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BB&T Upgrades Toll Brothers to 'Strong Buy'
BB&T Captial upgraded Toll Brothers (TOL ) to strong buy from buy.
On Wednesday the homebuilder posted $1.19, vs. 93 cents fourth-quarter earnings per share. Analyst John Kasprzak says the homebuilder earlier discussed fourth-quarter closings and orders, so outperformance, vs. his estimate, is mainly due to better-than-expected homebuilding gross margin, which rose 120 basis points.
Toll Brothers' management said demand for product is strong; market by market, there's been little change from recent trends. He says the company has shrugged off possible interest-rate increase concerns, indicating strong demand and supply constraints should make for continued robust sales and higher prices.
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Physicists are more certain than ever the "God particle" exists, announcing new Higgs boson findings Thursday that build on previous research that could help define how the universe works.
The question now is whether they've identified the basic Higgs boson or a so-called "super-Higgs. "
The announcement from CERN, the Geneva-based European Organization for Nuclear Research, stopped short of any definitive conclusions but essentially it means scientists will stop referring to last summer's discovery as "Higgs-like. "
The basic Higgs boson fills in a missing piece of the standard model in physics, explaining how electrons and all matter have mass. However, there are wilder theories of a super-Higgs that could provide clues to things such as dark matter, and scientists are still investigating that possibility.
"It's quite an interesting question," said Caltech physicist Maria Spiropulu, part of the CMS team that conducted research at the Large Hadron Collider on the France-Swiss border. "This is one of the sciences where we have a model to explain all of the particles and its actions. "
The elusive Higgs boson particle was predicted in 1964 to help fill in our understanding of the creation of the universe, which many theorize occurred in a massive explosion known as the Big Bang. The particle was named for Peter Higgs, one of the physicists who proposed its existence, but it later became popularly known as the "God particle. "
Last July, scientists at CERN announced finding a particle they described as Higgs-like, but they stopped short of saying conclusively that it was the same particle or some version of it.
Scientists have now finished going through an entire set of data and announced the results in a statement and at a physics conference in the Italian Alps.
"To me it is clear that we are dealing with a Higgs boson, though we still have a long way to go to know what kind of Higgs boson it is," said Joe Incandela, a physicist who heads one of the two main teams at CERN that each involve about 3,000 scientists.
Its existence helps confirm the theory that objects gain their size and shape when particles interact in an energy field with a key particle, the Higgs boson. The more they attract, the theory goes, the bigger their mass will be.
The super-Higgs would fit in a physics model called supersymmetry, which posits that each boson particle has an unseen, heavier partner.
The answers are likely to come slowly, Spiropulu said. She compared the Higgs findings to Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Curiosity rover, which collects bits of geological data that incrementally fits the larger picture of Mars exploration.
"It's a little bit of shining light, step by step as we turn around and accumulate the data the more we understand," she said,
The Large Hadron Collider, a $10-billion atom-smasher that operates in underground tunnels, was shut down last month for two years of upgrades, so CERN won't begin collecting new data until 2015. But scientists collected enough "parked data" that they will continue conducting research and making findings, Spiropulu said.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.


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wahh sorry i havent read ya blog in a bit. but incredible street view!! that's neat as! the houses look so different than australia!
wahh you are living it up. mr hotel now =] hahaa..
oh im in USA now ^^
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Next day we spent it exploring the town during the day and it was such a pretty town, everywhere you go it's filled with timberframed houses, small alleyways with antique shops or hand crafts or ginger bread =P, was a lot of fun gettings lost in those streets. We found the cathedral too, the tallest in France and the tower on this thing was HUGE. We didn't go up it but the inside was very nice...another one of your typical gothic churches I guess but the stained glass windows were freshly restored so they were extra bright =O, amazing. Was going in for dessert but ended up having a delicious meal near the church...first first try of Alsatian food, orange chicken on legumes...mmmm, good start!! =P Unfortunately, on the day that we were wondering the streets, I had forgotten my camera battery...*sigh* SO, to make up for it, I went out again later that day JUST to take pictures haha. Was worth it though, the streets of Strasbourg are so nice to walk through, seriously, just pick a pretty lane and walk you'll be pleasantly surprised =) Had our second Alsatian meal that night, Tarte flamb�e for the girls (Yee-Ling and Tracy) and Choucroute for me...mmmm, sauerkraut...a WHOLE plateful, delicious, sort of =S No no, there was some pork cuttings too so that was nice and the whole affiar was very Alscatian =D
The next day since there was no train to Reims, our plans for champagne tasting were somewhat twarted but we decided to go instead to Nancy in fair Lorraine
So back to Strasbourg that night, being Asian we craved some asian food haha so Pho it was! Embarrassingly, after we spent the first 10 minutes wondering why weren't being served, I called out quite loudly "PARDON" to get their attention, only to find out that they weren't actually opened yet (this was 6:45, they opened at 7) and the only reason why they let us in was so that we didn't have to wait in the cold >.< I felt so bad
Last day in Strasbourg was surprisingly hard haha. First of all we had run out of things to do...pretty as it may be, it's still a small town and second, it had started raining =(. We checked out the modern art museum, cool to look at but much harder to appreciate all the abstract stuff so that only lasted us about an hour or so. Spent the rest of the day restaurant hopping from soup to tea to dessert before changing to book shop hopping on our quest to find english books =P So that was how we spent the last days in Strasbourg haha. Was cool though, fairy tale pretty and an awesome town for a day trip =D.
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wahh sorry i havent read ya blog in a bit. but incredible street view!! that's neat as! the houses look so different than australia!
