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The Big East is considering adding Boise State football to help bolster the conference's chances of retaining its BCS automatic bid, though both sides still need to be persuaded that it's the right move.
A college football official, who spoke Thursday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the Big East's plans, says some Big East presidents are resisting adding Boise State and the school itself has reservations about joining a conference in flux.
The Big East said earlier this week it would like to expand to 12 football schools and split into two divisions, which would allow the league to play a championship.
The official said that some Big East leaders believe the priority in expansion should be bringing in programs that will ensure the Big East remains an automatic qualifying BCS conference when the current Bowl Championship Series television and bowl contracts run out after the 2013 season.
Presumably the Big East is also interested in Fresno State, the entire UC-system and Hawaii.
Let's impose a sin tax on the revenues intercollegiate football and basketball generate for everyone but the players. This money could be set aside to provide funding for the ex-players to return to earn a degree, enter a graduate program and/or start a small business. Fans and universities benefit enormously from this exploitation. It is no stretch to treat this as in the same category as smoking, drinking, gorging ourselves on hot dogs and nachos, most of which we do in the stands or our family rooms while these exploited workers toil for our entertainment and the coach's yacht.
It's hardly revolutionary in building off the "pay these exploited college athletes" theme that has been gaining steam, but the notion of some sort of escrow, while a little out there, is not the most daffy notion we've encountered.
The world, by the way, needs the word "daffy" used more. And lunges. Always lunges. Feel that deep burn.
publications often put out "best" lists, designed for quick reading, page views and perhaps even some good old-fashioned debates. For our money, these lists can be effective when they are well-reasoned, carefully considered and probably even a little subjective -- like, say, a list of the top 100 athletes of all time. You can look at quantifiable data, but in the end that kind of thing is in the eye of the beholder. No magic formula can tell you Michael Jordan was better than Babe Ruth.A couple of days ago, though, The Sporting News seems to have failed at a "best of" task. in putting together a list of the best sports cities in the U.S. based on summer 2010 through summer 2011, the publication chose "point values assigned to various categories, including but not limited to, won-lost records, postseason appearances, applicable power ratings, number of teams and attendance."
That might have seemed reasonable to the powers that be. Sometimes, though, you just don't know how flawed a method is until you see the results (for another example, see: Forbes' GM rankings from 2007). We say this as someone who follows Minnesota sports intensely and who tends to loathe -- as most local sports fans do -- any success Wisconsin teams have: There is no way these cities should have the following rankings if common sense is going to come into play:
14. Minneapolis-St. Paul
33. Green Bay
38. Milwaukee
51. Madison
Not ranked among 271 markets: Duluth
The Twin Cities -- a fun summer of baseball in 2010 and the current Lynx run being the primary exceptions -- are in the midst of a terrible sports drought. Green Bay won a Super Bowl. The Brewers were great this summer. The Badgers went to the Rose Bowl in football and the Sweet 16 in men's basketball. UMD won two NCAA titles.
This was not a good sports year here. Not even close to No. 14 in the country. No amount of number-twisting will ever convince us of that.
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The Gophers football team is firmly entrenched in ESPN.com's rankings at No. 9. Unfortunately, it is the rankings of the Bottom 10 teams in college football. Minnesota was actually No. 8 last week before losing 58-0 to Michigan. Before the season started, the Gophers were not ranked. Per this week's writeup on the site:
With everything that's happened to Minnesota this season, it's hard not to feel sorry for the Gophers. Maybe they'll find a little relief in Saturday's trip to Purdue.
Ouch. While we still sense a good amount of long-term optimism from fans regarding Jerry Kill, the short-term pessimism is hard to ignore.
When do they want it? RIGHT NOW! (Or at least two hours earlier).
Yes folks, 8 a.m. just isn't good enough for our imbibing neighbors to the east. It seems a law aimed very much at making it easier for fans to buy alcohol for tailgating parties could change that opening time to 6 a.m.
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Enjoying an adult beverage before a big game is something Wisconsinites have been doing for years. "Clearly there is a tailgate factor," said State Rep. Dean Kaufert, R-Neeha. "I mean we're in Wisconsin. We love our tailgating. People love it."
Kaufert says he has heard from people who want to pick up their alcohol on their way out of town to a big game whether it's the Brewers, Badgers or Packers. He's also heard from the Wisconsin Grocers Association.
"They had found their members were asking them, times have changed and people's buying habits have changed. More and more people were buying early in the morning," said Kaufert. Committees in both the State Senate and Assembly have approved the idea of allowing stores to sell liquor and beer at 6 am.
Please do read the entire story. As someone who has several friends from Wisconsin -- including one who had another friend who moved back to Wisconsin from Minnesota in disgust (and we are not making this up) because Minnesota "doesn't take drinking seriously enough -- we are hardly shocked. The mere act of drinking is celebrated as THE event by many more folks in Wisconsin than Minnesota, we think, rather than just part of the social experience.
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McIntosh advances with win over Trojans
The Lady Chiefs of McIntosh High School advanced to the next round of the state playoffs after a 76-41 victory over Lee County high school.
Northgate stuns McIntosh in region tournament
In what could be considered the biggest upset of the region 4-AAAAA boys basketball tournament, number one seed McIntosh High School lost to the Vikings of Northgate High School in a low scoring game 40-33.
Local wrestlers headed to state
The area tournaments for wrestling took place last weekend and numerous local wrestlers will advance to the state sectionals this week.
Ten McIntosh students sign with colleges
By Horace Holloman III
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When asked what signing day meant to him, Salomon Lorenzano fought back the tears as he recalled the sacrifices his mother made.
McIntosh completes season sweep of Starr's Mill
The sequel to the Battle of the Bubble (the annual meetings of the boys and girls basketball teams of Starr's Mill) wasn't as intense as the first installment. McIntosh's Lady Chiefs cruised to a 46-27 win over Starr's Mill and the McIntosh boys defeated Starr's Mill 58-46, one of the first match-ups between these two schools in recent memory that did not come down to a buzzer beater.
Starr's Mill sweeps Whitewater in two close contests
The Lady Panthers (14-7) extended their three-game regional winning streak with Friday night's closely contested overtime victory against a team they previously beat by 40 points.
Starr's Mill swimmers win 13th straight county title
Starr's Mill's swim team won its 13th consecutive county championship last Friday. Both the boys and girls finished in first place, while McIntosh's boys and girls both placed second and Whitewater's boys and girls placed third. Our Lady of Mercy placed fourth overall, followed by Fayette County and Sandy Creek.
