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Growth and volatility of tax revenues in Latin America
Against the backdrop of high macroeconomic instability and the need to meet the demands of public spending, we analyze the trade-off between growth and volatility of tax revenues in Latin America. Short-run and long-run elasticities for a sample of eleven economies are estimated accounting for state-dependent asymmetric reactions. Controlling for composition of revenue sources and other idiosyncrasies, we find revenues above (below) its long-run equilibrium to react stronger (weaker) to business cycle dynamics. Our detailed elasticity estimates can give some orientation on how to stably reach higher tax levels on the way to develop an adequate internal tax system.
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Paint your own geraniums on clay pots for beautiful blooms all year round. This painting tutorial by Vicki O'Dell walks you through how to paint geraniums on the pots. These painted pots would make a beautiful Mother's Day gift.
- Clay Pots
- Natural sponge
- Round paint brush
- Optional (Clay Pot Sealer)
Acrylic Paints
- Americana - Light Buttermilk
- Crafter's Acrylic - Luscious Lemon
- Crafter's Acrylic - Pine Needle
- Americana - Goliage Green
- Americana - Napa Red
- Folk Art - Engine Red
To begin, you may wish to coat your pots with a Clay Pot Sealer. If you don't you may want to only put plants into the pots that are inside other, smaller pots. Otherwise, the water will leach into the paint and possibly cause it to peel off.
Paint the pots with a coat or two of any light, off white color acrylic paint. I used Light Buttermilk. You may need two coats. Paint down inside the pot about an inch or two if you like.
Dampen the sponge with a light yellow or Luscious Lemon paint. Dab the sponge, lightly onto and all over the Light Buttermilk base coat. You just want a light lacy look, not complete coverage.
Next, use another area of the sponge to paint Engine Red geraniums. Just dip the sponge into the paint and dab it a couple of times on a paper towel to remove any globs of paint. Pat the sponge onto the pot to make a circle of "flowers".
Find an unused corner of the sponge and make small leaves with the Foliage Green, or light green, paint.
Let the paint dry.
With the round brush and a little Napa Red, or a rich burgandy red color, paint little "C's" or commas here and there to define a few flower petals.
Repeat the comma's or "C's" with the Pine Needle or dark green paint on the leaves. Let dry. This is a perfect craft for a wide range of ages and skill levels and smaller clay pots can be found for $1. That makes this a PERFECT gift, summer camp, classroom or day care craft!
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Cool idea for regular clay pots. Since this year I have decided to fill all my pots in red white - to match my Canadian flag windsock, this will fit in perfectly! If I can keep the squirrels out of the dirt, I'll be all set. Thanks!
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Media discovery service Shazam continued its move into TV content and expanded into the United Kingdom with two app-enhanced spots on "Britain's Got Talent." Today, Shazam said approximately 50,000 viewers used the Shazam mobile app to "tag" 30-second spots for Pepsi Max and Cadbury that ran on Saturday night. During the spots, the Shazam logo appeared with the message, "Shazam for bonus content."
Shazam for TV lets viewers tag TV ads by having the smartphone application recognize the audio that accompanies them. Once an ad is tagged, users are driven to a custom branded experience, which can feature a range of calls to action such as click-to-shop, as well as social actions.
In this first implementation in the UK, viewers of the show who had Shazam on their smartphones were able to enter contests to win summer music festival tickets from Pepsi MAX and an Olympic Ceremony package from Cadbury. The Pepsi MAX Crowd Surfing football spot also included the chance to unlock other prizes, merchandise and a link to download a music track.
Evan Krauss, EVP of ad sales for Shazam, said the mobile interactions are a less disruptive experience, because users can tag and then come back later to enter the contests or consume bonus content. "I can raise my hand in the living room and say I'm interested in getting more content. I can engage on the second screen right there or put the phone down and deal with it later."
According to Krauss, approximately 20 percent of people downloading the Shazam app do it specifically to interact with television. The app originated as a way of helping people find out about songs they're currently listening to and how to buy them.
The promotions were sold by Shazam partner ITV, the UK's largest commercial network. Mindshare handled media for Pepsi, while Cadbury's media spend was handled by PHD.
In the United States, Shazam's engagements are direct with marketers and the other half with agencies, Krauss said. Because ITV has strong connections with agencies already buying TV spots, he said, "It's not surprising they had a strong start with agencies there."
Shazam also worked with Pepsi on a Super Bowl campaign to promote the TV show "X Factor." Fans who used Shazam to tag a Pepsi commercial during the big game got access to a music video by X Factor winner Melanie Amaro.
Shazam TV ads are typically based on the television buy, with the company charging between $0.25 and $0.40 CPM on top of the TV impressions. Sometimes, the company negotiates a flat fee, as it did for these campaigns.
Shazam has more than 200 million users worldwide, with 65 million in the U.S. and approximately 10 million in the UK. ITV ran a pre-broadcast announcement highlighting its first-ever interactive commercial. Only those who had downloaded the app could take advantage of the bonus content.
Advertisers get reports on how many people tag an ad and when they do it, with a location reporting option. "Most advertisers have been interested in the engagement rates," Krauss said, with between 60 and 90 percent of viewers who click entering contests or watching bonus content.
"We're managing time spent and helping advertisers understand how to convert a 30-second spot to three minutes," he said.
