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Remember when London was the new New York? It was only a year ago that London was proclaimed the global capital of finance. But that story is so last year. New York City is back.
London's reputation as the place where movers and shakers move and shake is suffering under the weight of recent financial scandals and political backlash against well-heeled financiers, the Financial Times reports today. A global survey of finance professionals undertaken by the City of London Corporation reveals the shift.
What's dragging down London? The FT cites the collapse of Northern Rock as damaging the reputation of the City's elite, but inventing SIVs and being responsible for some of the more exotic credit market related financial structures probably has not helped much either. Another downer: those Brit politicos keep threatening to raise taxes on private equity partners, hedge fund managers and non-domiciled residents. Meanwhile, the tax enforcers have been on something of an enforcement spree.
London's edge over New York eroded [Financial Times]
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London comes out on top again, as Morgan Stanely is shipping Walid Chammah, global head of M&A, across the pond. Morgan Stanley is the most relocation-happy out of the bulge brackets, now that London houses the bank's I-banking chief, securities division COO and global head of capital markets.
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The reasons are manifold. First and foremost is London's geography. By straddling the time zones of Asia and North America, a globally-focused executive can wake up speaking with colleagues in Tokyo and pass the Jag ride home directing charges in New York. London is also more conveniently situated than New York for courting executives in Russia, China, the Middle East and India – the four horsemen of future industry growth.
The trend isn't just affecting top positions, and doing its best to scrape the bottom of the barrel. More and more banker and trader underlings are getting shipped from NYC to the UK, or taking exploratory mini-work-"vacations," to work a week or two in London. Some even say that the work environment in London as a result is becoming just as life-crushing, if not more so, than Wall Street. If anyone has any stories of the difference in work environment from any of these trips, comment or drop a line to *tips at dealbreaker dot com*.
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Were you affected by the five-minute blackout on the Upper East Side? Share your experiences here.
Professor Larry E. Ribstein points out a sentence in that Bloomberg-Schumer article we discussed earlier that got us all going "on snap!."
While our regulatory bodies are often competing to be the toughest cop on the street, the British regulatory body seems to be more collaborative and solutions-oriented.
Hear that, Eliot? Your tough guy act is even pissing off your fellow Democrats now. (Oh, and emphasis added by us, of course.)
Today's Wall Street Journal bring us a column jointly written by New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and Senator Charles Schumer calling for reforms—such as re-examination of Sarbanes-Oxley and a taming of our shareholder class-action litigation frenzy—to make New York at least as friendly to finance as London.
With the benefit of hindsight, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which imposed a new regulatory framework on all public companies doing business in the U.S., also needs to be re-examined. Since its passage, auditing expenses for companies doing business in the U.S. have grown far beyond anything Congress had anticipated. Of course, we must not in any way diminish our ability to detect corporate fraud and protect investors. But there appears to be a worrisome trend of corporate leaders focusing inordinate time on compliance minutiae rather than innovative strategies for growth, for fear of facing personal financial penalties from overzealous regulators.
Second, what lessons can we learn from other nations' legal environments? The total value of securities class-action lawsuits in the U.S. has skyrocketed in recent years, to $9.6 billion in 2005 from $150 million in 1997. The U.K. and other nations have laws that far more effectively discourage frivolous suits. It may be time to revisit the best way to reduce frivolous lawsuits without eliminating meritorious ones.
Keep in mind that Charles Schumer co-wrote this—not Hank Paulson or Arthur Levitt. Charles effin Schumer. Almost makes you think the Democrats might be just about grown up enough to be trusted with running the Senate again.
To Save New York, Learn From London [Wall Street Journal]
We're remaining very skeptical about everything we're hearing and reading about this afternoon's upper east side incident. Reportedly an aircraft struck the Belaire luxury condo building at 524 East 72nd Street. Flames can be seen coming from several apartments, and a tower of smoke is rising. But everything else seems confused. Conflicting reports claim it was either a helicopter or a plane. And it is obviously way too early to know if this was a terrible accident or a terrorist attack.
So we're sticking to what we know. Just around the corner from DealBreaker HQ in lower Manhattan, about sixty police cars have taken up position at the base of sixth avenue with their lights flashing. A patrolman who asked that we not identify him told us that they were awaiting orders, possibly including whether or not to start shutting down various tunnels leading into Manhattan. The Holland Tunnel is located just a few blocks away from where the police have gathered. So if you live outside of Manhattan, getting home tonight might be a little bit tricky. (And no, we don't think that whether or not you get home to your family tonight is trivial even in light of likely injuries or deaths uptown.)
We've also received reports from a midtown office building where at least some people are said to be afraid.
"People are having 9/11 flashbacks. One lady is sitting on the floor," said a source who is working at a major publishing company located near Times Square.
We've also heard from at least two people at Goldman Sachs, located at the other end of Manhattan, that people there are leaving their offices immediately. But we want more. What's happening where you work? Send information to tips (at) dealbreaker (dot) com or drop a note in the comments section below.