Teams play in tight hoops matches
Starr's Mill hosted the annual Girls Night Out basketball showcase last Friday and Saturday and fans witnessed some top-notch basketball.
Round one of Battle of the Bubble goes to McIntosh
Fans of the McIntosh or Starr's Mill basketball teams know that their games against each other are often among the best of the year. Saturday night's matchups between the varsity teams from both schools at Starr's Mill's Panther Pit are destined to go down as instant classics.
Wildcats split region games after emotional week
By Kennington Smith
Whitewater Class of 2013
It's been a rough week at Whitewater to say the least. After three former students got into a horrific car accident the beloved assistant basketball coach Noah Chalkley passed away on the eve of a big game against Northgate. The school was in a state of shock and sorrow, but the players decided to play the game in honor of their fallen coach.


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, it all started with bees; at least, after college. "I went to [the University of California at] San Diego to study science, but the college demanded that I take humanities as well. That opened things up for me, and I wound up studying ancient Greek philosophy. I transferred to UC Santa Barbara for their philosophy department, and did graduate work at Emory University in Atlanta. After several years, I left graduate school.
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"At the time, in the early 70s, my wife had a job at Yerkes Primate Center, and I decided to get a couple of hives and raise bees. Being from California and New York City did not endear me to the locals, but beekeeping did. However, after looking at the hives, I concluded that I could build better ones, so I did. By 1973, I was selling lock corner cypress hives via mail order to other beekeepers. Eventually, hobby beekeeping started to wane, and I started making other things, including furniture. I even started a line of furniture based on beehives, which never took off.
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"We moved back to California in 1988 and settled in Mendocino County. I decided to go into furniture making rather than beekeeping. This is a remote area with few customers and a lot of woodworkers. Because of that, I had to do basically any work that came along; repair, building garage cabinets or anything else. What I learned about the craft came from woodworking books and magazines.
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"Having pushed thousands of board feet of lumber through a saw while making and selling beehives, I was comfortable with wood and tools and was not afraid of tackling large jobs. When people would ask, "Can you make such and such?" I would say yes. To this day, about half my work is still on commission.
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"At present, I am making kitchen cabinets out of old growth cypress recovered from a swamp. It's both a reminder of and a far cry from the 10 cent per board foot second growth cypress I used to buy to make beehives. This is more than $22 per board foot. Seeing how life circles back on itself like this is quite interesting.
"In the late '90s, a local nonprofit art gallery and organization approached me about doing a two-person show with a watercolor artist. I got the center of the room, and she got the walls. I sold more than half the pieces on exhibit, and did more shows after that.
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"That gave me the idea to start collaborating with other artists. Polywood Waves was my first collaborative piece, done with artist Sarah Waldron. I've always liked her work and thought it would be interesting to get her art off the wall and onto furniture. I built a three-segment screen ornamented with intarsia overlays in the bottom panel of each segment. They incorporate the theme of the Fibonacci sequence proportions seen in nature in things such as nautilus shells. Above that are 35 polymer clay tiles in each panel forming a mosaic with an aquatic theme tying in to the nautilus design. It did not sell at the gallery show, but it did sell about eight months later, and currently resides in Paris, France.
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"Wine Cabinet, another collaborative project which I did with artist Adelle Platt, was made for a pending show. I looked at the gallery schedule and noticed she had the August slot, which is a prime one. I found her work interesting, so I called her and asked if she wanted to share the show with me. She said yes, and we decided to also do one wine cabinet together. I designed the cabinet with Adelle adding her suggestions, then built it, and she painted it. It's still available.
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"Not all my pieces are one-off furniture. The Paragon Easel, which was made for Fredrix Canvas Company, was done as a multiple. The original was made by an old Italian craftsman for Norman Rockwell and sold through Fredrix. I met the owner of Fredrix, and he said they were interested in making more. I looked at a mockup of the original, made a few changes, and over the years sold about 40 of them. They called it the Barclay Easel; Paragon is my name for it. I still sell them, though not to Fredrix."
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I noticed a rather eclectic style mix in Barry's work, so I asked him where his design ideas came from. "The idea for Suspended in Time," he explained, "which is actually a clock suspended in a stand, came from a gong I saw in a Zen garden. Two Lips Reflecting is one of my mirrors, and its design origin is fairly obvious. Because they are so practical, mirrors tend to sell well. This one was for the Art in the Redwoods festival, and sold at the show."
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"Sometimes the location of a piece helps design it. The 'Sunburst Headboard' actually sits in a room across from the setting sun that comes through a window. •Lighthouse Light,' clearly inspired by nature, uses wood overlays on a stained glass panel to add shadow features to the lamp. 'Offerings' came even more directly from nature. The base is a grape vine paired with slabs of bigleaf maple burl to make a very organic three-tiered table.
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I suppose it is obvious to say that someone who went from beekeeping to woodworking has, shall we say, an "organic" view of what work should entail. With that in mind, I asked him about his philosophy regarding woodworking.
"The most important thing is to do the best job you can," Barry answered, "and make that your priority. If you can also make money at it, so much the better, but too often, to do a good job, you must put the accounting books aside and just do it."
