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Arrive in Laos, Vientiane, Wattay Airport
Trip Start Jan 26, 2011
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Walking around town trying to find a place to stay, the Lonely Liar and my travelfish ipod app aren't doing us any favours. Prices are wayy higher and some places aren't even there. As we find out later this is common amoungst other travelers we meet and just decide to take the info as a brief overview of each town and then do our own investigating.
Enjoying our first Beerlao.
Stayed here 4 days went on a few visits to Temples, local morning markets which last all day, ate lots of local street food cooked on dodgy cans with coals inside roasting anything that flew, walked or swam and yes I mean everything and they don't waste anything it can be eaten some way! The food on these stalls was amazing... well most of it! Most of this food is served on sticks so you can just wonder around and eat all night, chicken and pork ribs were among our favourites.
Met an awesome crew third day in and had a decent drinking session of Beer Lao with Damien, Chanel (Ireland), Matt and Kara (England).


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Herbal tea, cold-pressed juice, Greek-style yogurt, organic chips, almond milk.
If you've purchased these kinds of health-oriented products, there's a good chance at least some of them come from one company: Hain Celestial Group (HAIN).
Hain sells hundreds of natural and organic products under brands such as Celestial Seasonings, Terra, Garden of Eatin', Health Valley, WestSoy and Earth's Best.
And that's just a starter list.
"They probably have the best and broadest exposure to the natural foods industry in all channels of distribution," said analyst Scott Van Winkle of Canaccord Genuity.
It's a good place to be these days. Organic and natural foods are growing at a blended rate of at least 11% a year, Van Winkle says. Conventional food is growing in the low single digits at best.
Hain has logged double-digit sales and profit gains every quarter for more than three years. During its fiscal third quarter, which ended March 31, revenue grew 22% from the prior year to a record $557.4 million. Earnings also rose 22%, to 88 cents per share.
A Natural Choice
"(Hain) is a very good play on the core growth of natural and organic foods," Van Winkle said.
Major customers include Wal-Mart (WMT) as well as United Natural Foods (UNFI), a distributor that sells to Whole Foods Market (WFM) and other outlets.
Hain also sells to traditional grocery chains such as Kroger (KR), Safeway (SWY), Wegmans and Publix.
Thanks to health and dietary concerns, the kind of natural and organic foods and personal-care products Hain sells have been gaining shelf space in traditional grocery channels.
"That is where the growth is coming from," Irwin Simon, Hain's chief executive, said in an interview. "We've seen the shift in the last couple of years."
He says about 60% of Hain's U.S. sales come from traditional grocery stores.
Rivals run the gamut from large packaged foods companies such as Kraft (KRFT) and General Mills (GIS) to small organic-food players such as Annie's (BNNY).
"Given that Hain has such broad exposure, it has hundreds of competitors," Van Winkle said.
Meanwhile, the company's sales outside the U.S. have been increasing. They represented 42.7% of the total during the fiscal third quarter, up from 17.9% in 2011.
The U.K. is still Hain's biggest overseas market, with 32% of Q3 revenue. Hain's product mix in Britain includes a larger mix of mainstream grocery items than in the U.S., such as jams, peanut butter and desserts.
To feed consumers' hankering for organic and natural foods in the U.S. and elsewhere, Hain keeps rolling out new products and adding new brands through acquisitions.
Last year it launched 125 new products, Simon says, though it discontinued some others. New products rolled out this year ranged from snacks, soups and shakes to gluten-free pasta and personal-care items.
It's also been a big year for acquisitions, continuing a strategy Simon began in 1993 after he acquired struggling Hain Pure Food from Pet Inc.
Simon says his strategy has always been to "buy brands started by someone else," and then "figure out how to grow them from there."
In January, Hain spent $357 million to buy Tilda Ltd., a premium Basmati and specialty-rice company based in the UK, with sales in more than 40 countries.
Also this year, Hain acquired Rudi's Organic Bakery, which makes a popular organic bread. And last week Hain bought the remaining 51.3% interest it didn't already own in antibiotic-free and organic poultry brands FreeBird chicken and Plainville Farms turkey.
Organic baby foods company Ella's Kitchen Group was added last year, expanding Hain's large reach into the baby market, where Earth's Best sells everything from infant formula to diapers.
In December 2012, Hain bought cold-pressed juice business BluePrint Cleanse, putting Hain in a market that is "very on trend," Van Winkle said.
Even old trends still have juice. For example, the Celestial Seasonings tea brand contributes only 6% to 7% of overall sales but produces margins that are "quite good," Piper Jaffray analyst Sean Naughton noted in a report earlier this month.
In addition, he says, tea comes with "steady profitability" and cash flow that can be invested in other areas of the business.
As calming as tea is for Hain, Wal-Mart's expanded rollout of organic products through the Wild Oats brand may cause some stress among organic-food players.
"With Wal-Mart launching Wild Oats at lower prices, our concern is that it could put downward price pressure on the organic category," said John Baumgartner, analyst with Wells Fargo Securities.
Immaterial Threat?
Since Hain has such a diversified product mix in organic products, it might feel the price pinch more than other companies with a narrower focus, he says.
Even so, Naughton views the Wild Oats threat as "largely immaterial" to Hain, based not on pricing pressures but on the fact that Hain and Wild Oats directly compete on only a small percentage of products.
Assuming 20% to 30% cannibalization in affected categories, he figured "a modest" headwind to Hain's revenue growth over the next 12 months.
Another potential risk comes from United Natural Foods, which looks to improve inventory turns by buying fewer units from suppliers. Hain is "navigating the headwind by better product sales in other channels," Naughton said. However, United Natural's inventory-reduction program took away "some upside" to his revenue estimates for Hain.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters estimate Hain will post earnings of $3.16 a share for all of fiscal 2014, up 25% from last year. Revenue is expected to rise 24% to $2.15 billion.

