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text: On The Media Published by On The Media Are Publishers Stuck In The Past? Download this audio Want to embed this player? Use the code below. More info. <iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" height="130" width="100%" src="https://www.wnyc.org/widgets/ondemand_player/otm/#file=/audio/json/201653/&share=1"></iframe> Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email a Friend Summary Transcript Summary The publishing industry is not the first to be shaken by a newly digital world. It's also not the first to resist that change. Brooke speaks with Mathew Ingram, a senior writer at GigaOm, who thinks the publishers' efforts to tame Amazon may delay a brighter future for the book industry. John Williams - Hedwig's Theme Transcript BROOKE GLADSTONE: The publishing industry is not the first to be shaken by a newly digital world. It's also not the first to resist that change. For Mathew Ingram, a senior writer with the website GigaOM, the publisher's efforts to tame Amazon are only doomed to fail. MATHEW INGRAM: I think in some ways they are trying to play King Canute. BROOKE GLADSTONE: King Canute? MATHEW INGRAM: Yeah, King Canute was the one who tried to stop the tides. There's some debate about whether he was just an idiot or whether he was trying to show people that you couldn't do that. BROOKE GLADSTONE: Do you think that King Canute could apply to the publishing industry? MATHEW INGRAM: They are trying to halt something that can't be halted. BROOKE GLADSTONE: You know that overall book sales are falling. I'm not blaming Amazon for this but there is a problem. MATHEW INGRAM: But, but are higher prices gonna solve that problem? How is that going to help? I know these are just small examples, but if you look at self-publishers like J.A. Konrath, when he dropped the price to 99 cents he sold ten times, twenty times, thirty times more books. You know, Amanda Hocking, she's a self-publishing phenomenon. She made, I think, close to two million dollars in under a year by self publishing through the Kindle platform, by selling short books, not incredibly well written books, 99 cents. How well written does it need to be for 99 cents? BROOKE GLADSTONE: But haven't you sort of implicitly made the point that quality costs? What about the kinds of advances that publishers lay out to get authors that may be – really good? MATHEW INGRAM: I'm not saying that publishers don't provide value. I think they do. But now I think they need to show what that value is. A good editor and a relationship that a writer has with that editor is a hugely valuable thing, something that Amazon, at least so far, isn't providing. But that's no longer the default. BROOKE GLADSTONE: A lot of critics think that the Department of Justice has inadvertently strengthened Amazon's monopoly in its decision, which was intended to be anti-monopoly. MATHEW INGRAM: Amazon's monopoly has actually decreased from about 90 percent or so to I think the 60 percent range. Now, I know the publishers would like to argue that that's because of agency pricing. I think it's probably in spite of agency pricing. E-books haven't even existed for that long. Amazon effectively created that market and has, you know, the leading e-reader. So obviously, it's gonna have a huge market share. But I think over time that is going to decrease. It almost always does. BROOKE GLADSTONE: Talk to me about how digital rights management, DRM, figures into this whole argument. MATHEW INGRAM: Okay, sure. So digital rights management is anything that protects the content in some way, prevents you from moving it to another device, prevents you from copying it. There was a fantastic column, I think Charlie Stross wrote it, the science fiction author, about DRM. And his argument was that by agreeing to restrictive DRM, whether it's Amazon's or Apple's, authors and publishers effectively gave Amazon a giant stick to beat them with. BROOKE GLADSTONE: I don't understand. MATHEW INGRAM: Well, DRM locks those books into Amazon's platform, right? You buy Kindle, you buy your books through Amazon. You can only read them on your Kindle. BROOKE GLADSTONE: But you have to have one format or another. MATHEW INGRAM: Sure. But you should have as many different formats as possible. So, in fact, there is a publisher who is pretty much doing that. O'Reilly has no DRM on any of its books. And Tim O'Reilly has said that, you know, piracy is this huge bogeyman that everybody talks about; our books are gonna be pirated. In some cases, you actually want your books to be pirated. It's how people find your content. Paulo Coelho, the Brazilian author, pirated his own books, uploaded them to bit torrent servers so that he could broaden his reach into new markets, never told his publisher. [BROOKE LAUGHS] But, of course, you know, now he has three million readers in Russia and his publisher thinks that's fantastic. BROOKE GLADSTONE: So if you were talking to the Big 6 publishers now, what would you advise them to do? MATHEW INGRAM: I would say reduce your costs. BROOKE GLADSTONE: Fire your editors? MATHEW INGRAM: Not necessarily. God knows, there's got to be some fat – [BROOKE LAUGHS] - in the publishing business. BROOKE GLADSTONE: What else? MATHEW INGRAM: Get rid of DRM. BROOKE GLADSTONE: Would you advise them to just sit back, think of England while Amazon sets the prices? MATHEW INGRAM: No, of course not. I mean, they have to negotiate with Amazon – BROOKE GLADSTONE: But Amazon holds all the cards! MATHEW INGRAM: Amazon doesn't hold all the cards. Amazon doesn't have all the content. It wants that content, so that it can offer it to people on its platform. Push Amazon to give up on DRM. They want it just as badly as the publishers did. Instead of trying to protect a specific price point, think about what your business is going to look like in five years or ten years and how can you get there. BROOKE GLADSTONE: Mathew, thank you very much. MATHEW INGRAM: Thank you for having me. BROOKE GLADSTONE: Mathew Ingram is a senior writer at the technology website GigaOM.

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Photoshop has several different Blur filters, but since we're trying to replicate a photographic effect, the one we're going to use is the Lens Blur filter, which unsurprisingly you'll find in the filter menu.
The Lens Blur filter is quite complex, and can simulate different lens types, but for our purposes most of the settings can be left in their default states. The setting we're interested in is the Iris Radius control, since this is the equivalent of the aperture setting on the lens. As those of you who've read my photography tutorials will know, aperture affects depth of field, and a large aperture produces a very narrow depth of field, which is precisely what we want. Macro and miniature photographs typically have very restricted depth of field, so we'll set the Radius to a high figure, 80.
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Aug. 14, 2005
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. In their debuts for the Orange & White, freshman forward Jackie Acevedo (Austin, Texas) found the back of the net twice in a span of 9:15 in the first half and rookie midfielder Kylee Rossi (Pennington, N.J.) contributed a goal and an assist as No. 16 Tennessee defeated the Pennsylvania Strikers, 4-0, in an exhibition on Sunday, Aug. 14, at the UT Soccer Complex. Sophomore forward Genna Gorman (Lakewood, Colo.), the 2004 Southeastern Conference Co-Freshman of the Year, added a goal on a second half penalty kick and assisted on Rossi's score early in the opening period.
"It was great to see our team in a competitive environment," said Lady Vol Head Coach Angela Kelly. "I thought we played extremely well in the attacking third of the field today against the Strikers. We still have a lot of work to accomplish before the season begins, but this will definitely be an exciting group of players to watch.
The Lady Vols wasted no time getting on the scoreboard to christen the exhibition season as a cross by Gorman found Rossi standing alone in the box. The rookie slammed the ball past Pennsylvania goalkeeper Caitlin Huylo at the 34-second mark to put UT up 1-0.
Down a goal early, the Strikers applied some pressure to the Tennessee defense in the 12th and 13th-minute as a shot by Melissa Speros was blocked out in front of the UT net by a defender. As the ball remained in play, senior goalkeeper Vanessa Phillips-Bosshart (Vernon, Conn.) was forced to make a save on a driving shot by Julie Edwards.
