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looks awesome BUT! can u run latest games like crysis 3, far cry 3 etc?
its an entry level graphics card but as its made by xfx it will be good + u hav 2 gigs of vram
so again can anyone reply or suggest whether u cn run crysis 3, far cry 3 etc?
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"[Jocelyn Eikenburg is] a smart and funny and a beautiful writer, and if you don't know about her and her blog Speaking of China, then you are missing out."
- Tracy Slater, founder of the acclaimed literary series Four Stories
Jocelyn Eikenburg is one of the most prominent voices on the web for Chinese men and Western women in love. Married to John/Jun, a Chinese national from Hangzhou, Jocelyn has grown a following through her offbeat stories and advice about love, family and relationships in China.
Her essay "Red Couplets" was published in March 2013 in the anthology Unsavory Elements alongside some of the biggest names in the China expat literary world including Peter Hessler, Simon Winchester, Michael Meyer, Deborah Fallows, Alan Paul, Susan Conley and Jonathan Watts.
She appears regularly in the media including the BBC, The Wall Street Journal, China Daily, China Radio International and Global Times. Her writing credits include Matador, Asian Jewish Life, and Global Times.
She found her passion for writing — as well as her true love — while living and working for five and a half years in China, including Zhengzhou, Hangzhou and Shanghai. A Cleveland, Ohio native living in China, Jocelyn is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and is currently at work on a memoir. She hopes to one day finally master the most uptempo Jay Chou songs without missing a beat.
Follow Jocelyn and Speaking of China on Facebook, Twitter, Sina Weibo/新浪微博, Google+ and LinkedIn. You can also receive blog posts by e-mail or by RSS feed. Check out her Pinterest boards featuring couples of Chinese men and Western women, Chinese wedding photos and more.
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Yuan Fu is the official English-to-Chinese translator for Speaking of China. A native of Ji'nan, China who studied abroad at Cardiff University, he has always loved languages — and this lifelong passion ultimately moved him to offer his talents to this site. When he's not racking his brains translating posts, Yuan serves as an audit trainee for an accounting firm in Ji'nan. Someday, he hopes to work for a non-profit organization, have a workshop for creating translations and handcrafted military/building models, and also marry the Western woman of his dreams (ladies, he's single!).
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The title Renaissance Humanism is applied to the philosophical and cultural movement that swept across Europe from the 14th through 16th centuries, effectively ending the Middle Ages and leading into the modern era. Pioneers of Renaissance Humanism were inspired by the discovery and spread of important classical texts from ancient Greece and Rome which offered a different vision of life and humanity than what had been common during previous centuries of Christian domination.
The central focus of Renaissance Humanism was, quite simply, human beings. Humans were praised for their achievements achievements attributed to human ingenuity and human effort rather than divine grace. Humans were regarded optimistically in terms of what they could do, not just in the arts and sciences but even morally. Human concerns were given greater attention, leading people to spend more time on work that would benefit people in their daily lives rather than the otherworldly interests of the Church.
The starting point for the Humanism of the Renaissance was Italy. This was most likely due to the ongoing presence of a commercial revolution in the Italian city-states of the era. At this time, there was a tremendous increase in the number of rich individuals with disposable income that supported a luxurious lifestyle of leisure and arts. The earliest humanists were the librarians, secretaries, teachers, courtiers, and privately supported artists of these wealthy businessmen and merchants. Over time, the label Literoe humaniores was adopted to describe the classic literature of Rome a contrast to the Literoe sacroe of the churchs scholastic philosophy.
Another factor which made Italy a natural place for launching the humanist movement was its obvious connection to ancient Rome. Humanism was very much an outgrowth of increased interest in the philosophy, literature, and historiography of ancient Greece and Rome, all of which offered a stark contrast to what had been produced under the direction of the Christian Church during the Middle Ages. Italians of the time felt themselves to be the direct descendants of the ancient Romans, and thus believed that they were the inheritors of Roman culture an inheritance which they were determined to study and understand. Of course, this study led to admiration which, in turn, also led to imitation.
An important feature of these developments was simply finding the material to work with. Much had been lost or was languishing in various archives and libraries, neglected and forgotten. It is because of the need to find and translate ancient manuscripts that so many early humanists were deeply involved with libraries, transcription, and linguistics. New discoveries for works by Cicero, Ovid, or Tacitus were incredible events for those involved (by 1430 nearly all ancient Latin works now known had been collected, so what we today know about ancient Rome we owe largely to the Humanists).
Again, because this was their cultural inheritance and a link to their past, it was of the utmost importance that the material be found, preserved, and provided to others. Over time they also moved on to ancient Greek works Aristotle, Plato, the Homeric epics, and more. This process was hastened by the continuing conflict between the Turks and Constantinople, the last bastion of the ancient Roman empire and the center of Greek learning. In 1453, Constantinople fell to Turkish forces, causing many Greek thinkers to flee to Italy where their presence served to encourage the further development of humanistic thinking.


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Remembering Bonfire '99
I have a good friend who was a senior at Texas A&M in 1999, so the annual remembrance of the Bonfire tragedy in College Station always hits close to home for me. We at Dawg Sports stand in solidarity with our Aggie conference brethren in remembering the tragic events of that day 14 years ago. (The link is at Good Bull Hunting - SB Nation's Texas A&M blog.)


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Midway have released some screenshots and an information fact sheet for their soon to be released Wii title, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon.
MK: Armageddon will feature more than 60 fighters from the Mortal Kombat franchise (new and old). The game will also include some new fight modes including Kreate-A-Fighter mode and Kreate-A-Fatality mode, plus a brand new Konquest mode and Endurance Mode.
Here's some more detailed info from the fact sheet with screenshots and control images at the bottom of this post.
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon is due for release April 2007 on Wii.
Exclusive to the Wii:
Players will be able to take their fighting action to a whole new level with all special moves and fatalities executed via the Wii-mote. In addition, not only will gamers be able to enjoy all aspects of Armageddon with the Wii-mote, but the GameCube and Classic Controller as well!
New Endurance Mode Comes to the Wii:
Appearing for the first time on consoles, Armageddon will feature a deeply enhanced Endurance Mode, allowing gamers to test their true fighting stamina.
Select from more than 60 characters from the Entire Mortal Kombat Fighting Universe: From Liu Kang to Shang Tsung to Shao Kahn, Mortal Kombat:
Armageddon will feature more playable fighters than any other Mortal Kombat game to date.
All-New Customized Kreate-A-Fighter Mode:
For the first time ever in a Mortal Kombat game players will be able to use a Kreate-A-Fighter feature to create and define their fighters look, abilities and personality with a deep level of customization and take that unique fighter online.
Unique Kreate-A-Fatality System:
Fans now have the ability to create their own custom fatalities by stringing together a series of attacks via a series of button combos; those that prove worthy can take their very own death moves online to showcase to the world.
Entirely Revamped & Improved Konquest Mode: What formally served as a training mission has evolved into a full-blown adventure.


