniguan
Russia - borscht, kvass, caviar
Sardinia - maggot-cheese
Scotland - haggis, Irn Bru
Sicily - ricci di mare
Southeast Asia - durian, fermented fish-paste, dog meat, snakes, ngapi-jaw, bull penis, sour candies [Ruth: Durian's gooood! I don't think sour candies are weird... :( Me like it]
Southern India - blazing curry
Spain - criadillas, morcillas European Jews schmaltz, gefilte fish, kishke
Sweden - sylta (head cheese)
Thailand - kapi, grasshoppers
Tibet - yak milk (rancid), tea with yak butter
U.S. East - souse, pork loaf
U.S. in general - Spam, chewing gum, iceberg lettuce, bread, beer [Ruth: Who came out with this list?? That person's weird! These are yummy stuff!!]
U.S. Midwest - White Castle Sliders, Jell-O Salad, fruitcake, American Cheese Food Product, such as Velveeta, in Fried Cheese Balls, Cincinnati Greek Chili
U.S. Northeast - scrapple, cod liver oil, pumpkin pie, raw oysters, lobster, fiddlehead ferns
U.S. Northwest - geoduck clams
U.S. South - grits, crawfish, hog maws and snouts, etc dropped fowl, chicken feet, chitterlings, iced tea, ramps, turkey deep-fried whole (fried EVERYTHING) chicken-fried steak
U.S. West - prairie oysters, fried pork rinds, blood-rare steak, rattlesnake
I really find the list above very, very funny! Madness...I wanna try all of it, if I can!...though some really 'euuww' me out...hahaha...
- Ruth


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By MATTHEW WEAVER
Capital Press
Wolves are still active in northeast Washington even after state wildlife managers killed seven of the predators earlier this year.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reported wolf tracks observed Nov. 10 in the Wedge Pack area. The area is in northern Stevens County and is bordered by Canada and the Columbia and Kettle rivers.
Steve Pozzanghera, regional director of the department in Spokane, said data indicate two wolves are in the area, although where they're coming from is unknown.
"We've had questions of 'Does that mean these are remaining members of the Wedge pack that were not killed?' and 'Does that mean these are new dispersers into the area?'" Pozzanghera said. "The short answer is we don't know."
Len McIrvin, owner of the Diamond M Ranch in Laurier, Wash., where the Wedge pack attacked livestock last summer, said he saw fresh wolf tracks shortly after the state sharpshooter killed the pack members. He has continued to lose calves, he said, although no kills could be documented as wolf-caused in the rough country.
"The ones we found through the summer, I think was just kind of the Lord willing we found them," he said, noting he's observed mothers return with their udders drying up, indicating the loss of a calves.
McIrvin estimated he's lost 40 calves, or 20 percent of the cattle in the area. He's in the process of finishing fall roundup, and will soon have an exact total.
"It's an opportunity for us to try again, and do better," said Mitch Friedman, executive director of Conservation Northwest. "I don't know that life often allows for quick re-dos of failures, and here we get a chance to do that."
There's half a year before ranchers can turn out calves onto public lands, Friedman said, and the tools are already available to help them, requiring earnest effort. Those options include turning out larger calves later, complete removal of carcasses as quickly as possible, wire and flagery at calving areas and range riders.
"Not every guy with a hat and horse is a range rider," he said. "A range rider is trained and stays with that herd, keeps them bunched up 24-7." Cow weights were above-average and not a single calf was lost in the Smackout Pack range rider pilot program this summer, Friedman said.
He expects his group to turn to the state Legislature next as it focuses on the Wedge pack killing and what policies should be for grazing on public land.
Jack Field, executive vice president of the Washington Cattlemen's Association, has also heard reports of wolf sightings east of Enumclaw, Wash.
Field wants to ensure the department has tools to protect the ungulate population so that wolves don't turn to livestock for their prey.
He expects Sen. Kevin Ranker, a Democrat from Orcas Island, Wash., and chair of the state senate's Energy, Natural Resources and Marine Waters committee, will hold a fact-finding hearing and update in January. Ranker has expressed concern over killing the Wedge pack wolves.
Field said the biggest challenge is funding for the state's wolf management plan.
"This cannot be something that's funded out of the wildlife account off the backs of hundreds of sportsmen," he said. "The entire population needs to share in the economic burden that species management and recovery brings."
The department hopes to communicate with any rancher moving onto an allotment where wolves are present that tools are available such as range riders and use of radio collars to monitor wolf locations.
Turning out cattle in early June, at the same time there is a wild food source in the form of ungulates like deer, elk and moose reduces pressure on livestock, Pozzanghera said.
The agency has cost-share opportunities for operators, Pozzanghera said.
McIrvin said his ranch is using range riders and he and department workers have been working to provide an increased human presence.
Wolves preyed on cattle on his private property and state and federal lands he leases.
"I have never heard anything that would be helpful to stop losses other than what they did, take out the pack," McIrvin said. "I don't know what the next step would be until we go broke."


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Back in the early 1990s, there was a popular idea in the United States that Japan represented the future. With its booming economy and sophisticated tech industry, the country seemed poised to become the next great superpower. But when the Asian bubble burst, science fiction writers and futurists imagined China as the next great nation, or possibly India. Previous generations cast Brazil and the Soviet Union as the futuristic centers of the world. Today, it's not clear what countries will lead the Earth to the next level — or down a path to authoritarianism or stateless chaos.
What country do you think best represents the future? Vote in our poll.
Tell in comments what decided your vote. Was it the political or economic aspect of the nation, or its social and cultural life? Did you want to vote for a country that wasn't on the poll? Why?
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Viral video of pedestrian crossing sparks debate
A VIRAL video that showed a woman nearly being hit by a car at a Toowoomba pedestrian crossing has sparked an intense debate about safety at crossings.
The video, uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday, has been viewed more than 300,000 times.
It showed a car failing to stop and nearly hitting a woman at a crossing at Hume St.
Grant Beazley reminded people that everyone needed to be responsible at crossings,.
"Just because there are white stripes painted on the road doesn't mean you should walk out in front of a moving car," he said.
"We all need to start taking responsibility for each other."
Jay Ebert said the law was clear on the matter.
"Stopping at a crossing is not a courtesy, it is a legal requirement.
"You must give way to pedestrians at all times.
"That careless fool could be charged for failure to give way and driving without due care and attention."
YouTubers also weighed in with one saying: "He is in the wrong, he should have stopped. This woman is stupid, she should have looked."
Daryl Abbey Halliday said he was not surprised by the footage.
"Toowoomba motorists are the worst drivers in Queensland," he said.
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"Based on the population of Toowoomba and the traffic incidents it even beats Brisbane for bad driving skills.
'I've now got a dash cam in my car as I've had countless near misses driving around Toowoomba.
"I urge all drivers to get a dash cam, they are the worth their weight in gold."
Policeman talks about crossings
Officer-in-charge of the Toowoomba Road Policing Unit Senior Sergeant Brad Clark said while pedestrians had the right to use crossings, they should be aware - especially on dual lane crossings.
He said pedestrians should watch oncoming traffic to avoid dangerous incidents.
Snr Sgt Clark said his wife had avoided being injured in a similar incident.
