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Australian shares end lower, but off the day's lows, in the wake of another heavy sell-off on Wall Street where fears of a fiscal cliff dominated.
- Weak mining investment hurts growth forecasts
- Origin shocks investors with profit warning
- Lynas calls for cash after share rally
- What is the fiscal cliff?
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4.55pm: Shares to watch on Monday: Orica has flagged a hefty $367 million write-down in the value of its Minova equipment division.
The write-down, will slash its year to September net profit to $400 million, it said. This is well down from the analyst forecasts of a net proift of around $650 million for the year.
The net profit before the write-off is expected to be $650 million, it said, which is up marginally from last year's net profit of $642 million.
No reason for the write-off was given in the statement that was released after the close of the market. The company will post its earnings on Monday.
4.32pm: Chinese retail sales and industrial production are in and both sets of data are at the top end of expectations:
- Retail sales rose 14.5 per cent y/y in October, after 14.2 per cent in September.
- Industrial production grew 9.6 per cent, after 9.2 per cent in September.
4.16pm: For the week, the ASX200 posted a minimal gain of less than 0.1 per cent.
4.14pm: The main drag on the market was the financial sector, down 0.8 per cent, with both NAB and Westpac trading ex-dividend. Energy also lost 0.8 per cent, while materials fell 0.5 per cent.
Health stocks gained 0.8 per cent and the gold sub-index was up 0.6 per cent.
4.12pm: The sharemarket has closed lower. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 lost 21.8 points, or 0.5 per cent, halving its early losses. The broader All Ords dropped 19.7 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 4482.5.
4.05pm: Late snippet of information:
Friday Fast Fact: Online sales now represents 5.3% of retail spending. via @absstats— D&B Small Business (@DnB_SmallBiz) November 9, 2012
3.54pm: The prospect of US political wrangling over the fiscal cliff has deepened uncertainty for investors, who have sold stocks on expectations that taxes on capital gains and dividends will go up.
"This is a major concern for investors and the market may fall further next week when Congress reconvenes on November 13," says Eiji Kinouchi, chief technical analyst at Daiwa Securities.
3.50pm: So much for shares staging a comeback - the ASX200 has clearly passed its peak for the day and is again deep in the red, down 0.7 per cent.
3.48pm: Looking at risks to America's already modest economic growth, NAB says:
- While the fiscal cliff may cause some turbulence, if it is scaled back (as expected), growth will likely strengthen in 2013.
- We expect GDP will grow by 2.2% in 2012 and 2.4% in 2013.
- Hurricane Sandy is a downside risk for December quarter growth; but upside risk for subsequent quarters.
- It is likely that the Fed will announce additional asset purchases to start following the completion of Operation Twist at the end of this year.
3.41pm: Some more on the Chinese inflation numbers: the combination of lower CPI and recovering PPI growth implies benign inflationary pressures amidst a gradual growth recovery, HSBC says:
We believe China's inflation outlook will stay benign in the coming months. With a negative output gap, headline CPI is likely to stay below 3%, despite the likely modest rebound not least because of a less favourable base effect.
This leaves room for Beijing to maintain an easing bias to consolidate China's growth recovery, given continued external headwinds especially with the US' looming fiscal cliff. Open market operation tools are likely to be preferred options for the central bank in the near term.
3.31pm: It was another day of red numbers across the ASX with traders being in a 'risk off' frame of mind amid concerns over the potential trouble brewing in the US and Europe, says CMC Markets trader Tim Waterer:
- Ex-dividend trading in the financial sector also weighed on the local index today, however stocks did recover some ground after the lower Chinese CPI allayed some fears.
- Focus will now be on further Chinese data due for release after the Australian market closes including retail sales and industrial production numbers.
3.20pm: Julia Gillard stands by forecasts for the budget to return to surplus, but says she is concerned about the implications for the Australian economy from the so-called fiscal cliff in the United States.
The fiscal cliff, the predicted effect of a combination of legislated tax increases and spending cuts is expected to drive the US back into recession next year, unless steps are taken to avert it.
There are also rising fears that if the world's biggest economy is in trouble again, others could be dragged over the edge with it.
The Prime Minister, who has been meeting with about a dozen world leaders in Bali, says she is concerned about the implications for global finances and the Australian economy, but insists that her government will still deliver a budget surplus next year as promised.
3.09pm: Bank of Queensland's chief executive was paid $1.8 million, including a half million dollar bonus, in the same year the company made a loss.
BoQ posted a loss of $17 million in the year to August 31, the first by a local bank in two decades.
The bank's annual report shows chief executive Stuart Grimshaw's remuneration in the year to August totalled $1.8 million, which included about $1.6 million in cash. His salary was $1.04 million, lower than the $1.55 million paid to previous chief executive David Liddy in the previous year.
2.58pm: Here's the regular video of the week's highlights - A busy week at the top end of town:
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Ratings agencies around the globe astonished by Federal Court, Westpac's Gail Kelly came out smelling of roses, and BHP Billiton after Marius Kloppers.
2.45pm: Great read on the secretive and sometimes brutal promotion process at Goldman Sachs:
The phone call lasts just a few seconds. The words "congratulations, you've become a partner", are just about all Lloyd Blankfein, the boss of Goldman Sachs, will have time to say to the 85 or so bank high-flyers he will ring next Wednesday to invite into one of the most prestigious and lucrative cliques on Wall Street.
It is a day of huge expectation for individuals spanning time zones from Sydney to New York who are waiting to hear that they have been given a role for which there is no job advert and no interview.
The whittling down of the candidates is under way this week in Goldman Sachs's head office in New York. Stretching across several days, a team of partners led by London-based Michael "Woody" Sherwood are deciding upon whom to bestow the glittering title of Goldman Sachs partner.
2.24pm: Lest we forget - ANZ has just announced its rates decision: no change. No surprise there.
So much for the talk about ANZ setting the pace on interest rates in Australia. For now, and the forseeable future, the RBA remains the main game in town.
2.21pm: After a week that was dominated by the US elections the week ahead will probably seem relatively quiet, although economic data releases are far from few. Here's an overview, courtesy of CBA Economics:
- In Australia, the week begins with the September housing finance release. CBA expects home loans to continue to show a modest improvement, increasing by 0.9% in the month with the value of these loans rising by 3.7%. Other credit data will be also released on Tuesday, with the September lending finance data.
- On the same day, the RBA's Jonathon Kearn will speak on housing issues to Australian Business Economists in Sydney.
- On Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment survey for November is likely to stay in "pessimistic" territory.
- The wage price index for Q3, released on the same day, will be an important reading of inflationary pressures as well as any signs of noticeable productivity improvements. On CBA estimates, the wage price index will increase by 0.9% over the quarter, to be 3.9% higher over the year. This will suggest contained inflationary pressures that do not threaten the RBA's 2-3% target band.
2.15pm: The ASX200 is well off the day's lows now, down about 0.4 per cent, as a 0.3 per cent rise in Dow futures signals a pause on Wall Street after two days of heavy selling.
2.05pm: Mining equipment supplier Emeco is still the biggest loser among the top 200, down 16 per cent, after the company lowered its first-half profit guidance from $29 million to between $23 million and $26 million.
1.57pm: Insolvencies jumped 10 per cent in the first quarter of this financial yea to 2807, ASIC reports:
- All states and territories, except for the ACT, experienced a rise in insolvency appointments compared to the previous quarter, although the national September quarter total was marginally below the September quarter in 2011 (2961).
- New South Wales was up 11.1%, Victoria was up 2.3% , Queensland was up 9.8%, South Australia was up 28.4%, Western Australia was up 21.3%, Tasmania was up 105.3% and Northern Territory was up 57.1%. Only the ACT recorded a decrease (down 13.2%).
1.45pm: Mining contractor Macmahon has cut staff and pay in response to a weakening resources sector.
Newly appointed chief executive Ross Carroll said staff cuts have been made since a company review was completed on October 31, but did not say how many staff lost their jobs.
The company has also introduced a hiring freeze, reduced its office space and cut discretionary spending Carroll said. In addition, executives have agreed to take a 10 per cent pay cut for the remainder of the 2012-13 financial year.
1.27pm: The dollar, meanwhile is struggling to hang on to $US1.04, while interest rate futures see a 56 per cent chance of a rate cut in December.
Easy Forex currency dealer Tony Darvall says the dollar lost a little ground in the morning session after US stocks fell overnight:
- That was coupled with some increased tensions in the Middle East and a Pentagon report earlier this morning about Iran firing at an unarmed drone. That helped sell off risk assets like the Australian dollar.