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Supporters of gay rights say they hope to use recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings to build momentum for full legal protections for gay and lesbian people everywhere, including in Mississippi.
Speaking at a Friday news conference at the Capitol, Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin says he is confident that full legal equality, including gay marriage, will eventually come to Mississippi.
According to a new poll commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign, 64% of adults in Mississippi support legislation protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees from non-discrimination in the work place. Right now, there are no state or federal laws that protect the LGBT community from discrimination.
President of the Human Rights Campaign, Chad Griffin, says the same poll found that 58% of Mississippians under the age of 30 support marriage equality.
The Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research poll was conducted June 26 to July 9 in Mississippi by a bipartisan team of pollsters for the Human Rights Campaign.
"I really celebrate what's happening in Mississippi because I think that we are a part of the United States of America and so if something happens in the Supreme Court that provides justice across the country we feel it here in Mississippi," said gay rights activist Todd Allen. "For the past 13 years I've been open and authentic about who I am as a gay man in Mississippi and I am not alone. This is a very encouraging day for Mississippi."
The Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research poll also determined, 70% of Mississippians support legislation that would protect LGBT youth from bullying and harassment in school.
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Silence isn't golden in Newcastle's summer of discontent
AROUNA Kone to Newcastle would have been a transfer that completed the Mike Ashley cycle.
The deal seemed to tick a lot of the Ashley boxes: cheap(ish) but useful, Wigan striker Kone would have been a very decent addition to Newcastle's squad. Not the high end replacement for Demba Ba they require, but an upgrade on what United had last season.
And as a final kicker, it was also a story broken by Ashley's new venture: Sports Direct News. So Newcastle fans despairing over their owner's profligacy in the transfer market are now drawn to a website advertising his leisurewear to read about said recruitment drive. It's pretty ingenious, and I'm sure he'll be using it again in the future to filter out Magpies news.
That slow meshing of the Sports Direct brand and Newcastle United has been going on for a long time, of course - never more so than when the stadium was renamed. But this new development shows very clearly where Ashley's motivation for keeping hold of Newcastle lies: it is a very smart marketing tool for his very, very successful business.
Whatever: the signing of a player like Kone would have been worth celebrating amid all the uncertainty and chaos of your typical murky Newcastle United summer. Alas, it didn't happen and enthusiasm remains at a low ebb. It is worrying.
Given that a top level French source told me the club had missed out on three French targets this week, they need a boost. The pack drill was no names but it seems likely that one was Marseille striker Pierre-Andre Gignac. One of the others was a centre-back, apparently but the other one seems to have been a younger player for the development squad.
How sorely Newcastle - in danger of running into a tide of negativity before a ball has been kicked - need something to come off soon.
It is not that new signings salve all of the wounds that Mike Ashley has re-opened this summer, you understand. But they might at least give the Magpies a fighting chance of generating some momentum in a close season that thus far, seems to have flattened any case for optimism.
I've seen the relationship between Ashley and Newcastle described in a searing editorial in the True Faith fanzine this week as a loveless marriage and it's a pretty appropriate analogy. Neither seems to want each other; neither seems to care for each other anymore. But the financial bottom line is enough to keep both parties involved for the moment.
What I don't understand is that if Ashley doesn't want to invest any more, why on earth is Joe Kinnear there? If he doesn't care, why throw Kinnear into the chaotic mix?
Eventually, someone who is employed by Ashley will have to put their heads above the parapet and formulate some kind of explanation but another week has passed without anyone of standing even mentioning the "K" word.
As we stand, Steven Taylor is the only serving Newcastle employee to pass any kind of comment on Kinnear - apart from the man himself. Derek Llambias did, of course, but his hearty welcome for the new Director of Football looks a bit empty in the context of his hurried resignation less than 24 hours later.
Sometimes, silence is golden. Sometimes, it says a lot more than words ever could and on this occasion it is an accurate reflection of the prevailing mood inside St James' Park. No-one knows, no-one dares speak: there appears to be an unreal air of uncertainty about the club and that, after a while, becomes corrosive.
Traditionally, Ashley has come to rely on Alan Pardew breaking cover in these circumstances. When Andy Carroll was sold, he defended the decision within 24 hours despite the fact it had made him look pretty helpless given his own forthright denials the striker would be sold.
Similarly, Pardew defended the sale of Kevin Nolan two summers ago. He was there when the Wonga announcement was made and trod a delicate and smart political line when the stadium was renamed too.
Kinnear's arrival is different, it seems. Three weeks on, he is still yet to name-check his new Director of Football. If you think that's just a happy coincidence, you might also be interested to hear Father Christmas doesn't exist. It is most definitely deliberate.
The result is unequivocal: another week passes with the fog of uncertainty refusing to shift over St James' Park. At some point, someone involved in this awkward dance will have to attempt to inject but there doesn't appear to be any undue haste from anyone involved at the moment.
Which is ironic, really, given that time is one thing Newcastle don't have. There is no more than five weeks until the start of the season and Newcastle have signed no-one, they've sold a reliable and versatile campaigner and they've said very, very little. All we have right now is the hope that Ashley is hiding another rabbit up his sleeve in the shape of new additions of the sort of calibre required to vanquish last season's demons.
Because in case you'd forgotten, Newcastle had problems before Kinnear came. Thus far, his addition to the mix has complicated an already unsettling situation.
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Exploring Russel Wright's Manitoga.
In 1942, the industrial designer Russel Wright purchased 75 acres next to an abandoned quarry in Garrison, New York. In addition to building his home and studio there, he also thinned trees, created paths, built moss-carpeted outdoor "rooms," moved boulders and diverted a stream to make a waterfall ... all for the purpose of creating what he called a "living theater."
We were recently treated to a tour of Manitoga, including the studio and residence, the latter of which was christened Dragon Rock by Wright's daughter.
Walking from the entrance toward the bedrooms and bath.
The dining area is next to a wall of boulders and the trunk of a cedar tree, which serves as the building's primary vertical support post. (Notice anything odd about those dining chairs?)
In addition to bark-covered doors at Manitoga, no two doorknobs are the same.
Russel Wright's studio.
The living roof thrives on the studio.
Wright was such a master with the landscape that even when you know he made changes, it still feels random and natural. Navigating these uneven steps on a path near the quarry – which I think he made difficult on purpose, in order to slow you down and make you enjoy the landscape – it feels as if the rocks shifted here on their own.
Tours of the Wright home and studio are available May-October. Four miles of hiking trails through the landscape can be explored year-round. To schedule a tour, go to russelwrightcenter.org.


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Polk County School officials have a big job ahead. They have to figure out how to chop $16 million to $18 million from their budget to give teachers and other employees the raises they have been promised.
"It is going to be very difficult to come up with that kind of money," said Mark Grey, assistant superintendent for the Polk County School Board. "Sixteen to eighteen million dollars is substantial money and will definitely mean some significant changes in the way we do business."
One issue has been settled. The district is implementing a hiring freeze, starting Friday. Open teaching positions will be filled by lower paid subs.
