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|Sapindaceae (sap-in-DAY-see-ee) (Info)
|Acer (AY-ser) (Info)
|pensylvanicum (pen-sill-VAN-ee-kum) (Info)
20-30 ft. (6-9 m)
30-40 ft. (9-12 m)
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 �C (-40 �F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 �C (-35 �F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 �C (-30 �F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 �C (-25 �F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 �C (-20 �F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 �C (-15 �F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 �C (-10 �F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 �C (-5 �F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 �C (0 �F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 �C (5 �F)
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade
Chartreuse (Yellow-Green)
Mid Spring
Late Spring/Early Summer
May be a noxious weed or invasive
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
From herbaceous stem cuttings
From woody stem cuttings
From softwood cuttings
From semi-hardwood cuttings
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
Seed does not store well; sow as soon as possible
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Georgetown, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Amherst, Massachusetts
Ashburnham, Massachusetts
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Brooklyn, New York
Monticello, New York
Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Essex Junction, Vermont
Kirkland, Washington
Seattle, Washingtonshow all
On Oct 20, 2008, agustin from Monticello, NY wrote:
it is true, that even right after planting large amounts of water are not needed ,its roots start growing really fast therefore not much care is needed after the first couple of weeks . i planted one for arbor day this year well transplanted at that. there is one text book example in my yard too perfect example in every wal .
On Feb 25, 2006, ppatnaude from Amherst, MA (Zone 5a) wrote:
I have seen this plant growing near woodland borders in Western MA; I have not seen it used in a landscape plantings here.
On Nov 13, 2004, CatskillKarma from West Kill, NY wrote:
These trees are pretty common in the Catskills and make great walking sticks. I also have fond memories of using them as catapaults in my childhood. When young, they are very flexible and springy. Bent back, one a couple inches in diameter and can propel a small child or large ball a considerable distance. I taught this skill to my nephew, much to my sister's annoyance, and at eight or nine he once launched himself so far away that he got lost for a couple of hours. : )
On Nov 12, 2004, melody from Benton, KY (Zone 7a) wrote:
A small, mostly Northern tree with green bark vertically marked with thin white stripes.
On Nov 9, 2004, smiln32 from Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) wrote:
This tree typically grows as an understory tree in wooded areas. It has bright green leaves in summer. Fall foliage is a beautiful bright yellow. Shady conditions are essential. It is intolerant of pollution, drought and heat.
On Feb 2, 2002, activex wrote:
This common tree is easily distinguished from other trees, with lobed leaves growing in pairs. Maples also have distinctive fruits called samaras-winged, paired seeds that spin to the ground like helicopter propellers.


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Wikipedia:Avoiding disambiguation pages
|This essay contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. Essays are not Wikipedia policies or guidelines. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints.
This essay, WP:Avoiding disambiguation pages, offers a way to reduce the use of disambiguation pages as the first page linked to a common term. The solution involves linking common alternatives in the top hatnote of the major page, when other meanings seem almost as common. When properly structured, then most disambiguation pages would be named "xxxxx (disambiguation)" rather than as the common term "xxxxx".
The growing use of disambiguation pages has led to the situation where many common terms have no longer led directly to the page of the common term, but rather to a disambiguation page listing that term and a few other common alternatives, plus numerous rare articles also listed which contain the term in the title. This increased use of disambiguation pages as the direct link for numerous common terms, could be called "disambiguitis disease". The cure would be to link other popular uses at the top hatnote of the main article, then link to "xxxxx (disambiguation)" as the last link in the hatnote. There is no need to rename a common term as a disambiguation page simply because there are 2 (or 3) popular common meanings for the same term. Instead the term should directly link to one of the main meanings, which has a hatnote listing the next-most common page, and finally linking a disambiguation page (in the hatnote) for the rare meanings.
Disambiguation pages when no clear leader[edit]
Several years ago, many common terms directly led to the article page describing the common meaning. However, the later switch and rename, from directly linking the common-term articles, to linking disambiguation pages (first) has been most often justified when a second term is nearly as common as the first meaning. Once there were 2 popular meanings, the solution was to directly link a disambiguation page, which then opened the door to including many minor articles, as entries listed in that first page.
Hatnote to other common meaning then disambiguation[edit]
An effective means to reduce linking most disambiguation pages is to link the 2nd common meaning in the hatnote of the top 2 pages, then link the (separate) disambiguation page as the next choice, "xx (disambiguation)".
Title "Magician"[edit]
As an example, the word "magician" could link directly to the common page for "Stage magician" (a very common meaning) with a hatnote to also consider seeing "Magician (fantasy) or Magician (disambiguation)". In that manner, the term "magician" would tie quickly to "Stage magician" but have a top link to "Magician (fantasy)" which is another common meaning, quickly seen at the top of the first page. There is no need to force all uses of "magician" to link to the disambiguation page, but instead, use hatnotes atop each of the 2 major articles to link the other major meaning. Then, if another (3rd) article about "Magician" becomes popularly famous (such as a blockbluster film or a shipwreck S.S. Magician), then that popular page could be linked as a 2nd hatnote in the top part of the traditional article "Magic". There is no need to rename every common term as a disambiguation page, simply because there are 2 (or 3) popular meanings of the term.
Title "Johann Strauss"[edit]
Another example would be to link the 2 famous waltz composers, Johann Strauss I (father) and Johann Strauss II (son), for Johann Strauss III. Accordingly, the name "Johann Strauss" should link directly to the most famous Johann Strauss II (The Waltz King), with a hatnote there to the father:
- "Also see: Johann Strauss I (father) or Johann Strauss (disambiguation)"
That hatnote (inside article "Johann Strauss II") would allow for other uses of name "Johann Strauss" such as a ship name or a flower variety, etc.