Ahh, that's alright...I've been quite busy myself XD And you're in America!!! How is it? Made lots of American friends yet? I hear they quite like Australians =P Btw, are you also keeping a travelblog?


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Enoch Police Sgt. Mike Berg said the church building at 1390 E. Midvalley Road was broken into and all the bishops' and clerks' offices were targeted. Inside the offices, filing cabinets were pryed open, drawers were rummaged through and a computer monitor and keyboard were damaged.
Damage was done, but it appeared the burglar was looking for money and was not interested in just vandalizing the building, Berg said. The Cedar City Police Department is currently investigating an incident where tens of thousands of dollars in damage was done to the LDS church building at 2015 Wedgewood Lane, Cedar City, on June 30.
In the Enoch church, the classrooms, chapel, and other rooms in the building were unharmed.
Berg said the church has a policy that no money ever be left in the building overnight, and any money collected July 1 had already been deposited at the bank before the burglary. All that was taken, that they are aware of at this point, were some money bags with empty fast offering envelopes in them.
Some fingerprints were lifted and other physical evidence was collected, and that has been sent to the state lab, but police do not yet know whether anything will come of that.
"We're really looking for the community's help on (this case)," Berg said.
Anyone who saw a person or persons or a vehicle at the church during that time frame, saw lights on at the church, has seen the stolen fast offering bags, has heard someone talking about the crime, or has seen or heard anything else suspicious is asked to call the Enoch Police Department at 586-1119.
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Simulations Plus: Profit Margins at a 10-Year High
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Date: December 14, 2012 10:25AM
Headquartered in Southern California, Simulations Plus, Inc. (SLP) is a premier developer of groundbreaking drug discovery and development simulation and modeling software, which is licensed to and used in the conduct of drug research by major pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agrochemical, and food industry companies worldwide. It also provide a productivity tool called Abbreviate! for PCs as well as an educational software series for science students in middle and high schools known as FutureLab.
SLP currently trades at a trailing 12 months P/E of 24.59 and a trailing twelve months EV/EBITDA of 12.94. Its current P/E valuations are at a 21% premium to its five-year average P/E of 20.22. SLP achieved a 19.3% ROE for the past 12 months and a five-year average ROE of 8.3%. As seen from the P/E-ROE comparisons chart below, SLP is trading above its historical average P/E valuations, with its P/E currently above ROE, suggesting unattractive valuations.
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SLP is profitable and free cash flow positive for every single year in the past decade, and both earnings and cashflows are on an upward trajectory. Gross profit margins, EBITDA margins and net margins are also growing steadily, with all three profit margins at a 10-year high.
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SLP is debt-free with net cash of $12.7 million representing 18% of its current market capitalization of $68.2 million.
SLP indicated that its other products in the chem informatics or software side of the business, MedChem Studio, MedChem Designer and ADMET Predictor/ADMET Modeler operate in a more competitive environment and compete with simulation or modeling software companies and in-house development teams at some of the larger pharmaceutical companies.
SLP has not done any acquisitions of any pharmaceutical software and services businesses for in the past few years. It claims that earlier attempts to acquire other companies have not been successful either in arriving at mutually agreeable terms and conditions, or because of deal breakers discovered during its due diligence process.
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Management believes its flagship software in its simulation side of the business such as GastroPlus and DDDPlus do not face significant competitive threats at the moment. GastroPlus, SLP's largest source of revenues, simulates the absorption, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of drugs administered to humans and animals, and is currently counts pharmaceutical companies, the FDA, the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and other U.S. government agencies as its users. This is supported by the fact that SLP was the only non-European company to be invited to participate in the European Innovative Medicines Initiative program for Oral Bioavailibility Tools, a collaboration among over twenty industry, academic and government organizations working in the area of oral absorption of pharmaceutical products. DDDPlus simulates in vitro laboratory experiments used to measure the rate of dissolution of the drug and is used by formulation scientists in the industry and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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The Sun-Times has a potent cover story this morning about the Town of Cicero's spending more than $3 million at Lembke & Sons True Value in nearby Berwyn. The store and one of its owners have more than $50,000 in cash and in-kind contributions to Cicero Mayor Larry Dominick's campaign fund since he took office in 2005, wrote Jon Seidel and Becky Schlikerman.
We wrote in December about issues with many of Dominick's major funders, and last week Greg Pratt wrote about how Cicero and the state's other 14 majority-Latino communities only have one Latino mayor.
That may change in on Feb. 26, when Juan Ochoa goes up against Dominick. The former McPier executive outraised Dominick last year and has the backing of U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez-his Facebook page has pictures of the two together-but it's unclear whether those factors will be enough to propel him to victory.
The Sun-Times also had a damning cover story earlier in the week that detailed where much of the record $98 million non-profit organization UNO received from the state in 2009 had gone. Hint: think family, friends and no-bid contracts.
Gov. Pat Quinn will give the annual State of the State Address today. Monique Garcia and Rafael Guerrero have a solid preview.
Chicago, the state's largest city, led the nation in the number of homicides last year. Murder in Chicago continues to make national and international news, most recently with the death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton in Kenwood who had recently performed at President Obama's inauguration.
To put the individual homicides in a larger perspective, the Guardian has done an absolutely riveting representation of the lost years from the more than 9,500 homicides that took place in America in 2010.