At least half a dozen other ideas are under consideration for down the road. The one that will save the most money involves high schools. It suggests cutting the number of periods from seven to six a day. Under that plan, less popular classes would be eliminated, and kids would spend more time in their core courses.
Polk is also looking at farming out less work to outside contractors like law firms, maintenance and custodial companies.
Other than the hiring freeze, nothing is etched in stone. School board members are expected to make final decisions by this summer.
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Let me get this straight... feral druids are basically WoW's furries ? I think I just finished levelling my bear alt...
Okay on a serious note - there is definitely a level of class solidarity in WoW - and I think it applies to all classes, at least on our main's because that's the one we most identify with, particularly those of us who roleplay and make our progress through the game part of a narrative. And it does seem to link into spec, the moreso when those specs are rarer choices.
On my afflock I feel a bit joy everytime I see another lock with a fellpuppy out. Of course locks don't engage in ... frolicking but flirtation to opposite sex characters is common and with same sex, an indication of mutual respect is likewise par for the course. /bow and /salute usually.
Of course, if you happen to be pug'ed together ... then it becomes an instant challenge to see who will get the highest DPS.
Not long ago they barely existed at post-level 80. Heck when I hit 80 I had frequent complaints in my guild that "affliction can't be competitive" and "I've never seen a level 80 lock who wasn't destro before". That has changed, affliction can now once more top the DPS scores regularly (in my regular 10-man group the only one who usually beats me is the hunter) - but it is definitely the hardest of the three specs to play, it's a spec that requires continuous concentration and massive situational awareness to do well.
Needless to say - doing well has ended the complaints :P
Even now though, afflocks are still very rare, at least on my server. If I see ONE other fellpuppy in a week it's remarkably high. There's plenty out in the world because it's still one of the best levelling specs, but at level 80 or above nearly every lock is destro, most of the rest are demo. Afflocks are the rare elite.
Gnome love to Raven!
AFF was the worst lock spec with WotLK, but some of us stuck with it. I think it was 3.3 that fixed us with the Felhunter love.
My gnome has been AFF her entire life (created around BC release).
Leveling as AFF on a PVP server is a necessity, and some of us never get over it :D
Demo is like playing a gimpy hunter, and Destro is simply a fire mage with a pet. I mean no disrespect to players that like these specs, but I want something a bit more fun and thought provoking. Both those specs make me feel like Im /facerolling my keyboard.
My apologies for taking away from the druid post....my bear enjoys tanking heroics for new 80s and getting busy in weekly Dalaran DruidLoveFests.
Styxi, Gnomish Warlock of Stormrage.
vocenoctum said...
I always enjoyed Affliction more, but when they killed siphon life/ immolate, I dual spec'd into destro for my damage taste. I like both actually, now, though I'll always be affliction at heart.
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Syphon Filter 3 PlayStation
- Publisher: SCEA
- Release Date: Nov 5, 2001
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The graphic engine doesn't seem to have been touched, nor does the gameplay engine.
Despite a high level of difficulty, the game is proof positive that the original PlayStation still has plenty of life left within.
This is basically the same game as the last two this series just refuses to evolve. [Dec 2001, p.262]
The feeling of tension and suspense the player gets while playing through the first two games is strangely absent here. Whereas before I would hug the walls and creep silently through corridors looking for the enemy, now I find myself calmly standing in the middle of a room nonchalantly picking off baddies.
The gameplay still delivers thrilling combat thats focused less on stealth and much more on action.
Syphon Filter offers some extremely engaging gameplay, helped by the intriguing plot.
Everyone in general is pretty stiff, and trying to control our hero while dodging the insane amount of enemies is more chore than thrill.
More of the same thing that made the first game good. Unfortunately, what was great almost three years ago doesn't hold nearly as much water these days.
The controls are simple enough to master that you shouldn't have to pause the game to look at the manual just to figure out how to pull off a stunt.
It could have been better in a couple of areas, graphics, and sound. However, I did enjoy the game, and loved the way it was presented.
Syphon Filter 3 is a quality film with B-movie gameplay. The visuals, music, and CG are all top-notch, but the chewy gameplay center gets old after a few bites.
I'd say this game ranks pretty high. It's no "Metal Gear Solid 2: Son's of Liberty," but at least it's not "Nuclear Dawn."
Graphically solid, slickly presented, and sporting a solid selection of mission types in a complex storyline, SF3 is perhaps the last great PSX action title. [Jan 2002, p.88]
A general sense of "same-old, same-old" throughout. [Jan 2002, p.146]
The story is as good as ever and backed by some of the best sound of any PSone game and a smattering of smooth FMV scenes the atmosphere is bang up there with the best.
All bloodthirsty primal tendencies aside, the game remains shallow. The storyline is weak and incoherent.
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings
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Positive: 7 out of 8
Mixed: 1 out of 8
Negative: 0 out of 8
Jun 16, 2013Developers 989 Studios seemed to rest on their laurels when it came to the third game in the Syphon Filter series. With virtually nothing in the way of new ideas it still made for a playable stealth/action hybrid title but it was hard to not feel you'd seen it all before.… Full Review »


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Here is a great summer salad that you will want to make with all the fabulous strawberries that we have now. These flavors from strawberries, mandarin oranges, and avocados just go together to make a fantastic combination that I would not ordinarily put together. And the avocado in this salad oh my! If you are looking hard to see the avocado you won't. I served this salad to my book club last month and in the hustle and bustle to make a photo without holding up serving the food I forgot to add the avocado. But, don't you leave it out thinking that it will be just as good without it. It won't be! You'll miss that buttery flavor. Trust me. I love this Cinnamon vinaigrette. It is a lovely salad dressing and a snap to make. I really cannot believe that today is July 1. In 30 days school starts and I must get busy on my To Do list which is absolutely nothing! Enjoy your summer.
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Greek Chicken and Barley Salad
Chicken salad and Greek salad are two of my favorites. I knew I had a winner when I saw this recipe on my Cooking Light calendar. I was not sure if everyone in my house would love it, but to my surprise everyone did. So here you are a quick, easy, flavorful, and healthy salad that your family will enjoy. Don't be leery of the barley if you have never used it before. It is so similar to pasta or rice in texture. Barley is also an excellent source of soluble fiber that is good for digestion and a great source of potassium which helps to lower blood pressure. Hope that all of you are enjoying your week. I'm off this week for a winter break. While some of my friends are enjoying Disney World, I'm just enjoying Villa Rica!
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Blue Cheese Dressing
After doing as little shopping one of my favorite places to have lunch is Prime at Lenox Square. I just love their Cobb Salad with blue cheese dressing. I am happy to say that I have found the recipe so now all of us can enjoy it at home. It packs a lot of flavor and you'll find you only need a small amount so guess what – a reduction in the amount of calories. I can go for that! I just put together a chopped salad including chopped romaine, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, and hearts of palm. I placed all the vegetables in a container with a top and added about a heaping teaspoon of dressing. I put the top on it and gave it a good shake. Oh my Gosh! So help yourself to the greatest salad dressing and it is just a shame that it is so easy to make.