This simple solution will probably eliminate over 80% of all cases where a common term directly links to a disambiguation page, when the first page should be the most-common meaning, and then hat-note link the 2nd (or 3rd) common pages, before linking "xx (disambiguation)" as the last choice, instead of being the default link. Most disambiguation pages would be named "xxxxx (disambiguation)" rather than common term "xxxxx".
- [ This page is a quick draft to be expanded later. ]

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Cliff Bleszinski Leaving Epic Games
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@Alphazero: Goodnight, sweet prince...
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well I didn't see that coming
@TripMasterMunky said:
@MormonWarrior said:
@KaneRobot said:
Cliff gets his Super Mario Bros. score published in the first issue of Nintendo Power and later becomes the face of Epic.
Nintendo Power shuts down. Cliff leaves Epic.
The end.
Haha. It really is the end.
Yeah. I probably should have written "The FUCKING END" instead.
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Good for him, I love hearing stories of people leaving the industry who've been in for a long time because they deserve it and it gives people an esteemed slot to take up and make their own.
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The videogame world is imploding, lol
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Truthfully, this might be a good thing in disguise. Epic can continue to make franchise money, and Cliffy can maybe move on to something new. And maybe some new blood is precisely what Epic needs. Who knows? I don't. He does. She doesn't. Or him. Or that guy in the yellow shirt. Maybe that dude with the plaid sports coat and the fro-hawk. Guys like that definitely know what's going on.
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The king is dead. Long live the king.
It's about time he leaves. Not saying this to sound like an ass. The video game business these days is very stressful and I know how it feels to juggle a busy work life and family. It's a good thing he did this before the stress overtakes him and it affects his personal life.
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@peEtr said:
This is crazy.
Here's my number, so call me maybe?
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This may be the end of an era.
He's practically most defining person in the industry of this generation for me. I hope he's sticking around to help usher in the next generation, but that's probably asking for a lot. He'll do well wherever he ends up, though, I'm sure.
I wonder if he will move into film like Chris Roberts did.
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What a crazy news story.
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Now maybe Judgement has a better chance of coming to pc.
One of the absolute greatest creative minds gaming has ever seen. I will quote my own lost over people I respect and admire for their work in the industry: "Very few can match Cliffy B when it comes to knowing what a gamer wants in a game and how to implement everything while totally avoiding frustration. Cliff has so much feeling and precision when it comes to designing a product it makes other game designers feel clumsy"
Good luck!
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I'm not super surprised by this...
Seeing him on the past few weeks of Bonus Round at GameTrailers, and the general way he was talking makes sense in the context of him leaving Epic
Well, I wish him the best in his future endeavors. Whatever he does, I hope he's happy and lives well.
That said, I don't really like his games legitimately (Gears of war is fun, but I laugh wholeheartedly at the 'story that will make you cry' part) and listening to him in interviews he comes off as incredibly arrogant.
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Excited to see what his inevitable new company will come up with, I'm sure it will be awesome.
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This will sound more like a eulogy than anything, but here goes:
I remember playing Gears of War for the first time and realizing that I was going to love this game for a long time to come. From the gritty, dark co-op campaign to the addictive multiplayer, it was a game that defined a large portion of my life. As time went on and sequels to the series were released, I grew less attached to the series. Each iteration changed enough of the original palette that it wasn't Gears anymore (to me, anyway). It had changed. Fair enough.
When Cliff did an AMA on Reddit recently, he said, "I try to make it out to the coast as often as possible as it's truly my happy place, especially when there's a full moon. The beach always feels like the ending of Contact on those nights, and I half expect an alien to walk up that's in the shape of my long lost dad." When asked if his relationship with his dad, whom died when Cliff was 15 to heart issues, influenced Marcus' relationship with his dad in Gears of War, he said, "When you beat Gears 3 and watch the ending I think you'll find that my beach answer may resonate more."
So, while some may only see Gears for what it is on the surface (big muscles, guns, and gore), behind it is a human that is capable of expressing something profound even among the clout of all of the big muscles, the guns, and the gore.
Thanks, Cliff. You are an inspiration even if you don't know it.
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Whaa? Truly shocked to hear about this. Cliff Bleszinski will always be one of the most prominent faces in gaming this generation to me. Maybe Cliff is following Rod Fergusson and jumping ship to Irrational Games?
Whatever his future endeavors, I wish Cliff the best in whatever he's doing next.
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That is really unexpected. Although not a big Epic Games fan, his contribution to the industry is unquestionable and is one of the more outspoken game developers and we need more of those. Good luck to your future endeavours!
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This is understandable. The man has been doing the same thing for his entire life, he wants to do something else for a change. Good luck to him !
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@sthusby you're my favorite
@theanticitizen: It's hard to look right, at you baby.
Holy cow, I didn't see this one coming. And I was getting excited recently with his talk of Epic making PC games again. I remember reading an article on Gamespy where he talked about a remake of Unreal as a Bethesda style open world game. I was really excited about the potential...
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Experience a weekend of music, food, and fresh ocean air at the First City Festival, an inaugural event offering 30-plus bands in a sophisticated coastal setting. With this offer, you'll catch all the festival has to offer as it visits the Monterey County Fair and Event Center on August 24 and 25. Featuring a lineup that includes indie-rock heavyweights such as Modest Mouse, Passion Pit, MGMT, Neko Case, and Beach House -- plus plenty of carnival rides and games, curated dining options, and local craft beers -- this is one event you definitely don't want to miss.
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SEOUL, South Korea — A top South Korean official dismisses China's nuclear negotiator as "incompetent." A Chinese envoy mocks North Korea as a "spoiled child."
After a major escalation of sporadic skirmishes between the rival Koreas, an international effort is trying to rein in rising tensions. But U.S. diplomatic memos leaked this week call into question whether regional powers — most notably China — have any insight into or influence over enigmatic and defiant North Korea.
