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Kayak can stand up in condo! Kayak stable in ocean waves just let wave wash over kayak it will drain. Negatives no rear holder and very slow when paddling. Positives stability weight and size
Over Thanksgiving, I purchased 5 kayaks from another store.....actually, two different stores! On the way home, I passed the Lifetime store and saw they were a lot cheaper. I went into the store and purchased 5 of your kayaks.......then spent another hour returning the first ones I bought. We actually put two different kayaks in the pool and tried them out. The Lotus handles extremely well and the price was great. Thanks Lifetime!
So convenient to order a fine product. Saves me 100 round trip drive and have it delivered in two days can't be beat.
Been using this oil in my 250 hpdi for a while now, great protection, no smoke, no more fouled plugs. Switched from using yamalube, can't be more happier.
I used the Penzoil Synthetic Blend in the past, this product is far superior. I have a 2005 Yamaha 300 HPDI outboard motor and with this oil the motor runs smoother and I have less fouling on my spark plugs than with the synthetic blend. Worth the difference in price for my use. This product is also environmentally friendly, fully biodegradable.
I use it in Yamaha 2 cycle wave runners and Yamaha HPDI outboards.
Bought this canoe trips in the spring of 2015 and have not been disappointed. Its been on 3 20 plus mile trips, 1 10 mile trip, and few dozen trips to the lake with the jet skis and still looks and feels like a new bag. I will definitely buy more as needed.
Bought three at a great price. Getting ready for a week trip in the keys with the Scouts!
My husband bought this kayak for me 2 days ago. I have been wanting one for a while. After trying out several in the store(seats/length/sit on vs sit in) I made my decision. Well this is my first kayak but my friends have had several or been on them anyway. Went to the lake today and had a blast!!!!! Fishing in it was great too. Rod, bait, life vest and plenty of room for more. Myself, 2 of my best friends, my teenage daughter and my teenage nephew all took turns. My family will be purchasing 2 ... more and my friends are getting ones like this one too. After 8 hours on the water it was still just as comfortable as when I first sat in it. My 13 yr old nephew who weighs 95 pounds toted it with ease down to the water(100 yards) and I toted it back without struggling. So whether you're a beginner or experienced this is just a great kayak which I named "Suzzie". Lol
This is a great kayak for a beginner. It is very stable and lightweight. There is plenty of room inside for a 6' man. Lots of storage space. I added a couple of rod holders and now I have a fishing kayak.
excellent product well built and super delivery. These poles are light and strong.
Have a pontoon and have damaged one cover due to water collecting and tearing from the weight. Installed six poles to prevent water pockets. Rubber ends hold well on fabrics and floor to prevent slipping. Size of cover and boat configuration will determine how many you'll need. Easy to use twist lock poles, can't beat the price to properly support the cover.
I purchased this item to add to my emergency / survival bag. One never really knows when a disaster may strike... so be prepared. You just never know if it could be the thing that saves your life!
I like the design because it's plastic so it won't rust on you. It's just a simple plastic whistle.
Kept food, towels, etc clean and dry while on a canoe trip.
i bought 2 of theses and going to buy 2 more i use them when i night fish
I bought these led strip lights to go under the gunwales of my boat. Delivery was fast. packaging was great, installation was a breeze.
Been using this product for three years have not had any trouble took jets out of boat motor there was no gum or green tarnish
the only one one I use. it has never disappointed me
Bought it for my wife, an avid recreational kayaker. No white water, serene rivers & lakes. Beautiful paddle...she loves it and had received many positive comments the few times she's used it so far; still kinda cold at the writing of this review. Although a little heavier than her regular carbon fiber handle paddle, she says she'll use 'her butterfly' from now on. Don't know how it would hold up under harsh rocky use. But for easy recreational use, it's perfect for her.
I bought this about a month ago and the price is very low compared to other products I've seen without sacrificing any features such as pockets . I've have a previous life jacket from Onyx that was given to me and it was well used when I got it and it still is a very good life jacket still to this day. I just needed an additional oversize life jacket is the reason for me ordering this new one. You can't go wrong with this choice.
got it three weeks ago. flip my kayak twice in the same day. glad i was wearing it. i keep it on all the time when kayaking.
I bought this to fit in a hole where my flow rite system was located and it looks really nice made a nice addition to the rest of my LED lights in blue.
Works great for what I needed it for in my boat a+++
Easy to install. Good product timely delivery. User friendly
Replaced Swedish brand name product that broke with this & am very pleased with the design and construction of Malone rack.
Handy to have extras on the boat. I keep a bunch of different ones all clipped together so I can grab what I need in an emergency or on the fly. (I am an Academy employee).
This transaction was super easy. I got free shipping and it came to my house. Sometimes this oil it's hard to find in stock so this was extremely convenient for me. It is a great oil for my pontoon boat.
Moved here from Austin,Tx was really happy that Academy would ship it to my new home in Florida.
Our home insurance required us to have a life ring with attached rope that had to be hung on a pole by our pond, so I bought this about a month ago. I love the way it looks and is very well made. Perfect for what we needed!
Bought this to replace the same which was looking a bit tired after seven New England seasons on the water. Price was the best I found; far better than the usual suspects. Shipping cost very reasonable and it came quickly.
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I'm sitting at a computer desk in an antique dining chair. This desk just happens to be in my bedroom underneath my loft bed.
- I'll start with the obvious one: the loft bed could collapse and crush me.
- There are old cookie boxes with crumbs in them that could attract rats. Those rats could have diseases that I could possibly contract and die from.
- There are at least seven crochet hooks that I could be shanked with.
- I could also be shanked by my scissors.
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- I could turn on my lava lamp and it could break and scald me to death.
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Becky Rowland (1st Grade) came to The Denver Waldorf School in September with great enthusiasm to guide our 1st grade class through the eight-year grades journey. She has been teaching in the field of education for many years in settings ranging from a traditional classroom to the deck of a historic sailing ship to an old-growth forest in Washington State. Before gaining her bachelor's degree in Environmental Science with a focus in Marine Ecology from Western Washington University, she spent a number of years teaching environmental science aboard historic sailing ships around the United States. She has been an AmeriCorps Volunteer and her classroom experience includes: Waldorf Early Childhood at Sophia's Project in Oakland, California, kindergarten and elementary grades in public schools in Washington, Waldorf 4th grade at Madrona School outside of Seattle and Waldorf Practicum teaching experience in 1st, 2nd, 5th and 8th grades at Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School in Massachusetts, and 3rd and 6th grades at Taikura Rudolf Steiner School in New Zealand. Becky holds a master's degree in Waldorf Elementary Education from Antioch University and state teaching licenses in Elementary Education in New Hampshire and Washington. Outside of school, Ms. Rowland enjoys practicing the piano, playing the banjo and getting outdoors. Past big adventures include cycling across the country, cycling down the Pacific Coast, hiking the Camino de Santiago in Spain and sailing down the Eastern Seaboard to the Caribbean. Having just moved to Colorado, Ms. Rowland looks forward to skiing, snowboarding, cycling and hiking as well as getting to know the DWS community. You may contact Ms. Rowland at firstname.lastname@example.com or ext. 121.
