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2015 Misano Saturday Round Up: The Prospect Of A Furious Fight, Mind Games Which Weren't, And Three Stop Strategies
Remember Brno? A scintillating qualifying left Jorge Lorenzo on pole, with Marc Márquez beside him and Valentino Rossi filling out the front row. Race pace for the three was very similar, and the fans were left with the mouthwatering prospect of a thrilling race on Sunday. They were disappointed. Jorge Lorenzo surged to the lead off the line, and shaking off Marc Márquez, disappeared into the distance, winning comfortably. The battle royal promised by free practice never materialized, and we were all left with a hollow feeling of disappointment, no matter how brilliant Lorenzo's victory was.
Hence my reluctance to play up the prospect of a good race at Misano. The ingredients are the same. The same three riders on the front row, in the same order. The same comparative strength in race pace, Lorenzo and Márquez very close – in this case, running several low 1'33s in FP4 – while Valentino Rossi a couple of tenths behind. The sort of gap he and his crew usually manage to find on Sunday morning, leading to the suspicion that what they find is Rossi's insatiable desire to race to win, a setting that has been known to be good for up to three quarters of a second a lap in the distant past. This has all the makings of a classic race, but that is no guarantee of that actually happening.
Valentino Rossi expressed the fears of everyone, except perhaps Jorge Lorenzo. "Usually at the beginning of the race Jorge is always very strong," he told the press conference. "Especially when he has this pace like in this weekend. For sure he will start and he will push from the first corner very strong. Usually also Marc is able to stay with him. So it's crucial try to stay with them in the first laps. And after you can see what's happen, if you are close. If you are already far it's already finished." Dani Pedrosa, starting from fourth on the grid, saw something similar. "I think one of the keys is the beginning," he told us. "When [Lorenzo] puts his rhythm it is hard to do his style on the track, how he rides the bike is quite different. So when he has more free room to race, he is faster."
2015 Misano MotoGP Friday Round Up: Disappointingly Fast Times, And Tweaking The Nut Between The Handlebars
The trouble with raised expectations is that they are so often trumped by reality. After all the hype about Misano's new surface, there was much puzzlement among the MotoGP riders, and among the teams. Danny Kent's reaction after Moto3 practice was typical. "Having heard so many people say that it's two seconds a lap quicker than last year... I'd love to know where I can find two seconds!" So much had been expected that it could only ever end in disappointment.
That's not to say the surface was poor. Praise for the new track was universal, and the times were definitely quick. In Moto3, Danny Kent beat the race lap record. In Moto2, Tito Rabat was over a tenth quicker than the existing pole record. And Jorge Lorenzo managed the same feat in MotoGP, breaking the existing pole record by a few hundredths. To do so on a Friday, when the track is still relatively dusty, and fairly green (new and not yet worn in), means the track really is a lot quicker, and times will probably drop quickly on Saturday, once the riders start to turn up the wick.
But teams and riders had been caught off guard. Several teams tried something a bit different on Friday morning, partly with an eye to a much grippier surface. With temperatures much cooler than during the MotoGP tests here in July, the reasoning went, the track should be faster, and so bikes were set up to deal with that. Such experiments were quickly abandoned in favor of the base setting which worked at other circuits, and this provided an instant improvement. It turns out that a solid base setting is the best starting point for just about any circuit, no matter what you might hope to encounter.
2015 Misano Thursday MotoGP Round Up: New Asphalt, Hidden Benefits And A Tough Dilemma For Laverty
There was a sense of eager anticipation at Misano on Thursday. For the past five years, the riders have complained more and more of the poor surface, of bumps, of a lack of grip, and of asphalt polished as smooth as pebbles on a beach. The new surface is a vast improvement, incredibly grippy, most of the bumps ironed out and fresh dark asphalt ready to welcome sticky rubber. Racing at Misano will be a much more rewarding experience than it has been in the past.
Just how much better is the new surface? Aleix Espargaro said that the Suzukis had lapped a second under the lap record, while Marc Márquez had been untouchable, lapping "nearly three seconds under the record." That seemed almost improbably fast, and a quick survey among the rest of the paddock suggested Márquez' time was not quite that quick, but at 1'31.9 impressive nonetheless. That is fully two seconds quicker than the race lap record, and a second under the pole record. On a scorching hot surface with track temperatures of over 60°, that is a very impressive time.
Track temperatures could be an issue, as Dani Pedrosa explained. "Because the asphalt is super black it got so hot, it started sweating," he said. The surface is so dark that it absorbs more heat than other, lighter-colored surfaces, meaning that track temperatures rise more quickly and get hotter overall. But with temperatures this weekend expected to be closer to normal, around 29° on Sunday, excessive heat should not be a problem.
2015 Misano MotoGP Preview: Rossi vs Lorenzo, And The Advantage Of Testing
The key to success in motorcycle racing is in finding advantage wherever you can, and exploiting it to the fullest. If you are stronger in acceleration than your rivals, then you make sure you get out of the corner first and leave them for dead down the straight. If you are stronger in braking, then you wait, not just until you see God, as the old racing adage has it, but until you have seen every deity imagined by humanity since the dawn of time before slamming on the anchors. If you can turn tighter, you grab the inside line and push the other guy wide. You take what is on the table, and seize it with both hands.
So what about when you are racing in front of your home crowd? Do the cheers of your home fans push you to even greater heights? Does being willed on by tens of thousands of adoring fans spur you into taking more risks, trying harder, riding faster? Going on the number of times that an Italian has won at Mugello or Misano, or a Spaniard at Jerez, Barcelona or Valencia, that is a tempting conclusion to draw. Until you look at the other races on the calendar, and see that Spaniards and Italians have won in Australia, Japan, Britain, Holland. And that Spaniards have won in Italy, and Italians in Spain.
Still, it must count for something. Last year, Valentino Rossi rocked up at Misano with an irrepressible will to win, and cheered on by an ecstatic crowd and the entire population of his home village Tavullia, a stone's throw away, took what was arguably his best victory since 2009. Everything finally clicked into place after his return to Yamaha, and Rossi passed Jorge Lorenzo for the lead, forced Marc Márquez into a fatal mistake, and stamped his authority all over the MotoGP class at Misano.
Everything You Wanted To Know About MotoGP's 2016 Unified Software, But Were Afraid To Ask
2016 heralds a new era for MotoGP. Two major changes take place to the technical regulations: Michelin replaces Bridgestone as the official tire supplier (for more background on that, see the interview we did at Brno with Michelin boss Piero Taramasso), and everyone will be forced to switch to the spec electronics package, managed by Dorna and developed by Magneti Marelli.