The Lady Vols began to attack Pennsylvania in waves as Gorman and Acevedo each
registered shots that Huylo was forced to save. On a run over the midfield
stripe, Rossi delivered a long pass up the middle to Acevedo who outran a
Striker defender and lifted a chip shot over a sprawling Huylo to grant UT a
2-0 lead.
Following a quality shot on goal by midfielder Casey Crawford (Mandeville, La.) that forced another save by Huylo, Acevedo continued to dazzle the Striker defense with her speed. She received a long feed from Kristen Doukakis (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) and out-raced a pair of defenders to drill a low shot into the lower right corner of the net for Tennessee's third goal of the contest.
Early in the second half, the Lady Vols delivered a long ball into the box that resulted in a Pennsylvania handball on a clear attempt and an automatic penalty kick for Tennessee. Gorman calmly stepped to the line and converted the opportunity for the Orange & White's final score of the day.
Freshman goalkeeper Jaimel Johnson (Kettering, Ohio), one of 13 rookies on the 2005 UT roster, played the second stanza in net for Tennessee and produced several highlight-reel quality saves to preserve the shutout. The Lady Vols had 20 players participate in the match-up against the Pennsylvania Strikers as substitutions were frequent.
at the UT Soccer Complex * Knoxville, Tenn.
|Pennsylvania Strikers
|No. 16 TENNESSEE
|UT: Kylee Rossi (Genna Gorman); 0:34
|UT: Jackie Acevedo (Kylee Rossi); 29:30
|UT: Jackie Acevedo (Kristen Doukakis); 38:45
|UT: Genna Gorman (Penalty Kick); 49:46
Shots: Tennessee 14, Pennsylvania 10.
Corner Kicks: Tennessee 5, Pennsylvania 5.
Goalkeeper Stats: Vanessa Phillips-Bosshart (UT) 3 saves, 0 goals, 45:00, Jaimel Johnson (UT) 5 saves, 0 goal, 45:00; Caitlin Huylo (Pennsylvania), 8 saves, 4 goals, 90:00.
Fouls: Tennessee 13, Pennsylvania 5.
Offside: Tennessee 5, Pennsylvania 0.
Starting Lineups:
Tennessee: Vanessa Phillips-Bosshart (GK), Leslie Vineyard (MF), Jenny Jeffers (MF), Genna Gorman (F), Emily Redberg (F), Kylee Rossi (MF), Sarah Van Sickle (MF), Melissa Amado (D), Véronique Maranda (MF), Casey Crawford (MF), Ali Christoph (MF)
Reserves: Jaimel Johnson, Jackie Acevedo, Talia Wright, Mia Boyd, Kristen Doukakis, Amy Ballew, Molly Buns, Hayley Prendergast, Erica Griffin.
Pennsylvania Strikers: Caitlin Huylo (GK), Rachael Michner (D), Sarah Friedman
(MF), Justine Wollner (F), Julie Edwards (F), Whitney Winraub (D), Michaela
Buonomo (D), Brittiny Rhoades (D), Brooke Jacobs (MF), Melissa Speros (D),
Teresa Rynier (D).
Reserves: Brooke Shephard, Lina Carollo, Nicole Mikula, Courtney Hamsher, Kellie O'Toole, Morgan Sims, Katie Klinger, Onnie Trusty.
Tennessee: Jackie Acevedo 5, Genna Gorman 3, Kylee Rossi 3, Casey Crawford 1, Kristen Doukakis 1, Ali Christoph 1.
Pennsylvania: Julie Edwards 4, Rachael Michner 1, Brooke Jacobs 1, Melissa Speros 1, Teresa Rynier 1, Lina Carollo 1.


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A Chatham man was behind bars Monday after a violent early morning argument when he allegedly grabbed a knife and slashed a woman.
Chatham-Kent police were called around 2:30 a.m. to a home on Bedford Street in Chatham. They arrived at the house to find a woman suffering from knife wounds. She was taken to hospital where she was treated for her non-life threatening injuries.
At the home, officers also arrested a 37-year-old Chatham man. Police said it appears the man and woman started arguing with each other. Things escalated. Police said the man allegedly grabbed a knife and cut the woman.
Police didn't reveal the name of the accused. They also didn't reveal what charges, if any, he is facing. Police said they are still investigating.
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G20 Summit Protestwritten by jennay_jean on 2010-01-15 #places
International Protest Held Right here in Pittsburgh.5 6 Share Tweet
Abandoned Boats along North Side Riverwritten by charliewagers on 2010-09-27 #places
Invisible from the road, there is a lot where several old boats and barges have been permanently "docked" along the Allegheny river.8 Share Tweet
Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Waterwritten by jennay_jean on 2009-11-16 #places
World renowned architectural masterpiece and National Historic Site designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.7 1 Share Tweet
Kodak Automatic 35 at the Pittsburgh Zoowritten by 110isnotdead on 2012-08-02 #places
I came into ownership of an old "Kodak Automatic 35" about a week ago and thought it was cool. So what better way to test it out than with an impromptu visit to the Pittsburgh Zoo.3 4 Share Tweet
Falling Water and Kentuck Knobwritten by analogeyes on 2011-08-10 #places
While in Pittsburgh, I visited one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous buildings, Falling Water. Nearby is another Wright design called Kentuck Knob and its current owner's sculpture garden.3 2 Share Tweet
Mount Washingtonwritten by jennay_jean on 2009-11-18 #places
Home of the best scenic view of Pittsburgh.4 3 Share Tweet
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Phantom Fright Nights. However, great park food abounds, and the hot sausages at the center stand by the Potato Patch are GREAT!3 2 Share Tweet
f295 Symposium Wrap-upwritten by ouroborosx on 2008-06-13 #news
Like many people in the Lomography community, I used to think I was a big-time photo geek. Well, I recently went to the "f/295 symposium":http://www.f295.org/symposium2008/ in Pittsburgh, PA, and shared a weekend with some all-star photo geeks! For those of you who think every coffee can, matchbook, or shoe box would make a great camera, this is the place for you!2 1 Share Tweet
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f295 and Lomography have teamed up for a spectacular walk in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania lead by Lomography's very own Jeff Moore!2 Share Tweet
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The "f295 Symposium":http://www.f295.org/ was a 5-day gathering in Pittsburgh, PA of photographers and mega-photo-geeks alike to discuss lensless, alternative and adaptive photographic processes. If you're into pinhole photography, camera obscura, or developing photos on metal and glass, f295 would be better than Disneyland for you.1 1 Share Tweet
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Oh yeah, the only chance they have is after my speedlimiter kicks in.Originally Posted by StngStr
This is a discussion on Beatable Cars within the Comparison: WRX vs World forums, part of the Community - Meet other Enthusiasts category; Originally Posted by StngStr 03 Cobra's are weak. You should be able to pull on out from a dig and ...
Oh yeah, the only chance they have is after my speedlimiter kicks in.Originally Posted by StngStr
Oh really. I'm far from being harmless. You live in Naperville, maybe we could meet half way, just to see how harmless I could be.Originally Posted by 2fastwrx3112
N/A -- 11.9@119 1.911 60' w/street radials
N2O -- 11.3@126 1.820 60' w/street radials
speedlimiter?Originally Posted by afpdl
"Never Launched"
Dougie - Founder, 250,000 mile club
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STIs have them.Originally Posted by timber
Originally Posted by afpdl
Really? Whats the limit? I had an old Camaro that was limited @ 110mph, but I didn't know that they (car manu.) still used them
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The SRT4 handles like a dog, I drove one for a month, my stock WRX has way more driver feel and pulls out of corners much faster when stock.Originally Posted by afpdl
'02 WRB WRX wingless
Its stock...I swear....and its N/A too
...thats not turbo spool you hear thats a vaccuum leak!
