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TTGLE is up big today on the heels of Friday's triple header news releases, which for the most part bode well for shareholders.
If you have been following my suggestion of waiting for positive events to either fully or partially exit your position, today might be a good day to do so.
Big, spiky rises like today's generally result in some sort of pullback or retraction before higher levels can be attained.
On the plus side, the technical picture could get interesting. If they have the cash, they just might buy back enough shares to make the stock extremely tight and volatile. If that becomes the case, it could trade with dramatic swings in either direction.
Here's your chart:
Nice rebound for those who had patience. Will probably quiet down from here. Long term, still way to early to call. Their plan to move forward seems reasonable on paper.
More to learn in today's conference call.
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The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Names Melissa Chiu as New Director
Melissa Chiu, museum director and senior vice president for Global Arts and Cultural Programs for the Asia Society in New York City, has been named director of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, effective Sept. 29.
Chiu (pronounced CHEW) has served as the director of the Asia Society Museum since 2004 and before that she was the curator for contemporary Asian and Asian American art (2001-2004). She launched a contemporary art collection with a gift of $1.5 million from a single benefactor to complement the museum's John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of traditional Asian art. Chiu has focused on expanding the presentation of contemporary art while building a new collection of photography and video, including major acquisitions by Nam June Paik, Yoko Ono, Mariko Mori and Yang Fudong for the Asia Society Museum.
With a staff of more than 100 and an operating budget of $29 million, the museum represents nearly half of the Asia Society's total programming budget. Under Chiu's leadership, the museum has opened up to 10 new exhibitions a year, including timely monographic exhibitions by artists such as Cai Guo-Qiang, Ai Weiwei, Yoshitomo Nara, as well as Sarah Sze, which coincided with the announcement that she would represent the United States at the Venice Biennale.
Chiu also commissioned groundbreaking international loan exhibitions devoted to modern art, including first-time presentations of Iran's pre-revolutionary period "Iran Modern" (2013) and "Art and China's Revolution" (2008), the first exhibition to focus on the art of China's Cultural Revolution.
Chiu led the opening exhibitions and programs for two new Asia Society buildings in Hong Kong and Houston that opened in 2012. Most recently, she created a series of cultural dialogues between museum leaders in China, India and the United States, such as the U.S.- China Museum Directors Forum in Beijing, which resulted in her co-editing the report "Toward a New Phase of U.S.-China Museum Collaborations" (2013).
Chiu has been an executive committee and board member of the Association of Art Museum Directors (2008-2012), a board member of The American Alliance of Museums (2010-2013) and sat on numerous committees, including the U.S. Praemium Imperiale, Academic Committee for the Shanghai Biennale and Bellagio Creative Arts Fellowship for the Rockefeller Foundation.
The Hirshhorn, the Smithsonian's museum of international modern and contemporary art, has had only five directors since its opening 40 years ago: Abram Lerner (1974-1984), James T. Demetrion (1984-2001), Ned Rifkin (2002-2005), Olga M. Viso (2005-2007) and Richard Koshalek (2009-2013).
"Melissa is an experienced, accomplished and highly respected museum leader, with 20 years of experience in curating exhibitions and managing arts organizations," said Smithsonian Secretary Wayne Clough. "She will bring the right kind of leadership to allow the Hirshhorn to take its place among the best contemporary art museums in the world."
An effective and creative fundraiser, Chiu secured about 80 percent of the Asia Society Museum's budget through gifts from individuals and foundations and new fundraising initiatives such as the Contemporary Art Council, which was established five years ago and now supports the contemporary art exhibition program with funds and donations of artworks.
"We are thrilled to have one of the museum world's rising stars coming on board to help begin a new chapter of the Hirshhorn," said Peggy Burnet, chair of the Hirshhorn's board of trustees who served on the search committee. "Melissa is a proven leader with a global perspective. As we head into the celebration of our 40th anniversary and look to the future, we believe Melissa has the vision and experience to ensure that the Hirshhorn remains an integral part of the Smithsonian experience on the National Mall and a leader in the field of modern and contemporary art."
Before joining the Asia Society, Chiu was the founding director of the Asia-Australia Arts Centre in Sydney from 1996 until 2001 when she moved to New York. The Centre was housed in a renovated historic building and supported by a combination of private and government funds. Chiu organized exhibits, including displays of newly commissioned works, and created evening programs of video art and performances to attract younger visitors.

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Zach Lowry wrote:
> James W. McKeand wrote:
>> Why use 1-to-1 NAT? Is the External IP for the mail server the same
>> as the WAN IP? Have you considered using Server NAT and the open
>> ports you need (SMTP, POP3, IMAP, etc...)?
> Server NAT makes no change to my problem. Thanks though.
Sorry, it didn't help...
Could this be an iteration of the classic lannat issue?
(http://www.m0n0.ch/wall/docbook/faq-lannat.html) But, because you are
coming from the OPT/WI network it is somehow complicating things.
You shouldn't need any static routes. You have the DNS forwarder
substituting the LAN IP for the Public IP for mail.zachlowry.com. The
m0n0wall is the primary DNS for the WI network. You have the rules to
allow "LAN to any" (default) and "WI to any" (would of added this) it
should just work.
The only thing I can think of is a stale DNS cache on the laptop (or
any machine) in the WI network. The laptop *thinks* it knows the IP of
mail.zachlowry.com (public IP) and does not query the m0n0wall for the
DNS. If it is a Windows machine, running "ipconfig /flushdns" from a
command prompt would purge the DNS Resolver cache.
Hope this helps and that I'm not beating a dead horse...
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How many authors are there here ? I can see almost 4500 people who sold at least 1 item but what about the total number ?
And how many visitors per day or month ? Or is it a secret ?
I like numbers
total members at the time i'm typing this is 350,183 – you can find it at the bottom of the screen…
Well they do tell us how many accounts there are, 350,183. Thats really the important number since you need an account to buy anything.
But yeah knowing more is always nice.
edit: I've been ninja'd!
You're right but I meant the number of authors, not accounts
...maybe we should count
no… of course we will not do that… who will like to count till 5163
total authors is 4491, taken from top right of the top authors page
i'm guessing there can't be that many who haven't sold anything at all…


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Aug 28, 2013 - By Katie Roenigk, Staff WriterRiverton firefighters were called twice Saturday to a fire involving a tractor-trailer combination at a local truck stop.
The initial call came in at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday from the 800 block of South Federal Boulevard. Fire chief Mike Hutchison said an electrical problem in the sleeper portion of the tractor cab set the interior of the truck ablaze.
The driver of the truck extinguished most of the flames before crews arrived on scene, Hutchison said.
"He was able to knock most
of it down with a fire extinguisher, and somebody that was nearby there had a fire extinguisher also that they used," he said.
Regardless, the interior of the cab was damaged, with upholstery melting off of the walls and a hole burned through the fiberglass in the truck's sleeping area.
Hutchison said clothing and other items were removed from the cab during the initial incident, and those were what caught fire later in the day.
"There was some clothing that was still smoldering," Hutchison said. "(The trucker) apparently thought it was all out, and he stacked it up on the back of the truck behind the sleeper."
Crews were called back to the truck stop at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday to douse the pile of clothing. Hutchison said the second blaze burned through some airlines on the back of the tractor. No one was injured in either incident.
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03/20/2014 4:01amWhen Northampton Community College canceled spring break to make up for excessive snow days, students decided to protest — by wearing flip-flops, bathing suits and tank tops to class. Not to mention plastic leis.
Swiss Emmentaler named world's best cheese
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Yes, certainly flushing the eye out with water can only help.
what about the bruise and the blurriness
You can also use artificial tears 3-4x/day in that eye to help it feel better. But if you're pretty sure it just hit your lid and didn't get in your eye, then using cool compresses (ice) and using Tylenol or ibuprofen may be the best thing, for the bruise. The artificial tears are going to help with the blurriness.
