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This solar bug zapper eliminates insects without requiring proximity to a power outlet. Six UV bulbs turn on automatically at dusk (and turn off at dawn) and lure mosquitoes, flies, and other insects to eliminate them instantly with a 300-volt electric charge. The bug zapper can attract and kill insects within a 1/2-acre radius, providing chemical-free bug protection throughout an entire backyard. Five solar panels on top of the unit require only moderate sunlight to power the two included rechargeable C batteries, which provide up to eight hours of operation from an eight-hour charge. The bug zapper can be hung or set up on a flat surface and is made from weatherproof plastic and metal. 18" H x 8" Diam. (7 1/2 lbs.)
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not bad
By yeah....
from south carolina
Not a bad product but does not replace an AC power bug zapper
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By On-line Shopper
from Bellerose Village, NY
Unlike the product description, I don't see an improvement in the bug bites I get when I'm in the vicinity of the bug zapper. Because of the heat and slight odor the zapper emits, I am reluctant to leave it on the ground as my cats are allowed to roam in the fenced-in backyard.
Fun gift for the outdoors
By Psyche
from New Haven, CT
New neighbors who like to keep their doors wide open were extremely happy to hang this outside their sliding glass door to the back deck.
Pretty, but that's about it.
By BillyBob
from Austin, YX
They stay on 8 hours and have a nice blue glow, but they don't attract any bugs. The mosquitos and flying bugs fly right past.
zapper works
By Bugzapping
from Colorado
Using on a deck. Works well at night to zap pests.
By mike
from chicago, il
Great on my balcony.
This product seems to be doing it's job
By Kathy Pearce
from NJ
Not having to use wires, or electric is a big plus. It is pet friendly and easy to use. The biggest thing is it works.
By Lee, the outdoor IPad reader
from Thunder Bay, ON
We love to read on patio at night. Living in northern Ont meant lots of insects in July. This bug zapper is a great help.
Fails to charge properly
By Ronnie
from NYC
This is the second one I've tried. Both units fail to charge even after a full day of light including several hours of direct sun.
Amazing results
By Trish
from Toronto, Canada
This was a gift to my sister who has severe reactions to bug bites. She emailed me to say it is working great and that she is extremely pleased with it. She is no longer anxious when sitting in her backyard, bug free and bite free.


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"Astoundingly, for most of our history America's nickname for Pit Bulls was "The Nanny Dog". For generations if you had children and wanted to keep them safe you wanted a pit bull, the dog that was the most reliable of any breed with children or adults."
Wouldn't it be a wonderful world again if there was no demonized breed of dog? Having had many bully-breeds in my life, around other animals and children, I can't stand to see people highlighting a dog bite just because of the breed.
Many, many dogs bite, and breeds like Pit Bulls are not the most common ones to do it.
*My little sisters learned to walk by holding onto their first dog: a pit named Rex.
*My little sisters were saved by two pits they had in their toddler years, Rex and Ice, when another dog charged into the yard while they played in the driveway. They were too young to know to run, and we were too far to get there in time. Luckily, the two pits we had were fast enough, and while one got between the girls and the dog, the other fought the attacker off until it ran. He did not chase it or fataly injure it.
*My mother's ex has a pit and a chihuahua (who has bitten me a thousand times while the bigger of the two just drowns me in kisses), and the chihuahua was saved from an attacking neighbor dog by his large protector, who jumped over the top of him and barked -- barked, not fought -- the attacker off the property.
*When going to church, I found a bully dog tied beside the road under the sun in 100 degree weather. She was a walking skeleton with blood dried all over her, but she still came up to me with a wagging tail and bounded beside me all the way to the house when I took her with me. She is now 103 pounds and sleeps under three cats that constantly groom her.
*Our most recent dog was a mother pit who was abandoned as a walking skeleton beside the road in a ditch. I discovered her while riding my horse and couldn't leave the sweet girl, who crawled up to me crying. She is now best friends with our youngest dog, follows me everywhere like a shadow, and alerts me when my newborn is crying in her crib and I am in the other room.
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And that's a wrap...thanks for being with us today, we hope to see you bright and early again tomorrow.
For a round up of what happened today and what's happening tomorrow, here's what you need2know:
- ASX200 finished up 1.3% at 5104.1
- AUD at $US1.0271
- Nikkei up 2.7%, Shanghai up 1.9%, Kospi up 1.1%
- Gold at $US1601.96, WTI oil at $US92.90
- Wall Street futures are up 0.1% and FTSE100 futures are up 0.5%
- Customers before suppliers, says Woolies boss
- Supermarkets drive Woolies profit
- Rio snares former Transurban chief as CFO
- Harvey Norman sees light after profit plunges
- James Packer eyes bet on Sri Lanka
- France - consumer spending and producer prices
- Spain - CPI
- RBA index of commodity prices for February
- China - business sentiment indicator
The Lowy family's own investment vehicle, run by the eldest son David, is looking to raise close to $665 million through the sale of the family's entire 7 per cent stake in Westfield Retail Trust.
Broking house UBS has been instructed to sell 214.8 million securities in WRT, which is equal to 7 per cent of securities on issue at $3.09 apiece. It is currently being undertaken by way of a fixed price bookbuild.
Former Transurban chief executive Chris Lynch has been named Rio Tinto's chief financial officer, to take over from long-serving Guy Elliott.
Mr Lynch, a non-executive director of Rio since September 2011, will remain on the board and join Rio's executive committee.
He was CEO at Transurban from 2008 until 2012 and before that worked as CFO at BHP Billiton for six years and in senior roles at Alcoa for 20 years.
Rio announced in July that Mr Elliott, a 30-year veteran of the company, would retire from the board at the end of 2012.
Retailer Harvey Norman was one of the best performers of the day, adding 9.2 per cent to $2.49 on an optimistic outlook.
IG Markets dealer Chris Weston said Harvey Norman's upbeat sales growth enticed investors.
''The discretionary sector's clearly the best performing sector this year,'' he said. ''It's been ages since we've seen any positive rhetoric coming from that company - they're always very cautious.''
Funds under management in Australia reached $2 trillion at the end of 2012 according to data - Managed Funds Australia - released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today.
John Brogden, CEO of the Financial Services Council said: "Today's announcement is a significant milestone for Australia's funds management industry which is now the fourth largest in the world.
"We have a world class superannuation system which will continue to grow and support Australians in their retirement and fund managers who have grown Australia's pool of funds by a massive 665 per cent from $265 billion 20 years ago, to today's figure of $2 trillion."
The dollar also rallied today, erasing earlier losses, as traders pared bets the RBA will cut its key interest rate after data showed companies will continue to invest into next year.
''The information in the capital expenditure report is not enough to trigger a rate cut next week,'' says Annette Beacher, head of Asia-Pacific research at TD Securities.
''The first piece of information was a weaker-than expected December quarter. The second piece of information we noticed was that 2013-14 was stronger than expected. The Aussie seemed to have settled back at a slightly higher level after a violent movement.''
The dollar added 0.4 per cent to trade at $US1.0278, after earlier falling as much as 0.4 per cent. It touched $US1.0184 yesterday, the lowest since October 10.
Today's jump was the biggest one-day percentage gain in seven months, as investors were reassured by a smooth Italian debt sale and comments from US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
The Australian market has rallied 9.8 per cent so far this year, supported by receding US and eurozone debt concerns as well as a relatively strong earnings season.