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2013 Zaheer Abbas Bridal Wear Collection
Zaheer Abbas is a reputed Pakistani fashion designer. He founded his brand a few years back. Since the launch of his brand, the designer has worked hard to transform it into an eponymous label. He has also worked hard to change the way fashion in Pakistan is perceived by the rest of the world. He creates stylish dresses for ladies mainly. These range from casuals to bridal wear. For his designs, he has won a few awards like the Lux Style Award for Emerging Talent. They have earned him recognition with critics and consumers both. His dedication has allowed his collections to get rave reviews.
Zaheer Abbas has released 2013 Zaheer Abbas Bridal Wear Collection. Like his collection showcased at Bridal Couture Week 2013, this collection has nice clothes with heavy dabka work. They are really stunning for brides to be. The clothes in Zaheer Abbas 2013 formal wear and bridal wear collection all feature long shirts. These are paired with lehengas or churidaars. Overall we would say that Zaheer Abbas 2013 formal wear and bridal wear collection has clothes that are fit for a queen or princess.
The model for the clothes in 2013 Zaheer Abbas Bridal Wear Collection is Fouzia Aman.


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Variety has revealed that Zero Dark Thirty star Jessica Chastain will play the lead in an adaptation of a play by Swedish author August Strindberg.
Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton will also feature in this production by Norwegian Liv Ullman, Ingmar Bergman's former muse. Michelle Williams, who was announced as the lead last June, will now be replaced by Jessica Chastain.
Miss Julie, which was first performed at the end of the 19th century, tells the story of the relationship between whimsical future countess Julie and Jean, her father's prickly valet. Their affair, which was forbidden by convention, came to a tragic end.
Liv Ullman's adaptation is likely to be set in England rather than Sweden.


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Macro Setting Makes Grass Look Good!
My friend John showed me some pictures that he took in his backyard of flowers and nature and I was amazed that he was the photographer responsible! The photos were stunning, up-close pictures of beautiful, detailed flowers and plants. When I asked what his secret was, he pointed out the "macro" setting on his camera which is indicated on most digital cameras by the flower icon. Suddenly I remembered seeing that icon on my cameras, but had never thought to use it. A whole new world was opened up to me.
I'm by no means a photographer, although I think still photography has a way of invoking thought and inspiration in a way that video can't. For that reason, I have always wanted to be a photographer and capture inspiring moments in time. I took a photography class in ninth grade and entered a photo in a contest that won a prize. I think that's the last time I ever tried to take a photograph that was stunning or impressive. In light of my new found macro setting that was always there but never used, I'm inspired to try and capture some of those moments in time.
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Three lovely AYP (Africa Yoga Project) volunteers greets me as I get out of the airport doors and we head to my hotel for the next 17 days: Gracia Gardens. The volume is a few octaves higher than in the west and I can't but smile while chatting with these fun and spunky crowd. Bob Marley is grooving on the radio as we swoosh trough the city. Once at the hotel I meet my roommate Lani, a sweet woman from NYC about my height, brown curly hair all the way down her back that she never shampoos- only conditionsNext Generation Yoga Project. I like her right away. Only the crickets are singing as I fall asleep exhausted and excited for what's to come.
Our busy schedule starts early the next morning. I'm here to document 15 Yoga Teachers that have all raised a minimum of $6000 for Africa Yoga Project while they do outreach missions in schools and prisons as well as teaching Kenyan yoga teachers how to teach yoga to kids. Everyone has worked very hard for the past year to make this happen and many have left their children at home. I am in awe of the whole crew. We all head to the Shine Center (AYP's headquarter) and on my way there I admire the incredibly clean roads as well as the beauty of the Kenyans as they swiftly walk alongside the road. There are no crosswalks or lights (well there is one light but it's not working) and I have no idea how a pedestrian can cross the road safely. Here cars always have right of way and it seems like they step on the gas if they see a brave soul trying to cross. No bicycles in sight as most roads aren't paved and turn into a sloppy mush every time it rains (and it does almost every day this time of the year). LA traffic's got nothing on Nairobi, I'll tell you that. With most roads only having one lane each direction throughout the city one can easily sit and drive 1km (about 2miles) for an hour
The Shine Center is located in an Indian strip mall. No frills here. I return a few familiar head rolls and get a whiff of some delicious curry as I pass by endless rows of saris and I note that this place has a large Indian presence. Four flights up and trough a door made for vertically challenged folks (yes, even I have to duck), we arrive at the Shine Center. An old Indian night club turned into a yoga center. Several locals are moving around to some African beats and build the most impressive acrobatic formations up to four people tall. I gasp. The rest of the day I spend capturing meetings between NGY (Next Generation Yoga) teachers and AYP teachers. There is a lot of smiles and a few tears. This trip is one year in the making after all and to finally be here, is pretty fantastic!
The next couple of days we head out to Kibera, an informal settlement that houses roughly one million inhabitants (one of the largest slums in Africa). Here the unemployment is about 50%, so teaching and training are a very important for a better future for the Kibera area. Africa Yoga Project yoga teachers are reaching over 5000 people a week in the 250 free community classes and one of those lucky schools are Mercy Care. At mercy care we are greeted with hundreds of beautiful smiles and open hearts. Our group worked together with a few AYP volunteers with building school desks and paining walls. NGY's founder; Jodi Komitor, jumped in and taught a yoga class right then and there on the school yard. It was pure magic to see all these fabulous and very well behaved little kids doing sun salutations and tree poses and not an eye was dry as we rolled out trough the narrow alley ways of the settlement
I hope my images and video footage will open your eyes and heart to go and do whatever makes you fulfilled. To be of service of something larger than oneself, to make a difference in someones else's life locally or globally. Because together we are ONE. And so it is...