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United States Senate Written Testimony As requested in the invitation to testify, I would like to comment on consolidation in the petroleum industry and its impact if any on current US retail gasoline prices. Let me first summarize the key points and then I will expand on each one of them. 1. BP's growth has been a response to marketplace realities requiring greater scale and capability. BP's growth has been a response to marketplace realities requiring greater scale and capability. BP is in a business that requires broad capability and scale to participate effectively in an increasingly competitive global market. Today's global economy consumes more energy than ever before, with US requirements making up 25 percent of this growing global demand. Investing, finding and producing new oil and gas to meet that demand requires significant financial resources and the ability to manage the associated risk. At the same time, the increasing demand for refined products requires ongoing investment in more sophisticated refineries that can compete by processing a wider variety of crude oils and still meet today's more stringent environmental requirements. BP has grown in response to these market based realities. Our growth has enabled BP to supply oil, gas and refined products to US and global markets more efficiently and more effectively. We have been able to spread the benefit of intellectual capability from each organization over a larger integrated asset base. Our growth has allowed us to reduce the overhead costs associated with each barrel produced and with each gallon of product refined. Our greater size, combined experience, and know-how have provided us with the ability to compete for both domestic and foreign sources of oil and gas that we might not otherwise have realized. This increased scale also has allowed us to accept risks and participate in projects that smaller companies are unlikely to have undertaken. BP's growth since the late '90s has resulted in a company weighted towards finding and producing oil and gas. Since consolidation in the late '90s, most of BP's revenues and profits have been derived from our oil and gas business. During that same period, the major part of BP's total capital expenditures has been invested in the oil and gas business, resulting in five consecutive years of 100 percent or more reserves replacement. The oil and gas projects in which BP is investing and from which we expect future supplies of energy to be produced include significant investment to supply the US markets. Among these are Alaska natural gas, Gulf of Mexico deep water oil and gas, Rockies natural gas, and Trinidad gas that can be converted to liquefied natural gas. Finding and producing oil and gas today requires greater scale to meet the challenges posed by greater technical, logistical, financial and permitting hurdles. For example, BP is currently working with others to invest in a pipeline to bring Alaska natural gas to consumers in the US Midwest. This project is expected to require investment of more than $20 billion and span 10 or more years before revenues are realized. Participation in a project of this scale requires very large resources, and a smaller BP would have found it difficult to participate. Investment to find new oil and gas reserves in the deep water Gulf of Mexico is another example of a set of projects that would have challenged and may well have overwhelmed a smaller company. These projects are extreme in every way - extremely large, extremely deep and extremely costly - and presented unprecedented technical challenges. The longer term risks are equally extreme, as demonstrated by the potential for hurricane damage and loss of production similar to what we experienced in 2005. However, our scale enables us to tap the breadth of resources necessary to remain committed to our investment strategy and to respond to such emergencies. While BP's current scale and breadth of capability is necessary to compete effectively for new opportunities for finding and producing oil and gas, we remain a small player in this global business. Foreign national oil companies control more than 55 percent of global oil and gas production and more than 90 percent of the world's oil and gas reserves. By comparison, for 2005 BP represented roughly three percent of global oil and gas production, and less than one percent of global oil and gas reserves. Large global companies play an important role in competing for supplies to meet US demand which needs to be a factor in analyzing the impact of industry consolidation. BP's current refinery portfolio allows us to effectively compete in the US refining industry. The US refining industry today is more efficient and productive than the US refining industry of the past. Regulatory and market conditions led to a reduction in the number of US refineries during the past 20 years. Today, these refineries, through improved efficiency and investment, produce 80 billion gallons a year more product than US refineries did 20 years ago. Additionally, today's refiners must do more than refiners of the past. In response to regulatory requirements, refiners must make a greater variety of more costly and complex fuels. BP has invested in larger and more sophisticated refineries in order to meet these requirements. BP operates five US refineries in Toledo (OH), Whiting (IN), Texas City (TX), Carson (CA) and Cherry Point (WA). These refineries represent less than nine percent of US refining capacity. Since the late '90s, BP has reduced its share of US refining by selling four US refineries. All of these refineries continue to operate today. During the past five years, BP has invested roughly $700 million per year in new capital focused primarily upon meeting environmental regulations, fuel specification requirements and maintaining reliability and efficiency. Last year, BP announced a two billion dollar option to bring Canadian heavy crude oil to our Northern US refineries in order to obtain access to secure North American crude oil. While attention is focused on the refining margins of the past 12 months, a long term investment perspective must consider margins of the past and determine the risk for the future. Significant regulatory investment requirements and competition from imported product has kept the US refining business competitive and challenging. The US consumer today benefits from a highly competitive, diversified and reliable retail gasoline market. In the last 10 years, we have seen increased competition from hypermarkets, convenience store chains and large independent jobbers. Since the late '90s, BP branded share of the retail market has been reduced to roughly 12 percent, while the hypermarket segment has quadrupled during this same time to nearly 11 percent. Today, over 90 percent of BP's branded retail outlets are operated by independent business men and women. BP also supplies unbranded gasoline to independent retailers in many of our markets. At the same time, supplies to these markets have been reliable and able to respond quickly to natural disasters and operating disruptions, with minimal supply outages. All of these factors contribute to a highly competitive retail market. US gasoline prices in 2005 were primarily impacted by supply / demand imbalances not BP's growth from consolidation. The price of gasoline in the US is primarily a function of demand for crude oil and products relative to available supply, which is affected by both the domestic and global markets. During the past year, we have experienced very tight supply / demand balances in global crude oil markets resulting in high crude oil prices. This tightness reflects strong economic growth and increased demand throughout the world. In 2005, the refined product supply / demand balance was also affected by a series of natural disasters. These disruptions caused sharp price increases in both US and world product markets. As a consequence, markets with disrupted supply sources attracted supply from less affected markets both domestically and globally. Consumers were unhappy about higher prices but for the most part were able to obtain the fuel they required. The higher prices attracted volume from other markets, and the negative impact of the disruptions on our nation's supply situation was significantly reduced by the efficient action of market forces. These market factors would have been present whether the companies of the 90's had consolidated or not. However, it is likely that the increased capability and scale of today's companies contributed to a more efficient restoration of supply than we would have seen five to 10 years ago. BP's primary role going forward is to continue to provide supply. BP will continue to invest nearly $15 billion per year to find and produce new sources of energy for our customers. We have already announced US investments of: For the longer term, BP is making a commitment to develop low carbon power to targeted global markets in four areas: solar, wind, hydrogen power and gas-fired power. We expect to spend $8 billion globally in this business over the next 10 years. In closing, 2005 reflects both the unusual challenges and opportunities of the global markets for oil and gas. In 2005, BP benefited from participating in these markets but has also experienced less attractive outcomes in many previous years. This is a business that must have the economic capacity to operate on committed long term investment cycles, yet manage through volatile long term revenue cycles. Creating the capacity to take these risks and supply the nation's energy needs are important outcomes of the consolidation over the past five years. BP has a long history of business activity and significant investment in the US. We will continue to offer quality products, enhanced energy options and invest in support of our customers and the energy needs of the nation. Thank you |


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ODNR Division of Geological Survey 2045 Morse Rd., Bldg. C-1 Columbus, OH 43229-6693 Phone: (614) 265-6576 Fax: (614) 447-1918 E-Mail Location Map
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August 15, 2011—The Ohio Geological Survey is pleased to announce that it has just received $111,798 from the USGS National Cooperative Geologic Mapping STATEMAP program to continue mapping glacial and surficial geology in Ohio. The Survey recently completed mapping the Lima 30 x 60-minute (1:100,000-scale) quadrangle and preparing for mapping the Defiance 30 x 60-minute quadrangle in northwestern Ohio.
Surficial geology maps have a wide variety of purposes. Water well drillers can use these maps to determine the possibility of unconsolidated aquifers and how much drill casing they need to provide for a site. Developers can look for potentially detrimental materials, such as organic (peat-muck type) soils close to the ground surface. And engineers can use these maps to determine the nature and thickness of materials and how close bedrock is to the ground surface. For example, data from surficial maps was recently used to help site suitable locations for wind turbine farms in northwest Ohio.
