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Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, June 27, 2013, 8:43 AM
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on Jun 27, 2013 at 10:27 am
Please, everyone, let's be classy enough not to request mug shots.
on Jun 27, 2013 at 10:35 am
What's not classy about getting their mug shots? That way if they're lurking around my house, I get to have a clue.
on Jun 27, 2013 at 10:46 am
Why doesn't Nordstrom require a receipt for returns? - weird.
on Jun 27, 2013 at 12:11 pm
Good work to everyone responsible for catching these criminals.
on Jun 27, 2013 at 12:27 pm
Dwayne has been in the press before; see the Pleasanton Weekly story here:
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on Jun 27, 2013 at 1:13 pm
Thank you, PAPD and Nordy's Loss Prevention for taking these two off the streets! We have had our identities stolen twice since 1999. It is a painstaking and miserable process filled with lots of red tape to fix such a theft.
That said, I hope Nordy's starts requiring receipts for refunds, like most other stores do.
on Jun 27, 2013 at 3:35 pm
Although technically Nordstrom does not require receipts for returns, they keep electronic records of purchases. As a result, whether I have the actual paper receipt or not, Nordstrom always has a record of my purchases. In addition, customers can choose to have their receipts emailed which means you never have to deal with paper receipts. This saves trees, plus it's convenient in case I would ever lose a receipt. I know both Nord and I have a record of it electronically.
on Jun 27, 2013 at 8:43 pm
Nordstrom also records info on "frequent returners" who don't use receipts, or whose receipts are suspicious. Often loss prevention staff will keep an eye on the frequent returners. In other words, a receipt my not be necessary, but Nordstrom isn't naive about theft. They balance superior customer service & the $$ that brings in w/what they lose to scurrilous, dishonest folks.
on Jun 27, 2013 at 11:35 pm
Nordstrom's lax return policy encourages crooks to steel. They may consider the policy as a customer satisfaction tool. But Nordstrom and similar retailers create problem for consumers like us who have experienced ID theft.
on Jun 28, 2013 at 4:11 am
Really, darlings! Receipts are so déclassé.
on Jun 28, 2013 at 4:15 am
It's our prison's lax return policy that encourages thieves to steal.
on Jun 28, 2013 at 4:02 pm
While Nordstrom's does have electronic receipts to use in returns, it could do the truly gauche thing and request a photo I.D. as a back-up.
on Jun 29, 2013 at 9:16 am
Actually @stanfurd, by not requiring ID, Nordys is actually reducing the need for identity theft.
on Jul 8, 2013 at 7:05 pm
I don't understand how frequent returns is considerd theft?
Can someone explain?
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This mlb.com article from Friday said the sides were close and that LaPorta was anxious to get going. It also reports, much to my disappointment, that the newly-dubbed left fielder will start his pro career at Low-A West Virginia, and might remain there for the rest of the year.
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September Affair | Actor | Manina Stuart | 7 | |
The Affairs of Susan | Actor | Susan Darell | 7 | |
From This Day Forward | Actor | Susan | 7 | |
Ivy | Actor | Ivy Lexton | 7 | |
Kiss the Blood off My Hands | Actor | Jane Wharton | 7 | |
Something to Live For | Actor | Jenny Carey | 7 | |
The Constant Nymph | Actor | Tessa Sanger | 7 | |
The Duke of West Point | Actor | Ann Porter | 7 | |
This Above All | Actor | Prudence Cathaway | 7 | |
Music for Madame | Actor | Jean Clemens | 7 | |
Ivanhoe | Actor | Lady Rowena | 7 | |
Sky Giant | Actor | Meg | 7 | |
Good King Wenceslas | Actor | Queen Ludmilla | 7 | |
The Users | Actor | Grace St. George | 7 | |
Dark Mansions | Actor | Margaret Drake | 7 | |
No More Ladies | Actor | Caroline Rumsey | 7 | |
Letter From an Unknown Woman | 1948 | Actor | Lisa Berndle | 19487 |
Frenchman's Creek | 1943 | Actor | n/a | 19437 |
The Witches | 1965 | Actor | n/a | 19657 |
Flight to Tangier | 1953 | Actor | Susan | 19537 |
Decameron Nights | 2013 | Actor | Isabella | 20137 |
Born to Be Bad | 1950 | Actor | Christabel | 19507 |
Until They Sail | 1957 | Actor | Anne Leslie | 19577 |
Serenade | 1956 | Actor | Kendall Hale | 19567 |
A Certain Smile | 1958 | Actor | Francoise Ferrance | 19587 |
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | 1961 | Actor | Dr Susan Hiller | 19617 |
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | 1956 | Actor | Susan Spencer | 19567 |
Rebecca | 1939 | Actor | Mrs. de Winter | 19397 |
Casanova's Big Night | 1954 | Actor | Francesca Bruni | 19547 |
Decameron Nights | 2013 | Actor | Ginerva | 20137 |