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text: PLEASANTON, Calif., Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Safeway Inc. and its subsidiary Blackhawk Network, one of the largest providers of prepaid and financial payments products for consumers and businesses, are helping shoppers make memorable holiday gift-giving experiences with a list of 10 Personalized and Creative Ways to Give a Gift Card. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/59556-safeway-inc-blackhawk-network-personalized-creative-gift-card-giving This holiday season 80 percent of shoppers will purchase and give at least one gift card and nearly 60 percent of shoppers would like to receive gift cards for themselves, according to the National Retail Federation's 2012 holiday consumer spending survey conducted by BIGinsight. While the flexibility, convenience and fool-proof nature of gift cards has boosted their popularity, today's consumers are faced with a new holiday challenge — how to give a gift card in a way that is as personalized and special as the person receiving it. The innovative presentation ideas from Safeway and Blackhawk Network step up to that challenge. "Shoppers appreciate the ease of giving a gift card, but they also want to see the reaction that comes when a little extra thought is put into presentation," said Mike Minasi, President of Marketing for Safeway. "By using any of our personalized and creative tips, you can make the moment exciting and memorable." As an extra perk, Safeway is offering double Rewards Points on gasoline rewards with the purchase of qualifying gift cards. From December 16 through December 31, 2012, Safeway shoppers will receive two Rewards Points for every dollar they spend in qualifying gift cards, accruing up to $1 or $2 off per gallon at Safeway fuel stations or partnering fuel stations, based on the geographic location. More information about gasoline rewards can be found at www.Safeway.com. A gift card presentation should be a reflection of both the gift card and the recipient. For example, when giving a gift card to a friend's favorite restaurant, the giver could get multiple to-go menus from the restaurant, highlight the friend's favorite dish, put the gift card in a big box and use the menus as wrapping paper. The menu itself will raise the friend's anticipation while the highlighted favorite item gives the presentation an extra personal touch.


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There were yellow cards, tries and a Brumbies fan club as the ACT side reignited its Super Rugby campaign.
Michael Hooper's plan to stop Sean McMahon
Tom Decent Waratahs captain Michael Hooper has a simple plan to stop Melbourne Rebels back-rower Sean McMahon on Sunday at Allianz Stadium.
Royals play party poopers for Gunahlin's celebrations
Chris Dutton Royals withstood a passionate second-half charge to stay unbeaten in the John I Dent Cup.
Hawke 'back home' for Gungahlin's 50-year celebration
Rian Murphy The Gungahlin Eagles are fired up to honour the club's history in a 50-year celebration on Saturday.
The Canberra weekend warrior desperate for milestone win
Chris Dutton George Cross has lost more than 90 per cent of his 100 games for Easts, but he plays for love not wins.
Brumbies' Singapore sling to break new ground
Chris Dutton The ACT Brumbies will play an exhibition game in Singapore as they test a new market in the June break
Rejected in Sydney, these Rebels are looking for revenge
Tom Decent For Melbourne Rebels captain Reece Hodge and all his teammates who hail from NSW, Sunday's match against the Waratahs will hold extra significance.
Rugby's battle in the bush symbolic of code's problems
Phil Lutton The Queensland Reds are doing exceptional work in non-rugby regions but the battle the code faces in parts of the bush remain deeply challenging.
Brumbies want to repay Larkham in final season
Chris Dutton Stephen Larkham has five games left in his immediate Super Rugby career, but will he get a fitting farewell?
How will the Brumbies score tries against the Kings?
Chris Dutton Brumbies flyhalf Wharenui Hawera says he won't abandon an attacking style against the Kings.


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Historical Views of the Rockaways
The pesky mosquito has always been around in the Rockaways, and if you had a dollar for every remedy or repellent that has been on the market, you could retire!
The most famous Indian remedy was to rub skunk juice on your body, but I do not believe the public would appreciate that. Oil of citronella was a pleasant repellent, and Henry was always on hand to get the "Flit."
About a century ago, one local program for the great breeder of the unliked was to cut drainage ditches in the bay marshes, to prevent breeding pools from lingering atop the bay islands. On land it was the norm to spray a light coat of petroleum distillates over pooled water in empty and weed-covered lots.
Mother Nature has always supplied us with natural mosquito predators, like frogs, birds, dragonflies, and the like.
But the greatest of all was – DDT – a spray that was invented in World War II.
DDT was widely used the world over… that is… until a book called "The Silent Spring" written by a Rachel Carlson brought out the damaging effect on the local environment wherever DDT was used. Plants and wildlife were being destroyed at an alarming rate. As a result DDT was eliminated and then replaced by substitute sprays. Many of these were frowned upon by the public!
On the left border of the postcard view published today is the big lie of the century.
Do you have a solution for getting rid of the pesky mosquito? Send it in so others can use it! No smoky fires, please!


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The opening of Mad Max is an elongated chase sequence, an escaped cop killer known as Nightrider (Vincent Gil) leads a band of cops on a high speed car chase down the ever long stretching Australian highway. Intercut with the crazy car stunts of avoiding potholes, crashing through trailers and sliding off the road is a shot of a cop getting ready. It's slow and deliberate, each boot fastened, each glove tightened just right. And once this cop enters the picture the pursuit ends in a minute.
The cop's name is Max (Mel Gibson) and he's the last of a group of men attempting to maintain law and order in a world where governmental control has collapsed and only a few base systems remain intact. When Max's high speed chase with Nightrider ends in flames, a gang led by Toecutter (Hugh Keays-Byren) begins ravaging the local towns. Max may be all that stands between the gang and the helpless surrounding populous by he's not sure if he's willing to put his life on the line.
In this way, Mad Max is an unusual film. In a typical action film, Max would be the hero from the onset, but in this film he's selfish, more concerned for his well-being, and the well-being of his wife and baby, than the populous. It's not spoiling much to say that eventually Max and Toecutter must come to a head, but the way the film builds to that moment and structures itself makes that final climatic showdown as inevitable and dramatic as possible.
Part of the reason it's so dramatic is because the film gradually builds to a fever-pitched tone. At first the film is set in a rather normal world. We don't get a big hint of a dystopian future for a while. But as the film gradually builds things become more and more chaotic and violent. From the grating roar to the biker game to the increase in graphic violence, the film slowly and gradually builds to this frenzied view of the bleak future of the world.
And the world is certainly the most distinct aspect of Mad Max. Yet we don't know what led to this future. War, famine, financial depression or any number of hypotheses could be equally valid. Unlike most dystopian universes, this is not a physically marred world. There are still beautiful plains and a number of nice buildings. It's just that the social and political structure of the world has collapsed and led to chaos.