Robert Andrews, a well field coordinator with the City of Columbus, supports the Survey's surficial geology mapping program because of its benefit to ground- and surface-water utilities. "The surficial geology maps," he notes, "have enhanced the City's understanding of the geology and hydrogeology of the [Columbus] area."
Recently, Survey geologists have been using the surficial geology maps to create a new series of maps, referred to as "derivative maps," which have been derived from the original surficial maps and targeted for specific uses. Derivative maps are especially useful to the mineral industries. Examples include:
The surficial mapping program for Ohio began in 1997 with mapping in the Cincinnati area. Mapping was first conducted for glaciated areas underlying Ohio's major urban centers and has since systematically spread westward from a corridor running from the Cincinnati-Dayton area northeast through Columbus to the Cleveland-Akron-Youngstown area. (See the Glacial Map of Ohio for the glacial boundary in Ohio.)
Since 1997, the Survey has mapped nearly 27,000 square miles of the state, more than 65 percent, utilizing nearly $1.5 million from the USGS STATEMAP program to conduct this mapping. Explore the links below to learn more about surficial geology in Ohio and the Survey's mapping program.


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JONESBORO, Ark. (KTHV) - Arkansas State University officially announced and welcomed Bryan Harsin as the head football coach Wednesday afternoon.
Chancellor Tim Hudson opened the 2 p.m. welcoming Harsin to the Red Wolves, saying this hire is a momentum-changing hire. Harsin comes to the Red Wolves following a two year gig as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Texas Longhorns. Prior to his job with the Longhorns, he was offensive coordinator for Boise State. Harsin says he felt his family would stay in Boise permanently, but job opportunities were too good to pass up over the years.
"This is an opportunity I felt I've prepared myself for a long time," Harsin said, upon taking the podium Wednesday. "I didn't know it was going to feel this good."
The new coach said he met with the football team prior to press conference, and is looking forward to joining players as they begin practice for the GoDaddy.com bowl game. Harsin stressed the importance of recruiting, saying, "We want these players to become a family, and we want to be part of their lives and growth." He also says it's very important for the team, players and coaches, to have a close relationship with the community in Jonesboro.
Harsin also announced that he will not join the Longhorns at the Alamo Bowl. He said his focus on the Red Wolves and starting his career at ASU. Major Applewhite is expected to take over offensive duties for Texas in their bowl game.
It wasn't all football talk for the new head coach, Harsin became a bit emotional while recognizing and thanking his family, including his parents and wife. He said his family is "all in" with him on this new journey.
Harsin wrapped up his opening statement by saying that he's "excited, fired up, and looking forward to getting to work as head coach at Arkansas State University."
He ended his first press conference as head coach of the Red Wolves with an enthusiastic "Howl Yes!"
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"Obsessively Wonderful:" Valerie Hird's Dream Book
Valerie Hird's "Trinity," a handmade art book is a work of art. Hird's delicate paintings in miniature are mysterious, but also captivating, lyrical, and expressive. They form a narrative whose meaning is often hidden but at the same time, tantalizing. Hird's book, a handmade creation immensely appealing to collectors of art books, exists in a numbered edition of 20. Each is in its own box with paintings reminiscent of Tarot cards. They are printed in archival inks on beautiful, white handmade paper. The book is small, 3 5/8 by 4 5/8 inches, with four endpapers that fold to make a little box. Within are some 15 paintings plus a colophon (printer's imprint) in a limited palette of blues, greens, reds and orange with touches of silver leaf. Each is signed with handwritten annotations. Trained as an archaeological illustrator, Hird spent some 25 years with semi-nomadic tribes in the Middle East. Her background and extensive travels inform her art, but today she is based in Burlington, Vermont, where she spends most of her time painting on canvas. "Making an artist book is so labor intensive, it is truly a labor of love," she says. "I don't do them unless the concept calls for an obsessively wonderful object that someone can touch, hold, and carry with them."


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Michael got his start running an ISP in the late 90s and from there moved into hardware and network architecture. After growing weary of installing servers in cold datacenters, he moved into software and worked at a number of startup and medium-sized software firms. He has created products ranging from online auto-malls to CRMs and lead-management systems. He moved into software consulting in 2007, and though he had dabbled in Drupal earlier, it was then that he fell in love with its ability to help him deliver exactly what his customers needed on an accelerated time frame. When he isn't coding, he's spending time with his two year old daughter and wife, or writing science fiction novels.
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The AIDS Quilt Touch Mobile Web App enables people to browse images, search for NAMES, and add comments in a digital guestbook.
Quilt 2012
The AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display Washington DC: June - July 2012.
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is an unique work of international ARTS ACTIVISM that reflects the worldwide scope and personal impact of the AIDS pandemic.
- The textile Quilt is composed of 48,000 individual PANELS that commemorate more than 91,000 names.
- The size of the physical Quilt measures more than 1.3 million square feet. If laid out in its entirety, it would cover more than 29 acres of land.
- It would take a visitor more than 33 days to view every panel—spending only 1 minute at each panel.
- It is the largest LIVING MEMORIAL of its kind in the world.
The year 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Quilt. In June 2012, the Quilt will be featured at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC. In July 2012, te Quilt will be laid out—in its entirety—on the Mall of Washington for the first time since 1996.
It will take four days (July 21-25) to display all 48,000 panels. These events are part of the Quilt 2012 program sponsored by the NAMES Project Foundation—the non-profit organization that maintains and displays the Quilt.
We know that not everyone who has an interest in the AIDS Memorial QUILT can make the trip to Washington, DC this summer. Moreover, the entire QUILT has grown so large that all the panels cannot be viewed in one session.
We have designed a mobile web app called AIDS QUILT TOUCH that enables people to SEARCH for a specific NAME on a panel and to CONTRIBUTE comments to a Digital Guest Book. For visitors in Washington DC this summer, this application will ALSO enable them to LOCATE the display of a specific panel when it is laid out on the National Mall.
We seek support through this Kickstarter campaign to:
- Complete the mobile web app -- this involves several groups of people working in small teams in different locations throughout the US;
- Develop, print and disseminate user instructions for the several thousand visitors who are expected to view the Quilt this summer;
- Attract a group of supporters who will get early access to the first release of the mobile web app, and have the first opportunities to submit comments to the Digital Guest Book.
- Support a day-long set of panels discussing the Historical Lessons of the AIDS Pandemic, the Cultural Significance of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, and the plans for the creation of a Digital Archive of the Quilt and other materials.