- US and European stocks fell after the European Central Bank kept its interest rate on hold and amid renewed concerns about the Greece financial crisis.
- The attention has now shifted away from the US elections and back to Europe and the problems we are having in that part of the world.
1.23pm: The lines CommSec picked up from the monetary policy statement echo what RBA governor Glenn Stevens said in the bank's statement on Tuesday following the decision to keep rates on hold:
While the impact of these changes takes some time to work through the economy, there are signs of easier conditions starting to have some of the expected effects …
Further effects of actions already taken to ease monetary policy can be expected over time.
1.18pm: Have interest rates bottomed? CommSec asks after reading the RBA Statement on Monetary Policy:
The Reserve Bank has retired to the interest rate sidelines to assess the impact of the three rate cuts over 2012: "there are signs that easier conditions have been having some of the expected effects, and further effects can be expected over time."
The Reserve Bank believes it has done enough for now, CommSec says:
- Rates were cut in May and June and the RBA followed this up with another rate cut in October. The RBA is of the view that the rate cuts are starting to work to lift growth.
- So for now it has retired to the sidelines to assess the impact of the last, and previous, rate cuts.
- So have rates bottomed? The optimists hope so; the pessimists are focused on the problems in Europe and the "fiscal cliff" in the US.
1.13pm: Some more on Chinese inflation, which came in at 1.7 per cent y/y, staying below 2 per cent for the second consecutive month.
"This suggests that the inflation would not be a concern in the short term, supporting PBOC's current accommodative monetary policy," says ANZ.
1.04pm: Earlier, Deutsche Bank told its clients additional funding would be needed for Lynas to get it through to first cash flows, since it faced a prospective three-month minimum commissioning period.
It forecast Lynas would need $120 million to cover any further operational delays, provide the working capital needed for phase 1 and phase 2 start-ups, along with funding for any overruns.
1.00pm: Some more on Lynas capital raising, courtesy of BusinessDay's Brian Robins:
Lynas is set to test the support of its shareholders by seeking to raise another $200 million to strengthen its balance sheet after extended delays in starting up its Malaysian refinery.
It is to raise $150 million via two sets of institutional placements, with the remaining $50 million to come from other shareholders via a share purchase plan. The placement and offering is priced at 75 cents, a slight discount to its close yesterday of 80 cents.
The flagged $200 million raising should help overcome the company's immediate funding issues.
12.55pm: And more still on the RBA statement, this time from HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham, who said the bank was giving little indication of what its next move on interest rates would be. On Tuesday the bank left interest rates on hold. Mr Bloxham said the statement was "not particularly directional":
They've lowered their growth forecasts and lifted their expectations for inflation, but have given little indication of where rates will go. However, the commentary on rising inflation, and its relationship to the high Australian dollar, suggested they could be forced to ease the cash rate again in the mid-term. With the impact of the high exchange rate starting to wear off on inflation, that might leave them less room to move on rates.
12.49pm: More on the RBA's quarterly statement from BusinessDay's Clancy Yeates, who says today is the third time the Reserve Bank has downgraded its outlook for the economy this year.
In February, it forecast the economy would grow by between 3 per cent and 3.5 per cent in the year to June 2013, and 3 to 4 per cent in the 2013 calendar year.
Now it says growth will be a more subdued 2.75 per cent in the year to June, and 2.25 to 3.25 per cent in the 2013 calendar year.
12.38pm:BREAKING NEWS Chinese inflation has slowed to 1.7% in October.
12.36pm: The share market is trading lower, but some of the earlier losses have been made up. Just before lunch, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 25.3 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 4458.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 23.6 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 4478.6 points.
IG Markets market analyst Cameron Peacock said the local market had followed US markets downwards, but about half of the fall could be attributed to the National Australia Bank and Westpac trading ex-dividend.
''The rest is the fear of the 'fiscal cliff' negotiations (in the US),'' Mr Peacock said.''People are taking the cautious option and want to see some resolution between the Democrats and the Republicans.''
12.30pm: There might be better news for the dollar soon with possible signs that the Chinese economy is picking up.
China's central bank governor and statistics chief have indicated that October data to be published from today will show growth improving this quarter.
''There have been indications from the Chinese administration that the data are going to be more upbeat,'' said Andrew Salter, an ANZ currency strategist. ''If that's the case, you'd expect to see the Aussie dollar somewhat higher.''
''China is not in for a hard landing,'' said Neel Kashkari, head of global equities at Pimco yesterday. ''It is slowing but we think the transition overall will be successful. We think they will get their big policy moves right.''
12.23pm: BREAKING NEWS National Australia Bank will pay $85 million in a settlement of a class action relating to its heavy losses over toxic subprime home loans in the United States.
The action, taken by shareholders, was settled on Friday, pending court approval. NAB said it would pay $85 million, plus an allowance for interest and costs when the case is settled in full.
NAB company secretary Michaela Healey said the settlement does not indicate an admission of liability by the bank.
''The settlement of the class action is a purely commercial decision made in the interests of our shareholders,'' she said.
12.21pm: The dollar has taken a bit of a hit from the RBA's downbeat Statement on Monetary Policy. With weaker acommodity prices and a high exchange rate making companies less willing to invest, the bank has dropped GDP growth forecasts for 2013 to below 2.75 per cent, compared with a forecast of 3.0 per cent in its previous statement in August.
Trading a touch above $US1.0400 before the data was released, the dollar dropped to $US1.0383 soon after the RBA broke the news at 11.30.
''The risks are that we see 2013 as a year of potentially below-trend growth,'' said Jonathan Cavenagh, a currency strategist at Westpac in Singapore. ''This will nudge up the odds that we see a December rate cut. Some of the headlines are certainly going to take the shine off the currency as well.''
12.01pm: More on Lynas which entered into a trading halt this morning to raise fresh funds as it moved quickly to tap into improved investor sentiment after its quick 10 per cent rally yesterday.
BusinessDay's Brian Robins says the focus is now firmly on its balance sheet - and its need for cash. Lynas needs to finalise a new working capital facility ''imminently'', JP Morgan told its clients in a note earlier today.
We estimate Lynas will have only $14 million in unrestricted cash by yearend. Given there is still a five month ramp-up period to come, Lynas is looking to secure a new working capital facility.
We believe it has been difficult for Lynas to finalise arrangements with financial institutions until a firm start-date for the LAMP was achieved and this underlines the importance of the resolution to the court proceedings, notwithstanding any further appeals.
Before the outcome to yesterday's court ruling, analysts had around a $1.50 valuation for Lynas shares, although few have been willing to recommend clients buy into Lynas until all of the legal and operational issues surrounding the Malaysian refinery are closer to resolution.
11.54am: BP and lawyers representing over 100,000 individuals and businesses claiming economic and medical damages from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill urged a US judge to approve a proposed $US7.8 billion class-action settlement.
US District Judge Carl Barbier initially approved the deal in May, but called the "fairness hearing" to weigh objections from about 13,000 claimants challenging the settlement to resolve some of BP's liability for the worst offshore oil spill in US history.
BP still faces civil and potential criminal liability charges brought by the US government and US states.
11.45am: Australian Communications and Media Authority has launched legal action against internet provider TPG over alleged failures to give access to the 000 emergency call service.
'The ACMA alleges that TPG Internet breached the Telecommunications (Emergency Call Service) Determination 2009 (the Determination) by failing to give certain customers and other end-users access to the Triple Zero emergency call service. The failures to give access are alleged to have occurred over a period of approximately six months between March 2011 and September 2011.
'All Australians need to be assured that their telecommunications provider attaches the utmost priority to Triple Zero access,' said ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman. 'We take any issues with access to the Triple Zero service very seriously.'
11.38am: Tokyo stocks have opened down 1.07 per cent with the yen strengthening amid investor jitters over the looming US ''fiscal cliff''.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange was 94.47 points lower at 8,742.68.
''While Japanese stock valuations remain fundamentally cheap, the external negatives are too much for the market to overcome, and selling will likely take the major indexes down,'' said Hiroichi Nishi, general manager of equities at SMBC Nikko Securities.
11.30am: World domination could be on the agenda for Australian technology minnow eServGlobal, whose shares have doubled in the past month, writes Under the Radar's Richard Hemming.
eServGlobal is trying its level best to emphasise its third syllable. Currently trading on a market cap of $84 million, it aims to clip the ticket on literally billions of dollars of mobile phone transactions as the diaspora of Africa and India send their hard-earned foreign currency home, bypassing the traditional banking system.