Her cautious observation of an approaching car alerted her that it wouldn't stop.
"It saved her life on that occasion," he said.
Snr Sgt Clark said inattentive motorists were also a danger.
"Some people drive and don't look ahead further ahead than their bonnet, they're not aware of their surroundings.
"They need to read other traffic and what's happening around them.
"Always approach pedestrian crossing with caution."
Snr Sgt Clark said pedestrians had right of way as soon as they stepped onto the crossing.
He said dash cam evidence could be used to charge motorists, but only if the person filming incidents had met certain prerequisites.
Police generally require a statement from the witness and a time and date stamp on the video.
Witnesses may be asked to make statements to a court.


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The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy has selected John M. Pezzuto, dean of the University of Hawai`i at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, to receive their top research award.
Pezzuto receives the 2014 Volwiler Research Achievement Award for his outstanding research and contributions to the field of natural product drug discovery. The award will be announced in July at the 2014 Annual Meeting in Grapevine, Texas, and will be published in Academic Pharmacy Now and on the AACP website.
"It is a tremendous honor, and I am very grateful for being recognized by the AACP in this manner," Pezzuto said. "Over the years I have had the privilege of working with many fine colleagues, students, postdocs and visiting scholars. We continue to hope our hard work will make a difference for future generations."
As Founding Dean of the UH Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy created in 2007, Pezzuto leads approximately 100 faculty and staff to educate and train students for careers in pharmacy.
After 35 years in academia, he has amassed more than 500 publications, is the co-inventor of several patents, the editor of four books, a member of more than 10 editorial boards of international journals, and the editor-in-chief of Pharmaceutical Biology. He is widely known for identifying the cancer-prevention aspects of resveratrol, a chemical found in grapes and grape products. Primarily noted for working in the area of natural products, he has been an administrator and researcher in pharmacy and drug discovery.
Pezzuto received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Rutgers University and Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now Rutgers University). He was the recipient of a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Cancer Institute and performed two years of postdoctoral work in the Department of Chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
"I have been witness to John's work for many years, and have been impressed with the intensity that he displays when pursuing his research," said Lucinda Maine, AACP executive vice president and CEO. "His research is world renowned and has the potential to affect the health of millions not only now but in the future."
The Volwiler Research Achievement Award was established as the research prize in academic pharmacy to honor the late Ernest H. Volwiler, former president and research director of Abbott Laboratories. According to AACP, "the intent of the Award is to recognize annually an individual within the ranks of pharmacy education recognized by his or her peers as one of the leading research workers in a given area of the pharmaceutical and clinical sciences, pharmacy practice and the social and administrative
sciences, and for outstanding contributions to the respective disciplines."
Pezzuto joins a highly distinguished group of researchers who have received this award since it was introduced in 1977.


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Q: My wife and I recently rented a minivan from Enterprise. Before signing the contract, an Enterprise representative and I looked around the vehicle for damage. We noticed some damage on the bumper in the rear of the vehicle and noted it on the contract.
I took good care of the minivan and we never parked in an area where the cars were close. I took extra special care of the rental and even vacuumed it before returning it.
When we returned the minivan, a young Enterprise employee inspected the interior and exterior. He noticed a light scratch on the rear bumper and asked the assistant manager — the same person who inspected the car when we picked it up — to take a look as well before documenting what he saw.
The damage was so minor that the assistant manager had to kneel down to get a closer look. Even if I had noticed this minor scratch during our initial inspection, I probably would not have pointed it out.
I asked to speak with the assistant manager's boss and he informed me that it was simply a formality and that the light scratch could potentially be buffed out. He also mentioned that he would call me if a claim were necessary. I never got that call.
They did, in fact, complete a damage report and like an idiot, I signed it. The report simply states the damaged part of the vehicle as a long scratch and that I was not aware of its source.
A few weeks later, I received a letter in the mail from Enterprise requesting that we contact our insurance company to inform them of our claim or to contact them so that they may communicate the estimate for the damages to the minivan.
I believe the damage that was observed when I returned the vehicle was already there before I rented it. But I signed the damage report. Will it be hard to prove my side of the story with this error on my part?
— Leigh Barber, Chicago
A: It depends on what you signed. If the form said you accepted responsibility for the scratch, then you're responsible for it. But the manager's assurance that it could be "buffed out" and his promise to call you if a claim were necessary, left you with the impression that the form was nothing more than a formality.
I can't blame you for feeling misled.
While most car rental companies wouldn't trouble their customers with a claim unless it was serious, some see damages as a profit opportunity. If you don't believe me, just pick up a trade magazine for the car rental industry. You'll find ads for claims companies that all but guarantee you'll make extra money by pursuing every claim, no matter how small.
Obviously, you shouldn't have signed the form if you didn't damage the car. But this also underscores the importance of a careful pre-rental inspection. Note every ding, scratch and dent, no matter how insignificant. Unless you're the first person renting the car, you should be scribbling notes on the rental agreement, pinpointing every scratch and smudge. Don't forget the roof.
In the end, Enterprise would have to prove that it replaced the bumper, which might have been difficult. Before you contact your insurance agency to make a claim, the car rental company would not only need to furnish you with evidence that it made the repairs, but also that the damages happened on your watch. I'd give anything to see the repair records for a small scratch.
If the car rental company had persisted, you should have copied the Illinois Department of Insurance, your insurance company and an agency like the Better Business Bureau, on your grievance. That would have sent a strong signal that you believe this claim to be frivolous and that you don't intend to roll over a second time.
I contacted Enterprise on your behalf. It contacted you and agreed that the damage to the van was "found to be pre-existing" and dropped its claim.
Q: My wife and I recently rented a minivan from Enterprise. Before signing the contract, an Enterprise representative and I looked around the vehicle for damage. We noticed some damage on the bumper in the rear of the vehicle and noted it on the contract.


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I wanted to stop by Mom's house in the morning and surprise her with a Happy Birthday wish on my way to work the other day. It seemed like such a nice idea at the time.
At first I thought a quick call during my commute to the office would do. I called Mom from the road, and when she picked up we chit-chatted as I headed north toward my office on Main Street.
I asked her what her plans were for celebrating her big day. She would go out to lunch in Wells with her friend, Mrs. Wood, she told me. Beforehand, though, she'd take a trip to Dunkin Donuts and get a coffee and muffin at the drive-thru.
I had just passed Dunkin Donuts when she told me that. As I idled at the red light in front of Bergeron's Shoes, I considered turning around and picking up her breakfast at Dunks for her. After thinking it through, though, I realized Mom treasures those quick trips to get her coffee and muffin. Best not to deny her that on her birthday.
"I like to take a trip out to the country," she recently told me.
By that she used to mean driving all the way out to Shapleigh, taking a left off Route 109 just past Ted's Fried Clams, and enjoying the full stretch of scenic Hanson's Ridge Road as she headed back toward town. These days, though, she calls her "trip out to the country" a quick jaunt to the Dunkin Donuts drive-through in Springvale, two or three miles or so from her home.
"Mom, that's not the country," I tell her. "It's Springvale. It's still in town."