We consider the development of the AIDS QUILT TOUCH mobile web app an appropriate use of digital technologies in the service of cultural good. The aim is NOT to replace or interfere with the experience of viewing the textile Quilt, but to augment that experience and to extend the opportunity to view the Quilt to people all over the world through on-line access.
After the Quilt 2012 events, the AIDS QUILT TOUCH mobile web app will continue to serve as a portal that enables people to browse the entire collection of Quilt panels, to read the many stories of the Quilt, to trace the travels of any single panel, and to participate in crowdsourcing information about individual panels.
Anne Balsamo and the Public Interactives Research Team at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California (USC) are collaborating with the NAMES Project Foundation to create several interactive digital experiences designed to augment the viewing of the physical Quilt during the summer Quilt 2012 events. We have begun development of the web-based application in collaboration with the Digital Studio for the Public Humanities at the University of Iowa, under the direction of artist Jon Winet.
Here are some of the WIREFRAMES for key pages of the AIDS QUILT TOUCH mobile web app.
Last year we received a small grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities to build a table-top browser that allows viewers to search through the massive database of Quilt images. This interactive experience will ALSO be on display during the Quilt in the Capital events, but the size of the table limits the number of viewers who can use the browser at any given time.
We want to make the Quilt images and information available to a greater number of people, so we are now building the AIDS QUILT TOUCH mobile web app.
We have a LIMITED time to create this digital application. It needs to LAUNCH June 27, 2012, in time for the opening of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Our early release LAUNCH DATE is June 20, 2012. We will make the mobile web app available early to all our financial backers, so that they can get the first experience browsing the extensive collection of digital images and information about Quilt panels and add the first entries to the Digital Guest Book. During the Quilt 2012 events and afterwards, the mobile web app will be freely available for all users.
We appreciate all levels of support. And we have a number of "thank you" gifts for our backers. For supporters who have the means to contribute larger amounts, we offer rooms at a boutique hotel in Washington DC and invitations to special events during the Smithsonian Folklife festival from June 27-July 8th.
If you have ever wanted to browse the AIDS Memorial Quilt, contribute a story about its meaning and significance, or support the work to make the Quilt stories available to a wider audience, this is your chance.
Thank you.
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
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Dakich took every opportunity to say bad things about Wisconsin.
Madison – Tuesday was a productive day for Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan and his players.
The Badgers continued preparing for their Big Ten game Thursday night at Minnesota and moved into sole possession of third place in the league when Michigan suffered a 75-52 loss at Michigan State.
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Michigan State is alone in first at 10-2, followed by Indiana (9-2), UW (8-3), Michigan (8-4) and Ohio State (7-4).
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Poet and author Alejandro Murguía gives his inaugural poet laureate address titled: The Parallel Literary Histories of San Francisco - Poetry in Times of Hope and Resistance. A poet, editor, translator, literary organizer and educator, Murguía is the 6th Poet Laureate of San Francisco.
1 p.m. – Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library
Opening Ceremony: Jorge Molina, Shaman of the Mission
Native American Invocation: Dr. José Cuellar, Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University
Welcome: San Francisco City Librarian Luis Herrera
Introduction: Byron Spooner, Friends of the San Francisco Public Library and Poet Roberto Vargas
Inaugural Address: Alejandro Murguía
2 p.m. Reception – Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, San Francisco Main Library
Entertainment by La Familia Pena Govea
A book sale by Readers bookstore follows his address.
Upcoming Events
- An Evening of Poetry With Daphne Gottlieb
- Tuesday, March 11, 2014Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial, Eureka Valley General Floor Area
- Radar Reading Series
- Wednesday, March 12, 2014Main Library, Latino/Hispanic Rms A & B
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Jeff Grosso's Love Letters Season 4 Finale
Posted Sept. 30, 2013, 11:59 a.m.
In the season 4 finale Jeff Grosso's Love Letters to Skateboarding Jeff squeezes in a few mini Love Letter ideas that he hasn't gotten to do yet.... Blender/ Fathers and Sons and the Texans.
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Dan Lu's Mixtape from Monster Skateboard Mag
Posted Sept. 30, 2013, 11:37 a.m.
Monster Skateboard Mag caught up with Toy Machine's newest pro, Daniel Lutheran, in Germany while on the Vans World Tour to ask him for his five favorite songs for Monster's Mixtape column.
Monster was kind enough to translate the text for any non-German Dan Lu fans.
Dan Lu's Mixtape:
1. "I'm so tired" by Wugazi; I love the original "I'm so tired", and just with the mix with Wu-Tang you can't go wrong there ...
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Alex Perelson Kimberly Cup Footage
Posted Sept. 30, 2013, 11:22 a.m.
This past weekend Kimberly, South Africa hosted the Kimberly Diamond Cup (formerly the Maloof Money Cup) and our own Alex Perelson flew down and killed the vert ramp. Check out this footage of AP's three runs that earned him 6th place.
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Tony Alva Video Interview on ESPN Brazil
Posted Sept. 27, 2013, 3:43 a.m.
On a recent trip to Brazil original Z-Boy, Tony Alva, sat down with ESPN Brazil for a lengthy and rad 12-minute interview where he talks about his current relationships with fellow Z-Boys, being the first skater to own a company and his growth from his former infantile ego. It's a good one!
We love when Tony says, "I don't always get what I want but I get what i need."
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Two A.Skate Clinics this weekend 9/28 & 29 In NJ & BK
Posted Sept. 26, 2013, 12:28 p.m.
This weekend we've teamed up with A.Skate for a weekend full of clinics on the east coast. First off on Saturday we'll be at the House of Vans in Brooklyn, USA and then Sunday we'll be over at the Hoboken Skatepark across the water with NJ Skateshop for a clinic on Sunday. Volunteers are still needed for Sunday if you can lend a hand.
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Watch Curren Caples & Alex Perelson This weekend at Kimberly Diamond Cup
Posted Sept. 26, 2013, 11:58 a.m.
World Skateboarding Grand Prix announced the Kimberley Diamond Cup World Skateboarding Championships, presented by Kumba Iron Ore, will be webcast LIVE at Kimberleydiamondcup.com this Saturday, Sept. 28 and Sunday, Sept. 29. Be sure to watch Flip's newest pro, Curren Caples, in the the street contest and Alex Perelson in the vert contest.
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Saturday, Sept. 28, 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. US Pacific Time
Big Air Championships and Street World Championship Qualifiers
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Andy Kessler Day At HOV Video/Photo Recap
Posted Sept. 26, 2013, 11 a.m.
