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Mount Echigo-Komagatake or Uonuma-Komagatake (越後駒ヶ岳 or 魚沼駒ヶ岳) is a mountain located on the border of Uonuma and Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, with an elevation of 2,002.7 m (6,571 ft)[1] It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.[2] Mount Echigo-Komagatake, along with Nakanodake and Mount Hakkai, is also one of the three great mountains of Echigo, the old name for this area of Niigata Prefecture.
Mount Echigo-Komagatake lies in central part of Echigo Mountains, a mountain range over Niigata, Fukushima, and Gunma Prefecture. Between late autumn and early spring, large amounts of snow fall in this region because of the monsoon from Siberia, with an average of 3 to 4 meters. Avalanches eroded the surface of the mountain and formed steep precipices, especially on the west and north face. Hikers can see snow on the mountain even in late summer. Thanks to the heavy snowfall, this mountain is the source of several rivers such as the Kitanomata River, the Mizunashi River, and the Sanashi River, which all flow into the Sea of Japan. Such abundant water is used mainly for paddy fields, and hydroelectricity.
In contrast to the winter season, summers are hot and humid and there are thunderstorms in the afternoon almost every day during the summer. Hikers must pay attention to hyperthermia and thunderbolts.
Climbing routes[edit]
There are several climbing routes to the mountain's peak. The easiest and most popular route is from Shiori Mountain Pass. (Japanese: 枝折峠) Other routes are the Kushigahana route, the Komanoyu route, and the Echigo Sanzan mountain ridge route. All routes are long and demanding, but special technique isn't needed. It's possible to get back to the starting points except for the last one if climbers start in the early morning. The best climbing season is between June and early October. [3]
Some bus routes are available from train stations (Muikamachi, Urasa or Koide) to the starting points. However, they are much less convenient than by car and taxi. At the starting points, several dozens of parking lots are available for free, but during the best season, the parking lots are quickly inundated with a lot of cars.[3]
There is only one mountain lodge called Komanokoya (Japanese:駒の小屋) at about 100 meters below the summit. The caretakers stay between late April and the end of October. It costs 2000 Japanese yen to stay there without food, with no reservation. In the snow season, climbers also use the lodge for shelter.[4]
- ^ a b c Geospatial Information Authority topographic map 八海山
- ^ Fukada, Kyuya (1964). 日本百名山. Shinchosha.
- ^ a b 越後三山岳友会. 山と高原地図⑮越後三山 Mountaineering map 15 Echigosanzan. Shobunsha Publications, Inc.
- ^ "Mapple Leisure Guide". Shobunsha Publications, Inc.
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The property, owned by Hardin County Schools, is the future home of the new G.C. Burkhead Elementary School, which is relocating from Charlemagne Boulevard in Elizabethtown.
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Abramson, the former five-term mayor of Louisville, announced he will not pursue the governor's seat in 2015 when Steve Beshear's final term ends, leveling the field for another Democrat to step forward.
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Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson announced he will not run for governor at today's noon Rotary Club meeting at Stone Hearth restaurant in Elizabethtown.
The Democrat told the luncheon meeting he will "focus solely on education" after his term ends in 2015. He said he has no plans to seek another elective office.
In the Family Resource and Youth Services Center at Panther Academy, the phone rings every few minutes, even in the middle of July and the start of school still weeks away. Summer is not much of a break for the center's employees.
An Elizabethtown man faces 18 charges after police say he wrecked a stolen vehicle Sunday night and then left the scene of the crash.
An annual effort to help students get school supplies is shifting to meet a slightly different need.
The Radcliff-North Hardin Ministerial Association is hosting a social at 6 p.m. Aug. 19 at Full Gospel Community Baptist Church on Shelton Road in Radcliff to present supplies to the resource center coordinators for North Hardin High School, John Hardin High School and Brown Street Alternative Education Center.
With the threat of Hardin County being fractured into six legislative districts and Radcliff into three or four, Radcliff Councilman Stan Holmes suggested residents get angry and proactive.
The Elizabethtown Sports Park has added another corporate sponsor into the fold.
The Kentucky National Guard has entered a one-year agreement with the park valued at $25,000 in which it retains the naming rights of the Walk of Champions, which runs between the championship pavilion and the soccer pavilion, said park director Seth Breitner.
Elizabethtown City Council approved the deal during its Monday voting session after Breitner introduced the agreement two weeks ago.
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Did you know? According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day in the United States 105 people die as a result of drug overdose, and another 6,748 are treated in emergency departments (ED) for the misuse or abuse of drugs.