The Bigamist | 1953 | Actor | Eve Graham | 19537 |
Suspicion | 1940 | Actor | n/a | 19407 |
The Emperor Waltz | 1948 | Actor | n/a | 19487 |
Island in the Sun | 1957 | Actor | Mavis | 19577 |
Tender Is the Night | 1961 | Actor | Baby Warren | 19617 |
The Nutcracker | 1985 1984 - 1985 | Actor | Host | 19857 |
Decameron Nights | 2013 | Actor | Fiametta | 20137 |
Man of Conquest | 1938 | Actor | n/a | 19387 |
The Thrill of Genius | 1984 | Actor | Herself | 19847 |
A Damsel in Distress | 1936 | Actor | n/a | 19367 |
The Users | Actor | Grace St George | 7 | |
Hollywood: The Selznick Years | 1968 1967 - 1968 | Actor | Interviewee | 19687 |
Gunga Din | 1938 | Actor | n/a | 19387 |
On Trial | 1956 1955 - 1956 | Actor | Performer | 19567 |
Quality Street | 1936 | Actor | n/a | 19367 |
The Women | 1938 | Actor | Peggy Day | 19387 |
Crossings | 1985 1984 - 1985 | Actor | Alexandra Markham | 19857 |
Othello | 1954 | Actor | (uncredited) Page | 19547 |
Hollywood, the Golden Years | Actor | n/a | 7 | |
South Pacific | 1958 | Actor | n/a | 19587 |
Four Star Playhouse | 1956 1951 - 1956 | Actor | Performer | 19567 |
Ryan's Hope | 1988 1973 - 1988 | Actor | n/a | 19887 |
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Achieved star status with her appearance in Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca" (opposite Laurence Olivier); earned first Best Actress Academy Award nomination |
Film debut in "No More Ladies", billed as Joan Burfield |
Had title role of "Jane Eyre", opposite Orson Welles |
Received Oscar nomination as Best Actress for "The Constant Nymph" |
Made one-shot return to acting in "Rikki," a feature produced under the auspices of Animal Rights Awareness |
Performed on Broadway in Robert Anderson's "Tea and Sympathy" with Anthony Perkins |
Hosted and narrated the syndicated TV series "Perspectives on Greatness" |
Left film acting after "The Witches" |
Published autobiography "No Bed of Roses" |
Played sister of Jean Simmons, Sandra Dee and Piper Laurie in Robert Wise's "Until They Sail", starring Paul Newman |
Starred in Aaron Spelling-produced primetime gothic soaper, "Dark Mansions" (ABC); took over when Loretta Young pulled out of project; pilot not picked up by network |
Had featured role as the title character's grandmother in the Family Channel TV-movie "Good King Wenceslas" |
Played change of pace role as a murderess in "Ivy" |
First TV-movie, "The Users" (ABC) |
Starred opposite Louis Jourdan in Max Ophuls' "Letter From an Unknown Woman"; film made by her company, Rampart Productions |
Immigrated to the U.S. |
Acted opposite James Stewart in "You Gotta Stay Happy" |
First TV miniseries, "Crossings" (ABC) |
Signed to a movie contract after her appearance in "Call It a Day" with Violet Hemming and Conway Tearle; when Hollywood bought the rights to the play, her role went to older sister Olivia de Havilland in the film |
Back in California, introduced to May Robson, making her stage debut as the ingenue in "Kind Lady" in support of Robson |
Returned to Japan at age 15, attending the American school of Tokyo; had falling out with father after about a year (date approximate) |
As a contract player at RKO, appeared in such films as "A Damsel in Distress" (1937, opposite Fred Astaire) and "Gunga Din" (1939), playing the only femme speaking role |
Appeared as one of the interviewees in the feature documentary about Alfred Hitchcock, "The Thrill of Genius" |
Received daytime Emmy nomination for her cameo on "Ryan's Hope" (ABC) |
Won Best Actress Oscar for "Suspicion" (with Cary Grant), also directed by Hitchcock; at the time, she was the youngest leading lady to ever take home the prize |
Starred opposite Dana Andrews in Fritz Lang's "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" |
Born Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland in Tokyo, Japan on Oct. 22, 1917, she was the daughter of British patent attorney Walter de Havilland and Lillian Augusta Ruse, a former stage actress; as both she and her father would often recount, the family counted two English kings in their lineage. Plagued by illness as a child, including bouts with anemia and measles, Fontaine was sent with her sister and mother to live in Saratoga, CA, while her father remained in Japan. Her parents' marriage was already in trouble prior to the move to the States, and the separation preceded a divorce, which became final when Fontaine was two. Academic tests proved Joan to be an exceptionally bright child with an IQ of 160, and she excelled at school. Home life, however, was a different story; she had an uneasy relationship with de Havilland, who was reportedly favored by her mother. The feud eventually became the stuff of Hollywood legend, and by all accounts, was alive and well when both sisters had entered their ninth decades.