Update: A reader gives an account of the action at one bank located a bit closer to the incident than Goldman Sachs (but unhappily requests that we not name the bank): "As soon as I heard what happened I ran over to the TV at our old fund sales desk, a once-teeming hotbed of gossip and shiny young interns, now staffed by three swiss-german consultants. 'Where exactly did the plane crash!?' I gasped. They looked up from their computer screens and replied in dull, heavy accents – 'uh, New York' and went right back to 'work.' I hate this place."
Update: We just ventured out into the rain again to check on the Holland Tunnel. Moving along at more or less normal pace for a rainy Wednesday rush-hour. Looks like you will be able to get back to the Jerz after all. Oh, and it seems it was a Yankee and not a terrorist after all.

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In an election year, it is the front pages of the nation's major papers that set the tone for how political stories are covered. The Los Angeles Times, with a staff of about 45 in its Washington bureau (roughly equivalent to that of the New York Times), is a major player in the election by any reckoning — and the decisions it makes about how to place stories on its front pages help determine how the public thinks about politics.
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Tami met up with Evelyn to whine about Shaunie explaining to Tasha that a meeting with Tami could go very well or not. This is the case for most human beings, especially those who are known to be aggressive with not the most pleasant attitudes in the company of alcohol or even a freaking weekday. As Evelyn said in the confessional aired during this segment, if Tami is all about changing and showing the lighter side of herself, she needn't overanalyze such a minor tidbit of information.
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Hi everyone! I live in Central California, Zone 7B. There is a long narrow planter under my front window which I just can't seem to figure out. My husband has lined it so no water will leak out and it's filed with good dirt. It's 12 feet by 1 feet, so very long and very narrow! Summers here are blisteringly hot. What would you plant here? |
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The liner is just odd. Maybe bog plants. |
- Posted by melle_sacto Z9/Sunset 14 CA (My Page) on Wed, Aug 14, 13 at 16:30
I'd plant a trailing rosemary; I'm not sure how a liner would affect growing plants, though. If that makes it more like a pond, then maybe waterlilies? |
- Posted by Gyr_Falcon Sunset 23 USDA 9 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 14, 13 at 19:12
Hmmm Are there two of these threads? I know I asked about the liner soon after the thread showed up. Well, anyway. What I wanted to know is if you truly meant that there is no drainage from the bottem on the planter. Because that really limits what will grow, how you water, life span and maintenance. No drainage is not a good thing. |
Oh sorry, I guess I threw everyone off... The planter is lined on the side that meets the wall only - it's sealed so that it doesn't leak into the house or create structural damage. It drains directly into the groundn and has good drainage, does not bog- I filled it with good dirt. If you look closely you can see a rose has been planted in it (right side of the picture). It's a red Mr. Lincoln rose which I was told would work in the narrow space. So far it appears be doing very well. Sorry for the confusion! No I didn't make a pond out of my planter even though that's what I made it sound like! |
- Posted by hosenemesis SoCal Sunset 19 USDA (My Page) on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 1:27
That is a pretty planter, and it looks like you have a pretty house too. I'd move the rose, though, since it will grow too wide and catch your clothes with the thorns. Twelve inches is just too narrow for me- you would have to butcher the rose and it will only have a few flowers at the top. I tried a climbing rose on a four foot wide arbor and got tired of ripped shirts and blood drops all over the flagstones. It's gone now. I think I would alternate something spiky with something fluffy, like tall bearded irises with lamb's ears. Pelargoniums generally do well in that kind of a spot. It would help if you could widen the walkway by four or five bricks on the grassy side, because then you could plant things that trail over the side or get a bit fluffier without impacting the narrow walkway. Have fun shopping! |
I actually thought about geraniums. I like the iris and lambs ears idea but I'm thinking it would be lovely to see some blooms peeking through the window from inside the house and I don't think iris will get that tall. So...what grows about 3 feet tall, has pretty blooms and would be happy in a narrow space? I am scratching my head all the time with this! What do you think about salvias? with something mixed in. I wish I could widen it but I think that it is just not going to happen as we only plan to live here a couple of years. |
- Posted by hosenemesis SoCal Sunset 19 USDA (My Page) on Fri, Aug 16, 13 at 2:18
Irises. Tall bearded irises average 32-42" tall. Reblooming irises would be best. I saw this raised brick planter on an iris tour. There were irises, artemisia, and some pretty grasses- some baumea and I think perhaps sweet flag (acorus 'ogon'?). It was very pretty. I have always wanted to copy that bed. |
I'm going to try the irises. I actually have a couple in there now, but I've got plenty more to transplant this fall.. I never planted artemesia with irises. I have some stacchys in there now spilling over the edge which could sub for the dusty miller. Love the bright color of the grass. Great ideas! thanks for you help and input. |
I'm going to try the irises. I actually have a couple in there now, but I've got plenty more to transplant this fall.. I never planted artemesia with irises. I have some stacchys in there now spilling over the edge which could sub for the dusty miller. Love the bright color of the grass. Great ideas! thanks for you help and input. |
What sun exposure does this planter get? South, East, West, North? I see some shading, is this partial shade? Then just thrill, spill and fill accordingly. :) |
I would just do a mass planting of Geranium 'Rozanne', which blooms for months and months and months on end. A collection of one-of-each-kind plants such as you have now looks haphazard. If you are only planning to stay a couple of years, in a couple of years a mass of 'Rozanne' will look stunning, just right for when you go to sell. |
Trailing rosemary was my thought, too. The heat will not bother it a bit and it will hide some of the brick, making the planter actually look larger than it is. Its easy to grow & so forgiving. |
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Every time I go to my parents' house we end up eating some delicious food. Either my mom cooks or I cook or we cook together, but we seem to inspire each other in the kitchen. Food can really improve people's relationships. I really like that!