Drug overdoses have become a serious public health challenge in Maryland and across the country. In Maryland, the total number of overdose deaths has risen steadily since 2010, mainly due to the increase in heroin-related deaths. According to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, as it has become more difficult and expensive to obtain prescription opioids, people have switched to cheaper and more accessible heroin. To address these concerns and save the lives of Marylanders, a goal was set to reduce overdose deaths by 20% by the end of 2015.
Maryland's state agencies have engaged in comprehensive, cross-agency efforts to reduce opioid overdose deaths. These efforts include educating the public and implementing new medical practices.
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On February 24, 2015, Governor Larry Hogan and Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford announced the establishment of both the Heroin and Opioid Emergency Task Force and a separate Inter-Agency Coordinating Council. Both groups will work and support efforts to address Maryland's growing heroin and opioid crisis. "For far too long, state and local agencies have worked in silos with little communication and less coordination," said Governor Hogan. "The purpose of the inter-agency council and task force is to connect the dots of prevention, treatment, and recovery and maximize our resources and expertise to come up with real solutions to save and restore lives."
In order to better understand the epidemic, Maryland has enhanced surveillance in the state through reports on drug and alcohol intoxication deaths using data from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The more detailed and timely review of data allows the Department and local jurisdictions to identify patterns of overdose activity, which enhances public health responses and planned interventions at the state and local levels.
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The book is so much better than the movie. We've all said it, we've all heard it. And we all think it's always true, that the book is better than the movie.
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Here are 15 films that trounce their source material like a brawny boy bullying his meek younger brother. We tried to avoid the easy picks ("Jaws," "The Godfather"), and maybe even present some movies that you might not have known had their origin in a book, which just proves how great the adaptations are.
So the next time your literary snob friend rambles on about literature's superiority to film, pull one of these babies out of your back pocket.
Did we miss any? Think the book is indeed better than the movie? Let us know!
Book by Alan Le May The John Ford-John Wayne vehicle is often cited as the greatest Western film ever. As a result, Alan Le May is today best known as The Writer Who Wrote The Book That Was Made Into "The Searchers."
Book by Tom Perrotta Tom Perrotta's novel reads like a glorified script and Alexander Payne runs with it (a similar occurrence happened with the adaptation of his book "Little Children"). Reese Witherspoon may have won an Oscar for "Walk The Line," but her performance as Tracy Flick is still her crowning achievement.
Book by Lauren Weisberger The movie has Meryl Streep. The book doesn't. That's all.
Book by Stephen King Stanley Kubrick routinely elevated his source material (see also: "2001: A Space Odyssesy", "A Clockwork Orange"), and "The Shining" is no exception. Many Stephen King cultists cite Kubrick's radical departure from the source material, but his adaptation has come to be regarded as a landmark horror film.
Book by Robert Bloch "Psycho" is the highest-grossing movie of Hitchcock's career, causing a frenzy when it was released in 1960 ("It is required that you see 'Psycho' from the beginning!") and becoming a classic over the years. It's the film--not the book--that was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress.
Book by James Jones James Jones's novel is significant for its realism, but Terrence Malik's adaptation is a transcendent spiritual journey and, most likely, one of the most beautiful films you'll ever see.
Book by Rex Pickett This is an example of when it's better to be outside a neurotic mind than in it. The film adaptation by Alexander Payne (who also directed "Election") benefits greatly from being a step removed from the worrisome and irritable consciousness of Miles, played by Paul Giamatti. Rex Pickett's novel, on the other hand, lacks the charm of its cinematic counterpart.
Book by Richard Condon Richard Condon's book was well-received upon release, but the movie adaptation three years later made worldwide waves. It was censored in former "Iron Curtain" countries like Poland and Hungary until the Soviet Union collapsed in 1993.
Book by Lew Wallace Sorry Mr. Wallace, but you could be the greatest writer ever and your words wouldn't match the chariot race scene.
Book by Ira Levin Ira Levin's book was a bestseller, but the legacy of "Rosemary's Baby" will forever be remembered for Polanski's vision--with faint echoes of that spine-tingling soundtrack.
Book by Jerzy Kosinkski Maybe it's best to ignore the plagiarism claims made about author Jerzy Kosinkski and just watch comic master Peter Sellers's last performance. If it's possible, "Being There" seems smarter with every year that passes because we see just how far ahead of its time it really was.
Book by Stephen King In 1982, Stephen King released "Different Seasons," a collection that included a little novella called, "Rita Hayworth And Shawshank Redemption." Interestingly enough, three of the four stories in the collection went on to become films, the other two being "The Body" (which became "Stand By Me") and "Apt Pupil."
Short Story by Philip Van Doren Stern The short story "The Greatest Gift" was the inspiration for "It's A Wonderful Life," but it's hard to hear George Bailey's words without that characteristic Jimmy Stewart lilt.