Brittney Gaillot (2nd Grade) graduated from The Denver Waldorf School in 2006. She went on to attend the University of Colorado at Boulder and graduated with a BA in Humanities with an emphasis in Political Science and Linguistics. She rowed crew as a member of the CU crew team. Brittney returned to The Denver Waldorf School in the spring of 2011 as assistant in the first grade class as well as the games teacher in grades one through three. She also assisted our reading specialist, Mary Spotts. Brittney continued onto the second grade as assistant the following year, and took over the class as the main teacher very successfully for half a year during the class teacher's maternity leave. She also served as Lead Assistant in the Morning Glory Preschool/Kindergarten. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Keenan Hand (3rd Grade) joined The Denver Waldorf School in 2013 as a Games teacher and assistant in the 3rd Grade class. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Art from Humboldt State University and his Waldorf Teacher Education from Emerson College in England. He also has taken courses in Consciousness Studies at Rudolf Steiner College, focusing on inner transformation and initiation studies, collage, painting and drawing. He was a Waldorf Grades Teacher at the Olympia Waldorf School, taking a class from 6th to 8th Grade. He has many passions, including backpacking, hiking, rock climbing, fly fishing, surfing, painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture, soccer, basketball, Ultimate Frisbee, running and cycling.
Faustina Pfister (4th Grade) started at The Denver Waldorf School as an assistant in the Preschool Kindergarten. She returned to DWS in 2005 to take her first 1st grade after completing her Waldorf Teaching Certification in Eugene, Oregon. She also received her B.A. in Political Science and History from Austin College and a French Baccalaureate at the French Lycee in Kuwait. This is Faustina's second time serving as a Grades Class Teacher at DWS. She is fluent in French, Spanish, and Italian and equally skilled in pottery, handwork, cooking, and printmaking. You may contact Faustina at ext. 163.
Jessie Cartwright (5th Grade) has been teaching at DWS since 2003. She was the games teacher for two years before taking her first class as a lead teacher from 2nd Grade through 8th Grade. Jessie attended Fort Lewis College in Durango, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Humanities. She graduated from Antioch New England Graduate School, where she earned her Master's Degree in Waldorf Education in the summer of 2006. Jessie is a graduate of The Denver Waldorf School. You may contact Jessie at ext. 191.
Darlene Gilchrist (6th Grade) has been a part of DWS since 1994. She enrolled at Rudolf Steiner College in Fair Oaks, California, then began her teaching career with a Preschool Kindergarten teaching position in Texas before moving to Denver. As well as working for one year in our school's administration, she worked in our Preschool Kindergarten for three years before moving into the role of a class teacher. She earned her Waldorf teaching certificate from Sunbridge College in March 2006. Darlene has taken one class from 1st through 8th Grade. You may contact Darlene at ext. 193.
Vernon Dewey (7th Grade) has been working at The Denver Waldorf School since 2008, assisting in the 1st and 2nd Grades before taking on the 1st Grade as class teacher in 2010. He attended Evergreen State College and graduated with a Master's in Education and a Waldorf Teaching Certificate from Antioch University of New England in 2010. In addition to teaching at The Denver Waldorf School, Vernon also serves as a founding member and co-chair of the school's Diversity Committee. You may contact Vernon at ext. 125.
Betsy Doyle White (8th Grade) has been teaching at DWS since 1995. She attended San Jose State College and received her degree in Humanities from New College in San Francisco. After receiving her Waldorf teacher training at the Rudolf Steiner College in San Francisco, she took her first class at DWS from 1st grade to 8th grade, then followed with her next class from 5th through 8th grade. Betsy has served on the DWS Leadership Team and as our school's 1st Delegate to the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America. You may contact Betsy at ext. 176.
Vicki Hindes (Middle School Math and Language Arts) has been teaching at the school since 1985. She taught three years in the Preschool Kindergarten before taking a position as class teacher, graduating four 8th Grades. Ms. Hindes is the Middle School Support Teacher teaching math, language arts, Latin and social dance. Ms. Hindes has a BA in Speech Communication at Metropolitan State College, and an MA in Speech/Language Pathology at the University of Denver. You may contact Vicki at ext. 165.


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This joke shared in a comment seemed worth sharing in a blog post: An angel appears to the American Philosophical Association conference, and announces "God has deigned to answer one question. You have a week to decide; I will return and give you the answer." Of course, being philosophers, they argue and can't come to an [Read More…]
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Shirley is a retired B & B owner and her interests include gardening, real estate and helping to develop the local area.
She is so impressed with the effort made to beautify the Streetscape of Stanthorpe that she wants to highlight this creative endeavour.
I have lived in Stanthorpe - on and off - for the past 14 years. In 2000/04 my partner and I owned and ran the 'Haven' guest house at Ballandean. We have now retired and spend some time on the Sunshine Coast. I love being involved in the tourism industry and I also love 'cool country' gardening. I love to drive around the south east Queensland and wish I had a good purpose to do this all year round.
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The shot of the street. It depicts the relaxed lifestyle in Stanthorpe township and also the way the streetscape has been improved!
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Apple's Senior Vice President of Retail Angela Ahrendts sat down for a 25-minute+ interview at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit last night and during shared some interesting upcoming retail news.
While discussing how she joined Apple, including the fact that it was her idea initially to merge both retail and online, Ahrendts also shared some new details about Apple's recent store redesigns and upcoming initiatives.
While highlighting the newly updated store design which first debuted at the San Francisco Union Square location, Angela noted that Apple expects to have 95 stores converted to the new design by the end of the year. The updated store design creates several new positions including a 'Creative Pro' job that she described as a Genius position for services, and it also adds new areas to the store layout that focus on making them town square-like hubs for the community. The most recent to get renovated was Apple's Regent Street location.
In addition, Ahrendts revealed that Apple plans to start a new curriculum for Swift– Apple's programming language– that will see it teach kids to code 3 times a day free of charge at Apple stores beginning next year.
The new Apple Store designs will also play host to other regular community events, Ahrendts noted. One is a new "Teachers Tuesday" initiative currently being piloted at Apple Union Square in which the employees spend time helping teachers with whatever they need. Angela noted in the interview that the event has been popular with 78 teachers participating one day:
"One of the things we'll turn on next year as we turn on these stores is a Swift curriculum… we will teach kids to code, three times a day, free of charge whenever their parents can bring them in…. and there's p[programming for teachers… we've been piloting something in Union Square something we call Teacher Tuesdays… the team will do nothing but spend their time helping them… last Tuesday 78 teachers showed up.