Much confusion surrounds the introduction of spec electronics. Firstly, because there are so very few people who actually understand the role of electronics in motorcycle racing, it being a dark and mysterious art for fans, media, even riders. Secondly, because the adoption of spec electronics has been a process of constant negotiation between manufacturers, Dorna and Magneti Marelli, as they try to reach a compromise which is acceptable to all parties. That has resulted in the rules being changed a number of times, with such changes not always being communicated directly or clearly to outside parties.
So where do we stand now, and what is the process? I spoke to Corrado Cecchinelli, Dorna's head of technology for MotoGP, on progress with the electronics, and especially the spec software package, ahead of the 2016 season.
The 2016 MotoGP Hardware Package
Bridgestone's Edge-Treated Tires: Tailor-made For Lorenzo, Or Good For Everybody?
The 2015 MotoGP championship is one of the closest in years. Close championships are always fascinating, but this one has an extra edge to it: the two men fighting over the 2015 title are both teammates, and racing on the same bike. The differences between the Yamaha M1s of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo are virtually non-existent, their results dependent entirely on the riders themselves, and how well their teams prepare the bikes and riders for the race.
With nothing to choose between the bikes, focus has turned to the tires. Jorge Lorenzo's constant references to his preference for the tire with the special edge treatment have made this focus much keener. Under the glaring spotlight of public scrutiny, the allocation of tires which Bridgestone brings to each race has taken on the appearance of being the decisive factor in every race. Before every race weekend in MotoGP, the one question I get asked most via Social Media (other than "who do you think will win?" of course), is whether Bridgestone will be bringing the tires with the edge treatment or not.
This focus on tires is becoming so intense that a number of misconceptions about Bridgestone's rear tires are starting to arise. Some fans are starting to believe that Bridgestone are manipulating the results by bringing the special tires to some races, but not to others. They are starting to believe that tire choice is the sole deciding factor in races. They are even starting to believe that Jorge Lorenzo is the only rider who likes the tires with the edge treatment, and that those tires are an actual disadvantage for most, if not all of the other riders on the grid.
That tires have been a factor is something I have been keeping an eye on for a while. I have had numerous discussions with Bridgestone staff throughout the year, questioning them on the circumstances and process behind the tires and tire choice. At Silverstone, I also questioned a number of riders on how they feel about the tires, and whether they prefer the tires with the edge treatment, or are hindered by them in some way. Given the stakes, I did not ask Jorge Lorenzo or Valentino Rossi about it, but instead got a range of riders with different manufacturers to give their opinions.
2015 Silverstone MotoGP Sunday Round Up: Controlling The Uncontrollable, And Championships Drawing Closer
The key to success in motorcycle racing is to control the variables which you can control, and adapt to the ones which you can't. The British round of MotoGP at Silverstone turned out to be all about those variables, the controllable and the uncontrollable, about right and wrong choices, and about adapting to the conditions.
The one variable over which those involved in motorcycle racing don't have any control is the weather. Especially at Silverstone, especially at the end of summer. That it should rain is utterly unsurprising. That it should rain during a MotoGP race even more so. The outcome of the MotoGP race – and in fact, the outcome of all three races at Silverstone – was entirely predictable: the rider who was both best prepared and best able to adapt to the conditions won. Behind the winners – Valentino Rossi, Johann Zarco and Danny Kent – came a mixture of those who adapted and those who didn't, those who had controlled the variables, and those who had overlooked some of the variables they could control.
Rain may have been predictable on Sunday, but the timing of the rain created an entirely unpredictable situation. The Moto2 race had started in the wet, the track drying after the rain eased off, wet tires getting chewed up as the laps reeled off. The MotoGP riders went to the grid on a track with a clear dry line, slick tires the right choice for the conditions, though there were a couple of corners where the riders had their doubts. Reports coming in to Race Direction from the marshal posts around the track said the track was dry, the fine drizzle falling not making an impact on the track. The driver of the safety car reported spotting on the windscreen during his lap of the circuit before the start of the warm up lap. Race Director Mike Webb declared a dry race with five minutes to go to the start, and with the keen sense of irony which the weather gods always seem to possess, that proved to be the signal for the rain to start getting heavier, especially around the southern end of the circuit.
2015 Silverstone MotoGP Saturday Round Up: Used Tires, Tough Love And The Chance of Rain
Predicting how a MotoGP race will play out is hard. Scratch that, predicting how a MotoGP race will play out is downright impossible. We scour the sector and lap times, talk to as many riders as possible, try to make sense of what they tell us, and take our best guess based on all we have learned. And inevitably, we get it wrong. Because there was something we missed, or because some random factor intervened, or because we didn't pay enough attention to what the riders were telling us, or perhaps paid too much attention to it. Which is why you should probably take the following with a pinch of salt.
After qualifying and practice at Brno, we confidently predicted one of the best races of the year, with Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Márquez setting almost identical pace during free practice. The chase lasted for five laps, before Lorenzo picked up his heels and disappeared, riding a perfect race to an unstoppable win, and killing any burgeoning excitement stone dead.
Silverstone looks like being very similar. There are two riders who are clearly a step ahead of the rest, and on the basis of practice times on Saturday, their pace is very similar indeed. Though you wouldn't say that just based on the headline numbers: in FP3, Jorge Lorenzo destroyed the rest of the field, beating Márquez by nearly half a second. In the afternoon, during FP4, Márquez returned the favor, laying down a withering pace to put over eight tenths on everyone else, and posting a string of ten laps, the slowest of which was faster than fastest lap set by any other rider on the field. The difference between Lorenzo's FP3 lap and Márquez' FP4 lap? Just 0.062 seconds, in Lorenzo's favor.
2015 Silverstone MotoGP Friday Notes: Bumps & Wind, Marquez' Changed Style, And Rossi's Recurring Issue
Silverstone was Silverstone on Friday. It pulled its many underhand tricks out of its sleeve, and threw everything it had at the riders, with the exception of rain. Cool in the morning, warm and sunny in the afternoon, with occasional cloud cover to drop the track temperature. High winds, gusting in a few corners where it was trying to lift the bikes and throw them off line. And bumps galore, short ones, long ones, moved around the circuit since the last time the MotoGP riders were here, forcing them to recalibrate their memories, and pick new lines through the corners they thought they knew.