That's true alot of wrx drivers suck hard too. But once they finally get the balls to launch it they will destroy a s2000 daily. Your right though, most dudes on the track suck badly.Originally Posted by afpdl
My car looks just like this without the skirts and roof wing! Yeah baby!
How is the srt tranny compared to the wrx tranny? the wrx tranny was really notchy - i could never drive it
2002 Electron Blue C5 Z06
2003 Acura RSX Type S Turbo - 12.7@113 - Sold
But you drive an rsx and on clubrsx.com they are trying to run a petition to sue Honda for their notchy tranny. Yet you can obviously drive a rsx?Originally Posted by Oo Joe 24 oO
My car looks just like this without the skirts and roof wing! Yeah baby!
Honda trannies in the rsx are hit or miss....Mine happens to be buttery smooth but your right, some of them are horrible.Originally Posted by scoob
Dude dont get upset - I wasnt trying to rank on the wrx, Im just stating facts. Its a really notchy transmission. I also have never driven an srt-4 so I was just wondering. Sorry to piss you off.
2002 Electron Blue C5 Z06
2003 Acura RSX Type S Turbo - 12.7@113 - Sold
If by "notchy" you mean "crappy", I have to agree. But for daily driving and the occasional ricer thrashing, it's adequate, and I'm sure you would have no trouble driving it.Originally Posted by Oo Joe 24 oO
"Never Launched"
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Nobody is pissed over here bro. Just stating the facts. My tranny is not buttery smooth, and can be notchy sometimes too. It's not really a big deal though, and it has held up to 78k miles on the original clutch with many-a 5k launches and at stg 2 too. It's all good man.Originally Posted by Oo Joe 24 oO
My car looks just like this without the skirts and roof wing! Yeah baby!
Originally Posted by scoob
This thread is old but what the heck.... yes the tranny could be more smoother but it all depends on how smooth the driver is. I noticed that when I don't downshift when coming to a stop, right after that the shifts are notchier, however when downshifting it becomes much smoother. 1st gear is always notchy no matter what, as far as the handling goes, just today I decided to go for a spirited drive and at one point drifted around a corner and all I could say WOW that was fun. I have a wagon so it does have more body roll then I would like but its all up to how you the driver handle the car sometimes I feel like the suspension could use some moding but other times its pure brilliance.
Cobb Stg 2 helix up/dp combo
Kartboy short shifter
I own an SRT-4 and it is not a smooth transmission at all, its from a diesel truck in Europe or something like that. It is very strong though, so Id rather have that then smooth shifting. Changing the shifter, bushings, and tranny fluid helped a lot though. I like it. Also in stock form I think the WRX handles better, or at least feels better. I have done some suspension work and I can easily out handle a stock WRX. I grip very well now. Also a semi-funny story about civic handling. The other day I was driving normally on a twisty road (hairpin turns with a suggested speed limit of 15mph) when all of a sudden a **** civic pulls out behind me and starts tailgating me, I didnt speed up but my normal driving on that road is fairly fast (15mph turns at 50) and this civic is trying to keep up, I take this one turn and mercedes drives around the corner, I drive right past it, the civic undeersteers right into the back end and clips it and then spins out. Thats what he gets for being a dumbass, I wasnt even racing.


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About N.N. N.N.
Bia de' Medici (ca. 1536 – March 1, 1542) was the illegitimate daughter of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, born before his first marriage.
After her death of a fever at about the age of six, her father commissioned a painting of her by Agnolo Bronzino that is one of his most famous works. The posthumous painting of Bia has inspired works of art by modern artists such as American sculptor Joseph Cornell.
The identity of Bia's mother is not known, but Cosimo I was likely no older than sixteen when he fathered her. According to Edgcumbe Staley's The Tragedies of the Medici, some stories said the girl's mother was a village girl from Trebbio, where the Medicis had built one of their first villas, while others said she was a gentlewoman from Florence. Only Cosimo I and the girl's paternal grandmother, Maria Salviati, knew the identity of the girl's mother, but Salviati refused to reveal it, though she did acknowledge Bia was the daughter of Cosimo.
Staley wrote that the little girl was called La Bia, short for Bambina (little girl or baby). The name might also have been short for Bianca. Staley wrote that her father's new wife, Eleonora di Toledo, refused to tolerate her presence in the palace after their marriage, so Cosimo sent her off to the Villa di Castello, her paternal grandmother's chief residence north of Florence.[1] However other, more reliable, reports indicate that her stepmother "brought her up very lovingly."[2] Her paternal grandmother supervised the nurseries for all of the children of Cosimo I. All of them, not only Cosimo's illegitimate daughter, spent most of their time at the Villa di Castello and were raised by nurses, with minimal day-to-day contact with their parents, though both Cosimo and Eleonora heard reports of their progress and offered directions for their education, their living arrangements, and the clothing they wore. Bia shared her nursery with Giulia de' Medici, the illegitimate daughter of Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, who was close to her in age. She grew into a high-spirited, loving little girl who kept her grandmother and nurses entertained with her antics.[3] Bia's father adored his first-born child, and her paternal grandmother, Maria Salviati, said the little girl "was the comfort of our court, being so very affectionate."[2]
Both Bia and her cousin Giulia contracted a fast-moving fever in February 1542, from which Giulia recovered but Bia did not. Cosimo I received almost daily reports of Bia's worsening condition from his mother, Maria Salviati. The child grew weaker between February 25 and February 28 and finally died on March 1, 1542. She was buried in the Medici family crypt in San Lorenzo.[4]
When her legitimate half-sister Isabella de' Medici was born six months after her death, her father rejoiced to have another daughter. Contemporaries who might normally have consoled him on his wife's failure to present him with a second son instead congratulated him on her birth, knowing how he had grieved for the loss of Bia. "(I) congratulate you on the beautiful baby girl God has conceded to you in recompense for the one he has taken to join him in paradise," wrote Paolo Giovio after the birth of Isabella.[5] A comparison of portraits of Bia and Isabella reveal that, had she lived past early childhood, Bia likely would have closely resembled her half-sister Isabella, who shared her reddish-blonde hair, brown eyes, and dainty features.[6]
[edit]Bronzino painting
After her death, her father commissioned a posthumous painting of her by Agnolo Bronzino, which art historians regard as one of his finest works. The work is 63 cm by 48 cm and was painted in tempera on wood.[7] In the famous painting, which is on display in the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence, Bia wears a medallion with her father's profile on it, emphasizing her bond with her father.[2] Her complexion is a pale white because Bronzino painted the portrait using her death mask as a model.[6] It was not an official state portrait, but would have hung in the family's private rooms as a reminder to them of the dead child and an inspiration and guide on the path to salvation.[8] As art historian Gabrielle Langdon argues, Bronzino painted the child with a halo effect, in "light-emitting white satin and pearls" as a metaphor for both her name "Bianca," which means "white" and her childish innocence. "Like (Petrarch's) 'Laura,' the posthumous Bia is a riveting emanation from Heaven who bestows purifying grace on the beholder," Langdon wrote in the 2004 collection The Cultural World of Eleanora Di Toledo.[9]
The painting has continued to inspire modern artists. American sculptor Joseph Cornell's 1948 sculpture Medici Princess incorporates Bronzino's portrait of Bia. The sculpture, one of a series depicting members of the Medici family, shows an enameled reproduction of Bronzino's portrait of Bia in a dark wooden box, behind a blurred, deep blue glass pane. On either side of the main portrait are smaller vignette reproductions of the same portrait, behind glass as well. Below Bia's image, in a pull-out drawer, are a feather and a floor plan of the palace in Florence that was once her home. The sculpture, which is owned by a private collector, was on display during a recent retrospective of Cornell's work originating with the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[10][11]
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It's a rare thing in a town this size to have such public access and honesty from the police chief.