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Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Stephen Bywater will return to contention after joining the club on a free transfer.
Bywater recently completed a three-month loan deal from Derby and missed Saturday's win at Preston, but is expected to return to the starting line-up against Tranmere in place of Nicky Weaver.
Manager Gary Megson is hoping skipper Rob Jones can prove his fitness after missing out on New Year's Eve due to a back problem.
Llera, on loan from Blackpool, will continue at the heart of defence if Jones fails to make it.
Jon Otsemobor made his first league start of the season at Preston and is hoping to retain his place at full-back.
Megson has no new injury or suspension problems as his side look to keep pace with city rivals Sheffield United in the race for automatic promotion.
Meanwhile, Tranmere boss Les Parry does not expect any of his injury absentees to return for the match.
Midfielder John Welsh will miss out with a knee problem, while striker Enoch Showunmi (leg), defender Ian Goodison (hamstring) and goalkeeper Owain Fon Williams (hand) remain sidelined.
Showunmi received a boost this week when x-rays revealed he had not suffered a broken leg as was first feared, but Parry confirmed he still has work to do to return to fitness.
"There's no break with Enoch, but he's still got a lot of swelling there," the Rovers manager told Tranmere player. "He was trying to kick a ball on Friday and every time he did was hobbling."
Defenders Zoumana Bakayogo and David Raven returned from lay-offs to take places on the bench for the 2-0 win over Bury, but Parry admitted the pair are a way off match fitness.
He added: "We put Raven on the bench because he was the fittest of our defenders, though he wasn't fit and we were praying that we didn't have to use him, and exactly the same with Zoom."


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Astra, Delpha, Hynix, San Miguel: Asia Ex-Japan Equity Preview
Sept. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes today in Asian trading, excluding Japan. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close, unless noted otherwise.
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (2311 TT): The chip-packing and testing company plans to buy back 30 million common shares, or 0.44 percent of total outstanding shares, it said in a statement to the Taiwan stock exchange. Advanced Semiconductor plans to buy back shares at between NT$22 and NT$40 each from Sept. 21 to Nov. 20, the company said. The stock retreated 1.7 percent to NT$28.40.
Cuscapi Bhd. (CUSC MK): The Malaysian software provider proposed to raise about 9.8 million ringgit ($3.1 million) from a private share placement, it said in a statement. The company will sell as much as 10 percent of new stock to help finance its operations, it said. The shares were unchanged at 44.5 sen.
Delpha Construction Co. (2530 TT): The developer of residential and commercial buildings bought land in Taipei city for NT$1.1 billion ($36.8 million) to develop property, the Taiwan-based company said in a statement to the local stock exchange. Delpha lost 0.5 percent to NT$10.85.
Hynix Semiconductor Inc. (000660 KS): Shareholders of the South Korean chipmaker will proceed to sell their stake as scheduled, even after STX Group dropped its bid, Korea Exchange Bank said in an e-mailed statement. Shareholders will receive final bids by Oct. 24 as planned, according to the statement. Hynix advanced 3.1 percent to 21,650 won.
Nagamas International Bhd. (NGMS MK): The Malaysian industrial gas producer and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. (MAHB MK) agreed to jointly provide operation and management services for airport development projects in China, according to a company statement. Nagamas fell 1.4 percent to 69 sen. Malaysia Airports lost 0.3 percent to 6.05 ringgit.
PT Astra International (ASII IJ): Indonesia's August domestic vehicle sales declined to 73,279 units from 89,056 units a month earlier, Astra, Indonesia's largest automotive retailer, said. Astra climbed 0.6 percent to 65,400 rupiah.
PT United Tractors (UNTR IJ): The company's heavy equipment sales in August fell to 589 units from 728 units a month earlier, United Tractors said in an e-mailed statement in Jakarta. United Tractors, Indonesia's biggest heavy equipment seller, dropped 0.4 percent to 23,000 rupiah.
San Miguel Corp. (SMC PM): The Philippines' biggest listed company by sales has been receiving offers from Malaysian banks and international financial institutions to help fund its $1.2 billion upgrade of Esso Malaysia Bhd.'s oil refinery and gasoline stations, San Miguel Director Eric Recto said. The company may use its own funds, loans and some equity to fund the expansion, Recto said. The stock declined 2 percent to 122 pesos.
Sta. Lucia Land Inc. (SLI PM): The Manila-based property company will borrow 1.5 billion pesos ($34.5 million) from Banco de Oro Unibank Inc., a stock-exchange filing showed. The developer will also buy two parcels of property in Cavite, a province south of Manila, it said. The stock climbed 5 percent to 84 centavos.
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I've been thinking a lot about France, and relationships, and past versions of myself and my friends and it has all meant that I've spent a lot of time deep in thought. And lots of these thoughts keep going back to France, particularly Paris. Looking at the gorgeous IG stream of Jessie from Supply Paper Co. and then her website, also helped bring back a lot of old feelings. That, and the fact that my son's uncle is half Danish, half Italian but raised in the south of France so I hear him reminiscence about French life quite often. I recently introduced him to a friend who also speaks fluent French and we had a chat together and that was enough to bring back my once obsession with all things French. Just listening to them speak with such passion for food and travel sparked something inside of me. I watch French films as much as I do American ones, but that's not really the same. When you are around those who lived there once and speak the language, as you listen to them excitedly speak about "the good old days", you are suddenly filled with curiosity and joie de vivre. You suddenly want open windows like these below, windows that overlook slate gray rooftops, with sweet little lace cotton curtains. You want to hear the sound of pigeons cooing and the smell of fresh baked bread making its way up the staircase. You want France.
