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Although online shopping is at an all-time high, and although most consumers report doing Internet research prior to making a major purchase, it's often difficult for small- to medium-sized Internet-based companies to drive traffic to their websites. You may have terrific products and exceptional customer service, but unless you manage to attract buyers, your efforts will be wasted. That's why many online businesses choose to "mall link" - to be listed in hundreds or thousands of online malls. Online shopping mall advertising is driven by the power of Internet marketing and can bring targeted customers to individual websites.
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Online shopping mall advertising is an exceptionally effective way to reach your target audience. Once you engage in such advertising, your website will be linked into the service company's database using one highly relevant subject category. Subsequently, your website will be linking in the search databases of several thousand online shopping malls. Typically, you will be asked for a short description of your website, which will then be used as a text link. Research has proven that text links outperform banner or image links by at least nine to one.
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Kenney Bertz scored the winner for the Rhinos off a corner kick from Johnny Menyongar in the 70th minute. Alen Marcina and Victor Herrera scored in Puerto Rico's win in Friday's season opener.
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1. reliving hip hop from days gone by – de la soul (pictured), the fugees, lauryn hill, a tribe called quest, notorious b.i.g, beastie boys, jungle brothers, dead prez … will smith and dj jazzy jeff (!) hell, even black eyed peas before fergie & elephunk. the stuff i jammed…
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uh oh, you're about to be bombarded with more stuff i want. such a greedy person.
i don't even drink whisky, i just want these because they look amazing.
the same sort of applies to this eau de toilette. it can smell like eau de toilet for all i care (har har har)
really like these engraved goods from in god we trust
these beyond radical sleeping bags!
who doesn't need a pair of needlepoint fox shoes
banker's envelope from jack spade
these prints (the moon one in particular makes me sigh)
animals boxes – if only i had a mantelpiece to put them on
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We've recently added a number of swank Modern Fan Company ceiling fans to LampsPlus.com. The company is known for their cutting-edge looks that celebrate all things modern.
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Office 2004 Test Drive User --> m0n0wall (2004-06-26 00:42:45 +0200):
> > I just did exactly that on a WRAP.1C-2 using m0n0wall 1.0 - seems to
> > work fine. You did assign the interface ("Interfaces -> (assign)"),
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> Well, uhm,... Damn, thought that would be done automagically :-) Okay, I
> assigned the interface ... Shouldn't this be automated for the Wrap1.C-2 ?
> The LAN and WAN interface are auto-assigned, so autoassigning the DMZ
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It's not, you just did it ;-)
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PICS: A Super superhero wedding!
A man and a woman who call each other Superman and Wonderwoman... if that isn't already the cutest thing just because of the respect it shows, they went ahead and did an entire wedding to the theme!
Check some pics below and then click through to more! Her make-up is so fab.
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These are what I found when I was trying to find more information about the Lil' Kim-in-a-burqa photo I posted earlier. These were tagged "burqa nudes" and I found them here. Sigh.
Note: I know these women aren't actually wearing burqas, and that a veil across the face most definitely isn't a burqa, that's just what the person who put them up on flirkr labeled them as.
WARNING! These are most definitely not safe for work!
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TY - JOUR T1 - Optimal Technology Selection and Operation of Commercial- Building Microgrids Y1 - 2008 A1 - Chris Marnay A1 - Giri Venkataramanan A1 - Michael Stadler A1 - Afzal S. Siddiqui A1 - Ryan M. Firestone A1 - Bala Chandran KW - building management systems KW - cogeneration KW - cooling KW - cost optimal control KW - DER-CAM KW - dispersed storage and generation KW - distributed energy resources (der) KW - electricity markets and policy group KW - power system economics KW - power system planning AB -
The deployment of small (< 1-2 MW) clusters of generators, heat and electrical storage, efficiency investments, and combined heat and power (CHP) applications (particularly involving heat-activated cooling) in commercial buildings promises significant benefits but poses many technical and financial challenges, both in system choice and its operation; if successful, such systems may be precursors to widespread microgrid deployment. The presented optimization approach to choosing such systems and their operating schedules uses Berkeley Lab's Distributed Energy Resources Customer Adoption Model (DER-CAM), extended to incorporate electrical and thermal storage options. DER-CAM chooses annual energy bill minimizing systems in a fully technologyneutral manner. An illustrative example for a hypothetical San Francisco hotel is reported. The chosen system includes one large reciprocating engine and an absorption chiller providing an estimated 11% cost savings and 8% carbon emission reductions under idealized circumstances.PB - LBNL CY - Berkeley U2 - LBNL-63215 ER -


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St. Louis-The main problem for the New York Mets this season has been their offense. The Mets have gotten good performances from their starting pitching all season, but have failed to take advantage of it far too often. Tuesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals was another example of this problem. Starter Jonathon Niese gave the Mets (31-40) a solid effort, but the poor offense and shaky defense led to a 5-2 loss to the Cardinals (39-32).
The Cardinals grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning when Yadier Molina homered to left field off of Niese. The solo shot was Molina's sixth home run of the season. The Mets tied the game in the top of the fourth when David Wright hit a solo homer of his own. Wright's blast was his fifth of the season and his first home run away from Citi Field this season.
The score would remain tied until the fifth inning, when Niese (L, 3-4) ran into trouble. Niese hit Daniel Descalso with a pitch to start the inning, and he got two outs after a sacrifice from pitcher Michael Wacha and a strikeout of Peter Bourjos. Jon Jay gave the Cardinals the lead with a two out RBI triple, and Matt Holliday made it 3-1 with an RBI double of his own.
Niese got into trouble in the sixth inning too, although this wasn't entirely his fault. Niese recorded the first two outs of the inning, sandwiched around a ground rule double from Jhonny Peralta. Niese should have been out of the inning when he induced a ground ball from Descalso, but second baseman Daniel Murphy's error extended the inning. Pinch hitter Kolten Wong took advantage, delivering an RBI single to make it 4-1. Bourjos reached on an infield single, plating Descalso to make it 5-1. Niese would get out of the inning, but the damage was already done. Niese lasted six innings and allowed five runs (only three earned) on eight hits while walking one and striking out three.
The Mets got little going offensively against Cardinals' starter Michael Wacha. Wacha (W, 5-5) tossed six innings of one run ball to pick up his fifth win of the year. Wacha scattered five hits and two walks while striking out seven Mets' hitters. The only other Mets' offense came in the ninth inning, when Lucas Duda led off the inning with a home run against Cardinals' reliever Jason Motte. Duda's solo shot made it 5-2. Eric Campbell followed with a pinch hit double, leading Cardinals' skipper Mike Matheny to yank Motte in favor of Pat Neshek. Neshek retired the side in order to pick up his second save of the year.
Player of the Game:
Today's Player of the Game Award goes to Cardinals' starter Michael Wacha. Wacha dominated the Mets' bats to pick up his fifth win of the year.
Post Game Notes:
- Only five Mets' players got hits on the night.
- David Wright and Duda each got two hits.
- Jay and Holliday collected two hits a piece for the Cardinals.