The ever eloquent Bradley Smith explained: "I'm not too worried about bumps coming from my motocross background it is not something I worry about, it might be something some of the other guys are more scared about, but it doesn't really effect me. It does seem to be quite bad going into the first corner Copse it is quite bad still and there is a nasty one into Stowe at the end of Hanger Straight. Still the braking point at Vale chicane is still like rollers into there. And for Abbey that one is really, really bad there is one in the middle of the corner which always makes the front tuck."
2015 Silverstone MotoGP Preview: The Ryanair Round, Silverstone's Peculiar Challenges, And The Silly Season Latest
The Irish budget airline Ryanair gained something of a reputation for being, shall we say, creative with the names of the airports it flies to. Fancy a trip to Sweden? They will fly you to Stockholm Skavsta, a mere 100 km from the city of Stockholm. The same trick is played out time and time again: Paris Beauvais? Beauvais is a charming French city, and well worth a visit, but it is very long way from the French capital. Munich West (Memmingen)? 112 km west of the Bavarian capital.
So perhaps we should call this British GP the Ryanair MotoGP round. Officially, it is being run by the Circuit of Wales, located in Ebbw Vale, South Wales. Yet the race is to be run around the Silverstone circuit, nearly 200 km further East. Close, it is not. How did it end up at Silverstone? Thereby hangs a long and convoluted tail.
The Circuit of Wales won the contract to organize the British round of MotoGP back in 2014, after outbidding Silverstone, who had been pushing to have the sanctioning fee for MotoGP reduced, as crowds at the circuit were not living up to expectations. Awarding the contract to the Circuit of Wales was a gamble by Dorna. The track existed only as a CAD file on a designer's computer, and the Head of the Valleys Development Company, the company behind the circuit, did not even have permission to actually build on the land they planned to put the circuit on.


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Eagle Creek Cement Bridge is a Municipal Heritage Property located in the Rural Municipality of Harris. The structure is a reinforced concrete, double-span bowstring bridge that was constructed in 1925.
Constructed as part of the Saskatchewan Department of Highways' comprehensive road-building plan, Eagle Creek Cement Bridge is a good example of the nearly 90 reinforced concrete bowstring bridges that were constructed in southern Saskatchewan in the 1920s and 1930s. Constructed in 1925 at a cost of $3000, the bridge was designed by prominent Regina general contractor John Kenward. Measuring 18 metres in length with a five metre width roadway, this type of bridge was typically used at low-bank crossings, such as prairie streams. Its reinforced concrete bowstring arches blend its functional, engineering technology with an aesthetically pleasing design. The last remaining cement bridge in the municipality, the Eagle Creek Cement Bridge is a landmark in the area and was used until the early 1980s when a new bridge was built nearby.
Rural Municipality of Harris No. 316 Bylaw No. 6/1987.
The heritage value of the Eagle Creek Cement Bridge resides in the following character-defining elements:-elements that reflect the structure's typical bowstring construction, such as the reinforced concrete tied-arches, vertical hangers, and parapets.
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Posted: 06/14/2010 - BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) -- Keisuke Honda scored in the first half Monday to lead Japan to a 1-0 win over an uninspired Cameroon in Group E of the World Cup.
Posted: 06/14/2010 - BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) -- Keisuke Honda scored in the first half Monday to lead Japan to a 1-0 win over an uninspired Cameroon in Group E of the World Cup.
Posted: 06/14/2010 - IRENE, South Africa (AP) -- Relax, U.S. fans. Tim Howard should be in goal Friday against Slovenia.
Updated: 06/14/2010 - AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Associated Press has learned that the Big 12 Conference, which has lost Nebraska and Colorado in the last week, is close to moving forward with its 10 remaining schools.
Posted: 06/14/2010 - ATLANTA (AP) - There were times when Larry Drew wondered if he was destined to be a lifetime assistant.
Posted: 06/14/2010 - SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - San Jose Sharks defenseman Rob Blake is planning to announce his retirement from the NHL.
Posted: 06/14/2010 - SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - The San Francisco 49ers have signed running back Anthony Dixon, a sixth-round draft pick, to a four-year deal.
Posted: 06/14/2010 - LAS VEGAS (AP) - A judge on Monday ordered former NBA all-star Antoine Walker to face trial on felony bad check charges that allege he failed to repay almost $1 million in gambling debts and penalties to three Las Vegas casinos.
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Dave Grohl's Homage To Black Flag's Greg Ginn On His Dan Armstrong Ampeg Guitar
Dave Grohl on his Black Flag tattoo: "When I was 12 or 13, I gave myself a Black Flag tattoo, prison style, with a needle and pen ink." Years later Grohl didn't forget about his childhood heroes and paid homage to Black Flag by playing a Dan Armstrong Luctie Guitar.
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The Microphones Featured On The Cover Of The Beatles "Let It Be" Album???
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The opening scenes of "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" are so darkly exhilarating, so lugubriously inventive and so wittily, swooningly macabre that my first reaction, as someone who cheers at even the most tenuous allusion to author and illustrator Edward Gorey, was one of abject gratitude and delight.
The contempo-Victorian world created by production designer Rick Heinrichs, a longtime collaborator of Tim Burton's, is a marvel of God-knows-what period detail and modern-day lifestyle-retailer wish fulfillment. And director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki's ("Sleepy Hollow") chiaroscuro lighting adds considerably to the moody mood. About half an hour later, though, the whole thing goes somewhat episodic and flat, which, considering the good beginning, is a very unfortunate event indeed.
Based on the children's book series (11 and counting) of the same name, "A Series of Unfortunate Events" is a tale of unmitigated disaster related in a high Wildean style.
Abruptly orphaned when a fire destroys their mansion and burns their parents to a crisp, the clever Baudelaire children — Violet (Emily Browning), 14; Klaus (Liam Aiken), 12; and Sunny (Kara and Shelby Hoffman), about 2 — are from that point forward ignored, mistreated or worse by shambling pen pushers and sinister miscreants with elaborate manners and bad teeth — i.e., their banker, Mr. Poe (Timothy Spall), and their evil uncle, Count Olaf (Jim Carrey): thespian, miscreant and impecunious fancy pants.
If anyone knows his way around the part of scary actor, it's Carrey. If he were any more mannered or baroque here he'd be hanging from a ceiling in Versailles; and I mean this as a wholehearted compliment. Tasteful restraint is not what's called for. Even so, some of his most priceless moments are tossed-off throwaways. (In one scene, he enters the room recounting a story about some "clever girls" who took his kidney. "Imagine my surpreez!")