Book by John Wagner and Vince Locke "A History Of Violence" was a pretty good graphic novel before it was an excellent movie. Director David Cronenberg took advantage of his medium's assets--namely music and pitch-perfect dramatic pacing to create a swollen, foreboding atmosphere. See video for nastiness.
Book by William Goldman William Goldman's book is a 500-page satire of royal excess. The movie occupies rare territory by appealing to kids and adults, plus it has this guy saying "mawiage."
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my friend's electricians messed up the power or something and all his electronics were ruined. He's getting a new xbox, so i asked for the old one. Is there anything useful to do with it? I could always paint the case, but would everything be ruined like the dvd-rom/harddrive? i also have an xbox and a modchip, but im waiting for someone to solder it. is it worth practicing soldering on his ruined xbox, so i could solder on my own?
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the old xbox can probably work with a different power supply or probably just needs a changed fuse.
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yeah they most likely blew the transformer...as an electrician ive seen asshole electricians purposely do this to other trades radios...get a new power supply
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The rest of the cast loves Milioti already. "They all think she's a fantastic actress," says Thomas. "I know a couple of them had seen
. We flew Cristin out to do an on-camera audition with Josh [Radnor, who plays Ted] with our decoy script pages, and it was funny Neil walked into the makeup trailer while I was just chatting with Cristin, she was getting make-up to go do this screen test with Josh, and Neil walked in and looked at her and his eyes widened and he sort of said, 'Oh my God, are you the mother?!' And he gave her this big hug and was like, 'Youre the mother!' And Cristin and I were like, 'No, its still just an audition; its not done. Im not cast yet.' Neil was celebrating a little too early." Adds Bays, with a laugh: "Thats when you widen to reveal the other two girls that are also screen-testing in the trailer." Continues Thomas: "It was dangerously close to that, because two other people did come in, and they had thankfully stepped out of the trailer but Neil was doing his victory dance that it might be Cristin. There were other two very lovely wonderful actresses coming in to read for it but ultimately we really believed in Cristin for it. The right choice."
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I do not use the 0 and 5 method, not for at least 4-5 years for the reasons Rafal points out. I noticed this visually apparently Nicholas Linden has backed this up with sensitometry, which btw is not my strong suit. I use it for calibrating processes and then move on to my eyes.
It should be pointed out I am a big time fan of Ilford Warmtone, and now Art 300 which I believe is the same emulsion.... All my comments are directed at this paper .
I have printed now in two eras... 1 era where there were only graded papers... 2 era where we have Ilford Warmtone ...
I switched to this paper for a specific reason... my clients liked the prints better...
Era 1 I remember the days of two bath dev, hot dev tray off to the side to help in the burning in... if you wanted an overall strong contrast print you would move up to a grade three or four and suffer the crazy amount of burning in the highlights.. which after time just got soft and flat/muddy due to the silly burn time, not to mention the fact that the burns could become obvious.
Era 2 I lay down an initial tone which puts inertia in the highlights and defines a long tonality print.. I then use the grade 5 filter to increase Dmax and contrast to taste.
I will burn the highlights with low filter and 5 filter, usually this burn is very insignificant and does not soften/muddy up and the blacks within the highlights are more defined and create the illusion of tonality.
I prefer Era 2 printing which is this controlled mix of filters..
I use an 80% density rule for the first filter .. in other words I make sure that I am 80 % happy with the density of the upper highlight region and I dodge the shadow regions to make a pleasing print... softer but nice ... think Jock Sturge's print a bit light , a bit soft, but nice blacks starting to emerge.
Then with a second filter 5 I hit the timer either once , twice or even more to determine the overall final look ..
During both filter exposures I am dodging to control local areas.
I use the 00 and 5 for burning in areas that I want to make sure are in the print for aesthetic reasons. I do not like paper white within my images but prefer to see the easal blades lines as a guide for blank sky tonality... If I do not see the separation then I know I need more tone.
WHAT METHOD AM I USING as I do not like the 0 and 5 method, and I do not like the single filter method...
Until someone can give it a name I will call it a MODIFIED FILTER METHOD... using the outflanking method to determine initial exposure... and 0 and 5 burning in for aesthetic reasons.
Its no wonder the OP is getting confused,,, the cat is looking better each day btw,, To be fair to both camps , the image supplied would work in Era 1 or Era 2 with not too much issue.
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There is also the Sigma 24mm f/1.8 which I just happen to have for sale... :)
It's a great lens, but I no longer own a Nikon 35mm body.