Fontaine left Los Angeles in 1932 to live with her father in Japan. She returned a year later and began to develop an interest in acting like her sister, who was making a name for herself on stage. Fontaine adopted the surname "Burfield" for her stage debut opposite May Robson in a 1935 production of "Kind Lady." The story surrounding her stage name was part of the legend of the feud; allegedly, Fontaine's mother refused to allow her to bill herself as "de Havilland" because it would interfere with her sister's career, although other sources stated that Fontaine adopted the name without any prompting. Whatever the case, she soon found herself signed to RKO and made her screen debut with a small role in George Cukor's "No More Ladies" (1935), starring Joan Crawford. By 1937, she had changed her name again, this time using her stepfather's surname of Fontaine for a string of minor dramas and musicals. A break came with a major role opposite Fred Astaire in the George Gershwin musical "A Damsel in Distress" (1937), but the picture was a failure at the box office.
Her fortunes began to change in 1939 when she received excellent notices for her performance in "Gunga Din" as the love interest of British soldier Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and later as a naïve newlywed caught in the midst of Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Rosalind Russell and Paulette Godard in Cukor's film adaptation of "The Women" (1939). That same year, she married her first husband, British actor Brian Aherne, which ended unhappily in divorce in 1945. A chance seating next to producer David O. Selznick at a dinner party paved the way for her to audition for Alfred Hitchcock's "Rebecca" (1940), which became one of her greatest screen triumphs. The auditions were reportedly a grueling experience for all involved, and Hitchcock exploited her weariness for the film's unnamed narrator, who struggles with the adulation felt for the late title character, who is still worshipped by her new husband (Laurence Olivier) and his malevolent housekeeper (Judith Anderson). The film was a box office success, and made Fontaine both a Hollywood star and an Oscar nominee. However, she lost the trophy to Ginger Rogers in "Kitty Foyle" (1940).
The following year, she reunited with Hitchcock and her "Gunga Din" co-star Cary Grant for "Suspicion" (1941), a crackling psychological thriller about a young woman who discovers that the man she has married - Grant, in a decidedly uncharacteristic turn - is a compulsive liar, thief and burgeoning murderer. The Academy nominated her again for Best Actress - this time, opposite her sister, who had become a star in her own right thanks to "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938) and "Gone With the Wind" (1939), and was nominated for "Hold Back the Dawn" (1941). Fontaine took home the Oscar that evening, and according to legend, she snubbed de Havilland's attempts to congratulate her as she walked to the podium. Years later, de Havilland would do the same to Fontaine when she accepted her award for "To Each His Own" (1946).
Fontaine soon settled into a series of romantic films which capitalized on her emotional turns in "Rebecca" and "Suspicion." Most were high quality efforts; she earned her third Oscar nomination as a naïve Belgian girl who falls for a self-absorbed composer (Charles Boyer) in Edmund Goulding's 1943 adaptation of Margaret Kennedy's novel "The Constant Nymph," and played Charlotte Bronte's eponymous heroine in "Jane Eyre" (1944) opposite Orson Welles as Rochester. "Frenchman's Creek" (1944) found her English noblewoman romanced by dashing pirate Arturo de Cordova, while "The Affairs of Susan" (1945), "From This Day Forward" (1945) and "Ivy" (1947) found her entangled in one or more love affairs, occasionally with unhappy results. Fontaine also found time to become an American citizen in 1943. Three years later, she married actor-producer William Dozier - later the man responsible for the TV version of "Batman" (ABC, 1966-68) - with whom she had a daughter, Deborah, in 1948. She also formed a production company with Dozier, called Rampart Productions, which oversaw her 1948 film "Letter from an Unknown Woman" for director Max Ophuls. A heady romance in the style of her collaborations with Hitchcock, it preceded several more hits, including the Billy Wilder musical comedy "The Emperor Waltz" (1948) with Bing Crosby, and a gritty 1948 film noir, "Kiss the Blood Off My Hands," with Burt Lancaster.
Fontaine was absent from productions from 1949 but returned in 1950 for a string of sudsy melodramas, including "September Affair" (1950) and "Born to Be Bad" (1950). High emotion was not relegated to Fontaine's onscreen appearances; she divorced Dozier in 1951, and adopted a Peruvian orphan, Martita, in 1952, before marring screenwriter Collier Young that same year. Her film career continued on a largely positive if unremarkable path for the next decade or so. There were hits like "Ivanhoe" (1952) with Robert Taylor, and the Bob Hope comedy "Casanova's Big Night" (1954). She also had an unbilled cameo in Welles' film version of "Othello" in 1952. She tried her hand at stage work, appearing on Broadway opposite Anthony Perkins in "Tea and Sympathy" in 1954. By the mid-1950s, though, Fontaine was slowly moving out of the leading lady realm and into more mature character parts; "Serenade" (1955) found her a wealthy art patron whose snobbish attitude encourages Mario Lanza to pass her over in favor of poor but kindly Sara Montiel, while Robert Rossen's class drama "Island in the Sun" (1957) cast her as a high society matron in love with Harry Belafonte's up-and-coming politician. By the early 1960s, she was appearing more on television as a guest panelist on talk shows and quiz shows than in features. She brought her film career to a close with "The Witches" (1966), a horror film about modern-day black magic which she co-produced with England's legendary Hammer Films.