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The Ohlson 38 is widely regarded as one of the finest cruising vessels ever built. She is a true blue-water vessel with excellent performance on all points of sailing, sea kindliness and the traditional look that turns every head when she enters the harbor. "Volunteer II" FRP hull was laid up at the Tyler Boat Company in Tonbridge/Kent in the UK and finished in Sweden by the very best craftsmen. This vessel has been lovingly cared for by knowledgeable owners who continually improved and upgraded her including a new Volvo Penta diesel (2010). "Volunteer II" has successfully sailed in many offshore events including six trips in the Marion-Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race (six time silver winner). She is now available to be seen in tax-free Rhode Island so please call to arrange a visit. You won't be disappointed.
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I have a co-worker named Kelia (kell-ee-a), which is a nice alternative. I agree that "Jo" as part of a first name does tend to have a sort of "hillbilly" sound but I knew a Sarah Jo and never thought that about her name (though I'm not a fan of Sarah). I prefer Josephine, nn Jo/ JoJo personally, or a "Jo" middle name (i.e. Ella Josephine nn Ellie Jo).Favorite Names (right now):
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Australian music promoter Ken West says Prince and Blink 182 wanted to headline the 2012 Big Day Out.
West, who was in New Zealand to talk to media after the controversial changes made to next year's annual music festival, also said he had been chasing rapper Eminem as the show's headlining act, but couldn't afford him.
He told nzherald.co.nz both Prince and Blink 182 had approached him to perform at next year's festival, which is being headlined by reformed grunge act Soundgarden.
"We got asked over a year ago by Prince's representation to say, 'We really want to do the Big Day Out'," he said.
"At the same time we had Blink 182 chasing us for a year, saying, this'll get Travis (Barker) on a plane. Neither happened. It just kept going to the end of the line and nobody ever really said, 'No'."
West wanted Eminem to headline, but the rapper was too expensive. He recently headlined three sold out shows in Australia, performing with Lil Wayne.
"It was la la land to think he could ever do the Big Day Out, even though we offered $6 million," West said.
Several major changes were made to next year's Auckland Big Day Out, including the dropping of Kanye West from the line-up, as well as scaling back the number of stages and bands at the festival.
Fans were outraged but West said these were forced upon him after his business partner, Vivian Lees, left him to handle the Big Day Out on his own in November. The pair had run the festival together since 1992.
West's options included cancelling the Big Day Out completely, or scaling it back and making it an Australian-only festival.
"When my business partner pulled out, the show was basically over. Or was over for three days, totally," he said.
"This year was the definitely the closest to it not coming (to Auckland), because in actual fact two months ago it wasn't coming here at all."
At the time of the changes, New Zealand promoter Campbell Smith said the decision to scale back the Auckland leg came down to money.
"It's a really expensive show. A lot of costs in Australia are across five shows.
"New Zealand is a stand alone show, all the production comes here for one event. It's just a really expensive thing to put together."
West said once his business partner left, he realised he had two headlining acts for the one show and changes needed to be made.
"What I managed to do is piss off the heavy rock fans by having Kanye close (but) the Kanye supporters were quiet ... until he was off. I've managed to piss off everybody."
West admitted fans were upset, but he was excited to see Soundgarden headline the festival for a third time.
"I get criticised for putting on bands that have been on before, but they're the ones that'll go, 'Yeah sure, it's the Big Day Out. We love it, we'll do it'.
"We're really happy with Soundgarden, we owe them a great debt."
The Big Day Out is at Mt Smart Stadium on January 20. Check out the line-up and timetable here.
Check out nzherald.co.nz's full interview with Ken West:
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As you probably know it was London Fashion Week last week where all the latest designer collections were shown for Autumn/Winter 2013. As a fashion student, every day I was looking through catwalk photos to see what will be on trend next season!
Month: February 2013
Get celebrity status and choose the right bag!
Over the next coming months, as we head towards warmer temperatures, the focus for many women will switch from who has the nicest boots to who has the most attractive and most sought after bags; which is fine if you are a celebrity or have pots of money sitting around waiting to be spent. Gwyneth Paltrow is obviously one of those lucky ladies; as she has been chosen to try out this season's new up and coming designer brand of bags: she was spotted recently showing off a matching set of formal (yet functional) black and white bags in two different styles which are part of a popular new range and which is set to take Hollywood by storm. The bags that Gwyneth was spotted with are from a new trendy line of bags that will hit the exclusive on-line store in a couple of weeks and with them comes a very hefty price tag. Continue reading Get celebrity status and choose the right bag!
Every Girls Dilemma: Flats or Heels?!
Recently, I have been trying out some new bars and clubs in Leeds whilst at Uni. When we are getting ready, the top floor of my house suddenly goes crazy! We are talking clothes, shoes and jewellery everywhere! No matter what though, there is that one question that always gets shouted across the hallway: FLATS OR HEELS?!
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3 persimmons
1 cups white sugar
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1 Tbs lemon juice
2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
1 cup plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
1 egg
1/4 cup caster sugar
3/4 cup milk, approximately
Whipped cream to serve
1 To make the jam; peel and chop the fruit. Combine the fruit with the sugar and vanilla in a saucepan and stir constantly over a high heat until thickened. This will take approximately 30 minutes.
2 Add the lemon juice and zest then spoon into sterilised jars.
3 To make the pikelets; sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
4 Stir in the lemon zest. Beat the egg and sugar until thick then add with enough milk to make a smooth batter.
5 Grease a fry pan lightly with butter and when hot, cook the pikelets. When small bubbles appear on the surface, turn over and cook until golden.