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There is also the Sigma 24mm f/1.8 which I just happen to have for sale... :)
It's a great lens, but I no longer own a Nikon 35mm body.
For my money, I'd choose the 2.0 as most of my shooting is under available light and usually low light at that.
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Just wanted to add that I used to shoot a 24mm f/2 on a digibody for low available light photo-J work and I loved that lens. It did much worse than the 24 f/2.8 with flare, but with a shade it was great lens.
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I have not found the sample that I have to be particularily flare prone, but I always use the correct Nikon shade. I do not have any optical test instruments to confirm or deny my feelings however. I do find that that the brighter finder image is helpful in focusing accurately.
I wouldn't say flare prone for normal use, just more likely to have flare when shooting INTO a point source light (it was used mostly for theatre photography)--this was also a lens owned by the paper and there were scratches and "cleaning" marks on it that added to the problem. I definitely agree about the ease of focus with the f/2.Quote:
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I use the 24mm f/2.8. It's smaller and lighter than the f/2 version, plus it still has (actually had before the f/2 version even existed) the close range correction floating element design.
Anyway, it's a wonderful lens.
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"Owned by the paper" eh? The only scenario that serves as a more brutal test of durability is using it in a highschool photo program. The death rate on that stuff is phenomenal. I know I have photos of architectural interiors that will include a point light source within the frame. I'll have to look at a few and see.
I've owned two f/2.8's. I wore them both out. I still have lens number 2, rattles and loose elements and all. Small, light weight and sharp--they were my favorite Nikkor lenses.
I have and use the Nikon 24mm f/2, and love it. If you want something much cheaper, yet still very good, look a the Kiron 24mm f/2. A very good lens too.
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1. Outlook for the yuan and the impact of slower growth in China on the FX markets (It would be great if You can comment on China's Trade / growth momentum in relation to FX as we have Trade figures tomorrow and GDP figures on Friday). Also what's your outlook for the Yuan?
I am long term bullish Yuan and its one of my favorite currencies on a one year outlook basis. Unfortunately the currency has not performed well lately due to the prospect of slower growth. Given the outcome of the latest PBoC meeting and the slowdown that we will likely see in this week's GDP numbers, the market will continue to discount more policy fine tuning from the PBoC. As a result, I believe there is scope for some further CNY weakness before strength.
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We are looking at 3 to 6 years. China has accelerated the use of Yuan internationally through bilateral swap agreements. There is a lot of talk that this will happen in the year 2015 but this could be a bit ambitious. Either way though, China should achieve full convertible by 2020.
2. Outlook for the Euro. Recently we had Spain aution that didn't go that well. There are renewed concerned that debt crisis will spread. Is the worst over you think? What's your take on the Euro?
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NO! The worst is yet to come. This was terrible news for Spain. I think the European sovereign debt crisis will exacerbate / escalate, necessitating another LTRO from the ECB this year.
3. BOJ concludes policy meeting tomorrow. There has been some talk that BOJ may add stimulus some time this month to help the economy and ease the strengthening yen. What's your take on BOJ / yen?
No stimulus this week. BoJ still assessing impact of asset purchase expansion and inflation goal.
4. The latest U.S. employment figures missed estimates. Economists have been concerned about the pace of the U.S. recovery. What's are your views on that and the dollar?
The US payroll figures validate the Fed's concerns about the sustainability of the labor market recovery and renews concerns of QE3. I can speak in detail about why I DO NOT believe that QE3 will be implemented but that does not preclude investors from being on QE3 watch. The U.S. recovery has hit a road bump but at the end of the day, the US economy is still recovering and will contribute positively to global growth. As long as asset markets don't plunge, the Fed won't resort to QE3, an option that will be reserved for a more desperate time in the US economy. As for the dollar, I think the dollar rally last week was misplaced. The FOMC minutes was from the March 13th monetary policy meeting. Bernanke made dovish comments well after that. The weight should therefore be placed on Bernanke's comments and not the FOMC minutes.
5. What are your top currencies now? Also what's your take on commods currencies, the likes of Aussie, kiwi?
Fav is long CAD and short EUR. I am bearish AUD, neutral NZD.
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The cake was delicious and the design was exactly what we wanted!!! She did an amazing job and was extremely pleasant to work with!!
Working with Tammy was an absolute pleasure! She is passionate about her work and genuinely excited to be doing your wedding cake. Starting with the flavor, Tammy's cakes are delicious! You have your choose of many flavors, as well as three levels of buttercream depending on how sweet you want it. (We couldn't be more thrilled with our choice of chocolate cake & amaretto filling!) The quality of cake and design really make Tammy stand out from other bakeries. Unlike most bakeries that ask you to bring a photo in and then nickel and dime you for each element, Tammy works with you to create a one-of-a kind design. After meeting with you, she goes back to the drawing board to come up with various sketches of your potential cake. She doesn't try to nickel and dime you for silly things like the shape of your cake, and the finished product is absolutely perfect!