South Korea's military drill last week from an island along a disputed maritime border sparked a North Korean artillery attack that killed four South Koreans and wounded 18 others. U.S.-South Korean war games are threatening to draw a new round of North Korean fire. Those drills, set to end Wednesday, include the USS George Washington nuclear-powered supercarrier in waters to the south of the disputed border.
China is pressing for an emergency meeting in the coming days to discuss the attack and ways to defuse tensions, saying the session should be convened by the two Koreas, China, Russia, Japan and the United States — the members of the stalled North Korean nuclear disarmament talks.
"China consistently supports dialogue between the North and South sides of the Korean peninsula to improve their relations," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Tuesday.
The talks would be just what North Korea wants. After walking away from the talks in April 2009, Pyongyang has made clear in recent months that it is ready to restart the negotiations to gain much-needed fuel oil and aid in exchange for nuclear disarmament.
Seoul has reacted coolly. South Korean officials said they must consider it carefully, citing Pyongyang's recent revelation of a new uranium enrichment facility that would give North Korea a second way to make nuclear bombs.
Tokyo and Washington have backed Seoul, and the three powers arranged to meet in Washington — rather than Beijing — next week to discuss North Korea in a move that clearly underlined the fault line in the "six-party" negotiations.
U.S. officials said Washington was ruling out the six-party talks for the time being. The United States wants "China to urge North Korea to stop the destabilization," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. "But I think there has to be a seriousness on the part of the North Koreans to get back to these talks."
Japan, too, rejected an immediate round of aid-for-disarmament talks, but sent its envoy to the North Korean nuclear discussions, Akitaka Saiki, to China to meet with counterpart Wu Dawei. Saiki told Wu it wasn't the right time to restart the talks, according to the Kyodo News Agency.
China, belatedly waking up to its role as North Korea's mentor, invited high-ranking North Korean official Choe Thae Bok, an aide to leader Kim Jong Il, to Beijing for talks. Kyodo reported from the Chinese capital that State Councilor Dai Bingguo, meanwhile, was to visit North Korea, possibly on Wednesday, to urge North Korea to join the emergency meeting. The agency cited unnamed diplomatic sources.
All parties will have competing ideas on how to resolve the tension, said Kim Keun-sik, a North Korea analyst at South Korea's Kyungnam University.
"North Korea and China will want to resolve the matter through dialogue, while South Korea and the U.S. will say, 'Why negotiate at this time?' and think about pressure and punitive measures," he said.
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Arriving in Sōseki's Kyoto: A Digital Humanities Approach to Sōseki?
The essay "Kyo ni tsukeru yūbe" (March 1910, Osaka shinbun) begins with Sōseki's arrival at Kyoto Station and moves us around the geography of Kyoto and across time, from his current trip, to one with Masaoka Shiki "15 or 16 years earlier," and even to the time of Emperor Kammu. Spaces and times connect through memories, historical consciousness, sensations, images, dreams, and dialogues. The essay's embodied narrator remains in "last night" and so the whirlwind tour of Kyoto is one that takes place in the mind, in a manner quite different from, for example, the ambling accounts of a flâneur type figure. Because of what might be called, anachronistically, a hyperlinked style of movement, "Kyō no yūbe" makes an interesting starting point for exploring the possible contribution of the digital humanities, and mapping in particular, for the study of Sōseki and modern Japanese literary representations of the city. Inspired by Maeda Ai, the paper considers the city as part of literary analysis, not simply as a setting or background, but as a formative aspect of the modern self. It raises the question, and it remains an open question I feel, of how effectively we might use new technologies for mapping and visualization to push further the possibilities of Maeda's insights. This paper is part of a larger digital humanities project on modern Kyoto with Alice Tseng (Art and Architecture, BU) and Boston University students, using a close reading and digital mapping to analyze layers of Kyoto culture in the 20th century.


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Love desert maps fighting in sandy open deserts can turn bloody real fast with long range units in place.
Um no thanks i think i will just go back and clip some weapons through the code locked door and be on my merry way, thanks for the offer tho.
Was about to laugh looking at Gunther but then i looked at Navarre and almost had a heart attack lol.
Explains the menu i guess, still its very early to tell.
Is this game coming out on consoles?
Haha lets hope no one attacks anyone mushroom clouds are not a pretty sight.
Best of luck with the mod man it looks very promising.
Man it must be a real hassle eating his victims with that set of teeth but hey if they ever escape him there is a good chance of poisoning lol.
You are doing great man this will ad some spirit back into the game when its done.
Now paint a Tiger on a Lada.
We are all going to die or become so old when HL3 comes out ITS BEEN YEARS! i am losing hope.
Good work, i have always wanted to play both Axis and Allies in a single player game but game devs are too scared to do it.
Dark ones?
Owl: Huehue comrade that mask is badly broken several Ks of rubles and i give you one from WW2 GOOD AS NEW!
Cardan: *Hic* just bring me a vodka bottle or 3 and i will fix it maybe add a parachute to it too!
Reading that made me confused too the first time i saw it.
nice avatar by the way.
The ending was hilarious, cant wait for this mod.
Interesting, so i guess those rumors about the T-14 showing up in Victory day parades are not that far fetched? i have not kept up with tank development and news in months.
Lets say Russia manufactures this tank what will the top NATO members do? develop new tanks or keep the ones they have now while adapting with new ATGMs and ammo types?
But will it have the T-90s eyes?
Here are delicious cakes majesty me slip zem under ze door!
Maybe there is still hope?
does this mean there is still hope?
What about the Panther? is it still missing its APCR shells and have a nerfed non realistic rate of fire?
Was this picture taken after some battle or in a testing ground?
The game is Battlefield 2 and i think the mod is dogs of war since the T-55 is not in the base game.