And the fact that the universe exists in a world that is not to unlike our one makes it all the more disturbing. The domestic scenes with Max and Jessie (Joanne Samuel) could easily be from any number of films set in the modern day. And the way the film sets up their romance in these beautiful settings only to then throw us off with the frenzied and mad biker gang makes for a distinct and revolting contrast.
The film enhances this feeling of a plausible universe with the independent moviemaking. This film looks cheap. No, it doesn't have sets falling apart or poor technical prowess, you can just tell the film is made on a shoestring budget which perfectly complements the film since this is a universe where things are often held in place by a shoestring. It also grounds the film a bit more in the grittiness of the universe and makes it feel more like a documentary.
Visions of the future, good or ill, are often grandiose and bold, but here is a much more subdued picture. By creating a kind of world that is only shades different from our own, the experience become uncanny. The gradual build and the slow draw into the frenzied chaos of random violence and cruelty makes for a compelling watch. Often when looking to the future, the distinctness of the world is what sets it apart, but by making the world all too familiar, Mad Max presents a far more disturbing and frightening future because it is all too likely.
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As the climate warms, moss growth dramatically spreads on the continent's peninsula.
Smallest Cas9 Ortholog Reported
February 23, 2017|
Researchers demonstrate the delivery of AAV-packaged CRISPR-CjCas9 into the muscles and eyes of mice.
February 23, 2017|
Researchers demonstrate the delivery of AAV-packaged CRISPR-CjCas9 into the muscles and eyes of mice.
February 21, 2017|
Stress-related genes may be preferentially and rhythmically expressed as part of the circadian rhythms of older fruit flies, researchers report.
February 21, 2017|
Harvard geneticist George Church says that he will likely be able to create a hybrid wooly mammoth-elephant embryo in the near future.
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A computer algorithm can identify the brains of autism patients with moderate accuracy based on scans taken at six months and one year of age.
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A new algorithm reveals hoards of preparation-induced DNA mutations in publicly available human sequences.
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Family members of Lacks, the donor behind the widely used HeLa cell line, are planning to sue Johns Hopkins University.
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When she entered the U.S. shortly before the Iranian revolution of 1979, the now 41-year-old geneticist was a refugee toddler.
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Researchers discover that short pieces of DNA harboring oncogenes are relatively widespread in cancer.
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Pitcher plants across different continents acquired their tastes for meat in similar ways.
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Researchers can now explain more than a quarter of the variability in human stature.


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— PBT: Spurs forward Tim Duncan has set an amazing standard for 13 seasons in the NBA. Why can't others win with dignity like him?
PBT: More stars should try to be like Tim
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Sony NEX-3 / NEX-5 Review
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Studio Tests - E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS lens
The NEX-3 and NEX-5 will initially be available in kits with two lenses, the image-stabilized E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS and the E 16mm F2.8 'pancake', and for a start we're going to look at the zoom. We think this makes more much sense to buy as a kit with the camera if you're just getting one lens.
The E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 puts in a pretty decent showing as APS-C kit lenses go, and easily holds its own against those typically bundled with SLRs. Sharpness is generally high (especially in the center of the frame), chromatic aberration is reasonably well-controlled and vignetting is very low; however this does come at the cost of pretty strong geometric distortion.
Sharpness results are a little mixed. At 18mm, sharpness is very high in the center but drops off progressively towards the corners. At longer focal lengths sharpness is impressively high and much more even across the frame. In general best results are gained around F8, much as we'd expect; stopping down to F22 or smaller will result in considerable degradation due to diffraction.
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Chromatic aberration is reasonably well-controlled. As is normally the case there's visible fringing towards the corners at wideangle, which is mainly red/cyan in color. But this diminishes at longer focal lengths, and becomes nonexistent at the telephoto end.
We consider falloff to become perceptible when the corner illumination falls to more than 1 stop less than the center. The 18-55mm effectively never shows any visible falloff at all.
Distortion is unusually high. At wideangle we measure 2.6% barrel distortion, which is complex in character with strong re-correction towards the corners (making it relatively difficult to correct in software when required). At longer focal lengths the distortion changes to the pincushion type, and reaches a whopping 2.4% at 35mm, which sets a new record for the strongest distortion of this type we've yet measured.
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Software correction of lens aberrations
One of the key elements of Panasonic and Olympus's Micro Four Thirds system is the integration of software correction of lens aberrations into the heart of the system. As usual we've looked in some detail into whether Sony might be following suit, and our conclusion is that no corrections for lateral chromatic aberration or geometric distortion are being used. It's possible some falloff correction is being applied, but if so it's prior to writing of the raw file.
Optical Image Stabilization
The E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS marks a first for Sony - it's the company's debut attempt at using optical image stabilization in an interchangeable lens. The Alpha DSLR line, of course, has always used in-body 'Super SteadyShot', but the drastic slimming that's been applied to the NEX's body means the stabilization unit simply won't fit. Sony has therefore incorporated 'Optical SteadyShot' into its kit zoom.
We've generally found the stabilization units in SLR lenses to be pretty effective in real-world use, and to quantify this, we subjected the 18-55mm to our studio image stabilization test at a focal length of 55mm, using the NEX-5 as the test camera. The subject distance for these tests was approximately 2m.
We take 10 shots at each shutter speed and visually rate them for sharpness. Shots considered 'sharp' have no visible blur at the pixel level, and are therefore suitable for viewing or printing at the largest sizes, whereas files with 'mild blur' are only slightly soft, and entirely usable for less critical applications.
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In-lens IS systems generally work very well, and Sony's is no exception. Under studio conditions it provides at least three stops of stabilization, and continues to give a decent chance of getting sharp shots at much slower shutter speeds. This is up there with the best in-lens systems currently available from the likes of Canon and Nikon.
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Shouldn't have cost more than $5 but when we got out he kept moaning about having no change. You're a taxi driver, you should have change! So after a couple of minutes I just had to give him a $10 note and walk off furious. Not the best start to the day.
To get to the border we needed to travel two thirds of the way across the country to the border at El Amitillo. As far as I am aware there are no direct buses so we found the first one to San Miguel, the third largest city in El Salvador, and local hub to the border. It wasn't a very interesting journey and took about 3 hours. We had expected San Miguel to be the final stop on the journey but after 3.5 hours we were still on the bus and they were calling out names of stops further along than San Miguel. It was obvious that we had missed our stop and the bus was going all the way to the border! Great stuff!