LOVE LOVE LOVED Tammy! She did a fantastic job. We met with her once before the wedding and she listened to all of our ideas and gave some of her own. She was super friendly and very easy to work with. She was willing to customize the icing, cake and filling to be exactly what we wanted. A couple of months before the wedding she sent me some drawings she had come up with and I gave her a few ideas and everything was executed perfectly. The cake was gorgeous and tasted fantastic. We got a ton of compliments on how it looked and tasted! Would absolutely recommend her to anyone. She is friendly, attentive and does a great job.
Tammy made our wedding cake which was part of our wedding package at our venue and it was beautiful!! We had so many delicious options to choose from and Tammy was so great to work with. She was very quick to respond to my emails and did a fantastic job on creating our cake to be exactly what we wanted on our wedding day. I highly recommend her, you won't be disappointed!
Tammy was a complete and total sweetheart. I sent probably about 10 picture of cupcakes and she explain every single picture on price and anything else you can imagine! The cupcakes were out of the world AMAZING.
I can not even begin to tell you how AMAZING Tammy from Cakes by Tammy is to work with. I looked at many different cake places and had high expectations for the cake I wanted. I wanted a truly custom cake with intricate designs. I went to a couple bakeries that wanted to charge insane amounts of money or just told me they could not do the cake I envisioned. When I met with Tammy she said she was excited to make the cake and hoped I chose the one I showed her. She was up for the challenge. The cake was the most BEAUTIFUL thing I have ever seen! I did not want to cut it! It was a 6 tier cake with a detailed silver dragee design and edible pearls. She had to apply the design with tweezers (I now feel bad about that). My reception venue second my opinions on the cake and said it was the best one they had seen. Not only was it the most beautiful cake ever but it also tasted delicious! You will not regret going with Tammy, she was amazing!
Our wedding cake was included in our wedding package from our venue, but we had a choice between two bakers. We chose Cakes by Tammy and we couldn't have been happier with our choice. Tammy is such a pleasant person to work with! She listens to exactly what you want and gives it to you. Our cake was EXACTLY what we wanted! My husband doesn't even like cake, but he looooved Tammy's french vanilla cake with chocolate mousse filling which we used in each tier of our wedding cake. I would definitely recommend Tammy to all my friends and family. Such a great person!
I can't come up with a single complaint about Tammy! We brought in a picture of a wedding cake we liked and she helped us tweak it to fit our ideas without any issue. She was open to any ideas we had and worked with us to bring our vision to life. When we ran into a little bit of design trouble, she went above and beyond and worked her butt off to make our dream cake a reality! She was quick to answer e-mails and to correspond about the progress. Most importantly, the cake tasted PHENOMENAL! My husband ate his piece - then stole mine while I wasn't looking and ate that, too! We cannot wait to eat our anniversary cake (which was baked and packaged separately - so awesome). We LOVE Cakes by Tammy and would recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding cake.
Tammy was absolutely wonderful to work with! Upon meeting with her we knew she had to be the one to make our wedding cake! She has quite the eye for design. At our meeting, I brought along pictures of cakes I liked, she then took those pictures and created the cake of my dreams! We also got to pick two cakes and fillings we would like to try. Wow! We were certainly impressed. The cakes were large enough that not only my husband and I got to sample them, but my parents did too! We were not very fond of the icing she used, but from reading other reviews on here I knew she had a secondary icing that she would use too. We requested to try the other icing and received another cake at no additional charge! The second icing was amazing!! We were sold! On our wedding day, the cake was beautiful! I have received so many compliments since the wedding about our cake. It was moist and tasted wonderful! I would highly suggest booking Tammy for your wedding!
Tammy was fabulous to work with. She was always completely responsive and friendly. She brought two whole round cakes to our initial meeting to sample once I got home. My (now) husband and I consider that day one of the best in the entire planning process. The cake was delicious, and Tammy was great.
Tammy was very easy to work with and was able to do exactly what we envisioned for our wedding cake. It was absolutely beautiful and everyone commented on how delicious it was. Tammy was also willing to make a special gluten free cake for my cousins since it was her birthday and she made an awesome Pens cake for my hubby.