Upon informing them of their parents' death, Mr. Poe deposits the children at the home of the count, who does not, in fact, plan to "care for these orphans as if they were actually wanted," but to kill them and take their money.
Luckily for them, Violet is an inventor skilled at jury-rigging lifesaving contraptions from whatever's handy; Klaus, an inveterate reader, has the memory of an elephant; and Sunny, a teething infant and skilled biter, is not above applying her teeth to a can of tomatoes.
The children eventually manage to wrest themselves from the count's clutches and land in the homes of yet more relatives they've never heard of.
First, they go to live with Uncle Monty (Billy Connolly), a devoted herpetologist, and later with Aunt Josephine (Meryl Streep), a phobic cryptologist. Streep is developing a gleefully perverse persona as a loopy, lovable reprobate, and her Aunt Josephine repels (in the best way) as much as she attracts.
The movie collapses author Daniel Handler's first three books into a runaway train of cliffhangers and reversals and gruesome demises. But after a while, the gruesome demises start to get old, which is not the sort of thing one wants in a gruesome demise.
What the movie lacks, alarmingly, is a shriveled black heart, or a big, red tell-tale one pulsing beneath the floorboards — anything, really, that might infuse it with the sense of true dread that keeps kids coming back for second, third and 11th helpings of the willies.
As it is, "Lemony Snicket" seems somewhat oblivious to the kind of kiddie-horror dread that blooms black and tremulous in the collected works of Dickens, Dahl and Frances Hodgson Burnett; and the black comedy of Gorey or Charles Addams. Maybe it's not the sort of thing that instantly leads to a McDonald's tie-in (then again, please, what isn't?), but it is the kind of thing that makes the plight of wandering orphans involving — something this otherwise very impressive production is sadly not.
Despite wonderful performances by Carrey, Streep, Spall and Connolly (and delightful cameos by the inexplicably underused Catherine O'Hara, Luis Guzmán, Jennifer Coolidge, Jane Adams and Dustin Hoffman), it begins to become clear at some point that the Baudelaire orphans, such as they are here, are a little on the dull side.
One suspects that perhaps director Brad Silberling's sensibilities didn't tend naturally toward the phantasmagoric sophistication of the source material. Either that, or there really is a studio law requiring child actors — particularly those entrusted with appealing to the coveted "tween" demographic — to strip themselves of any and all expression, gesture, tic, articulation, shred of humor or communicable quirk that might convey anything other than a mildly contemptuous, deadpan seventh-grade "cool."
As lovely and attractive as Browning and Aiken are, they aren't exactly expressive. She pouts, he squints, and both, apparently under pain of retribution, infuse every interaction outside their immediate clique with the faintest tang of sarcasm. Sure, it's the Hollywood way, but it rubs up against the velvety gloom of the story in a manner most unbecoming.
'Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'
MPAA rating: PG for thematic elements, scary situations and brief language
Times guidelines: A bit dark for younger children
Jim Carrey...Count Olaf
Jude Law...Voice of Lemony Snicket
Liam Aiken...Klaus Baudelaire
Emily Browning...Violet Baudelaire
Timothy Spall...Mr. Poe
Catherine O'Hara...Justice Strauss
Meryl Streep...Aunt Josephine
Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures present, a Parkes/MacDonald production, a Nickelodeon production, released by Paramount. Director Brad Silberling. Producers Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Jim Van Wyck. Executive producers Scott Rudin, Barry Sonnenfeld, Julia Pistor, Albie Hecht. Screenplay by Robert Gordon, based on the books "The Bad Beginning," "The Reptile Room" and "The Wide Window." Director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki. Editor Michael Kahn. Costume designer Colleen Atwood. Music Thomas Newman. Production designer Rick Heinrichs. Running time: 1 hour, 48 minutes.In general release.


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Six Consumer Stocks to own in 2011
The companies that could benefit from the increase in consumer spending all have diversified portfolios of strong brand names, wide moats and high returns on equity. Their strong fundamentals have enabled them to weather several recessions over the past 2 decades and have also allowed them to increase dividends for over a quarter of a century. The companies that could benefit from increased consumer spending include:
Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) is the world's largest retailer, which operates retail stores in various formats in the US and worldwide. The company has raised distributions for 36 years in a row and yields 2.30%. I would add to my position in the company on dips below $49. Check my analysis of the stock.
PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) manufactures, markets, and sells various foods, snacks, and carbonated and non-carbonated beverages worldwide. The company operates in four divisions: PepsiCo Americas Foods (PAF), PepsiCo Americas Beverages (PAB), PepsiCo Europe, and PepsiCo Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA). PAF divisions. The company has raised distributions for 38 years in a row and yields 2.90%. The company is attractively valued at the moment at 16.60 times earnings. Check my analysis of the stock.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of various products in the health care field worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Consumer, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Devices and Diagnostics. The company has consistently raised distributions for 48 years in a row and yields 3.50%. The company is attractively valued at the moment at 12.80 times earnings. Check my analysis of the stock.
The Clorox Company (CLX) engages in the production, marketing, and sales of consumer products in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Cleaning, Lifestyle, Household, and International. The company has regularly raised distributions for 33 years in a row and yields 3.50%. The company is attractively valued at the moment at 14.30 times earnings. Check my analysis of the stock.
McDonald's Corporation (MCD), together with its subsidiaries, operates as a worldwide foodservice retailer. The company has raised distributions for 34 years in a row and yields 3.20%. The company is attractively valued at the moment at 17 times earnings. Check my analysis of the stock.
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB), together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and marketing of various health care products worldwide. The company operates in four segments: Personal Care, Consumer Tissue, K-C Professional & Other, and Health Care. The company has raised distributions for 38 consecutive years and yields 4.20%. The company is attractively valued at the moment at14.30 times earnings. Check my analysis of the stock.
The sustainable dividends that these defensive companies are paying would certainly provide a cushion if the market goes down or stays flat throughout 2011. A continuation of the bullish performance of 2010 this year would most likely lift these stocks as well, leading to strong capital gains in the process. The diversified revenue streams of their products and their global reach would help these companies withstand any economic conditions. Any decline in the underlying stock prices is an opportunity to initiate or add to existing positions.