I haven't touched the game in a few months, idk i might have to try it again.
I had high hopes for War Thunder but with every update they ruin the game more and more, the devs are arrogant and dont listen to the community they also happen to be biased terribly against anything made or used by Germany while Soviet machines are given many advantages, i gave up on this game.
Oh and the game is starting to copy WOT and not to mention the grind.
Great work as usual, on a side note is it bad that i like the old flat green ground as grass in old games than today's fancy grass systems? lol.
Poland sadly had no chance between Hitler and Stalin both pushing in from both sides, the Germans had a better air force and Stalin had rivers of soldiers and tons of armor.
It makes 0 sense to have ammo be scarce in the zone as that place is a gold mine for surplus ammo traders / company's and black markets and corrupted army officers who sell old weapons and surplus ammo the only ammo types that should be rare or expensive are NATO 5.56, 308 / 7.62x51 and the 45 ACP to some extent other exotics such as magnum revolver and rifles should be rare yes. but 9x18, 5.45x39, 7.62x39 and 7.62x54 should be flooding the place Maybe shotgun ammo too.
Besides some groups outside the zone are interested in artifacts and research data so they will make sure ammo is delivered to a place crawling with mutants and bandits, ammo is a top priority in a stalker to buy list so traders will race to provide it.
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GAO found that: (1) all seven of the state tuition prepayment programs reviewed emphasize the importance of effective advertising and marketing, a positive public perception of the program, simple and flexible program features, and affordably priced benefits; (2) most participants in the state tuition prepayment programs come from middle- and upper-income families; (3) two options for increasing program participation among lower-income families include a sliding-scale fee and a tax credit, but program officials believe that a tax credit would pose too much of an administrative burden; and (4) the major issues concerning the state tuition prepayment programs are the potential effects they may have on students' educational choices, their appeal to middle- and upper-income families, their value as an investment for purchasers, the degree of risk they pose for states, and the applicability of federal tax provisions to the programs.
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Jessie Andrews is not pornstar!
In a new profile by International Business Times on Jessie Andrews, they're quick to point out that she's cobbled several careers together…one of them just happens to be a career in porn. Continue Reading
Rather than judge on the pornstars on their highly subjective physical attributes and ability to fuck on camera, porn-on-demand giant Adult Entertaiment Broadcast Network (AEBN) takes the position that when it comes to genuine porn star status, sales data is more revealing and credible.
There's no doubt that casual viewing figures collected from free porn tube sites or "performer-of-the-minute" search trends only reveals a small segment of a performer's popularity.
For example, Belle Knox spent most of 2014 as the adult industry's poster girl mostly because mainstream media outlets couldn't wrap their heads around her being comfortable with her decision to star in porn movies to pay for Duke Universty's $63,530 estimated cost of attendance. That doesn't necessarily mean that everyone searching for "Belle Knox" was trying to watch her porn videos. They could have just as easily been trying to watch her appearance on The View.
AEBN is in a unique position to reveal which performers are bona fide porn "stars" as voted by the viewers. Every day, AEBN compiles consumer data showing what its customers truly prefer. At the end of the year, AEBN distills this data into a list of the top 40 stars of the year.
After all, what better indicator of a pornstar's stardom than the fans being willing to pay for their porn? There are a lot of pornstars and a lot of their videos can be seen for free. But these are the girls so hot that fans say, "To hell with getting it for free, she's so fine that I need to pay for this porn."
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Do you guys remember when Dana Dearmond (@danadearmond) tweeted:
Ugh! I should've gotten famous for being an idiot and then done porn instead of the other way around. #facepalm #sextape #fail
— Dana DeArmond ™ (@danadearmond) April 29, 2013
The hashtags and the time should be a dead giveaway that Dana Dearmond wasn't being self-deprecating, she was taking a shot at Farrah Abraham.
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Think about it. What if some pseudo-celebrity walked in to your place of work, did your job worse than you, but got tons of attention from everyone because they were doing your job and they got paid more than you. That would piss you off right? Well, that's what happens when a celebrity makes a "sex tape".
I empathize with the frustration over celebrity sex tapes because I too am fed up with celebrity sex tapes. Not because they devalue the jobs of hardworking pornstars, what gets me is the public deception and blatant lies that come with celebrity sex tapes.
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Maybe it's just me but for me there's nothing better than awards season. Finally, an excuse to wear some elegant, elaborate dresses and roll out the red carpet as I stuff my face with Chinese take-out and watch people better than me win awards.
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Jenna Jameson was the Queen of Pornography through the 90s and early 2000s, as I'm sure all of you know.
Nowadays, she's a bit of a loose canon. First there was the DUI she plead not guilty to. Now she's publicly endorsing Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney.
Yesterday, Jenna Jameson told CBS while sipping champagne in a VIP room at Gold Club in San Francisco, "When you?re rich, you want a Republican in office." This reasoning is somewhat irresponsible because what if Jenna is not rich in two years.
The Daily Beast spoke with eight current porn stars to see if Jenna's position reflected the rest of the porn community. Here's a quick summary of their thoughts:
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Rick Stein's passion for fresh, well-sourced food has taken him from continent to continent, across magnificent shorelines and to the very best produce the coast has to offer. From Fresh grilled cod with shellfish in garlic butter at the tip of St Ives, to Cured red duck breasts with melon, soy and pickled ginger in Sydney Harbour, this collection of over 130 recipes evokes all the pleasure and flavour associated with the coast. Chapters are organised by region: healthy salads inspired by the Californian ocean, sumptuous starters fit for French cuisine, modern light lunches such as Japanese sashimi and Moroccan tagines, and main courses using fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, meat, poultry and game from the most fertile coastal regions in the world. There are recipes for classic treats such as Toad-in-the-hole with porcini mushrooms and onion gravy, staple fish masterpieces such as Poached sea trout with sorrel hollandaise, and recipes for tasty favourites from your treasured holiday destinations: Seafood Paella, Goan Curry, Welsh Cawl and Clam Chowder. All this, plus a delicious range of puddings including Hot bread pudding with armagnac sauce, Lemon Possett and Poached pears with mulberries and mascarpone ice cream. With brand-new recipes and a fresh design, Coast to Coast contains Rick Stein's most popular dishes drawn from many years of travelling the culinary globe. Easy to follow and quick to inspire, this cookbook will bring all the flavour of the coast into the comfort of your own home.
