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Posted by: Holly LaFon (IP Logged)
Date: December 5, 2012 04:10PM
Tesco (TSCDF.PK), a major UK-based grocery store chain, announced today that Tim Mason, the CEO of Fresh & Easy, its U.S. grocery store segment, would step down and it would either sell or close its U.S. stores. Warren Buffett, who owns 5.08% of Tesco, called the move into the U.S. market "foolhardy," prompting the question of whether he'll buy more Tesco shares now that the company has followed his advice.
Buffett increased his holding of Tesco in January 2012 from 3.6% of the company to 5.08%, for $774 million, bringing his total investment to over $2 billion. Neither he nor his partner, Charlie Munger, approved of the company's decision to open stores in the U.S. At Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)(BRK.B)'s annual meeting, Munger said the strategy was "ill-advised," saying, "I could have told [Tesco] if they had asked me, but they didn't." He cited competition from present stores such as Costco (COST) and Trader Joe's as primary reasons.
When asked whether they should give up the venture, he responded, "I don't know. Maybe they are skillful enough so that they can make it work."
Tesco opened its first U.S. stores in 2007, and eventually opened more than 200 locations in California, Arizona and Nevada.
The company has been limiting new capital investment in Fresh & Easy since October, trying to first reduce costs and improve profitability in its existing stores. It decided to make a strategic review of the business and remove the CEO after it became clear that it would not deliver acceptable shareholder returns in an acceptable time frame.
"Whilst the business has many positives, its journey to scale and acceptable returns will take too long relative to other opportunities. I have therefore decided to conduct a strategic review of Fresh & Easy, with all options under consideration," CEO Philip Clarke said in a statement.
In the company's interim results, it reported an overall group sales increase of 1.4% year over year, and a statutory profit before tax of 1.7 billion pounds, down 10.5%. U.S. losses declined to 72 million pounds at constant rates. Like-for-like sales growth in the U.S. was 5.2%, and the number of stores contributing positively continued to increase from 30 at the beginning of the year to 55 at the end of the first half, nearly 30% of stores.
Growth had slowed from the first half of 2011, when U.S. like-for-like growth increased 9.6% over the previous year.
The company still sounded positive about the business' prospects in its 2012 interim report:
"We are focusing all of our efforts on driving forward the profitability of our existing stores and have taken further steps to reduce the new space opening programme going forward. As a result, we expect to end the year with just over 200 stores in total, rather than the 230 we had in the programme at the start of the year. This move, together with a number of other measures we have already put in place to reduce costs, will lead to a more significant reduction in losses in the second half. Notwithstanding these measures, further steps are being reviewed to accelerate the pace of improvement. In the meantime, new capital investment will be tightly constrained."
Though Buffett's disparaging remarks about Tesco proved accurate, he has explicitly stated that the company's stock price was what affected his purchasing decisions. At the right price, he said at his shareholder meeting, he "would probably want to hold a lot more."
Additionally, his most recently reported purchase of the company's shares in January took place the day after its stock price dropped 16% due to a profit warning it issued explaining its poor financial results for the Christmas season.
Wednesday's news about Fresh & Easy has thus far had no negative effect on Tesco's stock price; shares are up 4.21% since trading opened this morning, making it unlikely that Buffett will purchase more.
The company on Wednesday has a P/E of 10.7, P/B of 0.9 and P/S of 0.8, all of which are historically low.
TESO data by GuruFocus.com
Warren Buffett has several other grocery retail stocks, including Walmart (WMT) and Costco (COST). He sold out of his two others in the U.S., Dollar General (DG) and CVS Caremark (CVS) in the third quarter. See his portfolio here. Also check out the undervalued stocks, top growth companies and high yield stocks of Warren Buffett.
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Re Tesco to Close or Sell U S Stores - Will Warren Buffett Buy More
Posted by: vgm (IP Logged)
Date: December 5, 2012 05:08PM
It's an interesting question.
But I think that because the Fresh n Easy segment was such a small part of the business, Buffett will not buy more now. I'd expect him to have ignored it in his overall evaluation of the business. And based on his and Munger's comments, they may well have anticipated the failure in looking at the future.
Long Tesco.
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Re Tesco to Close or Sell U S Stores - Will Warren Buffett Buy More
Posted by: traderatwork (IP Logged)
Date: December 5, 2012 10:58PM
With current price about 10X PE (it's lower last 12 months), for a company that grew their EPS for the last 10 years for about 10 to 12%, Tesco is cheap.
If they can grow their earning 1% for the next 7 to 10 years 10x PE is a great price.
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Re Tesco to End U S Venture Warren Buffett Called Foolhardy - Will He Buy More Shares
Posted by: vgm (IP Logged)
Date: December 6, 2012 12:47PM
Holly and Gurufocus,
TESO is the symbol for the energy technology company Tesco Coropration, not Tesco PLC, the UK retailer under discussion.
So in your article above, when you say "TESO data by GuruFocus.com" and show a graph of TESO price/valuation, it cannot be for Tesco PLC.
Similarly, in your database you refer to TESO as a Buffett company.
All of this needs correcting. Thanks.
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Chris Holt of Detroit Lakes won a close eight-round decision over Wisconsin boxer J.J. Corn Saturday in the main event at Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen.
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11/20/16 CAP Lab research assistant Dilsara Liyanage received the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Research Experience (SHARE) Award (Liyanage) to support her undergraduate research project "Mu rhythm patterns in early childhood."
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Charlize Theron In Shreveport Filming Thriller 'Dark Places,' See the First Set Photo
A new movie being filmed in our area has garnered the attention of local residents and film buffs alike. Shreveport-Bossier Film Office Director Arlena Acree tells KEEL News it's called "Dark Places," a thriller about a woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child and is forced to confront the events by a secret society obsessed with solving notorious crimes.
The lead actress in this film is Oscar winner Charlize Theron, who is also one of the producers.
Acree says this is Theron's first time filming in Shreveport-Bossier. The movie also includes some other familiar faces: Christina Hendricks, best known from the TV show "Mad Men," and Chloe Grace Moretz, who has been in several movies — most notably the 2005 remake of "The Amityville Horror" as Chelsea "Missy" Lutz.
Actor Nicholas Hoult ("Warm Bodies") and Shannon Kook (from "The Conjuring") are also lead cast members.
Acree tells KEEL News the production will be filmed all over the Shreveport-Bossier area.
"So far, the filming since Monday is going very smooth," she says. "And I know they're gonna be doing some things at Camp Minden, and area locations in Keithville, north of town. So they're gonna be moving all over the place."
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Skip to comments.OH Real-Time Election Simulation (Romney 50.11% Obama 49.89%) Methodology Included
Posted on 10/06/2012 8:42:28 AM PDT by parksstp
This is probably the most detailed simulation Ive ran, since I was easily able to find the latest voter data at the OH Secretary of State site.
Basically, what Ive done is run a simulation for all of OHs 88 counties and the percentages Romney and Obama need for each county to have a shot at the state.
Romney: 2,781,909 / 50.11% Obama: 2,769,785 / 49.89% Total Votes: 5,551,694
Results of the 2004 Presidential Election (Bush v Kerry)
Results of the 2008 Presidential Election (McCain v Obama)
Results of the 2010 Midterms (Kasich v Strickland)
Results of the 2011 Question 2 (Union Issue)
Using the data at the Secretary of State Website concerning the total number of registered voters within each county, I compared that number to the total number of Bush/Kerry and McCain/Obama votes to determine a turnout-percentage (Website says 04 was 72% and 08 was 69% and 10/11 was around 49-50%). I then apply whatever the trend has been in that county for the percentage.