But for Joe Piccinini, he just doesn't know any other way.
The man that went to high school in Lee's Summit and later became his city's chief of police has put in 30 years behind the badge.
And now he's doing something most of us envy – retiring early enough to enjoy life.
Not that Piccinini didn't enjoy life already, though.
The Lee's Summit chief is a fixture in this community, appearing at events, running 5K races downtown, at city council meetings and in front of students at our schools – all the while with that familiar and contagious Joe Piccinini smile greeting many that crossed his path.
Chief Piccinini was one of the first city officials I met when I moved to Lee's Summit, now nearly five years ago.
I could tell immediately that this town's reputation for safety and overall positive demeanor toward the police wasn't a fluke.
It was a matter of good leadership, from the commander on down.
This chief puts himself in the mix of things in this town, which is what good leaders do.
Good leaders empower their rank and file to make decisions that are in the best interest of their department and they see a vision for things beyond the here and now. Chief Piccinini has certainly done these things during his tenure in Lee's Summit.
And while retirements are sometimes met with mixed messages and panic, in this case, I have to believe, our Lee's Summit Police Department has plenty of leadership to take the reins while a national search is done.
And maybe our next chief is already right here wearing an LSPD uniform.
From a media standpoint, I can't think of a better police chief to work with. In that regard, we will certainly miss Joe.
His cell number was out there for any media outlet and he made himself available for any question, any topic, any time. He understood the delicate balance of media coverage. That's hard to find.
And Chief Piccinini indulged me over numerous hours of numerous lunches at a number of Lee's Summit spots to discuss anything and everything.
Which, of course, made it all the tougher for me to sprint past him at a 5K run last year. My competitive side got the best of me. It wasn't until after that stunt that I thought, "OK, Beaudoin, you just threw the gauntlet down against the chief of police…way to think it through…"
Joe Piccinini has been a good leader and, more importantly, a visible leader for our city. He's set the right course for our current police department initiatives and for future ranks within the PD.
Enjoy some time off, chief. Maybe in 2014 we can finally get in that round of golf.
John Beaudoin is the publisher of the Lees Summit Journal. To comment, call 816-282-7001 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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|We shot several portraits of Blaise in front of the assay office, and never could put a head on him...but you can see his eye!
|Who's that peeking above Dick's hair?
|Carl and the visitor at his shoulder...Civil War soldier? Goblin? Give me the creeps either way...
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Cologne, top flat with balcony, quiet and modern (MR5)
Size40 m²
Floor No.1
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Parking available
- Towels
- Baby cot
- Balcony/terrace
Accommodation summary
The modern and tastefully furnished apartment is located in Nippes in the North part of Cologne.
The Nippes quarter offers a variety of nice pubs and nice restaurants as well as all shopping facilities for the daily need.
There is a bus stop (line 121) just in front of the house and the Neusserstr. Gürtel subway-station (lines 12, 13 and 15) and the Geldernstr./Parkgürtel train-station (line 13, trains RE7 and S11) are about 5-7mn walk from the apartment.
From there you can reach quickly following places:
• Cologne Dome and Central Station (Köln Dom/Hbf): 6mn
• Cologne Exhibition Center (Köln Messe/Deutz): 8mn
• Cologne/Bonn Airport (Köln/Bonn Flughafen): 30mn
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The apartment has a space of app. 40sqm and a balcony of app. 7sqm. It is on the 1st floor on the inner courtyard side. It is quiet, perfect for 2-3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children but it can also accommodate up to 4 adults for a short period.
The flat consists of one corridor, one living room, one bedroom, one bathroom with shower and toilet and one kitchen.
The living room is furnished with a comfortable sofa bed (for 2 persons, size 140x190) and the bedroom has two high quality box-spring beds (2x90x200), which can be easily arranged to a large double bed.
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The apartment offers all the comfort, so that you feel good during your stay.
The kitchen is functional and well furnished (microwave oven, plate-stove, oven, fridge, toaster, kettle, coffeemaker…).
One flat-screen television with satellite receiver and radio function is available.
Clean bed linen and towels are included and a washing machine is available upon request.
Babies are welcome. If required a travel cot and a high chair can be provided.
Internet: if necessary, we can provide you an internet stick (deposit required). Please ask for the stick prior to your arrival.
Parking: free parking is available on the streets nearby.
House rulesPlease, no smoking and no pets. Thank you for your understanding.
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We went to Koln with a small child and a baby and this apartment was exactly what we need!
It's near Dom, and it's served by train and U-bahn, if you decide to visit other locations.
Very good stay, very nice apartment, very clean, well located.
Only drawback, the wireless connection is malfunctioning.
Very good experience to recommend no problem.
Tres bon séjour , appartement trés agréable , trés propre , bien situé.
Seul bémol , la connection Wifi fonctionne mal.
Trés bonne expérience à recommander sans problème.
A beautiful and well-kept and furnished apartment in a good location close to the city center. Parking is limited and can sometimes take some time to find. Suitable place Price / Quality is reasonable.
Een mooi en goed verzorgd en ingericht appartement op een goede ligging ten opzichte van het centrum. Parkeergelegenheid is wel beperkt en kan soms wat tijd kosten om een geschikt plaatsje te vinden. Prijs/Kwaliteit is redelijk.
Without a car, the apartment is ok.
Ohne Auto ist die Wohnung ok.
Hello Nicole,
I have 2 little things that I should say it was cold in the apartment two days we made the heaters on No. 5 and Saturday night until Sunday's it warm. We found hair from the predecessor and in the coffee maker mold.
Everything else was good, parking facilities and the location just perfect.
Sincerely yours
Patriot & Anne
Hallo Nicole,
Ich habe 2 kleinigkeiten die ich sagen sollte, es war 2 Tage kalt in der Wohnung wir haben die Heizstäbe auf Nr 5 gemacht und erst Samstag Abend Sonntag wars warm. Wir haben Haare von dem Vorgänger und in der Kaffeemaschine schimmel gefunden.
Sonst war alles Gut, Parkmöglichkeiten und die Lage einfach Perfekt.
Mit Freundlichen Grüßen
Patriot & Anne
Good location, nice room indeed, practical. However, for 4 people scarce. The reception of the TV signal would be better. But was overall a pleasant stay in a very straightforward acquisition and delivery of the apartment. Highly recommended!
Gute Lage, hübsche Einrichtung, zweckmässig. Jedoch für 4 Personen knapp. Der Empfang des Fernsehsignals dürfte besser sein. War aber insgesamt ein angenehmer Aufenthalt mit sehr unkomplizierter Übernahme und Abgabe der Wohnung. Sehr zu empfehlen!
Great location as 10/12 min to train station and Dom.
Clean and really good size for 2 people with separate lounge/dining room.
Bathroom and kitchen are small but adequate.
Small shops nearby and supermarket 10 min away if needed.
I would definitely try and stay again if in Cologne.
Hello! It all worked out fine (keys). We were very pleased, the subway there were only a few minutes. We would book the apartment at any time. Franz and Regina
Es hat alles bestens geklappt (Schlüsselübergabe).