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Salad with Grilled Chicken, Apples, and Glazed Walnuts
Salad has been my lunch life for about twenty years. That's a long time! Why salad? It has been the easiest way for me to pack fresh vegetables into my diet every day. For as long as I have been teaching I have always packed my lunch. My routine has been and still is even though I am finished at noon everyday is to make three salads on Sunday night which includes whatever protein is available, baked ham, roasted turkey, grilled chicken, or canned tuna. Then on Wednesday night I make two more for the end of the week. Making them ahead of time keeps me out of the bag of chips or from the easy to make grilled sandwich. So by lunch I have usually had five servings of fruits and vegetables. So why don't you try salad for lunch at least a month? Take the challenge. You'll be healthier and a few pounds lighter!
Fingerling Potato Salad
I don't think that I would have ever made this potato salad except for the fact that fingerling potatoes and leeks came in my CSA box the same week that this recipe appeared in Bon Appetit. I just couldn't resist steering away from my old standby potato salad made with mayo. This is a very light salad and certainly a perfect side dish to any grilled meat that you might choose. I just loved the combination of potatoes and leeks plus white wine vinegar and Dijon mustard. Fingerlings that's really a funny word for a potato. They are a heritage potato with some of the varieties over a hundred years old. They are not to be confused with new potatoes. Fingerlings are mature potatoes when harvested. These potatoes can be used in the same way as other potatoes grilled, roasted, or in salads.
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Balsamic Vinaigrette
Salad is my life. For lunch most everyday of my adult life I have eaten a salad along with some protein whether it might be grilled chicken or a hard-cooked egg. I just love them! Salads are the perfect way to include all the servings of vegetables and fruit that are needed daily. Don't get me wrong that's not the only reason I love them. There's just so many ways to make salad. You can never get tired of them. The downside to salads for some people is the addition of too much dressing turning a very healthy choice into a heart attack. I made this Balsamic Vinaigrette for my students. They loved it!
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Bacon Mandarin Orange Salad
I am perfectly happy having a salad for lunch or dinner. GI Joe and The Athlete just sit back and roll their eyes if we're at a restaurant and I order just a salad. I love all kinds of salads, hot, cold, fruit, pasta, vegetables. Then add to that nuts, goat cheese, blue cheese, feta cheese, mozzarella. I will take any of the above. Oh my gosh, what about dressings? The options are endless, but the one I'm sharing today is one of my favorites. Continue reading
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Spicy Maple Glazed Walnuts
These walnuts are really good! I mean that they are fantastic, irresistible and purely addictive. Try them and you will not be disappointed in fact you will love the results or either hate me for posting this recipe that you will not be able to stop eating even if you wanted to. Continue reading
Arugula Salad with Beets and Goat Cheese
I am a big lover of all kinds salads. When I go out to eat I am extremely adventurous, but at home not so. I'm ready to change all that. The main reason is boredom, but right now with fall greens that are filling my CSA box I need to venture out more. Last week a large bag of arugula appeared. After doing a little research on the web I found two great salads.
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San Francisco Salad
For about six years GI Joe traveled to Savannah once a month for National Guard duty for the Air Force. Many of those weekends I traveled with him and spent the time on Tybee Island. One of our favorite restaurants to visit was the Sundae Cafe. It is a little funny how we found out about this restaurant. I was buying gas at the local BP station and when I paid I asked the clerk if she knew of some good places to eat. She said, " Well the place next door must be good because there is always a crowd there." I would never chosen the restaurant unless someone had recommended it. It is located within a a strip of four stores. The local liquor store is on one side and the BP on the other. We became frequent customers because the food is excellent and it is very nice and elegant on the inside. So you can't judge a restaurant by the cover! One of my favorite dishes to order is the spring salad. I have tried many times to duplicate it, but failed. Thanks to Anna, I have found the recipe !!
Last weekend we had dinner with our long time friends. It was a fantastic meal! Anna served this San Francisco Salad that was extraordinary! I love the flavors of the feta and the tart cranraisins with the texture of the toasted walnuts. Together with the salad dressing adding the right amount of sweet and tangy and red onion gives it the little kick. So thanks to Anna we can all enjoy this scrumptious salad!
San Franciso Salad
- 1 cup walnuts
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 3/4 cup cranraisins
- 8 ounces crumbled feta cheese
- 1 bag of mixed greens (or enough for 8 servings)
Melt butter. Saute walnuts 5 minutes or until golden. Drain. Mix sugar and pepper together and roll walnuts in the mixture. Cool.
Place cheese and nuts over mixed greens and pour dressing over salad.
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup red onion chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 1/2 cup oil
Place all the ingredients for the dressing in a jar and shake until mixed well. If preferred, dressing can be served separately and spooned over each salad.
Recipe can easily be halved for four servings.
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New exhibit showcases 50 rare and unique objects from the
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My new Webley Junior – Part 3
by B.B. Pelletier
Normally Part 3 would be an accuracy test; but if you've followed this report, you know that my Webley Junior was shooting very slow when I tested it for velocity. So, I told you I would disassemble it and have a look inside to learn what I could about the shape of the powerplant.
The first clue I had took no disassembly whatsoever. I simply looked through the cocking slot on top of the gun and noticed that the mainspring was bone dry. I'd lubricated the breech seal and piston seal before velocity testing, but I left the mainspring alone. I'm glad I did, because I learned that this gun was really too dry inside for proper operation. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
Step one
The first step in the disassembly of any Webley classic pistol is to remove the barrel. One screw was removed, and the .177 smoothbore barrel came out, though not easily. From the appearance of the machined surfaces on the barrel lug, it was obvious that this pistol had not been apart many times in its 60+ years since leaving the factory. Perhaps never!
Step two — the tricky part
The mainspring is held in place by a threaded end cap that also incorporates a spring guide. The cap threads are fine, and a pistol that hasn't been apart presents a real challenge. The challenge is to get the cap off without disturbing the sharp edges around the slot in the cap.
I chucked up the handle of a big pair of channel lock pliers sticking straight up in my bench vice and inserted it into the end cap slot. Using the pistol grip as a handle to turn the gun, I broke the cap free. Once it was free, the threads were exposed in a couple places, so I squirted some Kroil penetrating oil on them to loosen the cap more. It came off with nary a mark left on the end cap.
Spring out
The mainspring is under a bit of compression, so when the last thread is out the end cap springs away from the pistol. I was surprised by how far this one moved, and I photographed it for you. It seems close to a brand-new mainspring, but the look of the parts inside tells me the gun probably hasn't been apart since at least the late 1960s. I say that because of a pristine leather piston seal and spacer. Those items were changed to synthetic by Webley in 1965, so I think they've been in this gun a very long time.
The piston can then be removed by pulling the trigger to get the sear out of the way. A screwdriver through the cocking slot does the rest, and you slide the steel piston out the front of the gun. The piston and mainspring were both dry but quite dirty, as though some minimal oil had dried on their surfaces decades ago. A couple wipes with a rag removed the grime, leaving the parts sparkling. The piston seal was oily, which was to be expected.