Well, you try to tell her that. She likes that particular Dunkin Donuts. She likes the way it's tucked back from Main Street just a bit, behind some trees, and she finds it peaceful to cruise around the grassy loop that leads to the place where you order. When she explains this to me, she has the same smile and joyful glint in her eyes that she has when she tells me she found "You've Got Mail" on TV and recorded it to watch later — even though I bought her the movie for Mother's Day a few years ago. The DVD's still wrapped in cellophane.
So you can see why I decided not to stop and get her coffee and donut for her. I did, however, decide that stopping by her house and surprising her with an in-person birthday wish from her son was still a fine idea.
Keeping her on the phone, I turned off Main Street and drove to her home. I slowly pulled up in front of her house and gently turned off the engine, as if doing so would somehow magically make my arrival quieter. I stepped out of the car, closed my door with ease and started toward her side door. We kept chatting.
With her still on the phone, I knocked on her door in as friendly a way as possible. I might have done the ol' shave-and-a-haircut, for all I know. You know how that goes — knock, knock, knock, knock, knock, and then, knock, knock. I knew it was seven-thirty in the morning, and I didn't want Mom thinking that there was a salesman at the door or someone trying to get her to switch religions.
"Oh, there's someone at the door," Mom told me on the phone.
"I can wait while you go answer it," I replied.
But we just kept talking. Mom wasn't coming to the door. I kept up our conversation, but knocked again. No answer. I tried a third time. No dice then, either. I decided to end our phone call and put all my efforts into getting her to answer her door. I wished her a Happy Birthday. she said thanks, and we both hung up.
I rapped on the door some more. Nothing. So I rapped again. I had long since abandoned the shave-and-a-haircut routine and was now knocking with the urgency and determination of a guy caught up in an emergency.
"Unbelievable," I muttered to myself. Two or three long minutes had now passed. I got out my cell phone again and called her. Her line was busy. I wondered with whom she could possibly be speaking so soon after our call.
By now I was on a quest. I could have just shaken my head and gotten back into my car and headed to work, but instead I was determined to get Mom to come to the door. Forget the whole "Happy Birthday" thing. All I wanted to do was make her realize it was me at the door.
Miraculously, she finally appeared. She was on the phone, talking to my sister, Kelly. She laughed when she saw me; my exasperation must have made me look comical to her. She unlocked her door and let me in.
Oh, she laughed. She laughed at the whole thing. Laughed and laughed. I admit I was too flustered and wound-up to join her, but I knew enough to switch from true exasperation to the hammy kind guaranteed to keep her laughing.
"Why didn't you answer?" I asked, or, rather, demanded.
She didn't answer. She just kept laughing. I talked to Kelly for a few seconds, and then gave Mom a birthday hug and kiss on the cheek. I left for work, somewhat pleased, after all. Without even trying, I had given my mother the gift of laughter for her birthday.
It's a gift I keep on giving, apparently. A couple of weekends ago, Mom told me she looked over at my house as she headed north on Route 109. My family and I live on a side road off Main Street.
"I saw you reading outdoors this afternoon," she told me. "Were you out there with your coffee?"
"That couldn't have been me, Ma," I told her. "I was in the house all day, doing a bunch of odds-and-ends with Valerie and Maddie."
"But I could have sworn that was you, sitting at your picnic table," she insisted. "I saw your head."
"Well, I don't know who you saw, but it wasn't me."
We were just about ready to switch topics when a realization hit me like a prankster's egg thrown at a living-room window.
"Mom, you saw our jack-o-lantern," I explained to her. "That wasn't my head. That was the pumpkin we put on the corner of our picnic table. Not me."
Again, she laughed. She threw in a comment about how her eyesight must be going, even though she wears glasses and I've never heard such complaints from her.
I sighed, with perhaps the same resignation I did when I experienced these exchanges with Mom as a teenager. Thanks for the boost, Mom, I thought. Thanks a lot.
But even then I knew I had done it again. However unwittingly, I had made Mom laugh. I've become my mother's Straight Man. I'll take that, I guess.
But such a role has come at a price. I haven't been able to look at that jack-o-lantern the same way ever since.
Shawn P. Sullivan is the editor of the Sanford News. He can be reached at email@example.com.
Knock, knock . . . (silence) . . . Aren't you going to ask 'Who's there?'
I wanted to stop by Mom's house in the morning and surprise her with a Happy Birthday wish on my way to work the other day. It seemed like such a nice idea at the time.


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Atlanta: Heavenly Burgers from a Jewish Deli at The General Muir
Burger reviews in the Atlanta area.
The General Muir
1540 Avenue Place, Suite B-230, Atlanta GA 30329 (map); 678-927-9131; thegeneralmuir.com
Cooking Method: Flat top
Short Order: Jewish deli with a serious pedigree does two of the city's finest burgers
Want Fries with That? They're great. But turn them into pastrami-topped poutine for something magical
Price: Double Burger Stack (lunch), $8.75; The Burger (dinner), $14; fries, $4; poutine, $6; w/pastrami, +$5
So a hamburger reviewer walks into a Jewish deli...
It may sound like the set-up for a groaner of a punch line, but the laugh's on you if you discount the burgers at The General Muir based solely on its more traditional and expected menu items. Yes, matzoh ball soup, Reubens, and 14-ounce piled-high pastrami sandwiches stream steadily out of the kitchen, but I'm ready to call The General Muir's burgers among the city's best.
That shouldn't come as a surprise, really. The Emory Point restaurant, open since early 2013, was born of excellent stock within the local burger scene. The story goes that Jennifer and Ben Johnson, husband-and-wife restaurant co-owners, wanted to open up a new place with Shelley Sweet, GM at their West Egg Cafe—a spot that, not coincidentally, does a mighty fine burger. They joined forces with chef Todd Ginsberg, who had been looking to start a true-blue delicatessen that paid homage to his East Coast roots. And it just so happens that Ginsberg is the genius who created Bocado's famed burger. So you could argue that an exceptional burger was programmed into The General Muir's DNA from the very beginning.
Lineage is a major theme at The General Muir, which gets its name from the transport ship that brought Jennifer's mother and grandparents—Holocaust survivors—to New York in 1949. Old photos of the vessel and framed portraits of the ownership's relatives adorn the subway tile walls and give off an authentically warm and familial vibe. But don't be lulled into thinking it's some sleepy mom-and-pop joint; with a primo location next to Emory University and the CDC, this place literally buzzes, especially at lunchtime.
That's when the Double Burger Stack ($8.75) comes out to play. In between thin twin patties is a layer of shaved onion. Over the top patty, American, pickles, and lettuce are all nestled under a pillowy onion roll. Russian dressing is the wackiest thing here, adding a tangy zip under the bottom burger.
It's simple, to be sure. But, like Ginsberg's Bocado burger, that's the beauty. Every element shines and explodes with flavor. Take a look at the crust on that craggly, loose meat and tell me that's not the sexiest thing you've seen all day. A perfect melt on the cheese. Pickles aren't my thing, but these will delight sweet-and-sour fans. The onions, after some griddle time of their own, get one of the patties plopped on top just long enough to absorb some of that telltale flavor and then are left between the patties to permeate the tasty beef.
The fries are very, very good: deep brown, skin-on, and flecked with big grains of salt. You get a nice-sized portion with ketchup for four bucks...