Here's how blue chip stocks went today:
- Rio: +1.6%
- Westpac: +1.9%
- Fortescue: +2.6%
- Woolworths: +2.7%
- Wesfarmers: +1.3%
- Telstra: -0.4%
- Qantas: +4.8%
For those who are interested, here are the best and worst performers on the ASX200 today:
Among the sectors, energy shares surged 2.8 per cent, consumer discretionary jumped 2 per cent, financials rose 1.3 per cent and materials added 1.1 per cent.
Telecommunications bucked the trend, falling 0.4 per cent.
The sharemarket has push back to fresh four-and-a-half year highs. The S&P/ASX200 jumped 67.5 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 5104.1, while the broader All Ords gained 67.3 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 5120.4.
Air New Zealand will consider extending its trans-Tasman alliance with Virgin Australia to include the Pacific Islands when it has to reapply to regulators late this year for a continuation of the existing deal.
Declaring the Kiwi airline in ''growth mode'' after a solid first-half profit, the new chief executive, Christopher Luxon, said extending the alliance to cover the Pacific Islands was something the two airlines could consider because they both had ''good Pacific Island businesses''.
''I'm not sure at this stage – that is something we are continuing to discuss,'' he said.
The two airlines will have to apply for approval in Australia and New Zealand to continue their alliance on trans-Tasman routes by the end of this year.
The federal opposition has warned the builder of Labor's $37.4 billion national broadband network (NBN) to consider a possible change of government this year before signing any contracts.
The advice given to the government-owned NBN Co was made in the dissenting report of coalition MPs attached to a joint parliamentary committee's latest review of the network rollout, released today.
Communication Minister Stephen Conroy says it demonstrates the coalition's plans to demolish the project if it wins government at the September 14 federal election.
The MPs said NBN Co should be aware ''of the need to alter contracts'' if the government changed, and suggested any deals have the necessary flexibility written into the terms of agreement.
Households have poured $57 billion into deposit accounts in the past year, as consumers continue to take a cautious approach to their finances.
Figures published today show the stock of household deposits continues to grow faster than the value of outstanding loans – despite recent signs of rising consumer confidence.
Households had some $588 billion on deposit with the nation's banks last month, statistics from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority show.
This represents an increase of more than 10 per cent, or $57 billion, on a year earlier.
In a sign that high rates of saving have continued into 2013, deposits in January grew by about $4 billion, or 0.75 per cent.
Woolworths chief executive Grant O'Brien says the nation's largest supermarket chain will always favour the customer in negotiations with suppliers, amid claims Australia's supermarket duopoly is using predatory and bullying behaviour to squeeze grocery manufacturers.
Mr O'Brien said that competition in Australia was "alive and well" but that as Woolworths sat between the consumer on one side and suppliers on the other it had a "contract" with shoppers to deliver cheaper food prices.
"Our role as retailer is positioned midway between the customer and the producer and it's a balance we play everyday, we have got to make sure we are delivering better value to the customers so they are getting value and increasingly globally comparable value," Mr Grant said this morning in one of his strongest defences of Woolworths since taking on the CEO role in 2011.
Some more on that story showing the RBA thought the dollar was overvalued by as much as 15 per cent last year:
''The RBA is on the edge of a policy dilemma with respect to the currency,'' says UBS rates strategist Matthew Johnson.
''Substantial further strength, say a move above $1.10, would require further rate cuts, but there is a limit to how far one ought to push such a policy, as it may create financial stability issues a little further down the track.''
Despite a first half profit slump of 36 per cent, Harvey Norman shares are going strong today, up 6.4 per cent. In fact they've had a pretty solid run in the last few months, as this graphic shows.
The $82 billion Future Fund has decided it will stop investing in tobacco, after a long campaign from anti-smoking groups and the Greens.
The David Gonski-led board has been reviewing this issue for some time, and today it has concluded the health and social costs of smoking were too great. It's a sharp change from the fund's previous position, that the assets did not compromise its policies on sustainability.
At December 31 the fund had investments in 14 tobacco companies, worth $222 million in total.
Treasury Wine Estates, Australia's largest winemaker, posted first-half profit that beat analyst estimates as rising Asian sales and cost-cutting limited negative currency movements.
Net income rose 31 per cent to $52 million in the six months ended December from $40 million a year earlier, the company said in a statement today.
Better availability of luxury and premium wines over the next six months should support demand for higher-value labels that make up as much as 70 per cent of operating profit, Chief Executive Officer David Dearie told an investor call. Treasury has been buying land and planting new vines to develop higher- margin wines as the strong Australian dollar makes cheaper labels less profitable.
Shares are up 5.5 per cent to $5.17.
Here's a quick look at how markets around the region are performing:
- Nikkei(Japan): +1.9%
- Shanghai: +0.4%
- Taiwan: +0.2%
- South Korea: +1%
- Singapore: +0.1%
- New Zealand: +0.8%
Vitamin maker Blackmores lifted sales across Australia, Asia and New Zealand by 29 per cent rise to $164.3 million.
However, its net profit fell 4.8 per cent to $13.6 million in the half year to December 31.
Blackmores shares have plummeted 12.2 per cent, to $30.11
The Japanese government has nominated Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda to be the next governor of the Bank of Japan, a lawmaker said today.
Kuroda, 68, would replace current BOJ governor Masaaki Shirakawa, who will step down on March 19.
The government also nominated academic Kikuo Iwata and BOJ official Hiroshi Nakaso to serve as the central bank's two deputy governors, said Genichiro Sada, a lawmaker from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
The RBA estimated the Australian dollar was overvalued by around 7 per cent back in December, internal documents show, which was only modestly above what it considered to be the currency's long-run equilibrium rate.
Papers released under the Freedom of Information Act show the estimate of 7 per cent came from the preferred model used by staff at the RBA and were made around mid-December.
Woolworths chief executive Grant O'Brien kept to a very tightly-worded script when asked about the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's probe into claims that the big supermarket groups have been bullying suppliers, writes BusinessDay's Mal Maiden.
Woolies had a strong track record in running a business that was "fully compliant," he said, adding that it had a "suitably qualified and accredited" team. The focus was, is and would be on running a successful business, he said, one that both boosted returns for its shareholders and delivered a better shopping experience for its customers. Falling grocery prices and steadily increasing customer numbers in Woolies supermarket were evidence that the group was succeeding, he suggested.
There's no doubt however that behind the scenes Woolies and its big competitor, Coles, will be looking hard to see if claims that buyers have bullied suppliers are correct.
The supermarkets are powerful, and suppliers have been reluctant in the past to back up anecdotal claims of bullying with evidence, not of the exercise of their considerable power, but the illegal deployment of it.
ACCC Rod Sims broke through that barrier last year when he said any supplier that came forward with information could do so in confidence. He heard enough to upgrade the probe into a formal investigation where suppliers can be called to give information that could be used as evidence.
Crown has confirmed that its executive chairman James Packer was in Sri Lanka this week reviewing the island nation's potential to become another outpost of his global casino empire.
Mr Packer met with Sri Lankan ministers to discuss investment options, according to reports from Sri Lanka.
"They have not finalised the area and the amount they are going to invest. The government has asked them to come up with a proposal," Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene, Sri Lanka's Minister of Investment Promotion, told Reuters.
"The government proposed (for) them to invest in a large city hotel in Colombo and go to (the eastern city of) Trincomalee to look into possible investment opportunities."
Treasury Secretary P.B. Jayasundera said Mr Packer had expressed an interest in "integrated tourism", which typically includes hotels, casinos and other entertainment.
A Crown spokesman declined to comment about potential investments in Sri Lanka.
Harvey Norman chairman Gerry Harvey said retail conditions were still tough, but offered some optimism for the future.
''The aggressive discounting experienced in the second half of 2012 has stabilised and pleasingly we are seeing an uptick in sales,'' he said in a statement.