Its stock's recent rise has been helped in no small way by UK stockbroker Hargreave Hale. Yesterday, eServ said that the broker's clients now own almost 6 per cent of its shares.
Click here for the full story.
11.18am: Here's an interesting read from BusinessDay's economics correspondent Peter Martin, a decade ago an Australian man who had just turned 50 could expect to live another 29.9 years. Today the official figure is 32 years. Even the past year has made an enormous difference. A year ago a man turning 50 could officially expect an extra 31.7 rather than 32 years.
The extraordinary jump in longevity detailed in the new Bureau of Statistics life tables is playing havoc with Australia's superannuation system. Australians who get their super in a lump sum are increasingly likely to exhaust it before they die, and even Australians who take it out gradually at recommended rates are facing the same fate.
Click here for the full story.
11.08am: Australia will sign up for a second round of the Kyoto Protocol environmental protection treaty.
"Today I can announce that Australia is ready to join a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol," Climate Minister Greg Combet said in a speech.
11.05am: We admit, one thing this blog is lacking is cuteness. So here is an entrepreneurial story with a double-dose of the stuff to brighten up your Friday.
10.59am: The fiscal cliff is on everyone's mind at the moment - see this twitter post for example:
Fiscal cliff among top 3 corporate concerns voiced on earnings calls this season, accd to Goldman Sachs. on.mktw.net/Z8Sqlc— Wallace Witkowski (@wmwitkowski) November 8, 2012
And if the whole fiscal cliff thing is drawing a bit of a blank with you, BusinessDay's Max Mason has everything you need to know about it here.
10.57am: So why are the banks and miners down? City Index chief analyst Peter Esho has some insights:
Three of the big four banks have now gone ex-dividend so the short term reason to be in them has somewhat gone out and resources are struggling, so that pulls some support out of the market, but we're not seeing overly excessive losses.
10.48am: Back to the banks which have all, with the exception of the Commonmwealth, lost ground this morning. NAB and Westpac have been particulary hard-hit.
- CBA is 0.22% higher to $58.31
- ANZ is 0.23% lower to $24.315
- NAB is 4.46% lower to $23.76
- Westpac is 4.17% lower to $24.85
10.45am: So what's behind today's falls? "Investors have just gotten nervous," says Shane Oliver, from AMP Capital Investors.
You've got residual concern about the US fiscal cliff and this delay in payments to Greece. The worries were there before. It sounds a bit irrational, but that's the way markets often work. Once they start going down, the falling momentum triggers more selling.
10.42am: Cabcharge shares are down for the seventh consecutive day, adding to a 7.8 per cent yesterday following the New South Wales government's decision not to renew a key bus contract.
Its shares were down as much as 2.34 per cent in early trade to $4.64. Last Wednesday they were trading at $5.92.
10.37am: The big banks and miners have dropped heavily this morning after losses in Wall Street, as investors remain cautious about US fiscal woes and a change of leadership in China. Among the big miners:
- BHP is 0.84% lower to $34.38
- Rio is 1.25% lower to $58.61
- Fortescue is 1.27% lower to $3.89
10.31am: Early risers on the ASX200 include:
- Integra Mining: +2.91%
- FKP Property: +2.38%
- Saracen: +2.04%
- St Barbara: +1.91%
- Whitehaven Coal: +1.76%
10.28am: Shares in Australia's Origin Energy fell as much as 8 per cent to a four-year low after the company warned its 2013 profit would fall by up to 10 per cent.
Origin blamed regulatory uncertainty for the cut in its guidance. Previously it had been expecting underlying 2013 profit in line with its 2012 results.
Shares traded as low as $10.15, the lowest since May 2008, and last traded down 7.7 per cent at $10.24.
10.25am: Here are the major sliders on the ASX200 in early trade:
- Emeco Holdings: -16.13%
- Mirabela Nickel: -4.55%
- Westpac: -4.36%
- Macquarie Atlas: -3.01%
10.22am: All the sectors on the ASX200 are behind today, bar Health, which is up a 0.23%. Among the sliding sectors are:
- Finance: -1.57%
- Energy: -1.18%
- Utilities: -0.95%
- Materials: -0.82%
- Industrials: -0.66%
- Telecoms: -0.60%
- Consumer discretionaries: -0.58%
10.17am: Fresh from yesterday's court victory in Malaysia, Lynas is to conduct a capital raising.
The rare earths miner has requested a trading halt this morning, pending an announcement of the details of the capital raising venture.
The halt will stand until the start of trade on November 13.
Lynas yesterday received Malaysian court permission to begin operating a controversial processing plant.
Shares in the miner - which had been in a trading halt while the court deliberated - rose 8.5 cents to 80.5 cents in a brief flurry before the close of business yesterday.
10.11am: In early trade, the All Ordinaries index is 43.2 points lower, or 1 per cent, to 4459.0, while the benchmark S&P/ASX200 is 46.1 points lower, or 1 per cent, to 4437.7.
10.09am: As expected, the market has opened in negative terrritory.
10.02am: Dramatic developments overseas have left equities volatile, but the Aussie dollar is holding up, says Rochford Capital senior consultant Richard Breen.
Action in the US equities markets over the last couple of days has been pretty alarming. We've had news from European leaders that they are going to hold off on a Greek vote for another couple of weeks, and that doesn't really help markets at all. Interestingly, we're seeing equity markets getting slammed, but commodity prices and the Aussie are holding up reasonably well.
RBC Capital Markets senior economist Su-Lin Ong says the turmoil surrounding equities could be sustained into the short- to medium-term.
The question is, how much further can equities fall from here? We may see some new term corrections but I think we've long thought a lot of what's underpinned equities is the liquidity that's sloshing around in global markets. When you take that away, and you look at the fundamentals, they're definitely not that supportive.
9.48am: We're a exepcting a series of economics data today. CPI data for October arrives at about 12.45pm. Later in the afternoon, industrial production and retail sales number for otober are expected. The data comes as China undertakes a once-in-a-decade change of leader at the top of the communist party.
9.45am: On the worries about Greece, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said he did not expect any quick deal on aid to the debt-mired nation with its international creditors.
"At the moment I do not see the decisions being taken" that are necessary for a definitive accord between the troika of international auditors examining Greece's finances and the Greek government, he said.
The German minister added that this was unlikely "in the coming weeks" despite sweeping austerity measures passed by the Greek parliament late on Wednesday.
9.40am: US stocks fell, extending losses since the re-election of President Barack Obama and sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to the lowest level since July, amid concern about Greece's financial aid payment.
Apple, the world's most valuable company, retreated 3.6 per cent today, extending its plunge since its September high to 23 per cent.
''It's hard bargaining for Greece,'' said Alan Gayle, a senior strategist at RidgeWorth Capital Management in Richmond, Virginia.
''The risk of a recession is still out there. Apple might be a victim of its own success because it's risen so much. There's nothing wrong with the company. Yet with its huge market cap, as Apple goes, so goes the broader market.''
9.38am: Another night of losses on offshore markets following the US elections, but this time there was a bit more pessimism about Europe mixed in. For a comprehensive look at this morning's business news, check today's need2know. Here are this morning's key market links:
- SPI futures are 37 points lower at 4449
- The $A is lower at $US1.0416
- In late trade, the S&P500 fell 0.62% to 1385.91
- In Europe, the FTSE100 fell 0.27% to 5776.05
- China iron ore lost 20 US cents to $US121.40 a metric tonne
- Gold rose $8.08 to $US1731.63 an ounce
- WTI crude oil rose 45 cents to $US84.89 a barrel
- Reuters/Jefferies CRB index was flat at 291.49
9.35am: Good morning folks. Welcome to the Markets Live blog for Friday.
Contributors: Thomas Hunter, Richard Hughes Jens Meyer
This blog is not intended as investment advice
BusinessDay with agencies


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George Martin Fallon
10 February 1945 — Tinian, Mariana Islands
George Martin Fallon enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 29 April 1943 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He underwent basic training at Fort Sheridan, Illinois; and attended Medical Technician training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
On 12 January 1944, he qualified for Aviation Cadet training while at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was selected for Aerial Gunnery training at Laredo Army Air Field (AAF), Texas. Then Radar training at Clovis AAF, New Mexico. Subsequently assigned to the 504th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) for advanced training with B-29 aircraft at Fairmont AAF in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
On 23 December 1944, the 504th Bomb Group (BG) was deployed to the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO). SGT Fallon was assigned to the 20th Air Force, XXI Bomber Command, 313th Bombardment Wing, 504th Bombardment Group (VH), 398th Bomb Squadron; being stationed at North Field, on Tinian in the Mariana Islands.