In garnering real time results, I assume Romney started around 1-2% points higher than McCain, but lower than Bush for most counties. The exception is with what I call the PUMA Counties (McCain took a higher share than Bush some SE Ohio counties where Romney runs slightly ahead of McCain and ahead of Bush). After the debate, Romney picked up more ground to where he is now about 0.5-1% behind Bush in most counties or even, and around 3% or more above McCain (depending on the percentage gap between McCain and Bush). I tried comparing the 2010 Gov race percentages, but it is difficult, because Stricklands perception that he is a conservative Democrat in the state allowed him to over-perform in the results.
Another interesting result is on Question 2. Even in heavily GOP counties, with few exceptions, Kasischs proposal was rejected. The only way this proposal got rejected is sizable number of Republicans had to vote against it. It doesnt seem to effect these voters from still voting Republican however.
Looking at each county, Ive estimated the vote totals and percentages I think Romney and Obama would receive. Prior to the debate this week, Romney was probably about several thousand votes down, but now its flipped in the other direction. OH is really, really close. Theres no way either candidate has more than a 3 or 4 point lead in this state. Romneys lead will increase based on GOP turnout, while Obamas total may increase based on lack of enthusiasm for Romney. With 30 days to go, anything can happen.
The bottom line is while the raw vote numbers may change, if Romney hits the percentages Ive listed for each of the 88 counties, he should be able to win. Hopefully, this document will prove useful as a tool on Election night to see how the state is going. If any candidate overperforms the numbers I have listed, you can probably see how the state is going to go even if the networks dont call it.
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Ohio Poll Analyst: Voter Turnout Modeling Predicts Big Ohio Trouble for Obama
Pajamas Media ^ | 10/05/2012 | Paula Bolyard
After hearing a report that Ohio voter registration rolls have shrunk by 490,000 [2], Cooper wanted to see if media reports that Obama is enjoying a wide lead in the state would stand up to a statistical analysis based upon actual voter registrations and historical voting patterns.
He decided to analyze Cuyahoga County, which includes Cleveland and is the states most populous county. He says its representative of the state because it has a large enough number of registered voters and you can statistically determine how many total votes each candidate will get in Ohio based on how many votes are cast for each party in Cuyahoga County. In fact, from 1980 to 2008 an average of 17% of the total Democrat votes cast in Ohio presidential elections were cast in Cuyahoga County. In recent years, this has declined (to around 15.6% in 2008). During the same time period, an average of 9.3% of the total Ohio Republican ballots were cast in Cuyahoga County. That number declined to 7.5% in 2008. Since 1980, the average voter turnout for Cuyahoga County is 64.57%. Obviously, this is a fairly significant sample size.
Cooper found that Cuyahoga County has 208,207 fewer total registered voters in 2012 compared to 2008. The county has lost 48,872 Democrat-registered voters and 194,199 independent-registered voters. The difference and this is significant to Coopers prediction is made up by a surprising gain of 34,864 Republican voters since the 2008 election.
Thanks for all the work you have done. That is quite a lot of work on that spreadsheet.
I did, which would put Cuyahoga at about 587,000 votes for 2012. If this happened, Obama would be sunk. But there was also a decrease from 2004 to 2008 where there were only 12,000 less votes cast. 641,000 may be too high. I just have a hard time seeing that drastic a drop when all 88 counties have been consistent over the past decade in slight changes up or down. Not saying it can't happen, I just don't have any results to base it on.
That cuts both ways.
'08 was an unusually high turnout year. There WAS a lot of enthusiasm for Zero. Even some "republicans" got swept up in the enthusiasm.
That enthusiasm for Zero has disappeared. I was talking to someone a few weeks ago who was pretty heavily involved with local dem politics, and he said there was no way he could vote for Zero (of course he didn't call him Zero).
The point being, there are numerous people who identify themselves as dems who WILL NOT vote for Zero.
There are also MANY republicans that did vote for the jug eared one, who vehemently regret their past mistake.
Look at Dumbo's historic Rasmussen Presidential Tracking Poll. 1 month after inauguration, his approval numbers were high, including the strongly approve. Now the Strongly disapprove are about 12 points above the strongly approve. That means the strongly's are the ones more likely to vote. The strongly disapproves MIGHT NOT be enthusiastic about Romney, but they are vehement against Zero. Also, those who aren't strongly for Zero, are more likely not to vote at all.
Granted Rasmussens poll ISN'T Ohio, but I think some things can be generalized here. According to Ras, Obama has a 50-49 approval. But lets look deeper. Out of 50% approving 28% strongly approve, 22% just approve. The 28% is a lock, but the 22% who somewhat approve, I'd say half, minimum of a 1/4 won't show up.
On the flip side 49% disapprove of Zero, but out of those 49%, 41% Strongly Disapprove, leaving only 8% who somewhat disapprove.
This 8% are the ones who disapprove of Obama, that aren't enthusiastic about Romney, that might not show up.
Even IF you could say that NOBODY was enthusiastic about Romney 82% of those STRONGLY Disapprove of his opponent, 16% are maybe ambivalent.
I'm in northern Ashland county.Last election,the Obama lawn signs were everywhere.This time you can hardly find one.Even my neighbor who's a die hard union guy and lifelong Dem doesn't have an Obama sign out.Lots of local candidate signs-but no Obama.
Park's numbers look good. There have been about 5.5 million voting in Ohio, so that's on the money. The problem is that there are about 8 million already registered voters. That's enough for either party to change the outcome by virtue of a solid door-to-door, ground campaign, and with early voting, it is no longer necessary to have that ground campaign happen only on election day.
The dramatic turn-around of Romney's fortunes after his strong debate performance suggests that 2 more such performances -- assuming Obama remains weak -- will put Romney over the top without a ground game. I wouldn't count on that, though. Either Obama will improve his performance or the media will improve their pro-Obama spin.
If I were a republican leader in Ohio, I'd be putting drivers on the street carting registered voters who don't normally vote to the location where they can vote early, and I'd double those efforts on election day.
After all, 2.5 million registered voters who don't vote suggests that 1.25 million of those, about half, are republicans. If they're already registered, why not find some way to get them to cast a ballot?
>> Im in northern Ashland county.Last election,the Obama lawn signs were everywhere.This time you can hardly find one. <<
Similar situation in the left-leaning suburbs of northern Virginia, where I spend a lot of time. My off-the-top-of-the-head estimate is that now, we're only seeing 10% to 20% of the Øbama signs we saw in 2008.
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Empeiria Acquisition Corp. Announces Closing of $60,000,000 Initial Public Offering
Jun 22, 2011, 11:42 ET from Empeiria Acquisition Corp.
NEW YORK, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Empeiria Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") (OTCBB: EPAQU), a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of acquiring or merging with an operating business, announced today that it has closed its initial public offering for gross proceeds of $60 million.
The Company sold 6,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Each unit issued in the initial public offering consisted of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. In addition the Company has granted the underwriters a 45 day over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 900,000 units.