This passed weekend on September 21st the House of Vans in Brooklyn, USA held a celebration in honor of the life of the late, great Andy Kessler. Jonathan Mehring was on hand to snap photos of the festivities. Click through for more info on the Andy Kessler Foundation.
Amy Gunther and Max Schaaf
Art piece by Dennis McNett
Joel Meinholz and Jahmal Williams
Desiree Billett and Dorothy Fong
Ivory Serra and Dennis McNett
Jahmal Willams, Backside wallride, frontside wallride, ollie ...
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Last week to Vote For Curren Caples Run & Gun Line On The Berrics
Posted Sept. 25, 2013, 5:30 a.m.
Curren Caples set off The Berrics contest, Run & Gun, with a banger of a 60-second line. Each of the 14 contestants are given 24 hours to film a 60 second run and you get to be the judge! Winner gets $25,000. Watch Curren's Line and then log in and vote. This is the last week for voting. October 1st is the last day! After you vote watch the making of Curren's line in this behind the scenes ...
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Curren Caples Officially Pro
Posted Sept. 24, 2013, 3:26 p.m.
Skateboarding seems to have come full circle and with it Curren Caples has risen through the amateur ranks with a unique combination of power and style. Appearing to have roots both from the Dogtown era as well as from skateboarding's leading edge of today, Curren is a true individual who cannot easily be categorized. His surf influence is obvious, gracing him with an ability to skate all terrains and find speed lines to which mere mortals simply don't ...
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John Cardiel Green Room Interview
Posted Sept. 24, 2013, 3:25 p.m.
The good folks over at The Green Room (pot reference) sat the ruler, John Cardiel, down for an exclusive interview to discuss EMB and Cardiel's favorite spots of all time.
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Sotavento Hotel & Yacht ClubBoulevard Kukulcan km 4 Lote D.8.3 Calle Pescador, 77500 Cancún (Show map)
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Large bathroom, cleanliness of the room and close to Kukulcan street.
Staff very accommodating, location is great. Rooms are clean and price was great on booking.com.
-Close to the main avenue in cancún
Location, staff, room space.
Shop near the hotel to buy some food.
The restaurant was perfect !!
free swimming pool at midnight (just dont ask and get into the pool and swim..nobody is there :)
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- good price - nice ambiente in the garden
Very quiet location away from craziness of cancun. Nice basic room. Excellent value.
Good for the marina
Directly on Nichupte Lagoon, across from the street from the Caribbean Sea, in Cancun's hotel zone, this hotel offers a private yacht club, tropical gardens and an on-site restaurant. Sotavento Hotel & Yacht Club features relaxing facilities such as an outdoor swimming pool. Guests will also enjoy the hotel's La Palapa Restaurant, which services regional and international dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Downtown Cancun is only minutes from the Sotavento Hotel. Guests can spend the day at the nearby beach snorkeling or soaking up the sun, then explore a variety of area restaurants and bars in the evening. We speak your language! Hotel Rooms: 90 Why use Booking.com?Why use Booking.com?Low ratesNo booking fees • Save money! • Best Price Guaranteed 434,738 properties worldwide
Including 117,175 vacation rentals Unbiased reviews26,280,000 reviews from real guests We speak your languageWebsite and customer service in English (US) and 41 other languages Booking is safeWhen you book with us your details are protected by a secure connection. OutdoorsOutdoor Pool, Grounds, Terrace ActivitiesGolf Course (within 2 miles), Fishing, Skiing, Windsurfing, Diving, Snorkeling, Solarium Food & DrinkRestaurant, Bar InternetFree! Wi-Fi is available in public areas and is free of charge. ParkingFree! Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not needed). ServicesRoom Service, Car Rental, 24-Hour Front Desk, Currency Exchange, Tour Desk, Baggage Storage, Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Business Center, Fax/Photocopying GeneralSafe, Shops (on site), Non-smoking Rooms, Facilities for Disabled Guests, Family Rooms, Soundproof Rooms, Air Conditioning Languages spokenSpanish , English Check-inFrom 3:00 PM Check-outUntil 12:00 PM Cancellation/
Sina SuitesA 5-minute walk from La Isla Beach, the Sina Suites features a private marina and outdoor swimming pool with lagoon views. This resort has spacious accommodations surrounded by gardens.Most recent booking for this hotel was today at 08:24
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BSEA Cancun Plaza HotelFeaturing accommodations with views of the Caribbean Sea, BSEA Cancun Plaza Hotel is on Cancún's beachfront, just a 5-minute drive from the Wet n' Wild aquatic park.Most recent booking for this hotel was today at 00:35
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Hotel Xbalamqué Resort & SpaIn downtown Cancun, the Hotel Xbalamqué Resort & Spa features Mayan-style décor, an outdoor pool, a spa and rooms with free Wi-Fi. Guests can take yoga and Pilates classes.Most recent booking for this hotel was today at 08:18
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Although a ZR1 was never part of the original C6 plan, legend has it that at an early review, CEO Rick Wagoner was so impressed that he wondered aloud, "If that's what you can do with $60,000, I wonder what a $100,000 Corvette would look like?" The power of suggestion was all it took for the team to initiate a skunkworks project code named "Blue Devil," with the ultimate goal of creating a car that could hold its own against any supercar from around the world at a fraction of the price.
The ultimate Corvette fan, Jay worked some magic to receive delivery on the first ZR1 off the line, and he couldn't be more pleased. At its heart, the car is a bold departure from the Z06, starting with its hand assembled LS9 6.2 liter small block engine enabled by Eaton's latest four-lobe Roots-type supercharger. Power is delivered to the rear wheels by a twin-disc clutch and a 6-speed manual transmission, with top speed achieved in sixth gear. That translates to 638 hp, 605 lb.-ft. of torque, and 205 mph! Massive 15.5 inch carbon-ceramic Brembro brakes should last the life of the vehicle, and the 20 spoke alloy rims are fitted with Michelin Pilot Sport 2 tires, developed specifically for the ZR1. To prevent light from degrading all the carbon fiber on its exterior, a special high tech additive priced at $60,000 per gallon is added at three percent concentration.
All this technology serves to set a new and enduring benchmark in performance, one that's going to be tough to beat. GM has created the fastest, most powerful Corvette ever, arguably, the greatest Corvette in history. For Jay's money, the ZR1 is the performance bargain of the decade. Don't forget, unlike its more expensive competitors, the ZR1 is built in America, can be fixed at the local dealership, and gets 20 mph highway!


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Based on technical analysis done as part of Tier One Illiana Corridor studies (completed in January 2013) and public comments, Corridor B3 and the No-Action Alternative have been identified and carried forward into the second tier of the project.