Full disclosure: Long all stocks mentioned above
Relevant Articles:
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5 comments:
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2011 at 1:32 AM
Hey DGI,ReplyDelete
another very interesting consumer dividend growth stock I've not yet seen mentioned on your blog is British Reckitt Benckiser (RB.L or RKBKF.PK). It offers an impressive multi-year dividend growth track record. See http://www.rb.com/Media-investors/Share-price-information/Dividend-calculator
Keep on your great blog!
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2011 at 4:35 AM
What you think about high yield ETF´s??
I think those etf´s are the best protection against inflation, bearish markets and so on..
Plus the dividends always beat the expenses of the ETF so its aaa CHEAP!
I own MCD too and am thinking of buying CLX. Which is more recession proof you think? Also, you might find my recent analysis of Apple interesting.ReplyDelete
This is very helpful! My husband wants to buy stocks, but it's just so nerve racking, trying to pick which ones to buy!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 5, 2011 at 6:28 PM
Thanks DGI. I agree that its important to not overpay for these stocks and they are all attractively valued at the moment. I don't think that you'll get WMT at 49 any time soon, but even at its current price (54.41) its PE is only 13.55 which is still a good value.ReplyDelete
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Animals and automobiles aren't simply used in professions; they behave like employees as well.Better Name
"Eh... it's a living."In real life, animals, automobiles, and inanimate objects don't know that they are being used in a particular profession. But often, especially in cartoons and kids movies, Animate Inanimate Object examples like police cars and race cars, and Civilized Animal examples like police dogs, racehorses, carrier pigeons, etc., will be portrayed as sentient beings who not only are used in a certain line of work, but are (or consider themselves) actual employees/professionals in the line of work in which they are used, and adhere to stereotypical behaviors of members of that profession.
Every single household appliance, The Flintstones
- In Beetle Bailey, the Sarge's dog Otto wears a uniform and conducts himself like a miniature version of Sarge. Notably, Otto originated as a regular four-legged dog, but eventually strip author Mort Walker chose to make him more anthropomorphic (and more "regular army" for Rule of Funny purposes.
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Benny the Cab drives the streets of Los Angeles acting as if he were a cab operated by a human, including picking up fares.
- In Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Delgado takes his job as a police dog very seriously.
- The Cars movies pretty much run on this trope. The police car is a sheriff; Lightning McQueen, The King, and Chick Hicks are racecars and Doc Hudson is a retired one. For Cars 2, there is racecar Francesco Bernoulli. As this is a world of sentient cars, racecars are the world's equivalent to human racers that drive the racecars.
- The World War II era carrier pigeons in the 2005 film Valiant act as soldiers complete with 'volunteering' for duty and holding military rank. So do the Nazi falcons who pursue the pigeons. (In real life the British really did use carrier pigeons to deliver messages — and the Nazis really did train falcons to intercept the pigeons).
- In True Lies, Schwarzenegger commandeers a police horse to chase the motorcycle-riding villain. The bad guy does a daring rooftop-to-rooftop jump, the horse balks at following, prompting Schwarzenegger to ask, "What kind of a cop are you, anyway?" The horse looks ashamed at this.
- In Madagascar, a police horse gives Marty directions to Grand Central Station just like a human officer would give directions to a human tourist.
- Maximus the horse in Tangled takes his job as palace guard very seriously. In fact, he's much more competent than the human palace guards, being the only one getting close to capture Flynn Rider.
- Subverted in Chicken Run. The old rooster, Fowler, is given the accent and mannerisms of a retired British military officer, and talks wistfully of "my RAF days". But when the chickens build a rudimentary aircraft and suggest he pilot it, Reality Ensues:
Fowler: Good heavens, no. I'm a chicken! The Royal Air Force doesn't let chickens behind the controls of a complex aircraft.
- In The Lion King, the title lions are more than just the alpha predators; they are essentially ruling heads of government who take seriously the job of overseeing the regional wellbeing.
- Dinotopia has dinosaurs used as beasts of burden, among other things. Since dinosaurs are sapient in this 'verse, this is entirely voluntary and they're paid through Dinotopia's barter system.
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has, at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, cows who work both as the waitstaff and the meal — they come to take your steak order, and then go kill themselves ("I'll be very humane") to be cooked and served to the customer.
- Looney Tunes
- This is the central joke of the Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf cartoons. Both clock in to assume their adversarial positions as protector and prey, respectively, acting like best friends in their off hours.
- On the Porky Pig cartoon "The Crooner Swooner", the hens on Porky's egg farm show their ID at the entrance and punch in to work.
- The Wartime Cartoon "The Draft Horse" is about a plowhorse enlisting into the army as if he were a human recruit.
- Creature Comforts did this fairly often, dubbing recorded interviews with policemen onto animated police dogs, and putting scientists' voices in the mouths of lab rats.
- "One Cab's Family," a 1952 MGM cartoon by Tex Avery, features a taxicab who wants his son to be a taxicab, but the son wants to be a race car, until after a bad crash the son decides to be a taxicab (but with a racecar engine).
- In The Flintstones, the animals powering the Bamboo Technology frequently show that they treat it like a dead-end job. The cast rarely seems to acknowledge them, though.
- Subverted in an episode of The Simpsons. Homer uses a pelican as a cement mixer and expects it to quip "Eh...it's a living" a la The Flintstones. Instead it falls down dead.
- Thomas the Tank Engine has a number of trainyard characters who behave this way.
- Many of young Rob's possessions from The Brave Little Toaster served him gladly, until the day Rob moved away. Toaster, Blankey, Radio, Lampy and Kirby make a perilous trek through the outdoors to reunite with "The Master."
- Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines
- Dick Dastardly's air squad is tasked with catching a carrier pigeon, who wears a sack around his shoulder and acts like a human(ish) courier, except he can fly.
- Muttley is a dog but is treated like just another member of the squad, albeit the only competent one. He often refuses to do anything unless Dastardly gives him a medal for it, usually in advance.
- In the Looney Tunes cartoon "Plane Daffy" Daffy Duck is recruited to be a carrier after all the carrier pigeons have been seduced by Nazi spy birds. Hatta Mari tries to seduce Daffy.
- In Phineas and Ferb, the agency OWCA (Organization Without a Cool Acronym) consists almost entirely of part-time Accessory Wearing Cartoon Animals. Only the agency chief and his intern are humans. One episode introduced Agent Planty, the Potted Plant.
- On some occasions army dogs have actually been awarded medals for their achievements, and military honors have been awarded to police dogs, to army and police horses, and in one recorded case, to a Royal Navy cat who excelled at rat-catching.