Initially, the units will be the only security trading. The Company's units began trading on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board quotation system under the ticker symbol "EPAQU" on June 16, 2011. The common stock and warrants comprising the units will begin separate trading on the 10th business day following the expiration of the over-allotment option (or such earlier number of days as the underwriters may permit), subject to the Company's filing a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission containing an audited balance sheet reflecting its receipt of the gross proceeds of this offering and issuing a press release announcing when such separate trading will begin.
The Company has deposited $61,200,000 (including $3,900,000 from a private placement of 390,000 units to the Company's sponsor), or approximately $10.20 per share, into a trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as the trustee. The funds will not be released from the trust account except under certain limited circumstances as described in the prospectus relating to this offering.
Cohen & Company Capital Markets, LLC acted as sole book-running manager and representative of the underwriters of the offering. The PrinceRidge Group LLC acted as co-manager of the offering. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP acted as counsel to the Company and Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. acted as legal counsel to the underwriters.
A registration statement relating to these units and the underlying securities was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 15, 2011. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any state or jurisdiction.
This offering is being made solely by means of a prospectus. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering can be obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1514418/000114420411036111/v226058_424b4.htm and can be obtained from Cohen & Company Capital Markets, LLC, 1633 Broadway, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10019.
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David Tyree has gone from Super Bowl hero to out of a job.
Tyree was released by the New York Giants on Saturday in the final cutdown that also featured a late trade, with backup tight end Michael Matthews, another Super Bowl veteran, being shipped to the New England Patriots for a conditional draft pick.
Tyree missed last season after injuring his hamstring while coming back from offseason knee surgery. The 29-year-old wide receiver battled minor groin, hamstring and knee injuries in training camp this year and played only two preseason games, missing the last two.
"It's obviously a time of mixed feelings," Tyree said Saturday. "This is part of the journey. It's not like it's a great day. But at the same time I'm filled with expectations about what's next on this track, and I'm excited, as well."
Tyree made one of the most remarkable catches in Super Bowl history some 19 months ago when the Giants defeated the previously unbeaten New England Patriots.
The winner between the ex-Heisman Trophy contenders battling for the Washington Redskins third-string quarterback job? Try "none of the above."
The Redskins placed Colt Brennan on injured reserve with hip and hamstring injuries, and his competition for the job, Chase Daniel, was one of the final cuts.
Brennan aggravated a nagging hamstring problem in Thursday night's game against Jacksonville.
Jaguars, but he's also been battling a previously undisclosed hip injury. Brennan missed much of the offseason work in 2008 after surgery on his other hip.
Veteran running back Dominic Rhodes was released by the Buffalo Bills, who continued shaking up their offense a day after firing coordinator Turk Schonert.
Rhodes' agent, Todd France, confirmed his client had been released earlier in the day, before the team announced Rhodes was among the 18 players cut in order for the team to establish its 53-player roster.
Rhodes' release was considered a surprise as he was expected to serve as a primary backup to Fred Jackson to open the season at New England on Sept. 14 while starter Marshawn Lynch serves an NFL-imposed three-game suspension.
Rex Grossman's performance in Houston's final preseason game not only earned him a spot on the final roster, it gave him a chance to be the Texans' backup quarterback.
Grossman missed most of the preseason with a hamstring injury. He returned Friday night to throw two touchdown passes in Houston's 27-20 win over Tampa Bay and survive the last round of cuts.
Running back Danny Woodhead has made the New York Jets.
The 5-foot-9, 195-pound Woodhead made a strong case after running for 158 yards and two touchdowns in the preseason finale against Philadelphia on Thursday night. Already a fan favorite, the former NCAA career rushing leader spent last season on injured reserve because of a knee injury.
In contrast, John David Booty made a poor throw at the worst possible time.
A day after having an interception returned for a touchdown in the preseason finale against Dallas, Booty was among the final cuts for the Minnesota Vikings, leaving the team with Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels behind starter Brett Favre.
Booty was in his second season as a developmental quarterback out of USC. He does have practice squad eligibility, so the Vikings could bring him back if another team does not sign him.
Booty, a fifth-round pick in 2008, likely sealed his fate Friday night. He threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown, infuriating coach Brad Childress.
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In Japan and other Asian countries, an annual tradition that many retailers participate in during the holidays is called "Fukubukuro," commonly referred to as "lucky" or "mystery" bags.
The concept is simple: you put together bags of heavily discounted products at random and sell them to customers who don't know exactly what they're getting. It may sound weird to westerners, but if you really think about it, an overweight old man in a bright robe coming down your chimney at night is a lot weirder.
Anyway, Apple Japan is participating in the tradition again this year, and it has confirmed the special sale's kickoff date of January 2nd. Lucky Bags will cost 36,000 yen, or around $345. Bags usually contain items like iPods, random accessories and t-shirts, but customers have received more expensive hardware like iPads and even MacBooks in years past.
Supplies are limited, so Apple stores in Japan will definitely have lines of eager customers after New Years.
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Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream
Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream is an exploration of new architectural possibilities for cities and suburbs in the aftermath of the recent foreclosure crisis. During summer 2011, five interdisciplinary teams of architects, urban planners, ecologists, engineers, and landscape designers worked in public workshops at MoMA PS1 to envision new housing and transportation infrastructures that could catalyze urban transformation, particularly in the country's suburbs. Responding to The Buell Hypothesis, a research report prepared by the Buell Center at Columbia University, teams -- lead by MOS, Visible Weather, Studio Gang, WORKac, and Zago Architecture -- focused on a specific location within one of five "megaregions" across the country to come up with inventive solutions for the future of American suburbs. This installation presents the proposals developed during the architects-in-residence program, including a wide array of models, renderings, animations, and analytical materials.
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How to Take a Good Profile Picture
Say cheese! I remember lining up for school photos and thinking, "I have to look good this year! I just have to!" Digital photography has freed us from those cringe-worthy moments (and the desire to burn photos!) because we can always pose again, try better light, and edit without wasting film.
Of course, getting that perfect photo is critical in an age of social networking and dating sites. I was cruising the Canon website (cause you know, that's what I do) and I came across the company's suggestions for taking better online dating portraits. It says:
- Keep it Simple: Posing, Cropping, Framing, and Backgrounds —Your online dating portrait should be about you. That means no one else should be in the shot, and you should avoid distracting elements that will take attention away from the most important thing in the frame – YOU! Try turning the camera 90 degrees, and shoot a vertical picture. The longer vertical frame is better suited to capture a single person, without too much 'empty space' in the background.
- Photo Techniques: Lighting, Lenses, and Camera Settings — One of the biggest mistakes in online dating portraits is poor lighting. Again, the photo is all about letting others see what you look like. The goal is to make sure the image is well (brightly) lit, but with no harsh shadows.
To see my tips for looking good in your pretty profile pic,
- Say No to Mug and Lingerie Shots — Profile pics that look like mug shots are the worst! Don't take a picture specifically for the purpose of being your profile image (you know, like the ones where you can tell the subject held out her arm to take the shot?!). Pictures taken in the mirror (unless they are incredibly artistic), or pictures taken on a camera phone are also discouraged. Also, think twice before you use that sexy one of yourself on the beach in Hawaii with a barely-there bikini (especially for a dating profile!).