What's Next:
The Mets will look to avoid getting swept by the Cardinals in the series finale Wednesday afternoon. First pitch for the matinee affair is scheduled for 1:45 pm. at Busch Stadium. Bartolo Colon (6-5, 4.15 ERA) and Lance Lynn (7-4, 3.16 ERA) will be the starting pitchers.Tags: Baseball, Daniel Descalso, David Wright, Jon Jay, Jonathon Niese, Lucas Duda, Matt Holliday, Michael Wacha, MLB, New York, New York Mets, Pat Neshek, St. Louis Cardinals


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Alright, so I'm doing my own custom wiring job on my SG. I've got a 1MEG pot wired as a blend pot rather than using a switch. Problem is, anywhere in the middle sounds extremely muddy and quiet. So should I then put a .002 cap and 100k resistor from the left post to the middle and then another set from the middle to the right? Should I use those values even though I'm using 1MEG pots? Or does somebody have a better solution?
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Home Improvement Questions? Ask a Handyman for Answers
My name's Kel.
Are these joists just supporting the ceiling or is there load from a floor from above?
If there's load from a floor above, what's it used for?
Are there any partitions or walls bearing on it?
This would basically be a drop ceiling, carrying none of the above weight, just sheetrock, screws and glue. This is an older house with balloon framing so I plan to tie the joists directly to the ouside walls studs as was done with the original studs.
the question about walls or partitions was about the floor above, since this is not carrying weight, doesnt apply correct?
You are correct. Since it's a dropped ceiling don't have to factor in floor, wall or partition loads.
Assuming you're using Spruce Pine Fir #2 & Better
if you frame @ 16" on center using 2x10 you'll keep the deflection or sag to a minimum.
If noise is an issue
you might seal all penetrations and add insulation to deaden sound.
Have I answered you question?
I think I'm almost there. When you mentioned deflation and sag, are you referring to joist sag or the 1/2 drywall sag that could occur from spanning more than 16" ?
I could go with 5/8 to increase the distance between joists, and you're correct this is a sound proofing concept so 5/8 would benefit me there as well.
I was referring to the joists sagging.
Highly recommended to frame 16" OC. That will keep the joists from sagging too much and the 1/2" drywall won't belly.
Ok thanks. I didn't realize the distance between joists affected how they might sag in the center of a given joist. I thought that had everything to do with the dimension of a joist, and how far it spaned unsupported.
The distance between joists is critical.
The fewer the joists the more each one works.
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How Bill's Hotel Room Saved Some Trees
Fulton writes, "I bring this up not just because it's kind of a fun thing to write about, but because it goes to one of the central questions about TDRs raised during the panel: how do you get developers, cities, and people in the receiving areas to accept additional density?
It's definitely a variation on the old notion of "what's in it for me?" Why should anybody in a receiving area be willing to accept additional density in order to preserve land a long way away?"
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1. Re: Class-path Manifest Attribute in Featureset JarEJP Jul 25, 2011 12:59 PM (in response to Jcgeorge-Oracle)
As mentioned in Sun doc (http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.3/docs/guide/jar/jar.html#Main Attributes) , it takes a relative path/URL.In other words a URL that is to be interpreted relative to the location of the JAR file.
We tried following formats , none of them worksNone of those four is a relative URL. They are all absolute URLs.
2. Re: Class-path Manifest Attribute in Featureset Jarbaftos Jul 25, 2011 1:11 PM (in response to Jcgeorge-Oracle)None of your attempts is a relative URL's. A relative URL is a fancy name for a relative path. Relative to what? To your jar's path.
The rationale is that your jar can be deployed in all kind of places in the different users' file systems and if it has dependent jars, they better always be at a known location relative to your jar's location.
Examples of relative URL's:
3. Re: Class-path Manifest Attribute in Featureset JarJcgeorge-Oracle Jul 25, 2011 2:37 PM (in response to baftos)Hi,
We have a limitation in keeping the relative path in our featureset. The reason for this is that , the featureset jar is loaded from a Temp location instead of its designated location by WLS (Windows Platform only)
This was due to the bug (sun bug ) http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=5041014 , and as a work-around solution WLS copies the Libraries to a temp location and load the jar from there.
Is there any way to find out the temp location ? Or any pointer to a fool-proof work-around this situation ?
4. Re: Class-path Manifest Attribute in Featureset JarEJP Jul 26, 2011 12:52 AM (in response to Jcgeorge-Oracle)If you need to be able to replace the jar during runtime you must omit it from the classpath altogether. Moving it to a different directory doesn't accomplish anything relevant to the bug apart from disconnecting it from the classpath Manifest entry, and if it didn't do that you would still have the same problem.
You need to load the stuff in the JAR yourself via a URLClassLoader, and replace the class loader every time the JAR file changes.


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Listen: Usher Wants To 'Go Missin' With You
On the heels of Justin Timberlake dropping his "Suit & Tie" music video, the Grammy-winning R&B artist also capitalized on the Hallmark holiday by dropping his brand-new collaboration with DJ-producer Diplo.
"You loved what I gave you last Valentine's #Climax," Usher wrote on Twitter on Thursday. "So here is 'Special delivery from the cloud' Happy Valentine's Day!"
"Baby aint nobody gotta know/ Go missin'," he sings (see full lyrics at DirectLyrics). "I'mma take a key for sure turn her up/ You can follow me right out that back door."
Since dropping his seventh studio album, Looking 4 Myself, last June, Usher has not talked about a hitting the record studio for a new release. But after "Go Missin'" popped up on Soundcloud, Diplo suggested it may be a small slice of a "much" bigger pie.
"Big up everyone who digs the new
@UsherRaymondIV 'gone missing,'" Diplo tweeted early Friday. "we have so much more."
Shakira, the "Scream" singer joins veterans Blake Shelton and Adam Levine the coaching panel for the fourth season of The Voice, taking Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green's seats when the singing competition show returns on March 25.
"The one thing that I hope is to come into this show and be able to score an incredible entertainer that people will talk about for years and years and track it back," Usher told CNN of his new gig. "I am kind of a living example of that. I started on Star Search, and my career kind of launched from there."
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For the last week I have allowed myself to become a tourist again. There has been a shift from "work" to more "play" and I am glad for it. But all the "play" is against the sharp background of what was seen and experienced in Quang Tri Providence.
After Dong Ha we set our compasses south to Hue and Hoi An and changed the pace (which is clearly evident in my lack of blog posts). The "work" we came to do was behind us and so I immersed myself in the beauty of this country and its people. My camera has not stopped snapping and there seems that the missed opportunities still outweigh those that have been captured.
In Hue, cialis canada rx we toured the Imperial Palace and saw elaphants at work helping to keep the grounds of this ancient place, almost completely distroyed in the war, mystical and beautiful. We also toured two tombs built by Vietnamese Emporers. They are elaborate, troche sprawling and down-right ritzy, they are a sharp contrast to the wooden beam homes of the ethnic minorities worked with in the prior week.
We had the rare and wonderful opportunity to witness Buddhist Monks celebrating their evening prayers. It was a powerful moment to witness someone intimately immersed in their faith and in contrast, ed very disturbing to see others flashing photos and talking noisily during the rituals.