''Interest rates are at historical lows which should start moving the consumer back into the buying cycle from the savings cycle.''The company closed nine stores and opened six new stores in the six months to December.
There is still hope ... Gerry Harvey.
Port Hedland, used by BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals to ship more than 20 million tonnes of iron ore a month, expects to reopen later today following an assessment of any damage caused by a cyclone.
"At this stage, things are looking pretty good, though we still need to assess the situation for any damage," Port Hedland Port Authority spokesman Steed Farrell said.
JP Morgan economist Tom Kennedy said despite the unsatisfying December quarter Capex figures, the overall outlook was positive.
''When you look at the prior quarter there's been a pretty large downward revision, so I think the actual spend was disappointing,'' he said.
''For the 2014 financial year it looks like firms are at least expecting to increase spend once again and by more than we had anticipated, so going forward we think there's a bit of juice left in the mining investment pipeline.''
He said the numbers suggested investment in the broader economy would be topping out, but there was still some growth to come.
The RBA would most likely keep interest rates on hold for the next month, Mr Kennedy said, having lowered expectations for the investment phase of the mining resources boom in its most recently released Statement on Monetary Policy.
''We think these figures would be in line with their expectations, so I don't think it's really a bell-ringer for them in terms of lowering the cash rate; I think they'll feel quite comfortable keeping it on hold next week,'' he said.
Harvey Norman's total sales in the six months to December fell by 7.3 per cent from the previous corresponding period, to $2.88 billion.
However the retailer said January sales were up 4.1 per cent.
Harvey Norman half year net profit has come in at $82 million, down from $129 million in the corresponding period last year.
Here's a reaction to the Capex numbers from David Scutt, Treasury Dealer at Arab Bank Australia.
Based on #Capex, along with the #construction figures yesterday, the economic transition from the #miningboom looks far more stable #ausbiz
— David Scutt (@David_Scutt) February 28, 2013
Australia will see a notable shake-up in its top five exports by 2030 triggered by Asia's economic
growth and urbanisation, says a report from HSBC.
- Raw materials (like iron ore) which are currently Australia's top exports will be replaced by mineral fuels such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), and will be used to supply Asia's future energy security needs. The rise of mineral fuels will contribute 20% to Australia's overall export growth by 2020.
- Similarly, the report finds base metals, like copper and nickel, will also be within Australia's top five exports by 2030 and will be used to support the manufacturing of higher-end goods like electrical equipment, stainless steel, batteries and electric motors for Asia's growing consumer market.
- James Hogan, Head of Commercial Banking for HSBC Bank Australia, said: "Asia's middle class is set to explode from 500 million currently to 1.3 billion by 2030 and 2.6 billion by 2050. As Asian countries urbanise and its consumers' tastes mature, Australia's exports will similarly change to meet these growing demands."
Marble Bar in Western Australia's Pilbara region remains on red alert as Tropical Cyclone Rusty moves inland and continues to weaken.
It's expected to ease below cyclone intensity later today and has been downgraded to a category two after peaking as a category four before it crossed the coast on Wednesday afternoon.
At 5am (WST), the Bureau of Meteorology estimated Rusty was 65km east-northeast of Marble Bar and 190km east-southeast of Port Hedland, where residents have been given the all clear to return home.
The iron ore export town had been expected to bear the brunt of the cyclone but has come through relatively unscathed, with only tree branches littering roads and about 55 homes without power.
The main contributor to the decrease in the 2013-14 expectation from the previous corresponding period was mining, with investment falling by 11.6 per cent, the Bureau of Statistics reported.
The 2013-14 expectation for building and structures was $111.8 billion, down 6.6 per cent from the same period the year before. Mining investment was expected to drop by 8.9 per cent.
A fall of 27.9 per cent in expected mining investment pulled the 2013-14 estimates in equipment, plant and machinery down to $40.7 billion.
While the 2013-14 expectations of capital expenditure was 8.1 per cent lower than the first estimate for the previous corresponding period, it was broadly in line with economists' expectations of between $130 billion to $150 billion, which they said would mean the expected peaking of the mining boom would still be around mid-2013.
While the headline number wasn't crash hot, it looks like the longer-term Capex numbers weren't too bad, the dollar is now up at $US1.0250.
The first estimate of capital expenditure for 2013-14 was $152.5 billion, while the fifth estimate of the expected capital expenditure for 2012-13 was $168.2 billion.
The first estimate of capital expenditure for 2013-14 was expected to have a strong impact on the Reserve Bank's March board meeting next Tuesday.
The dollar has now returned to almost exactly were it was prior to the Capex announcement, at $US.10234.
The new private capital expenditure fell 1.2 per cent in real terms, seasonally adjusted, in the December quarter, official data released this morning shows.
The Australian dollar had been at $US1.0228 but has now fallen below $US1.02.
Investors continued to shrug off caution over the near term earnings outlook for James Hardie, pushing the shares ahead another 25c to $9.75.
The focus remains the emerging upswing in US housing starts, with James Hardie making it clear in its third quarter earnings yesterday the year ahead is looking good, with sales growth expected to exceed costs, which will allow it to expand margins.
And to ensure it profits from the emerging turnaround in US housing starts it is to spend more than $US30 million refurbishing an idled plant on the US west coast, which it intends to start-up early 2014.
The rebound in the US may be slowed by ongoing tight credit conditions, it said, but no recovery is anticipated in Australia.
A quick whip around of the blue chips now:
- BHP is 0.71% higher to $36.95
- Rio is 1.35% higher to $66.90
- Fortescue is 1.2% higher to $4.65
- CBA is 1.26% higher to $66.84
- Westpac is 1.49% higher to $30.65
- Woolies is 1.25% higher to $34.45
- Harvey Norman is 1.1% higher to $2.30
- JB Hi-Fi is 0.87% lower to $12.47
- Ten is 1.52% lower to 33.5 cents
- Qantas is 1.27% higher to $1.59
- Telstra is 0.65% lower to $4.58
Challenger continues to stretch its lead over cross-city wealth rival Perpetual in funds under management, or FUM. Remember FUM is a key driver of revenue for wealth management firms. Challenger, which has gone through substantial transformation in recent years, has seen funds jump 27 per cent to $35.3 billion. Much of Challenger's exposure is to bonds.
Perpetual's FUM, which is skewed to equities, was up by 8 per cent to $24.3 billion. The figures come as Challenger's cash profit jumped 17 per cent to $149 million, with earnings predominantly driven by the Life division. Perpetual's first half cash profit was up 2 per cent at $35.1 million.
For investors, turnaround story and a play on equity markets. Challenger, which has been supported by a $50 million share buyback, is facing headwinds as the rally in bond markets appears to be reaching an end.
New home sales rose 4.2% in January according to Housing Industry Association. House sales up 4.0% with apartment sales up 4.9%.#breaking — CommSec (@CommSec) February 28, 2013
There's about a 1 in 3 chance of a 25 basis point rate cut in March, according to the latest futures market data from Credit Suisse.
- Today: 30% chance of a 25bp rate cut
- Previous Day: 31% chance of a 25bp rate cut
Pricing over the next 12 months
- Today: 46 basis points of rate cuts
- Previous Day: 48 basis points of rate cuts
Fund manager Challenger Limited has posted a normalised half-year net profit of $149 million, for the six months to end-December, a 17 per cent increase over the same time last year.
Challenger has pointed to fast-paced growth in sales of annuity products which has helped boost earnings. The fund manager says its retail annuity sales have grown at a compound annual rate of 33 per cent for the last four years thanks to a number of long term drivers: the start of the Baby Boomer retirement wave, changes in retirees ''risk preferences'' to favour secure income investments while people are living longer in retirement.