That completes all the disassembly I need to do. It took me half an hour for everything, but after I lubricate the parts and the end cap threads prior to assembly I'll be able to tear it down next time in 15 minutes.
Now what?
I expected to find a bad piston seal in this gun and am stymied that it's as nice as it is. I can't honestly see one part that requires replacement. On the other hand, I seriously doubt lubrication alone will let the gun gain the 100+ f.p.s. that it lacks. That just hasn't been my experience. However, I will now clean the powerplant and all parts, lubricate everything correctly and assemble the gun to test once more.
My new Webley Junior – Part 2
by B.B. Pelletier
Before I begin today, just a word about the upcoming Daisy Get Together in Michigan. It's in Kalamazoo on Sunday, August 22. That's a one-day show. Admission is $2 to see a room full of fine collectible BB guns. For a flyer and more information, contact Bill Duimstra (616-738-2425) or Wes Powers (517-423-4148).
Today, I'll test the velocity of the new Webley Junior. These guns are supposed to be low-powered, so expect velocities in the 275 f.p.s.region.
One thing I know about older vintage airguns is that they have leather piston seals. The Webley pistols also have a leather breech seal connecting the air transfer port to the breech. It's a hollow metal tube surrounded by leather that also needs to be oiled. So, the first order of business is to oil the seals.
Since I didn't know how long the gun had gone since its last oiling, I intentionally overdid it. The oil gets dropped into the transfer port with the piston retracted in the cocked position. That took care of both the piston seal and the breech seal. Then, I waited two full days before firing.
Cocking effort
Despite being made for younger shooters, the Junior is still quite a handful to cock. I doubt most 12-year-olds have the strength. As I cocked the pistol, I felt some scraping that I didn't like. I've not felt that before in a Webley pistol.
RWS Hobbys
The first pellets I tried were RWS Hobbys, but they didn't come out of the barrel when shot. Not a good start. The Hobby fits the bore fairly tight, but it should still fire okay, so I began to wonder if something might be wrong.
I tried JSB Exact RS pellets next. They exited the bore at an average of 146 f.p.s., with a spread from 144 to 150 f.p.s. That's definitely slow. They should hit at least 250 f.p.s. with ease. They fit the breech loosely, which I think helped them to shoot at all.
Eley Wasp
Next, I tried some vintage Eley Wasp pellets. These are what might have been shot in the gun when it was fairly new. They fit relatively loosely and averaged 94 f.p.s., with a spread from 81 to 97 f.p.s. Egad! That told me there's something wrong inside the powerplant. Maybe, under the circumstances, most people would be upset that a new gun needs repairs. Not me. That gives me the justification to disassemble the pistol and let everyone see what's inside. Then, we'll see just what's needed.
Gamo Match
Just to double-check my numbers, I shot a string of Gamo Match pellets that averaged 56 f.p.s. with a spread from 52 to 59 f.p.s. So, there was no longer any doubt that the powerplant needs attention and may even be disintegrating as I shoot.
What's the next step?
What's next is to disassemble the pistol and see what's inside. The breech seal looks good at this point, but I've had to replace them before, too. What ever happens, I'll show you what I do and where I get any parts that may be needed. Like my FWB 124, this will be a voyage of exploration for us. Accuracy testing will wait until the gun is shooting properly.
My new Webley Junior – Part 1
by B.B. Pelletier
When I came home from the hospital, all my internet business was in disarray. Edith had been keeping up with my email, but she hadn't known about the various accounts I have, nor did she have the time to look at them. One of these was the Texas Gun Trader, an online in-state trading place where I meet others to buy and sell firearms. I had over 1,400 guns to look at!
One of those listings was a Webley Junior pistol, which caught my eye. It was priced close to the top of the market, but it seemed to be in very nice condition. So, I contacted the seller down near Houston and we negotiated. Normally, I meet the seller face-to-face, but in my current condition that was impossible, so we worked out a deal to ship the gun. Being an airgun, this was entirely legal.
When the pistol arrived, I had the pleasant surprise that the gun was in better cosmetic condition than I had imagined. The seller had posted photos, but a Webley pistol is all black and difficult to show any detail. I did the deal on trust that they were telling me the truth, and I feel they understated the fine condition. That made me very happy, because a vintage gun in beautiful condition always retains its value.
Edith had reprinted my Webley Junior article from Airgun Revue #6 in the blog while I was in the hospital, but that report was based on my brief examination of a Junior more than 10 years ago. Now, I own one, and can test it any way that I like. I especially want to try it with darts, for which it is ideally suited.
My new air pistol is a post-war Junior, where the one reported in May was a pre-war gun. And it's a very early version of the post-war gun, being made sometime between 1946 and about 1950.
The clues to the age of my gun are the lack of an adjustable rear sight and the grips. From 1946 to '51, the Junior grip had an extra 1/4″ projection at the top. Gordon Bruce thought it might have been a thumbrest, but there's no proof. Also, the checkering was coarse at first and finer in the later versions.
The book says the Junior is for children, but I will confirm that the "kids" are probably in their teens because it isn't that easy to cock the gun, even for an adult. The price was the lowest of the Webley line, and most Juniors like mine have smoothbore barrels. Hence, my interest in shooting darts.
The frame is malleable cast iron, made outside the Webley plant but machined by Webley. That's why the finish appears so different between the frame and the spring tube, which is high-quality steel.
I'll enjoy getting to know this little (but heavy!) air pistol. I purposely have not yet fired it, so you and I will be only hours apart as I discover what kind of a gun I have.
Homecoming gift
When I returned from the hospital, a group of friends presented me with a fine single-action revolver. I hope to get to the range to shoot it one of these days, but I thought I'd share it with you today.
Next time, we'll test the Junior's velocity.
Airgun darts
by B.B. Pelletier
Update on Tom/B.B.: When I visited him Monday afternoon, we discovered that he'd lost 50 lbs. of water in less than a week. All vital signs are stable and things look quite good!
Today's blog was written by B.B., but we have an announcement first.
Pyramyd Air is having its 3rd Annual Airgun Garage Sale on June 5. As in previous years, there will be a mountain of guns and accessories with slashed prices and dented pellet tins at huge discounts. Come early, bring cash or credit cards, and shop til you drop!
Now, on to today's blog.
Here's another subject I've hit before: Darts in airguns. Back in the 1600s, darts were the most accurate ammunition available for airguns. They were considered for target use only, were very low-powered and were shot from smoothbore guns of approximately .40 caliber. When airgunners see these old guns, they imagine things that just aren't true, such as shooting them with lead balls, bullets or pellets. The truth is that darts were at one time a very popular airgun ammo.
The progression: from then to now
The early darts were very carefully made with metal bodies and animal hair fletching. Accuracy was controlled by removing hairs from the tail of the dart…one at a time. One hair was always a dark one, and that one never got removed. It was the way you oriented the dart in the barrel of the gun each time you loaded (e.g., always put the dark hair at the 12 o'clock position in the breech).