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it felt like i whipped my eyeball as well
is there some signs that i should be looking for as to be overly concerned
I would use these measures as I've described just now, but if your eye continues to be light sensitive and painful then I would recommend going to see your ophthalmologist because there can be such an intense inflammatory reaction in the eye that it sometimes needs prescription medicine to calm things down. If your vision is significantly affected now or your pupil is not round in that eye, or if there is a big patch of blood on the white of the eye, then I would be concerned for damage to the eye and I would recommend seeing your ophthalmologist now in that case.
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Benzodiazapine withdrawal has been documented to be forty times harder to withdraw from than heroin, and many people are disabled for years from protracted withdrawal syndromes. In Britain this is recognized as a public health epidemic. This article suggests that these drugs are safe and non-addictive.
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May 2, 2013
Tim Judson, Citizens Awareness Network: (212) 729-1169
Jessica Azulay, Alliance for a Green Economy: (315) 480-1515
Deb Katz, Citizens Awareness Network: (413) 339-5781
Chris Williams Vermont Citizens Action Network (802) 929-1074
Mary Lampert, Pilgrim Watch: (781) 934-0389
What: Concerned residents of New York, Vermont and Massachusetts will testify in front of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission Petition Review Board about their petition for emergency enforcement action against Entergy Nuclear Operations and its subsidiaries. The petitioners will present the case that Entergy is in violation of NRC regulations by operating two Northeast Reactors at a financial loss. They will make the case that the company's economic problems increase the likelihood of major nuclear accidents at the James A FitzPatrick plant in Oswego, New York and Vermont Yankee plant in Vernon, Vermont, and that the NRC must suspend operations at these reactors. They will also request that the NRC investigate the Pilgrim nuclear reactor in Plymouth, Massachusetts to see if it, too, is in violation of the NRC's financial qualifications requirements.
Where: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, One White Flint, HQ-OWFN-16B4, Rockville. Maryland
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When: Tuesday. May 7,2013, 1 :00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
Background: NRC regulations require nuclear companies to be "financially qualified" to operate and maintain nuclear reactors safely. Recent analyses by the financial services company UBS have stated that Entergy is will be operating FitzPatrick and Vermont Yankee reactors at a financial loss for the foreseeable future. UBS additionally reports that Pilgrim may also be losing money. Citizens Awareness Network (Massachusetts, Vermont, and New York), Alliance for a Green Economy (New York), Pilgrim Watch (Massachusetts), and Vermont Citizens Action Network (Vermont) filed a joint emergency enforcement petition on March 18, 2013 challenging Entergy's financial qualifications to operate the three reactors based on the UBS analyses.
The petition points to the inherent conflict between nuclear safety and Entergy's short-term bottom line at its economically troubled reactors. Entergy is likely reluctant to spend money on equipment maintenance and replacement as well as safety improvements. It points to a string of recent equipment failures and emergency shutdowns at the plants and asks the NRC to determine whether there is a connection between these failures and Entergy's economic issues.
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Post subject: Alfred E. Neuman History Show at EMU in Ypsilanti, Michigan
"Alfred, We Hardly Knew Thee"
is the definitive Alfred E. Neuman history exhibit. This exhibit and gallery tour is brought to you by Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan and John E. Hett of The Journal of MADness.
The exhibit is located in the Ford Art Gallery and will be on display free to the public from January 9th through February 7th 2008.
On Wednesday January 23rd there will be a reception, lecture, and gallery tour with MAD and EC Comics legend
Al Feldstein
and The Journal of MADness' John E. Hett. This program will be at Eastern Michigan University at the Halle Library Auditorium 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. This one night only presentation will feature lectures on the evolution of the Alfred image with John E. Hett followed by Al Feldstein's discussion of his use of the Alfred image.
The entire event is CHEAP! Actually, its free!
If MAD collectors or fans can't make it for the lecture on the 23rd please contact John E. Hett for a private walk and talk at the gallery. There are over 300 Alfred items in the show ranging from 1835 to 2007. This show is the premise for the upcoming rumored Journal of MADness Alfred History book. Come see it for free before you have to pay for it!
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1835? I didn't know Mad had history that long ago, or that Bill Gains was over 200 years old when he died?
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1835? I didn't know Mad had history that long ago, or that Bill
was over 200 years old when he died?
I'm not sure who Bill Gains is (unless you mean Bill
), but it's a well known fact that images upon which the Alfred E. Neuman mascot were eventually based existed long before being adapted by MAD. For example see, Chapter 8 (Alfred E. Neuman: The Untold Story) in Completely MAD by Maria Reidelbach. The exhibit will show images that gradually evolved into Alfred E. Neuman that are even older than those pictured in Completely MAD.
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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:18 am
Post subject: The History of the Alfred Image.
Dear MAD Eggheads,
The origin of Alfred E. Neuman has been debated for years and it was Gaines himself who ordered the search for the first Alfred image. He never found it. But he did dig back to the late 1890's for a direct ancestor. This show seeks to explain the origins of the image that came to be known as Alfred E. Neuman and it's history prior to the 1890's.
This show will also explain the origin of the phrase "What - Me Worry" and how it came to be associated with the Alfred image. This linguistic element goes back to the 1840's! Yes, I know that statement is going to piss off many people but it is true and I will explain it for the first time on January 23rd at Eastern Michigan University. No Joke! Remember folks, MAD Magazine didn't invent the image or the phrase "What - Me Worry?" Those were both public domain. What MAD did was name the image Alfred E. Neuman and copyright the 1956 Norman Mingo image. On January 23rd Albert Feldstein will discuss this at Eastern Michigan University.
Below is an article from the upcoming The Journal of MADness #16 that should give a nice overview of the show. (JoM #16 will mail to subscribers next week and be available at Eastern Michigan University at the show. It only has a print run of 500.) Please read below!
Yours in MADness,
John E. Hett
Publisher and Editor
The Journal of MADness
The Origin of the Alfred E. Neuman Image
America loves an idiot. So its no wonder America has loved Alfred E. Neuman for nearly 200 years! Since 1954 Alfred has been the irreverent trademark for MAD Magazine and its satirical approach to viewing the world. One needs only to look at that impish, worry free face to imagine what the contents of MAD might contain; subversion and humor! Under the editorial leadership of Albert Feldstein (1925-), the Alfred E. Neuman image was redesigned from a public domain image that was first used by MAD creator Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993) on the cover of paperback anthology The MAD Reader in 1954. Kurtzman continued to use the image as a clever throw-away gag throughout the MAD comic book and magazine until 1956 when he left MAD to edit Hugh Hefners new humor magazine, TRUMP. Once Kurtzman left, Bill Gaines (1922-1992) hired Feldstein, who was displaced by the collapse of E.C. Comics, to replace Kurtzman as editor and chief architect of MAD.
Al Feldstein had taken over a successful humor magazine that had struck a chord in a skeptical post-War America. Like many successful products, he wanted MAD Magazine to have a trademark of its own to create immediate brand recognition. The Alfred image would become that trademark. (Al Feldstein had first experimented with an impish childlike image on the covers of his first humor comic E.C.s Panic #1 and Panic #2 from early 1954.) After searching for the artist who would create the definitive modern Alfred E. Neuman, Feldstein hired famed illustrator Norman Mingo (1898-1980) to complete the job. Norman Mingos Alfred E. Neuman was first unveiled on the cover of MAD #30 in December 1956. After floating around the public domain for nearly 150 years, Albert Feldstein gave the Alfred image a home and relaunched the most influential magazine in the second half of the 20th Century. But where was Alfred those previous 150 years and is there a definitive early Alfred E. Neuman image?