6 Serve the pikelets with the persimmon jam and whipped cream.


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Milking the free trade deal for all it's worth
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On a broad level, the effects of the US free trade agreement with Australia will be muted, writes Malcolm Maiden.
Australia's semi-free trade agreement with the United States has political gravitas - that much is apparent from the wall of noise that is accompanying its peripatetic progress through Parliament House.
But for investors, the trade agreement has not registered on the Richter scale: investment banks are struggling to come up with any coherent strategies for their clients to either profit from it, or avoid losses that it might cause.
For the foreseeable future, the potential impact of a trade agreement with America is swamped by other, more important factors. These include the stimulus coming from Treasurer Peter Costello's pre-election budget in May, and movements in interest rates and the value of the Australian dollar, says Goldman Sachs JBWere senior economist Tim Toohey.
Compared with them, "the effect on corporate earnings is negligible . . . the FTA is not registering with the investment community because there are bigger fish to fry", he says.
Australia and the United States announced their intention to legislate a bilateral trade deal in February, and at that time Goldman Sachs JBWere asked its company analysts to consider who might be affected.
Like its investment banking competitors, Goldman Were concluded quickly that the economic consequences of the deal in the near and medium term would be muted. And it discovered few specific impacts on listed Australian companies.
Listed beef producer Australian Agricultural Co and Futuris, which owns Elders, would benefit over time from better access to US markets, Goldman Were said, adding that there was another "small positive" for Futuris's vehicle air-conditioning business because residual US tariffs on car parts would go.
It thought also that higher trade volumes and business activity between the two nations would also provide long-term support for transport groups including Qantas, Toll Holdings and Patrick Corporation. One possible casualty of the FTA deal was identified in CSL: the drug and plasma group's exclusive fractionation agreements in Australia will be reviewed between now and January 2007 as part of the FTA deal, and could be opened to competitive tender.
In most cases, however, the investment bank discovered that for listed companies, the FTA simply doesn't matter. Slightly lower barriers to entry to the US would, for example, have "minimal impact" on car-parts maker Ion, which already had secure contracts with US groups. The phasing out of 3 per cent tariffs on US imports of Australian wine would have "immaterial impact" on the short-term earnings of local wine groups, and any impact of the financial sector depended on the outcome of a two-year scoping study under the FTA umbrella.
Goldman Were noted that food company National Foods did not sell exportable dairy products, and said the US was a small dairy market in any event, accounting for 8 per cent of Australia's dairy exports.
And it asserted that for exporters like PaperlinX, competition from Asian producers mattered much more, while importer-exporters such as Solomon Lew's Housewares group, sourced most of their goods from Asia, and would therefore fail the "rule of origin tests" that apply to all Australian imports to the US.
The harvest from the February sweep was so underwhelming, Goldman Were did not revisit the subject as passage of the FTA approached, and its competitors are also adopting a conservative stance.
JP Morgan Australia's chief economist, Stephen Walters, reported that the dollar benefits of the FTA were debatable. It was certainly possible that the FTA would yield "significant gains", he ventured. "It may reduce Australia's yawning $A11 billion trade gap with the US, assuming that Australian exporters take greater advantage of free trade than will US exporters. Australia is a blip on the radar for many US exporters, but the US looms as a colossal market for Australian exporters."
Easier foreign investment rules for US groups investing in Australia could also be a long-term prop for the value of the $A, Walters says.
But he warns that while many of the benefits will take years to accumulate, "the costs could accrue earlier".
Quota increases for Australian agricultural imports into the US covered by the trade deal are staged over time, for example, but Australian firms - notably textiles, clothing and footwear groups that have enjoyed relatively high tariff protection - face competition from US imports as soon as the trade deal is put into effect.
Delays in access for Australian agricultural access and the outright exclusion of sugar from the deal at a cost of about $1 billion are signs that the Howard Government "conceded considerable ground to the US to get the agreement signed", Walters adds in a report to clients.
One of the unknowables at this stage is how the FTA deal will affect the access of companies to lucrative government contracts. Under the terms of the trade agreement, Australia gains access to the $200 billion US Federal Government procurement market - but they will not be insiders: more than 80 other countries including Japan, Korea, Canada and the European Union already have the right to bid. The flip side is that US firms will now have equal status with local groups in bids to supply goods and services to the Australian Government.
"No single free trade agreement, including the one with the United States, is really worth much compared to a regional trade arrangement," says HSBC Australia's chief economist John Edwards.
The negotiation of bilateral FTAs by nations including the US and Australia has accelerated in recent years as talks about multilateral trade liberalisation have struggled. Edwards says if there are enough of them they could create a de facto path to multilateral liberalisation.
"Indeed, in my view, that is the main reason the US FTA is important," he adds.
Goldman Were's Toohey says the FTA has iconic significance as a signal of the Government's determination to continuing reforming the Australian economy.
"Over the last two years productivity growth has started to slow in Australia," Toohey says. "That's a sign that reforms through the second half of the '80s and the '90s are starting to wane, and a sign also that the benefits of the information technology boom in the second half of the '90s have largely been captured.
"In that context, it's important for the Coalition to keep some semblance of a reform agenda going - and the FTA does that, even if its economic benefits are debatable."