Challenger's life insurance business - Australia's largest provider of annuities - achieved total sales for the half-year of $1.98 billion, an increase of 55 per cent on the previous corresponding period.
Lonsec private client adviser Michael Heffernan reckons the Woolworth result has energised the ASX today.
''That has just powered the whole market,'' Mr Heffernan said.
''Whenever a stock goes up more than one per cent after a result it means they have either exceeded expectations or it has just been a great result.''
Wooloworth shares are now 2.2% per cent higher to $34.76.
Australia's Port Hedland, home to the world's biggest bulk export terminal, escaped with only minor damage from a weakening tropical Cyclone Rusty that's now moving inland into the Pilbara iron ore mining region.
Rusty, now a Category 2 cyclone, made landfall 110 kilometers north of the town yesterday and is located 65 kilometers east-northeast of Marble Bar, the Bureau of Meteorology said.
Port Hedland exports product from mines owned by BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals Group and Atlas Iron as well as Rio Tinto Group's shipping terminals at Dampier and Cape Lambert ports shut earlier this week.
Port Hedland, Dampier, Port Walcott and other ports in Western Australia handled iron-ore shipments totaling more than 500 million metric tons last year, or a 43 percent world share, according to Alphabulk. They accounted for 24 percent of demand for Capesizes, the biggest ore carriers, it said.
Prolonged rainfall from Rusty expected over mines owned by BHP and Fortescue ''could lead to more significant long-term loss of production,'' Alphabulk said. The companies are Australia's second- and third-largest ore exporters, respectively. Atlas may also be affected, according to a bureau projection.
Dare we say it, a rusty bus?
Ex-dividend today: FAIRFAX MEDIA $FXJ FPO 1.0c. INSURANCE AUSTRALIA GrP $IAG FPO 11.0c. SONIC HEALTHCARE $SHL FPO 25.0c. — CommSec (@CommSec) February 27, 2013
A bit more here on the Woolworths.
The supermarket giant reported that its pubs and poker machines venture, ALH Group, saw revenues jump more than 19 per cent to $759 million for the half, while earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) increase more than 21 per cent to $141 million.
It said this was driven by pub acquisitions during the period and changes to Victorian gaming regulations.
The latter gives the grocery group a much larger share of profits from poker machines it operates in the state. Woolworths' ALH arm now operates more than one-third of the poker machines in Victoria's pubs - 4677 machines - which is about the maximum allowed under current licensing arrangements.
A poker machine. Photo: John Woudstra
With the ASX200 hovering around a gain of 1 per cent, here are some of the best-performed companies in early trade:
- Perpetual: +6.31%
- Imdex: +4.53%
- Aurora Oil & Gas: +3.55%
- Transfield: +3.51%
- Seven Group Holdings: +3.18%
- Boral: +2.74%
- Boral: +2.74%
As we near the end of reporting season, BusinessDay's Glenda Kwek writes that with nearly $40 billion worth of profits handed down over the past month, signs are emerging the recovery in earnings is gaining momentum.
Although the proportion of companies that have beaten expectations for the first half of the 2013 financial year was similar to the last few years, expectations among analysts of future earnings growth have improved.
''For the first time in three years, a majority of companies [54 per cent] are seeing their earnings forecast upgraded,'' Deutsche Bank's head of equity strategy, Tim Baker, said.
And Craig James adds:
So far 133 companies report interim earnings: Aggregate revenue +1.5%, expenses +5.9%, profit -11%, dividends +0.5%, cash -5.7%
— Craig James (@craigjamesOZ) February 27, 2013
Sector by sector on the ASX200:
- Consumer staples: +1.56%
- Info tech: +1.34%
- Energy: +1.15%
- Financials: +1.03%
- Consumer disc: +1%
- Industrials: +0.92%
- Health: +0.75%
Some early stocks price movements among companies which have reported today:
- Aurora Oil & Gas: +3.6% to $3.79
- Challenger: +0.8% to $3.65
- Harvey Norman: +1.3% to $2.31
- Perpetual: +4.4% to $41.21
- Treasury Wines: +2.2% to $5.01
- Woolworths: +1.6% to $34.56
The Australian share market has opened almost one per cent higher.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index is up 48.7 points, or 0.97 per cent, at 5,085.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index is up 46.9 points, or 0.93 per cent, at 5,100.00.
On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract was up 50 points at 5070, with 8,415 contracts traded.
The main bit of economics news today arrives at 11.30am when the ABS releases capital expenditure data for last three months of 2012. The numbers indicate the amount businesses spent on buildings and equipment, and are expected to show a slowdown in spending.
A Bloomberg survey forecasts 1 per cent growth in the quarter, down from 2.8 per cent in the September quarter. With a rates decision due next Tuesday, these numbers will be factored into the RBA's thinking.
SPI flying yet again, now +50. While it'd suggest economic weakness, in a world searching for yield, a poor #capex report will help the #xjo — David Scutt (@David_Scutt) February 27, 2013
Vale SA, the world's largest iron-ore producer, posted a record quarterly loss after writing down the value of some of its assets.
Profit missed analysts' estimates on an adjusted basis.Vale posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $2.65 billion, or 51 cents a share, compared with a profit of $4.67 billion, or 91 cents, a year earlier, the Rio de Janeiro-based company said today in a regulatory filing.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or adjusted Ebitda, declined to $4.39 billion, missing a $4.79 billion average estimate by 14 analysts compiled by Bloomberg.
Chief Executive Officer Murilo Ferreira is selling assets, cutting investments and writing down unprofitable projects as falling metal and mineral prices led last year to its lowest annual profit since 2009.
The company failed to boost iron-ore output in 2012, ceding its title as the world's second-largest miner by market value to Rio Tinto Group in October and losing market share to its Australian rivals.
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On Woolworths:
''The new management is doing a good job,'' said Rhett Kessler, a fund manager at Pengana Capital.
''It's a well-managed franchise, food inflation's coming back, and there's operating leverage in the business.''
The shares closed yesterday at A$34.01, capping a 38 percent gain over the past year that's outstripped the 18 percent improvement in the S&P/ASX 200 index.
The ACCC has also this year barred the Woolworths acquisition of hardware stores in Ballarat and a hotel in Tasmania. Photo: Glen Hunt
James Packer may be lining up a bet on Sri Lanka, scouting the Indian Ocean island for potential investments as he seeks to build a global casino empire.
Packer, who owns half of casino operator Crown Ltd, met with Sri Lankan ministers this week to discuss hotel and entertainment investment options, according to officials who met with him.
"They have not finalised the area and the amount they are going to invest. The government has asked them to come up with a proposal," Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene, Sri Lanka's Minister of Investment Promotion, told Reuters on Wednesday.
"The government proposed (for) them to invest in a large city hotel in Colombo and go to (the eastern city of) Trincomalee to look into possible investment opportunities."
Treasury Secretary P.B. Jayasundera said Packer had expressed an interest in "integrated tourism", which typically includes hotels, casinos and other entertainment.
A Crown spokesman said the company would not comment about potential investments in Sri Lanka. Analysts said Packer's interest in Sri Lanka was unexpected.
"I would have thought their focus would be more with Southeast Asia rather than somewhere like Sri Lanka," said one Australian-based gaming analyst, who declined to be identified.
Treasury Wines Estates has reported a net profit of $52.3 million for the six months to December, a 30.8 per cent increase from the previous corresponding period.
