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CASE STUDY III FAIRHOLME Ignore the crowd. Fairholme Ignore the crowd. This presentation uses Sears Holdings Corporation ("Sears" or the "Company") as a case study to illustrate Fairholme Capital Management's investment strategy for the Fairholme Fund. In the pages that follow, we show Fairholme Fund shareholders why we "Ignore the crowd" with regard to our portfolio positions that are currently out of favor in the market. However, nothing in this presentation should be taken as a recommendation to anyone to buy, hold, or sell certain securities or any other investment mentioned herein. Our opinion of a company's prospects should not be considered a guarantee of future events. Investors are reminded that there can be no assurance that past performance will continue, and that a mutual fund's current and future portfolio holdings always are subject to risk. As with all mutual funds, investing in the Fairholme Fund involves risk including potential loss of principal. Opinions expressed are those of the author and/or Fairholme Capital Management, L.L.C. and should not be considered a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice. The Fairholme Fund's holdings and sector weightings are subject to change. As of May 31, 2012, Sears securities comprised 10% of the Fairholme Fund's total net assets. The Fairholme Fund's portfolio holdings are generally disclosed as required by law or regulation on a quarterly basis through reports to shareholders or filings with the SEC within 60 days after quarter end. A complete list of the Fairholme Fund's top ten holdings is available on our website at www.fairholmefunds.com. The Fairholme Fund is non‐diversified, which means that it invests in a smaller number of securities when compared to more diversified funds. Therefore, the Fairholme Fund is exposed to greater individual security volatility than diversified funds. The Fairholme Fund can invest in foreign securities which may involve greater volatility and political, economic, and currency risks and differences in accounting methods. The Fairholme Fund may also invest in "special situations" to achieve its objectives. These strategies may involve greater risks than other fund strategies. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer‐term debt securities. Lower‐rated and non‐rated securities present greater loss to principal than higher‐rated securities. The Fairholme Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses should be considered carefully before investing. The Prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fairholme Fund, and may be obtained by calling shareholder services at (866) 202‐2263 or by visiting our website at www.fairholmefunds.com. Read it carefully before investing. Fairholme Distributors, LLC (08/12) 2 FAIRHOLME Fairholme Ignore the crowd. CASE STUDY III "Sears Holdings has over $20 billion of assets on our balance sheet. In some cases, the fair market values of our assets are not reflected on the balance sheet due to GAAP convention, such as the value of our owned real estate and many of our below market leases. […] We have a portfolio of businesses and assets that deserve to generate substantial value for our shareholders." – Edward S. Lampert, Chairman, February 23, 2012 3 FAIRHOLME Fairholme Ignore the crowd. RECENT MARKET PRICE ≠ INTRINSIC VALUE * "Investing is all about what you give versus what you get." ** Holding Company Structure Real Estate Core Brands Market Capitalization * Integrated Retail Operations Home Services Logistics Other Business Units Net Inventory Insurance Deferred Tax Assets * Please see last slide for definition and terms. ** Bruce R. Berkowitz, FAIRHOLME, June 9, 2011. 