The 504th BG out-processed (known as staging) through Herington AAF, Kansas and left the United States from Mather Field, Sacramento, California (which was the aerial port of embarkation) to John Rodgers Field on Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands (…a 10-hour flight, 2,460 miles). The next leg to Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands was about as long a flight (2,100 miles). Kwajalein to Tinian was a shorter flight (approximately 1,550 miles).
In January 1945, the 504th BG began combat operations from Tinian with attacks on Japanese airfields and other installations on Maug and Iwo Jima and in the Truk Islands.
On 4 February 1945, the 504th BG flew its first mission against the Japanese home islands when the group bombed the industrial area of Kobe, Japan (20th AF Mission #26, code named: Middleman #1). These were 15-hour sorties (approximately 2,950 miles round-trip).
On 10 February 1945, SGT Fallon flew as an aerial gunner in the tail station aboard a Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Tail #42-24790). 504th BG aircraft were identified by an "E" inside a Circle painted on the tail.
It was one of 120 aircraft launched in a multi-wing group formation to bombard the Nakajima Aircraft Assembly Plant at Ota on the northwest side of Tokyo, Japan.
While over the target area, the Group was attacked by a band of Nakajima Ki-44 single-engine "Tojo" fighter planes. His B-29 aircraft suffered heavy damage to one of the wings, and on the return route home was forced to ditch approximately 275 miles north of Tinian near Pagan Island, resulting in the loss of the aircrew.
Last contact was by an air-sea radio call at an approximate geographic location of: 19 degrees 9 minutes North, 145 degrees 18 minutes East. The pilot had previously expressed an opinion that the plane could make it back to the base OK. Although not an eye-witness, one of the other returning B-29 aircraft did report hearing a large explosion in the vicinity. Approximate time would have been about 22:18 PM. Weather was reported as solid overcast above a 1200 foot ceiling. An immediate air-sea rescue search of the area failed to reveal any trace of the aircraft or crew members.
The aircrew was initially listed as missing in action (MIA). Their status was changed from MIA to Killed In Action (KIA) one year later on 11 Feb 1946. The aircrew is remembered on the Tablets of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial Cemetery, Hawaii.

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How much traffic are they expecting? estimate?I can usually hold a hundred or so on a Godddy shared hosing account at one time with no issues. If its more than this than you could get dedicated hosting.
A dedicated server isn't a good idea for a short term burst of use - you typically have to commit to a long term contract, or pay a substantial set up fee. Also, the resources available (e.g memory, cpu) are typically fixed. With cloud/virtual server hosting, you can rescale resources as required, and pay for usage on a a very granular basis with no long term commitment.
I would look for a non-committing VPS that can possibly handle the amount of estimated traffic. This will allow you to withstand the onslaught of traffic while not committing the next year with the VPS. You should be able to move back into a shared hosting plan afterwards.
What you must be concerned with is the % of CPU time that you can command at any one time. That means that most shared accounts will cease serving you as soon as your demand is high, same with VPS as it's also shared (albeit separate). At least you know with a dedicated server that you own all the CPU time that the server has. However, that's back to my original advice: Know your requirements!
It's often impossible to truly know your requirements though. There's a few things I'd do.
First, get the client on CDN, someone like [CloudFlare or [url=http://www.maxcdn.com]MaxCDN](http://www.cloudflare.com) will provide you with 1TB free. That will mean all static content (images, javascript, css, html files even) can be served from the CDN, reducing the amount of queries on your hosting provider often 80%. If you're using Wordpress, get W3TotalCache.
As for hosting, we need to know more details of what type of site it is....dynamic or static? You may simply be able to roundrobin it between a few servers for instance.
Or just use a Cloud Service provider like Amazon or Windows Azure. Both allow one to scale to the need. Both also provided local datacenters around the world with CDNs. Another benefit is you only pay for what you use. Used only 1 GB of bandwidth that month? You only pay for that 1 GB not for the 200 GB you reserved. So much simpler with these services.
Your client might consider migrating on a VPS in order to be able to scale up the resources when one needs more. I agree that using a CDN would help a lot.
I understand what you are trying to recommend, but VPS's themselves are not scalable in the same way services such as Windows Azure and Amazon EC2.
A VPS is still saddled by sharing the CPU time and RAM on any given server. Typically this means that high demand often causes VPS's to under-perform. The scaling that can be done with the cloud services actually don't use the same kind of 'shared-use' model; instead it is a type of clustering that in some of the more robust services can mean you can scale to the demand, and down-scale. Additionally you normally do not have lengthy contracts or costly setup and can have your site located in your target market (to reduce latency).
I agree that as soon as it is permissible and cost effective you should move your site off of Godaddy. Godaddy doesn't specialize in hosting and they also don't use a true cPanel product. If your client is going to be running promotions on and off then a cloud service is also your best solution at this point. It is going to be a bit more expensive than a simple shared account but not as expensive as a VPS from month to month. Of course this statement can vary with your plan and your provider. But, with a cloud account you can have that flexibility to scale your resource up during promo. time and then back down again once you know that your usage levels have dropped. The technology crowd knows about cloud services but the mainstream user and even many who use hosting are still catching up on the latest technology trend. And, cloud isn't a trend but the next step in hosting technology. Look into it. You will find it can suit your particular circumstance perfectly.
Amazon EC2 instances are just xen VPS, and have exactly the same CPU/ram/bandwidth share issues any xen VPS would have. The only difference between EC2 and other VPS is a high level API that can manipulate multiple instances across your account, and interact with other amazon web services, however if you only use a single EC2 instance, as opposed to a cluster then there is no scalability advantage.


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Samsung Wave 533 ReviewSamsung Wave 533
low-range bada OS handset in the form of the Samsung Wave 525, now time has come to take a closer look at its version with a physical keyboard – the Samsung Wave 533. It is the first handset with Samsung's own mobile OS to sport a slide-out QWERTY.
Thus, we will keep most of the software part, which duplicates what we found on the Samsung Wave 525, and focus on the design differences and keyboard performance instead, so read on to find out what they are...
The Samsung Wave 533 is a plain looking all-plastic handset, with a chrome-like rim around it, which marks the separation of the screen and keyboard halves. The 3.2" capacitive touchscreen has the lowly 240x400 pixels of resolution, which makes everything on the display look jagged. The viewing angles are decent, though, and it has average sunlight visibility on full brightness. Below the screen is the menu button, as well as send and end keys, in a typical bada OS handset fashion.
You can compare the Samsung Wave 533 with many other phones using our Size Visualization Tool.
The rest of the buttons are found on the keyboard half. There is a volume rocker on the left side, protected microUSB port and 3.5mm audio jack on top, as well as a lock/power button and a dedicated camera key on the right. Every button is easy to find and press, with the exception of the rather smallish lock/power key.
The back is flat, with a 3MP camera centered in its upper part, and the speaker grill down right. The usual piano black plastic Samsung is using in most of its handsets of late, is replaced for a battery cover with dotted pattern, which makes the phone easier to grip and hold. The 0.59" (15.1 mm) thickness is average for a phone with a physical keyboard, and adds to the easy grip feeling. At 4.09 oz (116 g), it is a heavier than the 3.53 oz (100 g) Samsung Wave 525, but not by much, and feels pretty light in the hand. Similar to the other two basic bada phones, the Samsung Wave 533 will be available in three colors - black, white and pink.
The physical keyboard is what makes the phone stand out in the tsunami of bada handsets, so let's slide the screen half away open and check how are the keys' spacing and tactile feedback. The keyboard is pushed out with a rather tight and controlled movement, revealing four rows of keys, which light up in white when used. The additional symbols, including the number row on top, are colored in yellow, and the mode switch is down left, colored the same.
Samsung has included four grey dedicated cursor arrow keys, which we pencil as one of the advantages of physical keyboards over virtual ones, together with the fact that the whole screen remains visible when typing. Each individual key is placed in a frame independently, with enough space in between, and the key travel has reasonable depth. Long-pressing the spacebar mutes the phone. The screen slides back over the keyboard with a significant push, making the spring mechanism feel rather solid. Overall, we were quite satisfied with the physical keyboard, and feel it can be a major selling point for the Samsung Wave 533.
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1. VJWave (Posts: 1; Member since: 21 Dec 2010)
While in-call, how do I lookup for a contact so that I can read it for the person on phone? Whenever I select a contact, it just places a call to that contact. Any idea how do I do it?