After two days we crossed through the mountains and entered the beautiful but touristy town of Hoi An. Still filled with authentic Vietnamese sights, sounds and smells, you find more tourist that speak French than English and more Cuacasians than Asians.
To get back to the Vietnamese culture we love, we took an agricultural and fishing Eco-tour. After biking through rice patties, we met Madam Xiem who maintains a beautiful organic garden. She showed off her gardening techniques that had me seriously reconsidering my approach.
After riding a Water Buffalo, we took a boat to a fishing village where we learned to throw a fishing net and paddle basket boats. The day was concluded with a meal prepared with the fish we caught and the veggies we harvested.


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Obama's Mosque Support Puts Dems in Hot Seat
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Ball's 25-yard first-down bootleg in overtime provided the winning points for Georgia Tech, a team that momentarily appeared poised to lose to a team it had mashed 45-3 one year earlier. But Ball's run, coupled seconds later with James Butler's interception of a Jay Cutler pass, completed a shocking Jacket blitzkrieg turnaround that left the Commodores dazed and devastated.
In a game that had developed into a defensive struggle in the second half, Bobby Johnson's Commodores had taken a 17-10 lead with 2:12 left in the game on a 76-yard drive, culminated by a 2-yard Norval McKenzie touchdown run.
But Tech's freshman quarterback Reggie Ball rallied the Yellow Jackets hurriedly downfield, 89 yards in 1:40, and hit tight end J. P. Foschi on a 6-yard touchdown pass to tie the game with 0:32 left.
Jay Cutler passed Vanderbilt in just 27 seconds from its own 36 to the Georgia Tech 27, from which Vanderbilt would attempt to win the game in regulation with a field goal. But defensive end Eric Henderson went up the middle to block Tolga Ertugrul's 44-yard attempt as time expired and sent the game into overtime.
In one of the quickest overtimes any fan will ever see, each team ran only a single play. Georgia Tech took the ball first and scored on Ball's 25-yard ramble; then Butler picked off a Cutler pass intended for McKenzie, and fell down at the 2-yard-line to seal the victory.
"The last play was my fault," said Cutler. "I take responsibility for the last drive. They played the pass well. We are coached better than that, and that was all me."
The Yellow Jackets of the Atlantic Coast Conference improved their record to 2-3, while Vanderbilt slumped to 1-4.
"It was a defensive battle all game," said a subdued Bobby Johnson after the painful loss. "I want to give credit to my defense and theirs. And also give credit to Ball. He made two great runs late in the fourth and the one in overtime."
The Ramblin' Wreck jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on a 35-yard Dan Burnett field goal, followed by a 2-yard touchdown run by P. J. Daniels. But Vanderbilt's defense would proceed to hold Tech scoreless for the game's next 45 minutes.
Meanwhile the Vanderbilt offense began to pick up momentum. A 32-yard fake-pitch option keeper by Cutler to the Georgia Tech 12 set up a 9-yard scoring run by McKenzie early in the second quarter. Vandy trailed, 10-7.
Late in the first half the Commodores mounted another long drive that consumed the half's final four minutes, but stalled at Tech's 14-yard line. Ertugrul nailed a game-tying 32-yard field goal as the half ended. Neither team would score again until McKenzie's touchdown with 2:12 left in the game.
The loss negated a fine performance for 58 minutes by the Vanderbilt defense, as the Commodore defenders withstood several Tech scoring threats throughout the night. Linebacker Moses Osemwegie and cornerback Dominique Morris both came up with interceptions, and Osemwegie led Vandy in tackles with ten.
Ball, the Yellow Jackets' promising freshman, was held in check by the Vandy defense for much of the game, but still finished with impressive numbers thanks to three outstanding runs from scrimmage late in the game. He rushed for 104 yards on just 10 carries, and completed 11 of 22 passes for 123 yards.
"I had faith and just believed," said Ball. "I knew that something good was going to happen, and the defense blocked the field goal attempt. I'm exuberated right now."
The Commodores, riding a three-game losing streak and a 19-game SEC losing streak, travel next Saturday to Starkville, Miss. to face a struggling Mississippi State team. Jackie Sherrill's Bulldogs fell to 0-4, 0-1 in the SEC, after losing a home game Saturday to No. 7 LSU, 41-6.
"It could possibly be a tough time to come back next week, but we'll practice tomorrow and get better and see what happens," said Johnson.
- Vanderbilt played once again without the services of starting offensive tackle Kenan Arkan and starting defensive tackle Ralph McKenzie. True freshman Brian Stamper started his second straight game in place of Arkan. True freshman Tom Sorensen replaced injured starter Steven Brent at center.
- Vanderbilt had not played in an overtime game since a 37-34 win over Ole Miss in 1999. The Commodores are now 2-2 all-time in overtime games.
- Georgia Tech adopted the curious strategy of squib-kicking its kickoffs, perhaps in deference to Vanderbilt returner Kwane Doster. Vanderbilt muffed its first two attempts at a return, and finished the game with 54 kickoff return yards on four tries.
- Saturday's game concludes a rare home-and-home series between the two teams, which used to play regularly before Georgia Tech exited the SEC in the mid-1960's. The two teams are not scheduled to meet again in the immediate future. Vanderbilt's last win in the series was in 1941.


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Rife Resources Ltd. (Rife) was incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act on February 21, 1983. Rife is registered to carry on business in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The head, principal and registered office is located at Suite 400, 144 - 4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2P 3N4.
Rife is owned 100% by the CN Pension Trust Funds (the pension fund for employees of the Canadian National Railway). In 1982, the CN Pension Trust Funds established Rife Resources Ltd., an exploration and production company, to broaden the scope of their oil and gas investment program.
Rife's strategy is to acquire producing assets that have good potential for future development. With a staff that has expertise in geology, geophysics, petroleum engineering, land administration, finance, audit and accounting, Rife has the capability to operate and develop these assets.


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Surviving in Masisi.
de Peter Casaer
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A photobook by Peter Casaer
Throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo, decades of neglect of the health system have resulted in very high infant and maternal mortality rates. Life expectancy is among the lowest in the world.
In the east of the country, civilians have borne the brunt of more than a decade of violent conflict.
Villages have been pillaged and destroyed, armed men have forced people to flee, and rape has been used as a tool of war.
Teams of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are offering specialised medical care in hospitals, health centres and mobile clinics.
In June 2011, I travelled to the region of Masisi, in the Northern Kivu Province to visit the projects run by MSF.
I spoke with civilians with recent gunshot wounds who were treated by the MSF surgeons. I listened to the stories of women who had been raped by armed men (rebels, but also soldiers of the regular Congolese army) and had found medical care and psychological support in the MSF projects.
In the "Women's village" that the organisation has set up for women with high risk pregnancies, I learned that many had lost one or more of their children due to the war and to the general lack of healthcare in the region.