...But upgrading them to the poutine is a must. An extra two dollars gets you gravy, cheese curds, and parsley. Five more on top of that brings out TGM's big guns: huge chunks of chopped pastrami. Tender and succulent, they elevate this side into a phenomenal meal all its own. It's already been featured on a few local publications' food bucket lists, and I hope I'm not pulling back the curtain too far on my inner whackjobness by admitting that I've actually woke up dreaming about The General Muir's poutine since trying it.
You'd expect a New York-style deli to have good pastrami. You'd expect a great deli's pastrami to be great. But you might not expect them to slap it on an already-stellar burger and offer it as a dinner-only treat. Simply called The Burger ($14 with fries), this creation by Ginsberg debuted in just the last month or so and features the house-cured and -smoked pastrami, Gruyère, caramelized onions, Russian dressing, and pickles under the same onion roll.
Again, the numerous pickles overpowered my palate. Removing them improved the burger for me, personally. All the better to let that pastrami shine, I say. The stuff had to be almost a quarter of an inch thick, and it provided the burger with an awesome, meaty chew that bacon just can't quite match.
Both burgers at The General Muir were messy affairs—the Russian dressing in particular made for some slipping and sliding—but the components of both burgers are so good that you'll find yourself scrabbling after all the bits and pieces of shrapnel.
Whether you go for the Double Burger Stack at lunch or The Burger at dinner, these are true top-tier cheeseburgers. From a Jewish deli. In Atlanta. And that's no joke. (Just remember to add the poutine.)
About the Author: Todd Brock lives the glamorous life of a stay-at-home freelance writer in the suburbs of Atlanta. Besides being paid to eat cheeseburgers for AHT, pizzas for Slice, and desserts for Sweets, he's written and produced over 1,000 hours of television and penned Building Chicken Coops for Dummies. When he grows up, he wants to be either the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys or the drummer for The Gaslight Anthem. Or both.
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1. Midnight Madness: Kansas
It's October and that means teams are tipping off the season with their editions of Midnight Madness. Last week UNC got things started with "Late Night with Roy" and tonight Kansas takes center stage with "Late Night at the Phog." The Jayhawks are bringing in a plethora of top-notch talent for both official and unofficial visits. Last year KU hosted Kelly Oubre and Cliff Alexander, both of whom eventually selected Bill Self's program. Some of the top five-star seniors who will be in attendance are small forward Jaylen Brown, considered the No. 1 player in the country, 7'0″ center Stephen Zimmerman (No. 14 – 2014), fresh off a scintillating performance at the USA Developmental Camp, small forward Brandon Ingram (No. 26 – overall), and power forward Carlton Bragg (No. 11 – 2014). A few of the other visitors include the No. 1 junior recruit in Jayson Tatum and the No. 2 sophomore recruit in Troy Brown. Which players will make their pledge to Kansas as a result of this weekend's festivities?
2. Ivan Rabb Looking to Trim List
Five-star 6'10" power forward Ivan Rabb is getting ready to trim his list. He is scheduled to have his last in-home visit at an unscheduled date with Roy Williams before making a decision on the schools he plans to officially visits. The Bay Area native has programs from all over the country in pursuit of his services, including schools close to home in California, UCLA, and Arizona, in addition to Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, UNC, and Georgetown. Due to his connection with the Oakland Soldiers AAU program, it was long thought that Arizona was the school to beat for Rabb's services. Sean Miller has used that pipeline over the years to establish Arizona as the premier school on the West Coast, with players such as Nick Johnson, Brandon Ashley, Aaron Gordon, and Stanley Johnson arriving in Tucson over the last few years. While Arizona has been recruiting Rabb the longest, it might be a school located in his own backyard that is getting the most buzz. As soon as Cuonzo Martin got the head coaching job at California, he took a visit to Rabb's high school to establish a relationship — he has since been recruiting Rabb hard, and the Bears could be the surprise school in a list of blue-blood basketball programs.
3. Kentucky's Scouting Combine
This weekend, while schools such as Kansas and Missouri are having their Midnight Madness, Kentucky will instead host a two-day scouting combine where 90 NBA scouts are scheduled to watch John Calipari's nine McDonald's All-Americans go through drills and tests. ESPNU is set to televise this event, where freshman center Karl Anthony Towns will be the main attraction. Some consider Calipari's latest marketing idea as brilliant, while others see it as another shameless plug, but either way, Kentucky is set to host its Big Blue Madness even next Friday, which is expected to rival Kansas in terms of sheer talent visiting campus. One thing is for sure, Calipari will be able to tell all of the recruits and their families about his first ever basketball scouting combine and the exposure that Kentucky provides to all those NBA teams.


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Equity futures have jumped the shark once again with the usual HFT driven and central banker fueled Monday morning ramp job. I love the smell of jet fuel in the morning! The SPX futures are high enough to overthrow the top of the rising wedge I've been tracking, and we are still rising within the current uptrend channel:
The dollar is down, Euro is up, oil is higher and gold is lower. Of particular interest to me is the long bond futures which have broken beneath their rising uptrend line. While it could just be an underthrow, it could signal that the "risk trade" is coming back at least temporarily, so it needs to be watched for further signs of money flows:
There is a small gap up at SPX 1120, a gap fill there may need to occur, and the key level of resistance to watch is SPX 1131. A break over 1131 would indicate that the working count (wave 2 of 3) is not correct and that we would then be likely in a larger wave 2, or the bullish alterative is a flat formation for the larger wave B. We'll cross that bridge if it happens, but I still think we're going to have a ton of difficulty getting over the hump here. A throwover of the 200dma is not unexpected, in fact it is just the market's way of drawing in more money and creating more bullishness. Most people aren't buying it, that's why the volumes have been pathetically low, the lowest volume of the year occurred last week, that should not be occurring this time of year.
There are no economic reports this morning, data this week is not all that heavy which gives the market makers more latitude to play with the markets for this quarterly options expiration this Friday. Note that last Thursday was an up day, that makes roughly a 70% chance that this options expiration week is a down week. We'll see Retail Sales, PPI, CPI, Consumer Sentiment, Industrial Production, and the usual twisted weekly Jobless Claims. I expect the Jobless Claims numbers to be fudged once again due to the 4 day week last week. Of course the rest of the data will be skewed too, with pressure from politicians to keep their jobs and pressure from the debt pushers and marketers of the world to create never ending "growth."
The Basel III Accord brought together 27 country's central bankers (where's a UAV when you need one?), Ben Bernanke and Sheila Bair represented our interests, doesn't that make you feel great? Neither one of them are elected officials, yet they are the ones controlling the greatest power on earth – Congress gave them that power without the permission of the people. The markets love it when the central debt pushers all agree, and this time they agreed that 20 to 1 bank leverage is just fine, thank you very much. In fact, they gave the banks 8 years to get back to a 4.5% common equity cap ratio, a highly leveraged ratio by historic standards, yet obviously "conservative" compared to the infinite leverage being conducted today.
And yet despite this non-serious mandate by Basel, still it is too much for some banks in Europe, Deutsche Bank announcing that it is raising $12.5 billion via equity sales to comply with capital ratios. That announcement hammered its stock last week, but the truth is that there are games being played out of the spotlight - one of those games is called the shell game.