The bus didn't quite go all the way to the border, stopped at Santa Rosa de Lima, and we had to rush and join the connecting bus to the "frontera". There were no seats left so we had to sit right at the front on top of our bags but thankfully the journey only lasted about 20 minutes.
The second we reached the border we were pounced upon by loads of tricycle riders, displaying fake badges, trying to transport our bags across the border. We turned them down and started walking the 3km's across the border. It was a bit confusing at the border trying to figure out why we were paying them $3 and they didn't even stamp our passports. As with most border crossings you have to walk over a long bridge. The scenery here was incredible! Lush green forests and a dirty brown river, reminded me instantly of being in Asia.
We were now in Honduras and it was only 10:30! We were making great time but we weren't visiting Honduras so needed to find transport across the narrow section of land to Nicaragua. Luckily shuttle minibuses traverse the 2 hour journey border-to-border every 30 minutes. I love how frequent the buses are in Central America, it make travelling around so easy! What I didn't like though was sitting in the back of a stationary minibuses in direct sunlight for 25 minutes. It was so unbelievably hot that everyone was sweating profusely and we still weren't going anywhere even though the bus was packed.
Once we finally got underway the wind rushing in through the wide open windows soon helped to cool everyone down and it took less than 2 hours to get to Guasaule. The Nicaraguan border was even more confusing than the last one. We had to pay $7 each to leave Honduras, again no stamp, and then walk another 3km's towards the next town.
There were no signs anywhere so it was great to meet a Canadian family who were fluent in Spanish. We eventually came to a small market area and spotted a bus. As usual we were soon crowded with loads of people trying to get us in their share taxis. We decided to sit around and wait until the bus left as it was only $2. The Canadian family were a bit confused as to how long we would be waiting as none of us knew what time it was. Turned out that we had been on completely the wrong time in El Salvador which meant we left at 5:30am! No wonder the taxi wasn't there!
I was starting to warm to Nicaragua already. It was far more underdeveloped than the other countries we had been to and everyone seemed really friendly. The bus station was a small dirt clearing with a couple of small shops and donkeys walking around. Seeing as we had an hour to kill before the bus left we went to get lunch. Typical Central American food, served canteen style, and it was very nice. Downed a Pepsi in no time as it was scorching hot outside and even hotter when we boarded the basic bus.
The roads in Nicaragua are in a pretty poor state but that put me in an even better mood. I love the difficult journeys no matter how painfully uncomfortable they can be as they add to the sense of adventure. 2 hours of dodging pot holes and we arrived in Leon, yet another colonial town.
We were dumped at the side of the road and started strolling slowly into town. The Canadian family were trying to tag along but I found it quite uncomfortable so we left them checking out a hotel miles from the town centre and jumped on a big truck taxi/bus into the town centre. We were looking for a hostel called Via Via that every local seemed to keep shouting to us in the street but came to the Big Foot hostel first. I had seen flyers for this place before and it seemed quite nice so we went there instead.
I'm glad we chose this hostel as it seemed like a good laugh. We bumped into a group of Australians and head out to get some dinner and sample the Nicaraguan beers. On checking into the hostel I noticed they had "volcano boarding" on offer and it sounded like a right laugh and worthy of a splurge. When we got back to the hostel we all booked it up for tomorrow morning. Should be fun! Also means we'll be staying in a town for more than 1 night for the first time in a week!
So I really should have had an early night in preparation of the early rise in the morning but I decided it was a far better idea to sit around drinking really strong mojito cocktails instead..... I'll never learn.


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A Kemmerer bottle is retrieved through a hole in the ice. The bottle was lowered to the desired depth, and the metal messenger (on top of bottle) was sent down the line to close the plungers on the device. At the surface, the water from the bottle was used for chemical and biological analyzes.
Photo: Stanley Lake, Idaho. Winter 1993.
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text: Marble Slabs Are GTA Renovators' Best Choice for a Solid Material By Dean Carlisle ArticlesFebruary 12, 20150 Back to HomeTweet There are just no beating marble slabs, they are GTA renovators and experts first choice. Continue reading here to find out more! For millennia, craftsmen and architects have wondered and revelled in the captivating beauty of marble slabs. GTA homeowners looking to add a touch of timeless class, classic style, and unbeatable functionality follow the lead of their ancient predecessors constantly, and with relish. Though the expression says stone cold, there is an undeniable warmth to marble that makes it the perfect addition to just about any room in your home. Whether you're looking at installing marble countertops or marble backsplashes, or you're incorporating marble into a general bathroom or kitchen renovation, you can't go wrong with this versatile and attractive material. A Global Phenomenon Some home renovation materials stake their claims to fame on their exclusivity, hailing from one very particular corner of the world and offering a unique expression of its native territory. By contrast, one of the most intriguing things about marble is that it has featured in major works of architecture the world over. No matter where a particular type of marble hails from, its beauty and unique charms tend to be coveted by builders near and far. For example, Makrana marble, a white marble native to India, was used in the 17th-century construction of the world-famous Taj Mahal as well as the 20th-century construction of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Other international types of marble include Swedish green marble, incorporated into the construction of many important edifices in the capital city of Stockholm, and Yule marble, quarried near the sleepy town of Marble, Colorado, and used in such prominent American sites as the Lincoln Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknowns. From Around the World to Your Kitchen Counter So what is it about marble that makes it such a coveted material? We've talked about the fact that marble is one of the most beautiful building materials available, but it's also one of the most practical. Despite its beauty and general fanciness, marble is tough. A marble bathroom vanity is going to stand up to whatever punishment gets thrown at it on a daily basis, and it's going to look great doing it. Marble tile flooring is going to give any room in your house an unmistakable air of sophistication, all while being incredibly easy to maintain and difficult to damage. The other huge benefit to redecorating with marble is the sheer variety of colours and patterns in which it is available. No matter what colour scheme you have in your home, no matter whether your style is sleek and modern or rustic and charming, there is a marble tile out there that could fit in perfectly. Finding the right colour and pattern is a treat since every piece is a unique thing of beauty, and who doesn't want shopping for home-renovation supplies to be that good? When it comes down to it, there's a reason for the undying popularity of marble slabs. GTA fabricators and their clients alike know that nothing imbues a room with as much classical beauty and style as marble. Back to Home


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When is the last time you???