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text: Prepare for Joint Replacement Surgery and Post-Surgery Recovery Post-operative recovery at home will promote physical healing with rest and recovery from the stress of surgery. For patients who undergo Total Joint Replacement surgery, the home recovery period will also involve very important rehabilitation to regain musculoskeletal function. Emotional and psychological recovery from this life-altering surgery will also take place during the home recovery period. Preparation for JR Two important pre-surgical considerations prior to Hospital Admission Pre-Hab: a term used to strengthen and condition the required musculoskeletal region prior to surgery. These therapeutic exercises will better prepare your body to handle the Rehabilitative Phase of Surgical Recovery. In Home Safety Check the purpose is to create a safe, practical environment for Rehabilitation. Fall prevention measures should be taken to ensure safety. See below for a detailed checklist to make sure your home is best prepared for your post-operative recovery. We urge you to follow these steps prior to surgery. Post-Surgery Discharge from the Hospital When you are discharged, you will receive written instructions from your surgeon on restrictions and recommendations for post-operative recovery at home. A nurse will usually review these instructions with you and answer any questions and concerns. Restrictions and recommendations outlined in home recovery instructions may include Exertion restrictions: Your doctor will let you know if you should refrain from lifting heavy objects, climbing stairs, having sex, or participating in other potentially strenuous activities Exercise recommendations: If movement, stretches, or exercise is encouraged as part of recovery, you will be given a guide with recommended exercises. You may also be assigned a physical therapist to assist you with regaining range of motion, strength, and mobility Driving restrictions: You may be prohibited from driving for a period of time due to functional limitations and/or to medication that impairs your driving ability. If you live in the United States, you should qualify for door to door bus service in your community service area during your recovery. Call your Regional Transportation Authority, they will send you an application, and tell you where to call for your interview. Take medical verification with your surgery date. It will speed up the process. If you live alone this is a wonderful service for doctor appointments, therapy, and shopping. Work restrictions: Depending on the nature of your job, you may be required to stay off of work or request alternate duties until recovery is complete. Social restrictions:Patients at high risk of complications from infection may be advised to avoid anyone with a cold or flu and to stay away from crowds or social gatherings during the initial recovery period. Medication recommendations: Prescription and/or over the counter drugs may be recommended on an as-needed basis for pain and nausea. Other drugs may also be required Nutrition:Some loss of appetite is common for several weeks after surgery. A balanced diet, often with an iron supplement, is important to promote proper tissue healing and to restore muscle strength. Incision care: You will be instructed on how to care for your surgical incision and educated on signs of infection (i.e., redness, warmth, swelling, fever, odor). Home care needs:Some patients may require a visiting nurse or live-in health aid for a period of time as they recover from surgery. Adaptive equipment:Assistive or adaptive devices such as crutches, a walker, prosthetics, or bed or bathroom hand rails may be necessary. Follow-up with your Surgeon:Your surgeon will let you know when to schedule a follow-up appointment. You should also be given criteria for warning signs and symptoms that may occur with the procedure you've had, and when to call your surgeon if they do appear. Aftercare - The Post-Operative Period This is a time of healing, both physical and emotional. Joint Replacement Surgery is a personal and family decision, and setting realistic goals and expectations is very important. Patients who face a long recovery and rehabilitation period may feel depressed or anxious about their situation. It is important you have realistic expectations; listen to your healthcare providers. Their experience will help you from doing too much too early. Create a calendar and record your daily progress. Relatives: seek support from relatives and friends. Faced with restrictions to movement, driving, and possibly more, a patient needs someone at home to assist them with the daily tasks of living. Rehabilitation: now that you are recovering at home, use the extra time to perform therapeutic exercises DAILY. Use a daily interactive program to augment your physical therapist's home visits. The importance of guided exercise cannot be stressed enough. Following the exercise program set up for your recovery is the KEY to your rehabilitation and regaining good range of motion. Recovery: consumes a short amount of time compared to enormous quality of life change you are about to experience. Follow your healthcare provider & advice and help reduce the risk of setbacks. Results: you play a very important role in your implant outcome or success. Good outcomes require a commitment to health, fitness and diet. Home Safety Evaluation: Recommendations to Prepare Your Home for your Post-Surgical Recovery Attempt to live on the main level of your house Make sure that level has bathroom facilities (multiple daily stair climbing may be tiresome and stress your body too much) Place all necessary things within easy reach, such as on a table: a telephone with important phone numbers, TV remote, notepad, newspapers and magazines consider, a covered (sports) drinking bottle proper lighting and a clean house are important during your recovery bedding dressing toiletries grooming Kitchen non-perishable foods and cleaning supplies should be moved to heights between the waist and shoulder place perishables in freezer or refrigerate, avoid lower meat/vegetable chillers consider long handled dust pan Floors rugs must be removed, even under table types carpet should be tacked down clear pathways from all unnecessary object consider width of a walker, cane and crutch Furniture identify a sturdy armed chair to sit in recliners are popular, make sure they height appropriate if bed is too low, requiring you to bend beyond 90 degrees, consider renting a hospital bed Bathrooms install raised toilet seat use a shower bench or seat consider safety rails for bathtub Stairs evaluate stairs inside and outside home for safety make sure handrails are tightened Medication have a detailed list of medication you are currently taking make you understand what meds you can take prior to surgery consider filling your post surgical meds prior to hospital admission Household pets reminder ; consider your safety and pets well-being while you are in recovery. Support identify your primary care giver, spouse, family member or friend OrthoCareRN The information in this article was provided by OrthoCareRN. Home Recovery is an encouraged medical practice. HomeCare for BoneCare provides the tools for Independent Home Recovery.


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The Hanged Man's Song
Penguin, Sep 28, 2004 - Fiction - 368 pages
"Hard-boiled computer hacker Kidd and his sometime girlfriend LuEllen make for a refreshingly roguish couple" (Entertainment Weekly). Now they're back in #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford's electrifying novel of murder, intrigue, and revenge—Kidd style.
When Kidd's superhacker friend Bobby is murdered and his laptop is stolen, Kidd knows it's panic time. The secrets stashed in Bobby's computer are enough to hang Kidd and everyone else in Bobby's criminally ingenious cyber-circle. It's up to Kidd and his partner LuEllen to track it down, find Bobby's killer, and save their own necks—because the secrets are downloading faster than anyone anticipated. And they're far more staggering than anyone imagined.