Tammy is the BEST. Seriously. She was so incredibly great to work with, was easy to get in touch with, and both the design and the taste of her cakes are amazing! She adjusted the butter cream so it wasn't too sweet for us and matched the monogram from our invitation on our cake. I also wanted flowers on the cake and the way she arranged the flowers made it SO gorgeous and elegant, we got so many compliments! We also got cupcakes and an ombre cake for our rehearsal and she did such an amazing job, our guests devoured them! You can't go wrong with her strawberry mousse and almond fillings. Our wedding cake was so perfect, and it's the one thing I sat down and ate in its entirety that day because it was just SO good!! We would work with her again without a doubt!
Tammy did a fantastic job with our wedding cake! She was very accommodating, especially when we made the unique request to have four different cake flavors. Each and every tier was delicious and we received numerous compliments from our guests. Tammy was professional and delivered exactly what she promised. I was very impressed and would recommend Tammy to any bride looking for her wedding cake!
Let me start by saying I had a hotel wedding and Cakes by Tammy was part of the hotels price.
Tammy had to have written the majority of the reviews on her page herself. She was extremely difficult to get in touch with by phone and email. I was NEVER able to reach her by phone and she took several days to respond by email and would then not answer all of my questions (if multiple questions were in one email). On the day of my wedding I went to look at my cake and she had our initials wrong. I was upset. Knowing she was so hard to get a hold of, I never thought the wedding planner would be able to reach her to get her to fix it. I think she did end up getting back to the reception site and fixing it, but if had I not seen the cake before the wedding our monogram would have been wrong on our cake. Days before the wedding I sent her an email confirming the monogram, but she still messed it up. The cake was gorgeous and tasted great but in my mind there is no excuse to be so difficult to get in touch with and it is absolutely inexcusable to use the wrong initials in a monogram.
I will take the higher road here. Yes, you are correct. I did mess up the monogram. I made a mistake. The moment I received a call, I immediately drove back to the site to fix it. And when I walked into the room and saw that your florist decided to play cake decorator and made the situation 10X's worse, I still managed to correct it.
And you are also correct about being hard to get in touch with at times. I try to keep up with emails and phone calls, but during busier times of the year, yes- there are a couple of days between calls and emails. Ive heard this same thing from brides who call larger bakeries- they sometimes dont even get a return call at all. Im a one person bakery. And I do my best. And I dont try to meke excuses for my mistakes. Im human. I make them. But sometimes, its just not good enough for some. For that I apologize.
But I hate to tell you, I dont write my own reviews. If I dont have time to get to emails fast enough, then I hardly have time to write reviews for myself.
Tammy made the most beautiful cake for my wedding, it was more than I even asked of her - a simply beautiful work of art! I would recommend Cakes by Tammy to everyone!


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Prisons, casinos, and billboards have something in common. Companies that own these things have recently declared themselves real-estate investment trusts, or are pushing toward doing so.
REITs make money by renting property or collecting mortgage interest. They avoid corporate taxes so long as they pass 90% of their income on to investors as dividends. Companies that have recently announced REIT conversions have enjoyed average stock gains of 7% over 30 days, according to an analysis by Green Street Advisors, a REIT research firm.
To some, the string of REIT conversions looks like a tax dodge that Congress will eventually have to stop. Market veterans may recall that Congress in 1987 narrowed the definition of master limited partnerships, a pass-through structure favored by oil and gas pipelines, shortly after the Boston Celtics basketball team and other unlikely candidates became MLPs. There's a more recent case study to the north. In the early 2000s, a rush of Canadian companies converted to income trusts, that country's version of REITs. Share prices rose 10% to 20%. In 2006, the government cracked down, causing income trusts to effectively be taxed like ordinary companies. An index of income trusts plunged nearly 20% in two weeks.
While some argue that there could be a U.S. regulatory backlash if companies here stretch the REIT definition too far, that risk may be overstated, not least because the tax savings for REIT conversions aren't quite as large as they appear. But investors should view the conversion trend cautiously just the same. The abundance of companies wanting to be REITs is a signal that they have become too popular among investors. Valuations look rich, so buyers should be choosy. There are some good deals to be found among smaller REITs, but investors can do just as well with ordinary companies that pay good dividends.
THE REIT STRUCTURE was created in 1960 as a way to turn commercial real estate from a rich man's game into something available to anyone who could afford a few shares. Real estate was loosely defined as land and fixed improvements. Lawmakers then couldn't have foreseen even some of the noncontroversial REIT holdings today, including cellphone towers and data centers. To become a REIT, a company must have at least 75% of its assets in real property or mortgages and collect 75% of its income from the same. Companies that don't meet that definition can spin off real-estate assets as a REIT, or perform an "opco-propco" split, where the operating company and its assets are separated from the property.