2. mayank nayak (unregistered)
hey !!!!!!!!!!!!!! i like ths handset n 4ward to buy ths handset [s533] bt dnt hav any idea bat BADA os.can it support 3rd party software.
3. Em (unregistered)
thank you for the great review!
These wave533 pages really help me alot^^ so, thx again :D
4. Annspaces (unregistered)
thanks for the reviews posted. It was a quick help with a good demo video around.
Stil, what about 3G capability? whether it is 3G capable or not is not clear. Help from anyone will be well appreciated.
5. Shaunak (unregistered)
Nope..it doesn't have 3G features.
6. Vishesh (unregistered)
folks, if you can help me - i'm planning to buy this phone. only need to know,
does it have loudspeaker?
can we attach photo to conatcts so that when someone calls, there photo is displayed alongwith number?
appreciate if someone who has/used this phone can update me. thanks a lot
7. anky (unregistered)
Vishesh u can buy this phone.....I am using it,u can attach photo to contact in this phone.......
8. lynn (unregistered)
Samsung wave or i550? Which is better?
9. gskraju4u (unregistered)
Iam not able to get mail box as message box on the top of the screen when i receive mail.Please let me know.
10. life4you (unregistered)
How do I get access to the gps?
11. Fakiha (unregistered)
This phone totally sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 8 months ago i bought this darn phone n its been wth me only for 2 months............. its always at d service centre.. battry probs, board probs, display probs,, u name it , it has probs!!!!
12. Satish Kumar.Upadrasta (unregistered)
Is there an option of changing song from headset in Samsung Wave 533 mobile ? if yes how can it be done........
13. saron (unregistered)
myree phone ...poi kutheee.....
Samsung Wave 533OS: bada
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|3.2 inches, 240 x 400 pixels (146 ppi) TFT
|3.2 megapixels
|4.31 x 2.17 x 0.59 inches
(109.5 x 55 x 15.1 mm)
4.09 oz (116 g)
|1200 mAh, 14 hours talk time


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An early and unusually warm spring has morphed into a dry start for this year's corn and soybean crops, and the National Drought Monitor has shown progressively deteriorating conditions across much of the U.S. But meteorologists believe conditions could improve for the U.S. Corn Belt over the next two weeks. Meteorologists say the jet stream pattern suggests a favorable shift toward wetter conditions in the corn Belt the next two weeks.
Recent reports, however, show how quickly the crop is declining. USDA reported 66 percent of the U.S. corn crop was rated good or excellent in the week ended June 10, a decline from 72 percent earning those ratings the previous week, and 77 percent two weeks ago.
But early week rains have improved the short-term outlook. Kyle Tapley, meteorologist for MDA EarthSat Weather, told Reuters, "It was a little wetter than expected (Monday) in southern Illinois and Missouri with 0.25 inch to 1.00 inch of rain. The Midwest looks dry for a few days, but by Thursday and Friday there will be good rains in the north of 0.50 inch to 2.00 inches."
Tapley also said the six- to 10-day outlook for the Midwest is positive, with above-average precipitation expected next week in the north, but the south and eastern Midwest will remain dry.
Meteorologists also believe the strengthening El Niño in the Pacific Ocean could ease dry conditions in the U.S. later this summer.
Last week, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center (CPC) said there is a 50 percent likelihood that El Niño will develop, though conditions are still expected to be neutral between June and August. El Niño is a warming of sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific. Last year's U.S. drought was partially blamed on La Niña conditions, which is a cooling of those sea surface temperatures.
When a shift from La Niña to El Niño occurs, meteorologists say subnormal rainfall in the spring is likely in the Midwest. Recent observations have the Trade Winds weakening along the Equator which signals a building phase for El Niño. A developing El Niño is more likely to push drought conditions toward the west, away from the Corn Belt, allowing weak storm fronts into the Midwest grain growing region.
The CPC has already said they expect the Atlantic hurricane season, which began on Friday and runs through November 30, to be less active than last year. The El Niño phenomenon creates wind shear that makes it harder for nascent storms to develop into hurricanes in the Atlantic-Caribbean basin, but it also can produce drought in parts of South Asia and unseasonably wet conditions in western coastal areas of South America.


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From the beginning, Facebook has helped popular websites become even more popular by allowing people to post status updates full of links that have guided their friends to the Web pages they visited. Then last Thursday, the websites that were closest to Facebook started crashing, and the world learned the potential downside to giving Facebook such a central role on the Internet.
The problem arose from the Facebook Connect API, a clever bit of JavaScript that allows website developers to integrate their sites with Facebook. The developers need merely add this library to their main page, then users can easily share the website with their Facebook friends. It's intended to be a virtuous feedback loop that allows users to share, Facebook to gain more status updates, and websites to increase their traffic.
It went wrong when Facebook started mishandling its end of the connection. The API will normally check to see if a user is logged in, then build a box full of information about the user that's seemlessly integrated with the website. For a bit less than an hour last Thursday, the API's background requests for information about the user were redirected to an error page, a result that confused the API and led it to take over the Web page and replace it with a big error message from Facebook. Instead of seeing the news or the weather or whatever their destination would normally display, users saw just a Facebook error.
The small technical glitch highlighted just how powerful the Facebook API can be and just how much control websites cede to Facebook when they include its JavaScript library. The API can rewrite the entire Web page and change any of the page's content without the original website being the wiser. In this case, the API just posted a cry for help as an error message, but it could have been much more malicious.
There has been little talk about how this glitch illustrated just how much data Facebook is gathering about where we browse. Even if you don't click the Like button on the Web page, Facebook learned you were there when the website initialized the Connect API code. It's tracking much of what we do on the Internet.
While this particular mistake is probably an isolated instance that won't cause much trouble, some websites may want to rethink the architecture of their interactions with Facebook. Some sites may want to work a bit harder to isolate Facebook interactions instead of taking the easy solution and opening a big door for Facebook's code to do whatever it wants.
Is the Facebook API too powerful? Twitter has an easier way of adding a status update by using a simple URL like
http://www.twitter.com/home?status=Hello+World. This is far from as tightly integrated or as automatic as the Connect API, but it leaves the control with the originating website, reducing the dangers of a glitch taking down the Web by hijacking the browser session. It also serves to protect the privacy of the users. Developers should spend more time examining options like this.
This story, "How Facebook Connect took down the Web," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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Luke Wright became the second English batsman this year to miss his country's first Twenty20 century by a single run, as the world champions piled up 196 for five against Afghanistan.
Wright, absent for nine Twenty20 matches until Ravi Bopara's loss of form necessitated his return this month, crunched eight fours and six sixes from only 55 balls to get England's defence of their crown up and running in their first Group A match.
He finished on 99 not out, having managed only a two from the final ball of the innings at the Premadasa Stadium - three months after Alex Hales had hit England's highest score to date, 99, at Trent Bridge against West Indies.
Thanks principally to Wright, England nonetheless had a total they should easily defend - to not only begin their campaign with a victory but book their passage already into the Super Eights stages.
Number three Wright shared stands of 69 for the second wicket with Hales and then 72 for the third with Eoin Morgan. He came to the crease with England immediately up against it, after being put into bat under lights.
Craig Kieswetter allowed Shapoor Zadran to open the match with five dot balls and then edged the sixth down on to his stumps as the left-armer began with a wicket-maiden.
Hales was run-out at the non-striker's end, when Wright drove one straight back at Karim Sadiq, and several of the 'middle' overs then belonged to the Afghan spinners while Morgan found his range.
But Wright hit leg-spinner Samiullah Shenwari for his second six, high over long-on - and the charge was soon on.
Morgan managed only one boundary shot, a six over midwicket off Mohammad Nabi, but operated at better than a run-a-ball before he holed out in the leg-side ring.
Wright's innings was unblemished, until Izatullah Dawlatzai dropped a straightforward chance at point to reprieve him off Nabi on 75. Wright and Jonny Bairstow then made Dawlatzai pay a personal cost as they launched 32 runs, including four sixes, from the seamer's penultimate over of the innings.


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Bout to start some chili on the Egg. I'm going to be in a Chili Throwdown Oct 15th with three other Texas bloggers. Would love if you guys could check it out and vote for me. There will be prizes for some of the voters including a 6 qt cast iron dutch oven among other things. I'll let you know later on in the week where to check it out if you are interested.