The earliest Alfred E. Neuman look-a-like appeared in PUCK #73, March 1877, by editor and artist, Joseph Keppler (1838-1894). This political cartoon, Kearney is Coming featured a descendent of the modern Mingo version of Alfred E. Neuman that has some eerie similarities. Superimposed, these two images line up almost perfectly. But this image of the Irish-American Anarchist Denis Kearney of San Francisco is just one of many in a long line of images that would eventually evolve into Alfred E. Neuman.
Alfred evolved over time from derogatory Irish caricatures found in English and American dailies beginning in the late 1790s. Unfortunately, many early images are lost to time because these dailies did not survive. But we can piece together how they developed. During the 18th and 19th centuries there were many pseudo-scientific studies that sought to classify race into categories of intelligence and temperament. In the 18th Century physiognomy, the study of facial angles and their impact on intelligence, came to define how cultures were classified and understood. In England the work of men such as Pieter Camper (1722-1789) determined that Celts, or white Negroes, had a facial angle of 70 degrees. The Irish, or white negroes, were thus categorized only one classification above the orangutan and its facial angle of 58 degrees. Based on these angles, illustrators naturally began to draw caricatures of the Irishman containing simian features. These caricatures revealed the racism of the times and chronicled the largely anti-Catholic bigotry that plagued the Irish abroad and in America. These images depicted the Irish as ape-like, bomb-throwing anarchists hell bent on sovereignty for Ireland. This menacing and uneducated creature or The Irish Frankenstein made a dramatic appearance in PUNCH, November 4, 1843, and quickly replaced the country bumpkin Paddy Irish caricature that had previously been the standard for cartoonists. Over time, the Irish Frankenstein would begin to give way to another interpretation of the image, the worry-free Irishman.
By the 1860s the evolution of Alfred was entering the worry free phase. This caricature can best be described as the lethargic Alfred. Matt Morgans The Irish Frankenstein first appeared in The Tomahawk in 1869, and is a great example of the simian Irish Frankenstein nursing a barrel of malt while in a drunken stupor, oblivious to the problems that confront him. Perhaps this message wasnt the artists intent, but it was what readers often took away from the caricature. The worry-free Irish immigrant would soon be co-opted by advertisers as well as political cartoonists.
An 1882 PUCK illustration by Frederick Opper, The King of A-Shantee, shows the simian Paddy and female character, Bridget oblivious to their less than glamorous lifestyle. PUCK illustrators, Frederick Opper (1857-1937) and Thomas Keppler often chided the newly arrived Irish for their blind allegiance to the Papacy, the Nationalist Movement back home, political bosses, and their utter lack of concern for their large families and rampant alcoholism. The subtext for the Irish caricature was, Me Worry? By 1880, advertisers were using the apelike Paddy and Bridget to promote a vast array of products in the form of Victorian trade cards. Bridget, often seen as a domestic, was a spokes-woman for cleaning supplies, coffee and tea. Paddy was used to promote coffee, cigars, meat products, alcohol, grocery stores, and dangerous life threatening patent medicines. Advertisers believed that the worry free Irishman was a safe and identifiable image that was understood by American consumers. This slothful and disarmingly humorous image began yet another transition in the pages of PUCK. Frederick Opper began to streamline the image and made him a boy. The Small Boy, as Opper called him, was a direct descendant of his Irish parents with his disheveled hair, gapped teeth, jug ears, and worry free disposition. This image began to slowly filter through print sources to become an industry-wide public domain image used by cartoonists like R.F. Outcault as early as 1893. Rudolph Dirks, creator of The Katzenjammer Kids, created the first Sunday Funny using the Alfred image on April 1, 1900 entitled, The Medal For Goodness.
For generations, cartoonists and the public had internalized these images and made subtle changes that are very easy to track through time if you look in the right places. The slow evolution brought about a new definition with every successive generation. The image had changed over time. By 1894 the Alfred image had changed again. He had transcended worry and had become the face of humor in early American cartoons. Fifty-four years later Harvey Kurtzman and Albert Feldstein elevated and canonized Alfred E. Neuman as the face of MAD Magazine and humor in America.
Alfred, We Hardly Knew Thee, is just a small sample of the images and artifacts that tell the story of a face that has been with us from George Washington to George W. Bush. With luck, he will be with us for another 200 years. What - Me Worry?
John E. Hett
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1835? I didn't know Mad had history that long ago, or that Bill
was over 200 years old when he died?
I'm not sure who Bill Gains is (unless you mean Bill
), but it's a well known fact that images upon which the Alfred E. Neuman mascot were eventually based existed long before being adapted by MAD. For example see, Chapter 8 (Alfred E. Neuman: The Untold Story) in Completely MAD by Maria Reidelbach. The exhibit will show images that gradually evolved into Alfred E. Neuman that are even older than those pictured in Completely MAD.
Again I type too fast lol.
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John- Sounds like a really good show. I wish I was just closer to it. God luck with the show!
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) could be an allusion to Benjamin Jowett's face. Jowett was an Oxford contemporary of Lewis Carroll.
After my Butcher/Jowett comparison I run into a page published by . He discovered a resemblance between Henry Holiday's depiction of T
he Butcher
Alfred E. Neuman
. Neuendorffer wrote: "When Mad Magazine was sued for copyright infringement, one defense it used was that it had copied the picture from materials dating back to 1911." Incidentilly, my first copy of the
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Gilt Groupe announces internal changes
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New York -- Gilt Groupe today announced that Susan Lyne will become chairman of the company and Kevin Ryan will assume the role of CEO. Previously Ryan served as chairman and Lyne as CEO.
"Over the last two years Susan has done an unbelievable job driving Gilt to category leadeInternal changes at Gilt Groupe, members only buying clubrship. The company today operates six distinct business lines, employs 500 people and works with over 1,000 brands," Ryan said. "This change will enable Susan to focus on new markets and businesses, key partnerships, and strategic opportunities, while I focus on the day-to-day operational side of the business. We have a great working partnership, and we are confident that this division of roles will allow us to scale the business more rapidly and increase our lead in the marketplace."
"The growth Gilt has experienced is a testament to its innovative model and the team's strong execution," Lyne said. "Kevin and I share a vision for the company's future, having worked full-time side by side throughout the last two years and will continue to do so going forward. I have total confidence in his skills as an operator. He led DoubleClick for nine years as president and then CEO, fostering its growth from a 20-person startup to a publicly traded leader with over 1,500 employees."
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keyboard and the event-consumption mechanism of your UI layer. You might
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NewBo Demonstrates Universal Design Principles in Gardens
Have you ever seen a garden designed using universal design principles? Would you like to discover different varieties of delicious vegetables to grow in your own garden? The Learning Garden at NewBo City Market, 1100 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids, offers visitors all that and more.
Linn County Master Gardner and NewBo City Market volunteer Lori Klopfenstein describes the project and what you will find when you go for a visit.
Q :What is the story on that garden project going on at the NewBo Market?
A : The Learning Garden is a joint community outreach project between the NewBo City Market and Linn County Extension Master Gardeners.
Located directly in front of the NewBo's 5,000 gallon, roosteremblazoned cistern, the purpose of the Learning Garden is to promote nutritional self-sufficiency by demonstrating the growing, harvesting and preparation of food crops. During the growing season, there will be a presentation on some aspect of food production technique each Saturday at 10 a.m. at the garden site (a list of upcoming presentations is at the end of this article).
This year the garden plan has focused on plants that are included in the Slow Food USA's 'Ark of Taste,' varieties of food crops typically grown in our Midwestern region that are at risk of becoming extinct. (For more detailed information on the Ark of Taste, go to Slowfoodusa.org.) Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah has been the generous sponsor of this year's Learning Garden plant materials.
At the moment, you can find squash, corn, ground cherries, tomatoes, peppers, beans and watermelon all trying to make up for lost growing time in three of the eventual five raised beds that will comprise the 2013 Learning Garden. (For detailed information on each of the plants being grown in the Learning Garden this year, go to newbocitymarket.com/ garden.) The Learning Garden was designed using the principals of universal design, a design philosophy that strives to make any space accessible to the greatest possible range of individuals.