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After my mother was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in August, someone told Mama that God was trying to get her attention and that cancer was the two-by-four God used to do that. I could never trust a God who carries a two-by-four for the sole purpose of whacking people who ignore him, [Read More…]
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Here's the thing I hate most in the aftermath of tragedies like the one in Colorado: There is no evidence of any military history. He did not serve in the military as far as we know. He was a 24-year-old white male, with no criminal history and no history of serving in the military. [Read More…]
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We have not done the work of prayer. Diana Butler Bass The worst sin is prayerlessness. P. T. Forsyth I am spending time this week with a friend who is one of the Lost Boys of the Sudan. He is also an Army Captain who has completed three tours in Iraq. My friend has commanded troops [Read More…]


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Virginia – Patrick County
The Patrick County Retired Teachers Association (PCRTA) is known for its compassionate outreach to those in need. From July1, 2011, to June 30, 2012, 37 members volunteered a total of 942 hours in service to 5,511 youth. As an example, when Meadows of Dan Elementary School was heavily damaged by fire just two days into the 2011-2012 school year, Superintendent Roger Morris called on the retired teachers to come to the rescue. On Sunday, the day after the fire, he asked for help to coordinate efforts with the donated supplies coming in.
On Tuesday morning, their efforts began. Firemen were still on duty, clean-up had begun and supplies were pouring in. The retired teachers were tasked to sort the donated items, move them to a near-by church fellowship hall, and channel classroom materials to the appropriate grade level. All the textbooks had been destroyed, and the retired educators set about to provide students with everything they needed to start school again.
The 130 students at Meadows of Dan missed only one day of school. Because of the efforts of the volunteers and staff, school was running smoothly and calmly the next day at 8:30 a.m. Students were able to continue reading assignments without delay. Food and snack supplies arrived daily, and the retired teachers repackaged supplies into individual bags and distributed them to students at snack time. The retired educators' efforts then transferred to organizing a library. Within a week, students could go into the cozy mobile library unit to read or work.
All members of the PCRTA contributed to this project. They volunteered, donated school supplies, and gave money to purchase materials, while throughout the year, they continued to donate, sort and shelve as more and more boxes arrived. Despite the enormous scale of this work, the project did not deter the association's commitment to their established programs. They participated in the Back Pack program for needy children which involved providing food supplies to have over the weekend to 112 children who otherwise would not have a sufficient amount to eat. They worked with local churches to sponsor children to receive clothes and toys for Christmas Cheer, partnered with Ruritans on the Halloween Trunk-n-Treat, served with Rotary International to distribute a dictionary and thesaurus to all fourth and fifth graders in the county, awarded a scholarship to a senior planning on pursuing a career in education, were involved in tutoring and holding after school programs, sponsored 4-H clubs and scouts, served as lunch buddies and chaperoned field trips. They also participated in the Reality Store and Career Fair; organized church youth activities, and donated to Smart Choices Among Teens which is an alcohol-free, drug-free, after-prom event. With 37 members, 942 hours of service, to 5,511 youths and compassion that reaches throughout the county, PCRTA volunteers continue their outstanding reputation for serving children in need.
Idaho – Betty Anderson
Betty Anderson first visited Nicaragua with her church's mission group in June 1999, and it changed her life. Following the devastation by Hurricane Mitch in October 1998, the group arrived to find profound need. In a land consumed by war, poverty and natural disasters, the rural village of San Juan de la Sierra lacked clean drinking water and few families had the money to provide basic necessities. The team worked hard and in the process developed a deep relationship with the people. They left saying that they must return again.
Anderson and her fellow mission partners did return the next year and for many years since. They had initially started out repairing roads and now worked on improving water quality and providing sewing lessons. Nicaraguan people have traditionally lived off the land and "formal" education has not been a priority. Children were fortunate to finish elementary school. Community leaders asked Anderson and her group to help improve education. "We could not refuse," she said. "We had become acquainted with some of the boys and girls, and education would be an investment in their future."
In 2002, the group came back again and this time formed a NGO (non-government organization) called the Nicaraguan Rural Development Agency (NIRDA). NIRDA focuses on children and education. Anderson and her team raised money to hire one high school teacher in 2004, and the following year they hired a second high school teacher and provided school supplies. NIRDA is now providing students with the opportunity to finish high school, and children are staying in school because they see that that there is hope of productive work in the future. Over 100 students have graduated in eight years, and the volunteers have attended many of the graduation ceremonies.
Anderson and the volunteers pay for their travel expenses. All funds raised go toward the project. The group's motto is "Dedicated to Making a Difference". They are dedicated to encouraging students to stay in school and give them hope and motivation for better lives. The volunteers care deeply about the villagers and the community appreciates the group's ongoing special relationships with them.
Anderson's life has also centered on promoting physical fitness and healthy food choices for young people. For 15 years, she and a fellow teacher worked with students after school for six weeks each year on a school jump rope program. They worked with the American Heart Association Jump Rope for Heart Program encouraging the students to raise funds to support research for heart disease and taught them about good nutrition and exercise. After retiring, she continued as the coach and worked with more skills, routines, contests and awards. The students learned cooperation, decision making and the value of inclusion, and their motivation and practice helped them develop lifelong skills and experience the thrill of success.
She has also worked with Girl Scouts and served as a volunteer 4-H leader for over 25 years. Her dedication to "making a difference" has made an impact on the lives of countless youth and people she has touched throughout her life.


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Q&A: Panini America Executive Addresses Elimination of Retail MAPP Pricing Policy
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Jan 26th 2013, 00:01
During two days worth of intensive, impassioned and productive distributor meetings at company headquarters earlier this week,
Panini America
Vice President of Sales,
D.J. Kazmierczak
, announced that the company would no longer require hobby shops to adhere to a previously instated minimum advertised pricing policy (MAPP) on its products. The policy change is effective with the February 27 release of
2012 National Treasures Baseball
and includes products currently being solicited.