4 FAIRHOLME Fairholme Ignore the crowd. KEY PIECES REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS TOP BRANDS Increasing Cash Flows Vast Property Portfolio Revenue Beyond Through Greater Efficiencies Carried at Low Cost Sears and Kmart and Cost Reductions LEADERSHIP LIQUIDITY CATALYSTS New Team With Ample to Meet All Changing Winds Proven Success Liabilities and Opportunities "Many despair that Sears seems unable to regain past retail glory, despite a conservative balance sheet and many valuable assets. In searching for instant gratification, most are missing key points." – Bruce R. Berkowitz, FAIRHOLME, January 10, 2008 5 FAIRHOLME Fairholme Ignore the crowd. REAL ESTATE "MARGIN OF SAFETY" * Recent commercial real estate market dynamics and retail industry trends provide even greater embedded value in SHLD's property portfolio when evaluated on a stand-alone basis. Factors include: National retailers are accelerating expansion plans and store counts. Limited construction has constrained new supply of retail real estate. Metropolitan locations are increasingly in vogue given urbanization trend. Sears and Kmart leases often exceed 50 years with no rent escalators. Kmart retains the right of first refusal on potential purchases of its leased properties. Sears typically occupies the most favorable mall-based anchor locations. Sears and Kmart properties have few, if any, operating covenants or restrictions remaining. Sears and Kmart possess negotiating leverage due to co-tenancy clauses of adjacent retailers. Accounting rules did not require Kmart to revalue its real estate after it merged with Sears. "SHC Realty (the real estate business unit of Sears Holdings) is one of the largest corporate real estate organizations in the world, with a portfolio of retail locations that is second to none." – www.SHCRealty.com * "Margin of Safety" is a term popularized by Benjamin Graham meaning the difference between the market price and intrinsic value of the underlying business. 6 FAIRHOLME Fairholme Ignore the crowd. REAL ESTATE OVER 250 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE Significant value in low cost owned properties and long- term below-market leased sites Diverse mall-based and freestanding locations across North America KMART SEARS DOMESTIC SEARS CANADA Full-Line Properties 1,305 867 122 % Owned 16% 60% 11% % Leased 84% 40% 89% Average Square Feet Per Unit 95 k 133 k 128 k Total Square Feet 125 mm 116 mm 16 mm 7 Source: SEC Filings FAIRHOLME Fairholme Ignore the crowd. REAL ESTATE PROPERTY PORTFOLIOS IN PERSPECTIVE 256+ mm 245 mm square feet square feet 144 mm 138 mm square feet square feet Sears Simon GGP Kimco Total Square Feet 256+ mm 245 mm 144 mm 138 mm Market Capitalization * $6.0 bn $47.8 bn $18.7 bn $8.1 bn "Sears Holdings has one of the most diverse and valuable real estate portfolios in the country and I look forward to helping create additional value for the company by enhancing and repositioning selected parts of its real estate portfolio." – David R. Lukes, President of Real Estate Development, March 20, 2012 * Please see last slide for definition and terms. 8 FAIRHOLME Fairholme Sources: SEC Filings, Bloomberg Ignore the crowd. REAL ESTATE BEYOND FULL-LINE STORES Hoffman Estates Headquarters 2 million square feet Sears Hometown Stores 944 locations averaging 8,500 square feet * Sears Home Appliance Showrooms 76 locations averaging 5,000 square feet * Sears Outlet Stores 122 locations Sears Hardware Stores 96 locations averaging 28,000 square feet Distribution Centers 44 locations Auto Centers 809 locations Service Facilities 465 locations * Includes independently owned and operated stores. 9 FAIRHOLME Fairholme Ignore the crowd. REAL ESTATE 250 126 YEARS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX 200 Consumer Price Index 150 S.S. Kresge First Kmart Company Store 1899 1962 100 Sears, Roebuck First Sears Kmart and and Company Store Sears Merge 1886 1925 to Create Sears 50 Holdings Corporation 2005 0 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 1890 1909 1948 1967 1985 Today Movie n/a n/a $0.36 $1.22 $3.55 $7.93 Car n/a $850 $1,550 $3,209 $11,246 $23,608 House $5,382 $6,032 $16,963 $24,825 $79,595 $181,500 "Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") mandate valuing their real estate at the lower of cost or market. GAAP would force the Dutch settlers to value Manhattan today at the 1626 purchase price of $23.70." – Bruce R. Berkowitz, FAIRHOLME, June 30, 2012 The Consumer Price Index base year is 1983. 