Fontaine remained active on stage throughout the sixties, most notably in "Forty Carats," which brought her to Broadway in 1968. She divorced Young in 1961 and married her fourth husband, journalist Alfred Wright Jr., in 1964 (they would later divorce in 1969). Her relationship with her adopted child Martita soured in the early 1960s after the girl ran away from home. When she was later found, Fontaine was not allowed contact with her on the grounds that the adoption was not valid in the United States. Martita maintained contact with Fontaine's daughter, but did not speak to her adoptive mother again for years. The two eventually reconnected via phone calls and letters. In addition to her acting and producing careers, Fontaine excelled at numerous hobbies and pursuits in her private life. She studied cooking at the Cordon Bleu School, earned her pilot's license, was an expert golfer and fisherman, and won a championship as a member of a hot air ballooning team. In 1978, she published her autobiography, titled No Bed of Roses which detailed the infamous de Havilland blood feud that had lasted their entire lives.
In the 1970s, Fontaine made infrequent returns to acting in television movies and miniseries like "The Users" (1978) and the sudsy Danielle Steele adaptation "Crossings" (1986). She earned a Daytime Emmy nomination in 1980 for appearances on the soap opera "Ryan's Hope" (ABC, 1975-1989). In 1986, she stepped in for Loretta Young when the actress departed the Aaron Spelling-produced "Dark Mansions" (ABC), a Gothic-styled primetime soap that failed to earn a spot on the schedule. Her last appearance was for the Family Channel's Christmas-themed TV movie "Good King Wenceslas" (1994), where she lent her poise and dignity to Queen Ludmilla, grandmother to the title character. Joan Fontaine died at her home in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA, on December 15, 2013, at the age of 96.
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Martita | Daughter | Adopted in Peru 1951 |
Brian Aherne | Husband | Married Aug. 20, 1939; Divorced June 14, 1945 |
William Dozier | Husband | Married May 2, 1946; Co-founded Rampart Productions; Divorced Jan. 25, 1951 |
Debbie Dozier | Daughter | Born Nov. 5, 1948; father, William Dozier |
Lillian Fontaine | Mother | Born Lilian Augusta Ruse June 11, 1886; divorced Fontaine's father c. 1919; remarried; graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts; illustrated Ralph Vaughan Williams' music with him; as a soprano, studied under King's music master Sir Arthur Parrott; Died Feb. 20, 1975 |
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Alfred Wright | Husband | Married Jan. 27, 1964; Divorced June 1969 |
Collier Young | Husband | Married Nov. 12, 1952; Divorced Jan. 3, 1961 |
Olivia de Havilland | Sister | Born July 1, 1916 |
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"It was a bittersweet moment. I was appalled that I'd won over my sister (Olivia had also lost the previous year for 'Gone With the Wind'). My actor-husband (Brian Aherne) had never been an Oscar contender. A picture taken after the banquet of Brian sitting alone in the empty ballroom, feet up on a chair, my fur coat over his arm, waiting patiently for the photographers to finish with the winners, graphically illustrates the plight of a marriage when the wife is more successful than the husband." - Fontaine on winning the Oscar for "Suspicion" in 1941 |
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Answers in Genesis (AiG) is an organization which pushes "creation science." They run (into the ground it would seem[1]) the Creation Museum and publish the Answers Research Journal.[2] Considered the leaders of creationist "research" online, Answers in Genesis will invariably be linked to by creationists to prove points. If you have a perceived fallacy in creationism, AiG will have the answer, Talk Origins will have the refutation, and AiG will have the refutation of the refutation (which is probably just a restatement of the original piece).[3]
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In 1993, after 7 years in the US working with the Institute for Creation Research, former Australian high-school teacher Ken Ham decided to start a creation science ministry similar to the Creation Science Foundation (now Creation Ministries International) he had founded back in Australia, because he felt that the ICR were too "intellectual" and what was needed was a more layman's approach to teaching creation science. Also, he wanted to sell his magazines, but the ICR would not help him.
The first snag in the road is that in the US a foundation has to give away money, so he called it the Creation Science Ministries. The second snag was he had no money. According to CMI they gave significant financial support to Ham to start his new US ministry,[4] while AiG say they needed no such thing and had plenty of money thank you.[5] In 1995, both of Ham's ministries changed their names to become Answers in Genesis-US and Answers in Genesis-Australia. For many years they were pretty much the same organisation even generating a common Statement of Faith that was supposed to bind the two.
By 2005 a huge split occurred between the two, with the Australian organisation's view that Ham was out of control and egotistical.[6] The US branch withdrew along with the UK office, taking the naming rights and branding rights with them. AiG-Australia became Creation Ministries International, taking with it all the other non-US offices in Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.
In 2007 AiG opened its now infamous Creation Museum and in 2008, having lost Creation magazine and The Journal of Creation in the split, it started its own creation research journal Answers Research Journal.
[edit] A representative argument from AiG
The AiG-commissioned comic pictured at right is representative of their approach to science, their method of scientific analysis going something like this:
- Look at the evidence.
- See if it jibes with the Bible.
- If it does, go nuts over it.
- If it does not, it is like Cthulhu, capable of eating people and Bibles; ignore it.