- Act Natural! — Whether you are looking for a dating profile picture, or a pic to use for your Facebook or Sugar account select a fun, natural picture. It doesn't have to be a glamor shot, just an image that shows your personality. Sure it's an ego boost to show off how cute you looked in that bridesmaid dress, but you don't look like that every day. Try a pic in your natural element. Or a casual photo from your last vacation. I love nancita's carefree and happy look in her TeamSugar profile image.
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Robinson refuses to throw in the towel
December 11, 1999
Bath coach Andy Robinson refuses to accept that his side's interest in the Heineken Cup is effectively over after last night's Pool 2 defeat at Swansea.
They must win their remaining three matches including a daunting trip to tournament favourites Toulouse and then hope that other results work in their favour.
"We've got to win against Swansea next week, and if we can play in Toulouse like we did last night, then we can win there," said Robinson.
"I am so disappointed for the players, who gave everything. It was an outstanding performance, but one mistake cost us the match," he added.
Meanwhile, All Whites' hero Arwel Thomas admitted that the hosts had "got out of jail" with their dramatic 10-9 victory.
Former Wales fly-half Thomas came off the substitutes' bench to score all of Swansea's points after Bath had led 9-0 with six minutes remaining.
Thomas struck with a last-minute try which he also converted, leaving Bath facing a monumental task to reach the quarter-finals.
"I was very disappointed to be left out of the starting line-up for this game, but Lee Davies has been playing well," Thomas said.
"I came on when conditions were at their best, and managed to accept the one chance that got us out of jail.
"We have still some tough games ahead but there is no doubt that we can qualify for the knock-out stages."
Llanelli stormed to a superb victory in Pool 3 at the home of defending European Cup champions Ulster in Belfast.
It was a Scarlets success hewn out of a magnificent forward effort at a cold and extremely wet Ravenhill.
Llanelli produced some scintillating power rugby, with Chris Wyatt and Scott Quinnell prominent up front, and they proceeded to destroy Ulster in the forward exchanges.
Wyatt and centre Salesi Finau grabbed the all-important tries for the visitors.
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New Asus notebooks at CES impress, cripple
Subject: Shows and Expos | January 11, 2008 - 04:52 PM | Ryan Shrout
Asus had a large presence at CES this year, though they didn't have the booth size to handle it. With all the press the Asus Eee PC has been getting, you'd have thought they'd splurge on fancy stands and booth babes!
The products did make quite the impression though; two models in particular stood out to me.
The Asus U2E is an ultraportable notebook, weighing less than 2.9 lbs according to Asus' documentation. It has an 11" screen with a 1366x768 LED backlit screen. It has an optical drive on it as well as optional solid-state storage hard drives of 32GB or 64GB.
Compared to the popular Eee PC, the U2E is obviously bigger; that means less portability but more keyboard space and also a standard 80GB or 100GB hard drive for much more storage. The U2 is a notebook that I can see myself using for both work and general travel.
On the exact opposite end of the spectrum is Asus new G70 gaming notebook that features dual NVIDIA 8700M GT graphics chips in SLI mode. Other interesting features include an optional Blu-ray or HD-DVD drive, dual hard discs for some RAID action up to 1 TB (terabyte!), an Intel X9000 series CPU all paired with a 1920x1200 17" LCD.
The bottom of the G70 even sports subwoofer speakers!
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After posting pictures the other day, I had a lot of people contact me privately asking the same thing: "Isn't it illegal to go to Cuba? And if so, how did you get there?"
First of all, it's only a question for Americans. Virtually everyone else can travel to Cuba, spend money there and even bring home Cuban goods without repercussions.
For Americans it's a different story. Because of the trade embargo, it's technically legal to travel there, but illegal to spend money. (A nice catch-22.) But here is where it gets murky… the state department says that if you want to go, you need a special permit that they will issue for exceptions. For example, if you are a journalist or for educational purposes. But you don't need to apply for the permit, you just need to qualify for one. (Others say you do need to apply). It's a big mess. If you look at 20 different sites, there will be 20 different explanations of the laws. If you ask the State Department, they will say, "Don't go."
One thing to understand, is that this is only on the American side. The Cuban government has no restrictions on Americans traveling in Cuba and don't check to see if you have some American issued "permit".
So is it illegal for me to be in Cuba? I have no idea. Perhaps, because I'm writing this blog, I qualify as a journalist. This is also the intent of my trip, so it falls within the guidelines. But I traveled the same way that thousands of other Americans travel to Cuba every year– under the radar.
Here's how you do it:
1. Fly to a third country. I like Mexico because flights are cheap. But you can fly into Cuba from all over Central America and the Caribbean. (Also Canada, but I'm not sure how that works).
2. Purchase a flight to Havana through a local travel agent using cash (no paper trail). I used Cubano Air, because I heard rumors that some airlines turn over their flight registry to US officials. From Cancun, my flight was $277 round trip.
3. Arrange with your travel agent to secure a Cuban visa. These are $18 and allow you entry into the country. It took my agent 1 business day to get mine.
4. If you're not sure where to stay, you can book a package deal with your agent that includes housing. I didn't go this route. Instead I booked a Casa Particular, a room in a private house that is much cheaper than a hotel. Mine has a double bed, private bath and cost $30 a night. Most run from $25 – $50 with hotels being more expensive.
5. You've got your flight, your visa, and your American passport. Make sure you have lots of cash on hand (American dollars or Mexican Pesos or whatever, you can change it to Convertible Pesos (CUC) when you arrive). You won't be able to use your credit card or ATM card, so take a bit extra. Turn off your cell phone. It probably won't work, but no need to leave proof of where you were.
6. Ok fly to Cuba. If you're taking Cubano, you'll love the Russian aircraft with it's noisy engines and strange seats that fold all the way forward. From Cancun it was about a two hour flight.
re7. At the immigration desk in Cuba, they will take your visa and passport. The visa tears into two parts, one page that they keep and the other that they stamp and put into your passport. They don't stamp your passport for obvious reasons.
8. You can change your money in the airport, but your taxi driver will probably take American dollars if needed. (Mine couldn't break the $40 I gave for the fare so I paid $5 of it with dollars).
9. There will be a queue of taxis waiting for you and a ride from the airport to Downtown Havana or Vedado should be about 20-25 CUC.
10. When you check into your hotel, they will likely ask to see your visa, so they can fill out their paper work. Make sure you get it back.
11. When you leave, the immigration desk will take the other half of the visa. Again, no passport stamping will happen.
12. Eventually when you go back into the States, you will need to list the places you had traveled to. Don't list Cuba. How will they know you went? The answer, they won't. Besides, you totally forgot about Cuba. Cuba? Huh? Oh right, I forgot. (I did read one report where the person listed Cuba, but didn't get fined, just hassled.)
Ok all the obvious caveats. This is informational only, and I'm not suggesting that anyone do anything illegal, I'm just describing how it could and is done by some travelers.
What happens if I get caught?
I've heard that the fine can be up to $10,000, but more likely $2500. I've heard that no American has been fined for merely traveling to Cuba. The people getting fine are doing things way outside the scope of spending a week on a beach and drinking mojitos. I've also heard that people don't get fined, they get "Letters of Intent to Fine" which is basically like a big warning. And I've heard that this hasn't been tested in court, seeing as Americans we have a right to travel where ever we want, and I'm sure the ACLU would have a field day if they actually got serious about fining people. For now the threat of action has been enough to keep most Americans away from Cuba, which was the desired result.