10 FAIRHOLME Fairholme Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Various Industry Sources Ignore the crowd. OPERATIONS CLOSE TO HALF OF AMERICA SHOPPED IN A SEARS OR KMART LAST YEAR * Reinsurance Company Ltd. KCD IP, LLC SEGMENTS ANNOUNCED FOR SPIN-OFF OR DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION "The Board of Directors and I look at and evaluate Sears Holdings as a portfolio of businesses, with different market positions, strengths and opportunities." – Edward S. Lampert, Chairman, February 23, 2012 11 * Sears 2012 Annual Shareholder Meeting Presentation FAIRHOLME Fairholme Ignore the crowd. OPERATIONS INCREASING EFFICIENCIES AND REDUCING COSTS Inventory Balance DRIVERS OF COST SAVINGS $800mm $9.7B Decrease Transitioning from Product Driven to $9.1B Customer Driven $8.9B Altering Buying Strategies Refining Marketing Spend Rightsizing Store Fleet Reduction in Force Q1 2010 Q1 2011 Q1 2012 Inventory Productivity $400 million Inventory Efficiency Q1 2010 1Q 2011 1Q 2012 Store Closures $200 million Inventory Turnover 3.20x 2.99x 3.11x Annual Cost Reductions $200 million Days-On-Hand 114 122 117 Operational Cash Benefit * $800 million "[We] need a relentless focus on cost optimization. This is about profitability and value, not just cost reduction." – Rajan Penkar, Senior Vice President and President of Supply Chain, March 15, 2012 12 * Sears 2012 Annual Shareholder Meeting Presentation FAIRHOLME Fairholme Ignore the crowd. TOP BRANDS TRADE NAMES VALUED AT $5.6 BILLION IN EARLY 2005 #1 #1 #1 Kenmore is the Leader Craftsman is the Leader Sears is the Leader in Major Appliances in Tools in Major Exercise Equipment Sears' collection of brands have significant inherent value when evaluated on a stand-alone basis. Factors include: Sears remains the leading home appliance retailer and a leader in tools, lawn and garden, and automotive repair and maintenance. Sears' purchase price allocation of its brands differs from fair market value and may significantly understate what they are worth. Kenmore, Craftsman, and DieHard are leaders in their respective markets with burgeoning opportunities for product adjacencies and cross-merchandising. Lands' End is a leading direct merchant with untapped potential in increasing its domestic and international retail store presence. Recently appointed global licensing agent to extend brands to broader geographic markets and create new revenue streams Merchants including Costco and Ace Hardware have demonstrated success selling Sears branded products, which has also driven higher traffic to Sears platforms for additional purchases. "I joined Sears because I felt the company had enormous untapped potential in its brands, in its vendor relationships, in its real estate, in its people, and in its members." – Ron Boire, Chief Merchandising Officer, February 23, 2012 13 FAIRHOLME Fairholme Ignore the crowd. PROVEN LEADERSHIP SENIOR HIRES SINCE 2011 Lou D'Ambrosio (February 2012) Chief Executive Officer Experience at Avaya, IBM Ronald Boire (January 2012) Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer, and President, Sears and Kmart Formats Experience at Brookstone, Toys R Us, Best Buy Donald Eames (January 2012) Senior Vice President, Retail Stores Experience at Brookstone, Best Buy, May Department Stores, Federated Margaret Gramann (March 2012) Senior Vice President, Sales Capability Experience at PepsiCo (15 years) Steven Haber (March 2012) Senior Vice President and President, Home Appliances Experience at Sony (20 years) David Lukes (March 2012) President, Real Estate Development Experience at Mall Properties, Kimco Realty, Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects Paul Walsh (January 2012) Not Available Vice President and General Manager, Commerce Services and Sears Marketplace Experience at Amazon, Quest Software, Microsoft Sam Solomon (May 2011) Senior Vice President and President, Tools Experience at Coleman Company, SPX Corporation, Kidde, Proctor & Gamble, Coca-Cola Edgar Huber (August 2011) CEO and President, Lands' End Experience at Liz Claiborne, Juicy Couture, L'Oreal Rajan Penkar (September 2011) Senior Vice President and President, Supply Chain Experience at UPS (24 years) Scott Huckins (June 2012) Vice President and Corporate Treasurer 14 FAIRHOLME Fairholme Experience at RSC Holdings, Koch Industries, FINOVA Capital Ignore the crowd. LIQUIDITY Cash and Equivalents $800 Million Domestic Credit Revolver * $1,800 Million ** RECENT REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS: Total Liquid General Growth Sears Hometown Canadian Credit Facility * Properties Resources Dividend and Spin-Off Capital $600 Million $270 Million $8.7 Billion $450 Million Estimate Allocation Sears Canada $170 Million Net Inventory $5,500 Million "Putting various sources of liquidity together, you get a sense of some of the levers that the company has to meet its obligations and to generate long-term value." – Edward S. Lampert, Chairman, February 23, 2012 * Please see last slide for definition and terms. ** $1.8 billion remaining out of total facility capacity of $3.3 billion, does not include an accordion feature that provides the option to obtain an aggregate amount of up to $1.0 billion in additional borrowing capacity. 