IDOT and INDOT and are now hosting open house public meetings regarding Tier Two where the focus will shift from the original broad 952 square-mile study area to the communities, landowners and access needs along the preferred corridor.
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Fruit Stew
Courtesy of Lee Bailey Reed
Serves 4
½ Cup sliced plantains
½ Cup sliced apple
½ Cup sliced avocado
½ Cup pitted dates
½ Cup kiwi
½ Cup diced strawberries
½ Cup diced pineapple
½ Cup of blackberries or raspberries (your choice)
1 teaspoon minced jalapeno
2 Cups fresh squeezed orange juice
2/3 Cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1 Cup whole dates
1 ¼ Cups frozen strawberries
In a serving bowl, combine the first eight ingredients and ½ teaspoon of jalapenos. Set aside. In a blender, combine remaining ingredients, as well as the remaining ½ teaspoon of jalapenos. Blend until it has a creamy consistency. Pour the contents over the bowl of fruit and serve immediately.
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8 small red-skinned potatoes
1/2 pound green beans, trimmed
1/2 pound wax beans, trimmed
3 large ears corn, quartered
1 small cucumber
2 cups halved cherry tomatoes
3/4 cup sliced celery
1 small onion, sliced and separated into rings
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1/3 cup ITALICA OLIVE OIL
3 tablespoons chopped toasted pecans
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Peel potatoes by removing a ribbon of peel around center of each potato. Cook in boiling salt water for 10 minutes. Add beans and cook 2 minutes longer. Add corn and cook 3 minutes. Drain and rinse in ice water. Drain and combine with next 4 ingredients. Blend remaining ingredients and pour over vegetables. Serve. Yields 6 servings.


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January is typically a busy month for dividend increases. The past week has most probably accounted for the majority of the increases for the month already. Increasing a company's dividend for another consecutive year reflects management's strong financial position and their confidence in the long-term growth opportunity of the company. I have summarized the increases by several types – dividend aristocrats and achievers, Berkshire Hathaway Holdings and potential dividend achievers.
Dividend Aristocrats and Achievers
The dividend aristocrats list includes companies which have increased dividends for over 25 years in a row. It is equally weighted and re-balanced once a year. To become a dividend achiever a company must have increased its annual regular dividend payments for the last ten or more consecutive years.
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED), which provides electric, gas, and steam utility services in the United States, increased its quarterly dividend by 0.85% to 59.50 cents per share. Consolidated Edison, Inc. is a dividend aristocrat, which has increased its quarterly dividend for thirty-six consecutive years. The stock currently yields 5.10%. (analysis)
McGraw-Hill Companies (MHP), which provides information services and products to the financial services, education, and business information markets worldwide, increased its quarterly dividend by 4.40% to 23.50 cents per share. This is the 37th consecutive annual dividend increase for this dividend aristocrat. McGraw-Hill also announced that it will buy back over time the 17.1 million shares remaining in its share repurchase program approved by the Board in 2007. The stock currently yields 2.70%. (analysis)
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (FDO), which operates a chain of self-service retail discount stores for low to lower-middle income consumers in the United States, increased its quarterly dividend by 14.80% to 15.50 cents per share. Family Dollar Stores, Inc. is a dividend aristocrat, which has increased its quarterly dividend in each of the past thirty-four consecutive years. The stock currently yields 2.00%. (analysis)
Polaris Industries Inc. (PII), which designs, engineers, and manufactures off-road vehicles, raised its quarterly dividend by 3% to 40 cents per share. This represents the 15th consecutive year of Polaris increasing its dividend. This dividend achiever currently yields 3.50%.
Berkshire Hathaway Holdings
These companies are owned by Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
Wesco Financial Corporation (WSC), which engages in insurance, furniture rental, and steel service center businesses in the United States, increased its quarterly dividend by 2.40% to 42 cents per share. This is the thirty-seventh annual dividend increase for this dividend champion. The largest shareholder in the company is Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A). The stock currently yields only 0.40%.
Washington Post Company (WPO), which operates as a diversified education and media company in the United States and internationally, increased its quarterly dividend by 4.60% to $2.25 per share. Washington Post Company also announced plans to buy back up to 750,000 shares. One of the company's largest shareholders is Warren Buffett. Despite the fact that the company hasn't raised dividends each year, it has been able to boost distributions every other year. However the stock currently yields 1.90%, and the dividend is not well covered.
Potential Dividend Achievers
These are the companies which could become members of the dividend achievers index if the keep raising annual distributions for the next few years.
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (OHI), a self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT), which invests primarily in long-term healthcare facilities in the United States, increased its quarterly dividend by 6.70% to 32 cents per share. This is the first increase for the company since 2008. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has increased its quarterly dividend in each of the past six years. The company had previously eliminated distributions for 2001 and 2002. The stock currently yields 6.00%.
Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. (EBTC), which operates as the holding company for Enterprise Bank and Trust Company that provides various banking products and services, increased its quarterly dividend by 5.30% to 10 cents per share. Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. has increased its dividends for 15 years in a row. However the company has been publicly traded only since 2005. The stock currently yields 3.70%.
ONEOK, Inc. (OKE), which engages in the purchase, transportation, storage, and distribution of natural gas in the United States and Canada, increased its quarterly dividend by 4.80% to 44 cents per share. ONEOK, Inc. is a general partner of ONEOK Partners L.P. (OKS) and has raised dividends for 8 consecutive years. The stock currently yields 3.70%.
ONEOK Partners, L.P. (OKS), which engages in the ownership and management of natural gas gathering, processing, storage, and interstate and intrastate pipeline assets, as well as natural gas liquids (NGLs) gathering and distribution pipelines, increased its quarterly distribution $1.10 per unit. This master limited partnership has increased its quarterly distributions in each of the past five consecutive years. The units currently yield 6.80%.
Spectra Energy Partners, LP (SEP), which engages in the transportation of natural gas through interstate pipeline systems, and the storage of natural gas in underground facilities in the United States, increased its quarterly dividend from 40 to 41 cents per unit. This is the ninth consecutive quarterly distribution increase for Spectra Energy Partners, LP since it went public in 2007. This master limited partnership currently yields 5.30%.
Tiffany & Co. (TIF), which engages in the design, manufacture, and retail of fine jewelry., increased its quarterly dividend by 18% to 20 cents per share. In addition to that the company announced that it would be resuming its stock buyback plan. Tiffany & Co. has increased its annual dividend in each of the past eight years. The stock currently yields 1.50%.