Angela discussed other interesting Apple retail related tidbits in the interview, including the fact that Apple has an 87% retention rate for retail staff versus an industry average of 20%.
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All lanes on the M4 have been reopened and traffic is now back to normal, a spokeswoman from the Transport Management Centre said.
Two trucks and three cars have been involved in a smash on the M4 near the Silverwater exit between Auburn and Silverwater.
Witnesses said they heard up to 10 loud bangs when the trucks, driving away from Sydney, collided with the concrete barrier on the motorway near the Silverwater exit at 12.20pm.
A white Falcon ute, also driving away from Sydney, flipped over and caught fire.
Witnesses said they saw 10-15 men trying to rescue the driver, who was screaming.
Emergency services have taken the man away in an ambulance.
One of the trucks, with "Versa Cola" written on it, smashed through the central barrier and collided with a white Hyundai station wagon that was on the city-bound side of the road.
A fifth car, a black four-wheel-drive, was involved in the accident but drove off.
A spokeswoman for the Ambulance Service of NSW said two people were taken to Westmead Hospital. One had minor injuries and another had cuts on the head. Both were in stable conditions.
Police blocked off the M4 both westbound and eastbound and traffic was built up about 10 kilometres each way.
About 2pm two westbound lanes were reopened, leaving one closed, while all citybound lanes remained blocked.
At 3pm today, traffic was very heavy and the centre advised motorists to allow extra travel time as the speed limit through the area has been reduced to 40km/h.
However, by 3.05pm all lanes were reopened and traffic is now back to normal, a spokeswoman from the Transport Management Centre said.
Candy Goonan, who lives nearby, said she heard five bangs, then a screech, then another five bangs.
"It was so loud it scared my cats from the driveway," she said.
Ms Goonan said only yesterday there was a three-car pile up in the same area.
"It's a dangerous street," she said.
Another resident, Joseph Taouk, said he heard also heard 10 bangs and the truck flip.
He said the man trapped inside the flipped ute was screaming for help.
A NSW Police spokesman said that there were initial reports of one man suffering head injuries and another person trapped in a car.
At the time of the accident, the Transport Management Centre advised motorists to avoid the area and to use Parramatta Road as an alternative.
Westbound motorists were diverted off the M4 via Silverwater Road, while eastbound motorists were diverted via Church Street.
M5 East lanes reopened
All westbound lanes of the M5 East are now open in the main tunnel at Bexley after a truck breakdown.
A tow truck has removed the vehicle, but there is still heavy traffic in the area so motorists are advised to allow plenty of extra travel time.
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One lane of the Princes Highway has reopened near Pitman Avenue at Ulldulla after an earlier closure due to flooding.
Stop/slow traffic conditions are now operating.
Motorists are advised to allow additional travel time and to exercise caution.
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- What These Four Global Leaders Have in Common with Trump
- February 2, 2017
President Donald J. Trump was elected on promises to "Make America Great Again," and since January 20 he's already signed a number of executive orders to tighten border security and ease regulations. Whether you approve of his actions or not, no one can deny that many of Trump's policies are a sharp departure from American politics of the last 70 years, which has emphasized globalism and interventionism.
It isn't until we look at the bigger picture, though, that we realize Trump's ascent is in line with a nationalistic wave that's spreading across the globe, from Asia to Europe and beyond. As investors, it's important that we familiarize ourselves with these global policymakers, thought leaders, mavericks and disruptors. Government policy, after all, is a precursor to change.
Below are four such leaders who have more in common with Trump than you might realize.
1. Narendra Modi – India
Narendra Modi's 2014 campaign slogan, "Good times ahead," is in many ways cut from the same idealistic cloth as "Make America Great Again." Indeed, the similarities between Modi and Trump are numerous. Both men have made it their top goals to strengthen economic growth by deregulating key industries and taking a protectionist approach to manufacturing, reflected in their respective "Make in India" and "America First" policies. A former tea merchant, Modi has often been described as a Hindu nationalist, with alleged goals to replace secularism with Hinduism as the guiding principle of Indian government and society. Like Trump, he's interested in "draining the swamp" of public corruption. To that end, Modi took an extreme measure in November, eliminating all 500 and 1,000 rupee banknotes—90 percent of the nation's currency—one of the effects of which was a sharp decline in December's gold demand.
2. Xi Jinping – China
Upon taking leadership of the People's Republic of China in 2013, Xi Jinping made it his mission to crack down on corrupt "flies" (rank-and-file party officials) and "tigers" (senior officials) who were suspected of lining their pockets with black money. Since Xi began to "drain the swamp," courts have prosecuted more than 200,000 officials on corruption-related charges and disciplined hundreds of thousands more. His campaign, which has been wildly popular with the masses, hit Asian gaming capital Macau particularly hard. Before the crackdown, Macau, a special administrative region of China, was adding the equivalent of a Las Vegas Strip every year in revenue, according to the Wall Street Journal. More recently, Xi instructed senior officials to lead by example, warning them there were "no forbidden areas in intra-party supervision, and no exceptions."
3. Mauricio Macri – Argentina
It might be hard to believe now, but Argentina once ranked among the top 10 wealthiest nations in the world, following the U.K., U.S. and Australia. Following years of rule by the far-left Justicialist Party, however, the South American country languished in corruption and stagnation. In November 2015, voters said "no, gracias" to further leftist rule by electing businessman and two-term Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Marci as president. It was an upset victory for the people of Argentina, who have seen their once-prosperous nation deteriorate under decades of Marxist policies. Since being sworn in, Macri has made business growth and the economy a number one priority, loosening regulations in the telecommunications sector, easing currency controls, cutting energy subsidies and eliminating tariffs.
4. Nigel Farage – United Kingdom
Not all disruptors need to be presidents or prime ministers. As founder and once-leader of the populist, right-wing UK Independence Party (UKIP), Nigel Farage has already made a lasting impact on the United Kingdom. The former commodities trader was instrumental in the campaign to leave the European Union (EU), and following the referendum's passage, Farage invoked the 1996 sci-fi action film "Independence Day" by declaring June 23 "our independence day" from failed socialist rules, regulations and immigration policies. Reportedly close to Trump, Farage was the first British politician to meet with the then-president-elect after the November election and has since come out in full support of his more controversial policies, including the "extreme vetting" of refugees.
Honorable Mention, Looking Ahead
These five global mavericks, Trump included, are certainly not the only ones in power right now, and we can expect to see more in the months and years ahead. Emboldened by Brexit and Trump, other nationalistic candidates are rising in European polls, with several major elections coming up this year in France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands and elsewhere.