15 FAIRHOLME Fairholme Ignore the crowd. CATALYSTS? POPULATION AND RETAIL SALES GROWTH CASE-SHILLER INDEX * HOME SALES 10% Retail Sales Growth Population Growth ('000S) 200 Existing Home Sales New Home Sales 8% 180 8,000 6% 160 7,000 4% 140 6,000 120 2% 5,000 100 0% 4,000 80 -2% 3,000 60 -4% 40 2,000 -6% 20 1,000 -8% 0 0 1993 1998 2003 2008 1962 1967 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 1969 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 HOUSING STARTS RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ('000S) % Contribution to GDP Growth 12% 2,500 2.5 10% 2.0 2,000 1.5 8% 1,500 1.0 6% 0.5 1,000 0.0 4% -0.5 500 2% -1.0 0 -1.5 0% 1962 1967 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 1962 1967 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 * Please see last slide for definition and terms. 16 Sources: U.S. Census, Case-Shiller, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis FAIRHOLME Fairholme All charts reference U.S. data. Ignore the crowd. THE ROAD AHEAD "We made it through the financial crisis and the housing crisis. Now we intend to make it through our current challenges and restore confidence in the company … we do not intend to sit idly by and have it be business as usual." Edward S. Lampert Chairman's Letter February 23, 2012 17 FAIRHOLME Fairholme Ignore the crowd. Intrinsic Value: The value of a security based on an underlying analysis of all aspects of the business distinct from market value. Market Capitalization: The total value of a company's publicly-traded shares outstanding. S&P / Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index: Composite of single-family home price indices for the nine U.S. Census divisions. Credit Facility: A type of loan made to a business or corporation. Types of credit facilities include: revolving credit, term loans, committed facilities, and letter of credit. Credit Revolver: Line of credit that can be drawn down or repaid until the maturity of the agreement. 18 FAIRHOLME Fairholme Ignore the crowd.
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Filtering Unwanted Messages from Online Social Networks (OSN) using Rule Based Technique
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Online Social Networks (OSNs) are today one of the most popular interactive medium to share, communicate, and distribute a significant amount of human life information. In OSNs, information filtering can also be used for a different, more responsive, function. This is owing to the fact that in OSNs there is the possibility of posting or commenting other posts on particular public/private regions, called in general walls. Information filtering can therefore be used to give users the ability to automatically control the messages written on their own walls, by filtering out unwanted messages.


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22 Music Lists Found Mentioning WhitechapelTitleDoes Anybody Buy Cd's Anymore? Mainsteam Stuff That's Good But People Still Hate 50 Favorite Albums Rec Me Some Heavy Hardcore Contents Of My I-pod My New Top 5 of 2012 Top 5 Albums Of 2012 New Releases Pt.1 My Top 15 Of 2012 Rec Me Stuff. My Best Releases Of 2012 Playlist For Today Albums I'm Digging Atm Any Death Metal Recs? A Trio Of Self Titleds Recommend Something! Fresh Digs Heavy/Br00tvl as hell metal Best Of 2012 Song I Will Never Get Bored Of Favorite Deathcore Good Deathcore.
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Whirlpool Model WFG371LVS Gas Range
At a value pricepoint, this gas Whirlpool features a stainless steel finish and a warming drawer. Further, it proved to be more than just impressive-looking, baking up super-moist and tender cakes and evenly browned cookies on each of its two oven racks. Unlike pricier models, the oven is controlled by easy-to use buttons, not elecronic touch pads. whirlpool.com.