[edit] Bad arguments even AiG recognize
- See also PRATT
Many creationists seem stuck with hundreds of really stupid arguments as to why the world is 6000 years old, the Bible is literally true and "we didn't evolve from no monkey." Most of these arguments are, of course, utter crap and for the true connoisseur of Young Earth Creationism, it is some of the material developed by Answers in Genesis that is most worthwhile. AiG isn't considered as having some of the best of creationist research for nothing. They do employ people, such as Jason Lisle, who have real qualifications and have genuinely thought this through - although in most cases, not enough. Their "Arguments we think creationists should NOT use", for example, makes interesting - indeed surprising - reading. Their examples of bad creationist arguments include:[7]
- Darwin recanted on his deathbed.
- Moon-dust thickness proves a young moon. (This one was so bad that AiG later recanted it themselves.)
- The Japanese trawler Zuiyo Maru caught a dead plesiosaur near New Zealand.
- Archaeopteryx is a fraud.
- Darwin mentioned the absurdity of eye evolution in The Origin of Species.
- Evolution is Just a theory.
- Supposed "information loss" in DNA is caused by mutations: a completely made-up argument.
Many of these Young Earth proofs and arguments have been refuted so often and so easily that AiG really had no choice but to issue an article like this. But you can still find people using such silly and unconvincing arguments; the owners and contributors of most other creationist websites and blogs might do well to read some of these. With their "arguments we don't use" page being one of the more famous ones, they followed it up with 12 Arguments Evolutionists Should Avoid. This page isn't as good as the creationist one, as while evolutionists certainly shouldn't use them, you rarely find scientists actually using them at all. Indeed, things like "evolution is a fact like gravity" aren't actually arguments, but rhetoric.[8]
[edit] Answers in WTF?
In spring 2009, AiG managed to get itself into a small(ish) controversy by shifting its publicity focus from creationism to the denigration of atheism in general. This resulted in a billboard and TV advertising campaign featuring a young boy pointing a gun straight at the viewer, stating "If God doesn't matter to him, do you?", thus implying that atheists, agnostics, or basically any non-Christian would be prone to murder.[9] AiG claim that this was to highlight school shootings and their so-called links with Darwinism, but it's quite clear that they were just pissed off after atheists decided to get their own billboard.
This attitude of comparing atheism with school shootings is not isolated to their campaign. Their resident cartoonist Dan Lietha has produced a cartoon with very similar content. This indicates that this campaign was a sincere statement of AiG's belief, rather than an intentionally controversial, shock-value publicity stunt.
[edit] Answers in Genesis on Science
In an online publication called "Evolution Exposed", AiG managed to illustrate both their contempt for mainstream science, as well as their innate bias in their "research" in one simple paragraph:
""Science has been hijacked by those with a materialistic worldview and exalted as the ultimate means of obtaining knowledge about the world. Proverbs tells us that the fear of God, not science, is the beginning of knowledge. In a biblical worldview, scientific observations are interpreted in light of the truth that is found in the Bible. If conclusions contradict the truth revealed in Scripture, the conclusions are rejected. The same thing happens in naturalistic science. Any conclusion that does not have a naturalistic explanation is rejected.[10]Our emphasis
[edit] See also
- Creation Ministries International
- Answers Research Journal
- Essay:AiG - Exploiting Credulous Fools Since 1995
- Answers in Genesis Dawkins interview controversy
- Conservapedia:Arguments creationists shouldn't use
- Genesis Park
- Play Day for Creationists
- AiG's "Statement of Faith"
- Affirmations and Denials Essential to a Consistent Christian (Biblical) Worldview
- Fossil sorting by the global flood
[edit] Members of Answers in Genesis
[edit] External links
- Their website
- Answers in Genesis BUSTEDOn this web-site a Godless Unbeliever seeks to UNDERMINE Ministery of AIG.
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ AiG begs for the cash needed to keep the Creation Museum open.
- ↑ Answers Research Journal
- ↑ Online debates on the subject are just reduced to Answers in Genesis vs Talk.Origins.
- ↑ CMI's about us.
- ↑ AiG's history page.
- ↑ Lord of the Ring - The Australian, June 05, 2007
- ↑ AIG - Arguments we think creationists should NOT use.
- ↑ AiG - 12 Arguments Evolutionists Should Avoid
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Christianist (sic) Group's Billboard Compares Atheism To Murder
- ↑ Evolution Exposed. Chap 1 - What is Science?


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It is best to start a plant in a larger pot than it comes in to allow it to room to grow. However, if you put a plant in a pot that is too large, it can shift, sink down into the soil, get too much water or dry out too fast. Also, remember that you are going to have to re-pot it, eventually. It's easy to tell when that's necessary because little roots begin to stick out at the bottom. A word of caution related to re-potting. Be sure to give a plant plenty of time get acclimated to its new pot before re-potting again.
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There are two ways that fertilizing can be a mistake. The first one is not doing it at all. The other is fertilizing too much or fertilizing improperly. Ask someone at your garden center to recommend a proper fertilizer for your yard. It's a good idea to do it at least twice a year, once in the spring and again in the fall. You should never do so in the bright sun, and watering always needs to follow. It's also a good idea to mix in fertilizer when planting new plants. Make sure that, when I dig the hole, I mix in new soil and I also mix in fertilizer. So the plant, over the period of a year, is going to have a nice time release of fertilizer.