It also recorded earnings before interest and tax of $73.4 million, a 20 per cent drop from the same period the year before, as the cost of goods sold rose on the back of challenging weather conditions affecting the 2011 vintage and difficult retail conditions.
The company, one of the world's largest wine firms and the former wine arm of Foster's, declared an interim dividend of 6 cents per share, 50 per cent franked.
Treasury Wines Estate's chief executive, David Dearie, said his company was continuing to invest for growth and that the outlook for the global wine industry remained positive.
"Overall the wine industry is edging ever closer to supply and demand balance with the poor 2012 vintage in Europe further reducing global supply," Mr Dearie said in a statement.
"Early signs of the 2013 Australian vintage appear generally favourable with growing conditions characterised by low rainfall in winter and the growing season to date."
Retail reporter Eli Greenblat writes that Woolworths' pre-abnormal profit of $1.247 billion, a gain of 5.5 per cent, is for continuing operations and excludes the one-off impact in the previous half of losses incurred from the sale of its Dick Smith electronics business and the divestment of its property into a new property trust.
Woolworths' first half profit has grown to $1.15 billion as earnings from its supermarkets rose by six per cent.
The supermarket giant's net profit in the six months to December 31 was up 19 per cent from $966.9 million in the previous corresponding period.
Earnings from its supermarkets were six per cent higher than the previous corresponding period at $1.65 billion, due to further growth in market share and customer numbers, Woolworths said.
The company declared an interim fully-franked dividend of 62 cents, up from 59 cents in the previous corresponding period.
Aurora Oil & Gas has reported a net profit of $US58.8 million ($57.3 million) for the 2012 financial year, a 92.4 per cent increase from the previous year.
The Texas oil and gas group did not declared a dividend.
The company recorded a 293 per cent increase in revenue for last year to $US295 million. In its fourth quarter, revenue rose 32 per cent from the previous quarter to $US112 million.
"Looking forward to 2013, the company is well-funded for the planned development program at the Sugarkane field," Aurora Oil & Gas said.
"Based on the current drilling program for 2013 and current commodity prices, management expect growth in production, revenue and profitability to continue through 2013."
Challenger Limited has reported an underlying net profit of $149 million for the six months to December, a 17 per cent increase from the previous corresponding period.
The financial services provider also recorded a statutory net profit of $222 million for the period, a 1010 per cent increase from the first-half results of 2011, on the back of investment gains following the recovery of debt markets.
Challenger Limited declared an unfranked interim dividend of 9.5 cents.
The company's chief executive and managing director, Brian Benari, said in a statement that he was "very pleased" with the results.
"Over the last five years we have grown revenues by 48 per cent and normalised profit by 40 per cent, while our expenses have only risen 9 per cent, making us one of the most efficient financial services companies in Australia."
You bought the island so naturally you buy the airline next. If you're tech billionaire Larry Ellison, that is.
The Oracle chief executive added a small Hawaiian airline to his holdings, less than a year after he purchased the vast majority of land on the small Hawaiian island of Lana'i, off the coast of Maui.
Island Air, a Honolulu-based carrier with a handful of island-hopping planes and about 245 employees, will not make any staff changes as part of the sale and will continue normal operations, the company said.
Mr Ellison, the world's eighth-richest man with an estimated net worth of $US40.7 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, has been investing in Hawaii of late. In June, he agreed to buy 98 per cent of Lanai, the state's sixth- largest island. Forbes Magazine recently named Mr Ellison the sixth-richest man in the world.
Expansion: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison gestures in front of the Linux mascot of penguins during a keynote address. File Photo: PAUL SAKUMA
Lend Lease is selling its Australian aged care business for $270 million, saying it was a non-core asset of the company.
The property group said in a statement to the ASX today that it had signed an agreement with Australian Aged Care Partners to sell the business, which includes 30 facilities - 2338 beds and 563 beds in development.
Lend Lease said it would receive $200 million in cash and a promissory note of $70 million, with the transaction to be completed by the end of March.
The aged care business had been acquired in 2009 as part of the Primelife deal.
Steve McCann, Lend Lease's chief executive and managing director, said the sale was in line with his company's strategy.
"The aged care business is more closely aligned to healthcare services than property and is therefore considered non-core for Lend Lease," Mr McCann said.
Fund manager Perpetual's first half profit has grown by 19 per cent as it continues to cut costs.
Perpetual made a net profit of $27.3 million in the six months to December 31, up from $22.9 million in the previous corresponding period.
Under its new chief executive Geoff Lloyd, Perpetual has begun a three-year restructure program aimed at achieving $50 million in pre-tax savings each year.
The program produced restructure costs of $6 million in the six months to December, and the associated closure of its Dublin operations also produced other one-off financial impacts.
In the previous corresponding period, Perpetual incurred higher restructure costs and greater losses on the sale of assets.
Looking a bit more closely at the Wall Street gains, the Dow was up 1.27 per cent, S&P 500 was up 1.27 per cent, and the Nasdaq added or 1.04 per cent. Those are the best daily gains since January after the worst decline since November.
"The Fed continues to encourage risk-taking in markets, which is a powerful tool that makes the danger not being long stocks, not in being too long," said Tom Mangan, a money manager at James Investment Research in Xenia, Ohio.
Heading offshore for a moment and Wall Street has played a blinder on good data. A gauge of planned US business spending increased by the most in just over a year in January, a sign businesses were becoming more confident in the durability of the economic recovery.
The case for the economy's resilience was bolstered by another report on Wednesday showing that contracts to buy previously owned homes approached a near three-year high last month. Housing is expected to underpin growth this year.
Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, jumped 6.3 percent, the biggest gain since December 2011. Orders for the so-called core capital had slipped 0.3 percent in December.
"The strong gains in core capital goods orders suggest that business investment activity, which has been one of the sour points of this economic recovery, could provide a meaningful lift to overall economic activity this quarter," said Millan Mulraine, a senior economist at TD Securities in New York.
For a comprehensive look at this morning's business news, check today's need2know. Here are this morning's key markets numbers:
- SPI futures are 43 points higher at 5063
- The $A is higher at $US1.0235
- In recent trade in New York, the S&P500 was 1.43% higher at 1518.4
- In Europe, the FTSE100 rose 0.88% to 6325.88
- China iron ore was flat at $US151.90 a metric tonne
- Gold fell $US19.80 to $US1595.70 an ounce
- WTI crude oil rose 40 cents to $US93.03 a barrel
- Reuters/Jefferies CRB index lost 0.11% at 292.90
Good morning everyone. Welcome to the Markets Live blog for Thursday.
Contributors: Thomas Hunter, Jens Meyer, Max Mason
This blog is not intended as investment advice
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5 Great Smoker RecipesIt is that time of year where folks start to wonder if they should pack up their smoker for the winter. For us at Camp Chef HQ, there is no such thing as putting up the smoker for the winter, or really for any season for that matter. Now, with the onset of the holidays, there is no better time to keep the smoker out and cook some of the most amazing food for your friends and family. So, without
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A Camp Chef HalloweenIt is that spooky time of year where the boo's and the ghouls. How you enjoy Halloween varies from region to region, but there are some standard methods you can find just about anywhere.
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Traditional Smoked BurgerOur Smoked Thick Bacon Burgers were amazing. But they were a low and slow type burger. This Traditional Smoked Burger is at a high heat, 400 degrees, and for considerably less time. Enjoy!
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Say hello to the Smoked Thick Bacon Burger. It's as good as it sounds and looks. The best part is that there really isn't a lot to this burger.