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Does anyone have any suggestions for really thin type 2a shoulder length hair? I hate my hair! I've been doing the no-poo method for about 2 weeks and have been trying to do the CG method as well. It definitely defines my curls, but it does so so much that you can really tell how little hair I have! I have a spot on the top right of my head that I've referred to as "my bald spot" for the last 10 years or so ... it isn't actually bald, but the hair is extra thin there and splays out in every direction so that it appears to be a bald spot. I hate it! I've fought with it for years and have found no cure .. and the CG method only defines it more!
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have you given plopping a shot? something to give you more volume on top
I've heard of henna helping to thicken up hair, think you can get clear henna also maybe upping your vitamins getting in lots of biotin in conjunction with your multivitamin.
also try zig zagging your part,my hair is flat and thin looking on top and this helps
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Thanks mamakat. I tried plopping my first day of trying the CG method & it actually made it worse. I zig zag my part on occassion, and it definitely does help, but I haven't tried it along w/ CG - will try today! Thanks for the tips on henna .. I'll check into it.
you're welcome, hope you find something that works. having those sparse spots on top is a pita
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22:66–71 No single Gospel gives a complete account of Jesus' trial. It is clear that there were two main stages: the Jews tried Him before the Sanhedrin and obtained a verdict that He was a blasphemer and deserved to die. However, only the Romans had the right to execute Him, and they would not execute a man for blasphemy. There had to be a further trial before the Romans for a violation of Roman law.


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Gov. David Paterson's proposed 4 percent tax on downloadable digital music, movies and games has caused Queens shoppers to rethink their holiday wish lists.
After the governor announced the tax last week as part of the state's new budget plan, music lovers at the Bay Terrace shopping center said they were disturbed.
Erin Lazarus, 25, of Flushing, said she downloads her tunes occasionally from iTunes, which charges 99 cents per song, and thought Paterson could have taxed other goods.
"I'd be really upset if there were a tax because the whole point of iTunes is that it's cheap," she said.
Rob Foster, 37, of Whitestone, who has nearly 40 country songs on his iPod, said he might be downloading less if the tax becomes a reality.
"It's going to make me pick and choose less downloads," he said.
Theodora Saklabanakis, 27, a teacher from Bayside, said she wasn't surprised by the proposal since the state is in dire economic times.
"If they can cut the budget for the schools and police, they can do anything," she said.
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super amazing
Gorgeous . From her expression and body language, it looks like she's waiting for someone.. or something, and not too happy about it.
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Accused Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan barred from using Taliban claim
US army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan cannot argue at trial that he was defending the Afghan Taliban when he went on a 2009 shooting rampage in Texas that killed 13 soldiers, a military judge has ruled.Sunday, 16 June, 2013, 8:53am
Taiwan report into fisherman's shooting death ready for release
Taiwan is ready to announce the results of its investigation into the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coastguard last month, a senior official said yesterday.13 Jun 2013 - 5:58am
US treading carefully as row between Taipei and Manila escalates
Analysts expect Washington to tread cautiously in the row between two of its Asian allies over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coastguard.
The United States was unlikely to play an active role in the dispute, said Professor Alexander Huang Chieh-cheng, of the Graduate Institute of International Affairs and Strategic Studies at Tamkang University in Taipei.16 May 2013 - 9:03am 1 comment
19 injured as gunmen open fire on Mother's Day parade in New Orleans
Nineteen people were hurt in a shooting at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, police said, as the mayor called for an end to "relentless" violence on the streets of the southeastern US city.29 Aug 2013 - 4:13am
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It is a very discreet neighbourhood. High walls mask lawns and villas and guards stand before polished steel gates. Swimming pools can only be seen from the planes dropping through the heat and dust to New Delhi's airport a few kilometres away. Chauffeur-driven imported SUVs and local tradesmen in battered delivery vehicles constitute the only traffic on the leafy, palm-lined lanes.1 May 2013 - 3:39am
Jobless Italian shoots two policemen after failure to strike politicians
Two Italian police officers were shot outside the prime minister's office in Rome today by a lone gunman while the country's new premier, Enrico Letta, was being sworn in across town, police said.