To this end, it consists of five raised masonry beds - raised for access by people of all heights, as well as those in chairs, and masonry for durability and to provide a working ledge.
Three of the five beds are finished at this time, with the remaining two to be finished in time for cool season planting. Each bed is 4-feet-by-26feet long and roughly 2 1/2 feet high. There is a base layer of gravel in each for drainage and the remaining 18 or so inches is compost. Before this area is considered complete, there will be some sort of level, permeable path laid between each bed.
The beds are spaced 36 inches apart from each other. This construction project has been executed by volunteers.
The Learning Garden is a work in progress.
Plans for 2014 include a continuation of the raised bed curriculum, a permanent compost demo site, hops grown on the 'living wall' structures already installed near the Learning Garden (to subsequently be brewed for a NewBo Market beer), and 'living tunnels' for the playground area, which is also under development. Master Gardener demonstrations each Saturday in August will include: Judy Stevens this week; Debbie Main on Aug. 17 and Beulah Dvorak on Aug. 24. Taste the garden bounty at an event at 10 a.m. Aug. 31.
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Samsung Galaxy Rush M830 Specifications and Features
Samsung Galaxy Rush runs on Android OS v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with the support of 1 GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 205 GPU, and 768 MB RAM. It comes with 3.5" TFT capacitive touchscreen, featuring 320 x 480 pixels resolution, Touch sensitive controls, Multitouch, Accelerometer and Proximity sensor. For the storage, 2 GB of internal storage is available along with microSD card support up to 32 GB.
The connectivity features include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP; and microUSB v2.0. On the camera sector, the phone has 3.15 MP camera with autofocus, Geo-tagging, touch focus, smile detection, and video recording capability. On the front side of the phone, you can also find a secondary 1.3MP camera.
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CBS Provides White House Victory Lap Over Declining Childhood Obesity Rates
For the first time in a generation, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported improvements in obesity rates for low-income preschoolers in 19 states across. Following the small but rare improvement, CBS This Morning took to the airwaves on August 7 to give White House chef Sam Kass a victory lap on the CDC's findings.
Appearing on Wednesday, Norah O'Donnell beamed about the exclusive interview that viewers will "see only on CBS This Morning." O'Donnell began her interview with softball questions with Kass, clearly wanting to prop up First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign:
This has been a signature issue for Mrs. Obama the Let's Move campaign which you're involved in as a chef. What about the campaign do you think led to this drop in obesity rates?
Unfortunately for O'Donnell, the White House chef didn't give her the answer she wanted, and failed to credit Mrs. Obama's plan for the drop in obesity rates, saying that, "Well, I don't think there's any one cause that we can see to, you know, to give us this drop. It's a complex issue and we need complex solutions."
Fill-in host Anthony Mason tried his best to follow up O'Donnell's victory lap with the White House but failed when asking about the changes made to the Women Infant and Children (WIC) program which eliminated juice and replacing it with low-fat milk. Kass, was unable to convey the same joy that O'Donnell expressed, commenting that, "I don't think you're going to be able to see here's the one reason we're seeing the decline because there's a lot of reasons that we're seeing the troubles that we had."
On a side note, given that the Washington Post recently revealed that Sam Kass is currently dating MSNBC's Alex Wagner, it will be interesting to see how CBS's competitor handles the new CDC obesity data.
See relevant transcript below.
CBS This Morning
August 7, 2013
7:31 a.m. Eastern
NORAH O'DONNELL: And there's a new and positive development in America's fight against childhood obesity. For the first time the CDC reports a modest drop in obesity for low-income preschoolers in 19 states. With us now from Washington Sam Kass, a White House advisor, chef and point man for Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign. He joins us for an interview you'll see only on CBS This Morning. Good morning, Sam.
SAM KASS: Good morning. How are you?
O'DONNELL: I'm great. I'm great. So what did you think when you heard this news from the CDC that these obesity rates are going down?
KASS: You know we were just thrilled and the first lady was absolutely overjoyed. We're really seeing the country united around our kids' health. And for the first time in decades we're really seeing a shift downward. And that is an unprecedented breakthrough and knows that our actions and all the efforts from around the country and with the First Lady are really making the difference. So we've got to a long way to go, but we're on the right track.
O'DONNELL: This has been a signature issue for Mrs. Obama the Let's Move campaign which you're involved in as a chef. What about the campaign do you think led to this drop in obesity rates?
KASS: Well, I don't think there's any one cause that we can see to, you know, to give us this drop. It's a complex issue and we need complex solutions but we know that early childhood is such an important component of making sure our kids are on the right path to a healthy life. And so the first lady launched "Let's Move" child care and that is working with over 10,000 childcare centers from across the country to get healthier snacks, better beverages, to make sure that kids aren't getting too much screen time and that they're running around and that leadership from childcare providers from around the country I know is making a big difference but it's been a lot of efforts from leadership across the country that's going to lead to declines as broad as these.
ANTHONY MASON: Sam, the CDC says much of the credit is due to changes in the government's food plan like removing juice and adding low fat milk. Is there any real evidence that that 's making a difference?
KASS: I think we know that improving -- I think you're referring to the WIC program. Improving the food that's available to mothers and early childhood kids is absolutely critical to getting them to on to a healthy start. So I don't think you're going to be able to see here's the one reason we're seeing the decline because there's a lot of reasons that we're seeing the troubles that we had, but we know that for the first time in over three decades since the beginning of this epidemic, we're seeing broad declines and it's not happening by mistake. It's happening because people are stepping up from parents, teachers, doctors and community leaders to really make some changes and that's why we're seeing such good results.
O'DONNELL: Alright, Sam Kass, good to see you. Thank you.
KASS: Great to see you, thank you so much.


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US stocks rose to a 19-month high on Friday as Merck eased concerns about the impact of healthcare reform, saying its costs would be relatively low.
Energy shares lifted the broad market after oil rose 1.7 per cent to above $US85 a barrel on positive economic data. The S&P energy index gained 2.3 per cent, while Chevron was up 1.8 per cent at $US82.67.
Merck & Co jumped 5 per cent to $US35.46, making it the top gainer on the Dow. The drugmaker said its costs related to US healthcare reform will be a far smaller percentage of total company sales compared with rival drugmakers.
The news helped the sector rebound after a two-day selloff on fears over the impact from the new healthcare overhaul law. The S&P healthcare index was up 1.1 per cent but is down 2.5 per cent for the month.
"The sector has been a dismal performer for almost a month now, so maybe investors are finally beginning to get their hands around all the minutia in the legislation that was passed and what it actually means for companies in the near term," said Jeff Kleintop, chief market strategist at LPL Financial in Boston.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 69.99 points, or 0.63 per cent, to 11,204.28. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 8.61 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 1217.28. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 11.08 points, or 0.44 per cent, to 2530.15.
For the week, the S&P 500 was up 2.1 per cent, the Dow gained 1.7 per cent and the Nasdaq rose 2 per cent. It was the eighth straight week of gains for the Dow and Nasdaq, while the S&P has gained in seven of the past eight weeks.
On earnings, American Express rose 2.7 per cent to $US48.05 after its results beat expectations and the credit card company struck an optimistic tone about future client spending.
Strong earnings have contributed to the market's gains in recent weeks, with the benchmark S&P 500 up nearly 80 per cent from the 12-year lows of March 2009.
But keeping gains in check was jitters over the high debt loads of some euro zone nations after Greece appealed to its European partners and the International Monetary Fund for emergency loans.
Homebuilders were up 3.3 per cent after data showed sales of newly built single-family homes rose last month to their highest level in eight months.
The homebuilders index racked up its biggest weekly advance since July 2009, rising 12.8 per cent, and is on track for its sixth straight month of gains.
In other data, new orders for durable manufactured goods excluding transportation posted the largest gain in over two years.