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Hearty Breakfast on the Flat Top GrillBreakfast. A meal that often times we overlook. But, once you see what John Harder from The Italian Place cooks up on the Flat Top Grill for breakfast, you will never want to pass on breakfast again. So, watch the video, then go and grab the ingredients and start cooking.
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Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (ICI)
NATO's Istanbul Cooperation Initiative, launched at the Alliance's Summit in the Turkish city in June 2004, aims to contribute to long-term global and regional security by offering countries of the broader Middle East region practical bilateral security cooperation with NATO.
The 28 members of the North Atlantic Council and its partners of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative discussed common security challenges and ways for closer cooperation to deal with them during a conference on Thursday (11 December 2014) in Doha, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of this partnership.
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11 Dec. 2014NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called for deeper political and practical cooperation with Gulf partners in a visit to Doha, Qatar on Thursday (11 December 2014). The Secretary General and ambassadors of NATO's 28 nations were joined by the 4 partners of the Istanbul Cooperation Initiative (Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates) at a seminar to mark the tenth anniversary of this partnership.
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19 Oct. 2014NATO Deputy Secretary General, Alexander Vershbow, spoke in favour of deepening NATO's partnership with countries in the Gulf to ensure that "we will be even better able to respond to future security challenges", during a speech on Sunday (19 October) at the Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate. Ambassador Vershbow said that NATO and regional partners of the Gulf should intensify political dialogue and practical cooperation; work together to strengthen maritime security and further strengthen the ability of their military forces to work together. During his speech, the Deputy Secretary General also addressed the risk the terrorist organization ISIL poses to the Middle East and beyond, including to NATO and EU member states, by saying that "dealing with this threat requires a broad, multinational effort covering a range of different measures".
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Mentor Graphics Receives Industry Certification of ULPI Support for USB On-The-Go IP Core
WILSONVILLE, Ore., July 21, 2005 - Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT), a leader in standards-based semiconductor intellectual property (IP), today announced the successful certification of its UTMI + low pin interface (ULPI) support for the Universal Serial Bus (USB) On-The-Go (OTG) standard from the USB Implementers Forum. ULPI is a new interface standard for hi-speed USB IP systems designed to reduce the pin count of discrete hi-speed USB physical interfaces (PHYs). Most UTMI + PHY require between 40-60 pins from the USB IP controller but this solution reduces the number of pins down to 12 when using an off-chip or discrete PHY, resulting in a lower cost solution.
Mentor is a major contributor to the ULPI specification and supports the new ULPI interface standard with a wrapper for its hi-speed USB OTG cores. This technology provides a highly cost-effective solution for the consumer electronics segment. Mentor previously announced the successful certification of its hi-speed USB OTG controller IP by the USB Implementers Forum Compliance Workshop (please refer to press release entitled, Mentor Graphics Announces Certification of its High-Speed USB On-The-Go Controller IP, May 13, 2005), part of an ongoing commitment to secure industry certification of its standards-based IP solutions.
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Hi-speed USB systems require a parallel interface between the host controller and PHY in order to run the bus at 480Mbps, increasing complexity and pin count. However, the certification of Mentor's ULPI support of USB OTG provides the customer with a risk-free low pin count interface when the IP controller and off-chip or discrete PHY are implemented. Mentor's USB OTG controller combined with a reliable third-party PHY, such as SMSC's USB3300, currently the only PHY certified by the USB-IF, enables quick, proven integration and design reuse benefits, for a complete USB OTG solution. The ULPI "wrapper" is a no-cost option provided with all of the Mentor hi-speed USB cores, and has been rigorously tested on real hardware for risk-free implementation.
"Building on the Hi-Speed On-The-Go certification achieved with Mentor in April, the certification of our USB3300 ULPI PHY with Mentor's USB OTG controller further demonstrates the robust interoperability of the combined ULPI solution," stated Steve Nelson, vice president of marketing, connectivity solutions at SMSC. "The ULPI standard is gaining momentum across the board and its low pin count interface and low-risk implementation of hi-speed USB. Many of our mutual customers are discovering the positive impact that our ULPI solution can make in bringing consumer electronics products rapidly into production."
"Mentor strives to provide complete, low-risk, certified standards-based IP solutions for key and emerging applications, and our relationship with SMSC helps accelerate the adoption of USB OTG," stated Michael Kaskowitz, Mentor Graphics IP division general manager and president of the VSI Alliance. "Our customers are now able to develop innovative products that support the latest standards and manage competitive delivery schedules while minimizing cost and risk by using our certified ULPI solution for USB On-The-Go designs."
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Mentor Graphics provides "early-IP" for emerging consumer and communications applications. Mentor offers a broad portfolio of industry-leading IP cores that are standards-compliant, foundry- and tool- independent, and interoperable. Mentor Graphics IP core technologies range from simple system-on-chip (SoC) building blocks, such as communications interfaces and microcontrollers, to an expansive offering of products for Storage (SATA and CE-ATA), PCI Express, Ethernet, and USB applications. To find out more about Mentor's intellectual product offerings, visit www.mentor.com/products/ip/.
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Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of over $700 million and employs approximately 3,850 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California 95131-2314. World Wide Web site: www.mentor.com.
Mentor Graphics is a registered trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.
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quote:Partial blame goes to Les. We are starting to be Miami west. Never agreed with the saying some times yot got to run off your best player to make a team.
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abc789987 wrote:I've got an account but I don't really use it. I'm a little afraid of uploading my music because I have misplaced the hard copies of all my music...
I just use subsonic to stream all my music stored on my home computer and grooveshark for everything else. Grooveshark is awesome btw.
abc789987 wrote:I've got an account but I don't really use it. I'm a little afraid of uploading my music because I have misplaced the hard copies of all my music...
I just use subsonic to stream all my music stored on my home computer and grooveshark for everything else. Grooveshark is awesome btw.
big d note wrote:I got a Synology DiskStation recently and put all my music on there (146 GB so far). I'm currently streaming music to my work computer with their Audio Station app in my browser. It plays mp3s smoothly, but I'm listening to some flac files right now, and it is buffering a bit with the larger files. However, the box's CPU is also running at 100% making photo thumbnails right now, so that might be part of it. The Synology has built-in support for Shoutcast too. I should check that out.
big d note wrote:I got the Synology basically to act as a home server for all my stuff - family pictures, music, movies, shared files, etc. It can do a hell of a lot more too if you want to. Within the house I can stream stuff faster than I could from Google's cloud, and with the right software I can stream over the internet too. I put BubbleUPnP on my Android tablet the other night, and I could stream a full DVD copy in .mkv format from the server with almost no buffering over wireless N. Once I put their server program on the Synology, I'll be able to stream stuff to the tablet over the internet too when I'm away from home. It has UPnP and DLNA support, do I can access media through my TV or Blu-ray player too.
My wife helps with the bulletin at church and they transfer files back and forth with USB drives, which means multiple trips back and forth in the car. I set up a shared folder on the server and gave the three of them access to that folder to share files that way instead. You could do it with Dropbox or something too, but it was just something else I could use the server for, and it only took a few minutes to set up.
They have a Wordpress plug-in too, and I'm thinking about hosting some blogs. I think it even has phpBB support. Synology has a free DDNS service, so I don't have to mess with getting a static IP or remembering my IP address either.
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This is a versatile, educational and fun series intended for like or mixed instruments to perform in any size group or combination of instruments. Perfect for concerts with family and friends, recitals, auditions and festivals. Available for brass, woodwinds, strings and percussion. Titles are: Old Time Rock and Roll; Sing, Sing, Sing; Hedwig's Theme; You Raise Me Up; All I Wanna Do; The Magnificent Seven; This Is It!; Mack the Knife; Can You Read My Mind?; Crazy In Love; The Pink Panther; Star Wars: Main Title; I'll Be There For You; American Idiot and Hips Don't Lie.