Among the candidates with a reasonable chance to gain control is Marine Le Pen, president of France's Front National Party, which takes a hard Euroskeptic stance. (She is, in fact, daughter of its founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen.) If elected president of France in May, Le Pen pledges many dramatic changes, including withdrawing from the Schengen Area, which eliminates border controls and passports among 26 European countries; giving priority to French citizens with regard to jobs and housing; reintroducing the death penalty and boosting spending on prisons; and issuing a "Frexit" referendum to quit the EU.
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- Did Oil Prices Just Find a Bottom?
- March 14, 2016
As the Middle East's main business hub, Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and home to the world's tallest manmade structure, the 163-story Burj Khalifa, which climbs to a neck-craning 2,717 feet. Designed by Adrian Smith, who attended Texas A&M University, the Khalifa Tower is an engineering marvel and stands as a symbol not only of the futuristic and forward-thinking look of this oil-rich country but also its emphasis on seeking intellectual capital from all over the world.
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the annual Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) event, held this year in Dubai, where I learned best practices on leadership as well as how to strike the right balance between business and family life. The YPO has 24,000 peer-to-peer members who together employ 15 million people across 130 countries and generate $6 trillion in revenue every year.
It was an enriching experience, equaled only by my admiration for what the UAE has managed to accomplish with its oil revenues. Tall construction cranes can be seen in every corner of Dubai, signaling urban growth. There are plans to expand its efficient light rail system, which shuttled me from the airport to downtown for only $1. I was happy to see many of the train stations colored gold.
As is the case in China and elsewhere, spending on infrastructure is key for long-term sustainable growth. Countries and city-states such as Singapore, Hong Kong and now Dubai have spent wisely on new airports, sea ports, subways, light rail and hospitals—all wise fiscal spending that has always given the U.S. a huge advantage. With oil revenues, UAE leadership has paid for citizens to earn degrees in America and military training in the U.S., including San Antonio, Texas. The city of Dubai has a massive U.S. naval base for regional security.
The Dubai Mall, the second-largest in the world, is a wonder to explore. It contains 1,600 stores and restaurants from the U.S. and Europe and also features the Dubai Aquarium, one of the world's largest. You truly feel as if you are in America, with the most popular restaurants being Five Guys Burgers and Fries, the Cheesecake Factory and U.S. pizza chains. I was surprised to see Tex-Mex food being delivered on motorcycles.
This is the sort of extravagance and attention to detail travelers have come to expect from the country's most popular attractions. At the Palazzo Versace hotel in Dubai, for instance, visitors can beat the desert heat by relaxing in air-conditioned sand. In Abu Dhabi, the Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque is believed to have the world's largest carpet, capable of accommodating more than 44,000 worshippers. The intricate craftsmanship of the marble and gold along the walls and columns is breathtaking to behold.
I also want to point out that the digital banking system has made a huge impact on the UAE's economy. I just read an article in the Khaleej Times newspaper, reporting that electronic payments have boosted the UAE's GDP by $3.7 billion in five years. This increase is indicative of a trend of rising card usage across many countries, as you can see in the chart below.
In the same edition of the newspaper, I was interested to read that for the third year in a row, Singapore has been listed as the most expensive city in the world, followed by Zurich and Hong Kong. According to the article, "Falling commodity prices have created deflationary pressures in some countries, but in others, currency weakness caused by these falls has led to spiraling inflation."
Light at the End of the Tunnel? The IEA Calls a Bottom in Oil Prices
Despite its relatively small size in population and land mass, the UAE is the world's sixth-largest oil producer, following the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Russia, China and Canada. Among Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members, it's the second-largest, after Saudi Arabia.
These rankings might very well rise in the coming years, however, as the Middle Eastern country plans to expand production between 30 and 40 percent by 2020, even as Brent crude prices have struggled to crack $40 per barrel.
But on a global scale, oil production is finally dropping—and that's constructive for prices. In a report released on Friday, the International Energy Agency (IEA) writes that "prices might have bottomed out," citing a February decline in both OPEC and non-OPEC output and hopes of U.S. dollar weakness.
Although I'm cautious, the current recovery is in line with oil's seasonality trends for the five- and 15-year periods, which show that prices have risen between March and the beginning of the busy summer travel season.
The PHLX Oil Service Sector Index has gained 4.4 percent since the beginning of the year, while prices have rallied above their 50-day moving average, touching three-month highs.
As the IEA points out, this rally is being spurred by optimism that OPEC and Russia can agree on a production freeze—not a cut, as some people think. A meeting date has yet to be decided upon, however, presumably because Iran announced it will not agree to an output freeze until it reaches its pre-sanction market share.
Like Iran, Saudi Arabia has resisted capping production. To plug up the deficit, it's reportedly seeking up to $8 billion from international banks, the first time it has done so in more than a decade. The kingdom is also considering issuing foreign bonds and listing a part of its state oil company, Saudi Arabian Oil, or Aramco.
With WTI up 25 percent in 2016 and 3 percent in March, investor sentiment has improved since October, when it crossed into "panic" territory for the first time since 2011.
U.S. Companies Looking for $50 Per Barrel
To remain profitable, most U.S. producers need oil prices to be above $50 per barrel—a level we haven't seen in eight months. In such an environment, U.S. oil companies are finally beginning to make meaningful production cuts, with the IEA expecting producers to remove more than half a million barrels per day from the market this year. In December, the monthly year-over-year change in production turned negative for the first time since September 2011.
The number of North American rigs in operation fell below 400 for the first time since December 2009, according to Baker Hughes, helping to support prices.
Until now, per-well productivity has been slow to budge. Years of $100-per-barrel oil incentivized companies to develop new ways to extract crude, including fracking, and these technological advancements have greatly increased efficiency. Today, not only can a new well be drilled in record time, it can also produce four to five times what it could have only five years ago.
What Oil Companies Can Learn from Airlines
Highly-leveraged companies across the globe have had little choice but to trim their workforces, curb expenditures and let go of undeveloped projects. According to consulting firm AlixPartners, overall capital spending fell 20 percent in 2015, with a further decline of at least 30 percent expected this year.
These adjustments, the most severe since the oil rout in the 1980s, have saved or raised global exploration and production (E&P) companies $130 billion, says Deloitte Consulting. But this won't be enough for many companies: Nearly a third of all pure-play E&P companies worldwide are at high-risk of bankruptcy this year.
That's not necessarily a bad thing. A little over a decade ago, the airline industry also found itself in extreme duress. A large percentage of carriers landed in bankruptcy court, and a wave of consolidation swept through the industry. Today, airlines are positing record quarterly profits.