REIT conversions are nothing new. Blue chips Healthcare Property Investors hcp 0.3964882469555367% HCP Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD35.45 0.14 0.3964882469555367% /Date(1448488875342-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2262978 AFTER HOURS USD35.45 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15642 P/E Ratio 54.396194568052785 Market Cap 16485738977.8458 Dividend Yield 6.375176304654443% Rev. per Employee 14583700 More quote details and news » (ticker: HCP) and Host Hotels & Resorts HST 1.7241379310344827% Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD16.52 0.28 1.7241379310344827% /Date(1448488862901-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9329861 AFTER HOURS USD16.52 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 23554 P/E Ratio 19.435294117647057 Market Cap 12416614443.1813 Dividend Yield 4.842615012106537% Rev. per Employee 21406400 More quote details and news » (HST) were formed through spinoffs in 1985 and 1993, respectively. Recently, conversions include Weyerhaeuser wy 0.3419334783960211% Weyerhaeuser Co. U.S.: NYSE USD32.28 0.11 0.3419334783960211% /Date(1448489048359-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3180423 AFTER HOURS USD32.28 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 74892 P/E Ratio 29.61467889908257 Market Cap 16477164213.324 Dividend Yield 3.841387856257745% Rev. per Employee 560000 More quote details and news » (WY), a timber company, and Corrections Corporation of America CXW -0.1926040061633282% Corrections Corp. of America U.S.: NYSE USD25.91 -0.05 -0.1926040061633282% /Date(1448488895679-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 539159 AFTER HOURS USD25.91 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 502 P/E Ratio 15.063953488372093 Market Cap 3037247901.04324 Dividend Yield 8.33654959475106% Rev. per Employee 125978 More quote details and news » (CXW), a prison owner. Pending conversions include those of CBS Outdoor, which owns billboards, and Penn National Gaming PENN 0.5607476635514018% Penn National Gaming Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD16.14 0.09 0.5607476635514018% /Date(1448488800151-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 395720 AFTER HOURS USD16.14 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 120 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 1294201942.78809 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 159904 More quote details and news » (PENN), a casino company.
THE FIRST SIGN THAT REIT conversions aren't a newly discovered tax dodge, then, is that they're not newly discovered. The second is that the tax savings for corporations are offset by higher taxes to investors. REITs must pay out nearly everything they make, and their dividends aren't taxed as dividends, which are currently capped at a preferential 20% rate, plus a 3.8% Medicare surtax for high earners. They're taxed as ordinary income, with rates up to 39.6%. REIT industry groups say the higher personal taxes make up for the lost corporate taxes. That seems a stretch, but it's difficult to calculate the precise tax trade-off because shareholders face varied tax rates, and some hold REIT shares in tax-deferred retirement accounts.
In theory, REITs could get caught up in an overhaul of the corporate tax code. If Congress lowered the rates and removed loopholes—and if it viewed REITs as one of those loopholes—share prices could take a hit. But that's not a near-term likelihood, considering how polarized the current Congress is. In any case, a change to REIT rules could easily grandfather in existing REITs, making them even more valuable in the eyes of investors.
Here's the larger risk for investors: Ultralow bond yields have sent investors scrambling for income, and REITs have become a favorite holding. The Vanguard REIT Index (VNQ) exchange-traded fund has gained 23% over two years, versus 19% for the S&P 500. Valuations look stretched. REITs in the S&P 500 recently traded at 20 times this year's projected funds from operations, the real-estate version of earnings. The broader S&P 500, in comparison, trades at 15 times earnings. As share prices rise, dividend yields fall. Vanguard REIT now yields 2.8%. Meanwhile, non-REIT companies are competing for income investors. S&P 500 companies are spending 37% of their earnings on dividends, up from 29% two years ago. The index's average dividend payer yields 2.3%, and about 100 companies yield 3% or more.