The bottom line: I couldn't find a single confirmed story of someone getting caught, it's all rumor and intrigue. I'm sure there are exceptions, but really the only person that knows for sure you traveled there is the airline and Cuba.
Medical and Other Emergencies
Your US health insurance won't be accepted, but you can pay for treatment with cash. There isn't a US Embassy but there is a US office supported by the Switzerland Embassy, if you really needed it.
Why should you go?
Go for the culture, the beach, the rum, the dancing, the art, the people. Go because you think it's ridiculous that the US Embargo has lasted this long, and anything that can be given for a reason can be said about China times a thousand. Go because as an American you think you should have the right to travel anywhere where they will have you. Go because you want to see Cuba for yourself. Go because you can.
There isn't a ton, but if you have any outside of this list, please post in the comments.
Illegal Travel to Cuba from Bootsnall
National Geographic Cuba Guide
CNN's report on Travel to Cuba
Yahoo! Answers: Is traveling to Cuba Legal?
Business Week: Traveling to Cuba
Why Obama Should Lift the Travel Restriction and Embargo (VERY GOOD)


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Photographer's Note
The color yellow... #17
About the location:
just a few meters outside my home-village..
About the story:
as always on the hunt for some new colorful impressions..
About the picture:
today we are looking from southeast to northwest direction, inbetween the tree and the background forest line, you can see a white tower, this is the water tower of the village Carlsberg..
a nice evening and a fine weekend to all my friends and guests here at TE..
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Bluejeans (64251) 2012-05-04 12:34
Ola Bernd ,
Bonita esta imagem de primavera com este campo de flores amarelas , gostei da árvore de fundo , bons tons de verde , bom contraste de cores, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo
Bom fim de semana
Sonata11 (34009) 2012-05-04 23:09
Hello Bernd,
Wow!!! what a great captured of this beautiful nature from interesting POV with great management of splendid colors, sharpness, perfect clarity, great DOF too. An amazing tranquality and impeccable atmosphere in this photo. Wonderfully executed. Thanks for sharing.
All the best and have a wonderful WE,
Gigidusud (21393) 2012-05-05 0:00
Hello Bernd,
Beautiful landscape with nice colors of spring.
Have a nice WE.
maria-v1981 (10966) 2012-05-05 3:27
Hello Bernd,
This is a beautiful choise to the occasion the atmosphere of the photo is picturesque,superb composition and the layers of colours adds a lot to the photo.
Have a nice weekend,
siamesa (28129) 2012-05-05 8:03
Bom dia Bernd
Spectacular yellow field. this landscape is wonderful. Perfect point of view. TFS
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- Date Taken: 2012-04-29
- Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Architecture
- Camera: Nikon D5000, Nikkor 18-55mm AF-S 1:3.5-5.6G VR
- Exposure: f/11, 1/500 seconds
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- Theme(s): Winter apple tree / Winter-Apfelbaum, The rapeseed-field-collection, the square collection.... [view contributor(s)]
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November 9th, 2001, 03:50 PM #1
wow advance options[modify url/grfx] in get html page is really cooooool, helps a LOT. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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nice.. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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Cool! :cool:
November 9th, 2001, 09:57 PM #4
I'm missing something here. What are you talking about and how do you do it?
November 11th, 2001, 03:43 AM #5
The new EZ-Joe way to redirect the URL to merchant links is what's being referred to. Now, on the Get HTML screen (when you get a link--that pop-up), you can just hit "Show Advanced Options" (or wording to that effect), then a screen comes up and you just put in the URL you want the link to aim at. Bingo! Instant custom-directed link, no guesswork involved!
If you want the default destination, just use the code that normally comes up instead of hitting the button for the advanced option.
Cool it is indeed!
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November 11th, 2001, 04:24 AM #6
Two thumbs up!
That's gonna really help cut down my page making time!
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I am a newbie. But what is a redirect url and what does it actually do? I've been here on the net for a year, I have heard of the redirect many times but never really knew what it is and what it does :eek:
November 11th, 2001, 01:18 PM #8
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in this case a redirect is when you select a page on a merchant site other than their default landing page
just find a page on an advertisers site that you think will convert then when you go to "get html" for their links at cj.com you can click "advanced options" and paste in the url of the page and it will give you a code like this...
the link will then redirect to your prefered page
a word of caution though, i was using the redirect tool today and i messed up, i dont know how it happened but i ended up linking to a different merchant than the link was for
the "http://www.qksrv.net/click-123456-010101" was for one merchant and the "?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.merchant.com%2Fc%2Fsalespage.html" was for another, i'm no newbie either, good job too or i may not have noticed
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WOW - That sounds GREAT!!!!! I can't wait to try it. It's about time. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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The Devil (Paperback)
"I am acting badly," thought Yevgeny, "But what's one to do? Anyhow it is not for long."
Leo Tolstoy is known for epic novels that brilliantly dissect society, but the novella The Devil may be the most personally revealing--and startling--fiction he ever wrote. He thought it so scandalous, in fact, that he hid the manuscript in the upholstery of a chair in his office so his wife wouldn't find it, and he would never allow it to be published in his lifetime.
Perhaps that's because the gripping tale of an aristocratic landowner slowly overcome with unrelenting sexual desire for one of the peasants on his estate was strikingly similar to an affair Tolstoy himself had. Regardless, the tale--presented here with the two separate endings Tolstoy couldn't decide between--is a scintillating study of sexual attraction and human obsession.
The Art of The Novella Series
Too short to be a novel, too long to be a short story, the novella is generally unrecognized by academics and publishers. Nonetheless, it is a form beloved and practiced by literature's greatest writers. In the Art Of The Novella series, Melville House celebrates this renegade art form and its practitioners with titles that are, in many instances, presented in book form for the first time.
About the Author
Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy was born into the Russian aristocracy in 1828. After a licentious youth, he joined the army to serve in the Crimean War. It proved the inspiration for some of his greatest writing, including War and Peace. After the war Tolstoy married Sofia Behrs and returned to the family estate, where he fathered 13 children, ran a school for young peasants, and wrote Anna Karenina. In 1879, Tolstoy underwent a spiritual crisis, and denounced the Orthodox Church, private property, and the demands of the flesh. His extreme asceticism caused decades-long tension with his wife. In 1910, after an argument with her, he died while fleeing the estate. Aylmer and Louise Maude are among the most respected translators of Tolstoy's works into English and a favorite of the author himself. A close friend of Tolstoy's, Aylmer Maude was chosen by the great writer to produce his official English language biography.
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—The New Yorker
"The Art of the Novella series is sort of an anti-Kindle. What these singular, distinctive titles celebrate is book-ness. They're slim enough to be portable but showy enough to be conspicuously consumed—tiny little objects that demand to be loved for the commodities they are."
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In Wilbur Smith's The Sound of Thunder, the year is 1899. The British Empire is at the height of its power. But in South Africa, proud Dutch colonists defy the Queen and her army - and a lush, wild world is torn apart by guns, spears, and swords. Sean Courtney had been tragically separated from his family, but the Boer War has brought him back to his homeland - and into the sights of his enemy's guns. It has also returned him to Ruth Friedman, the only woman Sean can love, even though he shouldn't. As Sean's loyalties - to nation, man, and blood - are tested, a saga of duty and betrayal unfolds....
©1966 Wilbur Smith (P)2013 Macmillan Audio
"Amazing!! Where's the next book????"