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Australian manager of Philippine beach resort shot dead
An Australian has died after being shot in the head at point-blank range at a beach resort he managed in the Philippines, police said yesterday. Paul Dean Davy, 52, who managed the Blue Rock Beach Resort in Olongapo City, about three hours' drive north of Manila, died at the scene after being shot on Friday evening, a police spokesman said.9 Apr 2013 - 7:23am
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Malaysian troops sent to Borneo after police slain
Malaysia sent hundreds of soldiers to a Borneo state on Monday to help neutralise armed Filipino intruders who have killed eight police officers in the country's bloodiest security emergency in years.4 Mar 2013 - 3:30pm
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Five Malaysian policemen and two gunmen died in a fresh clash on Borneo as fears mounted that violence linked to a deadly standoff with Filipino intruders had spread to other areas, police said on Sunday.29 Aug 2013 - 4:13am
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Join us at Camp Ernst Middle School for this year's LEGO Town! Beginning Thursday July 9th at 2pm, come check out LEGO Town created by Sam Lapin, aka "Professor Lego." LEGO Town will be open Thursday July 9th and Friday July 10th from 2-8pm, and Saturday July 11th from 12-5pm. For more information, visit facebook.com/legoKY.
Camp Trailblazer is an orientation for all incoming 6th grade students. This is designed to help students ease into the routine and atmosphere of Camp Ernst Middle School. Camp Trailblazer will be held Friday, July 31st from 9am - 1pm, and is FREE to all incoming CEMS students. For more information please see the ATTACHED REGISTRATION FORM.
Boone County HS Girls Basketball Camp is July 20th - 23rd, from 5 - 8:15pm. For more information CLICK HERE!
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Volvo S60 Problem Report
Volvo S60 The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) Warning Light May Illuminate
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The anti-lock brake system (ABS) warning light and/or other dash warning lights may illuminate due to a failed ABS Control Module. Replacement of the failed module is generally required to correct this concern.
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You can have the module fixed, try contacting this company for details: http://bit.ly/8z7rcm - Bret Bodas
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The Anti-Lock brake system light keep coming on i took my car to four different mechanics and they detect no problem. - Visitor
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Anti skid - abs off intermittently - have appointment with dealer next week. They acted like this is unusual and couldn't even give me a rough cost estimate - Visitor
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text: Living LivingCulture on May 26, 2013 @ 2:00 AMMay 26, 2013 @ 2:00 AM PublishedNamesake TV channel breaks National Geographic moldLots of people find a home on the National Geographic Channel, from tuna fishermen to Mormons with more than one wife and "preppers" stocking up their bunkers for the end of the world.The popular cable and satellite TV channel traces its heritage to the 125-year-old magazine of the National Geographic Society, one of the world's biggest non-profit scientific and educational organizations.A scholarly journal at the outset, the magazine with its signature yellow-border cover now claims a global readership of 60 million with its domestic English and 36 foreign-language editions.To the chagrin of purists, however, the National Geographic Channel -- majority owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation -- has a distinctly more popularist flavor.One of its most-watched series is "Doomsday Preppers," which introduced such colorful survivalists as Tom Perez, who's so involved in preparing for an imminent terrorist attack that he hasn't worked for 12 years."Wicked Tuna" hinges on the rivalry between rival fishing crews in Gloucester, Massachusetts whose livelihoods depend on catching tuna the hard way, with rod and reel. Its third season is in production.Then there's "Polygamy, USA" starring a breakaway Mormon sect that stays true to plural marriage; "Ultimate Survival: Alaska," a deep-freeze test of wilderness wits; and many other so-called "docu-reality" series."Genuinely, it's contemporary anthropology, and these are really significant subcultures," said Hamish Mykura, the National Geographic Channel's head of international content, based in London."There will always be some people who think that National Geographic should just be making programs about elephants and glaciers and Papua New Guinea," he told AFP."But if you are going to make a TV channel that people want to watch and that is interesting and entertaining, your challenge is something much more important and significant than that."The bottom line is characters, added Mykura, a veteran of Britain's BBC and Channel 4 television networks."In some ways it's more interesting to tell the story of a person through their