This past Friday I visited them and my dad, as usual, asked us what we were going to make for lunch (he's always thinking about food). For some time I had been craving meatballs, but I wanted to try them with pasta and a poblano pepper sauce. I gave my dad the list of ingredients I would need for this creation and with the help of my mom these albondigas became a very tasty lunch.
- •4 large poblano peppers
- •2 lbs ground beef
- •2 eggs
- •1 TBSP freshly chopped parsley
- •1 tsp oregano
- •1/4 onion, finely chopped
- •1-2 garlic cloves, minced
- •1/4 cup oatmeal (more if necessary)
- •salt and pepper to taste
- •canola oil
- •1/2 onion
- •2 garlic cloves
- •1/2 cup sour cream
- •1/2 cup evaporated milk
- •chicken broth as necessary
- •1 package of linguine
- •Parmesan cheese
- Roast and clean poblano peppers and set apart.
- In a large bowl mix ground beef with eggs, parsley, oregano, chopped onion, minced garlic, oatmeal and salt and pepper. Add more oatmeal if the mixture is too wet.
- Form 2-3" meatballs and fry in a ½" of canola oil in a frying pan. When the meatballs start to brown set apart.
- Blend poblano peppers, onion, garlic, sour cream and milk at high speed. Pour into a sauce pan over high heat and bring to a boil.
- Season to taste and add chicken broth to make the sauce a little thinner. Reduce heat to low add meatballs to the sauce and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- In the meantime cook pasta according to package directions.
- Serve meatballs over pasta, grind some parmesan cheese on top and enjoy.
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Love this one! First, I like that you healthied-it-up with oatmeal as the binder in the meatballs and I'm thinking that poblano pesto must have been delicious.
Oh wow. Well, that's just about one of the most amazing meatball dishes I've ever seen.
Awesome!! I love doing meatballs and with this sauce I am sure it would be a hit at home. I have all the ingredients except the poblano peppers, I'll have to settle for canned ones. Thanks for this delicious recipe.
Un saludo
I am always impress with your pictures. This meal is really different from the meatballs that I usually make. Looks delicious.
Now here's something to definitely try. Yum!
What a great dish. Somehow, there's nothing like spaghetti & meatballs to turn a dreary day upside down… especially with your amazing poblano sauce. Thanks for sharing with Presto Pasta Nights.
Good one Ben, creative as always. I love the color and heat of that poblano suce.
I adore poblano and the idea to smother meatballs in a poblano sauce sounds excellent to me! I also love the idea of preparing the sauce and freezing it.
love ground beef, and this is such a refined recipe. and pretty!


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PUBLISHED: 08 Nov 2012 01:46:58 | UPDATED: 13 Nov 2012 01:46:55PUBLISHED: 09 Nov 2012 PRINT EDITION: 09 Nov 2012Vera Wang has opened her first by-appointment-only bridal boutique in Australia.
Hannah Tattersall
Since opening her first bridal shop at the Carlyle Hotel in New York in 1990, Vera Wang has fulfilled the dreams of thousands of women all over the world. With her layers of tulle, lace and silk charmeuse in white, ivory and cream – and sometimes red and black – Wang knows how to make beautiful brides.
The 63-year-old Chinese-American started her business late. She was a figure skater, then spent 16 years as fashion editor and stylist for Vogue before missing out on the top job to Anna Wintour. Next was a stint as design director of accessories at Ralph Lauren, before Wang, aged 40, found love and decided to wed.
Unable to find anything to wear, and confronted by a market harshly skewed toward much younger brides, she started her own business with the help of her father, then chairman of a large pharmaceutical company.
Wang quickly became the go-to girl for New York brides, opening a flagship store on Madison Avenue. She provides for the girl who wants to look and feel like a princess – think Kim Kardashian's wedding to Kris Humphries – and is also there for the woman seeking formality, as in the strapless, swirling silk organza ball skirt worn by Chelsea Clinton.
She has fitted everyone from Jennifer Aniston (for her marriage to Brad Pitt) to Mariah Carey, who wed Tommy Mottola in 1993 trailing an eight-metre train. And while those marriages didn't last, Wang's business has gone from strength to strength.