For most REITs, the easy income gains from driving occupancy rates higher at their properties are done, says Paul Adornato, an analyst with BMO. From here, assuming interest rates remain low, share-price gains for REITs could track rent increases, which tend to follow the rate of inflation over long time periods, plus a smidgen more for particularly skilled property buyers. Adornato still likes three smaller real-estate companies with more growth potential than most. Retail Opportunity Investments roic 0.4931506849315068% Retail Opportunity Investment Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD18.34 0.09 0.4931506849315068% /Date(1448488800198-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 271344 AFTER HOURS USD18.34 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1531 P/E Ratio 83.36363636363636 Market Cap 1824554926.37405 Dividend Yield 3.707742639040349% Rev. per Employee 2653550 More quote details and news » (ROIC) is buying West Coast shopping centers from distressed sellers, and yields 4%. Forest City Enterprises FCEA 0.5447117566954154% Forest City Enterprises Inc. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD22.15 0.12 0.5447117566954154% /Date(1448488811650-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 474132 AFTER HOURS USD22.15 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14577 P/E Ratio 946.5811965811965 Market Cap 5752764750.17273 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 362315 More quote details and news » (FCE.A) hasn't elected REIT status yet, but could in coming years. It owns a broad mix of retail and residential property and has been gradually deleveraging to reduce risk, attracting a higher stock price—but there's no dividend. And Sun Communities SUI 0.3452416691684179% Sun Communities Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD66.85 0.23 0.3452416691684179% /Date(1448488922412-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 145636 AFTER HOURS USD66.7532 -0.0967999999999876 -0.14480179506357516% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3600 P/E Ratio 107.8225806451613 Market Cap 3863929860.8017 Dividend Yield 3.889304412864622% Rev. per Employee 406283 More quote details and news » (SUI) owns mobile-home parks and has benefited from a return to stricter mortgage requirements, which is causing low-income buyers to stick with mobile homes instead of trading up to single-family houses. It yields 4.9%.
Small and midsize REITs in general have posted bigger gains than large REITs of late, but their valuations remain lower, according to Carol Kemple, an analyst at Hilliard Lyons. That may favor an investment in two ETFs with heavy exposure to smaller REITs: PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity kbwy 0.62146529562982% PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio U.S.: NYSE Arca 31.3134 0.1934 0.62146529562982% /Date(1448488118413-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14840 AFTER HOURS 31.04 -0.0371000000000024 -0.873108637196855% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 152 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 5.864070972810362% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (KBWY), which yields 4.7%, and IQ U.S. Real Estate Small Cap roof 0.6391670004004806% IQ US Real Estate Small Cap ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 25.1296 0.1596 0.6391670004004806% /Date(1448488230512-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 34597 AFTER HOURS 24.87 -0.0199999999999996 -1.0330446962944098% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 700 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 5.504265885648796% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (ROOF), which yields 4.4%.
AS FOR THE NEWCOMERS to the category, there's nothing special about REIT status that makes companies better performers. "Storage and health care have done well as REITs, but I'm not sure about prisons and billboards," says David Harris, who covers REITs for Imperial Capital.
Likewise, big property owners can do just fine without the distinction. In 2005, Pershing Capital pressured McDonald's MCD 0.10500525026251313% McDonald's Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD114.4 0.12 0.10500525026251313% /Date(1448503133653-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5869975 AFTER HOURS USD114.56 0.159999999999997 0.13986013986013987% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1607148 P/E Ratio 24.70842332613391 Market Cap 105045511166.733 Dividend Yield 3.111888111888112% Rev. per Employee 61056.9 More quote details and news » (MCD) to perform an opco-propco split. The company resisted, and the stock has since tripled.
The best bet for investors may be to swap some of their REIT holdings for shares of high-quality companies with diverse revenue sources and plenty of potential for dividend growth. Oppenheimer recently ran a screen for such companies. Among the names that turned up were Boeing BA -0.8207198116380761% Boeing Co. U.S.: NYSE USD147.43 -1.22 -0.8207198116380761% /Date(1448488818371-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1738808 AFTER HOURS USD147.67 0.239999999999981 0.1627891202604626% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 113434 P/E Ratio 18.544654088050315 Market Cap 98775737508.6621 Dividend Yield 2.4689683239503495% Rev. per Employee 586157 More quote details and news » (BA), which yields 2.1%; Merck MRK 0.4487658937920718% Merck & Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD53.72 0.24 0.4487658937920718% /Date(1448488821037-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5985479 AFTER HOURS USD53.72 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 93438 P/E Ratio 14.325333333333333 Market Cap 150069131691.337 Dividend Yield 3.425167535368578% Rev. per Employee 560514 More quote details and news » (MRK), 3.8%; Bank of Nova Scotia BNS.T -0.3306149437954596% Bank of Nova Scotia U.S.: NYSE USD45.22 -0.15 -0.3306149437954596% /Date(1448489054268-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 547780 AFTER HOURS USD44.93 -0.289999999999999 -0.6413091552410438% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 21 P/E Ratio 8.5 Market Cap 72341436258.6993 Dividend Yield 4.660332265379368% Rev. per Employee 367914 More quote details and news » (BNS), 4.1%; and Honeywell International HON 0.44586604633129784% Honeywell International Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD103.63 0.46 0.44586604633129784% /Date(1448488921649-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3710918 AFTER HOURS USD103.63 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14142 P/E Ratio 18.117132867132867 Market Cap 79866704037.4088 Dividend Yield 2.296632249348644% Rev. per Employee 306024 More quote details and news » (HON), 2.2%.
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