17. Picking the Wrong Plants
Just because a plant looks pretty doesn't mean it actually belongs in your yard. You have to take into consideration your particular backyard, with filtered light or shade, and what's going to work best for you. If it's a really hot, sunny spot, maybe you want to go with a succulent. Get a great landscaping book for your area to help you figure out what to plant and when, as well as how and when to fertilize.
16. Not Accounting for Wildlife
Before you decide what to plant in your garden, think about what pests you have in relation to what you'd like to plant. For example, pretty flowering plants can attract deer, so you might want to throw in some bitter-tasting ones among them. Once they taste the wrong one, they are likely to stop coming around. If there are wild rabbits around, you may need to shelter your garden bed by building a small fence. Chicken wire is another option.
15. Being Shortsighted
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a disease of humans and dogs that is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. R rickettsii and closely related members of the spotted fever group of rickettsiae are considered endemic throughout much of North, South, and Central America. These pathogens are transmitted primarily through the bites of infected ticks. The ability of genetically similar rickettsial organisms, such as R parkerii, to cause clinically similar disease in dogs is unknown. Because of their susceptibility to R rickettsii and relatively higher rates of tick exposure, dogs may serve as excellent sentinels of risk for R rickettsii infection in humans. Clusters of disease are frequently reported in defined geographic areas, and temporally associated infections may be seen in both dogs and their owners.
In the USA, Dermacentor variabilis (the American dog tick) and D andersoni (the Rocky Mountain wood tick) are considered the primary vectors for R rickettsii. The organism has also been isolated from Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks, which appears to be the primary vector in some focal areas of Arizona and may also play an as-yet unappreciated role in outbreaks elsewhere in the USA. R sanguineus ticks are associated with transmission of R rickettsii in Central America. The pathogen is acquired by larval and nymph stages of ticks while feeding on infected vertebrate hosts, and is also passed from female ticks to progeny through transovarial transmission. An estimated 1–3% of Dermacentor spp of ticks carry R rickettsii, even in areas considered highly endemic.
Seroprevalence in dogs from endemic areas ranges from 4.3–77%, but these values do not accurately reflect infection rates due to the detection of cross-reacting antibodies to other genetically similar rickettsiae. RMSF transmission through blood transfusion has been documented in a single human case, and should be considered when selecting canine blood donors. Direct transmission from dogs to humans has not been reported, although human infection may occur following contact of abraded skin or conjunctiva with tick hemolymph or excreta during removal of engorged ticks from pets.
Dogs are highly susceptible to clinical infection with R rickettsii; in contrast, RMSF infection is rarely diagnosed in cats. Early signs in dogs may include fever (up to 105°F [40.5°C]), anorexia, lymphadenopathy, polyarthritis, coughing or dyspnea, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, and edema of the face or extremities. Petechial hemorrhages of the conjunctiva and oral mucosa may be observed in severe cases. Focal retinal hemorrhage may be observed during the early course of disease. Neurologic manifestations such as altered mental states, vestibular dysfunction, and paraspinal hyperesthesia may occur.
Thrombocytopenia is common. Leukopenia develops during the early stages of infection and, in untreated cases, is followed by progressive leukocytosis. Serum biochemical abnormalities may include hypoproteinemia, hypoalbuminemia, azotemia, hyponatremia, hypocalcemia, and increased liver enzyme activities. Case fatality rates of ∼1–10% are expected.
Vascular endothelial damage is due to direct cytopathic effects of the rickettsiae. Severity of the necrotizing vasculitis can be directly correlated to the infective dose. Vascular endothelial damage and thrombocytopenia contribute to development of petechiae and ecchymoses. Necrosis of the extremities (acryl gangrene) or disseminated intravascular coagulation can develop in severely affected dogs.
Indirect fluorescent antibody titer is preferred for serologic testing. However, because of the high incidence of cross-reacting antibodies to a variety of nonpathogenic spotted fever group rickettsiae, as well as longterm persistence of antibodies following acute RMSF infection, demonstration of a 4-fold rise in titer should be documented in conjunction with a compatible clinical syndrome. Differential diagnoses include other causes of fever of unknown origin. The therapeutic response is usually dramatic, as it is in other canine rickettsial diseases. Animals with neurologic dysfunction may have residual deficits. Immunity appears to be lifelong after natural infection; therefore, recurrent episodes should not be attributed to RMSF.
Antibiotic treatment should be administered based on clinical suspicion without waiting for results of serologic tests, because delayed administration of antibiotics may result in higher rates of severe or fatal outcome. Doxycycline should be administered at a dosage of 5–10 mg/kg, PO or IV, sid for 10–21 days. Tetracycline at 22 mg/kg, PO, tid for 2 wk is also effective. Supportive care for dehydration and hemorrhagic diathesis may be necessary. Due to alterations in vascular integrity, conservative rates of fluid administration are advised. Precautions should be taken for the safe removal and control of ticks.