Total revenue for the Vera Wang Group in 2011 was more than $US1 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal, with Wang's personal net worth estimated to be about $US115 million. Despite her burgeoning empire, Wang insists designing remains an intimate pursuit.
"Designing wedding gowns is a very, very personal dialogue and also a personal process," she says, exclusively to Life and Leisure. "The specificity of women's lives and their weddings is what I've been the biggest proponent of. You should get married in what you want it to be that day. It might be a beach wedding for girls who want to go bare-footed like Alicia Keys, or you might want to be more artistic, like Clinton."
Wang produces two bridal collections a year: one for spring and one for autumn. The themes and ideas change each season.
"We used to do 180 dresses a year," she says. "One year it was all about the hem of the dress and we explored that. Another year it was all about colour."
Wang is often credited with re-invigorating the staid, stuffy (and often puffy) bridal industry. She creates gowns for women looking to break free of tradition. She encourages brides to be seductive as well as feminine. Two seasons ago, Wang created a black and nude collection.
"There is a very seductive quality to black," she says.
The next season she fashioned a palette of red, burgundy and dahlia. "So much of the Asian culture gets married in red," she says. "It's very strong, implies love, has positive energy."
Wang's collection for autumn 2013 – presented in New York in October – saw a return to more classic and traditional gowns, with a strong use of white, ivory and lace. Of the 16 looks, strapless dresses – which now comprise about 75 per cent of bridal dresses, according to Martha Stewart Weddings – were prominent.
The full skirts propped around tiny waists bring to mind images of little girls' birthday cakes. But the truth is women adore these dresses. "There's definitely desire," Wang says of how her dresses make women feel. "And there's a fullness of skirt that creates a drama that brides love."
In recent years, Wang says there's been a move towards tighter-fitting gowns, "where it's more formal, about her figure, her sex appeal and sensuality". This is, she says, because women no longer wish to hide their bodies. "They work hard at their figures and want to show that off."
Within the Vera Wang brand are flowers, papers, bedding, fragrance and a tabletop collection. She also does evening wear, footwear, a range of rental tuxedos, and a more affordable line of wedding dresses.
In June this year, Wang opened her first by appointment only Australian boutique at the InterContinental, Sydney. Gowns range from $4500 to $20,500. Not everyone can afford a Vera Wang but that's half the appeal.
"Our client is rich, young, smart, savvy," she says. "They have to feel that a real effort has gone into a dress . . . You can't create this kind of thing drawn from a sketch and sent to a factory somewhere."
Australia is a thriving market for designer bridal dresses. With her stunning lace fitted gowns, Collette Dinnigan remains the perennial choice for many brides, while Alex Perry knows how to bring glitz and glamour to a gal's big day. Joanna Johnson is another name on many a bride's lips with her sparkly, feminine dresses. We also have access to a large pool of international designer gowns, with Badgley Mischka gowns sold through Basilica Couture in Sydney; and Carolina Herrera, Jenny Packham, Monique Lhuillier and Oscar de la Renta dresses stocked by Helen Rodrigues (also in Sydney).
Dinnigan is divine
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Australia is a thriving market for designer bridal dresses. With her stunning lace fitted gowns, Collette Dinnigan remains the perennial choice for many brides, while Alex Perry knows how to bring glitz and glamour to a gal's big day. Joanna Johnson is another name on many a bride's lips with her sparkly, feminine dresses. We also have access to a large pool of international designer gowns, with Badgley Mischka gowns sold through Basilica Couture in Sydney; and Carolina Herrera, Jenny Packham, Monique Lhuillier and Oscar de la Renta dresses stocked by Helen Rodrigues (also in Sydney).
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Headless Horseman
Location: Cantley - Road into village Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: Emerging from a deep pit near to Cantley, this headless spirit on horseback rides off towards the nearby village.
Queen Isabella's Crazy Laughter
Location: Castle Rising - Keep area Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: 1358 onwards Further Comments: Edward III held his mother here for twenty seven years - she was accused of assisting in the murder of her husband Edward II in 1328. Rumoured to have lost her sanity towards the end, people have heard her laughter and screams on cold winter nights. More recently, witnesses have reported the eerie sounds of children playing and singing nursery rhymes.
Clash of Swords
Location: Cawston - Duelling Stone at Crossroads Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: A duel once fought here can occasionally be heard reenacted many years later.
Brown Cat
Location: Claxton - Exact location not known Type: ABC Date / Time: 9 June 1996 Further Comments: A large brown alien cat was reported in this area in 1996.
Evil Oppressive Atmosphere
Location: Colney - West of Norwich - Breckland, beyond Colney. Church Type: Unknown Ghost Type Date / Time: Autumn 1971 Further Comments: Two women visiting the church described how the atmosphere quickly became dark and frightening. One blamed witchcraft.