In the 19th century, they started producing darts with machines. This made them cheaper to buy but considerably less precise. They were still the ammunition of favor until the late 1870s.
Henry Marcus Quackenbush
When H.M. Quackenbush brought out his popular line of airguns, he also made darts for them, and that was considered their best ammunition. Later, he brought out several different types of ammo for the same guns. Cat slugs were solid lead cylinders with felt glued to the tail. The felt acted like a modern diabolo waist and flared skirt, creating high drag that kept the slug on track. Later still, some H.M.Q. guns were made to fire modern diabolo pellets and lead balls. Once, again, they were never very fast because of their roots in a dart gun design.
After WWI, the popularity of darts faded quickly. Webley kept them alive for their smoothbore pistols, most notably the Junior model, on which I reported recently. By the 1950s, the concept of the airgun dart was not very well understood in the USA. Benjamin made and sold them for their smoothbore guns that were also BB guns. But, most owners paid no attention and shot the metal body darts in their guns with rifled brass barrels!
You can still buy darts, but not many people do. A good dart gun is very low-powered and a very smooth shooter. Anything else defeats the purpose. They're not, as some airgunners believe, super-penetration hunting ammunition.
Before I sign off today, I have another announcement.
Oehler 35P now available again
Most of us are more than happy with our Shooting Chronys, but a few of you have asked me for years about getting an Oehler 35P printing chronograph. I'm not here to sell an Oehler to you, but there's no substitute if that's what you really want.
The new package includes 3 skyscreens, a skyscreen bar, tripod, chronograph with built-in printer, and diffusers…all packaged in a hard rifle case. The Oehler is the only chronograph I know of that has a second proof channel that constantly compares to the output of the main chronograph channel. Both channels print out on the built-in printer. The price for this package is $575 with shipping (which is an introductory offer). At that price, this product isn't for everyone. For 95% of my testing for Pyramyd Air, I use a Shooting Chrony.
Webley Junior – Part 2
by B.B. Pelletier
Update on Tom/B.B.: I spent several hours with Tom on Monday evening. He continues to make nice progress. Happy days are here!
On to today's blog about the Webley Junior's accuracy and velocity tests.
Although most Juniors are smoothbores, the barrel on our gun looked like it was rifled. To check, I pushed a pellet through the barrel. The rifling would have engraved itself on the thin skirt, enabling me to count the lands and grooves and check their pattern. But to my surprise, the pellet showed no signs of any rifling. Another look through the bore revealed that it was, indeed, a smoothbore, but when there was oil present, it tended to look like it was rifled. Maybe the barrel was originally rifled and the factory reamed them smooth because they were earmarked for Juniors. Or, maybe the appearance of the rifling is simply an optical illusion.
Webley Junior pre-war model
72-deg. F – 10 shots – Muzzle at start screen
Chinese blue label wadcutter, 7.6 grains
High………………..347 fps
Low…………………319 fps
Average……………336 fps
Extreme spread……28 fps
Standard deviation….8 fps
Muzzle energy……….1.91 ft-lbs.
RWS Hobby, 6.9 grains
High………………..355 fps
Low…………………306 fps
Average……………331 fps
Extreme spread……49 fps
Standard deviation….16 fps
Muzzle energy……….1.68 ft-lbs.
Accuracy has never been the Junior's strong suit, nor even Webley's for that matter. A Senior or Premier will group inside an inch or just a little larger at 25 feet, and our Junior did the same at 15 feet. Because of the lack of rifling plus the relatively slow velocity, a pellet with a pronounced diabolo shape is preferred. You need all the stability you can get from the high drag of a flared skirt for any semblance of accuracy.
A real find!
To American collectors, the most desirable Webleys are those imported and sold by the A.F. Stoeger firm. Better known for their publication Shooter's Bible, Stoeger was a big importer of quality Europeanguns like the famous Luger, whose name they eventually purchased the rights to. When it came to airguns, they sold the best, and, of course, this included Webley.
A Stoeger gun will be marked with the company name, as this Junior is. It will also command a premium when it sells, much the same as a Winchester-marked Diana airgun. It's not any more scarce than other Webleys, but it's more desirable because of the recognized American name associated with it.
As far as condition goes, it's hard to locate a steel-gripped Junior that doesn't have a trace of rust or pits somewhere on the thin grip panels, or at the very least the blueing will have turned plum. This example is no exception to the rule. Collectors should take this into account when grading a gun, much as they do for early 1950s Daisys that have warped and shrunken plastic stocks.
You can still find this air pistol at reasonable prices by attending one of the better airgun shows. Expect to pay top dollar for the pre-war gun in excellent condition and with the Stoeger name. Juniors usually go for about half what Seniors bring in the same condition, so let that be your guide.
The Webley Junior is as well made, if not as expensive, as its larger siblings. If you want to collect the brand, you can't overlook the smallest member. But, even if you have no desire to get them all, there might be room for this one in your gun cabinet.


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Merriam Webster declared "blog" the most looked-up word of 2004, evidencing the fact that everyone, their mom, and at least three of their four Pomeranian terriers have some form of marked interest in the Internet. But at what cost? It seems--as with their attitude to almost every other thing important to somebody somewhere in the world--the Americans have decided to be dicks about it.
The oft-criticized USA Patriot Act (which is actually a vomit-inducing acronym, look it up sometime) is the source of this most heinous crossing into the realms of dissentable dictates provided by our lovely quasi-autocratic southern neighbors.
Picture, if you will, signing up for an online journal though the university library--something you're apt to do once in your academic career--to look at information about, oh, say powerful chemical reagents. Only, it's not that easy anymore; if the info is hosted on an American server, the US Feds now have your personal information on file. This is bogus not only for the obvious reasons: if an exchange student in an American-embargoed country looks up anything the government deems suspect they could cost the university their membership to journals or possibly even their accreditation.
This ad-hoc e-tocracy is only the latest in a string of gems that put the United States under question as the Unimpeded Rulers of the Internet Foreverâ"¢, such as the recent disputes between the EU and the USA about who should control the allocation of IP addresses, a task currently assigned to Icann, an NPO under contract to the US Department of Commerce. The EU has even discussed the dissolution of the Internet into separate nets, proving once again how much humans can miss the point.
It's painfully obvious to those who haven't been living in space for the last 17 years that the Internet has transcended its original purpose as Military Tool Extraordinaire/Network to Keep The Man in Place. Correspondingly, maybe it's time for ol' pappy USA to let its "l'il Netty" go to become a man. A Man-ternet.


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Joni Balter has the kind of inside baseball piece that justifies the existence of local papers. I mean the NY Times and USA Today aren't going to cover this, and so I'm glad it is being covered. Even if the coverage is poorly written.
Democrats are bungee jumping with joy after learning that the Washington State Republican Party selected, as one Democrat put it, "The Rush Limbaugh of Washington" as its new party chairman.
Bungee jumping with joy? The bungee part seems pretty unnecessary. The rest of the piece doesn't explain why they would be joyful enough to jump off a cliff, so we're left with simply a terrible metaphor.