"That lends further credence to our belief that the manufacturing portion of the economy has already turned for the positive," said Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist at Federated Investors in New York.
The Nasdaq's gains were limited by Qualcomm and Amazon.com, which both gave disappointing forecasts earlier this week. Qualcomm fell 2.8 per cent to $US38.25 and Amazon was down 4.3 per cent at $US143.63.
Microsoft slipped 1.3 per cent to $US30.99 after it reported its quarterly profit jumped, but the report failed to meet Wall Street's heightened expectations.
About 9.28 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, slightly below last year's estimated daily average of 9.65 billion.
Advancing stocks slightly outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by 2,161 to 869, while on the Nasdaq, advancers beat decliners 1,702 to 991.


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Calling all true New Yorkers who love their dogs! Yes, you have the Manhattan Skyline and Central Park. You can dine with your dog at upscale Fido-friendly eateries, hail a taxi and pamper your canine pal at indoor doggy day cares 365 days a year.
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Mark your calendars for June 22, 2012. Set your watches – THE best dog party on the planet kicks off promptly at 7 p.m.
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Location: The Spot Experience, 105 W. 72nd Street, New York 10023.
Party Hours: 7-10 p.m. (arrive a bit early as this party kicks off on time!)
Activities: Prepare you and your pooch for three hours of non-stop fun with a full slate of activities, ranging from K9 Karaoke to games like Snoopy Says to 'pawsome' prizes and surprise celebrity appearances!
Tickets: $25 per person: (or more if you are feeling generous!). All party attendees will receive goody bags containing more than $50 in cool pet products and coupons! 100 percent of all net proceeds from the New York City Party will be donated to Bideawee!
Attendees: People and their well-mannered dogs who are current on their vaccinations and ready to paw-tee!
2011 Flashback: The first NDPD took place in New York City and San Diego and featured "top dogs" in the pet world, fun party games, lip-smacking treats, fashion shows and even a flash mob dance. Thanks to our sponsors, we raised more than $5,000 in giveaways and awarded checks to our worthy charities: the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA plus the Mayor's Alliance for New York City's Animals. With your help, we can raise even more and offer even bigger prizes!
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Hackett responds to Limbaugh "resumé padding" slur
During an appearance with nationally syndicated radio host Ed Schultz [1], former Democratic congressional candidate Paul Hackett responded to Rush Limbaugh's baseless accusation [2] on the August 2 edition of his radio show that Hackett served in Iraq "to pad his resumé." As noted [3] on the weblog MyDD [3], Hackett retorted that Limbaugh "doesn't know squat about patriotism." "I went to Iraq because I wanted to serve my country and be with my Marines," he said. Hackett later described the reactions to Limbaugh's August 2 comments. "Ask him why his phone lines were clogged up," he said. "That's because he was getting thousands of calls from veterans from this war and other wars who were clogging up his phone lines, giving him an earful."
Hackett, a Marine Corps veteran, re-enlisted last year. The New York Times reported [4] that "Mr. Hackett spent seven months in Iraq leading a civil affairs unit in Ramadi and Fallujah before returning to Ohio in March." On August 2, he narrowly lost a special election to Republican Jean Schmidt for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District seat.
From the August 9 broadcast of The Ed Schultz Show:
SCHULTZ: Well, I know you inspired a lot of people in this country and gave a lot of people hope. Because eventually, this is going to start to turn. You weren't given half a chance, in many respects. And you were vilified. In fact, the No. 1 conservative talker in this country, Rush Limbaugh, said you went to Iraq to pad your resumé. How do you take that kind of conversation?
HACKETT: That's typical for that fat-ass drug addict to come up with something like that. There's a guy -- I didn't hear this, but actually when I was on drill this weekend, I've got to tell you, he lost a lot of Republican supporters with his comments. Because they were coming up to me, telling me, "I can't believe he said that! And besides that, he called you a soldier. He doesn't know the difference between a soldier and a Marine!"
So generally, the consensus is, you know, Rush doesn't know squat about patriotism. He's typical of the new Republican. He's got a lot of lip, and he doesn't walk the walk. The fact of the matter is, I went to Iraq to serve my country. I left my nice house, my nice wife, by my choice because I thought it was the right thing to do. And man, if I was good enough to be able to see into the future that Rob Portman was going to step down from Congress, I mean, I should actually be running for something a lot more than Congress. I went to Iraq because I wanted to serve my country and be with my Marines.
I think it probably says more about Rush Limbaugh than it does anybody else that he comes up with those thought processes. And I think it's indicative of today's Republican Party, which is patriotic-lite translated to anybody who serves their country who truly who truly serves their country and demonstrates it by their actions as opposed to their flapping gums.
They want to attack us. But the fact of the matter is, they can attack me, but I punch back just as hard as I get. Ask Rush how come he wasn't taking phone calls for the two days when he was on the attack with me. Ask him why his phone lines were clogged up. And that's because he was getting thousands of calls from veterans from this war and other wars who were clogging up his phone lines, giving him an earful.
From the August 2 broadcast of The Rush Limbaugh Show:
LIMBAUGH: OK, if you go to the top of our homepage at RushLimbaugh.com, you'll find a link to see this Hackett ad, and it is amazing. The libs, once again trying to hide behind a military uniform. It didn't work for Kerry. I can't imagine it's going to work for Hackett, but we'll see. But you gotta see this ad to believe it.
Now, the thing that is interesting about that is, is this ad. What we have here, folks, is a Democrat who is, once again, a liberal. Let's not even say Democrat. He's a -- but he is -- but he is a liberal and, once again, as a caller said not long ago from Ohio, Paul Hackett is trying to hide his liberalism behind a military uniform. Stop and think. When was the last time the Democrats tried that? When was the last time the Democrats tried to hide their liberalism behind a military uniform? I think his name was John Kerry, ladies and gentlemen.
Let me tell you what this really is. This is more a test of Hillary Clinton and her new deceptions about being a moderate. Let's just see if a liberal Democrat can win an election in a Republican district lying to the voters. That's the test here. If there's anything bellwether about this, it is this question. Can a liberal Democrat, hiding behind a military uniform, win in a Republican district while lying and denying his liberalism?
Well, you're just -- I mean, you're illustrating here the deceit that makes up this whole campaign, and the whole ad. So, you know, to get into a parsing of it is, you know, it's not the point. You know, that's getting into process, missing the big picture. The big picture here is they got another liberal Democrat trying to hide behind a military uniform and fool people in thinking he's a hawk when he's just the exact opposite.
Some Democrat somewhere, some lib, is tutoring this guy on how to be fraudulent and deceptive. He may have -- as a liberal, he may come by it naturally. I have to grant that possibility. Was [Democratic strategist James] Carville out there? Carville was out there campaign -- so Max Cleland was out there cam -- well, now, Cleland's uniform didn't help him in his re-election either. Back in, what was it, 2002, so, hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm. Plot thickens, James Carville advertising assistance to Paul Hackett.
By the way, folks, don't -- [former Sen.] John Glenn [D-OH] was there? John Glenn was helping him. Well. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. So, we do have a high-ranking Democrat help, and so we know that the strategy from the highest levels of the Democratic Party is deceit, lies and deceit. You would think after Kerry that they would learn you can't win hiding behind a military uniform when you're a lib. But they're trying -- I guess they do -- and I think Kerry was the wrong guy. This guy Hackett's the right guy.
All right, we've learned a couple other things. This Paul Hackett is a trial lawyer, folks (laughing). He's a personal injury lawyer like [2004 Democratic vice presidential candidate] John Edwards. And it appears that, you know, he goes to Iraq to pad the resumé, come back and run as a big supporter of the war, or at least finishing the project over there.
This is a personal injury trial lawyer in the mold of John Edwards, the Breck Girl, who is trying to hide once again his liberalism behind a military uniform. You would think they would learn.