Wir waren sehr zufrieden, zur U-Bahn waren es nur ein paar Minuten.
Wir würden die Wohnung jederzeit wieder buchen.
Franz und Regina
Nice owner - nice cozy apartment - good location - what more could you want?
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vet claims there is no test for herpes
shyloh went to the vet today-negative for leukemia and FIV. she did have a respiratory infection, and her spay incision was infected at the interior layer-external is fine. when asked if shyloh could have herpes, the vet said there was no test for herpes, but that her chronic wheeze was suggestive and the sudden onset of illness the very day of her surgery was 'suggestive' of a herpes flare. ok. kitty is now on antibiotics, and will hopefully improve. i'm just confused. i've heard of cats being diagnosed with the herpes virus-how were they diagnosed without a test? is it a presumptive diagnosis based on repeated infections in response to stress? should we just treat shyloh 'as if' and do whatever can be done for a herpes+ kitty-i've heard of L-lysine. i'd rather not wait until she gets sick over and over to do something, i don't like not knowing-but she said there was no test? it's a virus! shouldn't it show up in bloodwork like any virus? oh-they wouldn't vaccinate yet, btw.
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www.marvistavet.com says, "There is only one test that is accurate enough to be worth doing if one wants to know for sure if Herpes is present or not and that is the PCR ("Polymerase Chain Reaction") test. This is a DNA test that amplifies the presence of viral DNA so that even one single virus can be detected in a sample from a conjunctival swab. The extreme sensitivity of this test has made it somewhat problematic for laboratories to run. Prior to PCR technology, serum antibody levels were run but widespread vaccination against Herpes has made these results difficult to interpret. At this point, the clinical presentation of the patient is what leads to the diagnosis of Herpes in most cases." In other words, if you have had your standard cat vaccination, which includes one against Feline Herpes, you will test positive anyway, which is why vets are reluctant to do this test. But you haven't been vaccinated yet--so, why not test?
Chibi answered on Apr 15th.
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Feline rhinotracheitis virus (feline herpesvirus type 1 or FHV-1) causes acute respiratory illness known as rhinotracheitis (or feline herpesvirus infection). The virus affects domestic and wild cats worldwide.
Rhinotracheitis is characterized by respiratory symptoms such as sneezing, nasal discharge, rhinitis (inflammation of the nose), and conjunctivitis (inflammation of the membrane lining the eyelid). It also affects the reproductive tract and can cause complications during pregnancy.
Rhinotracheitis is part of the feline upper respiratory infection complex, which is a group of viral and bacterial infections (e.g., calicivirus, chlamydiosis) that cause sneezing and discharge from the eyes and nose. Cats often have two or more of these upper respiratory infections at the same time, and FHV-1 is one of the most common.
Hunter answered on 4/14/08. Helpful? / 0
Sorry to hear Shyloh has a bump in the road with her recovery. Hope she's feeling better soon & the other little one, too!
Sounds like the antibiotic will take care of the incision & hopefully the resp. symptoms, too.
I think you got it right that the diagnosis of Herpes infection is presumptive, based on symptoms. And I guess if the antibiotic doesn't clear it up, it can be presumed to be a virus. I think the eye drainage (if there is any) is more clear, too.
If I remember right, most cats have been exposed to it, (80%?), or maybe just of shelter kitties.
Of the kitties here 2 have presented with symptoms- Conjunctivitis, eye drainage, sneezing. One course (sev wks) of Lysine cleared it up entirely for each and no further outbreaks. That was 5 and 7 yrs ago.
I think the usual dose is 250-500mg sprinkled on (moist) food daily. But your Vet can best advise.
It's 100% safe, a protein. It works by inhibiting the reprodution of the virus. A search could tell you more. Purrs!
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I spent my entire day in Cangumbang, which was a nice change from all the running around I have been doing lately. It was quite an eventful day, but exciting nonetheless.
In the morning I sorted some clothes donations at the center with one of the volunteers before heading out to Cangumbang with three of the volunteers, including Ellie Smith who is here for 2 months from my hometown. When we hopped on the habel-habel (Motorcycle transportation with a makeshift bamboo roof). It was quite a squeeze with the 4 of us and the driver, a good cultural experience in all honesty. I sat atop the gas tank right in front of the driver, and the other girls sat behind him nestled in tightly.
As always when we arrived I first took pictures and said hi to all the workers, children, and families. The construction crew had already began mixing cement and were working on filling more of the holes. They were able to fill in the foundations for the columns by the end of the day today. We were already nearing the end of our sand supply, so by lunch I was back at the hardware store ordering more truck loads.
I helped fill rice sacks with gravel and sand to be mixed in the countless batches of cement with the children and volunteers most the day. We took a break before lunch to hand out the clothes and the children all loved them. Some of them strutted around in them the remainder of the day, while others clearly put them at home to save them for a special day. Pretty much all of them got something, even some of the mothers received some tops.
For some reason the children were feeling extra dramatic today, and I can't say it was due to the heat because all morning the weather was actually quite mild. It started by two little boys around 8 years old fighting over a straw of all things. The children yelled to me that the two of them were fighting and I told them to stop, which helped for a moment
Later in the afternoon JonJon, the little boy who has developed into my constant shadow at the site, kept falling down somehow whenever he was not by my side. So I was called by the kids to console him and clean him up. Luckily he wasn't actually injured and he perked up quickly, but he was having a pretty accident prone day.
Not long after lunch my back was aching and I tried to take it easy to the rest of the afternoon. I helped hold the bags for the children as they tirelessly shoveled them full. My friend Tonton also stopped by in the afternoon to show the children the movie Ice Age via a projector in Nanay Elay's house
We got almost all the sand moved before it was nearing 5 pm and I had to go back to the hardware store before it closed to pay for another round of coco lumber supplies. The hardware store we have been purchasing everything from is going to have quite a good month from our business I think. ;)
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New figures showing how many times Western Bay police drew and fired Tasers since they became available demonstrate the current police policy is working.
Figures obtained by the Bay of Plenty Times and published in yesterday's edition show Bay police drew Tasers on 56 occasions and of these fired them just four times between March 22, 2010, and June 30 this year. In the same period, firearms were drawn 17 times but never fired.
The figures cap a year of major changes in police policy when it comes to officers carrying weapons.
Police Commissioner Peter Marshall last year signed off a $6 million project putting special lockable containers in all frontline police vehicles and introducing rules that more than half would carry firearms at all times.
The police chief also wanted Tasers in every frontline car.
Police were right to improve their access to weapons.
Policing today is much different to what it was 20 years ago and the safety of the public and officers is paramount.
But police also had to strike a balance. Mr Marshall and the Government got it right by avoiding the routine arming of every officer.
New Zealand is not at the stage where we need to take such a drastic step but it is good to know officers responding to dangerous situations will at least have them in their boots.
The police union says people Tasered were usually a threat to others. I have no doubt the four people who got Tasered in the Western Bay deserved it.
They always have the right to complain if they feel police were too heavy handed.
It must be difficult for officers dealing with dangerous and emotionally-charged criminals and having to make important decisions in a matter of seconds on whether to draw and fire weapons.
The Taser gives them a safer alternative to guns in situations where a firearm would not be suitable. Given the total number of incidents police deal with, these latest figures demonstrate our local officers have been careful and professional.
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Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Currently on tour with US space rockers Yo La Tengo, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci cohort Richard James gets grilled on playing live, record labels and where that name comes from...