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Bordeaux: City Break
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In 2007, UNESCO recognized a great part of the urban importance and beauty and classified the city as World Heritage. The Grand Theatre and the Pont de Pierre are just two of the wonderful places that you can visit. Tasting the wine that has made Bordeaux world famous is mandatory, in this visit.
On foot or bicycle: These are the latest touristic bets in Bordeaux that invites tourists to visit the city in a different way, a healthier and environmentally friendly way. The surface metro, trams and buses are alternatives to consider, but do not forget that many streets are closed to traffic. The sidewalks along the Garonne River are also part of the city tours. Because it is easily identifiable, you can start by visiting the cathedral of Saint-Andre, with its Gothic towers, and then climb the tower Pey Berland beside one of the most visited monuments of Bordeaux which is considered to be one of the best examples of the Flamboyant Gothic. The panoramic view is unforgettable. Do not miss the Grand Theatre, the city's cultural icon, and then set out to explore Sante Catherine Street. This pedestrian street is one of the longest in Europe and here you may find various shops, restaurants, cafes and tea houses, ideal for recover your energy. The Pont de Pierre, with its magnificent arches, is considered one of the most beautiful bridges in France. Save some time for wine tasting and verify the reputation of Bordeaux wines. There are dozens of places for wine purchases and tasting, in town and in the outskirts, closer to the vineyards.


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Could not find where this was discussed, but the idea a uniformed person whatsoever can make disparaging comments about the Commander in Chief, or any other person up the chain of command, is a cardinal offence in any branch of service. When you take the oath, you are under the UCMJ and subject to military laws and regulations. As a civilian you can scream obsenities about the President all you want to, but as a active duty Marine, Obama is the top General, the Commander in Chief. Personally I hope he doesn't end up with a Dishonable discharge, but it it is possible knowing the Marine Corp. Bad Conduct or undesirable is also possible. Also possible is a lower lever court martial within the UCMJ, which could give him time in the Brigg and demotion in rank. Believe me, you do not want to experience "correction custody" in the Marine Corp. Bottom line is when you enlist in the military, certain rights are signed away, like this one where you do not have freedom of speech to talk bad about the Commander in Chief. Thats the way is should be IMHO.
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Nine-year Marine put comments on the Armed Forces Tea Party page saying he would not follow unlawful orders from Obama, such as ordering the killing of or taking guns away from Americans.
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The Marine Corps is moving to boot a Marine for having made "political statements" about the commander in chief on a Facebook page.
Sgt. Gary Stein, 26, a nine-year veteran, put comments on the Armed Forces Tea Party page that said he would not follow unlawful orders from President Obama such as ordering the killing of Americans or taking guns away from Americans.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice prohibits uniformed personnel from making comments critical of their chain of command, including the commander in chief.
An investigation into Stein's comments was ordered March 8 by the commanding officer of the weapons and field training battalion at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. On Wednesday, the Marine Corps announced that rather than file charges against Stein, the matter is being handled "through administrative action."
Stein, a weather specialist, had come to the attention of his superiors two years ago for using the Internet to criticize Obama's healthcare proposal. At that time, he offered to take down the comments.


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Abramson Cancer Center of The University of Pennsylvania
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Authors: The ICON and AGO Collaborators
Source: Lancet, Vol 361, 2099-2106, 2003
This study demonstrates an increase in efficacy with paclitaxel + platinum chemotherapy over conventional platinum based chemotherapy. As most patients with relapsed ovarian cancer will ultimately die of their disease and treatment of the relapse can almost be considered palliative, it is important to also look into toxicity and quality of life in these patients. From this data, it seems as though paclitaxel can be added without any large amount of increased toxicity, though patients should be aware of the risk of neuropathy from paclitaxel and the high risk of alopecia seen when using paclitaxel. It should be mentioned that this group of patients had a good performance status and a longer time to relapse (the majority of over 12 months). This has a couple of implications. First, their disease is likely less aggressive than those patients who relapse sooner. Also, these patients still have relatively platinum-sensitive disease. These characteristics could explain why this study was so positive with respect to the benefit seen with paclitaxel and platinum. However, these patients comprise a majority of patients with relapsed ovarian cancer, and it seems that major consideration should be given to adding paclitaxel to conventional platinum based chemotherapy regimens in the salvage setting.
Apr 1, 2010 - Elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer are not likely to receive chemotherapy, and platinum-based doublet regimens in particular, despite their clear survival benefits, according to a study published online March 29 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.


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A whole lot of fun going on.
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- Aunt Spicy said...
Ohhhh, totally am smitten with your UJ quilt! Your mix of colors and the glimpses of JP are perfect! Have a fab weekend!
- June 2, 2012 at 6:03 AM
- Gisela Suski said...
the Union Jack quilt is GREATTTT! Just love the fabric, yes summer is here and try to enjoy "The Lazy Days of Summer". My memory before central air was to fill the small pool with water and getting in with the kids to cool off.
- June 2, 2012 at 6:09 AM
- Archie the wonder dog said...
I adore the UJ quilt - it's superb!
- June 2, 2012 at 6:10 AM
- Jenny said...
oh my amy...
you definitely have a full plate the next 2.5 months! can't wait to see more plastic bag outfits etc! your Union Jack is utter perfection.... - June 2, 2012 at 6:57 AM
- Melissa Corry said...
Busy, busy, busy :) The Union Jack looks great!!! And the gang looks like a real hoot. I think I might have to submit an idea to see if I can get initiated. Who can pass up a fabric gang??
- June 2, 2012 at 7:24 AM
- Leila said...
Glad I am not the only one with a "deer in the headlights" look about summer break! I have not touched my machine in a week and I think I am going through withdrawal. :)
Love the Union Jack quilt! - June 2, 2012 at 7:46 AM
- Nedra said...
Love your Union Jack! And will we be seeing you in a gangsta pose like the others?
Thanks for the link to the Dresden posts. I will be following these for sure!
Best of luck this summer:) - June 2, 2012 at 8:56 AM
- prsd4tim2 said...
I love your Union Jack. I know I'm coming a little late to that party, but what pattern did you use? Did you paper piece it? I've been wanting to make a UJ mug rug for a British friend who is gaga over the Diamond Jubilee, but the paper pieced patterns I've seen are a bit daunting.
Enjoy your summer with the kiddos - my kids are all grown, and I kinda miss it. - June 2, 2012 at 10:37 AM
- The Quilt Quine said...
Your Union Jack quilt is gorgeous! Did you paper piece it? Please, please post a demo... ;)
Linzi in Scotland xx - June 2, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- Sandra (Cherry Heart) said...
Love your union flag quilt - it's the only jubilee related thing I've seen that I've liked actually! I'm all for the Queen and jubilee etc but I feel all over the whole red white and blue thing already. This however, is gorgeous! Good luck with your long, long holidays 2.5 months -wow! That makes our 6 weeks seem like a breeze!
S x - June 2, 2012 at 11:41 AM
- amy smart said...
This is the pattern I used for the quilt: http://www.mkquiltdesigns.com/pattern%20pages/p-victorygarden.html
I modified it slightly to use less fabric on the 'blue' fields. Instead I kind of paper-pieced that part - I traced the template in the pattern as my guide. They're big blocks, so it's not scary. - June 2, 2012 at 1:47 PM
- amy smart said...
Yes, although I make a pretty dweeby, un-intimidating gangster. :)
- June 2, 2012 at 1:49 PM
- sandra said...