Phantom Coach
Location: Coltishall - Bridge Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: 19 May (reoccurring) (coach) Further Comments: A ghostly coach and four passes over this bridge once a year. It is said to be driven by a headless Sir Thomas Boleyn, and is one of eleven bridges that he passes over on the night of his daughter Anne's execution. A headless Black Shuck is also reputed to cross this bridge once per night.
Headless Hound
Location: Coltishall - General area Type: Shuck Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: The black shuck which walks this area is instantly recognisable as the creature is missing a head.
Screams Plummeting to the Ground
Location: Corton - St Bartholew's Church Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: A local legend says that a man who once jumped from the tower can still be heard screaming as he plummets towards the ground.
Reading Monk
Location: Cossey - Presbytery Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: This monk was doomed to search the library for a book in which he had scribed a confession.
Location: Cromer - Cliff Paths Type: Shuck Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: Many people have reported seeing the black shuck in this area of Norfolk, with the local populace claiming the creature is the ghost of a dog whose master drowned just off the Cromer coast.
Location: Cromer - Off coast Type: Legend Date / Time: Weather Dependent: Prior to storm Further Comments: The church of Saint Peter is reputed to exist off the coast of Cromer, where a town called Shipden once stood before being taken by the sea. The church bells could be heard ringing just prior to a storm.
Black Retriever Drowning Child
Location: Cromer - Off the coast of Cromer Type: Shuck Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: A local child befriended a 'stray' black dog and took the creature swimming in the ocean - while out over deep water the dog changed into a human, and tried to drown the youngster. Another version of the tale states the dog doesn't transform, by merely barks and growls, preventing the child from swimming back to land. In both versions, the child is saved by the intervention of sailors.
Dick Condon
Location: Cromer - Pier Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Late twentieth century / 2000s Further Comments: An Irish impresario, Condon's shade has been reported at the Pavilion Theatre, located on the pier, while ghostly members of a lifeboat crew have been reported on the wooden boards outside.
Fast Feline
Location: Crostwick - North Walsham road, Crostwick near Norwich Type: ABC Date / Time: February 1996 Further Comments: Observed at a distance of 25 foot, this large cat quickly ran off.
Funeral Procession
Location: Croxton - Road between Croxton and Thetford Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Nineteenth century Further Comments: A murdered gamekeeper whose body was hidden in a ditch is said to receive a phantom procession. A phantom hearse and pallbearers emerge from where the corpse lay and travel down the road a short distance, before turning around to return the gamekeeper to his ditch.
White Woman
Location: Dickleburgh - Wooded area Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Unknown Further Comments: A hanging white woman was said to haunt this piece of woodland, her dress always blowing in the wind to her left.
Twenty Five Clangs
Location: Didlington - Church Type: Post-Mortem Manifestation Date / Time: 14 November 1956 Further Comments: A local policeman reported the bells of the locked church rang 25 times, marking the anniversary of the death of a landowner. The officer entered the church to investigate, finding the bell rope swinging, but no one there.
Hazy Woman
Location: Diss - King's Head public house Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: 1976 Further Comments: The young daughter of the landlord was said to be in constant conversation with this phantom woman. The parents believed her to be an imaginary friend, until the landlord saw a green, hazy image of the ghost, who said 'I will not harm you'. Bumps and bangs would also be heard, but only when the child was offsite.
Dog with Long Shaggy Coat
Location: Ditchingham - Half way between Ditchingham and the Maltings Type: Shuck Date / Time: 1938 Further Comments: While returning home late one night, a male witness saw a large black dog walking along the same path towards him. He stepped into the middle of the road to let it pass, only to see it disappear once close to him.
Man in Red Coat and Woman Stroking Hair
Location: Ditchingham - Waveney Valley Area, Ditchingham Hall Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: 01.30h (Reoccurring) Further Comments: Appearing at early in the morning, the history of the red man is unknown, though at least one witness said that they felt as if he had killed someone. A ghostly woman has also been seen in the building, waking a guest by playing with her hair.
Battlefield Noises
Location: Downham Market - Moat Farm Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: Late 1800s Further Comments: Reports at the end of the nineteenth century claimed that screams and shouting echoed across the fields around moat farm, and that a spooky mist often shrouded the area.
Stalking Hound
Location: East Dereham - Between village and (former) RAF Swanton Morley Type: Shuck Date / Time: November 1945 Further Comments: Cycling from his home towards the RAF base, John Harries was stalked by a black dog. The hound stopped when Harries stopped, although it vanished when Harries reached the base.
St Withburga's Well
Location: East Dereham - St Nicholas's Church Type: Legend Date / Time: Still present Further Comments: This holy well formed after the saint's body was stolen by monks acting on the orders of the Abbot of Ely.
Brown Lady (Dorothy Walpole)
Location: East Rayham - Raynham Hall Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: November 1926, photographed 1936 Further Comments: Said to have starved to death after her children were taken away, Dorothy Walpole is now reported to walk the corridors of the house. Her spirit is reported to wear a brown silk dress, and have empty eye sockets. Photographed by Country Life magazine, this ghost has since become world famous. The Brown Lady is also said to warn of the approaching death of the owner of the building.