Currently on tour with US space rockers Yo La Tengo, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci cohort Richard James gets grilled on playing live, record labels and where that name comes from...
So you're playing in Leeds soon with Yo La Tengo, which seems like a bit of an odd combination, how did it all come about?
Well we thought about 6 months ago to do a British tour, but to try and do something a bit different, and to try and play bigger venues, but we knew we couldn't play them just by ourselves, so we thought if we did a sort of double headliner type thing, then we might be able to play bigger venues and just do different sorts of gigs really and a different sort of tour. And so we were thinking of a band that was of a similar size to us, but I think Yo La Tengo are a bit bigger really, but we approached them and they were up for it.
Your new album, 'Sleep/ Holiday', sounds very relaxed and laidback, did it take long to record?
Erm, I think it was shorter than the few albums we'd done previously, but I think all together it took about ten weeks
Was it an easy process?
It wasn't too bad, I mean a lot of it was live, the whole band were playing every track live together, and then we only did a few overdubs in the studio, so yeah, it wasn't too bad. Some songs we played about twelve times and got a take, and other songs we must've played about sixty times just to try and get a good take we were happy with.
Because your albums are always so varied and interesting, who would you say are your musical influences?
I'd say it's quite broad, but I suppose the main influences are songwriters and bands like The Kinks, Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson, Beatles and the Stones and say things like that, but I mean we've bigger broad tastes, and I suppose the thing that sort of mainly influence the songs that we write and play are people like that, and Robert Wyatt as well.
You've been going for quite a while now, so does it bother you that all these new bands are getting loads of hype and attention from the music press like the NME, etc. so that it takes the spotlight off really great bands like Gorky's?
I think it's good that they do champion young bands. I mean they've always done it. Teenage music started in the 50s y'know what I mean? So there's always been the next, new wave of young bands and talent, but I do think that one problem the NME has got at the moment is that, well it's changed a lot from the way it was 10-15 years ago, is that it doesn't give coverage to the more established bands. Because it's good for young people reading the NME to know and understand what these bands are about, so they can get exposure and the readers can buy the music and enjoy it as well.
I read somewhere that before you released 'Sleep/ Holiday', you changed labels for the sixth time in as many years, what was all that about?!
Well we started off on Angst, and then we signed a big contract with Mercury for two albums, and then they dropped us, then we were without a label for a little while, I can't remember for how long, about a year maybe, and then we signed to beggars banquet, then after two years they sort of downgraded our deal and we couldn't work with that so then we mutually left basically, then we were without a deal for about a year again, and then Sanctuary offered a deal with us, which seemed quite good at the time so we went for that. So, yeah, we've never been a big selling act, so once labels get tired of us selling the same amount of records, they just chuck us off!
Tracks like new single 'Mow The Lawn' and cult favourite 'Poodle Rockin' are very raw and rocky, is it nice to let your hair down and just rock out once in a while?
Yeah, I mean we don't have too many songs like that on each album, we're a bit more varied live obviously, because we can call on the back catalogue so we've got a choice of different songs to play, but on each album there's usually about one or two that are a bit more upbeat and rocky, so yeah it's always good to play varied music.
What's been your favourite song to play from the new album?
Erm (long-ish pause) well we've been doing 'Waking For Winter' and 'Eyes Of Green, Green, Green' for about a year now, and they're nice songs to play, but the one we've just been doing recently is 'The South Of France' which is a very nice one to do!
You wrote two songs on the new album ('Shore Light' and 'Only Takes A Night'), how long did those take to record?
Well, 'Only Takes A Night', because we did it completely live, it took a hell of a long time actually, it was quite a frustrating song to try and record, but the second one, 'Shore Light', I think that was the second take, but it's only me and a guitar really so it wasn't too bad. We don't often do my songs, so I'm a bit inexperienced in recording my songs.
What's your favourite part of being in Gorky's? Recording? Writing? Or playing live?
They've all got their ups and downs really, mostly ups because I'm making a living out of something I really enjoy, and when you're touring, you go to different places and meet people and you get to play live to people, well, if they turn up I suppose! But also you could be away from home for a long time and it can be quite frustrating, and also it's the same in the studio really, it's exciting putting new songs down and doing overdubs and seeing the songs grow, but at the same time you could be away in the studio for weeks on the trot and it can do your head in a bit sometimes, because they're long working hours, but on the whole it's a privileged position that we've been in the last ten years or so to make a living and record and play live as we like, so it's been good!
There was a time, a couple of years ago especially, when bands from Wales were labelled as being oddball or quirky and eccentric, like Super Furry Animals, etc. did that ever bother you?
I think when bands were first starting to get noticed in Wales, there was a lot of hype, to be a Welsh band is cool and all the rest of it, and I think the Furries and us weren't really oddball, but you had the Manics and Catatonia who were really big, and the Stereophonics, but Manics and Catatonia especially were good bands who were more sort of in the traditional mould I suppose, and us and the Super Furries were more idiosyncratic in some of the stuff we did.
One last question... Where does the name Gorky's Zygotic Mynci come from?
(Starts to giggle) I imagine that's about the millionth time I've been asked that! I'm not sure if it's adoration, but it's understandable. Well basically, when we were starting a band in school, myself and Euros and John, who's now left, we were thinking of a name, and trying to think of a really cool name, but we just ended up with crap names, so we thought "ah fuck it", we might as well stick with the most ridiculous crap name we could think of, because we never thought we'd go for this long or whatever. So then John came up with a name, I think he found Gorky, but it was meant to be the Gawky spelling, as in someone who's a bit awkward and Zygotic from the dictionary or from a biology lesson and then Mynci is just a funny way of spelling monkey! So we thought yeah, we'll go with that, and so we've stuck with it ever since.
The single 'Mow The Lawn' and album 'Sleep/ Holiday' are both out now on Sanctuary, and Gorky's play Leeds West Yorkshire Playhouse with Yo La Tengo on 6th March.
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Thank you rip off report and anonymous reporter
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, February 10, 2015POSTED: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
The allegations contained in the report are at best inaccurate and a complete and utter fabrication.
This individual who's alias was Dan Jiles but has a real name of Daniel St. Pierre was never retained by Andrew Cross or Goldfields Legal but was contracted strictly through Odesk and paid in full through Odesk. The sum was I believe $10.oo.
This individual Daniel St Pierre was tracked by Odesk and I believe he had other aliases and has done this to other people who are clients of Odesk, he was accordinglingly banned for life from Odesk.
The email that I received from Odesk is set out below, but what I really want to say is a BIG thank you to Rip Off Report for the publicity that the report, although false, has given me and the firm.
I do not want the report removed as I generated thousands in new clients specifically from this false report in Canada alone thanks to Rip Off Report.
These new clients were shown the emails as outlined below along with other that Daniel St Pierre sent to me which were religious and deranged, and these new clients commented that when reading the report it didn't make sense and that only a dishonest reporter would anonymously label an unsubstantiated complaint like this.
These clients proceeded to write out retainer cheques in advance because they trusted me and the firm and they did not believe the report, although they found it entertaining.
A word of warning to anyone using a freelance contractor, be careful with your information and your passwords and make sure that Odesk or similar is the barrier between you and what could end up as a contractual disaster.
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From: "Christine"
Date: Dec 3, 2013 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: Dan Jiles has followed through with some of his threats and accordingly published a report on me and my firm which is attached hereto.