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If you still, somehow haven't managed to see "The Dark Knight Rises," be aware that this story concerns the film's final scenes. Spoiler alert.
By the time the credits finally rolled on "The Dark Knight Rises," Christopher Nolan had not left many questions unanswered, but for each mystery that he revealed, new possibilities sprang up in the minds of fans. Many of them had to do with the seemingly open-ended conclusion for Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character, John Blake.
Would he become the new Batman? If he's "Robin," does this make him Nightwing now? When's the sequel coming?
MTV News' Josh Horowitz spoke with Gordon-Levitt during promotions for his new film "Premium Rush" and asked how he handles fans who ask about a potential spin-off. Gordon-Levitt said he tends to throw that question back to Christopher Nolan. "It's not up to me," he tells fans. Instead, his responses tend to focus on the honor of being in even one Batman movie. "I say, 'How awesome is it to get to be in that movie?' "
But if a John Blake-led sequel were to happen, he'd have to put on some costume, whether it's Bruce Wayne's old Batman duds or a high-tech Robin suit. According to Gordon-Levitt, that conversation never came up on set. "Honestly, no, we never talked about that," he said.
Even though the Robin twist has dominated so much of the post-"Dark Knight Rises" conversation, Gordon-Levitt does not see the ending as a tease for a future movie. "Honestly, I know a lot of people talk about the ending of that movie being a setup for a sequel," he said. "I don't think that's necessarily what it is. I think it's a great, perfect ending for that trilogy."
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Lloyd Banks' 'So Forgetful' Music Video Ft. Ryan LeslieMay 09, 2011 02:05:39
In this music video, the G-Unit rapper shows the creative process of the Ryan Leslie-assisted single.
Two Men Stabbed at Lloyd Banks' New York GigMarch 09, 2011 09:03:48
Clayton Webster and Anthony Marshall, who are now in hospital fighting for their lives, were stabbed in separate incidents inside the venue.
Lloyd Banks Apologizes to Ashanti for Involving Her in His Feud With LabelSeptember 11, 2010 10:09:19
Offering his apology via phone, the G-Unit rapper regrets his action of targeting Ashanti during his feud with her former label Murder Inc.
Lloyd Banks Debuts Music Video for 'Any Girl'August 16, 2010 02:08:40
Lloyd, 50 Cent and Tony Yayo all show up, supporting Lloyd Banks when he woos the ladies in this music video.
Eminem Is Godfather of Hip-Hop, G-Unit Rappers SayJuly 30, 2010 02:07:00
Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo are impressed with Eminem's popularity especially after he made it five weeks atop the U.S. albums chart.
Assault Charges Against Lloyd Banks DroppedJuly 23, 2010 11:07:58
After another suspect Nicklas Sloane pleaded guilty to the assault, judge dismisses all charges against Banks and two other defendants.
50 Cent Saved by Lloyd Banks From Possible Stage AttackJuly 12, 2010 02:07:34
When a fan invaded the stage in Brazil where 50 Cent performed, Banks quickly took down the man before security guards rushed to help control the situation.
Lloyd Banks Made Movie Video for 'Love and Hate'July 10, 2010 10:07:27
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Brownie Fudge
17 Dec 2009
|Unsweetened chocolate square
|4 Ounce (Four 1 Ounce Squares Each)
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|All purpose flour
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Chopped walnuts
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|2 Teaspoon
|Fudge topping
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Butter a 13X9-inch pan.
Melt chocolate and butter in small heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring until completely melted; cool.
Beat sugar and eggs in large bowl until light and fluffy.
Gradually whisk chocolate mixture into egg mixture.
Stir in flour, walnuts and vanilla.
Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
Bake 25 to 35 minutes or just until set.
Do not overbake.
Meanwhile, prepare Fudge Topping.
Remove brownies from oven.
Immediately pour topping evenly over hot brownies.
Cool in pan on wire rack.
Place in freezer until firm.
Cut into 1-inch squares.
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Take a chill pill!
You've heard the stories of those succumbing to cancer or other untimely deaths — they never wish they'd spent another day in the office.
Yet the rash of snow days — with more sure to come — is testing that sentiment. We're all losing too much face time with the boss.
"Back in the day, if your kid had a snow day, you still went to work," said one of my yoga students. "I don't know how you did, but you did. Your job mattered and you made it happen. There was no question."


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- 1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, 90015
Crowdfunding: New Ways to Finance Media Projects
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Residents of the Meander Valley in northern Tasmania say the State Government's proposed changes to protect farming land from tree plantations don't go far enough.
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Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says she will talk to the trucking industry about their objections to a new fuel subsidy scheme.
Topics: states-and-territories, business-economics-and-finance, industry, oil-and-gas, road-transport, government-and-politics, qld, australia
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson left Manchester City on Monday, less than a year after taking over as coach of the English Premier League club.
Topics: english-premier, sport, soccer, england, united-kingdom
Five coal miners are trapped at an ArcelorMittal mine in Kazakhstan following a methane explosion, the Emergencies Ministry said.
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The UN's food agency has warned that hundreds of thousands of Burmese cyclone survivors are in dire need of food.
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South Australian police are treating a $200,000 house fire at Klemzig on Sunday as suspicious.