- Cleaned your toilets?
- Made a meal from scratch?
- Had a guy sleepover?
an hour ago
I've never had a guy sleep over
A looooong time ago
yesturday. and i hadnt had a guy sleepover any.
Night before last (pizza from scratch)
2 years ago
Sunday for the 1st two, and the last one was to long ago for me to remember lol.
We had mac & cheese for supper last night too. Lol my sons baseball practice went long and I needed something quick and easy to make since it was already past 8 by the time we got home and we were both starved!
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Our mission is to help Haiti's abandoned and vulnerable children by nurturing them so they will live more productive lives.
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Les Cayes, Port Salut to Tiburon, Haiti
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During the past year, the greatest accomplishment is that we have continued to feed, clothe, shelter, educate and provide medical and dental care for more than 3000 orphans and vulnerable children. Starting with a small soup kitchen and rented place to house several children 15 years ago, we have expanded in size and scope of services. Now, we have a farming village of approximately 140 acres with housing, schools, clinic, guest house, dining facility and more. The literacy rate is only about 50% (ages 15 and over) for the nation of Haiti, but our success is reflected in the 98% literacy rate among our children.
However our success and our accomplishments also create a dilemma. The more children we help, the more people hear of us and come to beg for assistance. Desperate families turn to us for necessary food, school costs and urgent medical care. There are children waiting for our helbut the resources are limited. In Haiti, 40% of the population is under the age of 15 and 15% of those youths have been orphaned or abandoned. 200,000 orphaned Haitian children live in institutions; the rest are fostered, live with relatives or alone on the streets. Children's rights are not respected in Haiti. As acknowledged by UNICEF, the practice of using children as "restaveks" (slaves) continues. Only through the generosity of donors are we able to do as much as we can.
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Shelter: 600 orphans and vulnerable children are given housing
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i am done with the blanket portion and am about to start the hood.
My question is this... it says to sew hood to one corner. can't i just pick up stitches along the corner instead of having to sew it? Just checking.. i can goof things up and i have to have this done quickly!!! :):muah:
I'm not sure you can unless you work it like a mitred square. Pick up sts along 2 sides of a corner and in the center of every other row, do a double dec or 2 single decreases. Of course that would mean the first few rows would be kind of tough to do as the ends are attached to the sides of the blanket. Try it out and see how that works for you.
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Just outside the charming town of Palatine, we're only 20 miles from all the excitement of Chicago. You'll enjoy the convenience of being close to excellent healthcare, fine dining and wonderful local attractions. Explore the many nearby lakes, the Palatine Nature Center, the Antique Railroad Museum and the Botanic Gardens. Or head into the big city for a little excitement. You'll love coming home to Tamarack, and we look forward to meeting you.
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2009-2015 Cadillac CTS-V Performance Mods Discussion, Hi from new guy... in Cadillac CTS-V Series Forum - 2009-2015; Posted this in the general CTS classified section. (Didn't realize the CTS-V cars section of the classifieds was also for ...
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Hi from new guy...
Posted this in the general CTS classified section. (Didn't realize the CTS-V cars section of the classifieds was also for parts.) I figured I'd copy and post it here just to say HI. If anyone has any stock CTS-V gen 2 parts laying around, let me know. Especially if you're in Cali. I'll also let you guys now how my LSA powered roadster turns out. Our '12 CTS-V Wagon is a blast, a convertible that weighs about 1300lbs less and has around 100hp more power is gonna be hella fun!
JohnHi Guys, just signed up here but not new to cars or CTS-V's by any means. We have an '12 V Wagon, and I'm also doing an LSA swap on my little play car. It's a Saturn Sky Redline, similar to the Pontiac Solstice GXP. I have two of these cars, and I also tune some of the highest hp LNF's around the country. I have a couple Championship winning cars running my tunes currently. The one I'm pulling the LNF out of to put an LSA/TR6060 in was at 500whp/500wtrq. The engine was great, the trans and clutch sucked so I'm going V8 and an awesome 6 speed.
Anyway, what I'm looking for is some stock parts. I'm trying to make this swap California smog legal, so I need to find some stock cat downpipes. Most of the stuff I'm buying new, but this is an item that's probably in at least a few garages, just gathering dust. Any other parts you guys have laying around I might be able to use too. Local or somewhat close pickup would be awesome, I'm in the SF Bay Area.
This ended up being kinda of a "Hi, I'm a new guy" post, so maybe I'll put it in the main section too.
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Upcoming church events scheduled
Farewell luncheon
The Rev. Dr. Ann C. Miner has accepted a call to pastor two churches in southeastern Wyoming. Her last Sunday preaching in the pulpit of Center Presbyterian Church of Creekside will be Sunday, where worship starts at 11:15 a.m.
Based on a parable Jesus told, the sermon will be: "Are You a Seed or a Weed in God's Kingdom?" Anyone who wants to celebrate Pastor Ann's 5-1/2-year ministry at the church is invited to break bread together at Hoss's Steak and Sea House, White Township, after worship concludes.
Gospel singer to perform
Gospel singer Ron Druck will perform at 6 p.m. Aug. 9 at Alverda Faith Tabernacle Church in Alverda.
Those who attend are asked to bring a covered dish for a meal afterward.
On Aug. 10, the Indiana County Hymn Sing will be at the church from 2 to 4 p.m.
The Greens in concert
HOMER CITY — The Greens, of Fulton, N.Y., will present a Christian music concert at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday at the Homer City Church of the Nazarene, 3513 Route 119 South, Homer City. The vocal duo is composed of Les Green and his wife, Linda.
Outdoor concert
PENN RUN — An outdoor concert will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday in the picnic pavilion at the Penn Run Christian Outreach Center, 75 Grace Church Road, Penn Run.
The Masters will perform at 3 p.m. A free picnic supper will be held at 4:45 p.m. Faithful Friends will perform at 5:30 p.m. Those attending are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.
Camp meeting
BURNSIDE — A camp meeting with evangelist Nick Wilson will be held daily through Friday at the Church of God Campground, Route 219, Burnside. Services will be held daily at 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
There will also be children's and youth programs. Wilson is pastor of the First Church of God in Kittanning, where he resides with his wife, Tiffany. He studied music at Edinboro University before answering God's call to ministry. He published his first book, "The Culture of God's Kingdom," in January of 2013. For more information, call (814) 743-5323.