Two Children, a Spaniel, and the Duke of Monmouth
Location: East Rayham - Raynham Hall - Stone Parlour Type: Haunting Manifestation Date / Time: 1930s Further Comments: Never seen and only 'felt', the spaniel's footfalls can be heard moving about the corridors. The Stone Parlour is haunted by a little girl in a frock (nothing is known about her origins), while the Duke of Monmouth haunts one of the bedrooms.
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Cherryl Towey, fingers shown, greets visitors embarking and disembarking from the Pan American Airways DC-3 aircraft on display at Paine Field's Aviation Day. Towey, a former flight attendant for West Coast Airlines, used to work in similar DC-3 aircrafts in her line of work.
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text: OKLAHOMA CITY FIELDThe region around Oklahoma City had been subject to oil exploration for decades prior to December 4, 1928, when the Oklahoma City Number One was completed south of the city limits. The Indian Territory Oil Illuminating Company (ITIO) and the Foster Petroleum Corporation brought in the well at a depth of 6,355 feet for a production in the six thousand barrel-per-day range. This discovery opened the Oklahoma City Field, which progressed so rapidly that with the completion of the Hall-Briscoe Number One Holmes on May 27, 1930, it entered the city limits of Oklahoma City. For the first time the state was presented with an oil field within an urban area, and that situation presented singular difficulties. It was generally recognized that some restriction needed to be put on oil production to help control price as well as to control activities within the state's capital city. As early as September 11, 1929, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission issued Order Number 4804 stopping all drilling in the Oklahoma City field for thirty days. Early in 1930 the Oklahoma City Council passed an ordinance limiting drilling to one well per city block and restricting activity to specifically designated sections of the city. Legal challenges and flagrant law violations led to such a chaotic situation that Gov. William H. Murray declared martial law for twenty-four hours around the wells on May 5, 1932, in support of the city council. This intervention was followed by another martial law action on June 6, 1932, followed by another of ten day's duration beginning on March 4, 1933. Finally, House Bill Number 481, imposing limitations on all oil produced in Oklahoma, passed on April 10, 1933, and finally brought oil production under some sort of control within the state. In 1935 the field reached north Oklahoma City, and Gov. Ernest W. Marland once again declared martial law in a dispute concerning drill sites around the state capital buildings. As these problems were finally resolved, peak annual production within the field ranged from fifty-one million to sixty-seven million barrels from 1933 through 1937, and strong production continued until well after World War II ended. One of the most spectacular incidents in Oklahoma oil field development occurred when the Mary Sudik Number One, on the south side of Oklahoma City, came in on March 26, 1930. The drilling crew lost control of the well, and it sprayed oil across the countryside for as far as ten miles away until the rig was capped on April 6. The "Wild Mary Sudik," as the well came to be called, was probably the most spectacular well blowout in the state, but the six-thousand-foot wells throughout the field all had high gas pressure. Several other major blowouts occurred in the 1930s before operators developed the expertise to control the danger. SEE ALSO: PETROLEUM. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Kenny A. Franks, The Oklahoma Petroleum Industry (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1980). Carl Coke Rister, Oil! Titan of the Southwest (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1949). Bobby D. Weaver © Oklahoma Historical Society |


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Studying positive adolescent development requires an examination of the mutually beneficial associations between youth and their environment. These youthcontext relations include both the contributions that youth make to others and society and the youth-context interactions that might predict positive youth outcomes. Community and youth-serving organizations, where youth may be involved in decision-making roles such as service delivery, advocacy, or on boards of directors, can provide one important context for youth contributions and for positive adolescent development. Research on the outcomes of youth involvement in organizational decision-making, however, is limited, and largely consists of exploratory qualitative studies. This dissertation is formatted as an integrated article dissertation. It begins with a review of the literature on contexts of structured youth activities and positive youth development. This review is intended to describe theory on development-context relations, in which development is considered an interactive process that occurs between individuals and their contexts, as it pertains the positive development of youth who are involved in various structured activities (e.g., volunteering). This description follows with a review of current research, and conclusions and rationale for the current studies. Following this theoretical and research background, the dissertation includes reports of two studies that were designed to address gaps in the research on youth involvement in organizational decision-making. The first was a qualitative research synthesis to elucidate and summarize the extant qualitative research on the outcomes of youth involvement in organizational decision making on adults and organizations. Results of this study suggested a number of outcomes for service provision, staff, and broader organizational functioning, including both benefits to organizations as well as some costs. The second study was a quantitative analysis of the associations among youth involvement, organizations' learning culture, and youth initiative, and relied on survey data gathered from adults and youth in community-based organizations with youth involvement. As expected, greater youth involvement in organizational decision making was associated with higher learning culture within the organization. Two dimensions of youth involvement, greater program engagement and relationships with adults, were related to greater youth initiative. A third dimension, sense of ownership, was not- .-.- associated with youth's level of initiative. Moreover, the association between relationships with adults and youth initiative was only significant in organizations with relatively low learning culture. Despite some limitations, these studies contribute to the research literature by providing some indication of the potential benefits and costs of youth involvement and by making an important contribution toward the early stages of context-level analyses of youth development. Findings have important implications for practitioners, funders, future research, and lifespan development theory.