In the past year, we've already seen some huge mergers and acquisitions in the oil industry—think Dutch Royal Shell and BP, as well as the proposed Halliburton and Baker Hughes deal. It's likely we'll see many more in the coming months. In the meantime, short of geopolitical turmoil, a coordinated production cap agreement among OPEC and non-OPEC countries might be the only option to firm up prices.
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- To Jumpstart Its Economy, China Embraces… Reaganomics?
- March 7, 2016
Chinese President Xi Jinping is about to tell millions of government workers: "You're fired."
Reuters reported last week that China plans to lay off between five and six million state workers over the next two to three years, in an effort to curb overcapacity in what's being described as "zombie companies": those that are being kept alive on bank loans despite bleeding revenue. Close to two million of these layoffs will come from the coal industry alone.
The layoffs are part of a series of sweeping reforms that were announced ahead of the National People's Congress (NPC) meeting. Every year, close to 3,000 Chinese officials and executives from all over the country convene in Beijing to develop and assess the status of the country's Five-Year Plan. In response to worldwide demands that China manage its slowing economy better, President Xi Jinping this year has proposed what he calls "supply-side structural reform."
And if that sounds a little like Reaganomics, that's kind of the point.
Besides layoffs, Xi's plan includes tax cuts, deregulation and reductions in state spending—economic policies you might expect to come from the desk of Reagan or Thatcher. We might also expect the results of these policies to be the same in China as in the U.S. and United Kingdom in the 1980s: a boom in entrepreneurship and innovation.
These reforms come at a crucial time for China, whose manufacturing sector has been in contraction mode for a year now as the country's economy shifts toward domestic consumption. In February, China's purchasing manager's index (PMI) fell to 48.0 from 48.4 in January.
We closely follow government policy changes in China for a number of reasons. For one, its economy is the second largest in the world, and when based on purchasing power parity (PPP), its GDP is actually the largest, followed by the U.S., India and Japan. China's economy, then, has a huge effect on the rest of the world, touching everything from commodities demand to consumption.
In 2015, total retail sales in China touched a record, surpassing 30 trillion renminbi, or about $4.2 trillion. By 2020, sales are expected to climb to $6.4 trillion, representing 50 percent growth in as little as five years. This growth will "roughly equal a market 1.3 times the size of Germany or the United Kingdom," according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).
One of the main reasons for this surge in consumption is the staggering expansion of the country's middle class. In October, Credit Suisse reported that, for the first time, the size of China's middle class had exceeded that of America's middle class, 109 million to 92 million. As incomes rise, so too does demand for durable and luxury goods, vehicles, air travel, energy and more.
But middle-income families aren't the only ones growing in number. The WEF estimates that by 2020, upper-middle-income and affluent households will account for 30 percent of China's urban households, up from only 7 percent in 2010.
Gold's Back in a Bull Market at the BMO 25th Metals and Mining Conference
Last week I returned from sunny Florida, where I had been attending the BMO Metals and Mining Conference, widely regarded as the best in the business. Sentiment toward gold was very optimistic, as I told Kitco News' Daniela Cambone in last week's edition of Gold Game Film. As always, Daniela did a fabulous job covering the event, interviewing all of the CEOs and other mining executives.
The yellow metal is 2016's best-performing asset class so far, having climbed more than 19 percent. It just had its strongest February since 1975.
What's more, gold appears as though it's back in a bull market, often defined as a 20 percent gain from a recent trough. Short-term, though, it's way overbought, so a correction at this point would be healthy.
Follow the Money, Follow the Gold Flows
At the BMO Conference, I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with my friend Pierre Lassonde, cofounder of Franco-Nevada, and company CEO David Harquail. Pierre told me that for every $1 billion that flows into the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), the price of gold rises approximately $30 per ounce. Since the beginning of the year, we've seen about $9.3 billion flow into the GLD. During the same period, gold has risen 20 percent from its six-year low of $1,049.60 per ounce on December 17 to end Friday trading at $1,259.25.
The first breakout signal occurred on December 31, 2015, when money started to flow into gold, and the second important signal was when gold flows surpassed the 200-day, or 10-month, average, on February 1, 2016. Since the beginning of the year, gold has surged.
Like bullion, gold miners had a particularly gainful February, its best since 1998. The NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index rose an impressive 38.7 percent, compared to the 0.4 percent the S&P 500 Index lost in February. Year-to-date, production leaders Goldcorp, Newmont Mining and Barrick—which has recently lowered its debt-to-equity ratio—are thriving with prices pushing higher.
Gold is surging right now for a number of reasons, many of which I've covered in the last few weeks, including stronger inflation, negative interest rates and other components of the Fear Trade.
Global growth concerns have also spooked many investors, driving them into gold's arms. Last week we learned that the global PMI fell pretty dramatically to a neutral 50.0 reading in February, down from 50.9 in January. Anything below 50.0 indicates manufacturing deterioration, and while I hope we don't cross into that territory, the PMI has been trending downward over the last two years. We haven't seen sub-50 readings since 2012.
As I've discussed many times before, we use PMIs to help forecast global manufacturing conditions three to six months out. (I've likened the economic indicator to the high beams on your car, with GDP serving as your rearview mirror.) That the PMI remains below its three-month moving average doesn't bode well for commodities or energy in the short-term. The weakness underscores the need for global economies to reform their tax systems and relax regulations, as China is attempting to do.
Comparing Countries' Compliance Complexity
The TMF Group, a professional services firm, just released its annual Global Benchmark Complexity Index, which ranks countries according to the complexity of their business compliance standards. As you might expect, dominating the top 10 most complex governments are those found in South America, including Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and, at number one, Argentina.
Colombia climbed—or fell, depending on your perspective—18 spots, from 21 to three, mainly due to the tax changes its government rolled out last year courtesy of its socialist finance minister, Mauricio Cárdenas Santa Maria. The South American country is now in the process of raising its income tax incrementally, from 40 percent this year to 43 percent in 2018, and with the agreement of other countries, it may now also tax the wealth its citizens hold in other jurisdictions (very similar to FATCA, or the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, here in the U.S.).
For the third consecutive year, Argentina ranks as the world's most complex country in terms of business compliance. Back in November I wrote about the election of free-market advocate Mauricio Macri, expressing my hopes that the new president can bring significant reforms to the country's business infrastructure and eliminate corruption. I'm still encouraged, but as we all know, political change is fraught with challenges and can take some time.
It's a shame that Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and many other resource-rich countries in South America can't move more quickly to eliminate the roadblocks that stand in the way of growth and prosperity. Brazil, which is on course for its worst recession in over a century, shrank 3.8 percent in 2015, the largest decline since 1990, and its central bank expects it to shrink a further 3.45 percent this year.
Reform would benefit not just their own capital markets but the world economy as a whole. South America represents about 10 percent of the global economy, meaning a 1 or 2 percent rise or fall in GDP could have a significant effect on world GDP.