I used to go to Paris a lot when I was single. Did you know that? I lived in Boston, but distance (nor being broke) didn't stop me. I remember once in '98, my friend found a great deal on a last minute flight to Paris so I told my boss that I needed Monday off (it was a Thursday) and after work, I transferred most of my closet into a suitcase, raced to the airport, and landed on French soil the next morning with no clue what the hotel would be like that I booked 5 minutes before my cab arrived. That trip was one of the highlights of my single years — just doing crazy, last minute vacations to anywhere and everywhere. Looking back, each spontaneous journey helped me to find myself and get closer to the future Holly. Each trip got me to where I am today and for that, I am grateful.
I remember roaming narrow cobblestone streets,marveling at the architecture, the chalky-colored buildings, smacking my lips on yummy crepes, buying colorful scarves and perfumes at Galleries Lafayette, shopping in tiny grocery stores enjoying all of the product packaging… And snapping photos with my trusty film camera in only black and white because I wanted to be just like one of my favorite photographers, Robert Doisneau. Cheesy, I know. I remember listening to Morrissey on the plane as I flipped through French magazines feeling so invigorated and full of wonder as I journeyed back to Boston to my boring office job. That same year, I met my German husband online so then I got into German life + culture, traveling to Germany a year later. Though my big dream, since I was a teenager, was to move to England, Paris was always a spot that I wanted to visit regularly for inspiration so I reasoned England was close enough so I could easily live a double life if I lived in or near London.
Plans change. I've been living in northern Germany for over 5 years and I truly love my life here. Yet I'm wondering what happened because I don't travel nearly as much as I imagined I would if I was ever lucky enough to live in Europe. So I'm thinking it's time to change that and stop thinking so much and start doing. It's time I drive over the border to France and to the many other countries that I have easy access to.
On a side note, I often wonder if some of us were meant to roam, to wander, to have 9 lives like a cat? I often thought that maybe we're meant to have a new partner each decade since we change every 10 years anyway and if there are no kids involved and both are in agreement, a change could be good. So a new partner, a new city or country, a new language, a new life every decade. Can you imagine? Does this sound even a little bit fun to you or does it make you sad or feel lost? I think that once you've done the decade thing 3 or 4 times, you'd settle down with a partner and stay with them, in that place, forever – but only when and if the person and the place felt right.
I moved a lot as a child. Moving to Germany was a seamless transfer for me. I still haven't been homesick. Not once. I've never thought of moving back. But in my heart, I don't have a set home. I guess now with a baby, he'll need to have stability, and my husband treasures his home and stability here, so for them their experience is different from my own childhood experience. But all of the moving left me with a roaming spirit. I often identify myself with birds and butterflies and things with wings because I like to take flight, whether that be in my heart, my mind or in real-time. I've always loved to explore and see new places. Yet I crave stability and home, too. So my heart is wandering on one side and very content and very "found" on the other. I often wonder if my stable husband finds this side of me very annoying and hard to please. I don't complain but I think my actions may show my lust for life and travel. I think it's obvious to all who know me well that I have passion for things that require traveling to really experience and enjoy.
My friend once lovingly criticized me saying that all cities look alike – you've seen them all if you've seen one. She thought I was crazy for loving Montreal so much, for example, "What's wrong with Boston that you have to drive 5 hours to Montreal for?", was her argument. But Montreal is French and felt different and the experience of being there was new and the possibilities felt endless. I never saw all cities as being just cities, places that were more or less the same. I'm a people person and I study people when I out. I watch everything. I see each detail. I don't miss a thing. So all cities may have big buildings and a Starbucks, as she noted, but they each have their own culture and blood and that is the big draw for me. The action. The possibilities. The stories I imagine as I study its inhabitants. The architecture, the smells, the sounds. The what if. The expectation.
I often wonder what happens to our former fun-loving younger versions? The me that hopped on planes to foreign countries with just 8 hours notice, a few hundred bucks, and no hotel? My baby has made me realize how much I miss my younger Holly. He is so full of wonder and so keen to explore and see and touch everything. We adults may not be able to turn the clock back but we can bring the best parts of ourselves forward with us into the future so why not bring along the spontaneous screw it side? For instance, I'm longing for bad coffee, rude waiters, gorgeous streets and flaky croissants. And since it's been a few years, perhaps Paris is calling. I think Paris with a baby boy would be just beautiful.
I don't really know where I'm going with this essay, I didn't have a point to make to be honest. So I'm ending it here. Yet perhaps maybe you see something in yourself as you've read this. I often wonder how many of you have wanderlust, too? This strong desire to see, and do, it all. My wanderlust is not felt consistently though, only during certain months or periods in which I'm feeling uninspired – like the end of gray, dreary Januarys!
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I'm forever spotting things that I think could be the next trend, like decorating with plants, taking a slower approach to living, brick walls painted white, adopting a more laid-back approach to flower arranging, and of course, Nordic design taking over Europe (and it truly has). All of these trends not only arrived but have stuck around, almost becoming a part of the bigger picture, of a more established design. But every now and then, I spot micro trends, and that is how I see factory windows, also referred to simply as black metal-framed doors and windows, — a micro trend yet a trend indeed. They are making a real comeback in both commercial design but also residential spaces – not just vintage ones but faux versions, too. And I think they're all quite fabulous.