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2047: The Writing on the Wall
By Suzanne Pepper
Hong Kong may never have a truly democratic local election system, according to Suzanne Pepper, an American writer who lives in Hong Kong. Instead, there are signs that Beijing's plans for the city include more "patriotic" education for its citizens and an indirectly-elected legislature patterned after the mainland's people's congress.
The Emergence of New Media in Hong Kong Politics
By Rikkie L.K. Yeung
Hong Kong's pro-democracy forces are beginning to use blogs, Internet fund-raising, homemade videos and other electronic means to win greater public support, writes Rikkie L.K. Yeung, a public affairs consultant in Hong Kong. But they lag far behind their American counterparts in their grasp of these methods for several reasons.
By Sonny Lo
The growth of casino capitalism in Macao—fueled in particular by investment from Las Vegas—is giving the former Portugese colony new prosperity. But Sonny Lo, a professor of political science at the University of Waterloo in Canada, argues that it is also creating new and wasteful competition among the Pearl River Delta's four main urban centers.
By Naubahar Sharif
Like its Asian counterparts, the Hong Kong government has tried to promote innovation in its economy. However, writes Naubahur Sharif, a professor in the social sciences division of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the main results so far include overlapping and confusing bureaucracies, with few technological gains. The present system should be discarded.
By Christine Loh
The government has taken some important steps to stem the decline of Hong Kong's environment. But Christine Loh, CEO of the think-tank Civic-Exchange, reviews what has been accomplished and what remains to do, and concludes that the overall plans and leadership remain inadequate—even though Hong Kong has the wealth and talent needed for the task.


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The leader of the team that created Dolly the sheep defended human cloning research today because of its huge medical potential and said cloning babies could be justified in preventing genetic disease.
Although Ian Wilmut, of Scotland's Roslin Institute, is "implacably opposed" to human reproductive cloning he said it could be beneficial in some cases.
"I do envisage that producing cloned babies could be desirable under certain circumstances, such as preventing genetic disease," he said in a commentary in New Scientist magazine.
Human cloning became a reality when South Korean scientists announced last week that they had cloned several human embryos to study stem cells - master cells that can be coaxed to form into any type of cell in the body.
The achievement was hailed by scientists, condemned by religious leaders and sparked new calls for a global ban on human reproductive cloning.
Wilmut acknowledged that far too little is known about the technology and that safety is a major concern, but he believes creating an embryo through in-vitro fertilisation and correcting a diseased gene using embryonic stem cells may one day be possible.
"To do this, you would take the nucleus from one of the corrected embryonic stem cells and transfer it into an egg. The resulting embryo would be the identical twin of the original embryo but with the diseased gene corrected in every one of its cells," he said in the magazine.
But the initial application of cloning technology will be to study diseases and find new treatments. Wilmut and his colleagues and other laboratories plan to apply for licenses for permission to study human cloning in Britain.
Stem cells can be extracted from spare IVF embryos but they could trigger an immune response in recipients. Human cloning would provide patients with tissue-matched stem cells and eliminate any problem of rejection by the body.
"Transplants of stem cells that are genetically identical to their recipients promise new treatments, such as repairing damaged heart muscles following a heart attack," said Wilmut.
Such applications are still some way off and much more research is needed to develop the technology. Wilmut's team plans to start cloning embryonic stem cells from patients suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease, a progressive paralysis that affects people in middle age.
Studying inherited illnesses, recreating diseased cells outside the body for research and testing new drugs to determine why people react differently to medications are just a few of the potential benefits of human cloning research.
"Human cloning must not be banned. It could save many thousands of lives," Wilmut added.
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Ride to Work Day Proclamation press release template
Date: 7/14/06
To: Ride to Work Day Proclamation Adopting Cities
Subject: Ride to Work Day Proclamation press release template
If your city has adopted this year's Ride to Work Day proclamation of recognition, and you wish to issue a press release about the proclamation, attached and below is a template for a suggested press release. It is best if this is provided to local media for release on Monday, July 17 or Tuesday, July 18; a day or two in advance of Ride to Work Day, which is this coming Wednesday the 19th. The Press Release Template may be freely modified in any way to better suit your needs.
We appreciate your support for Ride to Work Day this year. It's the first year for this civic recognition program and we know it is already making a difference for many riders and many communities. If you've adopted the proclamation and would like your community listed on the Ride to Work website as a Ride to Work Day supporting city, please contact me and I will make those arrangements.
I appreciate your support for Ride to Work Day.
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Mayor Proclamation For Ride to Work Day
The City of _________ recognizes Ride to Work Day
Today the City of ____ adopted a proclamation encouraging motorcycle and scooter riders to ride their bikes to work on Wednesday, July 19th, this years date of the annual Ride to Work Day event. To help recognize the energy efficiency and other positive values of riding, all motorcycle and scooter parking at city meters and publicly owned garages will be free on this day.
As a supporter of Ride to Work Day, we appreciate how these vehicles help reduce traffic and parking congestion, save fuel, are less destructive to road surfaces and help riders reach their destinations efficiently and quickly. We are proud to highlight the daily positive use of motorcycles and scooters, and to encourage their wider adoption.
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- Ride to Work Day, a 501 c4 nonprofit organization, can be reached at:
- POB 1072, Proctor, Minnesota, 55810 USA
- http://www.ridetowork.org
- 218 722 9806
- Christine Holt firstname.lastname@example.com
- Andy Goldfine email@example.com
- Ride to Work Day Mission Statement:
- To advocate and support the use of motorcycles for transportation, and to provide information about transportation riding to the public.
- Affiliated Ride to Work Day Countries:
- Germany, Philippines, England, Germany, France, Israel, Turkey, Ecuador, United States, and many others.
- Newsletter:
- Sample issues of 'The Daily Rider' newsletter are available for download at:
- http://www.ridetowork.org/dailyrider
- History:
- A brief history of Ride to Work Day is available for viewing at:
- http://www.ridetowork.org/history
- Fact Sheet:
- A transportation motorcycling fact sheet is available at:
- http://www.ridetowork.org/facts
- RTW Day Photos and Artwork:
- Motorcycle commuting photos, ads, posters, banners, photos, illustrations and other artwork is available for view and download at:
- http://www.ridetowork.org/art
Press Release: For Immediate Release
Date: 6/19/06
Subject: Ride To Work Day 2006
2006 Ride to Work Day Proclamations
From: Ride to Work Day
Subject: 2006 Ride to Work Day Proclamations
This week, the attached letter and proclamation template were sent to the mayors of America's 260 largest cities. Ride to Work is asking for a mayoral proclamation of support for Ride to Work Day, and for free parking at all meters and municipal ramps on this day. Please encourage your city's leaders to support Ride to Work Day by contacting them directly - by calling or forwarding to your mayor the attached RTW documents - and by sending your own message encouraging local support. Your direct effort will make a real difference in the number of cities that recognize Ride to Work Day this year.
Minnesota Scooter Commuter Blogs Daily Fifty Mile Ride
Press Release: For Release On 11/16/2005
Date: 11/16/2005
Subject: Minnesota Scooter Commuter Blogs Daily Fifty Mile Ride
Minnesota Scooter Commuter Blogs Daily Fifty Mile Ride
This winter, Ride to Work Day will be every day for Minnesota writer and motorcyclist Gary Charpentier. He's scootering to and from his job every weekday now, riding fifty miles across the snowy frigid heart of Minneapolis and St Paul. A daily blog chronicling the adventurous experience can be read at <http://www.ridetowork.org/blog/>
Ride To Work Day 2005
Press Release: Please Forward To Media For Release On 7/20/2005
Date: 7/19/2005
Subject: Ride To Work Day 2005
Ride To Work Day 2005
Today, hundreds of thousands of motorcycles and scooters will descend on workplaces across the country as part of Ride to Work Day, a popular annual commuting event for riders. Ride to Work Day has grown to include hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists worldwide who believe that riding to work en mass on single, focused day will demonstrate the positive social, environmental and economic impact of motorcycles and scooters. The event is promoted by many motorcycling groups and organizations, led by Ride-To-Work, a non-profit advocacy effort.