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At least 11 people died when a passenger bus collided with a container truck in southern Vietnam, police said.
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In the Launceston Magistrates Court, an Underwood woman has applied for a restricted driving licence after she was disqualified for killing a schoolboy.
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The Queensland Government says a report on lead levels in Mount Isa that went missing for more than a decade was collected for the local mining company, not the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has scooped up a little dirt, scientists said on Sunday, a first step towards sampling the Martian soil for ice - and the potential for life.
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Police say a man who met his 38-year-old wife on the internet has been charged with her murder, along with that of his nine-year-old stepdaughter.
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NSW Treasurer Michael Costa doesn't do things by halves and his third Budget is no exception.
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The United Nations Security Council has embarked on a mission to Africa to look first-hand at the continent's wars and see how they might be ended.
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A woman charged with stabbing her son and her sister to death at Cherbourg in Queensland's South Burnett last year has been ruled mentally unfit to stand trial.
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The Federal Opposition says there are legal problems with the Government's proposed FuelWatch scheme.
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The Mystics continued their mini revival at Trusts Stadium in Auckland on Monday evening, edging out the Tactix by just four goals in their trans-Tasman netball competition meeting.
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Compost could be the solution to a major disease problem in the onion industry.
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Suicide bomber blasts Denmark's embassy in Pakistan in feared new backlash over Prophet Mohammed cartoons.
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Adelaide will be without key forward Brett Burton for a fortnight after he accepted a two-match suspension from the AFL's match review panel for bumping.
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Experts warn that divorce settlements that involve equal shared parental responsibility are proving disastrous for some families and it is the children who pay the price. For the full story watch the 7.30 Report, tonight ABC 1.
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Black Friday 2014 looms large on the horizon, and everywhere you look, folks are putting on their shopping game faces. Stores are promoting early opening hours, shoppers are dodging sketchy "early" Black Friday sales, and here at DealNews we're hard at work... rounding up our favorite gifs. You see, we always say you don't have to go to the store to get the best deals during Black Friday, but we thought we'd make a more compelling argument through the power of these hilarious images. Here are the 10 best reasons to stay home and shop online this Black Friday.
Skipping Thanksgiving is the Worst
Because retailers will open up as early as 6 am local time on Thanksgiving, you might as well toss that turkey out the window. Heading to the stores on an empty stomach on America's favorite feast day is a recipe for disaster, if you ask us.
Black Friday Lines WTF?!
Speaking of store hours, if you really want to beat the crowds this year, why not queue up right now? If you're not reading this on our mobile app while camped outside of a Best Buy, you've basically lost Black Friday already.
Personal Space? LOL
This year, when you're sorting through clearance Blu-rays with 2,000 of your closest friends, stop and take a big ol' whiff. That, my friend, is the pungent aroma of savings. (Savings smell like turkey breath and unwashed hair.)
Black Friday Brings Out the Worst in Others
Every single Black Friday, our TV and computer screens are flooded with videos of folks getting trampled, punched, and Tasered* — all in the pursuit of marked-down merch. If you're not ready for a bloodsport of Van Damme proportions, then maybe Black Friday isn't for you. (*Admittedly, this is the result of a few rare occurrences that are glorified on TV. But still!)
Black Friday Brings Out the Worst in You
On the other hand, if your Black Friday survival kit includes brass knuckles, maybe you should stay home, too. We're pretty sure "that iPad was 95% off" isn't a viable defense strategy when you're facing assault charges.
It's a Shopping Spree, and Everyone Is Invited
One of the worst side effects of Black Friday is tunnel vision, when you just start grabbing everything in sight. Do you need this sweater? Nope. Wait, is that lady looking at this sweater? Do you need that lady to not have this sweater? Sold!
All the Deals Look Awesome (with Inflated Starting Prices)
Even the best budgets have been busted by "bargain" prices that only look good next to a massively inflated retail price. "These shoes are $2,000, marked down from $5,000. I must have them!"
Seriously, You'll Spend More Time in Line Than Shopping
Now that we think about it, if you're serious about getting ahead of the line game this Black Friday, go on and stake out a spot in the checkout lane at your chosen store. Load up your cart, and just keep asking them to re-check the prices of things until November 28. Checkmate, Black Friday.
Congrats on Buying All the Things. Now Lug Them Home!
Wow, you picked up a sweet 60" HDTV, a high-tech dishwasher, and five classy cases of wine? Hope it all fits in the Geo!
The Internet: Still the Best Place for Shopping in Your Underwear
This Black Friday, the fashion police might give you a pass because shopping in your boxers is infinitely better than shopping nude. The actual police might be less understanding, depending on the stringency of your local public indecency laws. Of course, you can easily avoid the crowds, the lines, and the law on Black Friday if you just stay home and shop online. Picture it: No hoards of deal-seekers; just you, your laptop, and a cold turkey sandwich. Talk about an epic win!
So readers, have we convinced you to stay home during this Black Friday season, or will you still join the sea of rabid shoppers? Share your Black Friday war stories and strategies in the comments below!


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Working Paper Series : Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability
- monetary policy (3)
- DSGE models (2)
- forecasting (2)
- model uncertainty (2)
- prudential supervision (2)
- Bank lending standards (1)
- Basel regulation (1)
- Bayesian VAR (1)
- Central Bank of Cyprus (1)
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften (26) (remove)
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- How organizational hierarchy affects information production (2015)
- This paper empirically investigates how organizational hierarchy affects the allocation of credit within a bank. Using an exogenous variation in organizational design, induced by a reorganization plan implemented in roughly 2,000 bank branches in India during 1999-2006, and employing a difference-in-differences research strategy, we find that increased hierarchization of a branch decreases its ability to produce "soft" information on loans, leads to increased standardization of loans and rationing of "soft information" loans. Furthermore, this loss of information brings about a reduction in performance on loans: delinquency rates and returns on similar loans are worse in more hierarchical branches. We also document how hierarchical structures perform better in environments that are characterized by a high degree of corruption, thus highlighting the benefits of hierarchical decision making in restraining rent seeking activities. Finally, we document a channel - managerial interference - through which hierarchy affects loan outcomes.