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Liberty junior Jocelyn Williams unleashed a personal-best and ECAC-qualifying hammer throw of 171-2, marking the Lady Flames' top Friday performance at the Shamrock Invitational.
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Williams' 171-2 heave came on her sixth and final attempt of the competition, moving her into sixth place in the Amber Campbell Invitational section of the women's hammer.
Senior Khristina Kanagy made a strong outdoor seasonal debut, placing fifth in the 5K behind a quartet of Big 10 runners. She clocked an outdoor personal-best time of 17:16.88, moving into third place on the Lady Flames' all-time outdoor 5K list.
Abigail Flower qualified for Saturday's 100-meter dash final by posting a time of 12.33 seconds into a noticeable (1.6 m/s) headwind.
Freshman Brittney Webley missed out on the 100-meter hurdles final but was able to claim the No. 9 spot in program history with her 14.51 effort.
Reigning Big South indoor women's high jump champion Kristen Willeford sailed over 5-3 on Friday, tying for sixth in the "A" section of the event.
Shelley Parker pole vaulted a season-best 10-11.75 to share eighth place in the event's "A" section.
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On the men's side, Liberty recorded a pair of top-10 finishes on the day. Leading the way was Daniel Klase, whose top javelin throw pierced the ground at 190-7 for eighth place.
Fellow sophomore Kyle Wheeler long jumped 22-5.25 to tie for the 10th position.
The third and final day of the Shamrock Invitational will commence Saturday at 9 a.m. After the meet concludes, the Liberty men's and women's track & field teams will return to Lynchburg after their week-long stay on the Grand Strand.


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A recent study from the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry finds that half of young adults with autism are unable to find work in the 8 years after finishing high school.
Geoffrey Straughn is finishing his final classes and he just started his first job thanks to a unique program called "Project SEARCH Collaborates for Autism." For young adults with autism, finding work can be incredibly challenging.
At Project SEARCH interns spend classroom time learning life skills, but there is a strong focus on real-life job training.
David Kuhn PhD, Clinical Director at NewYork-Presbyterian Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, told Ivanhoe, "The mission is really to build the skills necessary for these individuals to move on beyond these doors to get competitive employment."
Kuhn explains, "Our interns go through 3 rotations, 3 [sets of] 10 week rotations for a total of 600 work hours per year where they are placed at different sites across our campus getting a variety of different experiences."
Interns range in age from 18 to 21 years old. They must have a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder, have no violent tendencies, be able to communicate and follow a one to two step schedule.
Project SEARCH intern, Geoffrey Straughn, told Ivanhoe, "Well I do need a schedule of what I do cause if I don't have a schedule, I don't know what the heck I'm supposed to do."
Geoffrey's new job is with one of the Yonkers New York District Attorney's office, and he is one of the 70 percent who go on to find work.
Geoffrey's mother, Judy Straughn, told Ivanhoe, "Geoffrey has grown a lot this year, he's learning to do so many things, and he seems happy which is what I want."
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It's official! Karlie Kloss has earned her wings. Read on for the quickie facts you should know about VS's newest Angel.
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Karlie Kloss can't order her own cosmo (she's only 20!), but she's been strutting down the Victoria's Secret runways for the past couple of years. And now, the MTV House of Style host and celebrated model can add Victoria's Secret Angel to her already impressive résumé. To celebrate, we've scoured the Web for 10 fast, fun facts about Kloss. As her career reaches new heights, you can brag to your gal pals about how in-the-know you are (your cheat sheet secret is safe with us).


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A poignant and inspirational love story set in Burma, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats spans the decades between the 1950s and the present.
When a successful New York lawyer suddenly disappears without a trace, neither his wife nor his daughter Julia has any idea where he might be - until they find a love letter he wrote many years ago to a Burmese woman they have never heard of. Intent on solving the mystery and coming to terms with her father's past, Julia decides to travel to the village where the woman lived. There she uncovers a tale of unimaginable hardship, resilience, and passion that will reaffirm the listener's belief in the power of love to move mountains.
Jan-Philipp Sendker, born in Hamburg in 1960, was the American correspondent for Stern from 1990 to 1995 and its Asian correspondent from 1995 to 1999. In 2000 he published Cracks in the Great Wall, a nonfiction book about China. The Art of Hearing Heartbeats is his first novel. He lives in Berlin with his family.
©2002 Karl Blessing Verlag. Translation 2006 by Kevin Wiliarty (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
"Absolute magic…Like a spell, it haunts. Like love, it's going to endure." (Caroline Leavitt, New York Times best-selling author)
"Basic Story Interesting, But..."
I liked the basic story of 2 handicapped people finding each other, however this book had major disappointments for me:
. even though most of the book is set in Burma, there's really not much about Burma;
. the writing is often predictable;
. the 'love story' includes dumping another woman;
. a lot reads like a romance novel; and finally....
. it's way too MUSHY for me!
That said, you may like it....I have friends who adored it!
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I really found myself invested in the characters.
It starts out in the present and takes you back to the love story and then brings it back to the present. I really wanted to know how it could have started in Burma and ended in New York.
"Repetitive and melodramatic"
This book called to mind another popular romantic novel - The Bridges of Madison County. Both of them are over the top as far as unbelievable romanticism is concerned, with the main characters in both taking no responsibility for the betrayal of commitments in their lives. This book never explores why in the world Tin Win - committed as he was to MiMi - married an American woman and fathered 2 children, then abandoned them all. I was not at all moved by Tin Win and MiMi's love story - a lot of teen angst and incredibly repetitive. How many times was it necessary to narrate Tin Win's touching MiMi's body and the ecstasy that engendered in both of them. We know, we know...they're in love. A lot of this book strains belief - is hearing heartbeats (without a stethoscope) really possible??? And in the end, the fact that they, primarily MiMi, were so loved by the locals that on the 15th of EVERY month the townspeople form a procession to their home, bearing offerings, flowers, candles, etc. Oh, and what about the blatant plagiarism of John Denver's song, Shanghai Breezes (The moon and the stars are the same ones you see, etc.)
I did find parts of the book compelling - especially Julia's story - I wish that had been a bigger part of the book. I had to listen until the end just to see what happened. Not a boring book for the most part, but overly romantic and melodramatic.
Greedy, voracious reader since age five. After a number of eye injuries & surgeries, reading is hard. So now, I listen.
"I couldn't bear to have this story end"
I AM listening to it a second time, just to lose myself in the gorgeous descriptions of country, customs, and love that is transcendent, read in the golden honeyed tones of Cassandra Campbell. Beautiful narration, and a fantastically beautiful story.
"Beautifully written."
I loved Ms.Campbell's voice, the narrator, she was so gentle and smooth. The narrative kept bringing new surprises in the story that kept me engaged, for example: the story not only takes place in the rustic farmlands in Burma but also in the sophisticated life of a manhattan lawyer. I never thought twice about how it would feel to be blind - too foreign to my life experience but this book raised my sensitivity and awareness to these senses which I took so much for granted. This book is an extraordinary love story that surpasses all understanding, a love story that goes against all odds of tremendous strength and takes us back to our basic feelings and instincts as human beings.
Tin Ming was my favorite character. Why? because of his courageous spirit, wisdom and his transparent soul of a child.
I never heard Cassandra Campbell's and I very much liked this first experience.
No other way, the title is PERFECT!
Retired CFO, Army wife, Mom of five, Grandma of six, two sons who served in combat, love to read books that reflect my values and faith, love mysteries, historical, military stories, and books that don't waste my time . . . if it doesn't have an ending that was worth the wait, I'm not a happy camper.
"Couldn't Stop Listening, Incredible, Unusual Story"
This novel spanning more than 50 years is one of the most beautiful, heart wrenching stories I've ever read. And the daughter looking for the father and going to find him, learning all that happened in his past is unusual and touching. I can't recommend it enough.
"Could not put it away"
The mystery in the story makes this a fun book to listen too. It has an unexpected twist.<br/>
The characters of this book are all so well developed. And each one on their own journey.
"An absolutely beautiful story of love."
The scenery, the love, the sounds that were magnified during the telling of the story.
I loved the main characters from the beginning of the story thru the very end. I did not want the story to end.
Cassandra Campbell's performance was of a quality that made it very easy and pleasurable to listen to.
It made me cry and at the same time I felt joy.
"Wonderful story about enduring love"
This is a wondeful story of enduring love that I would highly recommend. There is nothing to which it easily compares. I loved it so much I had to buy a physical copy of the book.
3 children, 9 grandchildren, married 45 years to the same wonderful man. Love my dog and have loved reading since grade school.