Ride to Work Day is Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Date: 7/15/05
Subject: Wednesday is Ride To Work Day
Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day is this Wednesday
Motorcycle and scooter riders' 14th annual commuting day is Wednesday, July 20th. Participation in the yearly demonstration is estimated to triple the number of riders on the road. Motorcycle and scooter groups and organizations actively encourage riders to commute by cycle on this day. On Ride to Work Day, motorcycle and scooter commuters seek improved employer recognition and support for this form of transportation and increased public and government awareness of the positive value of riding.
Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day is Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Date: 6/15/05
Subject: Ride To Work Day 2005
Motorcycle and Scooter Ride to Work Day is Wednesday, July 20, 2005
This year's fourteenth annual motorcycle and scooter commuting demonstration will increase the number of riders on the road, according to Ride to Work, a non-profit advocacy organization. "Riding to work on this day shows the positive value of motorcycles and scooters for transportation. For many people, riding is an economical, efficient and socially responsible form of mobility that saves energy, helps the environment and provides a broad range of other public benefits," states Andy Goldfine, the event organizer. Motorcycle and scooter enthusiasts and rider organizations worldwide encourage their members to ride to work on this day.


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CyanConnode* (CYAN): Leader of the narrowband (CORP) | Ideagen* (IDEA): Consistent strength in delivery (CORP) | K3 Capital* (K3C): Director changes (CORP) | Lighthouse Group* (LGT): Trading update (CORP) | Somero Enterprises* (SOM): Strong June trading shows a pick-up in US market activity and affirms FY forecasts (CORP) | Castleton Technology* (CTP): Solid prelims (CORP) | Cello (CLL): Strengthening the offer in Health (BUY) | dotDigital* (DOTD): Yet again – positive trading update (CORP) | Allergy Therapeutics* (AGY): FY trading update drives 7% upgrade (BUY)
Companies: CYAN IDEA K3C LGT SOM CTP CLL DOTD AGY
Carador Income Fund (CIFU LN) CLO new issuance and reset activity continues | eg solutions (EGS LN) Strong H1 drives full year upgrade | Howden Joinery Group (HWDN LN) Successful NPD/pricing see pick up in recent LFLs, but risks growing | IQE (IQE LN) Photonics ramp up begins in earnest | Nichols (NICL LN) Strong interims and an accretive deal
Companies: IQE CIFU HWDN NICL EGS
We update this table which we first published in early January and highlight the continued progress of the biggest AIM companies so far this year and activity in general. The latest AIM Statistics show that there are 963 companies currently, with 28 new issues year to date raising £441m. What's more, this momentum has been maintained since June. This demonstrates that despite, the uncertainty surrounding the UK economy, generally investors continue to be active in the AIM market. In Share News & Views we comment on Cohort, ECSC*, Porvair, Quarto*, SQS* and Xafinity.
Companies: BMS CRPR ECSC EUSP FDM PCF PPIX QRT SNX SPRP SQS TCN W7L
The AIM market turned twenty-two in June and it is fair to say it has had its fair share of difficultiesH1 2017 saw a further net loss of constituents and we ask what will the rest of 2017 hold in store. Arguably the stability of the UK government, Brexit and the shift in global monetary policy will be the biggest themes for the remainder of the year.
Companies: IDP PEG AMYT SOU EVRH TST VANL W7L G4M
Since its inception in 2010, the Panmure Gordon Conviction List has outperformed the market, returning 284% against a Small Companies index that would have returned 221% over the same period.
Companies: ALD AVON CTH GKN HVN HCM INF NOG OTB POLY SNR SQS STJ
Solid State continues to make progress towards management's goal of doubling revenues over the next five years. It delivered pre-exceptional profit growth from continuing businesses of 6% during FY17. The record order book combined with investment during FY17 in both the Manufacturing and Distribution divisions shows management is driving organic growth to complement its successful acquisition programme.
Companies: Solid State
accesso Technology (ACSO LN) TE2 accelerates growth, but does not materially benefit EPS until FY19 | Alliance Pharma (APH LN) In line update; Diclectin UK approval expected Q3 | Cello Group (CLL LN) Trading update | City of London Investment Group (CLIG LN) FuM +7% in Q4, modest positive earnings surprise, better final dividend | Clinigen Group (CLIN LN) Clinigen Group (CLIN LN) | Horizon Discovery Group (HZD LN) Synergistic acquisition and proposed placing | Renold (RNO LN) AGM trading update reiterating expectations for FY18
Companies: CLL CLIG RNO CLIN HZD APH
No change to forecasts following H117 update; our forecast equates to earnings growth of 23% in FY17. We believe a PE valuation around 10x remains inconsistent with current trading, geographical alignment and delivery of the strategy to acquire niche growth businesses such as Rishworth and ConSol. We anticipate an ongoing narrowing of the discount to its peer group as superior growth rates compensate for size/liquidity and cash generation drives a rapidly improved balance sheet. A rating of at least 13x is a realistic short term expectation providing scope for meaningful share price outperformance from current levels.
Companies: Empresaria Group
Today we publish our H1 review of our Best Ideas for 2017 – the document in which we also outlined our key top down and bottom up investment themes for the year. Our 12 top picks in January were Cineworld, Elementis, Herald Investment Trust, Hill & Smith, IQE, MySale, Redde, ReNeuron, RhythmOne, SDL, Servelec and Severfield which have collectively outperformed the wider market by 13% YTD. At the half way stage we retire Cineworld and Hill & Smith from the portfolio (both were moved from Buy to Hold in May after outperformance), to be replaced by CVS Group and Renold. We also give a brief update on the rationale for our picks.
Companies: IQE RNO SDL CVSG ELM REDD RENE MYSL SERV HRI SFR RTHM CINE HILS
Forbidden Technologies plc (FBT.L, 5.75p/£10.4m) North American pilot opens multiple potential opportunities (12.07.17) | CloudCall plc (CALL.L, 120p/£24m) H1 trading update: accelerating growth and positive KPIs (12.07.17) | Amino Technologies plc (AMO.L, 193p/£138m) Interims: Enable provides interim upgrade and new sales route (11.07.17) | Falanx plc (FLX.L, 7p/£8.8m) Prelims: Increased push into cyber security (10.07.17) |
Companies: FBT CALL CCT AMO FLX
Renold's AGM update has confirmed that trading is on track to deliver FY18 results in line with expectations. The group has delivered strong underlying sales growth for Q1, ahead of our assumptions. However this outperformance has been offset by a decline in margin due to rising raw material costs, and while prices have been raised in response, there will be a time lag before this benefits margin. Growth prospects remain positive, with order intake 11.4% ahead of sales, or 4.7% ahead excluding revenues to be delivered post year end. STEP 2020 self-help initiatives remain on schedule. We do not anticipate making changes to our headline profit forecasts at this stage. The shares are trading on a significant discount to sector EV/EBITDA and P/E multiples and offer material upside to our target price.
Companies: Renold
QinetiQ's AGM statement reconfirmed the outlook even in an environment that remains uncertain post the UK election. While some order deferrals in EMEA Services have undoubtedly occurred, this was to be expected and management maintains the modest revenue growth expectation for the full year. This suggests confidence that such delays are likely be recovered during the year, leading to a more heavily weighted H2. Global Products' results are more lumpy and dependent on timing of deliveries but further growth is forecast from improved year-on-year order backlog and pipeline, enhanced by the Target Systems acquisition. With LTPA investment on track and customer-focused change embedded, QinetiQ remains focused on driving medium-term organic growth and returns.