To: "Andrew Cross"
Hi Andrew,
His email pulls this info:
Glorious Media Group
31178 Cortez Blvd.
Suite 115
Brooksville, FL 34602
Glorious Media Group is a DBA of Acme Design Co., a licensed sole proprietorship company founded in 1995 by Montreal native Daniel St.Pierre. Daniel is a graduate of le College d'Enseignement de Rimouski with extensive post-college studies at Concordia University, Universite du Quebec a Montreal and Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal.
Our agency's home based main office is located in picturesque Wesley Chapel, Florida just minutes north of downtown Tampa. We chose the Tampa Bay area for it's serenity and proximity to Orlando, FL where we are continually involved in consulting meetings, photography and media production.
Please let me know if you have additional questions or concerns.
Best Regards,
Christine | Client Care Specialist
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On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Christine wrote:
Sorry what email address did he give you?
Christine | Client Care Specialist
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On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Andrew Cross wrote:
Hi Christine,
I think his address in Canada was
640 Rg Paul St Saint-Rémi QC J0L2L0 Tel: +1-450-454-7143
On 2013-11-29 10:44 AM, "Christine" wrote:
Hello Andrew,
He has been permanently suspended from oDesk and a security block put on him so that he cannot open anymore accounts. I sincerely apologize for what he is doing to you.
What email address and company information did he give you?
I am still checking with our Security Team regarding if there is anything we can do about his post. They will not be back into the office however until Monday.
Please let me know should you have additional questions or concerns.
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After decades in remission, inflation is making a comeback. Rising prices already are making consumers miserable and squeezing corporate profits, but inflation also might cripple investors' returns if they're not careful.
It's not yet clear that higher inflation is here to stay, but there's no doubt the price of many basic materials—notably fuel and food—are skyrocketing. Once firmly established, inflation will be hard to dispel, and that worries economists, investors, and the central bankers who set interest rates around the world.
There are investing strategies that can protect portfolios from inflation—some of which we describe below—but few investors can fully escape inflation's destructive influence on the economy and financial markets.
A Sinister Beast Uncaged
Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, gave a sense of how much the Fed worries about inflation in a May 28 speech. "Inflation," Fisher said, "is a sinister beast that, if uncaged, devours savings, erodes consumer purchasing power, decimates returns on capital, undermines reliability of financial accounting, distracts the attention of corporate management, undercuts employment growth and real wages, and debases the currency."
And those aren't the only troubles inflation brings. The cure for inflation, hikes in interest rates, can be worse than the problem. Higher lending costs could not only slow down a weak economy, but also exacerbate the U.S. housing crisis.
Although there are things investors can do to prepare for inflation, few are certain to counteract its effects. That's worrisome because evidence of inflation is everywhere lately.
Dow Chemical (DOW) raised product prices by up to 20% on June 1, after executives said the firm's bill for energy and feedstock jumped 42% from the year before.
April's U.S. consumer price index, a measure of all consumer costs, was up 3.9% from a year ago, with energy costs higher by 15.9% and food up 5.1%. The Fed recently revised its 2008 inflation expectations to a range of 3.1 to 3.4%, up a full percentage point from the beginning of the year. According to the Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers, Americans in May said they expected the highest levels of inflation in more than two decades.
And it's not just a U.S. worry: European central bankers have not cut interest rates, held back by inflation concerns, and many emerging economies are seeing costs rise, too.
The U.S. economy seemed to slow at the beginning of the year, a trend many thought would stifle inflation, says John Merrill, chief investment officer at Tanglewood Capital Management. "In fact, inflation seems to be building," he says.
Strong Demand Is Buoying Prices
"The global economy remains very strong," meaning demand for natural resources is strong, too, says Susan Perkins, managing director at Provident Investment Counsel. That has pushed the price of energy and other commodities to record levels. Average gas prices are at $4 per gallon nationwide, and the price of oil hit $135 per barrel in late May before backing off recently.
Despite the worries, high inflation isn't a certainty. The yield on a two-year Treasury note is still a low 2.5%, suggesting bond traders don't expect a major spike in inflation. What could prevent inflation? A weak economy crimping demand for goods and services, for one thing. Also, Brian Gendreau of ING Investment Management (ING) notes that up to three-quarters of corporate costs go toward labor, and wages are actually falling by some measures.
If inflation does spike, it presents a dilemma for investors. Government bond yields are likely to rise along with inflation, while the value of bonds in a portfolio could plunge.
Putting all your money in cash might be tempting, but inflation will hurt the buying power of that cash.
So how should investors prepare for the possibility of a prolonged period of higher inflation? A simple option is Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, bonds that keep up with rising inflation since the yield is indexed to the consumer price index. Still, yields on TIPS are low, and financial adviser Kipley Lytel, of Montecito Capital Management, warns they have other disadvantages: They're not tax-friendly for some investors, and they rely on a government inflation adjustment that Lytel thinks is too low.
Looking for a Safe Haven
The "classic formula" for dealing with inflation, according to William Rutherford of Rutherford Investment Management: "Buy things, and go into debt." As inflation pushes up the prices of those "things"—such as real estate and commodities—it's much easier to pay off your original debt. This can be a risky strategy, however. Commodity prices are volatile and could be approaching "bubble" levels, Rutherford says. Meanwhile, real estate values are just about the only prices in the U.S. that are falling. Plus, the policymakers' likely reaction to inflation—higher interest rates—would make it hard to refinance high levels of debt.
Experts have a variety of advice for investors looking to protect their portfolios against inflation.
Perkins advises "looking for companies that have sustainable competitive advantages." Demand for their products should be so strong that higher raw-material costs can easily be passed on to consumers. She recommends companies with innovative products like Apple (AAPL) and robotic surgery technology outfit Intuitive Surgical (ISRG).
Rutherford has similar criteria, looking for companies with "pricing power" during inflationary times. Dow Chemical, with its recent big price increases, clearly has that power, he says. Other examples are makers of consumer necessities, like Procter & Gamble (PG), Kellogg (K), and General Mills (GIS). "At the end of the day, people do need to eat," he says.
Hats Off to Small-Caps
When inflation is higher, small-cap stocks benefit, Doug Roberts of Channel Capital Research says. Smaller companies do better during times of negative real interest rates, i.e. times—like now—when interest rates are lower than the inflation rate.
Lytel invests small portions of his clients' portfolios directly in one of the prime causes of inflation: commodities. He uses exchange-traded funds like the PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC) or the Vanguard Energy Fund (VGENX). Rutherford, however, warns against ETFs focused too narrowly on volatile commodities like oil and gold. He would rather invest in commodities through big, diverse mining companies like BHP Billiton (BHP) or Rio Tinto (RTP).
Depending on where investors put their money, their portfolios might avoid damage from inflation. But consumers, forced to pay more for gas and food, have fewer options. Americans "in the bottom half of the economic spectrum" are hit the hardest, Merrill says. "It seems like these people can't catch a break." That's why, in case of inflation, Merrill advises staying away from retail stocks. "Retail in America is in a real uphill battle," he says.
Bringing On Uncertainty
Inflation is likely to punish anyone—and any company—that's not in good financial shape. "People and companies on the margins are going to have a tougher time," Rutherford says.
One of the biggest problems that inflation causes is uncertainty.
Commodity markets are priced for "hyperinflation," Roberts says, while bond markets predict little or no inflation. "One of them has to give," Roberts says. But which one? "We'll only know that in the rearview mirror," Perkins says.
Investors make money by correctly predicting the future. But inflation deals a wild card, making it much harder to anticipate the direction of the economy and the markets. The best investors can hope for is that it acts like an annoying—but mostly harmless—party crasher, who pesters the other guests but doesn't get out of control.