Accompanying the MSF mobile medical teams to the displaced camps and into rebel areas, I was struck by the logistical difficulties to have access to those remote populations, by the appalling living conditions and the extreme poverty, by the insecurity and the ever present risk of being raped. By the lack of perspective also that things will change for the better soon.
But maybe most of all, I was moved by the courage of the people and those trying to assist them.
Características y detalles
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- Fecha de publicación ago. 25, 2011
- Etiquetas Casaer, displaced, refugees, medical, humanitarian, Photo, Masisi, MSF, Congo


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On Wednesday, August 11th at 7 p.m., there will be a community meeting at Pilgrim Church, 65 East Grand Avenue, for residents impacted by the Amtrak construction in Fair Haven Heights. This is a follow-up to the June 15th meeting between residents, City officials and Amtrak representatives. All residents affected by this construction are encouraged to attend.
Here�s what else is happening in New Haven:
NHPD Citizens� Academy
The New Haven Police Department is currently seeking applicants for its popular Citizens� Academy which will begin on September 8, 2010 and will run until November 10, 2010 on Wednesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This program is designed to improve communication and understanding between police and community members and will give approximately 35 local residents the opportunity to work with officers and get a behind the scenes look at a progressive, community-minded police department. Applications are available from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays at the Police Academy (710 Sherman Parkway), where the 8-week course will be held on Wednesday evenings. Forms may also be obtained at police substations, the main desk at police headquarters at One Union Avenue, area libraries and on the City of New Haven homepage at: www.cityofnewhaven.com. In addition, details may be found online at: www.cityofnewhaven.com/police.
New Haven Jazz Festival
The annual Jazz Festival continues this year with concerts this Saturday, August 14th and next Saturday, August 21st. Performances are from 3 to 9 p.m. on the New Haven Green. For more information, visit: www.jazzhaven.org.
Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament
The annual Pilot Pen tennis tournament is right around the corner. As part of the Olympus US Open Series, the Pilot Pen will bring some of the world�s top tennis players to New Haven from August 20th through August 28th. To purchase tickets, please visit www.pilotpentennis.com or call 1-888-99-PILOT.
10K Tree Campaign
The City of New Haven, in partnership with the Urban Resources Initiative, has pledged to plant 10,000 trees over the next 5 years. If you are interested in having a street tree planted in front of your home, or if you�d like pledge to plant a tree, please visit: www.cityofnewhaven.com/sustainability and fill out a �Request a Tree� form or call the Office of Sustainability at: 203-946-7905.
Green Tip
The City of New Haven Office of Sustainability and the United Illuminating Company, with support from the CT Energy Efficiency Fund, are sponsoring a free light bulb exchange program during August and September. Bring up to 5 incandescent bulbs to the locations below and receive an equal number of energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) for free. Dates and locations:
City Farmers� Market Downtown: August 4, 11, 18 and 25 & September 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
City Farmers� Market at Wooster Square: September 18 and 25th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Connect Folk Festival and Green Expo (Edgerton Park) September 10, 11 and 12th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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5/25/2017Marion G Wilburn Scholarship Winner Announced
5/25/2017Carol Alexander is 2017 CGOA Jean Leinhauser Hall of Fame Winner
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March is National Crochet Month
March 16-22, 1998 was declared National Crochet Week by
CGOA. Pam Oddi was President of our organization at the time. A flyer was
included in the Chain Link newsletter with ideas for all members on ways to
celebrate crochet during the week.
In 1999, Pam designed a bookmark with the design, "I heart Crochet" in filet crochet. The
copyright-free pattern instructions were included in the Chain Link newsletter
for several years for all members, and American School of Needlework helped spread the word bout
National Crochet Week and CGOA by distributing a copy of the bookmark pattern
to all who ordered from their latest catalog.
In March 2000, with
so much to celebrate, National Crochet Week became National Crochet Month!
To celebrate the 15th Anniversary of CGOA in 2009, Gwen Blakley Kinsler
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for free on the CGOA website for members to use as a way to show their CGOA
2017 Chapter Challenge
Is Here!!
Which Chapter will win the GOLDEN HOOK Plaque???
Here's the Challenge:
1. Create as many 7" x 9" rectangles as you choose for Lapghans for Warm Up America! Deadline to enter is July 1st.
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3. When your Chapter is finished please count and double count all your rectangles and then make a sign. Include the Chapter name (as per CGOA website) and the total number of rectangles made. Next take a picture of the sign hopefully with some Chapter Members holding it and email to Karen McKenna email@example.com. Please include the number of CGOA members in your Chapter as winners are based on a ratio of members to number of rectangles made, this way smaller chapters can compete with larger chapters. Do not send any finished rectangles to Karen, please donate to your favorite local charity.
4. Winners will be announced on Friday, July 27th during the Excellence in Crochet event at the Chain Link Conference in Chicago!
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The Summit stakes its claim on the Cabin Bar
The Summit, a longtime steakhouse that knows how to sell the sizzle as well as the steak (it puts a pat of butter on the steak sizzling on a hot, hot platter) has redecorated and renamed the bar portion of its space at 2700 South Havana Street in Aurora.
The Cabin Bar will celebrate its grand opening today, kicking off the evening with live music from Steve Thomas on the patio at 5 p.m., followed by the Informants at 8. There will be drink specials all night, as well as a free appetizer bar, prizes and giveaways. And after the party, the Cabin will continue bringing in live bands on Fridays and Saturdays.
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|From: Paulo J. Matos (pocmatos at gmail.com)
Date: Fri May 15 16:10:49 EDT 2009
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 6:57 PM, Dave Herman <dherman at ccs.neu.edu> wrote: > Neil wrote: >>> >>> In answer to your question "print-source" appears to be just a thunk that >>> writes the desired C code to current-output. For example: > > That's correct. It's just a thunk that you have to provide that prints raw C > source code to the current-output-port. > > There are no facilities in the library for pretty-printing C. I may > implement that some day, but I have a dissertation to write... > I don't really need pretty printing, just printing compilable C so I guess I might use the structures and do the output on my own. Pretty printing anyway, would be just a pass through indent afterwards if that's what I wanted anyway. Cheers, Paulo Matos -- Paulo Jorge Matos - pocmatos at gmail.com Webpage: http://www.personal.soton.ac.uk/pocm
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scratched side windows
As you can see on the pictures all side windows of my 535i have scratching tracks near the column B. A think a single track would be caused by a little stone or something else. But every side window on the same place? Could this be a constructional flaw?
Has anyone picked up similar experience?
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Here are the pics of the scrathes along the side of all the windows on my 550. All 4 windows have some degree of scrathing.
That's an interesting fact. Your side windows show the same pattern. That cannot be an accident.
Next days I will discuss this problem with my BMW dealer. I keep you informed about the results. If he refuses my complaint I will contact BMW directly.
News from my dealer...
I'm happy, it exists a case at BMW. The reason for this is a faulty window duct. My dealer will discuss this with BMW directly and if all get right, my car gets new side windows and new window lifter. Hope, BMW accepts a fairness request.
Good deal. Keep us updated with the outcome.
Good news from my dealer...
Thanks to BMW for their fairness. My GT is 3 years old and nevertheless they takes over all costs.