The shell game is played by creating a separate entity (another corporation), then "selling" your stinking pile of debt to that entity, thus cleaning your books of the rot while you eventually bankrupt the new entity. That's the corporate shell game and it is ILLEGAL, it is nothing but accounting FRAUD. It has always been illegal, but now our own government not only doesn't prosecute the shell game, they support it. Citi Bank is playing the shell game, and I'm certain that most of the larger banks are as well. Here's a recent article that discusses BankAtlantic's shell game (ht Mick):
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"He (Levan) has also shifted troubled assets from BankAtlantic to its holding company. Because regulators don't require the holding company to be as financially sound as BankAtlantic, the maneuver appeased regulators while shifting the burden to the holding company.
In 2008, Mr. Levan sold $101.5 million of distressed commercial loans from the bank to the holding company for 93.5 cents on the dollar. Since then, the loans have lost half their value, but the transfer prevented that downturn from more seriously undermining BankAtlantic. "
Got it? That's called FRAUD, and it is widespread and it is the only reason some institutions are hanging on (Bove is nothing but a tool of the debt pushers by the way). Do our Basel representatives know or care? Of course they do, that's why they are trying their hardest to cover it up and to give years and years to continue to cover it up. The truth, of course, is that should the accounting fraud be removed, the FDIC would be overrun in an instant and the games would be exposed for what they are. The banks who create and push the rot are let off the hook while the PEOPLE still struggle to service the debts with no escape. And that is why our country, along with most of the developed world, is Enron times a million and will go nowhere, just like Japan who has done the same types of things over the past three decades only to mire in and out of a never ending recession.
Today's ramp is fulfilling the large move expected from last Thursday's small movement of the McClelland Oscillator. I will not be surprised, in fact I expect, to see a reversal this week. The VIX sell signal should become effective sometime within two weeks, so I would expect that to start playing out soon. That should also coincide with the Bradley Model turn date, today is the 9th day since this current up wave began, it is definitely long in the tooth, living on borrowed volume. Dang how I don't like HFT Mondays!


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'the One mini doesn't feel sluggish, which is the important point.'
'Amazing build quality and design.'
'Updated with Motorola's newest Mobile Computing System, which is comprised out of a natural language processor, contextual computing chip, and a quad-core 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 SoC coupled with 2GB of RAM, we're seriously impressed by the Moto X's super snappy responsiveness. '
'However, sharpness is slightly disappointing at the resolution, with less fine detail in evidence than the best 8-megapixel phones. '
'With normal use, we could picture most people getting an entire day's life without any battery-saving adjustments. '
Google and Moto almost made a truly standout Android phone
'The Z30 is arguably the best BlackBerry to date, but it's devoid of any truly unique features that might draw fans from the other side of the fence.'
'The BlackBerry Z30 is a great phone for messaging, whether it's through SMS, email, Whatsapp, BBM or Facebook Messenger. '
'The good news is that the Z30 is unquestionably the best touchscreen BlackBerry to date. '
'The app ecosystem needs to be more advanced.'
$300 price tag its wallet-friendly for an unlocked phone
Largest display in a Nokia Lumia phone so far
Good value, Decent performance
4G smartphone on a budget
'There's no mistaking the Acer Liquid Z3 for a premium device.'
'The camera, as with the phone's screen, suffers from poor colour management, weak image definition and sharpness concerns. '
'The display of our test model is quite bright: up to 355 cd/m².'
Good camera, Vibrant Display, Ergonomic build
Large, pretty screen, Snappy performance
It's a looker - compact and stylish
We can't see why you'd choose the Xperia M over its rivals
Stylish design, Good battery life, Decent speaker quality
cheap Android phone is okay, but there are better budget phones
Advanced controls and preset modes are easy to use
Good value-for-money for a convergence device
10x zoom lens and dedicated camera controls
Good battery life, Decent web browsing
Handles 3D games flawlessly, Great call quality
Excellent range of connectivity options
An impressive mid-range Android smartphone
Nice design, frame feels solid in the hand
'The HTC Desire 601 is a phone that gets close to the sort of specs you'd get in a top-end One-series phone, but at a slightly lower price.'
'The viewing angles of this IPS LCD screen are also quite decent.'
'capable dual-core processor'
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Mike Kelley (1954–2012) was one of the true greats of recent American art; his provocative and multilayered output commented upon and critiqued numerous facets of contemporary life—including popular culture, sex, religion and the persistence of class in a supposedly classless society. Although Kelley was an internationally recognized fixture of the Los Angeles art scene, the energy and anger in his work ultimately drew upon his upbringing as the son of a janitor in Detroit. Working in a diverse range of mediums—painting, drawings, sculpture, performance, music, photography and video—Kelley was arguably the most original and influential artist of his generation, until suicide tragically cut short his career. This retrospective at MoMA PS1 is the largest and most comprehensive survey of his work to date, and for the first time in 25 years, the museum is devoting its entire building to a single artist. A show not to be missed.
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Truck Day has officially come and gone! That's the first sign that next season can't be too far away. It's been a long, cold winter, and the long, cold winter is still going on, but at least we know that things are starting to stir down in Florida. Nothing gets you excited about the end of winter like equipment heading south for Spring Training!
Papi wants a multi-year deal. No news there. That's what every player wants. The challenge is that it has to make sense for the team as a whole as well. This year we will welcome Jerry Remy back into the booth for the season.
In other news, the Bruins beat the Isles, 6-3, and the Panthers, 6-2, before losing to the Habs, 4-1. We then shut out the Oilers, four-zip, and beat the Canucks, 3-1, and Sens, 7-2, while losing to the Blues in overtime, 3-2, before the Olympic break.


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Many electrical contractors (ECs) run the primary power to fire alarm control units without giving the installation much thought. After all, they have done this type of installation numerous times, and most could perform the operation blindfolded. The National Fire Alarm Code does, however, have specific requirements that must be followed in addition to the requirements of the National Electrical Code (NEC).
First, Section 18.104.22.168.1 of NFPA 72-2007 requires that a dedicated branch circuit be provided by one of the following:
"(1) Commercial light and power
"(2) An engine-driven generator or equivalent in accordance with 22.214.171.124.2, where a person specifically trained in its operation is on duty at all times
"(3) An engine-driven generator or equivalent arranged for cogeneration with commercial light and power in accordance with 126.96.36.199.2, where a person specifically trained in its operation is on duty at all times."
These dedicated branch circuit(s) and connections must be mechanically protected, and Section 22.214.171.124.2.2 requires that the circuit disconnecting means have a red marking, shall be accessible only to authorized personnel and shall be identified as "Fire Alarm Circuit."
Additionally, Section 184.108.40.206.2.3 of the code requires that the location of the circuit-disconnecting means be permanently identified at the fire alarm control unit (FACU). Typically, a contractor will identify the location of the primary power disconnecting means using a permanent marker inside the FACU, but obviously the marking should be legible to meet the intent of the code.