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It was a good read. I'm not as fond of this protagonist as I am with Lucas Davenport or Virgil Flowers. Plot was good--a little confusing at times, but eventually it flowed. Will probably try another one soon before final verdict.. Read full review
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Kidd and LuEllen end up trying to figure out how their hacker friend was killed and why. Which leads them to Washington DD and a huge coverup. Enjoyed the typical fast paced tone of the book as they deal with break and entering, computers, bad guys-the whole nine yards! Read full review
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"The score never interested me, only the game"*…
The story of the exotic Belgian import that is the most mystical, magical sport on Earth… and of the Detroit lifer who became its King… and of an art heist: "Believe in Featherbowling."
* Mae West
As we take our seats, we might recall that it was on this date in 1947 that Holt, Missouri set the world's record for the fastest accumulation of rainfall: 12 inches (300 mm) of rainfall in 42 minutes.
"Just play. Have fun."*…
The word "weird" is defined by various dictionaries as odd, bizarre, eccentric and unconventional. And where most of these traits could be considered unsettling, in the world of photography, and specifically sports, it could also translate to a gold mine. The essence of photography is to capture a truly remarkable moment. And many times, different (or weird) can be good. If photographers covered the same events from the same angles, we really wouldn't achieve anything unique or memorable…
Sol Neelman, a self-proclaimed "failed athlete" and Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, has turned his lens away from the conventional targets of sports photography…
Read an interview (from whence, the body quote above) with Neelman here; peruse his portfolio here.
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As we Do It, we might recall that it was on this date in 1893 that "Cowboy Bill" Pickett invented bull-dogging. A 23-year-old cowhand at the time, he rode alongside a stray, dropped from his horse to grab the steer's horns, and– emulating bulldogs that he'd observed– sharply bit the steer's upper lip. Soon after, Pickett and his four brothers formed The Pickett Brothers Bronco Busters and Rough Riders Association. He did his bulldogging act, traveling about in Texas, Arizona, Wyoming, and Oklahoma. In 1905, Pickett joined the 101 Ranch Wild West Show that featured the likes of Buffalo Bill, Will Rogers, and Tom Mix; Pickett was soon a popular performer who toured around the world and appeared in early motion pictures (see below)– though he often had to mask his African-American heritage by claiming (only) his Native American roots. (Even then, while he was in fact part Cherokee, he claimed to be part Comanche.)
As the event became a common rodeo event, lip biting became increasingly less popular until it disappeared from steer wrestling altogether.
Batter Up!…
Walt Whitman once said: "Baseball is our game — the American game: I connect it with our national character." Still, as Foreign Policy observes…
As baseball has skyrocketed to popularity in other countries, particularly Japan and Latin American nations, the days of the United States claiming it exclusively are long over. The sport's premier international tournament, the World Baseball Classic, featured 12 teams from across the globe this year, with the Dominican Republic coasting undefeated all the way to a championship. The tournament set ratings records in Japan, where it was the most-watched sporting event of the year and even out-performed the 2012 Olympics. In Taiwan, the WBC was the highest-rated cable program in the country's history.
So, as one settles in for Game Three of this year's Fall Classic– The Battle of the Beards— one might pause to consider Baseball's place in the world…
[More photos– from South Africa to Iraq to China– at FP]
Baseball has an estimated 500 million fans around the world… which ranks it seventh overall. To put that in context, the number one sport, football (or "soccer" as Americans are wont to call it), has 3.5 billion fans; the number two pastime, Cricket, 2.5 billion.
Plus– in this anniversary month of the first box score, a new site called Statlas, updates scoring, turning box scores into infographics.
As we step up to the plate, we might recall that it was on this date in 1863, at The Freemasons' Tavern on Great Queen Street in London, that the Football Association (or simply, the FA) was established; after centuries of football rules that varied from pitch to pitch, the FA established a single set of rules that has governed the game in England ever since. And given that it is the oldest such association in the world, its rules and procedures have shaped the game all over the world.
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If every state in the union had to choose an official sport, what would they pick? Football, football, lacrosse, football, skiing, football, football … and Alaska gets the one with sled dogs. But what if you had to assign one sport to each state, and could use each of those sports just once? How would you disperse our favorite pastimes among the 50 states and Washington, D.C.?
Now that's a more interesting parlor game. Only 12 states have bothered to name any kind of "official sport," which leaves a lot of room to impose one's sporting will on the American people…
And that's exactly what Josh Levin, executive editor at Slate, has done. Read the rules he followed and explore the results in detail at "The United Sports of America- If each state could have only one sport, what would it be?"
As we oil our wheels, we might recall that it was on this date in 1845 that the first known baseball box score appeared in the New York Morning News, a month after the first set of rules were written by Alexander Cartwright and some his fellow Knickerbockers.
The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat…
The Olympic Games: nine days and counting. As we refresh ourselves on the rules of ribbon dancing and brush up on badminton, we might spare a moment to recall some of the events that have been dropped– "discontinued"– by the Olympics…
While the long jump event has tested the athletic prowess of track and field stars from around the world, back in the Paris Games of 1900, horses were given the chance to show off how far they could leap. As part of the equestrian events, horse long jump only had one Olympics to make its mark and it failed to do so spectacularly. No one could accuse equestrian horses of not being athletic, yet the winning leap, from Belgium's Constant van Langendonck atop the horse Extra Dry, measured only 6.10 meters. Not too shabby, until you consider the world record for long jump, by a human, is 8.95 meters.
Though part of the aquatics program at St. Louis in 1904, the distance plunge event seems to have more in common with a children's game than an Olympic sport (which might explain why it's never returned to the Games). The event required athletes to dive into the pool and coast underwater without moving their limbs. After 60 seconds had passed – or competitors had floated to the surface, whichever came first – referees measured the distance the athletes had drifted. The gold medal winner was U.S. athlete William Dickey, although, it should be noted, only Americans competed in the event.
Seven other expired events at Time's "9 Really Strange Sports That Are No Longer in the Olympics."
And on the heel of the London authorities unplugging The Boss and Sir Paul mid-song, a look at local reactions to the London Olympic authorities' authoritarian antics.
As we practice in preparation for the inclusion of beer-pong in 2016, we might recall that it was on this date in 1927 that "The Georgia Peach," Ty Cobb, recorded his 4,000th career hit. Cobb finished out his Major League Baseball career the next year with a grand total of 4,191 hits– which stood as a record until 1985, when it was surpassed by Pete "What are the Odds" Rose. Cobb was in the inaugural class of five elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
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The Fighting Phalanges!…
Finger wrestling has been used in the Alps as a method of resolving disputes since the 17th century. Now, dueling with digits has become a sport.