Most Washingtonians, mind you, could not name the chairman of either party and wouldn't cast a vote in the 2012 governor's race based on such a thing. The selection of former KVI radio host Kirby Wilbur is very insider-ish, but has ramifications for state Attorney General Rob McKenna, widely considered the Republican front-runner for governor in 2012, and a very promising one.
Rob McKenna is widely considered by the Seattle Times to be liked by The Seattle Times. Anyway, then she points out how it'll be tough to thread the needle between the activist base and the people who vote.
Should McKenna pander to the Teabaggers and the inevitably nutty platform they'll put in place, he risks alienating himself from the centrist swing voters every Republican candidate desperately needs to win statewide in WA. But neither can he afford to disillusion the rank and file party faithful manning the all important GOTV campaign. I'd say the smart money is still on McKenna in 2012, but without Esser in place to run interference, those odds certainly just got longer.
Hmm, that's an interesting if a bit caustic paragraph, Joni Balter. Wait, you know what I did, I accidentally copied and pasted from something Goldy wrote several days earlier.
McKenna is the best GOP candidate in years, but 2012 could bring another Democratic tide of young voters supporting the president. McKenna needs Wilbur to raise money like, well, a newly adjusted Seattle parking meter. If independents and Democrats are to vote for McKenna, it will be because of his moderate demeanor and nuanced stance on issues.
Hmm. Other than a terrible parking meter joke, that's a pretty similar analysis. Now granted, there are only so many things you can say about the selection of a party chair. If anything, I blame bloggers for being on time instead of several days late to the party.
And frankly, Goldy's piece had neither the parking meter joke nor the bungee jumping. All it had was good writing and several days advance. Yep, it sure is good The Seattle Times still has opinion writers.


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By Sarah Wallace, Arts and Entertainment Editor
When entering the Hicks Student Center, signs and banners about Wind Down Wednesday, Tuesdays With…, The Stress Free Zone, and Zoo After Dark flood our vision. The Office of Student Involvement (OSI) has recently added changes and improvements to this weekly series.
The Assistant Director of Student Involvement, Kate Yancho, and Graduate Assistants Mark Campbell and Christina Fritz have been working closely with the OSI's interns on the series. They have welcomed suggestions on how to really involve the students.
Using these suggestions, OSI has made specific changes to the events.
Tuesdays with…, a film series shown by certain student organizations, is focusing more on a discussion component that comes after the film.
"We're not just showing the films, but making it connect to that organization – just getting that discussion going – so we've been working to make that a richer, more engaging experience," Yancho said.
The Stress Free Zone has had the most changes. Many students previously commented on the location of the event. They said that the Banquet Hall was not ideal for dance classes because of the lack of mirrors and space.
OSI has taken these comments into consideration. They have moved this event from the Banquet Hall of Hicks to the dance studio in the Anderson Athletic building.
"This quarter, we moved the date, time and location of the Stress Free Zone," said Yancho. "Making these changes has gotten a lot more regular comers for Zumba, yoga, and belly dancing. We're also recruiting some new classes for winter quarter."
We can see some specific changes to the events, but most are hard to find. OSI relies on student organizations to co-sponsor events, such as Tuesdays with… and Wind Down Wednesdays.
One overall goal of OSI has been to help the co-sponsors come up with new ideas that display the mission of their organization. They want to attract a variety of students.
One of the interns, Nichele Abts '10, partly in charge of Wind Down Wednesdays, described the overall changes she has seen.
"I have noticed a heightened involvement between all different types of students," said Abts. "I've seen a better sense of pride in the Hornet community,"
The OSI is pleased with the numbers of people who attend the events, but doesn't rely on this indicator as success.
"Each event has a bit of a different definition of success. I do feel like the students are benefiting more from the events this year," Yancho said.
There are five OSI interns this year who work on the series; more than there have been in the past years. Their focus is on getting the students' point of views in terms of how these activities should be run.
The OSI encourages any suggestions. They have been extremely responsive so far. If you have a comment, voice it. Do not hesitate to talk with any of the interns about the OSI's programs.
The interns this year include: Amanda Mancini, Nichele Abts, DeAngelo Glaze, Kari Paine, and Roderick Vogel.


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Opportunity amidst volatility: speculation for the conservative and risk hungry
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The financial markets have continued to enjoy robust levels of excitement this week. It's earnings season; the US Economic performance figures are out and the European debt crisis can always be relied on to keep investment managers on edge.
The United States economy grew at 1.5 per cent in the second quarter of the year, down from two per cent in the first quarter, reflecting lower levels of consumer spending. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi incited a rally in the euro and bond markets as he said that the "ECB will do what it takes to preserve the euro", implying a round of bond purchases of Spanish and Italian debt to lower borrowing costs for those countries. European and Emerging markets rallied, underscoring the extreme volatility (and gullibility) that characterizes the global markets. One single comment from a Central Bank President, can result in a two point gain or decline in the value of a financial instrument. If you are betting a large amount of money and using a modest amount of leverage, a two point move can produce attractive overall returns. The behaviour of the market creates tremendous opportunity, to profit from theseprice swings. It's also important to remember that opportunities are not limited to upward moves or good news. If an investor expects bad news, they can short an instrument that is likely to be negatively affected.
Earnings season presents another such opportunity. Stocks and bonds will usually rise or fall in price immediately following the announcement of their earnings. For the long term investor, this presents an opportunity to purchase assets that may be suffering from one bad quarter but have generally displayed strong earnings growth and maintain sustainable and sound business models and management. For short term investors, it's a way to take advantage of short term movements in the price of an asset. This is a more risky strategy as it involves making more assumptions on less information. In these instances, investors would analyse the most recent and available data on an entity inthe context of current macro-economic data to make an estimate of the entity's ability to meet or exceed earnings expectations.
However, there is a role and opportunity for long term conservative investors these markets. Many Investment Grade assets which are frequently beaten up by the bad news and the pervasive pessimism in the markets have experienced double digit total returns over a two or three year period. For example, in October 2011, a Bank of America 7.625 per cent 2019 bond was trading at 93 cents on the dollar. Today, these bonds are priced at a premium exceeding 114. This would represent a total return of 37.97 per cent for the investor during the nine month holding period. A similar picture is painted by bonds of other large financial institutions across the globe.
Bonds prove to be a better play for conservative investors, as they enhance the total return for an investor due to the coupon income they throw off and the capital gains that they can experience. Bonds offer some degree of principal protection as well, as the issuer must return the principal to bondholders at maturity. This is true, whether the price of a bond rises or falls. The market volatility being experienced now is an opportunity for conservative investors to capture attractive returns that may not have been obtained with an equally passive strategy in a more tame market.
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Space shuttle Endeavour atop a 747 jumbo jet flies Wednesday, September 19, 2012 for the last time as it leaves the Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle is headed to Los Angeles where it will be displayed at the California Science Center.
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My apologies for any funky formatting, but this is my first fan post. Below I've pasted a Twitter thread from an exchange I had with Jay Bilas this morning. Enjoy.