Home of fashion fashion designer Naja Munthe via Mad & Bolig
If you follow industrial design, you'll note that concrete floors, soaring ceilings, brick or stone exposure, metal with raw wood furnishings and large bell-shaped pendant lights, also in metal, are hallmarks of industrial style. And of course, black-framed metal windows and doors with their grid-like patterning and squares, or rectangles, of glass. They are a great solution for when a homeowner or office places priority on creating a space with multiple functions without losing natural light.
I like them, not just because they bring a hint of nostalgia, even a bit of "edge", to a space but also because they are practical. How so? First, they act as terrific space definers if you're using them to divide a space. Next, they really let the light in. They're also great for allowing privacy without sacrificing a sense of space – a room divided by glass still feels spacious – a wall wouldn't accomplish that. Finally, paned windows and doors are quite practical because if you break one, you only need to replace a small panel of glass e vs. an entire sheet as in windows without panes. Maybe that's why they were popular in factories years ago? If a metal part flew through the window off of a machine, only a panel needed to be replaced.
Whenever I see factory doors and windows, I think of the homes I've worked in while in Paris for my books. I think of old factories. I think of some of the restaurants I've been to in New York, London, Amsterdam and Copenhagen. I think of vintage schoolhouses. I remember some of the restored lofts in Lowell, MA that we toured back in 2006 (and almost purchased but, being in Lowell, we politely passed). I also think of creative spaces because I imagine lofts in cities that were only used in the flower power era to house artists. I remember seeing them in Sonoma at some of the wineries we toured or in LA at the stunning home of Amy Neunsinger when I worked on my first book.
I've also spotted more modern versions in Denmark when decor8 was invited to visit the home offices of Muuto so I sent my roving reporter, Emilie Gupta, to attend and photograph it for me.
The Copenhagen home of music producer Jon Oron as photographed by Pernille Vest for Elle Decoration UK
The Copenhagen home of music producer Jon Oron as photographed by Pernille Vest for Elle Decoration UK
The Copenhagen home of music producer Jon Oron as photographed by Pernille Vest for Elle Decoration UK
Heidi Lerkenfeldt for Still Stars, Munich, Germany
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©Renee Arns styling & photography
Fab Showroom Amsterdam by Bricks
Photography: Armelle Habib
I've created a Pinterest board to share examples of rooms globally with black-metal framed doors and windows if you'd like to see it – click here.
What do you think? Do you like this look? Would you like them in your own home or office?
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Hello everyone! I have to mention this fun collaboration currently going on between Pinterest and decor8. But first, are you following my boards? And are you on Pinterest too? Because if so, leave your @ name in the comments below so I can check out your pins. Ok, so anyway, they approached me to represent them as their Pinterest expert and of course, I said heck yes because I'm such a fan and use their site daily to share my own work and the many inspirational lifestyle-related things that I find online plus I create tons of private boards to plan the various projects I'm working on at the moment.
Pinterest is a terrific resource for a small business owner like me. It's always there too – your very own giant virtual mood board that you can access from nearly any device no matter where you are. I pin from my iPad, iPhone, desktop and laptop. During my bedtime ritual after my little one has fallen asleep, I love to put on my cozy pajamas, enjoy some tea (Winter in Lov is my current favorite), read a chapter or two of a good book and when I'm tired of concentrating, zone out and enjoy Pinterest on my iPad. My guilty pleasure for sure.
As their expert, I pulled together three boards around New Year's themes that I thought were important TO ME for 2015 – I was hoping to gain some inspiration through the repetition of pinning mostly to three main themes for several weeks. Here they are:
1. Living with plants and decorating with flowers (Go green).
2.Tapping into our creative side as much as possible to challenge us (Sei kreativ).
3. Healthy, mindful living (Gesund leben).
A funny thing happened as I was creating and pinning to these boards, which I've been working on since the beginning of December until now. They really inspired me to take action on a few big goals in my life! I think it was because I've been pinning to mostly these three boards so my focus has narrowed which gave my brain more space and enabled me to feel less overwhelmed. I'm usually pinning to 100 boards all at once, and I think this hurts me personally on a creative and emotional level – I don't get anything done! So I've learned through this exercise that if I focus my pins and work on only certain boards during a specific period, I accomplish so much more than just mindless pins. I discovered the art of mindful pinning!
For instance, next week begins my first of several private yoga and mindfulness lessons for 90 minutes in a local studio –all thanks to the Gesund leben board. The next inspiration which has resulted in action is the Sei kreativ board because now I'm in the beginnings of my 4th book which will be published in Spring 2016 and I'm more excited to finish decorating my studio and move onto the bedroom and living room now. And finally, the Go green board has encouraged me to add plants to my home in small, manageable doses and to care better for those I already have which has resulted in them flourishing – becoming greener and fuller – and my home feels more energy as a result.
Here is the splash page they've created for our partnership. Other pinners we've included in this campaign include Lu loves handmade, 23qm Stil, Titatoni and Sodapop to name a few. This partnering has already resulted in press mentions for me too on Wunderweib, Wohn Idee and Lecker, which was an unexpected and nice surprise, so thanks to Pinterest for that.