"Beautiful !!!!"
This was an incredible listen. The narrator was perfect on all the voices. Loved the story and all the subtle nuances. There is really no way to explain how special this book is!
"An endearing and intriguing story."
I enjoyed this story. An endearing and intriguing tale of love and devotion over time. My book club reviewed the book and there was a real mix of opinion...some found it a bit cliched and couldn't complete it while others absolutely loved it.
The American accent of the reader jarred a little for me but I managed to finish the story so can't have been that bad on reflection!
A fascinating story, very well told. I could not stop listening to it and feeling part of it. Brilliant. A sentence towards the end sums up the essence of the story: "Not all truths are explicable....and not all explicable things are true."
"One of the best ever"
It's amongst my top 5. Beautifully conceived, a tragic but magical love story. I also loved the narrator,
All the great love stories. Love, when it runs smoothly, is never very interesting!
Almost. I finished it in a weekend
I want to listen to it again.
"Utterly beautiful from start to finish"
I was mesmerised from the start and didn't want it to finish.
It is a collaboration of stories with a theme running through.
Sweet gentle sad heart breaking journey
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PHILADELPHIA - Freshman Kara Bonenberger became just the third Big 5 Rookie of the Year in the history of the University of Pennsylvania women's basketball program when the Philadelphia conference announced its 2011-12 All-Big 5 teams on Tuesday. But Bonenberger is also the second straight Quaker to earn the honor, which is voted upon by the coaching staffs and media. Sophomore Alyssa Baron, who was named first-team All-Big 5 for the second straight year, won the Rookie of the Year accolade in 2010-11.
Prior to the tenure of third-year head coach Mike McLaughlin, the only Penn player to win Big 5 Rookie of the Year honors was the program's all-time scoring, rebounding and steals leader, Diana Caramanico in 1997. Since McLaughlin took over in 2009-10, both of his recruiting classes have produced the Big 5 Rookie of the Year.
In addition, senior Jess Knapp will take home two awards at the Big 5 banquet. She was selected to receive the 2011-12 Big 5 Sportsmanship Award and was also named to the Academic All-Big 5 team.
Bonenberger earned the Big 5's top rookie honor this year after she finished second in the Ivy League in field goal percentage and led the Quakers in rebounding and blocks. She started 12 games in her rookie campaign and finished second on the team in scoring. Both of Bonenberger's double-doubles came against City Six opponents and her six blocks in the win over Dartmouth on Feb. 24 was one off the single-game school record. For her efforts, Bonenberger was a four-time Ivy Rookie of the Week and earned Big 5 Player of the Week honors on Dec. 26.
Baron adds her 2011-12 first-team All-Big 5 selection to a long list of career honors. In just two seasons in a Penn uniform, Baron is a two-time All-Ivy recipient, a six-time Ivy Player of the Week and three-time Big 5 Player of the Week. Baron is Penn's first back-to-back first-team All-Big 5 recipient since Jewel Clark's three straight selections (2002-04). This season, she followed up her Ivy League and Big 5 Rookie of the Year campaign with another Ivy League scoring title (in 2010-11, she became the first freshman in league history to lead the Ivies in scoring).
Baron, who finished in the top 10 of the Ivy League in seven different categories, was also a 2011-12 second-team All-Ivy pick. She led the league in minutes played and led the Quakers in made field goals (160), made threes (42), made free throws (110), assists (68) and steals (55). She also had seventh-best single-season free throw percentage (.803) in program history and was second on the team with 155 rebounds.
The Sportsmanship Award winner, Knapp, played the final 13 games of her career on two torn ligaments in her left knee. The Carlstadt, N.J., native tore her ACL and MCL on December 30 and missed just five games before returning to the floor. She started the final nine games for Penn and led the team in rebounding six times in that span. Knapp, who also earned Academic All-Ivy accolades on April 4, holds a 3.25 GPA as a psychology major at Penn.
Penn (13-15, 6-8 Ivy) finished with its highest win total since the 2004-05 season. In addition to the best 10-game start in school history, the Quakers opened 5-0 at home for the first time in eight years and set a program record with seven wins before the month of January. Penn's seven non-conference wins tied for fourth-most in school history. The Quakers also swept a road weekend for the first time in five seasons and posted back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time since 2003-04 and 2004-05.
Off the court, Penn raised more than $4,000 for various charities.
Tickets are being sold for the Big 5 banquet on April 25 at Drexelbrook. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased by emailing the Big 5 at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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By Jim McGill, Staff WriterPosted Dec 15, 2012If by BearInsider Staff or Contributor, this article is Copyright © 2017 BearInsider.com
The 4 star receiver committed to Ole Miss back in March but remained open, taking an official visit to Cal in their romp over UCLA in October.
However, it was the in-home visit by Dykes and Likens this week that sealed the decision in Cavil's mind to switch up his commitment to Cal.
"You know, the in-home visit went well, but I'd already done a lot of research about Coach Dykes and his offense at Louisiana Tech before they were over. He's had a lot of receivers he's worked with that's gone on to the NFL and on to better things.
"I know they spread the ball around a lot with their four receiver sets and they're good men."
Cavil's family was fully on-board with the switch to Cal, making the decision easier for the 4 star receiver.
"My parents felt great about the decision," said Cavil. "That was ultimately the final thing that helped me decide to commit to Cal.
"They feel like I do that Cal was just the best fit for me. They helped me think everything through and they know what a great school Cal is.
"They liked Coach Dykes and Coach Likens a lot, too. It's funny -we've had a lot of coaches coming through the house lately and my mom always makes coffee and some kind of dessert and no one's really accepted anything. But the Cal coaches were happy to sit down with us and enjoy what she served and that was a real blessing to her. That made her visit."
Cal's academics were a big selling point for Cavil, an excellent student with a 3.4 gpa and it's safe to say that without the school's prestigious reputation, it might have been an insurmountable battle to sway Cavil to switch commitments this late in the game.
"It's great to be around like-minded people," said Cavil. "Cal's the number one public university in the country and that speaks for itself. I want to be the best.
"Cal has every major you could possibly want and they're the top in almost all of them.
"I'm familiar with California, too, having lived in Monterey since I'm a military brat and I like it out there a lot.
"It was a really good visit out there. I really felt comfortable."
The 6-5/205 Cavil, who had 32 receptions for 766 yards and eight touchdowns his senior season, will be an early entrant for the Bears and will be in campus in three weeks for the spring semester and will participate in spring camp to get a crash course in Dykes' Bear Raid offense.
"With Chris being out with shoulder surgery, the coaches have told me I'll get a lot of reps in spring camp," said Cavil.
"Everyone's seen the talent we have at receiver and with me being an addition to that along with talented guys at quarterback like Zach Kline, we should do some real damage in the Pac 12.
Asked what he considered to be the strength of his game, Cavil's confidence came through, though he's far from cocky as a person.
"I'm not trying to be conceited but I'd describe myself as an all-around receiver," said Cavil. "I pride myself on making big plays and picking up yards after the catch. I've got good speed, too (4.45 forty and 10.8 100 as a soph in track). I try to see myself in the Calvin Johnson/Des Bryant/Julio Jones mould as a receiver."
Overall, Cavil's in agreement with the new Bear coaching staff that he's joining anything but a long term reclamation project at Cal.
"Hopefully we'll compete to win a national championship and I'll be glad to be a part of it."
Beyond Ole Miss, the Bears beat out Baylor, South Carolina, Clemson, UCLA and others for Cavil's services.
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TOMBALL, Texas - Five people are accused of stealing from several Walmart stores.
Tomball police said the Walmart store in the 27600 block of Tomball reported that merchandise had been taken from the store about 4:30 p.m. on June 20.
Store employees gave police a description of the suspects and their getaway vehicle.
Police said they stopped the car and found Stephanie Chavez, Deann Drab, Matilda Vargas, Brandy Hernandez and Randall Contreras inside. They were all arrested.
Detectives said merchandise stolen from several Walmart stores was also recovered.
All five suspects were charged with organized retail theft. Bonds for Contreras, Drab, Hernandez and Vargas were set at $5,000. Chavez's bond was set at $10,000.
Investigators said they have linked all five to a large theft ring that has been operating for more than two years.
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SCID is a group of very rare, life-threatening diseases that are present at birth. The disease causes the child to have very little or no immune system. As a result, the child's body is unable to fight off infections. This disease process is also known as the "boy in the bubble" syndrome, because living in the normal environment can prove fatal to these children.