I'm very lucky about this decision. Within this repair I get the original tinted windows from BMW
without additonal charge. Merely the little fixed side windows must be paid by me (material only).
But that's ok for me :)
many regards to all
what was repaired/replaced?
I realize this thread is older, but I am curious what was repaired regarding the scratches on the windows?
OP, what did your repair consist of?
Any others with this problem? It isn't an obvious defect, so many should look before assuming that their windows aren't scratched. The problem was pointed out to me, but it is clearly a problem done at the manufacturer.
My dealer didn't inform me about the details, but he said, every window lifter and side windows were replaced.
Thanks for the update
Thanks for the update. Perhaps I will consult with my local dealership about a remedy as well.
I ahve the same issue on my 2011 and the dealer said it was dirt in the tracks. They cleaned them but it is still happening. Back to the dealer I guess.
I don't think dirt is causing the scrathes...
I don't think dirt is causing the scratches...and besides, once they are scrathed, they are scratched. The OP had to have his windows REPLACED.
I think more people probably have the same issue, but just haven't noticed. I am very meticulous and it had to be pointed out to me.
en,this is a problem, for my car 's mileage is only 8000km,and there is no any scrathes.but , for more scrathes ..............ai
I have a 2010 550i and had the same problem shortly after having the windows tinted. Dealer said they saw the issue before. Dirt get into a guide and scratching occurs. They replaced all windows and hardware under warranty. Lucky me.
I don't open and close my windows a lot (probably the driver window the most) ... is this issue being caused by repeated opening/closing of windows over a long time or is it a sudden happening?
window damage
I think this is something that clearly originates from the factory.
I learned to live with it because replacing all the windows seemed like more trouble than it was worth....even if it is covered under warranty. Maybe I will regret the decision to do nothing about it, maybe not.
Like others, the scratches are on all windows on my car too. Oddly enough, nobody noticed it except me and the guy who tinted my windows.
I am admittedly OCD...I am going to notice every nuance when it comes to my personal vehicle.
Can it be redressed?
I did notice this on my fathers 335i. It was really bad in places and was almost the same from left to right sides. More on he front than the rear windows. it's sold now but it's something that I look for now in mine.
In saying that, does anyone do anything specific to help prevent this. we all wash the car, but is there anything you do to clean the window guides? I was thinking graphite powder but that might get messy when wet.
I see many different models reporting this issue. Mine is a 650i and I have also noticed these scratches. It sound like a design problem, maybe a guide or something. It would sure be nice to get an answer for why this is happening and how it can be repaired.
The dealer told me it was the material used for the guide. It attracts dirt and soon will build up and start scratching. The dealer replaced all four windows and guides.
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A great number of children in Russia remain highly vulnerable
On International Children's Day UNICEF reinforces its support for Russian children
Carel de Rooy, UNICEF Representative in the Russian Federation, said: "While UNICEF is happy that children's rights are commemorated on the 1st of June, we would like to see every day of the year being an "International Children's Day", including in Russia, where children also remain highly vulnerable."
Mr. de Rooy outlined three key paradigm shifts that would improve the situation of children in Russia:
1. From a dependence on child institutions to family-based care and support to birth families
UNICEF experience shows that long-term or permanent deprivation of parental rights, a practice that is widely used in Russia, is not always in the best interests of the child. Support to orphans is a necessary and important measure, but children in institutions still desperately need loving parents and family.
Ten years ago, the concept of family-based care being preferable to state-provided care was not widely considered or discussed, let alone agreed. Now, that concept is more accepted and emphasis is made on family placement of children that are deprived of parental care. UNICEF joins several Russian experts in promoting and supporting families to prevent child abandonment or abuse and to avoid children from being placed in institutions. Institutions should only be considered as an exceptional and temporary measure.
2. From curative to more preventive health care
While Russia's infant, child and maternal ratios are gradually declining, its life expectancy and fertility rates are also declining. Particularly alarming is that the life expectancy of Russian men at age 30 years has shown no change since World War II, despite significant achievements in modern medicine during this time.
Complementing high-cost curative measures with low-cost high-impact preventive measures is required, with a shift of emphasis towards the latter.
UNICEF supports projects aimed at HIV prevention, prevention of iodine deficiency, promotes healthy lifestyles among young people and breastfeeding through various programmes.
3. From marginalisation, discrimination and stigma to greater tolerance and inclusion
Stigma and lack of tolerance towards children with differences (e.g. children with disabilities or children affected by HIV, ethnic minorities, children of migrants) is very common in Russia. To ensure children's rights and social inclusion, attitudes towards children who are 'different' need to be changed.
UNICEF supported inclusive education projects and Peace and Tolerance promotion demonstrate that society can only benefit from integrating children with differences.
About UNICEF
For more information, please contact:
John Brittain, UNICEF, Russian Federation
Elena Kharitonova, UNICEF, Russian Federation
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Rating: 16/20
- Blackall Street, Barton, 6273 6111
- Owners Serif and Gulbahar Kaya, chef Erkin Esen
- Open lunch Tuesday to Friday, dinner Tuesday to Saturday
- Licensed and BYO, corkage $15 a bottle
- Wheelchair accessible, disabled toilets
Ottoman celebrates 20 years as a leader on the Canberra restaurant scene next year and plans a major refurb, so by next spring the look will be entirely different.
What you get now at this temple of Turkish and wider Mediterranean cuisine in Barton is a kind of understated opulence, a carpeted and chandeliered sophistication with spaced tables in a large room, offering a lovely relaxation.
It's a nice place to be, and by the sounds, will transform next year into an exciting and colourful place to be.
Service is very good, with Gulbahar Kaya, wife of executive chef Serif Kaya (who is based in the Sydney Ottoman), keeping a close watch over things.
Food is gorgeous, and what we like best about it is the kind of loud honesty of the food. It's not over-refined and not fussy on the plate, but is almost bistro in its big flavours.
We love the ciger tava ($18), a powerful lamb's liver entree that comes as little fingers of liver, served very simply; and the salmon and prawn rolls ($21), in which crayfish and prawn meat is wrapped in vine leaves, then battered and fried.
So true has Ottoman stayed to its bistro beginnings that you can order Turkish dips here - hummus, carrot, baba ghanoush, beetroot and the like, served with house-made pide bread; or skewers of organic chicken, lamb or kingfish ($31-$32).
For dessert, Ottoman does baklava, poached pears, custard, marked by gorgeous Mediterranean flavours, and Turkish ice creams, made with salep powder, which gives a stretchy, almost chewy texture, in flavours like pomegranate, passionfruit and pistachio ($16 for three).
The wine list is very well priced (actually, the menu feels well priced also) and it's good, largely Australian based with the best local wines also.
Ottoman Cuisine stands as among the very best places to eat out in Canberra, and we're all wound up with anticipation of Serif Kaya's return to Canberra next year to open a more casual bistro and wine bar in Kingston.


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This Friday, China's barbaric annual dog eating festival will take place in Guangxi province, where buyers peruse dogs displayed in cages before being killed, skinned and cooked.