How are you using Pinterest differently for 2015? Will you use it to encourage action in your life as I have done? What are some of the goals you've set for yourself this year?
(Top photo: holly becker for decor8. All others: screenshots from Pinterest)
I'd like to wish all of you a wonderful weekend! I'm taking Monday off but I'll be back on Tuesday with another Blog Trends column and some more goodies throughout the week. Do you have any nice plans this weekend? Whatever you do, I hope you have a good time and enjoy yourself. Here are some links below that I'll leave you with to enjoy and as always, thank you for sharing a little bit of your time to read decor8 this week, I always appreciate it so much.
You may have missed…
- My friend Timmi from FvonF in Berlin sent me the FvF Books – in love!
- A new foil bag and tee from Clashist made my week a little brighter
- Ferm Living Spring/Summer 2015 Collection
- Fitness Focus for 2015 + Deliciously Ella Book
- Home with Heart: A Classical Modern Belgian Family Home Tour
- My 10 Faves from Kate Spade Saturday For West Elm
- Visit the Oh Joy! Studio
- Plingsulli Illustrations From Sweden
- Essay: Leaving Safe Behind To Make Bolder Decorating Choices
- Decorate With Flowers is now in Dutch! Video from a fan here.
- Press in Germany: Kreativer, schöner, gesünder: So wird 2015 Ihr Jahr!
- My collaboration with Pinterest here
- Be My Valentine collection in my shop
(Photography: Holly Becker for decor8)


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So looking at that it quite clearly states that if you are on a 50ppl you can only play for that team at the Major Junior Level. However if you want to go to a different league, be it BCHL, US College etc you can still do that.
Since the Chiefs say they have him on their 50PPL, it looks very cut and dry to me.
These rules are ambiguous to say the least! If you look on the WHL site, it also states the following under the PPL link:
A player who is on a WHL teams List may not play for another WHL team, or attend another WHL team's training camp or rookie camp. However, being a member of a WHL teams 50 Player Protected List does not restrict a player from playing for, or attending a camp of a non-WHL team. The 50 Player Protected List is used strictly to determine which WHL team holds the players rights.
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This is a huge mess to say the least, but I hope it will open up the eyes of all hockey leagues, including the minors. IMO, there should be more interaction b/w the Canadian & American hockey associations in order to address the issues that situations like this cause. Zoning, residency, the draft, imports, etc.... the 2 countries (and eventually European countries) need to be in sync in order to come up with a solution to avoid future fiascos. With the globalization of hockey these changes should have been started eons ago!!
The outcome I'd like to see (although it'll never happen!!) is the CHL granting the Chiefs a first-round Import Draft pick next year in exchange for Lewis and the mess the league rules have created!! The 3 CHL leagues participate in the same Import Draft, so why not provide some plausible compensation to Spokane.
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So, who is Martha's Vineyard?
Martha's Vineyard is a corner store with a global wine selection. Seasoned wine drinkers, collectors and budding connoisseurs all shop at Martha's for its vast wine selection and friendly, professional wine advice. Regardless of your wine needs, Martha's Vineyard is the right place to shop. You can feel confident in our experience and judgment when deciding on which products to choose. Our wine experts can recommend excellent wines to fit your needs and your budget. Our inventory includes hundreds of legendary wines. And we pride ourselves in offering an outstanding selection of collectable and drinkable bottlings. With more than 3000 different labels at any time, Martha's Vineyard offers West Michigan's largest selection of fine wine. You will find well-known producers like Caymus, Silver Oak, Pahlmeyer, Phelps, Shafer, Colgin, and Dunn, as well as hundreds of smaller wine-makers from around the world that are changing the international market. Our main floor stacks are conveniently arranged and easy to navigate, and should you wander upstairs, our temperature-controlled wine loft contains some of the most impressive vintages and heirloom wines to be found in the Midwest. So whether you are assembling your cellar, expanding an existing collection, or simply looking for a few bottles to pair with dinner, a visit to our store will fulfill your wine drinking needs and encourage a better understanding of the culture of wine.


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TV host and comedian Jose Manalo faces a complaint filed by his wife Annalyn Manalo for violations of RA No. 9262 or Anti-Violence against women and their children.
According to a report aired on "TV Patrol" on Wednesday, March 7, Annalyn filed a complaint against her husband because of abuse. She will also file a case of bigamy against Jose, as he remarried another woman in 1994.
Annalyn is also asking Jose for financial support. In an interview on "The Buzz" on Sunday, March 4, Annalyn said that Jose left their home for another woman in January 2012.
"Yung schools ng mga anak mo, tumatawag. Bayaran mo yung dapat mong bayaran, yung commitment mo bilang tatay, bilang asawa ko. Sinisisi mo sa akin lahat yung kasalanan. Be man enough, tao kaming iniwan mo," Annalyn said, while crying.
Jose's son, Don Benjamin, also expressed disappointment over his father. Don Benjamin asked Jose to tell his alleged other woman not to harass his siblings.
"Pinagkatiwalaan kita simula nang nakipagkasal ka ulit kay mommy. Naniwala kaming hindi mo sisirain ang pamilya ulit. Pero ngayon ginagawa mo ngayon. Kung tuluyan man kayong maghiwalay ni mommy, okay lang. Wag na wag n'yo lang babastusin ang mga kapatid ko, sabihin mo yan sa babae mo," Don Benjamin said.