own experience and through their own words than to have a commentator you don't see reading a narration and giving an opinion from behind the camera."For those loyal to old-school National Geographic values, some of whom may remember its first network TV special "Americans on Everest" in 1965, there's gnawing sense of heresy.It was those values, for instance, that saw the magazine a century ago publish the details of Hiram Bingham's discovery of the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru."The National Geographic Magazine has always worked hard to stick to the facts," said Alan Mairson, a former staff writer at the magazine whose Society Matters blog critiques what it calls the society's "broken business model.""The channel is focused on entertainment," he said. "The magazine is focused on education while it simultaneously tries to deliver riveting stories. The two approaches are fundamentally different."Wildlife documentary filmmaker Michael Parfit, a former contributor to the magazine, said the credibility of the National Geographic Society has been undermined by the Channel's programming."A few (programs) seem relatively honest, so they approach documentary quality," he said. "Many are simply semi-scripted entertainment with main characters who play themselves when given fictional situations.""The shows I find most offensive are presented as documentaries or character-driven series about specific subjects that have been fully debunked by science," he said, citing "Chasing UFOs" as an example.Mairson suspects the Murdoch factor is at play, given that News Corporation shuttered its Fox Reality Channel after it bought into the National Geographic Channel."What does Rupert Murdoch gain from operating under the National Geographic name? Trust. A sense of authenticity. A comfort level for viewers that was evidently lacking at the Fox Reality Channel," he said.For Dave Carraro, one of the stars of "Wicked Tuna," the National Geographic Channel has done a good job in showing viewers "the highs and the lows" of his risky life on the open seas.His colleague Dave Marciano also appreciates the extra income that comes with appearing on reality TV -- a cushion for the time spent waiting for the fish to bite."They don't show the 75 percent of the time when we sit up there, picking our noses," he said. "You've got to invest a lot of time. That's the biggest investment we make, waiting and waiting and waiting."


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Here are some pics of a 40 Ford 2dr that I did in Photoshop. I like experimenting with this program. Hope ya like.
This is the original pic
and this is what it looks like now. I printed this on a canvas sheet.
Here is a pic of it setting out in a field.
Thanks fer lookin. Dan
40 Ford done in PS
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Photoshop is fun...you could play with it for weeks and still find new tricks, effects, etc.
BTW...thet's a very nice junker! Great weathering.
BTW...thet's a very nice junker! Great weathering.


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1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Q&A
1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Question: Transfer Case Repair
How much should it cost for the repair of a transfer case on this car? We have be quoted anywhere from 1900 all the way up to 2700. Being that it's a 95 I don't want to spend tons of money on it. - roro_517
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Call your local wrecking yards thats what they do is sell parts from wrecked vehicles everyday, Once you locate your transfer case and before you purchase it call a few repair shops and get estimates to remove and replace it, Make sure it has some kind of warranty from the wrecking yard. This is the least expensive way to solve your transfer case problem. Most shops have a connection at wrecking yards to purchase used drivetrain parts as our cars are just a combination of used components anyway. - hemicuda
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Development of Attendance Database System Using Bar-coded Student Card
ABSTRACT The calculation of the level of attendance is very important, because one indicator of a person's credibility can be seen from the level of attendance. For example, at a university, data about the level of attendance of a student in a lecture is very important as one of components in the assessment. The manual presence system is considered less effective. This research presents the draft of presence system using bar codes (barcodes) as input data representing the attendance. The presence system is supported by three main components, those are a bar code found on the student card (KTM), a CCD barcode scanner series and a CD-108E computer. Management of attendance list using this system allows for optimization of functions of KTM. The presence system has been tested with several KTM through a variety of distances and positions of the barcode scanner barcode. The test results is obtained at ideal position for reading a barcode when a barcode scanner is at 2 cm from the object with 90 degree. At this position the level of accuracy reach 100%.