The announcement reinforces a philosophical shift in the companys sales efforts and is intended to give Panini Americas content-rich products a faster start immediately upon release. Today, Kazmierczak elaborated on the decision.
What were some of the key factors that led to the decision to eliminate the retail MAPP?
The main factor was velocity of sales. Panini America products have the most autograph and memorabilia cards in the industry and the first 30 days of the sales cycle are critical for many of those cards to make it into collectors hands and, subsequently, the secondary market. Another factor is that our superior product content supports a move toward a more free-market approach.
What do you see as the biggest benefits to removing the retail MAPP policy? How will our products benefit and how will dealers benefit?
The biggest benefit will be market liquidity. That approach will benefit everyone involved because it helps with inventory turns. In addition, this different approach will create more demand for pre-ordering product. That is something that we all prefer.
What has early feedback been to the retail MAPP elimination?
Overall, it has been positive. Obviously, there are merits to a retail MAPP policy and those merits were the reason that our company went in that direction a couple of years ago. But this is a very fluid category and the time has come for a fundamental shift in philosophy. The ultimate goal at the end of the day is to provide the marketplace the opportunity to pull a product through in a reasonable amount of time. With our strong stable of brands, we feel that our products will perform strongly in the marketplace based on their own merit.
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Convex Functions, Partial Orderings and Statistical Applications
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BeschreibungThis research-level book presents up-to-date information concerning recent developments in convex functions and partial orderings and some applications in mathematics, statistics, and reliability theory. The book will serve researchers in mathematical and statistical theory and theoretical and applied reliabilists. Key Features* Presents classical and newly published results on convex functions and related inequalities* Explains partial ordering based on arrangement and their applications in mathematics, probability, statsitics, and reliability* Demonstrates the connection of partial ordering with other well-known orderings such as majorization and Schur functions* Will generate further research and applications
InhaltsverzeichnisConvex Functions. Jensen's and Jensen-Steffensen's Inequalities. Reversals, Refinements, and Converses of Jensen's and Jensen-Steffensen's Inequalities. Applications of Jensen's Inequality to Means and H*adolder's Inequalities. Hermite-Hadamard's and Jensen-Petrovi*aac's Inequalities. Popoviciu's, Burkill's, and Steffensen's Inequalities. *ajCeby*ajsev-Gr*aduss', Favard's, Berwald's, Gauss-Winckler's, and Related Inequalities. Hardy's, Hilbert's, Opial's, Young's, Nanson's, and Related Inequalities. General Linear Inequalities for Convex Sequences and Functions. Orderings and Convexity-Preserving Transformations. Convex Functions and Geometric Inequalities. Convexity, Majorization, and Schur-Convexity. Convexity and Log-Concavity Related Moment and Probability Inequalities. Muirhead's Theorem and Related Inequalities. Arrangement Ordering. Applications of Arrangement Ordering. Multivariate Arrangement Increasing Functions. References. Author Index. Subject Index.
Untertitel: 'Mathematics in Science & Engin'. Sprache: Englisch.
Verlag: ACADEMIC PR INC
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1. Sneakers for everyday wear--Your feet should be comfortable, but sneakers outside the gym just look sloppy and careless. Young people get away with it, but there are more stylish options when you're older. These include loafers or driving moccasins for men and low-heeled pumps with cushioned soles for women. Wedge-soled shoes are a comfortable alternative to high heels.
2. Baggy pants—Young men look trendy in high-waisted, loose-fitting jeans, but this style screams old on anyone else. For women, the rear end tends to flatten with age, causing pants to fit loosely in the rear. And front-pleated pants for women generally are unflattering and unstylish. Spend the time to find pants that fit well or get a tailor. Well-fitting clothes make you look slimmer and younger.
3. Boring colors--Skin tone gets duller with age, so the colors you wear should bring light to your face. If you are a woman who has worn black for years, it may be too harsh for you now. Brown makes men fade into the woodwork. Avoid neon brights, but be open to the rest of the color spectrum.
4. Boring glasses and jewelry--Men and women should have some fun with glasses. It's a great way to update your look and make it more modern. Tell your optician what you're looking for, or bring a stylish friend with you. As for jewelry, wearing a large piece or multiple bracelets adds great style and youth to your look.
5. Turtlenecks--You may think a turtleneck hides a sagging neck and chin, but it is more likely to draw attention to jowls. Use a loosely draped scarf. A scarf is the single best item to help a woman look thinner, taller, prettier and more chic.]
6. Stiff or one-tone hair--Overly styled hair looks old-fashioned. Hair that's a solid block of color looks unnatural and harsh. Women need layers around the face for softness. As for color, go for subtle highlights in front and a slightly darker tone toward the back. Also keep in mind that gray hair can be beautiful, modern and sexy. Men who dye their hair should allow a bit of gray at the temples because it looks more natural. But avoid a comb-over or a toupee. A man who tries to hide a receding hairline isn't fooling anyone, he just looks insecure. Treat thinning hair as a badge of honor. Either keep it neatly trimmed or shave the whole head.
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Congratulations grandma Barb !!! He is beautiful !!! Spoil him rotten !!
Nurse Bonnie your candy arrived !!!
wanda lou-- take your time !! Hope your recovery is going well.
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Congratulations grandma Barb !!! He is beautiful !!! Spoil him rotten !!
Nurse Bonnie your candy arrived !!!
wanda lou-- take your time !! Hope your recovery is going well.
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Happy Belated Birthday Gandee!!!
Congratulations Barb!!! He is a beautiful boy!!!
Congratulation, Barb. Cooper is beautiful.