According to "TV Patrol," Jose declined to give any statement.
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The Oxford Abortion Debate: What's Really Being Silenced is Our Identities
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Enercorp Instruments ltd
based in Toronto, ONTARIO (CANADA)
Enercorp Instruments ltd is a Canadian manufacturer of Humidity, Temperature and Pressure Instrumentation. Our products are used in a wide range of applications with emphasis on Energy Management, Food Processing and Climate Monitoring. With installations in more than 20 countries on six continents and the experience of 25 years in business we are ready to supply and ...
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based in Graz, AUSTRIA
CTP (Chemisch Thermische Prozesstechnik GmbH) is one of the world`s leading companies in air pollution control for industrial applications. CTP was founded in 1985 and since then, its engineers, chemists and researchers have been developing individual technologies to serve customers worldwide, covering all industrial sectors. At CTP, we adhere to high quality standards ...
IC Controls Ltd.
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IC Controls has grown to the point where we research, design, manufacture and service our own brand of water Analyzers, Sensors and Chemicals, as well as private label manufacture for others. We specialize in measuring: pH, ORP, Conductivity, Salinity, Resistivity, High Purity, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), %Concentration (Sodium Hydroxide - NaOH or Sulfuric Acid - ...
Thermo Scientific - Air Quality Instruments
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The Thermo Scientific portfolio of air quality products has expanded from individual gaseous criteria pollutant analyzers to encompass a broad range of particulate monitors, toxic gas sensors, VOC analyzers and completely integrated ambient and stack monitoring systems.
Total Air Pollution Control Pty Ltd. (TAPC)
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Total Air Pollution Control Pty Ltd. (TAPC) is an Australian company of the Environmental Group Ltd, providing all air pollution control services. At TAPC we offer a the most comprehensive set of environmental solutions, addressing multiple areas of your process. We have incorporated over 5 decades of experience into World's best technologies for chemical scrubbers, ...
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Clean Air Engineering's experience stretches across a variety of industries concerned with Air Quality Management. Air pollution control and engineering services, stack-testing, compliance audits and equipment rental-- this is standard environmental compliance fieldwork, and our field services are highly respected in the emissions monitoring business.
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Aimee Larson of Irvine is in danger of losing her condo. But she says she hasn't missed a payment and her finances are stable.
Her problem? She started renting out the property.
You see, Larson's lender is the California Housing Finance Agency, an entity in state government with strict owner-occupancy rules. Last year, CalHFA was blasted by the California Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes for foreclosing on homeowners who no longer live in their homes, even when they were current on their mortgage payments.
At the time, CalHFA said it had to foreclose on the homes because its mortgages are underwritten by tax-exempt bonds and Internal Revenue Service rules precludes borrowers under those circumstances to use their properties as investments or rentals. A Senate investigator, however, found that other states aren't nearly strict. His report concluded that CalHFA's policy was gratuitous.
"These borrowers want to rent out their CalHFA-financed homes because of a change in life circumstances, such as getting married or having children," wrote Senate investigator John Hill, a former Sacramento Bee reporter. "In a normal real estate market, they would have sold their houses or condos and paid off their mortgages. Selling now means severe losses. Instead, they hope to lease out their residences until the housing market begins to recover."
Back in 2011, Hill found a total of 235 CalHFA borrowers who were renting out their properties without permission. The agency had foreclosed on 21 loans. At the time, CalHFA was managing 23,100 loans for single-family housing.
In response to Hill's report -- and a subsequent letter from Senate Leader Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, and Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord -- CalHFA revised its policy to allow borrowers the ability to rent out their properties, provided they meet certain conditions.
The problem for Larson is these new conditions. They don't take into account the very life changes that Hill referenced in his report. (Full disclosure: Larson is the market research manager for the Orange County Register.)
Larson purchased her 970-square-foot condo in 2006. Three years later, she got married. For the next few years, she and her husband lived in the condo together. Then, in March of this year, they had a baby boy.
At that point, 970 square feet started feeling cramped. Plus, Larson's mom watches the baby during the work day and a foot condition prevents her from climbing the stairs to the second floor condo. The place just didn't work for the Larson family anymore.
But while Larson and her husband want to sell, they can't do it without losing money. Larson said she bought the place for $393,000, but it's only valued now at $291,400.
So, Larson applied for permission to rent out her condo. As part of her application, CalHFA asked for several documents, including a list of all the properties she owns, two years of tax returns and an income and expense statement proving that she can afford the cost of the mortgage and renting another place.
But here's the catch: Larson said CalHFA wouldn't allow her to include her husband's income in her financial statement since his name isn't on mortgage. Larson said she asked if she could have his name added, but she says she was told no.
On Oct. 17, CalHFA sent Larson a letter denying her application, saying "it does not appear that the borrower is capable of meeting the obligations of both the new housing expense and the pre-existing CalHFA mortgage payment." Larson says it only appears that way because the agency won't consider her husband's income.