According to the South China Morning Post, this revolting celebration started several decades ago to mark the summer solstice, and will attract 10,000 people. Dog meat is reportedly not widely eaten in China, but can be found at restaurants across the country, where it is considered a specialty.
"Yulin (the city which holds the festival) is famous for its dog meat, and they serve cat meat too," said a shop owner, Li Xiaoyun, in the neighboring city of Beihai.
The Telegraph reports the festival has been targeted by protesting animal lovers, and has met with increasing opposition from activists, highlighting China's growing animal rights movement.
"This year the government has said they feel under pressure from online activism…so they have a special team to monitor the festival," said Du Yufeng, founder of the activist group the Boai Small Animal Protection Centre. "But the measures were unlikely to prevent the annual feast," she said.
Du claims the team will reduce the cruelty somewhat, but mostly on the surface, adding: "We have seen animals beaten just before being cooked … the more we inspect, the more cruelty we discover."
China has no laws in place to protect these dogs and currently does not have any laws to protect any non-endangered animals.
Photographs from past festivals showing dogs packed into cages and locals feasting on their meat from steaming pots have been disseminated on China's social networking websites, leading thousands to condemn the festival as cruel.
In 2011, a truck transporting over 500 dogs to restaurants in northeastern China was forced off the road by an angry animal lover in a black Mercedes-Benz who spotted the truck on the Beijing highway.
After news of the confrontation hit the Chinese blogosphere, more than 200 animal activists rushed to the highway with water, dog food, and veterinarians, forcing traffic to a standstill in a 15 hour standoff as dozens of police officers were called in.
The Washington Post's William Wan points out that this event signifies "a battle that has been brewing for years between the rural and the urbanites, the poor and the rich — between China's dog eaters and its growing number of dog lovers".
Wan claims the battle between the rural and the urbanites has reignited the specter of class warfare — "a common meme in modern China amid the widening gap between rich and poor. In online debates, many have noted the symbolic nature of the confrontation: a working trucker forced off the road by a black Mercedes-Benz whose driver was on his way to a resort hotel with his girlfriend".
During the Cultural Revolution in China, having a pet was seen as a capitalist activity, notes Jiang Jinsong, a philosophy professor at Tsinghua University.
"Only the rich and arrogant had dogs and allowed them to bite poor people," he said. "So there's this implication that if you treated pets well, you will treat those who are weaker badly."


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McNett Appoints New Sales Executive Amanda Moore to Sporting Goods Division
For Immediate Release
David Wiggs
Bellingham, WA (June 6, 2012) — McNett®, the leader in quality, innovative outdoor products, is pleased to announce Amanda Moore as its newest sales executive in the sporting goods division. Moore, a lifelong local and avid huntress, is extremely passionate about the environment and participates in a number of outdoor activities including camping and fly-fishing, as well as hunting mule deer, elk, geese, waterfowl and upland birds.
"Amanda's skillset, enthusiasm, personality and authentic voice in the sporting goods space will make her a wonderful addition to the team," said Tag Watson, McNett sporting goods sales director. "We are very excited to have her coming aboard at this time as the sporting goods division continues to grow at a remarkable pace."
Moore will be responsible for developing opportunities and relationships with domestic dealers, mass merchants, sales representatives and distributors, while providing customer support and responding to key account inquiries. In addition, Moore will be representing McNett at tradeshows and important industry events throughout the year.
"I am excited to be an ambassador of McNett and the great brands we represent," said Moore. "For me, it's all about the next cool thing, and McNett is always on the leading edge of innovation, manufacturing some of the most useful products in the sporting goods industry."
About Amanda Moore
Amanda Moore has a strong background in sales and customer service, previously in the IT/telecommunications and aviation industries. Moore has been an avid huntress for over 28 years, obtaining her hunter education training certification at the age of 8. When she's not outside camping, hunting or fishing with her three children, Moore is busy working on her pilot's license and scuba certification.
About McNett
For over three decades McNett and its family of brands, Gear Aid™, Outgo™, M Essentials™, Aquamira® and Camo Form®, have provided quality, innovative products for the dive, outdoor, sporting goods and military markets. With its unique blend of reliable products and personality, McNett enhances the lives of people working and playing outside. For more information, please visit: http://www.McNett.com.
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By Jason Rantanen
This afternoon my frequent collaborator Lee Petherbridge will be presenting Unenforceability (which we wrote with Polk Wagner) at the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association's annual IP Institute. As we were talking about the presentation, our conversation turned to the subject of the AIA's impact on post-grant proceedings at the PTO (particularly supplemental examination). I was able to assemble the following charts based on data from the PTO's website (specifically, from this page and this page).
Note that the inter partes review data points are my estimates based on graphical data from the PTO; practically speaking, however, any deviations from the "true" values are going to barely show up here due the scale of this graph.
Unsurprisingly, there was a large jump in both ex parte and inter partes filings in Q4 of 2012. These spikes corresponded with the approximately 5-fold fee increase for filing an ex parte reexamination request, and the transition to inter partes review coupled with a similarly high fee structure on September 16, 2012. Since then, ex parte reexamination requests have remained low while inter partes review filings have been on the rise, eclipsing even pre-September 16 inter partes reexamination levels (for just the first two months of Q4 of FY 2013, there have already been more than 130, which constitutes more inter partes filings than any previous 3-month quarter except for Q4 2012).
What about supplemental examination requests? In the past I've expressed skepticism that supplemental examination will be a widely used mechanism. To date, the actual filing data appears to have born that skepticism out: the PTO's supplemental examination final rules predicted about 1,430 requests anually; as of August 30, 2013 there were 40.
What surprised me the most about this data is that supplemental examination was widely believed to be the new path to ex parte reexamination for patent owners (i.e.: rather than file an ex parte reexamination request, just file a supplemental examination request), including by the PTO itself. See 77 Fed. Reg. 48828, 48847 (Aug. 14, 2012) ("In view of the benefits to patent owners afforded by supplemental examination under 35 U.S.C. 257(c), the Office is estimating that all 110 requests for ex parte reexamination that would have been filed annually by patent owners will instead be filed as requests for supplemental examination."). So far, however, traditional ex parte reexamination requests are an order of magnitude greater than supplemental examination filings. Of course, this can all change with time – inter partes post grant proceedings started off slow but now have eclipsed ex parte reexamination.
One last chart, again from the PTO's website: pre-issuance submissions are becoming a relatively common, although by no means ubiquitous, type of filing.


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A case in which Missoula County is seeking forfeiture of a Cadillac Escalade, $44,360 and an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle from a man the county alleges is a drug dealer—despite a conspicuous lack of criminal charges against him—moved forward Tuesday, Feb. 6, at a hearing before District Judge Dusty Deschamps.
Erik Branam, 21, testified that the property seized by Missoula sheriff's deputies in spring 2005, when Branam and other occupants fled the Escalade after being pulled over, aren't drug proceeds, but rather the fruits of a generous father and honest labor. The cash was in his car, he said, because he didn't want it in his East Missoula home the night he hosted a party there, and he didn't have a bank account at the time. He accounts for his suspicious flight from sheriff's deputies by sheepishly saying he was "confused, young and scared." Father Kirk Branam testified that he gave his son money from a family inheritance to buy the Escalade, and that he frequently supported him with other sums.