Pall Corporation (PLL), which manufactures and markets filtration, purification, and separation products and integrated systems solutions worldwide, increased its quarterly dividend by 10.30% to 16 cents per share. This is the sixth consecutive dividend increase for Pall Corporation since the company cut dividends in 2002. The stock currently yields 1.50%.
Finish Line, Inc. (FINL), which operates as a mall-based specialty retailer in the United States, increased its quarterly dividend by 33% to 4 cents per share. This is only the second dividend increase from the company since 2007. The stock also currently yields only 1.40%, which coupled with the short history of dividend raises makes it a pass for now.
I like Con Edison (ED) as a stock better suited for current income. McGraw-Hill Companies (MHP) looks like an interesting position to add on dips below $31.30. Polaris Industries Inc. (PII) also looks like an interesting company that I would add to my list for further research.
Full Disclosure: Long FDO, ED and MHP
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Friday, January 22, 2010
Busy week for dividend increases
Posted by D at 1:00 AM
Labels: dividend aristocrats, dividend increase
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I just ran across a concept that I've never heard articulated before--dividend "payback." Chuck Carlson of the DRIP Investor features 7 stocks in their 10/10 club, and notes that an investor can recoup his invesment in under 20 years if these companies sustain their pace of dividend increases. The article is at thestockadvisors.com.
The stocks themselves aren't surprising, but the concept stumped me for a minute. I'm not even sure what to think about the 20 year hurdle. I guess it's analogous to a growth stock that doubles and an investor sells half to recoup his investment and play with house money.
Comments from anyone? Thanks! - January 22, 2010 at 8:53 AM
- Doctor Stock said...
Great list, thanks. I'll be returning to this later this weekend to review the stocks you highlight! GREAT job. By the way, any idea what's been going on with Family Dollar - I haven't been following this stock.
- January 24, 2010 at 2:13 PM
- Samuel Al. said...
Great information. I like the concept of "payback" being brought up. Interesting post.
- January 24, 2010 at 9:30 PM
- CESI said...
I still do not understand the concept of divident payback. I am very very new to the stock market. I have heard about selling half the stock once it doubles, and playing with house money. I read about that in Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Great idea...playing with someone else's money. lol
- February 11, 2010 at 7:20 AM
- CESI said...
I have heard of the concept of allowing the stock to double, selling enough to get your initial investment back, and playing with house money. This concept is discussed in depth in Rich Dad, Poor Dad's book. I love the idea of playing with someone else's money. ;)
Source(s): Some basic info on investing for beginners: http://www.cesidebtsolutions.org/planning_and_savings/#investing - February 11, 2010 at 7:24 AM
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Definition of felicific in English:
Syllabification: fe·li·cif·icPronunciation: /ˌfeləˈsifik
Ethics- Relating to or promoting increased happiness: the institution of a rule against murder is in general felicificMore example sentences
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COLUMBUS _ ``To Mom, the great hunter,'' I said, and raised a glass of red wine.
``To Mom,'' said Buddy, lofting his cider.
``Good job, gorgeous,'' Uncle Chet joined in. ``May you bag another one tomorrow and fill that freezer.''
``It was a lucky shot,'' said Hon. ``He was chasing a doe downhill and I was standing where I usually do, between the pines. I saw the horns and waited until he crossed a lane through the trees. I knew I'd have line of sight in the next one, so I ...''
``We've already said congratulations.'' I winked at her.
``Shh! I want to hear,'' Alice protested. ``I've never been deer hunting.''
``This deer's already died five times,'' I said.
``Now don't be a sore loser,'' Uncle Chet said to me. ``Just because you didn't fill your tag and your wife shoots straighter than you.''
``You didn't get anything, either,'' the little miscreant reminded him.
``So, I fired and got him in the spine,'' said Hon. ``I think shooting the .22 this fall must have helped, because I didn't flinch at all.''
``Do you think you could teach me to shoot?'' asked Alice.
``Sure, some weekend,'' said Hon, then everyone clinked glasses and sipped in her honor.
``Speaking of sore losers, have you been following the post-election?'' asked Uncle Chet.
``Not much,'' I said. ``When Ohio tipped for Obama, I unplugged after a year of watching every micro-trend.''
``Well, some people are sore,'' he said. ``Palin, for one, went on a bad-will tour, but she bombed at the GOP governors' conference.''
``I think Palin's history,'' I said. ``They're even hinting at that on `We distort: You decide.'''
``I know, and it's too bad,'' he said. ``Maybe we should start a Palin support blog, keep her in the running for next time.''
``She's a lost cause,'' said Hon.
``She might not even get re-elected governor,'' I said.
``And it looks like she won't get into the Senate, either, because Begich has pulled ahead of Stevens, the felon,'' said Uncle Chet.
``That would make 58 Democrats,'' said Hon.
``How about Franken?'' I asked.
``He's got a shot,'' said Uncle Chet.
``Fifty-nine,'' said Hon.
``Only if you count Benedict Lieberman,'' I said.
``Count him,'' said Uncle Chet. ``Boot him out of his chairmanship and let him caucus where he wants to.''
``What are you talking about?'' asked our 10th-grader, as she passed the sandwich tray.
``The Senate,'' said her mother. ``Right now, it has 55 Democrats, two independents who vote with them most of the time, and 40 Republicans. But three races, in Alaska, Minnesota and Georgia, are so close we don't know who won yet.''
``No matter what, we're still ahead, aren't we?''
``Yes, but if the Democrats reach 60, they can't be stopped by a filibuster. You know what a filibuster is, don't you?''
``Yak-yak-yak,'' said the girl.
``Right, so if we reach 60, we might actually get universal health care and an end to the war,'' said Hon.
``And grants for college in exchange for public service,'' I added.
``And a chance to save Ford and General Motors, so our grandkids can drive American cars,'' said Alice.
``And maybe a middle-class tax cut,'' said Hon.
``All it takes is money,'' said Uncle Chet, ``and there are only two ways to get it.''
``Tap the rich,'' I said.
``Tap the rich, get their money into circulation, then print a ton of dollars and spread 'em around,'' he said. ``After eight years of Bush, we need triage economics. We've got to invest in roads, rail, retooling industry, solar energy, education. And we've got to fix the health care system by opening Medicare to everyone who wants in. Then, maybe four years from now, we might be on the upswing.''
``Well, here's to the upswing, may it come in our lifetimes,'' I raised my glass again.
``To the upswing,'' came a chorus this Sunday noon, for there was a buck hanging from the elm tree, and for the first time in years, a national leader waiting in the wings.
Cooperstown News Bureau Reporter Tom Grace is traveling with his Uncle Chet, who he says is imaginary. Grace's column appears every other week.