CalHFA has given Larson 30 days to move back into the condo, repay the loan in full or face foreclosure. Larson has submitted a revised income and expense statement that says her husband pays most of their housing expenses -- she says she didn't explain that before -- but she's not sure if they'll accept it.>


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Enveloped Chicken Breasts
Respect Your Taste with Chef Sam. Cooking with love in another excellent cooking demo with Olio & Spices products.
|Chicken breasts
|1 Pound
|Onion sauce
|2 Tablespoon
|Provence blend
|1 Teaspoon
|Olive oil
|1 Teaspoon
|Salt & pepper
|To Taste
|1 , sliced
|4 , sliced
1. Preheat the oven to 320 F.
2. Line a baking dish with aluminium foil, keeping the length sufficient to fold over.
3. On the baking dish lined with aluminium, drizzle olive oil and place the chicken breast pieces.
4. Layer the onions and mushrooms on the chicken breasts.
5. Season with province blend and salt and pepper.
6. Drizzle the red onion sauce all over.
7. Fold the aluminium foil and seal from all sides making an envelop.
8. Place the aluminium envelop in the oven, bake at 320F for 10 minutes.
9. Sprinkle some more Provence blend and serve hot.
Recipe Summary
Difficulty Level:Easy
Course:Main Dish
Ingredient:Chicken Breast
Restriction:High Protein, Low Carb, Low Sugar
Preparation Time:5 Minutes
Cook Time:10 Minutes
Ready In:15 Minutes
Here is an excellent video that shows a fantastic recipe with chicken breasts. The unique style in which the chef makes this chicken breasts is outstanding. Presentation of this fantastic dish in an envelope made of aluminum foil is very impressive.
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12/03/2009 - 07:41
I think it is Herbes de Provence which is typical in South Fran ce cuisine. It is a blend o9f herbs. •2 tablespoons plus 11/2 teaspoons dried oregano •2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme •2 tablespoons dried savory •2 tablespoons dried, crushed lavender (optional) •1 teaspoon dried basil •1 teaspoon dried sage •1 teaspoon dried, crushed rosemary I always use lavender! However various villages use different herbs but usually thyme is included.
01/06/2010 - 21:22
Hi Shantihhh, how are you? I was also confused about province blend, and here you gave the answer....thanks :)
02/23/2010 - 07:54
Hi Chef, Thanks for this delicious baked enveloped chicken breasts and thanks Shantihh for letting know the ingredients that make the Provence blend seasoning. I think most of them are easily available other than lavender.
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U.S. Army weapon shoots lightning bolts down laser beams
A lightning bolt travels horizontally down a plasma channel from the LIPC before deviating when it gets close to the target which offers a lower-resistance path to the ground (Photo: U.S. Army)
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Thought that title might get your attention, but shooting lightning bolts down laser beams is just what a device being developed at the Picatinny Arsenal military research facility in New Jersey is designed to do. Known as a Laser-Induced Plasma Channel, or LIPC, the device would fry targets that conduct electricity better that the air or ground that surrounds them by steering lightning bolts down a plasma pathway created by laser beams.
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- The largest stimulus-funded project in Oregon will create about 3,250 new jobs at a price tag of about $133 million.
Downtown Portland's 18-story Edith Green/Wendell Wyatt Federal Building has been awarded a green makeover and could become a national model for large scale, environmentally conscious construction, according to the federal government.
As Ann Forest Burns walked by it on Tuesday, though, she noted how much the renovation would cost and how that money could be better spent, in her opinion.
"I'd rather it went into housing," said the Portland tax payer. "It would seem to me that $133 million could be used in a lot of ways that would more directly stimulate the economy."
Not so, says the federal government. The 24-year-old building's green facelift is the solution to economic recovery.
Green fins running up and down the building will help reflect or absorb light, depending on the season.
"(It's) the solution not only to the economic recovery of the United States but also to the greening and energy efficiency that this opportunity presents us," said Robin Graf with the U.S. General Services Administration.
The Green/Wyatt Building occupies a full block of downtown's business district and is named after former Oregon Reps. Edith Green and Wendell Wyatt.
Kenneth Morgan, leader for Laborers' Local 296 Union, sees it as a massive employment opportunity.
"I have a lot of people out of work and we need to work," he said.
About 30 percent of the trade union's 1,000 members are unemployed, according to Morgan.
After losing work on the halted Park Avenue West skyscraper downtown earlier this year, getting a piece of the 3,250 jobs projected for the Green/Wyatt project is crucial for laborers.
"It's going to be a big plus for our union in there if we can get some of that work," Morgan added.
The renovation will also help commercial real estate downtown. Green/Wyatt tenants like the IRS, Veterans Administration and U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden must move out during the upgrades. They'll need a place to operate.
"We are looking to move into approximately 265,000 square feet of lease space in the Portland market during this project," said the GSA's Darin Frost.
The government admits $133 million sounds like a lot of money. But it's confident the payoff for extending the life of this flagship federal building is worth that amount.
Coincidentally, a redesign of the Green/Wyatt federal building has been shelved for two years.
It was resurrected as a shovel-ready project when the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was passed by Congress, federal officials said.
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From the time they moved from Long Island and took up their temporary home in Piscataway, the New Jersey Nets — now branded just NETS basketball — have been a wayward brand.
The Nets found themselves caught in the long shadow of the Knicks. Changing and confusing ownership, a futile attempt to change the name to the Swamp Dragons, a revolving door of players and coaches, even tragedy in the form of the untimely death of star player Drazen Petrovic, all seemed to keep the Nets from ever becoming an effective brand. Therefore it was difficult drawing sponsors, filling seats or being relevant in a very crowded marketplace.