Companies: Qinetiq
As we approach 3rd January 2018 and the coming into force of the MiFID II legislation which changes the landscape for research, we are beginning to see some of the practical implications and complications. Brokers are in the early stages of working out how to structure charging for research, asset managers have already begun cutting their brokers' lists and a model code of conduct for Research Payment Accounts for institutions has been published.
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GetBusy PLC—Sch1 from the holding Company of its subsidiary undertakings, which operates as a document management software business with over 110 full time employees, headquartered in Cambridge, UK and operating across the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand. Capital to be raised via a rights issues of £3m at 28.3p with anticipated market cap of £13.7m. Work Group PLC—Sch1 from the Company that proposes to acquire the entire issued share capital of Gordon Dadds Group Limited (GDG). GDG is an acquisitive law firm and a group of other complimentary businesses, including Prolegal, an acquisition vehicle model focused on smaller law firm. Capital to be raised is £20m with anticipated market cap of £40m. Quiz—Sch 1 from the omni-channel and international own brand in the women's value fast fashion sector. Offer TBA. Expected late July. Last year Quiz posted sales of £87.4m while pre-tax profits grew by 17pc to £5.7m . Arena Events Group -provider of temporary physical structures, seating, ice rinks, furniture and interiors. Raising £60m. Mkt cap £63m. Expected on the Chef's birthday, 25th July. Altus Strategies—African focused natural resource Company. Offer TBC. Expected Mid July. Harvey Nash Group— Provider of professional recruitment and offshore solutions moving to AIM from Main. No capital to be raised. Mkt Cap c. £57.8m. Greencoat Renewables - Schedule 1. Targeting a portfolio of operating renewable electricity generation assets, initially investing in wind generation assets in Ireland. Offer TBC. Due Mid July. I3 Energy –Schedule 1 Update. Independent oil and gas Company with assets and operations in the UK. Offer TBC, Mid July Admission. Verditek— Sch 1 update. The Company's subsidiaries will be involved in advanced solar photovoltaic, filtration and absorption technologies specialising in providing environmental services. Issue price 10p. Admission late June. Hipgnosis Songs Fund investment Company offering pure-play exposure to Songs and associated musical intellectual property rights. Prospectus yet to be published. Impact Investment Trust—Exposure to a diversified portfolio of funds providing SMEs across developing economies with the growth capital they need to have a positive impact on the lives of the world's poorer populations. Raising up to $150m at $1.00. Curzon Energy—Report on Proactive Investors of intended LSE float this year with acquisition of coal bed methane assets in Oregon. Looking to raise £3m plus. NLB Group—financial and banking institution based in Slovenia, with a network of 356 branches. Seeking Ljubliana Stock Exchange listing with GDRs on the LSE. Expected mid June. Kuwait Energy— has not been able to complete its initial public offering as announced in its Intention To Float of 3 May 2017. However, in light of positive feedback from potential investors, the Company remains committed to obtaining a London listing and continues to explore its options. Supermarket Income REIT– Up to £200m raise to acquire a diversified portfolio of supermarket real estate assets in the UK, providing long-term RPI-linked income. Due 21 July.
Companies: TAL PGH YU/ FRAN OPTI GRA KENV GMR AFX ELCO
On balance, most concluded he had been slightly more dovish than expected. ECB President, Mario Draghi, certainly did a good job in keeping the markets guessing during his Central Bank's Monetary Policy Statement and press conference yesterday afternoon. But in saying "We were unanimous in setting no precise date for when to discuss changes in the future," and going on to point out "In other words, our discussions should take place in the Fall, or in the Autumn, since we are in Europe", he appears to have ruled out the opportunity for next month's Jackson Hole Symposium to be his platform for the big announcement. Whilst he is simply putting off the inevitable, Draghi's insistence that "Inflation is not where we want it to be or where it should be", while also voicing commitment to bolster the bond buying programme should it be necessary, the 'can' now appears to have been kicked down the road to either the September or October meetings. This all left the US in a rather anticlimactic mood, having already received mixed macro news inputs as the Labor Department reported a fall in weekly first-time unemployment claims, while the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia released a report showing that regional manufacturing activity grew at a notably slower rate in July and the Conference Board said its index of leading indicators rose by more than expected for the month of June. With a Bloomberg report suggesting the investigation into association between Trump's Campaign and Russia was also to be extended into his business dealings, the three major averages drifted downward shortly after the opening on profit taking, going on to traded fractionally either side of unchanged for the remainder of the session. Reporting majors Travelers and American Express both weighed on the Dow Jones after releasing dull second quarterlies, while Best Buy and Home Depot were hit after Sears said it would start selling its Kenmore line of refrigerators and stoves on Amazon.com; Trucking, Railroad, Telecom, and Steels also all met modest selling. Post-close, Microsoft firmed 0.9% in after-hours trading, on reporting that its quarterly profits had more than doubled, boosted by strong demand in its cloud operations plus tax benefits. So far, the Wall Street's Q2'2017 earnings have tended to surpass consensus expectations, which presently appears to be the principal bull support for equity indices which remain at or close to their record highs. Treasuries found demand as the ECB deflated some concerns over an early shift toward reducing monetary stimulus. The yield on the benchmark ten-year note fell as low as 2.239%, before settling virtually unchanged at 2.266%. Crude prices rose to a seven-week high Thursday, with the international benchmark Brent touching the $50/barrel level for the first time in more than a month during US hours, although this succumbed to profit taking late in the session and crude went on to decline fractionally during Asian trading. Traders eyeing the recent decline in US stockpiles, will be sensitive to this evening's weekly US Oil Rig Count data and Monday's meeting of OPEC delegates to review an extension to existing production cuts and discuss now also including Libya and Nigeria into the agreement. Following recent strength coming from Bank of America Merrill Lynch's bullish stance on Asia-Pacific equities, the region's markets appear to have somewhat run out of steam this morning. Just ahead of their close, most had made just fractional moves with only the S&P/ASX-200 showing a reasonable decline with its export plays being pressurised by the AUS$'s recent strengthening against the US$, while weak Energy stocks also kept the Nikkei pointing downward. European shares started on a positive note yesterday, following new record highs amongst the principal US indices on Wednesday and a firm closing of Asian trading first thing Thursday morning. This was further bolstered by strong earnings reports from media heavyweight Publicis and consumer giant, Unilever (ULVR.L). The STOXX 600 peaked almost 0.5% higher immediately before the ECB president spoke, but then collapsed into the red where it remained following the US's lacklustre opening. The Euro dipped slightly during this morning's Asian session, having extended recent gains to hit its highest level against the US$ since August 2015 yesterday. The IMF Board this morning has reportedly accepted Greece's latest bailout plans 'In Principle', while an earthquake in the county resulted in 2 deaths and multiple casualties. By comparison, the FTSE-100 opened in the positive yesterday, going on to rise further on receipt of better than expected June retail sales data and then just blipped modestly on the ECB statement, to close with a good 0.77% gain on the day. The highly international index benefitted from a further sharp fall in Sterling as the EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator, Michel Barnier, highlighted continuing "fundamental" differences over the issue of citizen rights and willingness to recognise obligation to pay exit bill that remained. Amongst individual stocks, Sports Direct (SPD.L) rallied as full year profits highlighted the damage Sterling's devaluation had inflicted to its full year profits, while easyJet (EZJ.L) led a round of profit taking amongst European airlines. There are limited macro releases due today. The UK details just its Public Sector Net Borrowing for June, while nothing is due form the EU and the US provides its Baker Hughes US oil Rig Count. UK corporates due to provide earnings or trading updates include Vodafone (VOD.L), Homeserve (HSV.L), Close Brothers (CBG.L), AO World (AO..L), Acacia Mining (ACA.L), Record (REC.L), Beazley (BEZ.L) and Capital & Counties Properties (CAPC.L). Majors reporting in the US later today include General Electric and Honeywell. Lacklustre overnight markets bode for a similar European opening this morning, with the FTSE-100 seen trading between 0 to 10 points down in early business.
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