As a reminder, I will be in Carlsbad, California, April 13-16, speaking at the Oxford Club's 18th Annual Investment U Conference. I'm honored to be joined by other respected minds in the world of investing, including Alexander Green, Marin Katusa and Keith Fitz-Gerald. Reserve your seats today by clicking the link above. I hope to see you there!
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The S&P 500 Stock Index is a widely recognized capitalization-weighted index of 500 common stock prices in U.S. companies. The NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index comprised of publicly traded companies involved primarily in the mining for gold and silver. The index benchmark value was 500.0 at the close of trading on December 20, 2002.
The Purchasing Manager's Index is an indicator of the economic health of the manufacturing sector. The PMI index is based on five major indicators: new orders, inventory levels, production, supplier deliveries and the employment environment. The Global Benchmark Complexity Index ranks 95 jurisdictions in order of business compliance complexity.
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- Airlines Start Their Engines as Scheduled Service Returns to Cuba
- February 17, 2016
For millions of tourists every year, Las Vegas is the premiere travel destination for luxury hotels, glitzy nightclubs and extravagant casinos. But for a time, hordes of high-rolling American celebrities and affluent vacationers were beckoned also by the sultry nightlife of Havana, Cuba. Dozens of regularly scheduled flights by the day carried pleasure-seekers from Miami to the glittering shores of the Cuban capital.
This all came to an end, of course, once the U.S. imposed a strict embargo on the Caribbean nation, following the coup led by Fidel Castro, whose rise to power devastated Cuba's once-thriving economy.
Now, more than 50 years later, this market is set to open up once again, and airlines couldn't be more delighted. The U.S. and Cuba both agreed this week to reestablish scheduled air service, authorizing up to 120 commercial flights a day—20 between the U.S. and Havana, another 10 between the U.S. and nine other Cuban cities.
Competition to secure route access is likely to become red hot. American Airlines, United and JetBlue have already expressed interest, with American saying it "looks forward to submitting a Cuba service proposal." But expect many more carriers to submit counter proposals in an attempt to gain the first-mover advantage.
Once regular service begins, possibly as early as this summer, an estimated 1.5 million American tourists will make their way to Cuba within the first year alone. This raises the question of whether the island's tourism infrastructure is ready for such an influx of visitors, representing a huge opportunity for not just airlines but also car rental companies, food and beverage companies and hotel chains. To prepare for this explosion of visitors, the Cuban government is already seeking foreign investors.
It's important to point out here that the embargo has been lifted for all forms of travel to Cuba except pure tourism. Americans can currently visit for up to 12 different approved reasons—including business, family, education and religious activities—but if policy continues to evolve at its current rate, pleasure should also be included one day.
American Business Returns to Cuba
Just as American tourists once flocked to Havana, so too were American businesses deeply entrenched in Cuba. Before the embargo, U.S. financial interests were involved in Cuban mines, utilities, railways, sugar production and more.
That's set to change too, as the U.S. government just granted an Alabama company permission to build a small factory in Cuba—the first to do so in over half a century, it's believed. The company, Cleber, will produce affordable tractors designed for the Cuban market.
With normalization between the U.S. and Cuba being restored, and populations trending younger, many Americans are starting to abandon their Cold War-era attitudes. Since 1996, Gallop has polled Americans on their overall opinion toward Cuba, and for the first time this year, a majority of respondents—54 percent—held a favorable view of the island-nation.
Favorability has been rising steadily since 2006, in fact, which suggests that Americans increasingly see Cuba as a potential place to visit and do business in. This is what U.S. airlines, not to mention companies in other industries, are hoping to capitalize on.
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- Christmas Edition: 2015 in Review
- December 28, 2015
Christmas is my favorite holiday, as I'm sure it is for many of you reading this. We probably all agree that 2015 had more than its fair share of pain and tragedy around the world. But during Christmas, love and charity triumph—if only for a day—helping us recharge as we approach the new year.
I remember accompanying my mum, who was a social worker in downtown Toronto, as she delivered what we call "Star boxes" to needy children on Christmas Eve. Named after the Toronto Daily Star, which still operates the Santa Claus Fund that started in 1906, the purpose of the gift parcels remains the same: to make sure that no child in Toronto under 13 is overlooked by Santa Claus.
Delivering these packages was more instructive than any textbook. It helped me keep my own family's financial struggles in perspective and encouraged me to count my blessings. Although we didn't have much, things could have been many times more challenging. I was grateful to have lots of love and plenty to eat when so many had neither during the cold, snowy Canadian winters.
The experience also showed me that love, family and friends should all be cherished much more highly than any material things. Having money is important, but real happiness can be found only in helping to spread happiness to others.
Merry Christmas: President Signs $680 Billion Business Investment Deal
Before we reach 2016, I want to reflect back on 2015. Everyone is talking about interest rates and monetary policy right now, but the role fiscal policy plays is just as important—if not more so. As I always say, government policy is a precursor to change, and very recently we saw this firsthand.
Only a day after President Barack Obama signed the spending deal Tuesday that lifted the oil export restriction that's been in place since the mid-1970s, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil rallied $2 and is now trading higher than its European counterpart, Brent, oil for the first time since 2010.
Time and again, when regulations are rolled back and markets are allowed to act freely, we see constructive moves such as the WTI rally. It's much more significant than a 0.25 percent rate hike.
Along with $1.1 trillion, the bipartisan deal includes $680 billion in tax cuts over the next decade, which should help accelerate the velocity of money and lead to the creation of new jobs. This is a positive development that wouldn't have happened without the much-needed leadership of the new Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan.
It's important for investors to follow the money in this case, just as it was important in February 2009 when the $800 billion stimulus package was signed into law. House Speaker Ryan was able to negotiate a reasonable extension to government spending and usher in a substantive tax incentive program as we head into 2016, an election year.
Top 10 Frank Talk Posts of 2015
As we head into the final days of 2015, I want to share with you the 10 most popular Frank Talks of the year. Among other things, they tell the story that gold, despite being oversold, managed to hold its value better than many other investments deemed "safe." I'm optimistic to see what 2016 has in store for the yellow metal.
10. Show Me the Stocks, Not the Cash, Say Optimistic CEOs (May 4)
A growing trend among chief executives of successful companies is to be compensated in company stock rather than cash. In May we learned that American Airlines CEO Doug Parker elected to do just that.
"This is the right way for my compensation to be set," Parker wrote, "at risk, based entirely on the results achieved."
9. How These 12 TPP Nations Could Forever Change Global Growth (October 12)
One of the most significant news stories to come out of 2015 was the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by 12 participating Pacific Rim nations, the United States among them. Many analysts believe that Vietnam is poised to see the biggest upside potential, as precipitously high tariffs on its important textiles, apparel and footwear exports will vanish.