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The state plans to install colored concrete crosswalks in Mayfair Road at Watertown Plank and Bluemound roads and Wisconsin Avenue as part of the improvements to local roads that will be impacted by heavier traffic during the Zoo Interchange reconstruction.
However, three more intersections farther north on Mayfair Road — also known as state Highway 100 — won't see the same treatment, at least not in the near future.
Wauwatosa's Traffic and Safety Committee on Tuesday voted, 4-1, against petitioning the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to install colored concrete crosswalks along the stretch of Mayfair Road between Walnut Road and Burleigh Street, where construction is already under way.
Unlike the southern intersections that are being paid for as part of a $47 million DOT project, the cost of colored crosswalks and related traffic controls at North Avenue, Center and Burleigh streets — about $250,000 — would be charged to Wauwatosa, city Public Works Director Bill Porter said.
At this point, the city's 2013 Capital Improvement Program has no money slated for such an undertaking.
Plans came too late
Part of the problem is that work in the section between Walnut and Burleigh was far along by the time a DOT-led Community Sensitive Solutions group of local stakeholders determined colored concrete crosswalks were desirable, Porter said.
In addition, the northern intersections are asphalt, on which color won't provide the same contrast and visibility, City Administrator James Archambo said.
At this point, installing colored concrete crosswalks would be mean digging up paving work that has just been finished and closing down roadways again.
Crews are being pushed to get that section of Mayfair Road done before Thanksgiving when the holiday shopping season begins, so any concrete installation would wait until spring, Porter said.
The project can as easily happen a few years down the road, albeit perhaps for more money, Archambo said.
Irritated at 'mish-mash'
Members of the Traffic and Safety Committee, as well as the Budget and Finance Committee that discussed the issue later in the evening, wanted to see some continuity along the entire Mayfair Road corridor.
"Now it's kind of mish-mash," said Alderman Brian Ewerdt, who represents the area around the mall. "Somebody didn't have a big picture look at this whole main vein, and that's kind of frustrating."
He was opposed to spending the money for colored concrete, but advocated talking to local state representatives to see if changes could be made to project plans so Mayfair Road "doesn't look like patch work."
His counterpart representing the 6th District, Alderman Jeff Roznowski, supported intersection improvements at Mayfair and Center, where numerous schoolchildren cross the street. However, he didn't want to be pressured by the DOT to immediately find the dollars.
Alderman Jason Wilke, chairman of the Traffic Committee, said the cost of enhancing the intersection is warranted in the Mayfair District. He advocated "complete streets," which take into account pedestrians and bicyclists, not just motorists. His was the vote opposed to turning down colored concrete crosswalks in the northern section.
"It's a wake-up call that when projects come through, we expect a certain standard," he said. "We are more than just asphalt and white paint, we care about the pedestrian safety and character of our streets."
More improvements to come
He took solace in the city's upcoming Mayfair corridor study that could incorporate streetscaping and branding as part of its scope. Then money could be allocated in future budgets as is being done following district plans in East Tosa and the Village.
Later in the evening the Budget and Finance Committee did unanimously recommend signing an agreement with the state to improve the 1.1-mile stretch of Mayfair Road between Interstate 94 and Watertown Plank. The agreement will go to the Common Council next week.
Construction to widen the road to four lanes in each direction, install signals that will be linked for better traffic flow and energy-efficient street lighting, put in a new traffic signal at Mayfair Road and Wisconsin Avenue, improve medians and add wayfinding signage is covered in the agreement. The city will be responsible for $759,000 in water and sanitary sewer upgrades before the new road is laid.
If the Community Sensitive Solutions — including colored concrete and striping at crosswalks, plantings, and signage — to improve the area's aesthetics come in at a price tag higher than $925,000 then Wauwatosa is responsible for the overages, Porter said.
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