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- Regulating deferred incentive pay (2015)
- Our paper evaluates recent regulatory proposals mandating the deferral of bonus payments and claw-back clauses in the financial sector. We study a broadly applicable principal agent setting, in which the agent exerts effort for an immediately observable task (acquisition) and a task for which information is only gradually available over time (diligence). Optimal compensation contracts trade off the cost and benefit of delay resulting from agent impatience and the informational gain. Mandatory deferral may increase or decrease equilibrium diligence depending on the importance of the acquisition task. We provide concrete conditions on economic primitives that make mandatory deferral socially (un)desirable.
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- The legality of outright monetary transactions (OMT) of the european system of central banks (2015)
- In its meeting on 6 September 2012, the Governing Council of the ECB took decisions on a number of technical features regarding the Eurosystem's outright transactions in secondary sovereign bond markets (OMT). This decision was challenged in the German Federal Constitutional Court (GFCC) by a number of constitutional complaints and other petitions. In its seminal judgment of 14 January 2014, the German court expressed serious doubts on the compatibility of the ECB's decision with the European Union law. It admitted the complaints and petitions even though actual purchases had not been executed and the control of acts of an organ of the EU in principle is not the task of the GFCC. As justification for this procedure the court resorted to its judicature on a reserved "ultra vires" control and the defense of the "constitutional identiy" of Germany. In the end, however, the court referred the case pursuant to Article 267 TFEU to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for preliminary rulings on several questions of EU law. In substance, the German court assessed OMT as an act of economic policy which is not covered by the competences of the ECB. Furthermore, it judged OMT as a – by EU primary law – prohibited monetary financing of sovereign debt. The defense of the ECB (disruption of monetary policy transmission mechanism) was dismissed without closer scrutiny as being "irrelevant". Finally the court opened, however, a way for a compromise by an interpretation of OMT in conformity with EU law under preconditions, specified in detail. Procedure and findings of this judgment were harshly criticized by many economists but also by the majority of legal scholars. This criticism is largely convincing in view of the admissibility of the complaints. Even if the "ultra vires" control is in conformity with prior decisions of court it is in this judgment expanded further without compelling reasons. It is also questionable whether the standing of the complaining parties had to be accepted and whether the referral to the ECJ was indicated. The arguments of the court are, however, conclusive in respect of the transgression of competences by the ECB and – to somewhat lesser extent – in respect of the monetary debt financing. The dismissal of the defense as "irrelevant" is absolutey persuasive.
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- The legal framework for the european system of central banks (2015)
- The Treaty of Maastricht imposed the strict obligation on the European Union (EU) to establish an economic and monetary union, now Article 3(4) TEU. This economic and monetary union is, however, not designed as a separate entity but as an integral part of the EU. The single currency was to become the currency of the EU and to be the legal tender in all Member States unless an exemption was explicitly granted in the primary law of the EU, as in the case of the UK and Denmark. The newly admitted Member States are obliged to introduce the euro as their currency as soon as they fulfil the admission criteria. Technically, this has been achieved by transferring the exclusive competence for the monetary policy of the Member States whose currency is the euro on the EU, Article 3(1)(c) TFEU and by bestowing the euro with the quality of legal tender, the only legal tender in the EU, Article 128(1) sentence 3 TFEU.
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- Financial literacy and savings account returns (2015)
- Savings accounts are owned by most households, but little is known about the performance of households' investments. We create a unique dataset by matching information on individual savings accounts from the DNB Household Survey with market data on account-specific interest rates and characteristics. We document considerable heterogeneity in returns across households, which can be partly explained by financial sophistication. A one-standard deviation increase in financial literacy is associated with a 13% increase compared to the median interest rate. We isolate the usage of modern technology (online accounts) as one channel through which financial literacy has a positive association with returns.
- 87
- A theory of the boundaries of banks with implications for financial integration and regulation (2015)
- We offer a theory of the "boundary of the rm" that is tailored to banking, as it builds on a single ine¢ ciency arising from risk-shifting and as it takes into account both interbank lending as an alternative to integration and the role of possibly insured deposit funding. Amongst others, it explains both why deeper economic integration should cause also greater financial integration through both bank mergers and interbank lending, albeit this typically remains ine¢ ciently incomplete, and why economic disintegration (or "desychronization"), as currently witnessed in the European Union, should cause less interbank exposure. It also suggests that recent policy measures such as the preferential treatment of retail deposits, the extension of deposit insurance, or penalties on "connectedness" could all lead to substantial welfare losses.
- 86
- The political economy of bank bailouts (2015)
- In this paper, we examine how the institutional design affects the outcome of bank bailout decisions. In the German savings bank sector, distress events can be resolved by local politicians or a state-level association. We show that decisions by local politicians with close links to the bank are distorted by personal considerations: While distress events per se are not related to the electoral cycle, the probability of local politicians injecting taxpayers' money into a bank in distress is 30 percent lower in the year directly preceding an election. Using the electoral cycle as an instrument, we show that banks that are bailed out by local politicians experience less restructuring and perform considerably worse than banks that are supported by the savings bank association. Our findings illustrate that larger distance between banks and decision makers reduces distortions in the decision making process, which has implications for the design of bank regulation and supervision.