Congrats to you, Barb, and the rest of the families!
Be a blessing to others, as you may entertain angels unaware!
Thank you Nurse Bonnie! You candies arrived today.
Think I know what I am going to do with a set of candies. I have a very small Christmas tree that I put up in the kitchen with handmade ornaments. I don't have a garland for it. Found this super cute pattern for a garland using 1mm Styrofoam balls, 2.5 squares, and twine. You cover the balls with the squares using fabric glue. Once that is dry, you just string them on the twine. Went to Michael's this afternoon and picked up the balls, glue and large needle. Won't be able to start playing with them until later in the week. Way to much to do now until Thursday.
almost final Weekly candy update, once i receive Wanda's. Thank you ladies for participating.
Marybrace.............. Mitcham.................... JNCT14
Aquiltymama..................... Gandee1................. mamaskeeto
Honchey................ Lisa wanna b quilter.................. quiltingdragon
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barbara, congratulations to your new addition to the family. Cute picture of grandson.
Wanda hope you feeling better, ty for the update.
i mailed to gandee last week hope she got some candies.
sewmany, thank you for keeping us informed as to the Birthday candy you have received....it relieves worries as I always expect my envelopes to explode or disintegrate before delivery....
Your very welcome marybrace. I too worry if they received mine.
i just reply to my last post and added to it. Oh, and deleted the ( before the quotes. Seems easier than retyping it again and again.
Sewmany, I don't see my name on your list. I mailed it around the 5th of August. I know I was late but it should have arrived by now. If you don't get it in the next week or so, please let me know.


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Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce says the Government is keeping an open mind about funding another America's Cup bid and would treat any application for a taxpayer subsidy seriously.
The Government has previously hinted it would put money into a New Zealand syndicate only if Dean Barker's crew won this year's event and the hosting rights for Auckland.
Mr Joyce, who arrived back from San Francisco yesterday, had brief post-race conversations with Emirates Team New Zealand's key players such as Barker and Grant Dalton before leaving the city.
"They need a bit of space to think about what's next. Once they've had that space, if they did want to consider another challenge and wanted to talk to us about the Government supporting it alongside others, then we'd treat that seriously.
"In short, we'd have an open mind. We wouldn't say that we weren't interested at this point."
The minister said a taxpayer-funded campaign could depend on the structure of the next America's Cup, which would be decided by the holder, Larry Ellison's Oracle.
He said the location of the next series was important because it needed to be a city which was conducive to leveraging New Zealand business. San Francisco had been an ideal spot for NZ tech companies to appeal to Silicon Valley investors.
The previous Labour Government committed $36 million to this year's bid, and a further $4 million was invested in leveraging activities.
Mr Joyce said Government would also have to consider the sponsorship another bid would attract.
Team NZ appeared to already have one offer of private funding, from internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom.
Mr Dotcom tweeted yesterday: "Prime Minister John Key says no more funding for Team NZ? I say [Mega] will become a Team NZ sponsor & we will win next time."
Mr Key, in New York, said Mr Dotcom was welcome to make a contribution and it would not affect a Government subsidy if he was one of the funding partners.
Mr Dotcom is facing an extradition order to the United States for criminal copyright violations.
Mr Joyce said the offer was all part of Mr Dotcom's PR campaign. He added: "Though I suppose it would cut things short if he popped over to San Francisco ... that would save us all a bit of hassle I suppose."
Auckland Mayor Len Brown said any future investment decisions were something the Government and Team NZ should "carefully examine". "Many people would say Auckland's marine industry and yachting prowess had as much to do with Oracle's win as it did with Team New Zealand's magnificent challenge, and any further challenge would obviously again profile New Zealand's reputation as a great yachting nation."
Dr Geoff Dickson, Associate Professor Sport Management at Auckland University of Technology, said whether the Government should fund a challenge depended on what they wanted to get out of it.
Any review of the investment needed to be balanced against the exposure the country, and its exports, received during the Americas's Cup and whether it was worth the investment - even without a victory.
Another thing to consider was the level of commitment. "I'm sure Team New Zealand will come to them and ask for more [money] ... And they will say we need more because look what happened last time."
The prospect of soaring America's Cup costs was another factor in that it could quite quickly be a barrier to entry for almost anyone. "Larry Ellison will not want to be only racing himself," Dr Dickson said.
On the streets of Auckland yesterday, support was high for a new challenge - and the use of tax money.
Darren Peacocke, 32, said it would be a shame if Team NZ didn't sail again. "It's kind of unthinkable really, but I guess this race showed you need a bucket load of money. I think we should do it but it would need Government support."
Jason Mason, 44, agreed Team NZ should sail again.
Uses for the big cat
Emirates Team NZ has done us proud. So what should we do with the big cat?
1. Make it a monument on Princes Wharf by Shed 10, the home of the New Zealand fans.
2. Do tours around the Viaduct and charter it out to people with deep pockets for day trips.
3. Sail it around the country so every Kiwi can see it with their own eyes.
4. Float the body out in the harbour and let people use it as a giant floating trampoline.
5. Recycle it - use the carbon-fibre for the next boat.
- Additional reporting: Andrew Koubaridis


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If you're a Hotmail user you are probably aware that Microsoft's mobile optimised site for the webmail service isn't quite as speedy or as slick as it could be. Microsoft has taken quite a while to come up with a dedicated app for Hotmail, but now that it has finally arrived it turns out to be rather good.
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Thiazides affect the renal tubular mechanism of electrolyte reabsorption. At maximal therapeutic dosage, all thiazides are approximately equal in their diuretic potency.
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