So glad the audiobook world has gone back to the 1960's to produce these great works of art!! Wilbur Smith is amazing!!! Where is book 3 of this series in the "unabridged" version? I need more!!!
"More from the master..."
The entire story. When my wife and I arrived in South Africa, some 30 years ago, the local inhabitants all suggested we read Wilbur Smith, for an understanding of the country, culture, and history. We devoured the Sean Courtney trilogy, and continued to enjoy the adventures of the entire Courtney clan. Highly recommended.
Too many to choose just one.
John does a fine job, although there are a few spots where I question his accent. Not serious enough to be off-putting, and probably not very noticeable for anyone that hasn't actually lived in the country.
The Courtney saga continues...
Trust me - I've yet to recommend Wilbur Smith to anyone that hasn't thoroughly enjoyed his writing (and impeccable research). Please can we have some more Courtney family based novels, unabridged. A Sparrow Falls will complete the first trilogy, and I'm waiting patiently.
"excellent story"
awesome narration and loved this whole series of books. can't wait for the next book to listen to
"Wilbur Smith is a wonderful author!!"
This is the 2 no book of thr Courtney Series.his tales blend all the emotions of the human experience. The settings are bold and true to life.a great read!!!!
"fun read"
Fast paced and memorable. I throughout enjoyed the listen, although I would have appreciate d it more if the Zulu and Afrikaans words were pronounced correctly.
"favorite Wilbur Smith book to date"
Action packed due to the Boer War storyline. Thought there was solid character development and enjoyed the narrator.
Loved it ,the story, the narration, all sensational, very hard to stop listening, riviting story
"Very enjoyable!"
Very good book and very well read. Being a South African, I know the different accents can be difficult to do but the reader did a great job, giving life to each character!
"hard to follow"
I have read a number of books by this aurthor and usually like them. This one was hard to follow and I lost interest and could not finish finish it.. i kept waiting for it to engage me in a way that i was interested in what happened, but that never happened. My advice is save your credit.
if it was different I may try another Book 2 was the same story as one no difference
Mad a different story or continued the story
He was fair
Sad cuz same story as #1 I spent money to hear the same story
Don't buy #2 if you buy #1
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Olympic Tower is one of Manhattan's most desirable luxury condominium residences in the heart of Manhattan and highly sought after places to live. Olympic Tower condominium is a 51-story building with 225 condo apartments that are the embodiment of class and luxury. Developed by Aristotle Onassis and designed by world-renowned architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Olympic Tower is also one of the first mixed-use condominiums in New York City. Olympic Tower is unique because in addition to apartments, it is home to the Atrium Café and the Onassis Cultural Center.
155 East 49th Street is an exceptional 1924 Pre War Luxury Co-op with Style and Sophistication for those with Discriminating Taste, containing 74 apartments, which range from studios to one bedrooms. You have 24 Hour Doorman and Elevator Attendant for your convenience and are located in the Heart and next to all the best Manhattan has to offer. Across from the Waldorf Astoria you are steps from everything; Rockefeller Plaza, Museums, The Opera, Many of New York's Best Restaurants and Designer Stores an Shopping, and all subways including Grand Central Station with quick access to the 59th Street Bridge and Midtown Tunnel as well as just a short drive across town to the Lincoln Tunnel giving you outstanding convenience to all the surrounding airports.
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Last summer, I decided to go to an "eco hotel" in Puerto Vallarta to a.) see if I could bring my high-maintenance life downstream (if just for 5 days), and b.) so I could brag about it to my San Francisco friends (yep, that's what we do here).
Given that it was off-season, I shared the resort with just two couples who were my companions for the community dinners. One couple was married and already knee deep in resentment. The other had just met—literally. She was a yoga teacher from somewhere in Brazil, and he was a hunter from Alaska. They traveled to Mexico—a global midpoint—to meet each other in person after connecting via InternationalCupid.com.
Wow, I thought, now that's a commitment. What if your international date sucks?
I admired them though. No risk, no reward…right? Their cavalier attitude reminded me of how Europeans date—something I learned from a French girlfriend just a month prior. She inquired how my date with an English chap went by simply asking, "How was the sex?"
ME: What? It was a first date.
HER: Oh, is that not what you do here?
ME: Not if you want to have a second date!
HER: Interesting. In France, we don't date. We meet someone, have sex, and then try out a relationship.
I loved the idea. No going on dates with three different people in one week. No waiting months to decide if they are worthy of your exclusivity or vice versa. You just try on a shoe for a short while and see if it fits. Brilliant.
Unfortunately, Americans like shopping around—for shoes and dates. We like comparing things, weighing options, dipping our toes in the water—one at a time—before making any sort of commitment.
Online dating has outrageously exacerbated this consumery behavior. We compare digital snapshots of human beings as if they were Amazon.com books. And we toss them aside just as easily if any expectations go unmet. No one is ever just right. We're always looking for the next best thing.
I think people deserve to be considered one at a time. Juggling dates prevents emotional intimacy and delays the inevitable—discovering if a partnership is awesome or the worst idea in the world. Plus, dating is exhausting! Do me a favor and try love the foreign way (first date sex optional; deodorant not optional).
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Motor test bench questions
I would like to measure motor efficiency on small electric motors and also propeller thrust. To do this I need a test bench that can measure not only electric input power and thrust (as most hobby test rigs are done), but also motor torque and rpm. I would like to measure the true power curves of small motors and not simply use the conventional motor constants to plot the power curves.
Is there anyone that has built such a rig and that could help with suggestions on what equipment to use? My interest is small motors such as used for indoor and parkfly. Its a tricky project but interesting.
Its a hard call to build a dynamometer at such a small size..personally the derived figure for efficeincy got by simply meausroing motor RPM loss under load is enough for me, and sorets the goats and sheep..
BUT in essence all you will need, is torque and RPM to get Pout, RPM is relatively easy, and torque..well a digital scale and a rotating motor mount with a longish strut pressing on the scales should do the trick.
To present various loads to the motor, probably a prop is as good as it gets..just shove half a dozen props on and measure the RPM and torque. Makes use of an optical tacho not that difficult either.
If you want to be really snazzy, you could integrate the whole thing into one bit of electronics, using a pressure transducer, photo detector and voltage and current mesaurement, and write some softwarre to give you pin, pout, voltage, current, efficiency and RPM...drive that lot from a PC and get a graph out teh other end as well..
Some people use a more or less shorted second motor as a load, but I think thats probably not so good..certainly not if you want to use it to measure output power..as it adds a secnd imponderable. It does however make a useful way of adding an infinitely variable load, and, if a brushless is used, a handy way to pick off pulses for RPM measurement.
About a 3/8" thick of plywood about 3' X 12" wide. Drill a 1/4" hole in the middle for a 1/4" ball bearing setup. 2 nd, bottom bearing plywood piece to clamp in a vice or to a table edge.
Mount the engines 1' from the center. Drill a hole on the opposite end 1' from center. For a 10# digital fish scale- cheap one. make a bent wire hook for it.
You can tape a power pack on the scale side of the arm with a RC receiver, and ESC.
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I built a thrust stand a while back and used it a few time before I realized that every single APC12x6E prop produced the same thrust at the same rpm every time... The same can be said for torque. Now I test my motors by measuring RPM/volts/amps at no-load and with a handful of props. Plug the data into DriveCalc (free from www.drivecalc.de) and let it spit out my motor constants (and thrust and torque).