While Deputy County Attorney Andrew Paul worked to poke holes in the Branams' testimony, he has yet to present information supporting the county's allegation that the younger Branam is a drug dealer; Deschamps postponed the hearing's second part until Feb. 23. Paul may call two confidential informants as witnesses against Branam, though he said after the hearing he's not sure he'll need them, an assertion defense attorney Martin Judnich replied would "shock" him.
Unlike a criminal case, in which the county would carry the burden of proving Branam's guilt before seizing his possessions, Montana's civil forfeiture law presumes the county is justified, and Branam must convince the judge that his car, money and gun aren't linked to drugs, or else the county gets to keep them.
After the hearing, Paul called it "strange" that neither Branam provided explanations for the property sooner if Erik did nothing wrong, but Judnich says the county never asked.
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Cisco System Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is the worldwide leader in the development of Internet Protocol-based networking products. After the double-dip in 2009, and 2011, Cisco has recovered about 50% of its price. However, it has not yet exhausted its potential for growth, having a fair value much higher than the current price. In addition, the substantial dividend may be easily maintained by the company and also increased in the coming years. Cisco is therefore very attractive for a medium- to long-term investment and also for inclusion in a portfolio for dividends.
The purpose of this article is therefore to provide indications of potential profits due to the increase of the price and the payment of dividends. To calculate the fair value, we have been employed two methodologies of fundamental analysis and, for greater safety, the results have been evaluated with sensitivity analysis and compared with analysts' consensus.
Fundamental Analysis
With regard to performing fundamental analysis, the Balance Sheets and the Profit and loss accounts over the latest three years have been considered.
From 2010 to 2012, turnover increased by 15.054% while the Gross Operating Margin rose from 11,194 to 12,667 million USD with a variation of EBITDA Margin equal to -0.46 points.
The Operating Profit grew by 9.83% to 10,065 million USD and net income reached 8,041 million USD (+4%).
The profitability indicators show an increase in ROI of 6.72 points to 53.22% and a decrease in ROE of 1.86 points to 15.67%.
From the financial point of view there was a decrease in the Debt-to-Equity Ratio, which went from -0.55 to -0.63, the result of a net equity of 51,301 million USD, and a net debt of 32,388 million USD.
Analysts estimate sales growth of approximately 5.50% for the next year, as shown in the following table.
Based on five years of prospective balance sheets as well as those from the previous three years, the Fair Value was calculated using the Discounted Cash Flow method and the result was verified using the Economic Value Added approach.
The prospective balance sheets were drawn up based on the following assumptions:
Sales growth from 5.5% to 3%
EBITDA margin of 28%
ROI from 54.52% to 58.87%
Cost of debt 1%
Constant Tax rate at 22%
Fundamental analysis, as described, calculates a Fair Value of around $25.37 per share, which, when compared with the current price of $21 (04/30/13), indicates that Cisco has a theoretical potential for growth of over 20%.
The target price average, estimated by analysts, is not very different from that calculated in detail through the analysis of fundamental data, as shown in the table below.
In other words, at the current price it is certainly a good deal since you can buy an asset worth about $25 for $21.
Sensitivity Analysis
We can estimate how the value of the company would change if our assumptions were optimistic. We focus on two of the most important financial parameters: the revenue and EBITA Margin.
We assumed a Sales growth from 5.5% to 3% and an EBITDA margin at 28%; now we want to calculate how the Fair Value would change if revenue and the EBITDA margin decreased or increased by 1% or 2%.
Based on the calculation, the best-case scenario indicates a rise in the Fair Value to $33, at worst it would drop to $19.17.
The dividends of Cisco have been doubled between years 2011 and 2012, rising from $ 0.18 per share to $ 0.36 per share. The dividend paid in the first quarter of 2013 was $ 0.14 and $ 0.56 on an annual basis. The dividend yield is about 30.30% and the payout ratio is about 25%. So even if the dividend is quite high, it is sustainable over the years and still has a large margin of growth.
Technical Analysis
From the technical point of view, Cisco is in a long-term uptrend that began in the second half of July 2012. Starting from the current year, the price has narrowed its bullish channel that has been broken down on April 4. Currently it is therefore within a short period bearish channel that retraces inside the channel of long-term bullish, mentioned above. Considering the volumes traded, around the price level of $ 20.95, from the beginning of the year to date, have been accumulated many volumes. The price range around this level, constitutes a resistance which, to be exceeded, needs strength. But once broken, this level will provide a good base of support for a possible price recovery. Another level of resistance is constituted from the intersection between the long-term bullish channel and the short-period bearish channel. The price of this level is around $21.40. Then the price could go up to about $22 and after that it would require more volume to continue his ascent towards the price of Fair Value.
Cisco System Inc. is an excellent long-term investment. It has a fair value of about $ 25.37 compared with a current price around $ 21, so a potential growth of almost 20%. The dividend is quite good with a yield of 3.30%. It is sustainable and with significant growth potential. At present, the price is retracing, therefore it would be advisable to wait for a clear sign of recovery.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, but may initiate a long position in CSCO over the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
Additional disclosure: The opinions in this article are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell the stocks mentioned. Please do your own due diligence before making any investment decision.


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We're stopping in Ogunquit overnight on our way up to Arcadia. Does anyone have any suggestions for a different place to stay on our way back? We used to do the trip in a one day drive but we're bringing our dog this time and really don't want to subject him to such a long car ride.
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Ogunquit again because you're going to love it there.
Actually though, if its july or August, Ogunquit can have terrible traffic snarls up and down route 1 ,with no way out. Probably not the greatest place for just an overnighter, as you'l have to deal with all that traffic just to get to your motel. Same problem if you choose Kennebunkport. Maybe Portland or Portsmouth?
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Thanks, I forgot to mention that is will be in the middle of September.
I did look at Portsmouth but I couldn't find a nice place to stay where I could have the dog. He's a 30 pound whippet and very good but many places add another $75 – $100 per night and that's just too much.
Kennebunkport may be a good try. This will be a Saturday so I might run into a 2 night requirement.
We've stayed in Ogunquit before and did just love it!
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Kennebunkport is a pretty dog-friendly town so that might work. After Labor Day, things empty out and after about September 15th, it should be even better as far as trying for a one night stay.
Are you just looking for a place to break up your trip, or do you plan to poke around the town? When I break up a trip like that, I like to get a little closer to home before I overnight. For you, that would mean continuing on at least another hour or 2 so you'd be probably be somewhere in Massachusetts. If you want to do that, The Boston outer suburbs have a huge number and variety of hotels, some of which should be dog friendly. I like the area around Lexington and Concord which also have nice town centers to walk around and park areas nearby for you and the pooch.
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I do think Kennebunkport is not close enough to home. The night we need is the 15th – right when they all seem to want 2 nights.
I'll check out Lexington and concord next. Thanks!