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While Volkswagen and Mercedes already sell diesels in the U.S. market, BMW has no plans to do so any time soon and declines to use the BLUETEC name, currently being used to help sell Mercedes-Benz E 320s that run on ultra low sulphur diesel in the U.S.
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merc1 Posts: 6,081When I first heard about this I thought to myself BMW won't go for this. They aren't going to work with Mercedes, VW and Audi on anything if they can help it. Cost is the only reason they took at seat at the hybrid table with them. That and their general don't care attitude about hybrids so they figure they'll let the others do most of the work and if it doesn't work about the loss will be minimal.
I just knew BMW wasn't going to to participate here and use a Mercedes thought up name on one of their cars! Hell to the no!
louiswei Posts: 3,717Rocky, for the last f****** time, CTS-V is NOT an entry-level lux performance sedan. Just like the M3 and C-class AMG are not as well. When the Lexus IS500 comes out (if it does) it also would NOT be consider as one.
What are the cars in this class? Please refer to the list on top of the board (Except the Saab 9-3 IMO. I would put the S60R in that place if one must). -
rockylee Wyoming, MichiganPosts: 13,989
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rockylee Wyoming, MichiganPosts: 13,989The STS-V is positioned against the M5, The CTS-V is closer in size to the M3/335i
I think it boils down to this....You guys are anti-gm and just because GM, makes a faster better performing car than BMW's 335i, y'all will say it doesn't compete. The funny thing is the CTS-V is the same size as the G35 and Acura TL, both of which you guys say competes with the 335i. :confuse:
Leave your bias at home and recognize BMW, gets its butt handed to it on a Wreath and Crest platter. :mad:
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qbrozen Posts: 17,847that's tough ... but my answer would be the same for both, regardless of what that answer is.
Why should size matter? The CTS is the smallest Caddy available, therefore its their entry-level car.
If we wanted to get real strict, then we'd exclude the S60 we've been talking about because the S40 is slotted beneath it. Likewise, the TL is excluded because the TSX exists. So where is the line?
Is it size? Is it price? Is it where it falls in the manufacturers lineup?
There are more cars here besides the 335i, folks. Not everything needs to be measured against that car. Some folks don't want to spend $40k on a car that size. End of story.
If I were to decide this talk includes the entry-level car from each luxo manufacturer, then, yes, the CTS is included. However, this also means the TL and S60 are excluded. If we decide all engine options for each car are included, then, yes, the 335i is allowed, as well as the CTS-V.
HOWEVER, if we decide on a price cap, that could be a whole different story. It would include multiple entries from the same manufacturer, while excluding some from others. It kind of sounds like that's what some folks are shooting for here.'14 CTS Vsport; '15 Fit LX 6-spd; '98 Volvo S70 base; '14 Town&Country Limited
rockylee Wyoming, MichiganPosts: 13,989Dan,
So now your bringing in prices to justify the 335i. My god talk about being all over the place. Who in the heck is going to buy a $39K 335i with vinyl interior ? $44-45K is what the average 335i buyer will spend. Dude seriously you are the one who doesn't make sense !!!! I can admit when I'm wrong. Some of you have to "spin" other peoples responses to justify to yourself worth ?
I'm not saying the CTS-V is a better all around car to own or drive but the test track results speak for themselves.
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louiswei Posts: 3,717Rocky, go home do some homework and get your fact straight before coming here and comparing apples to oranges.
Entry Lux Performance Sedans:
Acura - TL
Audi - A4 2.0T/3.0
BMW - 3 Series (335i/328i)
Caddy - CTS 2.8/3.6
Infiniti - G35
Lexus - IS350/250
Factory-tuned Special Model based on the Entry Lux Sedan:
Acura - No entry (I don't think TL-S should be in this category)
Audi - RS/S4
Caddy - CTS-V
Infiniti - No entry
Lexus - Currently no entry (IS500 in the future)
Midesize Luxury Performance Sedans:
Acura - RL
Audi - A6
BMW - 5 Series
Caddy - STS
Infiniti - M35/45
Lexus - GS350/430/450h
MB - E-class
Factory-tuned Special Model based on the Midsize Lux Sedan:
Acura - No entry
Audi - S6 (is there a RS6?)
Caddy - STS-V
Infiniti - No entry
Lexus - No entry
Luxury Sedans:
Acura - No Entry
Audi - A8
BMW - 7 Series
Caddy - No Entry
Infiniti - Q45
Lexus - LS460/600h
MB - S-class
Factory-tuned Special Model based on the Luxury Sedan:
Acura - No entry
Audi - S8
BMW - Currently no entry. However, heard that M7 is around the corner.