The secondary power supply for a fire alarm system usually consists of a battery standby configuration. However, if an automatic-starting, engine-driven generator is used to provide secondary power for a protected premises fire alarm system, it must comply with NFPA 110, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems, Chapter 4, requirements for a Type 10, Class 24, Level 1 System. In addition to the generator, the fire alarm system must have storage batteries dedicated to the fire alarm system with four hours of capacity. Of course, the installation of the generator must be in accordance with NEC Article 700.
The standby power must be of sufficient capacity to operate the fire alarm system under quiescent load (system operating in a nonalarm condition) for a minimum of 24 hours and, at the end of that period, must be capable of operating all alarm notification appliances used for evacuation for five minutes.
If the secondary power supply is for emergency voice/alarm communications service, then it must be capable of operating the system under quiescent load for a minimum of 24 hours and then must be capable of operating the system during a fire or other emergency condition for a period of 15 minutes at maximum connected load.
Although not high on the radar screen of most contractors, when installing power circuits that serve fire alarm equipment where the survivability of circuits is required by Chapter 6 of the code, equal survivability protection must be provided for the power supply circuits. This could be an expensive oversight by a contractor. These circuits often will be required to use circuit integrity cable or circuit integrity cable in conduit, which is more expensive than standard power-circuit wiring.
Most fire alarm systems installed today require additional power supplies that are remote from the FACU. When these additional power supplies are provided for control units, circuit interfaces or other equipment essential to system operation and located remotely from the main control unit, the primary and secondary power supplies must meet the same requirements as the power supply requirements for the main fire alarm control unit. Also, the location of any remotely located power supply must be identified at the master control unit as well as on the record drawings. Transient protection is required on all fire alarm systems to reduce the possibility of damage by induced transients for all fire alarm circuits and equipment. Circuits and equipment must be properly protected in accordance with the requirements of NEC Article 800.
Finally, for those of you who design the systems you install, the Code has additional requirements you should observe regarding the protection of fire alarm system control equipment. Section 4.4.5 requires that in areas that are not continuously occupied, automatic smoke detection must be provided at the location of each fire alarm control unit(s), notification appliance circuit-power extenders and supervising station transmitting equipment to provide notification of fire at that location. The exceptions to this requirement state:
• "Exception No. 1: Where ambient conditions prohibit installation of automatic smoke detection, automatic heat detection shall be permitted.
• "Exception No. 2: Fully sprinklered buildings shall not require protection in accordance with 4.4.5."
Of course, if the ambient conditions are not good for smoke detection, the wise contractor should reconsider the fire alarm control unit location because it is listed to many of the same ambient conditions as smoke detectors.
Remember that the NEC is not the only code that electrical contractors need to know. Avoid costly mistakes by reading and understanding the National Fire Alarm Code.
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Fi is and always was about a top car for the season and a lucky to be in that car driver. Ex. Nico throw in Ricciardi. It's the car and alot of luck not getting DNF due to the likes of a crash expert, or a Ferrari gear box.
Fi is and always was about a top car for the season and a lucky to be in that car driver. Ex. Nico throw in Ricciardi. It's the car and alot of luck not getting DNF due to the likes of a crash expert, or a Ferrari gear box.
..wow what bunch of ... last year you lot were pretty much cursing kimi...and yelling out how ferrari did a stupid thing by hiring him for 2016, and now look at you all hypocrites....you cant stop kissing kimi's . and according to you , now seb is an overpaid below average driver.. wow.. there s nothing more fickle than the fans in this forum... your attitude is sickening... yours.... sorry for the foul language..but this is too much...
today was really joyful to watch him in the first laps. Sadly team made some fundamental mistakes.
yea twas really good.. and that too without drs... he overtook ricciardo,perez and could have overtaken verstappen ...could have.... p2 was possible..but strategy was not favourable..
you know, when you have been driving a not so good car for so long.. and suddenly you get a jump to a good car..you can make a huge difference... cos you have been struggling to drive an inferior car ,the fighting becomes easier and driving becomes smoother... thats what happened to vettel when he made a jump to redbull in 2009 and look how well he drove.... same happened for ricciardo in 2014... he drove smoothly and vettel suffered quite a lot with aggressive driving and tyre deg, he had his reputation to keep up and his driving became poor ,cause he was trying to do the impossible... if you take nico or lewis and now put them in any inferior car, they would totally suck...cause now they have it easy,they dont have to fight the car like others have to, because of the car's superior chassiss,aerodynamics and traction... you also have to take into consideration a drivers psychology before blaming him, vettels been a 4 time WC, and thats a huge burden when it comes to getting results.. everybody is expecting the impossible from him.. cut him some slack folks...
And i certainly dont think it was vettels fault in malaysia..and neither am i blaming nico there was clearly a gap..and he was doing just fine going alongside max..and they didnt make contact..so everything was fine..it just so happened that nico turned in for the corner Probably didnt see vettel or max,and i am super glad that vettel tried for that gap..cause you know that shows he is a racing driver..and he is not here to play follow the leader..like ayrton said,if you no longer go for a gap that exists , you are no longer a racing driver..
So, 8 pages in and we have yet to figure out what's wrong with Vettel.
Mexico 2015 was one of the worst races I've seen by a top driver either, multiple spins and he ended the race by just crashing into a wall. It was so odd.
Here is a battle in wet where vettel is defending a charging lewis in formula 3..hope you guys enjoy it..
Vettel seems to be backing away from talks to extend his contract. I have to wonder if Ferrari have considered the amount they're paying him is really not being represented well on track.


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Howdy! I took a few minutes this afternoon to whip up these cute Easter favors using {surprise} the Halloween favors SVG kit from Lindasy's Stamp Stuff-BTW everything is 25% off through Sunday:
This took minutes and I cut both boxes from the same sheet of 12″x12″ double-sided paper (Heidi grace) using my Cricut machine and SCAL software. Since I squeezed both of them on one sheet I needed to open the holes a bit on the double test tube holder but that was easy 🙂 The test tubes are filled with Whoppers malted milk eggs!
I used my homemade bakes twine to tie on these cute little tags I stamped with a cheap clear stamp I picked up at the craft store a couple of years ago-TIP: If your clear stamp does not stamp well rub a fine sanding block or emery board over it a few times so it can grab the ink. Works great on the cheap clear stamps!
This sentiment on the front was also from one of those Studio G clear sets, the first time I stamped it was awful but a swipe across my sanding block did the trick! I colored it with Prismacolor pencils.
This project qualifies for the following challenges: Craft Your Days Away , Crafty Emma, ECP Challenges, Just Us Girls, Shannon's Sentiments , Stamp, Scrap and Doodle, Sweet Stampin, Fairy Knoll, Floweret , 4 Crafty Chicks, Paper Romance, Rainbow Lady's, Sassy Studio Designs, Amber's Crafts and Stuff, Penny's Paper-Crafty, and Sisterhood of Crafters
Thanks for stopping by and I want to wish you a happy Easter and safe travels if you are visiting family tomorrow 🙂 Don't forget 25% off everthing at Lindasy's through Sunday Midnight! Til next time happy crafting!
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My sister in law Allegra is famous for her Hanuka and Purim parties. She puts extra special effort into making these holidays exciting for all her kids, nieces, nephews, and all of the extra guests that seem to find their way into her home. This is her favorite sugar cookie recipe. It tastes best when rolled out very thin and topped with fun sprinkles, frostings, chocolate chips, or whatever sugary toppings that you can concoct with your kids. Don't forget to buy your Hanuka cookie cutter shapes!