@jaybilas Ben Howland should be blamed for Ben Howland's demise.It's cute nat'l media continue to defend him absent following the program.— Peter H. Cruz (@PuertoPower) May 17, 2013
@jaybilas Citing 5 yr-old talking points is meaningless.Here's to not missing the tourney 2 of 3 yrs and actually beating Cal Poly + CSUN.— Peter H. Cruz (@PuertoPower) May 17, 2013


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2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship
NCAA South Regional, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.
Selected by an on-site committee of the United States Basketball Writers Association.
Player, School
1. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky
2. Anthony Davis, Kentucky
3. Doron Lamb, Kentucky
4. Quincy Acy, Baylor
5. Christian Watford, Indiana
Most Outstanding Player: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky
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# 4 - Jason Kirksey told me that he had experienced many different fan bases in all levels of sports but nobody in college sports comes even remotely close to the passion and love for UK that BBN has. The only close association he could think of was the Packers NFL fan base and the Yankees major league baseball fan base.
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It may be quite a while before a Lawrence Park woman and her two adult sons go kayaking again.
Emergency crews rushed to Shade's Beach in Harborcreek late this morning after a caller reported seeing 3 kayakers capsized in Lake Erie. The trio managed to walk ashore after struggling for about an hour. Rescuers were standing by, but they never had to go into the water.
The kayakers they were about half-mile from shore when the trouble began. Then got worse when the waves pushed them into rocks along the shoreline.
Kayaker Emily Blake said, "They were slamming against the rocks. The waves were just smacking us. You could not do anything. Everytime you got up the water just slammed you against the rocks."
Emily Blake and her sons Cody and Eric Anderson escaped serious injuries. Although Cody did suffer an ankle injury. It was his first time kayaking.


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Police car crashed on Malpas Road, Newport
Updated 10:59pm Monday 4th February 2013 in News
A POLICE car crashed on Malpas Road in Newport this morning.
The officers' BMW X5 vehicle collided with a BMW car near the junction with Whittle Drive at around 7:35am before hitting a tree on the central reservation.
The police officer and the driver of the other vehicle have been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure, though their injuries are not thought to be serious.
The southbound side of Malpas Road was closed while investigators examined the scene and vehicle recovery took place, but has now been reopened.
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gathin says...
Not surprised that one of them have piled in whilst driving a publically-funded X5 with a special paintwork as an added extra.
This has probably cost us £100k.
Should put them all in 1.3 Escorts or back on push bikes!
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4:37pm Wed 6 Feb 13
The Red Claw says...
Amongst recorded causes were police drivers failing to stop at junctions, carrying out U turns without looking, failing to use mirrors and taking bends too quickly. You have to add to this the fact that some police seem to think that putting on a blue light creates some form of 'Star Trek' force field around them. They find out far too late, usually to the cost of an innocent party, that this isn't the case at all, and that they should still take extreme care.
At least we can be thankful that on this occasion at least, no one appears to have been seriously hurt.
I wish both drivers and anyone else involved a speedy (excuse the pun) recovery.
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text: Still time to change your mind on Sparty. MSU progam is in free fall losing 3 in a row and going OT with the "rush the court" loosiers. Kind of dissapointed Bade got some playing time last game, was hoping he would see writing on the wall and open a scholorship fo Harris or Hollowell. However, it doesnt seem like we are on the radar for Harris. It does not seem like Matt has gained recruiting momentum when IU was down and he has had a top 20 team the last 4 years.


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After making its first appearance at the Venice Biennale in 2011, Iraq is returning for round two this summer. The Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Art in Iraq, which is in charge of the pavilion this year, announced today that it will present a group exhibition in the city's Palazzo Dandolo. Jonathan Watkins, the director of the Ikon Gallery, in Birmingham, England, has been tapped to curate it. Read More


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CATEGORIES MoviesSince "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" has been filming all around New York City for the past few weeks, amateur set photographers have managed to snap pictures of just about everybody from the new movie (before an official glimpse of Jamie Foxx's Electro was released, we had already seen blurry shots of him walking through Times Square).
In keeping with this flow of information, last week photos were taken of what was assumed to be Paul Giamatti's stunt-double for the movie, and just now "Amazing Spider-Man 2" director Marc Webb tweeted the first official look at Giamatti's character, the Rhino. (As you can see from the photo at the top, photogs also got a glimpse of Giamatti in character this past weekend in Brooklyn.)
In the comics, the Rhino (aka Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich) is a thug from an unnamed eastern bloc country who is given superhuman abilities, mostly by wearing a really jazzy rhino suit that lets him lift an obscene amount of weight and run really fast. By the looks of the photo, though, the character seems to be refashioned into some kind of Russian gangster and, most tellingly, he is not wearing any kind of suit which means that either a) they have dropped that feature b) he only wears it sometimes or c) he is superhumanly gifted without having to wear the costume. However they play it, just seeing Giamatti in the midst of a choking rage is enough to get any spider-fan excited.
"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" will see Andrew Garfield return in the titular role alongside Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Sally Field as Aunt May. Other new cast members (besides Foxx and Giamatti) include Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn, Chris Cooper as Norman Osborn, Shailene Woodley as Mary Jane Watson, and Felicity Jones in an unspecified role that everybody pretty much assumes is the Black Cat. (Side note: when is J. Jonah Jameson ever going to show up in these movies?) The highly anticipated sequel is scheduled to hit movie screens everywhere on May 2nd, 2014.
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Its going to be a tougher weekend than usual, for getting around on the subway! The TTC is closing part of the Yonge-University-Spadina Line…! Details inside!
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Expect Delays This Weekend, On The Yonge Subway Line!
As if the closure of the DVP wasn't enough of an inconvenience for this weekend….the TTC has chosen this weekend to shut down part of the Yonge subway line, too!
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There is an online petition of sorts, to rename Y-D Square for the late Jack Layton…
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Medium-dark at the top of the stairs. The Jasper Johns banner gets prime placement over the main portal.
Only in New York, I suppose, could you find running concurrently one big museum show on Color and another on Gray.
I weighed in early on Color Chart at MoMA, but I'm coming late to the party at the Met. The reviews have already been written (see selected links at end of post). Not being a critic, I don't expect to add anything new in the way of criticism, but I do have observations and a thorough understanding of encaustic, so perhaps I can fill in some of the cracks (literal and figurative) in the reportage.
The concept of this show, organized by the Art Institute of Chicago in cooperation with the Met, is splendid: a career retrospective as seen through the thin slice of one color. Who but Johns could have such a show? He has worked grisaille for his entire career, typically side by side with chromatic compositions, a point made right from the first two paintings of the exhibition, False Start and Jubilee.
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. Jasper Johns Shows his True Colors by Roberta Smith in the New York Times (with slide show)
. The Gray Areas of Jasper Johns by Carol Vogel in the New York Times (also with slide show)
. Shades of Gray by Lance Esplund in The New York Sun
. Two Coats of Paint rounds up the reviews