Approximately one in 100,000 children are born with this inherited disease. These children become very ill with illnesses such as pneumonia, meningitis, and chickenpox and can die within the first year of their life. With new advances in treatments for these children, however, children with SCID can be successfully treated.
SCID is a group of inherited disorders. Many genetic defects can cause SCID. These defects reduce the ability of white cells in the blood to fight infection.
Symptoms of SCID usually become apparent within the first year. The following are the most common symptoms of SCID. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
A diagnosis of SCID is usually made based on a complete medical history and physical examination of your child. In addition, multiple blood tests may be ordered to help confirm the diagnosis.
Specific treatment for SCID will be determined by your child's physician based on:
The best treatment for this disease is a bone marrow transplant (BMT), which, in most cases, would cure the problem. A bone marrow transplant involves taking cells that are normally found in the bone marrow (the soft, spongy tissue found inside the bones that is responsible for the development and storage of blood cells), and giving them back either to the patient or to another person. The goal of bone marrow transplantation is to infuse healthy bone marrow cells into a person after their own unhealthy bone marrow has been eliminated. BMT would help increase the sick child's immune system.
Other treatment options include giving the child injections to help boost the child's immune system, and treating each infection very promptly and accurately.


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This article was published 22/11/2012 (1734 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
There were two defining moments Thursday in the testimony of CFS workers at the inquiry into the death of Phoenix Sinclair. The women were challenged to explain why, in 2003, even as others were raising alarm that Phoenix was in the precarious care of her father, they downplayed the risk.
Roberta Dick took calls on potential protection issues for Winnipeg CFS. On Feb. 26, 2003, the child protection centre at the HSC called. A doctor suspected Phoenix was suffering from medical and physical neglect.
The day before, the three-year-old was taken to Children's emergency — an object had been stuck in her nose for three months, her "godfather" said, and her father, Steven Sinclair, knew of it but failed to get it checked it out.
Further, the friend told the doctor, who prescribed antibiotics, that Steve was unlikely to give the meds to his daughter.
According to the manual Dick worked by, Phoenix should have been seen within 48 hours. Dick checked the box "low medical neglect" for response by a worker within five days.
"Maybe I should have checked that (48-hour response)," Dick said, but she was giving the assigned worker the ability to decide how soon to visit Phoenix based on their caseloads and demands, which she knew to be high.
"It was a judgment call."
Her supervisor signed off on the response time.
Intake worker Laura Forrest visited Steven Sinclair's Magnus Avenue home within two days — for which she would be commended in later investigations of Phoenix's case.
He was sober, but hostile, sporting a black eye and refused her services. Phoenix wasn't at home and Forrest said she'd have to come back to see the little girl.
We'll see about that, Sinclair responded.
Forrest made repeat efforts to see Phoenix but each time there was no answer at the door. She left her card.
The file remained open but Forrest never did see Phoenix.
But Phoenix was, according to the CFS Act, a "child in need of protection," commission counsel Sherri Walsh pointed out — neglect of medical care is caught by the definition.
Well, in need of attention, Forrest countered. To decide Phoenix was in need of protection required assessment.
Jeff Gindin, lawyer for Steven Sinclair, peppered Forrest on why she didn't contact Steven's friends and sisters, who often looked after the toddler.
Forrest replied that wasn't her style. "I don't think that's a respectful way to work with people and I don't think it works very well to do that." Showing up at the door is intrusive.
But, said Gindin, the best interests of Phoenix trumped Steven's privacy.
"Not necessarily," Forrest replied, causing heads to snap to attention in the inquiry room. CFS didn't have legal authority to provide services to Steven at that time. If you come on too strong, you just alienate families and you're chances of getting in the door plummet.
Forrest's last, unanswered visit to Phoenix's home was in May.
Phoenix would be apprehended June 22 by the crisis response unit. An anonymous call was made about police breaking up a drinking party at Steven's house. He was drunk and leaving his daughter with people who were "inappropriate." There was no food in the house. In July, CFS got a court order to take Phoenix for three months with her mother Samantha Kematch's consent. Steven was a no-show.
Phoenix was happy and healthy — clearly she had been in someone's good care, Forrest pointed out to the inquiry.
Regulated standards have changed, mandatory response times are prescribed as are face-to-face visits with kids. These reforms flowed from a massive investigation of the system in 2008. But caseloads are still high, and the problems of families are growing more complex. The after-hours response unit, which does emergency apprehensions, are busier today. "Calls have become more acute. There's more gangs out there; there's more violence out there... Poverty has taken its toll," worker Kim Hansen told the inquiry Thursday afternoon.
And so, in this reality, we should ask: How can tighter rules today really prevent workers from making what, as it's been shown, dangerous compromises?


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The Mayflower
Walingen, Holland
The name VanWinkle was Waligh, Walings, Walingen, Waligsen in Holland, and it became VanWinkle in America, from Winkle, a town 15 miles NW of Hoorn, N. Holland. Van Winkle means "from Winkle".
The VanWinkle family Bible told that there were three VanWinkle brothers (James, Abraham and John) that came to America on the Mayflower. We have found that they were not on the famous voyage of the Mayflower that brought the Pilgrims to America. We also found that there were a number of ships with the name "Mayflower", but we do not know which one carried our ancesters.
The VanWinkle families lived in Tennessee and Kentucky and were slave holders. Then James and Sarah Hedges VanWinkle moved to Fairfield, Iowa and later to Kesburg, Illinois. Some of the VanWinkles lived in Arkansas and owned sawmills, building what was called "knockdowns". They were structures made in sections and hauled to a site and reassembled into a building.


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High school seniors are invited to shadow a current Mount freshman and attend classes in our Veritas program during this one-day program. Parents will attend presentations from different departments on campus including Admissions, Financial Aid, Social Justice, Academics, Career Center, Public Safety, Residence Life, Center for Student Diversity and Campus Ministry. Lunch will be provided and an optional student-led campus tour will be offered at the conclusion of the program. Registration begins at 9:15 a.m.


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Rawdon-based Airedale International Air Conditioning is securing orders from around the globe, despite a blaze that devastated its factory.
The company is planning to completely rebuild its Leeds Road premises, badly hit by the fire last September.
But it vowed to bounce back stronger, and pressed ahead with plans to expand its foreign markets. And it says it is beginning to see dividends from its plans to increase turnover through export growth. Within the last six months, Airedale has set up branch offices in Moscow and Dubai and has attended key industry events around the world.
The company says it is now beginning to see results with orders recently secured from as far afield as China, Norway, Kazakhstan and East Africa.
Airedale's commercial director, Mark Viner, said: "We quickly recognised that having a strong local presence was key to being taken seriously in our key growth markets.
"Taking this a step further, we're also delighted to be able to announce the appointment of our first non-UK resident employee, Nissar Rahman, who will be supporting Airedale's area manager, Andrew Walker, who moved to Dubai in 2013 to establish Airedale's office in the Dubai Airport Freezone.
"The company has exported to the Middle East region for many years but never with the degree of focus that we now have because we recognise the potential is so vast." Earlier this year Airedale submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council for a full rebuild and is waiting to hear if approval will be granted.
A report to the Leeds City Council's west and south plans panel said: "This company is a major employer in the area employing a high number of local staff and the company has had to temporarily locate to another part of Leeds.
"The company wants to move back to this site as quickly as possible and there are significant economic benefits to the area."


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1988 Freedom Camping Trailer Prices and Specs
Entering the marketplace in 1985, Freedom began selling camping trailers capable of sleeping up to six occupants. Freedom remained dedicated to the production of camping trailers exclusively for its first two years before adding motorhomes in 1987. Lasting for only a single year, Class A and Class C motorhomes built by Freedom span from 24 to 35 feet in length. Freedom suspended all operations after the 1988 model year.Read more Read less
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Very best wishes to our sim pioneer Todd, as he embarks on his new simulation adventure. He leaves us with a firm foundation on which our Clinical Simulation Program (CSP) can continue to grow. Since MMC's new simulation center is just around the corner, it's a good thing that we don't really have to say "good-bye." We look forward to continued MMC/UNE collaborations.
- New Job New Baby
Welcome to Ryan Eling who is our new Operations Manager/Simulation Specialist and, as of May 27th, a Dad for the second time too! New to the simulation world, Ryan is excited about the challenges that lie ahead and we are delighted to have him on board.
We'll be back soon with more CSP happenings, updates and simulation news.
Wishing a pleasant summer to all.
Cynthia Morris
Simulation Educator/Program Coordinator


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