Pulled pork dinner
DERRY — A pulled pork dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Derry First United Methodist Church. The cost is $8 for adults, $3 for children 10 and under and $20 for families of four to six people.
There will be barbecue pork, plain pork, slider buns, Cole slaw, baked beans, mashed potatoes, dessert and drinks. For more information, call (724) 694-8333.
Son Day in the Park
CLYMER — The sixth annual Son Day in the Park will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Aug. 3 at Sherman Street Park, Clymer. The event is always free. An opening prayer, praise and worship service will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 2.
Participating churches are Clymer Christian & Missionary Alliance, Clymer United Methodist, Diamondville United Methodist, Dixonville Wesleyan, Purchase Line Church of the Brethren, Tanoma United Methodist and The Gap Ministry.
Judith Greene will begin the event with the welcome, and Anthony Frazier will give the opening prayer. The emcee will be Tom Pugh, pastor of the Penn Run Wesleyan Church. The main stage schedule follows:
• 2:05 to 2:30 p.m. — Lantern
• 2:30 to 3 p.m. — Anthony Frazier
• 3 to 4 p.m. — Sherri Denae
• 4 to 4:30 p.m. — Puppet play, intermission drawing
• 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. — Scent of Water
• 5:30 to 6 p.m. — Josh Moss and Sophie Smith
• 6 p.m. — Community basket drawing
• 6 to 7 p.m. — Keystone Heirs
• 7 to 8 p.m. — Impulse Melodic Crusade
• 8 p.m. — Final drawing.
For more information, call (724) 388-1714, email email@example.com, visit www.sondayinthepark.com or look for it on Facebook.
Mega sports camp
Indiana Alliance Church will offer a mega sports camp from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4 to 8 at the White Township Recreation Center, along East Pike, White Township.
The free camp is available for children age 4 through grade 6. There will be basketball, soccer and cheerleading. All skill levels are welcome. To register, call Stacy at (724) 388-2381.
Clothing drive
CHERRY TREE — A gently used school clothing donation drive will accept donations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Kinport Assembly of God, 5658 Route 240, between Uniontown and Cookport.
All donated clothing will be available during the Back to School Giveaway Aug. 9. School supplies will be available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 9. Registration begins at 9 a.m. No income information is taken. Children must be present and accompanied by an adult to receive new items and supplies.
Community praise service
BLAIRSVILLE — Churches of Blairsville come together at 6 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month to join in a time of worshipping God with musical praise. On Aug. 10, the United Presbyterian Church of Blairsville, 137 N. Walnut St., will host the service.
There will be congregational singing and special numbers. A time of light refreshments will follow. All are welcome. For more information, call (724) 459-7991.
Women's retreat
STOYSTOWN — The Camp Allegheny Women's Retreat will be held Aug. 15 to 17 at the camp, 100 Camp Allegheny Drive, Stoystown.
The retreat is for Christian women of all ages. Come and bring your friends. For more information or to register, visit www.campallegheny.org. To get forms to mail, email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Back-to-School Blowout
ARMAGH — The second annual Back-to-School Blowout will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 16 at Valley Grace Brethren Church, at Routes 56 and 22, Armagh.
Teachers from the United School District, along with volunteers from the Women of Faith group of Valley Grace Brethren Church, have planned the event as a way to reach out to the children of the community and help them start the school year right. The three rules for this free event are: children must be present to participate; children must be accompanied by an adult, regardless of age; and the event is not income-based. It is open to all school-age children.
There will also be a bake sale, with proceeds going to help children in need throughout the school year. For more information, to volunteer or to set up a booth, call Donnalynn Custer at (814) 322-2198.
Christos Clothes Closet
HOMER CITY — Christos Clothes Closet at Homer City United Presbyterian Church, 40 E. Elm St., Homer City, will be open from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 16. There is a large selection of adult and children's clothing, all free of charge. Please use the red door behind the Dollar General Store for entry. Call (724) 479-2695 to verify time and date.
Movie Night
KITTANNING — Harvest Community Church will hold "God's NOT Dead" Movie Night at 6 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Kittanning Campus, 143 Reed Road. The movie and refreshments are free.
Service in the park
KITTANNING — All three campuses of Harvest Community Church will join together for a Church Service in the Park at 10 a.m. Aug. 24 at Kittanning Riverfront Park.
Preschool registration
DAYTON — Sunshine Preschool is now taking registration for fall semester classes. The preschool is held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday on the lower level of Dayton United Methodist Church.
Classes are open to children ages 3 to 5. Sunshine Preschool is a Christian-based school that provides a safe, secure and nurturing atmosphere where each child may grow emotionally, socially, intellectually and spiritually to develop a lifelong love for learning.
For more information, contact Tanya Bruno at (814) 257-0172 or the church office at (814) 257-8951.
Singles retreat
Christian Singles Fellowship, of the Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church, is offering a Retreat for Singles Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 at the Jumonville Camp and Retreat Center, Hopwood.
Single, separated, divorced or widowed people are welcome. The retreat is open to singles of all denominations. For more information, contact Shari Walker at (724) 433-1236.
CrossOver in concert
ROBINSON — The Robinson Church of the Brethren will hold a Southern gospel music concert with CrossOver at 6 p.m. Sept. 21 at the church, High Street, Robinson.
Home party and craft vendors sought
PENN RUN — The Penn Run Christian Outreach Center will hold a Holiday Home and Craft Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 8 at the center, 75 Grace Church Road, Penn Run.
Home party vendors such as Mary Kay, Tupperware, Pampered Chef, etc., as well as crafters are needed for the show. Spaces range in cost from $10 to $20.
A silent auction and pie auction will also be held. Homemade soups and baked goods will also be available.
If interested in a space, contact Lori Fackler at (724) 349-2929, (724) 463-0420 or email@example.com.