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We do the same trip with a dog, and stay at a Motel 6 near Hartford CT on the way back. Gets more driving behind us, and they don't charge for a dog.
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Okay, I found a couple of dog-friendly options. First an aLoft hotel in Lexington that is across the street from the Minuteman Natl Park which has hiking trails. No pet fee, moderate room rate. Looks hip and modern - worried it is too noisy, tho. Second is a Hyatt in Windsor, just outside of Hartford. Large suites, $25 pet fee, around the same price. No idea of what to do around there.
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I've stayed in that Aloft Hotel and the sister property across the parking lot, The Element.
Aloft can get noisy because they aim for a trendy crowd and one time I was there, there had an engagement part take over the entire lobby bar. Music even in the elevator! Small pool which was not too crowded when I was there on 2 diiferent trips. I still like the location though. Rooms are cool but with tiny bathrooms and entry area (no closet, just a small rack and shelves)
I really like Minute Man Park and as I mentioned Lexington Center close by is a nice small walkable downtown with some decent restaurants and cafes.
I know the location of the Hyatt(Hyatt Place?) in Windsor, if it's the one near a Hilton Garden Inn. Really dull location IMO as it's mostly for people who need close access to nearby corporations or the airport. We entertained ourselves in the evening by going to Target
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There is absolutely nothing tourist worthy in the Windsor, CT area other than the airport.
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I booked the Elements hotel in Lexington which is across the street from the aLoft. Great deal with AAA pricing, no fee for dog, no deposit, able to cancel. With the park and the Lexington Center nearby it seems like a good location.
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Hope you enjoy it! The Element has larger rooms and a more laid back style, so you may prefer that. I may go back to one of the 2 hotels later this summer too.
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Where would you recommend we go for dinner? We like all kinds of food but after all the lobster we'll be eating in Maine it needs to be good!
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La Quinta Inns have no pet fee, I know there is a decent one near Boston/Cambridge in Somerville Mass.
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Just checked out the La Quinta price for the heck of it and WOW it's expensive. Doesn't pay to get that close to Boston if I don't plan on going into the city I think.
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I was going to suggest The Element in Lexington. Good choice.
I stayed there last year on the way back from Bar Harbor to NY. It's a great hotel and easy to get to from the highway.
Lexington is a good midway point between BH and Philly and a picturesque little town. There are plenty of restaurants from which to choose in town.
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HP 4730mfp delivers low-cost, low-frills color printing
MFP compensates for fewer features with ease-of-use and a nice price
Most high-performance, full-featured color MFP (multifunction printer)/copier systems cost well over $10,000, plus you have to procure them through a leasing program. HP's Color LaserJet 4730mfp delivers many of the same capabilities at the attractive price of $5,199, direct from HP's Web site.
The 4730mfp supports most of the functions your office needs every day, including straightforward copying features, high-quality printing, and analog fax. Its scanner also acts as a portal to fax-server and document-management software. An internal Web site and free printer-management software give admins great latitude to monitor and control the machine. Organizations that need high-end copying features or tabloid-size paper will have to look elsewhere, but for most others, the 4730mfp is a fast, solid, affordable choice.
Unlike most MFPs, which are delivered and set up by the vendor, this model arrives in a box. But I found it easy to unpack, assemble, and install on my test network. Simple utilities can preconfigure driver settings and silently distribute the driver to users. An internal Web page provides a view of system status and reports; it's also the primary way to configure access and security -- key issues for an MFP that can store users' scans on its internal hard drive and send them over the network.
HP has released a new version of its printer administration software, Web Jetadmin 8.0 (a free download that HP really should include on the 4730mfp CDs). It incorporates a ticketing system to track printer problems, provides a report-generator module, and tracks usage patterns to project when consumables will expire. If you run a fleet of HP printers, you'll find this handy.
The 4730mfp also includes a two-month demo version of HP's DSS (Digital Sending Software) document-management system. DSS's Folder button appears on the 4730mfp's control panel, where users configure a scan and send it to any folders for which they're authorized. Using DSS's misnamed Workflow button, you can require users to enter metadata when scanning, as well as control scan settings and the downstream software that receives the scan. DSS pricing starts at $399 per MFP.
When designing the 4730mfp, HP paid attention to most mechanical details. Hinges, flaps, and panels feel sturdy. The scanner lid telescopes easily so that thick documents can squeeze onto the scanner glass, and the 50-page automatic document feeder flips over pages to scan both sides. Three 500-sheet drawers and a 100-sheet auxiliary tray can keep four kinds of media online. (Output options include a $700 three-bin "mailbox," and an $800 stapling stacker.)
The toner cartridges, transfer belt, and fuser assembly all sit behind the right-side door with clearly marked latches and easy-to-grab handles that make maintenance a snap. Printing, feeding documents, and other mechanical tasks take place in near silence. That auxiliary tray sticking out at knee height, however, is sure to provoke some loud and very bad language.
Users will find the 4730mfp's touch-screen control panel simple to use. Setting up a copy job follows a logical process. One button opens a window for describing an original; a separate button opens a window for describing the output -- for example, whether to collate or print duplex. For anyone who gets confused, the menus include about 20 printable tutorials.
The 4730mfp, however, lacks a few capabilities that you might expect or need down the road. For example, when combining several paper documents into one copy job, it can't mix single-sided and double-sided originals. Further, you can't add page numbers to a copy job, and you can't mask out unwanted areas of the page (such as page numbers on the original). I also wish the control panel LCD could preview a scan before printing or sending the image.
In my ppm (pages per minute) performance tests, the 4730mfp did well. Its 31-ppm-rated engine churned out batches of plain text documents at 28.2 ppm, but copied them a bit slower, at 25.4 ppm. On stacks of Excel tables and graphics, its print speed hit 24.2 ppm and copy speed hit 25.7 ppm. (Slight adjustments in testing methodology render the 4730mfp's scores incomparable with other recently tested printers or MFPs.)
It also did well on my image-quality tests, particularly printing. Its black was dark and very matte, and its crisp, clean text was legible down to 2-pt. type. It printed colors accurately, handled shading and textures well, and exhibited good detail. Grayscale photos looked too dark, however. On copies, the quality predictably dropped off a bit. Copied text had slightly rough edges but no spatter or fuzziness; color graphics looked slightly soft-focus but were otherwise good; moiré patterns marred grayscale photos.
The 4730mfp's color scans were not bad, but text scans disappointed me: Choppy, barbed letters and lost serifs might interfere with running them through OCR. (OCR software is not included with the 4730mfp, so I did not test that.)
One positive trade-off for a letter-size machine: Operating costs run somewhat lower than for tabloid-size machines. I estimate that printing and copying 50,000 pages, or roughly one year's output (about two-thirds of them black and one-third color), will consume $1,436, 100,000 pages will cost $2,872, and 250,000 pages will run you $9,603.
Overall, this simple, modestly priced new color MFP achieves what HP designed it to do. It can't print or copy larger document sizes, and it won't take Kinko's by storm, but it offers a solid package for a small, busy workgroup.
— The PC World Test Center contributed methodology and logistical support to this project.
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