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2 c sugar
1 1/2 c margarine
4 eggs
2 tsp Baking powder
5 c flour
Combine in order
Bake 350 approx 10-12 min
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Back in early 2007 I was still running my company, State of Mind Seminars, Inc. At that time, I was writing more formal weekly newsletters and giving educational seminars, but most people remained blissfully unaware of the crisis that was about to unfold… That's why I was hammering away on bubbles and the spectacular excesses of credit that I saw. People generally didn't want to hear it then, and I'm sure most still don't want to hear it now – but at least they are paying a lot closer attention, that's for sure!
Heck, some who didn't pay attention are now homeless and living the lyrics of the Rolling Stones…
The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter:
The bubble in residential real estate is what first got me interested in bubble dynamics. I owned many rental properties and began to notice how the rents that I was able to obtain were simply not enough to pay for the cost of owning homes – something had changed, obviously. I wasted no time and promptly began to sell all my real estate holdings, despite being quite good at the leverage it up game. Friends and family thought I had gone off the deep end! Not so much anymore.
Now, almost everyone is all familiar with that, but most people remain unaware that Commercial Real Estate (CRE) was at least as out-of-whack. How did I know? Because CAP rates were at HISTORIC lows. All this means is that the ratio of rents received to the capital invested was less than at any other time in modern history. For a good review of bubble dynamics, I included my recap of Hyman Minsky's Seven Bubble Stages near the beginning of my article Half Way to Zero.
Back in late 2006 I pointed out in my newsletter that China was, in fact, experiencing a bubble. I included the following chart of the Shanghai index and mentioned that its parabolic phase would not end well:
Today, this is what that chart looks like:
As you can see by that chart, owning investments on the back side of parabolic curves is not fun. Well, just a couple of months later in March of 2007, I warned in my newsletter that commercial real estate typically lags residential by approximately 18 months. I then showed a chart of how vacancy rates were spiking:
And how the homebuilder's index had peaked in July, 2005:
I was watching for a peak in CRE by using IYR, the Ishares Dow Jones Real Estate Index ETF. I included this chart showing the parabolic advance:
And then I showed this chart showing how support had been broken and that the peak in CRE was almost EXACTLY 18 MONTHS TO THE DAY!
Was I short IYR at that time? YOU BET I WAS, it was the most profitable trade I had in the year 2007. And here's a look at a chart showing the parabolic rise and collapse on the back side of the curve:
I've been harping on those bubbles, haven't I? Exponential rises are always followed by collapses, and the losses happen faster than the gains – EVERY TIME!
But that's all history. By now people are beginning to realize that not only did we build too many houses, but we also built too many shopping malls, too many Starbucks, and just too many of almost everything. What about the future? Is the move in CRE over? Has all the misallocation in supply been reflected in price?
Today we have a new tool to help us tell what's happening in the Commercial Real Estate arena. A company called Markit provides credit spreads on CRE companies given their various commercial credit ratings. Their indexes track the spreads and present them in graphical form via their CMBX index charts. Here's where you can find the Markit CMBX Index Charts.
As the spreads rise, they show more stress in CRE as investors are demanding more money to assume risk. I can tell you that I believe defaults on CRE have just begun, and now the spreads are beginning to rise again as you can see in the following series of charts:
While the AAA chart may not be making new highs yet, most of the others are. How many CRE companies would fall under the AAA rating? Ah… not many. That monkey pretty much sums up how CRE owners are feeling right about now!
So, I was looking at those CMBX charts and noticed that they look awfully familiar… They look just like the chart of IYR, which looks just like a chart of the SPX, which looks like all the other indices but turned upside down!
So, I took my IYR chart and inverted it in a mirror image:
My, oh my – that's the same chart pattern. Don't tell your friends, but there's a divergence here. Do you see it? If the CMBX is making new highs, IYR should be making new lows, but it's not. It's looking more like the triple A charts than the triple B. Is all CRE triple A? No? I thought not.
So, the question then becomes is that parabolic collapse over and was the November low THE low in IYR? It could be, that 74% haircut was pretty dramatic and is in the range where parabolic declines can end. They can also end in 90% losses too. Well, if the CMBX is leading and you look at these breakouts, it leads to me to believe that that parabolic collapse may not yet be over.
When making investment decisions, short or long, I like to look at the Point & Figure (P&F) charts to help me determine if I'm on the right track. Here's a P&F of the Dow Jones Real Estate Index that shows a target that is still beneath us. I note that the IYR P&F just flipped and is showing a breakout higher with a higher target. Here's both, which is correct? That's for you to decide, I'm just providing the evidence on this one!
If we haven't seen a bottom in IYR, we are obviously much closer to one that we were in 2007! Picking bottoms is a fool's errand, however. While the prospect of quick gains from a big bounce sounds tempting, it is still completely possible to lose 50% of your investment or more on a continued collapse.
Me? I believe it's best to get involved long when the fundaments are in place to support sustainable growth. I don't think we're even close in that regard and with spreads still widening, any long bet here should be considered short term, least that divergence between spreads and price get you.
Oh, and I know a lot of people reading this like to play short IYR by investing in SRS, the double inverse of IYR. As IYR goes down, SRS is supposed to go up. Without getting into a big discussion of why, SRS does not do the job over time – only on a daily basis. Thus SRS is NOT to be bought and held – here's a two year chart of SRS, it should look more like the inverted chart of IYR above, instead it looks more like the upright chart!
Here they are overlapped, if SRS was tracking it would reside up in the region of the blue circle:
So, watch the CMBX index to help determine if the underlying stress has lifted on CRE.
And, if you're wondering how to tell when the time is right to invest in residential real estate for your situation and your area, it's simple and it takes just a few minutes of research. Start by identifying what you believe to be a good rental property then add up all the costs of owning it WITH CONVENTIONAL 30 YEAR FINANCING. Include everything – principle, interest, taxes, insurance, and maintenance. Then look through the classifieds and talk to realtors about similar homes in the area and see what that type of property receives in rents. If the amount you can rent it for is less than the amount it costs you, then it's no investment at all, it's a beast of burden. Hey, isn't that a Stone's song too?
The same can be said for people who have held their homes and are now underwater, pouring tons of money into increasing taxes, utilities, and upkeep. During the bubble, everyone wanted to own multiple homes, now they are finding that their own homes are also beasts of burden. But enough of the Stones, no EconoTunes article on parabolic collapsing property values can go by without including a song entitled "Landslide!"
Stevie Nicks – Landslide:
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Physical fitness tests that focus on sheer strength and endurance may not be the most accurate ways to determine qualified applicants for physically demanding jobs and may also increase the likelihood of a gender discrimination lawsuit from female applicants, according to new research from the University of Iowa.
The study, from the Tippie College of Business, suggests instead that in addition to strength and endurance tests, employers should give tests that measure flexibility, balance, coordination, and other forms of movement quality. The study suggests those tests are strong predictors of performance in physically demanding jobs with results that show little difference between genders.