However, positive changes on the basketball court, led by General Manager Rod Thorn and Coach Lawrence Frank, led to a pair of NBA Finals appearances and more excitement than the franchise had ever seen. Still even with the on-court changes, the franchise still lacked creative vision and a business savvy. And that failing continued to slow the development of the brand.However, all that has changed during the last few years. Even as the team continues to plan for its move out of the state to an arena in Brooklyn, the brand finds new ways almost on a daily basis to create news and buzz, add value to its partners and grow brand relevancy in the tri-state area.
The vision is led by CEO Brett Yormark and his staff, and executed by PR head Barry Baum.
Some of their ideas are innovative (the Nets were one of the first teams to create substantial green initiatives, tied to sponsors), some are controversial in their effectiveness (including a series of reversible jerseys as part of a season plan that could encourage more non-Nets colors in the arena than Nets jerseys), some are fun (senior dance teams, an endless list of fan promotions), some are trend-setting (the Nets sold the first practice jersey sponsorship this week), and some just make great brand sense (hosting job fairs in a down economy, developing partnerships with the Asian and Latin community and looking abroad for emerging sponsors like LG and Barclay's).
However all are geared toward the same goal — keeping a brand vibrant and as relevant as possible in a time when sponsor and fan dollars are at a minimum, and the on-court product, not to mention the franchise, is in transition.
Now critics may say that even with all the stellar efforts, the Nets' brand value, their ticket sales and even sponsor revenue have not risen significantly. And that negative is attributed to a team that does not have the stars and marquee players that it did several years ago (with the exception of All-Star Devin Harris).
The better question to ask is, where would the franchise be without the efforts being made to keep the status quo and grow the casual interest among fans?
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With a good inverter I don't think the 48V will be a problem.
I had a look and it seems they have plenty experience with barges in canals. Of course the efficiency on the sea would be less except in settles waters (that is the case many times when there are no wind at all) but what they say is impressive:
Our parallel hybrid concept allows you to drive the propeller with the engine in the normal way or alternatively to use an efficient electric motor. When moving under engine power the motor automatically reconfigures itself as a 5kW generator. At standard canal speeds, for every hour of engine propulsion, you generate enough electrical energy to go for a further hour under clean / quiet electric drive. In general our Hybrid canal boats see a 50% reduction in engine hours. ...
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Sal, I understand what you are saying. I have a few things to check into:
First: Keel Bolt Tension (although I think it is OK)
Second: check the Rigging Tension.
Third: Assess how much flexing to too much (this is the tough part).
Forth: Assess the integrity of the existing fiberglass (may require a moisture meter).
Fifth: After I have checked into the above items, determine if I have to reinforce.
Sixth: If I do reinforce, determine flexing needed in the structure (just glass/glass and stringers/appropriate area to grind down and build up)
Seventh: Buy a different boat?
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Last night.
At the start of October I promised I would not drink for a month. I kept that promise. I was also made to promise to not kiss anyone all month, and I kept that promise too.
Theo broke his promise though. He said he wouldn't kiss anyone until the end of the year. Last Friday when he called me, he told me that he had kissed Natalie on Wednesday. (Natalie is someone whom I had considered a friend, but she's a total slut and is very open about it).
Naturally I was pretty annoyed at him because he can't keep his word about something else.
On Monday I turned up to circus society and everyone was like "are you okay?" I said "why wouldn't I be, they only kissed". The people I was talking to exchanged glances and then finally let me know that everyone knew that Theo and Nicole slept together. Everyone also knew that there was some sort of unfinished business between me and Theo.
I talked to Theo briefly. He tried to sit close to me but I moved away. He tried to make it seem as though it was my fault that he did this, "I thought you weren't going to keep your promise anyway so it doesn't matter". I was fairly upset at his lies and told him to not call me again. The other guys there were so nice to me and one even let me borrow his jacket because it was cold.
Anyway, last night I went on a cruise with the university geoscience society. After a month of not kissing anyone, I don't even want to anymore, which is a good thing I think. So many people said I looked nice. One guy smiled and waved to me as he was walking across the room and walked straight into a pole. It was hilarious. I had maybe 5 o 6 glasses of champagne over 4 hours and was absolutely wasted.
I basically couldn't even stand on my own, if people didn't take me to the station I would have passed out on the ground somewhere in the city and maybe woken up this morning. A friend caught the train with me, and I was an absolute wreck.
It was so awful I don't even want to think about it. Hopefully the hangover will be gone by tomorrow. I really shouldn't drink much at all.
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SANAA (Reuters) – At least 11 people were killed in clashes
with police in Yemen on Wednesday after rioters threw stones
and set fires in streets to protest against subsidy cuts that
nearly doubled petrol prices, witnesses said.
Thousands of protesters in the capital, Sanaa, smashed
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Witnesses and medics reported similar protests in three
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Demonstrators shouted slogans attacking Bagammal and the
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A liter of diesel rose to 45 rials (24 U.S. cents) from 17
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Gas cylinders rose to 400 rials from 250 rials.
Bagammal has said the government wants to cut $500 million
a year of diesel subsidies as part of an economic reform
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The government said this week's hikes were in line with
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Opposition parties say such measures will increase pressure
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