Really love your Union Jack Quilt being a Canadian and love our Queen. Will love to see it when quilted. Have a wonderful summer with your kids. Blessings Sandra
- June 2, 2012 at 5:21 PM
- vintage grey said...
Amy, I just love your Union Jack quilt!! Such a fun quilt!! Happy June and Summer!! Yay!! xo Heather
- June 2, 2012 at 5:46 PM
- ellen said...
Wow! That Union Jack is amazing!
- June 2, 2012 at 7:26 PM
- Michele said...
Like those Union Jacks. And I heard about you gangstas from Jenni. That should be very interesting indeed.
Enjoy your summer and make sure you're stocked up on the tp. - June 3, 2012 at 5:19 AM
- SequoiaLynn said...
Ive loved your Union Jack quilts so much I ordered the pattern you suggested and it just came in the mail yesterday. I saw in one of your past posts that you do something a bit different to save fabric, I can see why. :) Any chance you can share that tip?? I love your blog and good luck with the gang :) Its going to be great!
colorfulsunshine at yahoo dot com - June 3, 2012 at 6:45 AM
- toots2u said...
Happy summer!!
- June 3, 2012 at 3:47 PM
- Books_Bound said...
The gangster profiles are easily some of the funniest things I've read in quilt blog land. Whoever came up with the names deserves major credit! They're hilarious. As are the photos. :)
- June 4, 2012 at 7:14 AM
- amy smart said...
Aren't they hysterical? My favorite is Faith with the Hello Kitty machine and the spray baste!
- June 4, 2012 at 2:49 PM
- Ashley J @ MommyByDayCrafterByNight said...
I am SOOO in love with your union jack quilt! I definitely need to make one of those!! :)
- June 4, 2012 at 5:08 PM
- badputts said...
Your Union Jack Quilt is gorgeous!! You are soooo good with fabric colors and combinations!! LOVE IT!!
- June 4, 2012 at 5:17 PM
- Andy said...
Haha... I was just reading last night about the highlights of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the first thought I had was "I bet Amy did a post about it." :) I just knew I'd see some Union Jacks on your blog this weekend.
- June 5, 2012 at 12:32 AM
- Nanette Merrill said...
Your Union Jack is spectacular. I wish I had used more color in mine. But may be I'll add more color now to my London quilt. You're giving me ideas.
- June 5, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- Katy Cameron said...
Loving your union jacks :o) Unbelievably at FQR we managed to miss the entire thing, no matter how close we were!
- June 6, 2012 at 3:45 PM
- amy smart said...
What? The Queen didn't pop into the FQR? I thought that was an official part of the Jubilee festivities!
- June 6, 2012 at 7:57 PM
- Rebecca @ Herons Crafts said...
I love your Union Jack quilt - it looks fantastic! I have been enjoying some union jack projects in honour of the Olympics - its a great excuse for me to be patriotic!
Rebecca @ heronscrafts.blogspot.com - June 14, 2012 at 1:08 AM


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Hi everybody!
I just wanted to let everyone know that I had a fantastic time in London and Wales and tell you a bit about my adventures. The trip from my parents(whom I had stayed with for a couple of days prior to my journey) to London was an adventure in itself as I had decided to travel by train this time. I was really surprised how quick and comfortable that journey was - Germany to London, UK in just under 7 hours - wooowww! I can still remember the days when this same trip took nearly 2 days because one had to cross the Channel by ferry!
New Years Eve in London with the love of my life was really wonderful, too! We first had a Champagne Afternoon Tea at the Portrait Restaurant which is situated on the top floor of the National Portrait Gallery and boasts an awesome view across the rooftops of London. The Tea was absolutely delicious - we had salmon and cream cheese sandwiches, brownies, toffees, carrot cake and scones with strawberry jam and clotted cream and as much English Breakfast tea as we wanted. Afterwards we took a leisurly stroll through London's theatre land towards the Prince of Wales Theatre where we watched the fabulous Beatles revival show "Let it Be". After the show we wanted to make our way down towards the Thames to watch the fireworks - alas, there were so many people there already that for securitiy's sake police had cordoned off the whole area and we only made it as far as Big Ben. But it was a wonderful experience nevertheless. We spent two more days in London, exploring, meeting friends and on January 2nd we went by train to my future home in South-West Wales.
My stay there was a sort of a test-run to see whether I could really see myself living there in the future and also to find out whether Patrick and I would get along on an ordinary day to day basis. Well, I can and we are! Nevertheless it will mean a lot of adjustments on both sides and really and truly it will also mean a fairly different way of life for me. I am looking forward to it tho and am quite excited about it.
I will move to Wales on March 28th this year and have now 1001 things to do before I leave Germany. So I hope I will be forgiven if I limit my appearances around digiscrapping land to an absolute minimum until then. When I'm settled in my new home I want to get back to CT'ing on a regular basis again and I'm sure that my new environment which is absolutely stunningly beautiful in a kind of rugged, rough sort of way will inspire me in many ways.
I will pop in here tho from time to time to see what you gals are up to and possibly even do the odd LO or two, so you won't get rid of me that easily.
Lots of love and all the very best to all of you
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Still, Lambert admits that life in the public eye can stress her out. "People always look for a reason to hammer you for something, whether it's your weight or your marriage. Blake and I have reached that point, and I hate that, but we need to be thankful to be out there living our dream, playing music for a living," she says. "If I complain about being apart, I think about military families and realize I have an amazing life. I'm so grateful for the people in my life: my family, my husband, my team around me, and my friends. The rest is icing on the cake."
As is true for many newlyweds, she concedes that her first year of marriage was rough. Shelton's father passed away in January. Then she lost a best friend and her childhood dog (Lambert is a "dog person"; she has a pet-rescue charity, MuttNation Foundation). And the couple hadn't really settled in. "Blake was in Los Angeles almost all the time. Everything kept piling up. We didn't even have all our clothes at the same house. After our anniversary came, it was like, 'All right, now we can start married life.' "
Lambert is looking forward to Thanksgiving, which marks the beginning of some well-earned time off with her guy. "Blake will be in L.A. working for The Voice," she says. "So I'll be buying pumpkins and hay bales somewhere in that crazy city and putting them on the porch. For me, that's how the holidays begin."
But for Shelton, the season starts much earlier. "Blake listens to Christmas songs all year long," she moans, "and sometimes I'm like the Grinch, saying, 'Dude, it's July turn that off.' " On Turkey Day, however, she's happy to tune the satellite radio to classic country music for the feast, which has been at Shelton's place for the past three years.
"We're real traditional," Lambert says. "Football, turkey, and stuffing. Blake's mom makes ham and the best baked beans ever. My dad's been deep-frying the turkey, which is sometimes wild turkey, because we hunt."
Shelton can be found outside, manning the smokehouse, while Lambert fixes the sides in the kitchen. "I do the green bean casserole, with cream of mushroom soup and fried onions on the top, and a sweet potato casserole," she says. And, no matter what traditional desserts are served, Lambert also whips up the one that her husband is absolutely addicted to: her peanut butter pie.
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Is finally here! I hope you like it as much as I do. Let me know what you think! You can pre-order it here: That Girl From Nowhere
That Girl From Nowhere Hopefully, you'll have had a chance to watch the mini trailer. If you haven't, here is the script from it that will, hopefully, give you a bit of insight into what the book is about. … Continue reading
Welcome to my new section all about writing. You'll find lots of interesting stuff here, including two excellent pieces in 'The Way I Write' by Bernadine Kennedy and Sarah Rayner. There's also lots of other cool stuff, so do check it out.
View a selection of my own snapshots in my very own gallery.