Caddy - No entry
Infiniti - No entry
Lexus - No entry
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qbrozen Posts: 17,847I don't completely disagree with what you are getting at, but this is not specified in the top of the discussion.
An M3 is still a 3-series, is it not? Yet the top of the discussion says "3-series" and not "3-series minus the M3."
And, yes, I know there is no M3 RIGHT NOW. But there was and will be.
As for your list, where is the TSX I pointed out in my post? Yeah, its a 4-cylinder, I know. But the mags and many owners seem to think its a sports sedan, regardless.'14 CTS Vsport; '15 Fit LX 6-spd; '98 Volvo S70 base; '14 Town&Country Limited
qbrozen Posts: 17,847exactly
which is why I question where the line is. Why the 335, but not M3? Why the CTS but not CTSV?
If we exclude the top models like the V and M, then why are we allowing any kind of engine options? Should we only be discussing the TRUE ENTRY LEVEL vehicle in this discussion that we have named "ENTRY-LEVEL" vehicles??
It would make for a boring discussion however. How enthusiastic can we be about the 328 vs IS250 vs TSX? Not very.
So what I'm asking for is a clear defining line. Louis MIGHT be onto something ... but its not quite there yet.'14 CTS Vsport; '15 Fit LX 6-spd; '98 Volvo S70 base; '14 Town&Country Limited
rockylee Wyoming, MichiganPosts: 13,989The fact remains it doesn't take a aftermarket chip for the Cadillac CTS-V to hand both the BMW 335i and M3 it's [non-permissible content removed].
Y'all can spin it anyway y'all want to feel good. If GM, loses a comparo I give the other company a congrats. Take it like a man, and move on...good grief. :confuse:
Rocky -
qbrozen Posts: 17,847But honestly ... and this is not just directed at you rocky ... who the heck CARES???
If I wanted something based STRICTLY on performance, I'd get a crotch rocket and put everything on this board to shame!
As shoppers, especially shoppers in this category, we are looking for far more than performance numbers dictate.'14 CTS Vsport; '15 Fit LX 6-spd; '98 Volvo S70 base; '14 Town&Country Limited
louiswei Posts: 3,717So what I'm asking for is a clear defining line. Louis MIGHT be onto something ... but its not quite there yet.
I don't know what I am onto but I think this board is dedicated to the regular models of the entry lux performance sedans. Whether it's 328i/335i or IS250/350. I think the M, -V and AMG are all special factory tuned models which should be in a class of their own.
Like I said before, the market decides where does a car fall. For example, how many of y'all actually considered the M3, CTS-V and C55 AMG while shopping for your entry lux performance sedan. I know I didn't, my final 2 are IS350 and 330i. The M3 didn't even come across my mind. However, that's just me.
blueguy, did you consider the M3 before buying your 330i?


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latest update is to The Realm, version 3.206
August 24, 2004
An Update
The changes that were made to the program are in response to the crashes that occurred over the weekend. The new updates should address the underlying issue and will stop any of these problems from causing trouble or downtime in the future.
Those players that are encountering issues should look to their /gms screen where there is now a section titled Community Relations. This area will deal with all suggestions and complaints and a user can leave a message at any time. The role of the sentinels and mentors is still in place and these people should still be contacted for issues that fall under their responsibility.
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An Update from The Realm reporter
Did anyone see the eclipse that happened earlier today. It was normal at first, with everything going dark, but when the light came back to normal, there was something amiss. Maybe it is just a personal feeling, but there is definitely an evil presence after the eclipse came back. However, everything seems to be on an even keel at the present moment.
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The tab for Friends has been renamed so that users can now access their enemies as well as their friends. In addition, there is the possibility to put a permanent ignore ban on a player. To address the use of these new functions, the URL policy for the Norseman has been rewritten and has extra clarity in regarding these issues. To access the new statement, a player will need their username and password and it can be found in both the In Development area as well as the Announcements board.
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Finally, the Magic Mail is working properly with no bugs at all. A user can try it to see the improvements. The scroll bars have regained their functionality for players that use the normal window skin of the program. A new feature is the Who List that will tell a player have many other users are currently in action on a given server. Because the invasion that came from the direction of The Mists has been repelled, all of the areas have reverted to their condition prior to the invasion. Players looking for new areas will be happy to note that the maps of The Downs and in the Wexfordshire Valley have been extended to make the overall map complete. Minotaurs are living in the areas that were part of the invasion from The Mists. In addition, shops have been set up in the Wilderness are are now ready to do business with customers traveling in the area. On a lesser note, the bugs that limited the wearing of helms has now been fixed.
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A New Announcement
The annual gathering for all fans of The Oracle and The Realm will happen in the great state of Michigan this year, with Grand Rapids as the destination city. The Realm official website has all of the details about the festival, which will take place from August 13 to August 15.
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A New Announcement
The Realm is happy to announce that there is now an online store where players can pick up memorabilia from the game. Called, Ye Olde Realm Shoppe, the grand opening is now and many promotions are in effect.
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