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With Europe seemingly at a financial precipice and its bourses down 20% this year, the shares over there are very cheap. As measured by the Euro Stoxx 50, they trade at eight time earnings and near book value, with dividend yields above 5%, according to Bloomberg data. The Standard & Poor's 500, off just 3.3%, is valued at about 12 times this year's earnings; it fetches more than two times book and yields 2.2%.
Investors may have begun to notice this relative bargain; European markets rose 4% last week, as global central banks moved to provide dollars to some of Europe's embattled banks. But if this is an incipient trend, there's probably time to jump aboard. Investor caution hinges on three main issues: contagion risk, if Greece defaults or restructures; future liquidity risk for Europe's banks; and deep recession. Most countries are pursuing restrictive fiscal policies, and economic growth has slowed, even in powerhouse Germany. Barclays European equity strategist Edmund Shing writes that Europe's stocks are already discounting a "mild recession."
These aren't trivial risks, but they are, to some extent, already priced in. European equity valuations are way below historical levels, with Germany's DAX at its lowest price/earnings multiple in more than two decades. August was the worst month for European stocks since 1987. Yet most big European companies have sizable amounts of cash, and offer significant exposure to the developing world.
A dozen blue-chip European stocks now look appealing, including Daimler, the producer of Mercedes cars and Freightliner trucks, Royal Dutch Shell, Nestlé, Unilever, Vodafone and Siemens . This is a conservative list, with just one financial issue: global banking giant HSBC.
Crédit Suisse equity strategist Andrew Garthwaite last week urged a substantial overweighting in the British market, citing a likely expansive monetary policy modeled on U.S. quantitative easing. Neither the U.K nor Switzerland is in the euro zone, and thus have more monetary and fiscal flexibility. Their markets have some of the highest P/Es in Europe.
Negative sentiment toward Europe may be a good contrary indicator. European retail investors are "abandoning" the market, writes Barclays' Shing. One U.S. advisor tells Barron's he's tempted by European stocks, but is afraid his clients would be unhappy, given all the bad headlines.
One private investor says he's been buying European stocks like Nestlé, Unilever, Vodafone and Royal Dutch Shell. As he sees it, "The only true triple-A credits in the world are high-quality global companies." The spread between European dividend yields and corporate-bond yields is at near-record levels.
Note: The 10 European stocks we liked amid last year's weak market spell ("10 Great Stocks," May 31, 2010) have handily bested the Euro Stoxx 50, rising 20% based on prices of their U.S.-listed shares through midweek, against a 20% drop for the index. A 13% rise in the eurohelped the U.S. shares.
How They Stack Up
Comparing six of the world's major stock markets:
Book | Div | ||
Market | Value | Chg | P/E | Ratio | Yield |
Euro Stoxx 50 | 2157.22 | -22.8% | 7.9 | 1.0 | 5.5% |
CAC 40 (France) | 3031.08 | -20.3 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
DAX (Germany) | 5572.23 | -19.4 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 4.3 |
Swiss Market | 5452.88 | -15.3 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
S&P 500 Index | 1216.01 | -3.3 | 12.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
E=Estimate. All data through Friday. Source: Bloomberg |
AN APPEALING FEATURE OF THESE names is their net dividend yields after European withholding taxes, shown below. Even before the recent selloff, Europe was a dividend mecca, since most European managements and investors prefer dividends to stock buybacks. The net yield may understate the actual yield pocketed by American investors, since they can get a U.S. tax credit for the amount withheld by European governments, according to Robert Willens, a New York-based tax expert. The withheld amount is often 15% of the gross dividend.
Royal Dutch Shell, whose U.S. shares trade near $67, probably has the strongest dividend outlook among major European oils. Morgan Stanley analysts started coverage of the stock last week with an Overweight rating, writing that with "several large projects coming on-stream" in the coming years, free cash flow will rise, allowing the company to boost its dividend. Total, the French oil company, has a high dividend yield of 6.9%, but less room to boost its payout in the coming years, owing to high capital expenditures, according to Morgan Stanley.
A flush Daimler, whose U.S.-listed shares fetch around $50, now trades for just six times projected '11 profits. Its dividend yield is 4%, and it has almost $20 a share in net cash, although it has some unfunded pension liabilities. Daimler is benefitting from its cars' popularity in the developing world. And Renault is now an attractive sum-of-the-parts story. Its stock, at 27 euros (the U.S. shares are very illiquid), trades at about half the value of its stakes in public companies, notably a 43% interest in Japan's Nissan. This ignores its finance business and automotive operations. Renault has often traded below the value of its Nissan stake, but the gap is particularly wide now.
Shares of consumer-products giant Unilever don't fully reflect the company's restructuring efforts; they trade at $31, or about 13 times projected 2011 profits. With over half its sales coming from emerging markets, Unilever is one of the best developing-market stories among major consumer companies. It also has valuable controlling stakes in publicly traded Indian and Indonesian units. And Nestlé is off its spring peak, trading around $56, or 15 times estimated 2011 profits. Thanks to a broad portfolio and geographic reach, Nestlé could be the best long-term story in the food industry.
France's Sanofi has one of the lowest P/Es of any drug maker, around seven times; its stock trades near $33. Sanofi should get past most of its patent expirations next year without too much pain. It recently offered a bullish multiyear forecast starting in 2012. It has a lucrative diabetes franchise and significant developing-world exposure.