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2012 MFA Power Rankings Are In!
It's been a "Fifty Best" kind of week, so let's heap another list on the ol' brush pile, eh? This time, from Poets and Writers, we have the annual MFA program rankings where Iowa is #1, Michigan #2, Wisconsin #3 . . .Go Big Ten!! This should be an interesting bowl season, with the Badgers, Wolverines, and Hawkeyes all eying Pasedena . . . Oh, wait. That's a James Tate poem.
Anyways, from the website, a prefatory statement:
A combination of hard data from programs that release funding and admissions figures to the public and a vital survey of what the individuals comprising the next generation of U.S. poets and writers have to say about their own priorities in choosing a postgraduate program, here are the 2012 rankings of the nation's top fifty MFA programs.
If you have questions that you feel others might also frequently ask, there's a link to that after the jump, in addition to additional rankings to Full-Residencies. Congratulations to the winners, and for the rest, there's always next year.
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The big day is tomorrow! Do you have your candy purchased, or your costumes picked out? I hope so! Anyway, today is Wednesday, which means, of course, another Waiting on Wednesday! Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine. It highlights the books that we are most anxiously awaiting!
This week my WoW is...
This Wicked Game by Michelle Zink
Release Date: November 14th, 2013
Here's the summary from Goodreads: Claire Kincaid's family has been in business for over fifty years. The voodoo business. Part of the International Guild of High Priests and Priestesses, a secret society that have practiced voodoo for generations, the Kincaid's run an underground supply house for authentic voodoo supplies. Claire plays along, filling orders for powders, oils and other bizarre ingredients in the family store, but she has a secret. She doesn't believe. Struggling to reconcile her modern sensibilities with a completely unscientific craft based on suspicion, Claire can't wait to escape New Orleans – and voodoo – when she goes to college, a desire that creates almost constant conflict in her secret affair with Xander Toussaint, son of the Guild's powerful founding family. But when a mysterious customer places an order for a deadly ingredient, Claire begins to realize that there's more to voodoo – and the families that make up the Guild – than meets the eye. Including her own. As she bands together with the other firstborns of the Guild, she comes face to face with a deadly enemy – and the disbelief that may very well kill her.
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Cincinnati is one of 10 most tax-friendly cities in the world for business
Cincinnati has one of the most favorable tax structures for businesses of the world's biggest cities, according to a recent report from KPMG International.
Cincinnati, with tax costs 26.5 percent below the U.S. baseline, ranked No. 7 of all international cities and No. 1 of all U.S. cities with populations of more than 2 million.
The "2014 Competitive Alternatives Focus on Tax" analyzed corporate income taxes, capital taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, miscellaneous local business taxes and statutory labor costs for 107 cities in 10 countries.
"While a number of large U.S. cities rank favorably internationally, Cincinnati and Cleveland, in particular, fared well because of Ohio's business tax structure," said Hartley Powell, principal in the Global Location and Expansion Services practice at KPMG LLP. "The Buckeye State has no state corporate income tax, low statutory labor costs, and exemptions of personal property and inventory from property tax, providing both of these Ohio cities with relatively low corporate tax burdens."
Cincinnati has the most cost-effective tax structures of all U.S. cities for digital services and ranks third in the nation for the research and development sector. It was also ranked second for the corporate services and manufacturing sectors.
"This latest ranking is another example of how Greater Cincinnati can compete and win, not just in the U.S., but across the world, which is essential given today's global marketplace," REDI Cincinnati president and CEO Johnna Reeder said.
Other U.S. cities that ranked among the top 20 international cities with the most competitive tax structures include Philadelphia (No. 15); Charlotte, N.C. (No. 16); Minneapolis (No. 17); Orlando (No. 18); Tampa (No. 19), and the North Virginia/Washington, D.C. metro (No. 20). The U.S. as a whole ranked fifth against other countries across the globe.


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|The teflon President?
Barack Obama lives in a world that we tell our kids doesn't exist in real-life. It's a world that we try very hard to teach them where one of the most basic rules is that actions have consequences.
Actions can consist of things that are both both verbal and physical and in fact, inaction can and does carry much the same consequences.
Growing up I was lectured ad-nauseum about the fact that decisions can be made one of two ways. The first is through commission where we are an active participant in the process.
The second, less productive way is by omission where one will passively let the decision, and therefore the consequences, be made for them.
Barack Obama, the Arab Spring and Sharia Law!
So what is it that brings me, early on a Saturday morning, to consider a childhood lesson so mundane on the one hand and yet so important on the other as the idea of decision making and the attached consequences.
The answer is an article directly preceding this one at TPC that's titled 'The new Egypt: 15 years in prison for converting to Christianity!'
As I was writing it dawned on me that Barack Obama slides from one failure, mistake, miscalculation or even outright lie (deception, half truth) to the next and the previous one will magically disappear from view.
This is not a new concept or some fantastic revelation but on the eve of Inauguration Day 2013 it stills seems surreal that in America 2008-2012 it has been allowed to occur.
Let's take Egypt as an example. When was the last time that the Islamic takeover of that country and the loss of basic rights for its citizens was covered in the media to any great extent if at all?
How often is Barack Obama asked to explain the failure of the Arab Spring that he so forcefully helped to ignite? More?
Iran, due in no small measure to U.S. complacency centered around the Commander-in-Chief, is about to go nuclear.
The killing of Americans in Benghazi has not been avenged and the reasons behind why it was allowed to occur the way that it did has not been adequately explained and yet, it is basically out of the news.
This decision by omission of a failure to retaliate for these deaths and for the attack on US sovereign territory has emboldened al-Qaeda to execute the attack on the installation in Algeria where Americans were killed.
Serious consequences indeed yet remember that Barack Obama is the non-consequential President who has been able, with the help of the media deciding not to cover it, to hit and run to the next issue!
For Barack Obama the next issue, if he can help it, will always be a game of domestic politics combined with his lack of presidential leadership that has ultimately led the people of the United States to where we sit today.
The following examples from throughout Barack Obama's first-term in the White House of apparent failure that have rolled off of his teflon exterior are too numerous to be able to mention them all.
But, therein lies the proof of my thesis that his actions and inactions do not have the same consequences that decisions do for you and I.
A first-term laundry list of leadership failure!
- $16 trillion in debt and counting,
- loss of AAA rating,
- country remaining on the precipice of recession,
- trillion dollar deficits each of the four years with no budget having once been passed,
- historically low labor force participation rate,
- historically high entitlement participation rate,
- playing political games instead of leading including such as furthering and protecting an entitlement mentality for the sole purpose of winning elections (see prior bullet-point),
- ramming through Obamacare which needed to be passed so that we could learn what was in it (something that has still not completely occurred),
- higher taxes on the middle class despite that fact that this not happening was the mantra of his entire first-term in office,
- fomenting class warfare to win elections (see prior bullet-point),
- helping to destabilize the Middle East by completely misunderstanding the potential outcomes that the Arab Spring could generate,
- 7.9% unemployment rate although the real rate is in the mid-teens,
- Fast and Furious,
- tens of thousands dead in Syria,
- Russia reasserting itself onto the world stage due in no small part to a vacuum of global leadership out of the Obama administration,
- North Korea flexing its nuclear muscle for the same reasons in the prior bullet-point
- and so on.
And none of this could have been accomplished without the willing participation of a media that sees no evil, speaks no evil and hears no evil. At least when it concerns Barack Obama and the Democrat Party.
You don't believe me? Still need more proof? Monday is Inauguration Day for Barack Obama's second-term in office.
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