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I feel like over the years I've had many "life in limbo" moments/posts, etc. I'm not sure what "part" we're in any more, like tv series that are broken into parts I, II, III, we're so beyond those digits I don't even know! But here we sit...in limbo....yet again. This month will likely feel very long to me as it will mostly be made up of wondering and waiting. Its always so hard this time of year b/c B's school starts talking about re-enrollment, paying deposits for the next year, etc. But we have no idea if we'll be living here so to plan for school year 2014-15 seems overwhelming. I started looking into schools in California if that's where we should land and that was overwhelming too. After doing some research yesterday I realized there were only 2 days left to apply for "open enrollment" if your kid has any chance of getting into a certain school in the fall -YIKES! But the kicker...you need a local address to apply (duh). So, a dear friend allowed me to use her address so I could TRY to get B in a decent school should we have to move. Talk about putting the cart before the horse but what else can I do?! It was all pretty daunting and stressful....and there is zero guarantee of anything so that's helpful. Sigh. This parenting stuff is no joke! Its also hard b/c I love B's current school so much so anything else in comparison feels like a step backward and that's hard. I know these are just details that find a way of working themselves out but for a parent, school is a huge "detail" and weighs heavy on my heart as I think of sending my only out into the big world. So, that's what occupied a lot of my day yesterday! We had mi casa last night and my sweet kiddos stayed pretty late, it was "question night" where we talk about theological things and we often go late on those nights. I had to get up early today to get B going b/c Adam had to get up early to drive to Temple to try and fight a citation for having expired emissions tags or something lame like that. Ay yi yi...always something!
Well anyhoo, that was a rambly post...life is just a lot of waiting these days, we're all pretty anxious to know what's next so stay tuned! Now, head on over HERE to check out this sweet newborn! xo
February 5, 2014
life in limbo (part I don't know 542?)
Labels: Molly Winn Photography, random, winn life
2 comments:
- Robin said...
Being 'in limbo' is daunting. I'm praying for extra mercy and grace to be rained down on you in a dry and thirsty season.
- February 5, 2014 at 7:26 AM
Robin always says it best - ditto.
- February 6, 2014 at 8:46 AM
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Crude futures hit record high of $111.87 a barrel after inventory surprise
as it is its $4/gal for me now.
just keeping the public informed on the situation
Similarly, gains were seen in petroleum-products futures trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The nation's stockpiles of crude fell to 316 million barrels in the week ended April 4, the Energy Information Administration reported.
This was down 3.2 million barrels on the week. Analysts surveyed by energy information provider Platts had been looking for an increase of 2.7 million barrels.
Crude oil for May delivery surged $3.71, or 3.4%, to a record of $112.21 a barrel in Nymex action in mid-afternoon trading. The benchmark contract had been up less than $1 before the data came out.
"The hefty fall in crude oil stockpiles was a major shock for a market which was expecting the opposite," said Martin Slaney, an analyst at Global Futures & Forex, in email comments. "As we head into driving season in the U.S. the tumbling inventories data is particularly significant."
Chris Lafakis, an analyst at Moody's Economy.com, called last week's reduction in inventories "supportive of record oil prices." Crude's previous all-time high record was $111.80 hit on March 17.
Also Wednesday on Nymex, May reformulated gasoline rose 5.83 cents to $2.8087 a gallon and May heating oil gained 7.7 cents to $3.1872 a gallon, while May natural gas futures rose 41.3 cents to $10.11 per million British thermal units. Weekly data on U.S. gas in storage are due out on Thursday.
Crude inventories in detail
The unexpected drop in crude inventories came from sliding imports, the government's data showed.
U.S. oil imports averaged 8.9 million barrels a day last week, down nearly 1.4 million barrels a day from the previous week, the EIA reported.
"While imports will probably rebound next week, oil prices will nonetheless go up in the interim," said Lafakis.
The EIA also reported crude inventories at Cushing, Okla., the delivery point for crude traded on the Nymex, were unchanged at 17.5 million barrels.
Meanwhile, U.S. gasoline supplies fell 3.4 million barrels in the latest week, while distillate supplies, which include heating oil and diesel, dropped 3.7 million barrels. Analysts surveyed by Platts had been anticipating declines of 2.3 million barrels for gasoline stocks and 1.3 million barrels for distillates.
U.S. refineries operated at 83% of their operable capacity last week, up from the previous week's 82.4%.
In a separate report, the American Petroleum Institute said U.S. crude inventories rose by 6 million barrels in the week ended April 4, reaching to 315.5 million barrels. The API, an association of the U.S. oil and natural gas industry, calculates inventories based on different criteria.
Distillate stocks fell to 112.8 million barrels, down 177,000 barrels, while gasoline stocks rose by 1.8 million barrels to stand at 219.2 million barrels, the API said.
Weak demand
Crude's new record came even when the EIA is forecasting lower energy demand in the U.S.
EIA said in a monthly report released on Tuesday that consumption of liquid fuels and other petroleum products is projected to grow by 40,000 barrels a day in 2008, a downward revision of 100,000 barrels a day from the previous monthly forecast.
After accounting for increased ethanol use, U.S. petroleum consumption actually could fall by 90,000 barrels a day.
EIA also forecast gasoline prices could surpass $4 a gallon in the upcoming driving season.
"There is a significant possibility that prices during some shorter time period, or in some region or sub-region, will cross the $4 per gallon threshold," EIA said in the monthly report.
West Texas Intermediate crude, or the underlying product of the Nymex crude futures, is expected to average $102 in March, EIA said in the report. The annual average WTI price, which was $72 per barrel in 2007, is projected to average $94 per barrel in 2008, but ease to about $86 per barrel in 2009.


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Europe Stocks Rise as Yellen Says Jobs Recovery Not Over
European stocks rose for a fifth day as Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen pledged to continue reducing stimulus as the economy strengthens.
Carmakers posted the biggest gain among 19 industry groups in the Stoxx 600 after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its growth forecasts for auto sales in western Europe. Michelin & Cie. gained 3.3 percent after maintaining its 2015 earnings projection. Barclays Plc sank 3.8 percent after saying its investment-bank division swung to a loss in the fourth quarter.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 1.3 percent to 329.52 at the close of trading, taking its five-day gain to 3.8 percent. The gauge lost 5.5 percent from its six-year high on Jan. 22 through Feb. 4 amid concern about the Fed's bond-buying cuts, China's economic slowdown and volatility in developing markets.
"The Fed is busy with tapering but it will be done gradually," Guillaume Duchesne, an equity strategist at BGL BNP Paribas SA in Luxembourg, said by telephone. "It won't be a rapid exit, so globally, you have quite a positive mix for equities. Improving revenues for companies on one side, and on the other side, monetary policy that is not dramatically negative for interest rates."