Two contestants sit facing each other across a large table, with their fingers threaded into a strong strap. On a signal from the referee, the contest begins, and the competitors pull as hard as they can. The winner is the competitor who successfully pulls their opponent across the table, using just their finger.
In Bavaria, the home of finger wrestling, it's serious business. Competitors train their fingers for the intense strain (and pain) of competition, by squeezing tennis balls, holding their body weight on their competitive finger, and doing one-finger press-ups… While wrestlers are free to use any finger they wish, the finger of choice is, of course, the middle finger.
Read more about finger wrestling, and see video of the recently-completed 35th Annual Finger Wrestling Championship, at The Sun.
As we flex our phalanges, we might send prodigious birthday greeting to G.K. Chesterton; he was born on this date in 1874. The author of 80 books, several hundred poems, over 200 short stories, 4000 essays, and several plays, he was a literary and social critic, historian, playwright, novelist, Catholic theologian and apologist, debater, and mystery writer. Chesterton was a columnist for the Daily News, the Illustrated London News, and his own paper, G. K.'s Weekly, and wrote articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica. Chesterton created the priest-detective Father Brown, who appeared in a series of short stories, and had a huge influence on the development of the mystery genre; his best-known novel is probably The Man Who Was Thursday.
Chesterton's faith, which he defended in print and speeches, brought him into conflict with the most famous atheist of the time, George Bernard Shaw, who said (on the death of his "friendly enemy"), "he was a man of colossal genius."


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This is a post I've been wanting to write for some time. The past six months have been amazing! I feel so incredibly blessed to have had the opportunity to participate as a MS Run the US relay runner and Continue reading
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The end of the short first six weeks is here! Thank you teachers and parents for a great beginning. JH basketball and JH/HS Cross Country are in full swing. FFA and 4-H are showing at the East Texas State Fair and jackpots as well. The students are representing SISD well! October will bring "Meet the Mustangs" to introduce our athletes and Red Ribbon Week for Drug Prevention Awareness. Report cards will go home October 1. If you haven't signed up on the parent portal on our website to keep track of your child's progress in school I encourage you to do so. The district calendar is updated accordingly, so keep an eye out for the activities ...
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Wow! Our first grading period flew by. I see so many good things taking place every day here at Slocum ISD. Let me encourage students: WORK HARD in the classroom! HARD WORK PAYS OFF!
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Once again I am amazed at just how great Slocum students conduct themselves both at school and at school related functions. Parents, you are doing a super job!
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Control owner access rights in Windows Server 2008
Derek Schauland explains the new identity called Owner Rights in Windows Server 2008 that allows an administrator to limit the default permissions set by the creator/owner of an object.
Cloud solutions: Will they be worth the hype?
While there are few specific cloud solutions available, directors and managers are setting their sights on what will work in the cloud. In this blog, IT sage Rick Vanover spreads the field for gauging what this can mean to underlying technologies.
Clientless SSL VPN remote access set-up guide for the Cisco ASA
Lori Hyde explains the initial setup and configuration of Clientless SSL VPN for remote users who need access to resources in a very controlled environment.
Set up split-brain DNS with Active Directory integrated zones
Derek Schauland explains how to configure conditional forwarding in Windows Server 2003 when a split-brain DNS set up is called for.
Resistance is futile; the cloud will win
It is clear that the IT community is divided on whether a cloud-provided e-mail platform makes sense. The facts surrounding this initiative point to many successful migrations. IT guru Rick Vanover lays out the scene.
Maximize your network training budget, even if it's zero
Cisco expert Lori Hyde tells you how to get the most out of your slashed training budget, and shake up your team's routine at the same time. Take advantage of Cisco's Game Arcade to sharpen your skills.
Improve authentication process over WAN links with Active Directory Sites
Derek Schauland explores the ways you can improve authentication for remote locations via WAN links if your organization is still using Windows 2003 Server and Active Directory.
Will the world run on Gmail?
Google's messaging service is becoming more popular, and the Google Apps option to have hosted e-mail is becoming a viable option. IT pro Rick Vanover breaks down this cloud strategy.
Easy packet captures straight from the Cisco ASA firewall
Lori Hyde tells you how to capture packets directly from the Cisco ASA without using a separate packet-sniffing utility, first by setting up an ACL to define the traffic and then using the capture command.
How call proxying works with Google Voice
Derek Schauland explains how Google Voice call proxying works, allowing you to receive SMS messages and phone calls from anywhere in the world -- and keep it all online. See what you think of this service.
Installing Data Protection Manager 2007 as a VM in a lab environment
Brad Bird describes how to install DPM 2007 as a virtual machine in a lab environment. Here are the gotchas to look out for and an explanation of the benefits you can realize.
Unsecured mobile devices could open a new back door into your network
What kind of security policies do you enforce on mobile devices and smartphones that employees bring into the office? Are unsecured mobile devices opening up a backdoor into your corporate network?
Improve performance on Windows systems by enabling the TCP Offload engine
The TCP offload engine (TOE) allows for higher performance on systems where a large amount of network traffic will take place. Basically, TOE-supporting systems shifts the processing requirements on the network transport to the interface. This can make a significant difference on systems where near line speed traffic occurs.
Monitor your outbound DNS connections
Consider monitoring or filtering outbound DNS connections to better protect your network against certain phishing attacks and a new breed of trojans that masquerade as DHCP servers.
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What do you mean, Sunday was the first day of Advent? It felt just like Christmas to me!That's because I got to attend the MK Young Artist Showcase 4 at the Fort Dupont Ice Arena. Choreographers from otherworldly locales such as Salt Lake City and Austria competed, plus there were exhibitions by local synchro skaters and also 2011 national champion Ryan Bradley, seen here in his "Doublet Your Pleasure, Doublet Your Fun" program and here in his winning short program.I really had no idea … [Read more...]
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I know you've been waiting for it! Previous years here, here, and I also posted this one year.Gregory and Petukhov do sexed-up, props-based steampunk anti-Gnosticism:Todd Eldredge is a mummy:This is the only thing I've ever described as "a bit too German avant-garde for me":It's always Swan Lake somewhere... and this one, from Sasha Cohen, is ferocious and dramatic and dark:And last, the greatest Carmen program ever skated: … [Read more...]
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