Hi Mavox,
A small dyno is a fun and very useful project. The ability to test motors at full throttle with different loads and at different voltages provides data that I know of no other way to measure or predict reliably.
In my own efforts, it soon became aparent that data-logging to PC is a must-have for accuracy. Collecting a set of precisely simultaneous data is critical.
As Vintage suggested, you could build your own hardware/software for daq. Or you could use the data-logging wattmeter set-up from Medusa. Medusa just released a new version of their wattmeter software which allows for real-time calculations from user-entered formulas so you could incorporate real-time efficiency measurements. There's a dedicated thread in the Medusa Vendor Forum.
There are some neat ideas in the Very cheap and accurate dyno thread.
Here's what I've been working with: small dyno.
Thank you all! I have been away for some time in my work, and now when Im back Im surprised how many inspiring tips you have given in this thread. I was planning to use different propellers to put different loads on the motor, but building a dyno seems just the right way to go.
I have data acquisition hardware that I can borrow at work so I will have the possibility to do accurate logging.
Landru did you ever compare the result between measured power curves and the result one can obtain with the common motor constants (Rm Io, Kv)?
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Christmas at Sandringham: What's in store for Kate, Duchess of Cambridge
CHRISTMAS with the new in-laws is always daunting – but the Duchess of Cambridge faces a festive test like no other, as royal expert Ingrid Seward reports
On December 25, 2010, like countless other young women of her age, she sat down to Christmas dinner with her family. Gathered round the table were her parents, her brother and sister, but there was one notable absentee: her boyfriend, who was working on Christmas Day.
Painted liked that, it could hardly be a more normal scene. But the home in question is in Bucklebury, the boyfriend is second in line to the throne and the girl is Kate Middleton, who must have picked up her knife and fork that day thinking that Christmas would never be the same again.
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge faces a festive test like no other
With her new family – the Windsors – Christmas is not for the faint hearted. Magnificent it may be, but for a newcomer like Kate it is a minefield of protocol and curious family traditions. And as Princess Diana soon discovered, there is also intense sartorial competition between the royal ladies (even Princess Anne feels compelled to make an effort).
It all begins on Christmas Eve, when family members arrive in time for tea at 5pm. Staff unload the luggage and carry gifts into the drawing room.
Each royal guest has a private bedroom but not necessarily a sitting room or en suite bathroom: accommodation at Sandringham is comfortable but, at least by royal standards, relatively small.
Maids and footmen unpack the bags, pressing and hanging evening wear for dinner (Prince Charles brings his own valet).
The royal ladies wear their finest outfits and jewels in deference not only to the occasion but also to the Queen as their hostess. Kate's recently purchased Alexander McQueen frocks will fit the bill perfectly. And while five daily changes of clothing are a thing of the past, two or three are often still required.
After tea, Kate's induction into royal present giving will begin. Following the Danish tradition brought to England by Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII, the royal family exchange gifts on Christmas Eve.
In the glow from hundreds of lights on a 20-foot Christmas tree, felled in the Sandringham woods and topped with a huge silver star, the royals gather in the drawing room. All the parcels are placed down the left-hand side of the room, on trestle tables covered with white linen.
The gifts are arranged in order of precedence: the Queen's first, then Prince Charles and Camilla's, then William's and Kate's. The children's presents are put round the tree – another custom started by the royals in the 19th century.
On William's advice, Kate will surely have avoided extravagant gifts, the mistake once made by Diana. To the new Princess of Wales it looked as though everyone had been engaged in a competition to see who could spend the least money.
Stalls at country fairs are a favourite royal source, and one year Princess Anne gave Prince Charles a doormat. Diana, on the other hand, had taken time and trouble: her soaps were from Floris and her sweaters and scarves were cashmere, not itchy wool. But in the world of the Windsors, cheap is beautiful.
What to give the Queen must be the Christmas headache to end them all, and will have caused Kate hours of anxious deliberation. Her Majesty genuinely prefers something simple that perhaps she would never get for herself, rather than something overgenerous that she won't use. And as if that weren't pressure enough, once the gifts are opened (after the Queen gives the nod) they are returned to their tables so everyone can see who gave what to whom.
After lethal martinis, mixed by an equerry, dinner will be a black-tie affair in the dining room, which is decorated with banks of poinsettias and cyclamens from the royal nurseries. But if Kate thinks she will be sitting next to William, she is in for a surprise. The Queen, who works out the seating plans herself, will ensure that Kate is moved around the table so she sits next to a different person at each meal.
Prince Harry will be there to lighten the mood and take charge of the after-dinner entertainment, and that is where Kate can come into her own. She is an expert in the type of party games that can only be played by a large group of somewhat merry participants. And once the Queen and Prince Philip have departed to bed – the Queen rises early on Christmas morning for Holy Communion – the party begins. With Zara and Mike Tindall, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and Sophie Wessex all likely to be there, it should be a lively one.
No one forgets the true meaning of Christmas, however, and after breakfast next morning the whole family gathers for the 11 o'clock service at St Mary Magdalene. Hundreds of well-wishers wait to see them walk the short route to the church (although the Queen is driven) and Kate will no doubt draw record crowds, as Diana once did.
After pre-lunch drinks back at Sandringham, the family troop into the dining room – in strict order of precedence – for a traditional Christmas lunch. Crackers are pulled, paper hats are donned (though not by the Queen) and silly jokes are read out, but lunch is not a lengthy affair. It is served at one o'clock in order to be finished in time to watch the Queen's Christmas message on TV. This is never a subject for critical comment, and for Kate it will be a case of sitting in silence and looking serious.
After this, everyone takes a walk to make room for tea, which comes in the form of an enormous iced cake made by the pastry chef. Then there is a little free time – for those who want to snooze or play board games with the children – before dinner, which is served at 8.15 in the candlelit dining room.
On Boxing Day the men are out shooting from early morning. The ladies may join them for lunch in one of the huts on the estate unless – like Kate – they prefer to be out with the guns all day. Friends are often invited, and Kate's sister Pippa Middleton is likely to be there, especially as Prince William has made a point of saying that Kate's family would not be excluded from their lives, as happened with Diana's.
No one would dare to spend the day lounging around in front of the TV – everyone must be out of the house for the benefit of the staff, who have their own party until the royals return, ravenous, at dusk.
Royal Christmas house parties used to last 10 days or more, but now they usually break up after Boxing Day.
Kate will surely breathe a sigh of relief, as this will be an opportunity to see her own family, tell them all about her first time at Sandringham and start her Christmas all over again in that cosy and familiar Berkshire home.
Ingrid Seward is editor of Majesty magazine and author of Royal Entertaining & Style (available through Majesty)


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"The next twenty years will be totally unlike the last twenty… We'll face the greatest economic and physical challenges ever seen by our country, if not humanity."
So opens Chris Martenson's much-viewed online Crash Course illuminating the relationship between economy, energy and the environment. Starting with the power of exponential growth, he tidily sums up our economic problems: Too Much Debt. Chris discusses the implications if we continue the status quo, and ways to prepare. He believes that "if we manage the transition elegantly we can actually improve things." (www.chrismartenson.com).
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I think that Tom needs to make a return trip to Guinea but with a film crew based on his second journal entry. It sounds like something that would make a rather riveting documentary about his work for UNICEF, especially given the horrible condition of some of the children he's seen there.