8. China to Take Reins in Funding Regional Infrastructure Projects (March 31)
A similar development that's likely to have huge global consequences is the establishment of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), designed as a competitor to the U.S.-led International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Part of the reasoning behind China's creation of the bank was to firm up the renminbi as a preferred global reserve currency on par with the U.S. dollar. And indeed, in late November the IMF voted to include the renminbi, also known as the yuan, in its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) currency basket.
7. Gold Holds Its Own Against These Media Darlings (August 10)
July 2015 was the seventh-worst-performing month for commodities going back to January 1970. Gold in particular was hit hard. But then in the week ended August 7, U.S. media companies took a huge dive, losing $60 billion for shareholders. Compared to that amount, gold managed to hold up well.
6. Currency Wars Heat up as Central Banks Race to Cut Rates (February 2)
After Switzerland unexpectedly unpegged its currency from the euro in mid-January, it became clear that 2015 would be the year of the central banks. In that month alone, 14 countries cut interest rates and loosened borrowing standards. The U.S. stands as the only major economy, in fact, that has started to tighten its monetary policy.
5. Why We Invest in Royalty Companies (February 26)
One reason gold royalty companies have outperformed over the years is because, simply put, they're not the ones getting their hands dirty. Their only obligation is to lend capital to the producers. Since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2007, Franco-Nevada, the world's largest gold royalty company, has torn past both spot gold and most gold equity benchmarks.
4. Gold on Sale, Says the Rational Investor (August 3)
In late July, gold experienced its first "flash crash" in 18 months after five tonnes of the metal appeared on the Shanghai market. In what many called a "bear raid," gold fell through its key support of around $1,150 and began to look extremely oversold.
3. Will Gold Finish 2015 with a Gain? (October 19)
In October, two events occurred almost simultaneously: The U.S. dollar signaled a "death cross"—meaning its 50-day moving average fell below its 200-day moving average—while gold broke above its 200-day moving average. At the time, it appeared as if gold might have a chance at doing something it hasn't done since 2012—end the year in positive territory.
2. A Tale of Two Economies: Singapore and Cuba (March 28)
It's almost impossible to believe now, but Cuba was once a wealthier nation than Singapore. But in 1959, Fidel Castro and Lee Kuan Yew both assumed power and took their countries in very different ideological and economic directions.
Yew, who passed away in March 2015, emphasizes free trade and competitive tax rates, which helped transform Singapore from an impoverished third world country into a bustling metropolis and leading global financial hub.
1. Gold in the Age of Soaring Debt (June 18)
The world now sits beneath a mountain of debt worth an astonishing $200 trillion. That's greater than twice the global GDP, which is currently $75 trillion. If we were to distribute this amount equally to every man, woman and child on the face of the earth, we would each owe around $28,000.
More surprising is that if gold—at its June 2015 price level—backed total global debt 100 percent, it would be valued at $33,900 per ounce.
Make sure to check out our most popular interactive favorites from 2015:
- The Periodic Table of Commodities Returns
- The Periodic Table of Emerging Markets
- Gold Through the Ages
- 21 Emerging Europe Countries Poised for Growth
- Name the Currency's Country
To all of our readers around the world, to our investors and shareholders, and to our friends and family, I wish you happiness and good health in the new year!
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Bonnet Girls: Patterns of the Past / Edition 1by Helen R. Scott, Barbara Smith
Pub. Date: 12/28/2000
Publisher: American Quilter's Society
Bonnets evoke the mystique of a bygone day. If you cherished paper dolls as a child, these charming quilt block designs will bring back delightful memories. Choose from 15 Bonnet Girls, their children, menfolk, and pets and create a family. Depict movement and different scenes by simply changing the positions of bonnets, arms, hands, and legs. More than 30 props - hats, parasols, flowers, animals, and background settings - are interchangeable. Add lace, ribbons, beads, cords, and tassels for a sparkling finish. Lend a sense of weather by quilting wind, raindrops, snowflakes, or clouds. Included are more than a dozen background quilting designs - all suited for traditional applique, redwork, and embroidery.
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text: MEC football: UC hosts NDC in home opener By Doug Smock September 27, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As it turns out, former West Virginia Power play-by-play announcer Andy Barch's return to the Kanawha Valley has been delayed until November.A wedding of a friend will place Barch in Providence, R.I., while his Notre Dame College team travels to Laidley Field to take on the University of Charleston. Barch, the school's manager of sports information and broadcasting, will accompany the suburban Cleveland school to West Virginia State on Nov. 2.Barch isn't the big story, even if he were here for the 1 p.m. contest today. This is: UC is facing a Falcons team that captured its first Mountain East Conference win last week, 34-25 against West Virginia Wesleyan. The Golden Eagles (1-2, 1-0) are coming off an impressive MEC debut, winning 38-15 at Virginia-Wise.The Falcons (1-1. 2-1) are in their fifth year as a football program, counting a 2009 season playing non-varsity ball. They rose from being an NAIA independent to an NCAA Division II candidate to membership in the Great Lakes Conference. With many schools in the GLIAC situated in upstate Michigan - two in the Upper Peninsula - the MEC was a better fit."It makes more sense geographically," Barch said. "Most schools are within a four-hour radius."The Falcons like to throw it, and Ray Russ completed 32 of 56 for 309 yards and four touchdowns in the win over Wesleyan. Jack Foy caught 15 of those passes for 113 yards and two scores, while Pedro Powell rushed 33 times for 173 yardsIf that sounds like a lot of plays, it was - 97 in all, to Wesleyan's 82."Their goal is as soon as that ball is spotted, they're snapping it," said UC coach Pat Kirkland. "Their tailback, I think, was the freshman of the year in the GLIAC [no, but he is a preseason Division II All-American]. They're as big as anybody we've faced up front, including I-AA Southern Illinois. "They're talented offensively and solid against the run on defense."UC came off its 0-2 start with that win at Virginia-Wise. Leighton Settle rushed for 128 yards and the Eagles returned two interceptions for touchdowns. Among the top defenders with seven tackles is the nose guard with one of the great names in college football, Rock Stone.Kirkland and his team are plenty happy to not hit the road for the first time this season."It's nice being home on a Friday and not being in a hotel right now," he said. nnWest Virginia State (0-3, 0-2) did spend Friday night in a hotel, awaiting today's 1 p.m. bout at Fairmont State (1-2, 0-2).The Yellow Jackets' Lakin Field mercifully gets the weekend off - and some new seeding - after getting chewed up in State's 9-0 loss to West Liberty. The Jackets' offense got chewed up again, gaining just 142 total yards, but the defense is showing promise. Here's how much: West Liberty converted just 4 of 17 third downs and managed only three field goals in seven trips to the "red zone."The Jackets still need a considerable amount of help on offense, where they're averaging just 5.3 points and 237 total yards per game."We need some wins and we need some points on offense," said State coach Jon Anderson. "My message is pretty consistent, and I've seen improvement week in and week out. As long as we get better and take care of details, the 'W's' will take care of themselves, too."Phillip LeFloyd is seventh in league rushing, averaging 69 yards per game.nnElsewhere in the Mountain East today, Concord (2-1, 1-0) travels to West Liberty (2-1, 2-0) in a battle of two of the four teams unbeaten in conference play. Shepherd (3-0, 2-0), the league's only unbeaten team overall, travels to West Virginia Wesleyan (1-2, 1-1). Elsewhere, Glenville State (1-2, 1-1) visits Urbana (1-2, 1-1), while UVa-Wise plays a nonconference homecoming game against Union (Ky.).Reach Doug Smock at 304-348-5130 or firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him at twitter.com/dougsmock. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 WV ACLU joins suit seeking info on implementation of Trump's travel ban 2 Kanawha Commission OKs Shawnee Multi-Sports Complex 3 50 years ago, team from tiny Normantown High set still-standing international record 4 Mitch Vingle: Hoops rankings, Macon and football over/under 5 Kanawha school board picks architects for new schools, OKs 2017-18 budget MSAC football standings, stats leaders Previous Story Cowboys QB got career boost from Holgorsen Next Story


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1. link to the relevant topic: 2. link to the Offfice Xp post sp3 update pack: https://www.dropbox.com/s/j0zdwe4woufmp80/OFFXPPostSP3.zip
Thank you very much sir! After searching the forums I found on page 2 of this subsection a topic created by XPCLIENT with all office XP updates in a single package! Maybe someone can create a package with all office 2003 post SP3 updates - I will try to downloaad them all and see what I can do!