Yellen testified before the House Financial Services Committee as investors weigh the pace of stimulus reductions. While growth has picked up, "the recovery in the labor market is far from complete," Yellen said today in the text of her remarks. She repeated the Fed's outlook for further reductions in "measured steps" and that asset purchases are not on a "pre-set course."
Fed Stimulus
The Fed said in December that it would start cutting the monthly pace of asset purchases. It announced a $10 billion reduction that month, followed by a cut of the same size in January to $65 billion.
Data on Feb. 6 showed U.S. jobless claims dropped for the first time in three weeks. A government report the next day indicated payrolls rose by a less-than-projected 113,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to the lowest level in more than five years.
National benchmark indexes advanced in all western-European markets except Greece today. France's CAC 40 added 1.1 percent and Germany's DAX rallied 2 percent. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 jumped 1.2 percent.
Peugeot Gains
PSA Peugeot Citroen advanced 4.5 percent to 12.02 euros after Goldman Sachs added the company to its conviction-buy list. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG rose 3 percent to 84.45 euros after the New York-based bank recommended buying the stock. Nokian Renkaat Oyj (NRE1V) climbed 3.8 percent to 33.53 euros after HSBC Holdings Plc and SEB AB raised their ratings on the biggest tiremaker in the Nordic region.
Michelin, Europe's largest tiremaker, climbed 3.3 percent to 83.67 euros. The company will stick with its earnings targets for 2015 as it predicts volume will rise this year and first-half spending on supplies will drop. The manufacturer will probably achieve its 1 billion-euro ($1.4 billion) cost-savings goal for 2016, Chief Executive Officer Jean-Dominique Senard said. Michelin will raise its dividend 4.1 percent to 2.50 euros a share, the company said.
Hexagon AB (HEXAB) rallied 6.5 percent to 224.10 kronor. The world's largest maker of measuring instruments reported fourth-quarter net income of 104.1 million euros, exceeding the 98.2 million euros posted in the same period last year and beating analysts' estimates. The Stockholm-based company also proposed increasing its dividend to 31 euro cents a share from 28 cents a year earlier.
ICAP Climbs
ICAP Plc (IAP) increased 3.9 percent to 414.5 pence. Goldman Sachs raised its recommendation on the world's largest broker of transactions between banks to neutral from sell after the stock dropped 13 percent from its Jan. 15 high through yesterday.
Lagardere SCA climbed 5.3 percent to 28.73 euros, the highest price since May. The French media company raised its 2013 profit forecast, saying earnings before interest and taxes will increase by more than 5 percent.
Barclays fell 3.8 percent to 264.7 pence. The U.K.'s second-largest lender by assets said its investment-bank unit had a pretax loss of 329 million pounds ($539 million) in the last three months of 2013, compared with a profit of 760 million pounds in the year-earlier period. The company said it will raise bonuses by 10 percent and cut jobs.
L'Oreal Drops
L'Oreal SA (OR) slipped 3.3 percent to 124.80 euros after earlier jumping as much as 4.5 percent. The world's largest cosmetics company agreed to buy back 8 percent of its shares from Nestle SA for 6 billion euros. The maker of Maybelline mascara also reported a 4.8 percent increase in 2013 earnings, matching analysts' estimates.
Alcatel-Lucent SA lost 4.4 percent to 3.10 euros. Morgan Stanley cut its rating on the French network supplier to equal weight from overweight at Morgan Stanley, meaning that it no longer recommends buying the stock. The brokerage cited valuations after the stock climbed 162 percent in the past year, trading near its highest price since July 2011.
Metro AG declined 2.2 percent to 30.95 euros. Germany's largest retailer forecast annual earnings that missed analyst estimates amid a slow European economic recovery and strong euro. The company said earnings before interest, taxes and special items will probably be 1.75 billion euros, missing the 1.79 billion-euro average estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
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They are going to regret this. Geno IS the best QB in this draft. Mayock influenced this bad pick. Awful.
"You killed my family, and I don't like that kind of thing."
Nice interview by EJ. I like this kid, hopefully he pans out for the Bills.
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
***Stat provided by "Schloss22"***
Giants can take a shutdown corner in RHodes, a beast versatile, athletic MLB in Ogletree, or pass rusher in Werner Carradine...


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Business activity in the eurozone grew at a slower pace than expected this month, a key economic survey has shown. But data did indicate a faint recovery in the bloc, where growth stalled in the second quarter.
Private business growth slowed to a marginal pace in the 18-member eurozone in August despite extensive price cutting, a survey showed Thursday.
ThePurchasing Managers' Index (PMI)
, a closely watched measure of overall growth that surveys thousands of companies across the region, fell to 52.8 points from 53.8 points in July. A reading above 50 indicates expansion.
This month's figure suggested the eurozone economy is making only mild progress toward recovery, after logging adisappointing second quarter of zero growth
"The eurozone economy continued to make steady progress in August, as the region looks to bounce back following the recent weaker-than-expected GDP readings for the currency union," said Rob Dobson, senior economist at London-based Markit, the research group that published the PMI data.
Dobson added the region will probably register growth of only 0.3 to 0.4 percent in the quarter - a level unlikely to stimulate any real turnaround in the labor market.
A tale of two countries
Markit's survey also outlined the vulnerable states of the eurozone's two largest economies, Germany and France.
Though firmly in expansion territory, Germany's figures dropped from 55.7 points in July to 54.9 points in August in response to a decline in manufacturing output.
"The concern is the divergent trends within the economy, with the manufacturing sector losing further momentum," Markit economist Oliver Kolodseike said of Germany. "Production growth was the weakest in over a year and employment was cut for the third month running."
The survey added France's economic activity stabilized after three months of downturns, rising from 49.4 points to the break-even mark at 50.
Fall in consumer prices
The European Central Bank (ECB) is providing another round of temporary credit to banks to support growth and to battle the threat of deflation.
Businesses cut prices for the 29th month and at a faster rate than in July, according to the composite output price index. Consumer prices in the eurozone rose only 0.4 percent on the year last month, the weakest annual rise since October 2009 at the height of the financial crisis.
Market analysts believe the latest data will add more pressure on the ECB to do more for the flagging eurozone economy, even if other major central banks move in the opposite direction.
A Reuters poll showed there is a 1-in-3 chance the ECB would embark on an asset purchase program next year.
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