- 85
- Lending standards, credit booms and monetary policy (2014)
- This paper investigates the risk channel of monetary policy on the asset side of banks' balance sheets. We use a factoraugmented vector autoregression (FAVAR) model to show that aggregate lending standards of U.S. banks, such as their collateral requirements for firms, are significantly loosened in response to an unexpected decrease in the Federal Funds rate. Based on this evidence, we reformulate the costly state verification (CSV) contract to allow for an active financial intermediary, embed it in a New Keynesian dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model, and show that – consistent with our empirical findings – an expansionary monetary policy shock implies a temporary increase in bank lending relative to borrower collateral. In the model, this is accompanied by a higher default rate of borrowers.
- 84
- Are rules and boundaries sufficient to limit harmful central bank discretion? Lessons from Europe (2014)
- Marvin Goodfriend's (2014) insightful, informative and provocative work explains concisely and convincingly why the Fed needs rules and boundaries. This paper reviews the broader institutional design problem regarding the effectiveness of the central bank in practice and confirms the need for rules and boundaries. The framework proposed for improving the Fed incorporates key elements that have already been adopted in the European Union. The case of ELA provision by the ECB and the Central Bank of Cyprus to Marfin-Laiki Bank during the crisis, however, suggests that the existence of rules and boundaries may not be enough to limit harmful discretion. During a crisis, novel interpretations of the legal authority of the central bank may be introduced to create a grey area that might be exploited to justify harmful discretionary decisions even in the presence of rules and boundaries. This raises the question how to ensure that rules and boundaries are respected in practice
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- How special are they? - Targeting systemic risk by regulating shadow banking : (October 5, 2014) (2014)
- This essay argues that at least some of the financial stability concerns associated with shadow banking can be addressed by an approach to financial regulation that imports its functional foundations more vigorously into the interpretation and implementation of existing rules. It shows that the general policy goals of prudential banking regulation remain constant over time despite dramatic transformations in the financial and technological landscape. Moreover, these overarching policy goals also legitimize intervention in the shadow banking sector. On these grounds, this essay encourages a more normative construction of available rules that potentially limits both the scope for regulatory arbitrage and the need for ever more rapid updates and a constant increase in the complexity of the regulatory framework. By tying the regulatory treatment of financial innovation closely to existing prudential rules and their underlying policy rationales, the proposed approach potentially ends the socially wasteful race between hare and tortoise that signifies the relation between regulators and a highly dynamic industry. In doing so it does not generally hamper market participants' efficient discoveries where disintermediation proves socially beneficial. Instead, it only weeds-out rent-seeking circumventions of existing rules and standards.


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The Stronghold to Move Abbot Kinney Store, Plans Retail Expansion
By Andrew Asch | July 2, 2015
The Stronghold, which bills itself as Los Angeles' oldest clothing label, will be making some new moves.
Cherokee Acquires Everyday California
Sherman Oaks, Calif.–based Cherokee Global Brands has acquired San Diego–based casual lifestyle brand Everyday California.
American Rag's Chinese Fashion Diplomacy
This summer, American Rag Cie is scheduled to open its first shop in China, and it will be stocked with many of the brands currently sold in American Rag's high-profile shops in Los Angeles and Newport Beach, Calif.
LA City Council Votes to Raise Minimum Wage
Los Angeles City Council members voted in favor of a minimum wage hike from its current $9 per hour to $15 per hour by 2020.
Caruso to Start Campaign for Carlsbad Project
Rick Caruso, the founder and chief executive officer of Caruso Affiliated, laid his cards on the table on May 12. He held a press conference outlining his plans for a Caruso project in Carlsbad.
New Retail Center Bows in L.A. County
Planet Blue, Lucky Brand and Michael Stars are scheduled to open stores at The Point, Los Angeles County's newest retail center, which is scheduled to take a bow on July 30.
Dov Charney Files Two Lawsuits Accusing American Apparel and Hedge Fund for Defamation
In more legal shots fired in the ongoing battle over control of American Apparel, the dismissed clothing company's founder has filed two lawsuits in less than one week accusing American Apparel and hedge fund investor Standard General of defaming his character in false accusations and letters.
Gardner to Helm Glendale Galleria
When looking for a new senior general manager for its high-profile Glendale Galleria retail center in Glendale, Calif., General Growth Properties picked a man working for its rival Simon.
Downbeat April Sales Affected by Weather, Port Delays
L Brands, the parent company to Victoria's Secret and Bed, Bath and Beyond, and Steinmart, an off-pricer, reported same-store declines of 1 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively. Gap Inc. will report its April sales on May 11.
ModCloth Takes Experimental Steps Offline
Online retailer ModCloth has been defying bricks-and- mortar retail with more than $100 million in annual revenue with its online business model, but that's about to change.
Baccus Named SVP of Caruso Affiliated
Chris Baccus was appointed to be the senior vice president of digital marketing for Caruso Affiliated.
Multi-Million Dollar Project for South L.A.
Ground was broken on a major retail development, Vermont Entertainment Village, in a formerly blighted area of South Los Angeles on April 29.
South Coast Plaza Opens 9,000 S.F. Chanel Boutique
South Coast Plaza redesigned Chanel boutique is intended to feel like the Paris apartment of Coco Chanel, the legendary founder of the Chanel fashion house.
Lyon + Post: Don't Pay Up Front for Fashion
Start-up e-commerce site Lyon + Post, headquartered in San Francisco's Financial District, is one of a number of companies that offers a don't-pay-upfront deal to its shoppers.
Streddo; E-commerce & Fashion Incubator Takes A Bow
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Streddo said it will work with new designers, emerging designers and even some proven fashion brands looking to become more-fierce competitors.
Coast Modern: Bullish on the Small Brands
Bryce and Cecilia Cole opened independent boutique Coast Modern at 219 Main St. in Seal Beach, Calif., which is sandwiched between the port city of Long Beach and Huntington Beach, and gave itself the name Surf City.