ND22 posted a topic in Microsoft Office 97-2016I just installed windows 98 se on my oldest running machine and now I got to install office. As the latest version of office for windows 9X is office xp I installed that one however and I can't find sp3 or any other uptates for it. Maybe some forum member can help me out with sp3 at least. Thank you very much.
Then I got a serious problem here! On 3 different systems with XP and MSE 4.4 I got the same message! I am going do download MBAM to do a complete scan! Thank you anyway.
I am talking about version 4.4, the one that does not nag the XP user with the message: support for this operating system has ended; not about the latest version.
ND22 posted a topic in Windows XPSince 14 of april 2016 there is no longer possible to update MSE; after multiple attempts on several systems the result is always the same: error code 0X800700c1! My guess is microsoft stop porting MSE updates to XP version of MSE! What good AV can still be used with XP - good performance and low on resources?
ND22 replied to rloew's topic in Windows 9x/MEReally great! Congrats rloew! Does that means we can use nvdia cards generation 8XXX and later? I ask because 7XXX cards are getting really hard to find in my country at least but nvidia 4xx and later are in good supply.
ND22 replied to Stefan43's topic in Windows XPI also use Windows XP as main OS together with office 2003 and found no reason to move beyond it; when i comes to productivity XP is still king! I also have 1 PC with Vista installed but I used that one only for gaming. I do not upgrade very often and I found that on old computers XP reigns supreme - don't believe all that people that tell you that windows 8/7 runs better on old hardware, it's all BS!! My main browser is Firefox, latest version.
It worked!!! Deleted the key in the registry, installation went smooth, running IE7 on real hardware at the moment!! Thanks a lot! Now to setup the other 89 pc's left...
Downloaded a copy from the link above. No luck! Installed XP in a virtual machine, SP2 only; IE7 installed just fine! Removed IE7 and installed SP3; afterwards installed again IE7. Installation went smooth, no problems. Must be some of the post-SP3 updates or the regfile used to transform XP in POS!
1. standalone installer. 2. yes, reg patch applied! 3. windows update does not offer IE7.
That's the problem! Event viewer shows nothing related to the setup of IE7; the setup starts and aborts with the message: IE installation did not complete; please restart your system and that's it! IE6 is the only browser installed; no other browsers were ever installed on these systems.
ND22 posted a topic in Windows XPFor compatibility purposes I am trying to install IE7 on several machines that have windows xp sp3. All other updates except IE and WMP have already been installed. However I am unable to instal IE7; the installation fails every single time and I could not find a workaround yet; searched the net and nothing came up! Any help it's much appreciated.
ND22 replied to the xt guy's topic in Windows XPI do not understand: why no support for Xp after april 8 when server 2003 which has the same kernel is supported until july 14 2015! It would give time to users to move if they want to and MS would use the same people that make patches for windows server 2003 to test those patches with XP!
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my suggestion would be to make sure if the delay is coming from the connector or somewhere else, you could use some monitoring tools jmeter [http://jakarta.apache.org/jmeter/], moskito [http://moskito.anotheria.net/] or just write your own filter which logs the number of active session, the average time of request handling,.. once you have this data the focus will get smaller and then you can concentrate on identifying the source of the problem either its the connector or your application's code hope this helps Yassine On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 9:57 AM, nodje <email@example.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > we are still using 5.5.12 in production and our users are facing increasing > delays with their requests (like way too long by now already). > While we are not entirely sure about what's causing this (database vs Java > application), we suppose it comes from the Java application (the database > server never seems to be under stress). > The CPU of the Tomcat machine doesn't seem too busy either. > > Providing it comes from the Java application side (by the way, any tips on > how to precisely identify that is more than welcome), and providing that the > problems come from too many requests, would Http11NioProtocol help Tomcat > speed up the execution? > It seems worth trying Http11NioProtocol before going for clustering+load > balancing. Any advice on the matter? > > Also we think that request that cannot b served in the reasonable time > should be refused. Taking into account the described behaviour with the > default maxThreads=150 and acceptCount =100 values, shouldn't we decrease > the acceptCount? > Moreover the CPU on the Tomcat machine doesn't seem too busy. Is it a sign > that we can increase maxThreads? > > Tomcat is on a Windows 32bits machine, so even though the machine has 4Gb of > RAM, the MAX -Xmx size that we can be used seems to be around 1200Mb. Would > a 64bits OS automatically allows for more memory usage? > > A lot of questions I know, but facing big problems like we are now, we want > to try anything possible to quickly relieve the pain from using the > application! > > thanks to anyone providing advice > -nodje > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Optimizing-Tomcat-with-Http11NioProtocol--tp21200419p21200419.html > Sent from the Tomcat - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com > For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com > > -- -- Yassine Elassad Bonn, Germany. Fon : +49 228 97629355 Mobile : +49 157 74519666 PEACE : ( P ) Positive ( E ) Energy ( A ) Always ( C ) Correct ( E ) Errors. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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