And I do have to say if anything I think these blogs are starting to show who the real Tom Hiddleston is away from all the celebrity attention and screaming fangirls. I find it interesting in that when Tom goes on holiday it's to help people living in an impoverished nation.
I know we joke around about all the hot and tempting images that Elizah puts up and shots of Tom dressed in suits looking pretty good but I have to say that this image from his blog is what really makes me find Tom very attractive:
"Ultimately, we have a cultural problem where we put a huge currency on sexualizing young girls," she says. "It's been a problem for a while, but I feel like it's reached a fever pitch." - Rashida Jones on Internet Pornography
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I am selling a saddle to a friend. She currently has and is using the saddle. So far she has only given me one check in the amount of $600 and still owes me about $500. We agreed she would make payments to me when she has the money. Can I cash this check now? My husband thinks if I do it negates our agreement and she doesn't have to pay me anything else for the saddle.
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Jay Rigdon Rockhill Pinnick LLP
You should avoid cashing the check only if the check says "full payment" or "payment in full" or the equivalent. You should still have your agreement written somewhere, however, to prove it should there be a dispute.
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Play it safe. Put the agreement in writing with the $600 as a down payment.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced sweeping changes at his 2-year-old department Wednesday, including new technology to help protect the nation's transit system from a biological attack or other weapons of mass destruction.
The overhaul, in the works for months, comes on the heels of last week's bombings of London's subways and bus systems. It also will centralize terrorism analysis, put a higher priority on bioterrorism issues and tighten U.S. borders.
"We will be straightforward," Chertoff told a ballroom of hundreds of lawmakers, department employees and other officials. "If something goes wrong, we will not only acknowledge it, we will be the first to fix the error."
Chertoff said the department would look to use technology to detect explosives and biological, chemical or radioactive material on rail, subway and bus systems. Deputy Secretary Michael Jackson told reporters the detection tools probably would be installed in large cities with subway systems subject to the greatest risk of attack. Those cities would probably include New York and Washington.
These types of technologies, still in varying stages of development, could cost the government an estimated $6 billion to buy, install and maintain, said William Millar, president of the American Public Transportation Association. He agreed with the push for better weapons detectors, provided that Washington finds the money and the security "doesn't hold up our passengers."
An estimated 32 million commuters ride subways, trains and buses every day, Millar said.
Homeland Security, which has a proposed $31.8 billion budget for next year, has less than $1 billion specifically set aside for mass transit safety. A Senate fight is looming this week among ranking Republicans who differ - by $900 million - on how much to spend on mass transit security.
The Homeland Security changes are intended to settle federal turf wars and growing pains at the department. A direct response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the department was created in 2002 by combining 22 agencies.
Chertoff said the agency is "open to change." The reforms include hiring a director to centralize intelligence information gathered by 11 Homeland Security bureaus; and a chief medical officer to oversee bioterrorism policy and coordinate responses to biological attacks.
In welcome news to Washington-area passengers, the government is ending the restriction that had prevented air passengers from leaving their seats for 30 minutes before flying into or out of Reagan National Airport.
The department also is trying to tighten security at U.S. borders, but Chertoff said doing so should not come at the cost of migrant immigrants who come to the U.S. to find work. He said he and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice soon will announce plans to ease visa hassles for foreigners entering the country to visit, work or study.
Eighty percent of the proposed changes can be accomplished under Chertoff's existing authority; the others require congressional approval.
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The ASRock X79 Extreme9 motherboard arrives in a grey, metallic style finished box which looks rather nice, even if all their products use an identical scheme.
The box is a gatefold design, opening up into a very nicely presented overview of the product, with the board visible behind a protective plastic panel on the right. There are two separate boxes inside, one containing the accessories.
The bundle contains the following accessories:
– 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
– 1 x ASRock 3-Way SLI-2S1S Bridge Card
– 1 x ASRock Game Blaster
– Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
– 6 x SATA Data Cables (optional)
– 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (optional)
– 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel
– 4 x HDD Screws
– 6 x Chassis Screws
– 1 x Rear USB 3.0 Bracket
ASrock include a sound card, called the 'Game Blaster'. This is a quad core processing unit which is designed to help improve system performance by offloading all the audio processing to the onboard controller, rather that the primary system Intel processor. The audio is handled by the Creative Sound Core3D Quad Core processor, and there is gigabit LAN support via the Broadcom BCM57781 chip.
Key points:
– Independent audio processing capability and zero-waste of CPU utilization.
– Capable of both time and frequency domain audio processing
– Advanced modes optimized for hardware acceleration.
The ASRock X79 Extreme9 motherboard is very attractive, with black slots and oversized black/silver heatsinks complimenting the dark brown PCB design. This product is a 16+2 power phase design.
The board has 8 DDR3 memory slots, 4 on each side of the CPU socket like all other X79 boards.
When populating with 4 sticks, ASRock advise to use the first channel – so A1, B1, C1 and D1. With A2, B2, C2 and D2 being used for double capacity configurations. The board supports up to 64GB of memory, at speeds up to 2,400mhz.
The X79 Extreme9 board has five PCIe x16 slots with support three cards in SLI or CrossfireX. PCIe x16 1 and 3 are set to x16 bandwidth, and the other three slots support x8. They have dropped the legacy PCI slot on this board with a PCIe x1 slot offered. The board is actively cooled for maximum stability under overclocked conditions.
Along the bottom of the board is a 1394 FireWire header with several USB 2.0 headers, front panel connector and a power and reset button. There is also a diagnostic LED readout above this area.
Enough SATA ports for you? Yes, 12 in total. The black ports on the far right are SATA II rated and run directly from the Intel X79 chipset. The two grey ports immediately next to the black ports are SATA III rated and run from the same Intel X79 controller. The remaining six ports on the left are SATA III – four powered by the Marvell SA9172 and the two powered by the Marvell SE9220 controller. Plenty of futureproofing here, even for the most demanding of storage freak.
The board is a very high grade design as would be expected – populated with Premium Gold Capacitors and 100% Japanese conductive polymer capacitors. The overall board layout is very clean, especially around the CPU socket and PCI express slots. ASRock have also included two USB 3.0 headers with this board.
The Extreme9 motherboard has two 8 pin CPU connectors above the top heatsink. We tested with only one connector attached and we didn't notice any difference over the last week, but for those people overclocking to the absolute limits on phase change or LN2, this is surely beneficial.
The rear I/O panel contains the following ports:
– 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
– 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
– 2 x eSATA3 Connectors
– 4 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports
– 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
– 1 x IEEE 1394 Port
– 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
As they supply a dedicated sound/network card, you will notice there are no audio connectors available on the I/O panel, giving it a much cleaner overall appearance.


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At Zoom Room even shy dogs find courage
SF Dogs Examiner Reporter Shelley Frost wanted to help her shy, rescued border collie named Kellie learn how to have fun and interact with other dogs, so she brought her to the new Zoom Room in Belmont, Calif. While Kellie might need a few more trips to get into the swing of things, Shelley managed to get some great quotes from Jaime Van Wye about the brand and also spoke with owner Andrea Ou.
The space is large and open, with a central activity area in which dogs of all sizes are moving.. fast. They trot up and down see-saws, slalom through flag posts, jump through hoops. Each movement led by their guardian who uses treats and encouraging words.
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