Novartis has a better-than-average outlook among pharmaceutical majors, thanks in part to its control of eye-care giant Alcon, and its shares, at around $56, trade for around 10 times estimated 2011 profits.
Vodafone and Verizon Communications (ticker: VZ) share ownership of Verizon Wireless—each company's best asset. Verizon owns 55% and Vodafone, 45%. At $26, Vodafone trades for around 10 times estimated profits, a discount to Verizon at 16 times, and Vodafone's 5.4% dividend is more secure than Verizon's because the Vodafone dividend is a smaller share of its earnings.
European telecoms tend to have high yields, and Spain's Telefónica has one of the highest—above 8%. Its depressed stock, now around $19, reflects concerns about Spain, Telefónica's hard-hit home market. Yet as Barron's noted a bullish article last year ("Don't Hang Up on Telefónica," June 12, 2010), Telefónica gets just a third its revenue from Spain; the rest comes from the developing world and elsewhere in Europe.
There are plenty of exchange-traded funds focused on Europe, too. The Vanguard MSCI European ETF (VGK), a broad-based fund, has a yield of 5%. There are country ETFs for major markets, including the iShares MSCI United Kingdom (EWU) and similar iShares ETFs for Germany (EWG), France (EWQ) and Italy (EWI).
In sum, Europe has lots of problems—but it also has plenty of appealing stocks.
Bargain-Priced Dozen
Judged on fundamentals, these European blue chips look cheap.
Company / Ticker |
Price |
Change |
Yield* |
Telefónica / TEF | $19.61 | -14.0% | 8.4 | 8.1% |
Total / TOT | 45.57 | -14.8 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
Vodafone / VOD** | 26.11 | -1.3 | 9.6 | 5.4 |
Royal Dutch Shell / RDS.A | 66.86 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 4.3 |
Daimler / DDAIF | 49.58 | -26.6 | 6.7 | 4.0 |
Sanofi / SNY | 33.59 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 3.9 |
Novartis / NVS | 56.45 | -4.2 | 10.1 | 3.6 |
Unilever / UN | 31.29 | -0.4 | 13.4 | 3.3 |
Néstle / NSRGY | 56.64 | -3.7 | 14.9 | 3.1 |
Siemens / SI*** | 97.64 | -21.4 | 8.9 | 2.8 |
Renault / RNO.FR | €27.07 | -37.8 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
*Past 12 months. **P/E for fiscal year ending 3/12. **P/E for fiscal year ending 9/11.
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CUPERTINO, CA – April 10, 2013 – Apostek, one of the leading players in the mobile casino space for iPhone and Android has today announced the launch of Bingo Party, an exciting new free-to-play social Bingo game for the iPhone. Bingo Party is a 'Live' Multiplayer 75 ball US Bingo that brings with it groovy party themes, cool collectibles and loads of rewards. The game creates a competitive bingo playing experience by letting players compete with friends and other players from all around the world. Players play Bingo to earn Popularity Points and get invited to new Bingo Parties. The game has a total of 26 winning patterns which differ in each room challenging even an ace players Bingo skills. To improve their chances of winning a Bingo, players can make use of a number of Boosts which they buy before each round begins. "Bingo Party takes the excitement of playing Bingo with your friends to a whole new level" says Dheeraj Sood, Director of Mobile Apps at Apostek. "This is the first ever Bingo game that adds to the fun of playing Bingo by introducing the concept of Popularity Points and making players compete to become the most popular player in the Bingo circuit", he added. TOP FEATURES: Pricing and Availability: Game Trailer: About Apostek Slot Machine celebrates 3 years on the App Store!Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013
Slot Machine for iPhone and Android is celebrating its 3 year anniversary this week. Slot Machine was amongst the first Slot titles to hit the App Store and is currently one of the oldest Slot games in the market to still maintain its position within the Top 25 charts. With more than 15 million downloads worldwide, Slot Machine comes bundled with loads of exciting features like Mini Games, Bonuses and Super Jackpots, Multiple Themes, Competitive leaderboards, Collectibles and more. A video demo of Slot Machine is available on YouTube and can be viewed here: Slot Machine regularly comes out with seasonal updates and the latest update offers users a new Turkey Roast mini-game. Players must tap on the fleeing Turkeys to earn coins and create a high score. The latest version also adds 5 new achievements as well as higher paying daily bonus mini-game. "Slot Machine is one of the very few Slot games in the market that has stayed true to the genre and does not rely heavily on in-app purchases. Our goal has always been to put our users first and keep offering them new content even after 3 years. Players love the authentic Vegas experience provided by Slot Machine and we will continue to provide the same to our loyal userbase." said Dheeraj Sood, Director of Mobile Products at Apostek. Pricing and Availability: iTunes App Store: Google Play Store: Apostek is an indie gaming studio based in India specializing in developing premium casino games for the iOS and Android platforms. Slot Machine, the studio's flagship game has been the #1 casino game on both iOS and Android. Apostek also provides strategic development and consultancy services for startups and Fortune 500 companies. Copyright (C) 2013 Apostek Software. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. |