More than 28 percent of Americans today work in physically taxing jobs such as law enforcement, firefighting, construction, maintenance, or the military, so fitness screening is an increasingly important part of the hiring process.
However, physical ability tests are also highly litigious because most male applicants are physically stronger than women when it comes to muscular strength and endurance and thus score higher on those tests. This adverse impact against women leads to physical ability tests being the third highest cause of workplace discrimination suits in Federal courts.
In the study, the research team reviewed 140 past studies of differences in various physical abilities between men and women. Their review showed that men were, indeed, physically stronger than women, but found distinct nuances in other differences.
For instance, while it found tests that measured brute muscle strength or cardiovascular endurance favored men, the gender gap was significantly less in tests that measured quality of body movement. In fact, for tests measuring flexibility and balance, the difference was essentially zero.
The analysis also found that increased training improved scores for women, but scores for men also increased at a rate that maintained the gender gap; in cardiovascular endurance, the gap actually increased.
The study suggests employers that want to reduce the gender gap in physically demanding jobs—and the chance of a discrimination lawsuit—use fitness tests that emphasize movement quality, especially flexibility. The researchers say many jobs could be filled using flexibility tests in addition to strength or endurance tests, giving more women an equal chance at the job and reducing the odds of a lawsuit.
Furthermore, the researchers say employers could establish minimum cut-off scores on physical ability tests to establish a pool of candidates and then provide additional training to applicants to help more women get above that cut-off.
Beyond the implications of physical ability in the traditional workplace, the researchers say the study of sex differences is especially relevant at present, with combat roles having recently been opened to military women, who comprise more than 10 percent of active-duty personnel in the U.S. military.
The study, "A Meta-analysis of Sex Differences in Physical Ability," is currently in-press at the Journal of Applied Psychology. It was authored by a team comprised of Stephen Courtright, a UI doctoral alumni who is now a faculty member at Texas A&M University; current Tippie College of Business doctoral students Brian McCormick and Cody Reeves; Michael Mount, professor of management and organizations in the Tippie College of Business; and Bennett Postlethwaite of Pepperdine University.


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Ethics panel says Nevada's Berkley violated rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Shelley Berkley violated House rules and the government's code of conduct when she used her office to benefit her husband's medical practice, the House Ethics Committee concluded Thursday.
The committee ended the case after adopting the findings of its investigative panel, saying no discipline was necessary because of Berkley's cooperation. The conclusions said the Nevada Democrat made no attempt to enrich herself.
The seven-term lawmaker is retiring from the House, and narrowly lost a Senate race in November to incumbent Republican Dean Heller. The investigation was an issue in the Senate campaign, playing to voters' distrust of Washington. National Republicans and GOP-aligned groups spent millions of dollars questioning Berkley's character.
The committee said that in four instances from April 2008 through December 2010, her husband, Dr. Lawrence Lehrner, contacted Berkley's congressional office to complain about problems his medical practice had in collecting payments from the Veterans Administration, Medicare or Medicaid.
Lehrner referenced specific dollar amounts that he believed those agencies owed to his practice, Kidney Specialists of Southern Nevada.
"Representative Berkley and her staff took actions in response to these issues to assist in KSSN obtaining payment," the committee said. It added that the violations occurred because these actions benefited her and could be construed as influencing the performance of her government duties.
But the committee made clear that Berkley's motivation was proper, even though she ran afoul of standards of conduct. It found that the delayed payments by government agencies were a legitimate issue which —as Berkley publicly stated — could result in providers deciding not to see patients under the government programs. The findings said her activities "appear to have been motivated by factors wholly divorced from her family's financial well-being."
Nonetheless, the committee said, "she was mistaken when she applied these facts to the ethics rules and determined that her course of action was proper." The panel said the lack of any corrupt intent reduced the severity of the violation.
In a statement Thursday night, Berkley said, "The committee's findings on this issue show I acted only in the interest of protecting Nevada veterans who needed this critical kidney care."
On a different issue, the committee found insufficient evidence that Berkley violated any rules or laws governing conflicts of interest in her attempts — along with the Nevada delegation — to aid a county hospital's kidney transplant program where her husband's practice had a contract to provide services.
"The committee could not determine the precise consequences of the kidney transplant center's continued operations on KSSN's existing contract and concluded that whatever those consequences, they did not factor into Rep. Berkley's decision making at the time."
Berkley said those findings "put to rest any claims that I acted improperly in fighting for (my constituents') health care needs."


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I know of a college student who has low self esteem. It is because her face breaks out with acne and it takes time to clear up. There are days that she would rather stay home than mingle with her peers and even wants to miss school. Her dermatologist is trying her best to help her with acnepril prescription, hormone pills and weekly facial treatment. They also consider doing laser on the face to smoothen the surface. The student hopes that her acne woes end really soon so she could live more normally.
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Archaeologists don't just dig – they also write. And I'm spending today in the library trying to get today's 500 or 1,000 words written for a book I'm working on over the summer vacation.
So, my small contribution to today's 'Day of Archaeology' is to share something that's looking back at me from the oak desk in front of me. It's a 248-page volume, published in the middle of the last century, in which I have just this afternoon discovered this brilliant explanation of the concept of stratigraphy . It's from a chapter on 'Recollection' from Jacquetta Hawkes' visionary book A Land. Published in 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain, A Land sought to 'use the findings of the two sciences of geology and archaeology for purposes altogether unscientific' (p.1).
As a celebration of how archaeologists understand the landscape around them, the book is hard to beat, and is an inspiration to all those today who are interested in sharing how archaeologists see the world – what Michael Shanks calls 'The Archaeological Imagination' – with others:
'Geologists and archaeologists, those instruments of consciousness who are engaged in reawakening the memory of the world, have one guiding principle for their work. It is called the Law of Stratification, but it as simple as falling downwards – and, indeed, resembles it in that both are inevitable results of the working of gravity.
'If instead of one apple falling on the head of Sir Isaac Newton a heavenly orchard had let tumble a rain of fruit, one of the greatest of men would have been overwhelmedand then buried. Anyone examining the situation afterwards in a properly scientific spirit, clearing the apples layer by layer, would be able to deduce certain facts. He would be able to prove that the man was there before the apples. Furthermore, that the blushing Beauty of Bath found immediately over and round Sir Isaac fell longer ago than the small swarthy russets that lay above them. If, on top of all this, snow had fallen, then the observer, even if he came from Mars where they are not familiar with these things, would know that apple time came before snow time.
'Relative ages are not enough, the observer would want an absolute date, and that is where Sir Isaac comes in again. An examination of his clothes, the long-skirted coat, the loose breeches and the negligent cut of his linen, the long, square-toed shoes pointing so forlornly up to the sky, would date the man to the seventeenth century. Here would be a clue to the age of the apples and the snow.
The apples and snowflakes of this whimsical analogy are the equivalent of the falling grains that compose sedimentary rocks, and the whole of the Great Law of Stratification means no more than this – that the Beauty of Bath must be older than the russets lying above them. ' (Jacquetta Hawkes A Land 1951, p. 26).
You can read more about Jacquetta Hawkes's life in Christine Finn's biography of her, published online here – Jacquetta Hawkes – archaeo-poet – and you can read some of A Land online here.