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Sidney Crosby got just the break the Pittsburgh Penguins needed to end their road woes.
Crosby scored his second goal of the game with Flyers goalie Martin Biron nowhere near the net, helping Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia, 5-4, yesterday for its first road win in nearly six weeks.
"It was really a good break," Crosby said. "You can't really blame the goalie."
Try selling that to the largest regular-season crowd in Flyers history (19,992).
Biron's trouble started when he drifted toward the right circle to stop Pascal Dupuis's breakaway. He sprawled and failed to secure the puck, then tried to dump it behind him toward a teammate. Dupuis snagged the puck and sent it toward the net where Crosby was there for the gift goal, his 23d, with 2:45 left.
Crosby had two assists and the first of three Pittsburgh goals in the second period that made it 3-1.
Mike Richards scored a shorthanded goal for the third straight game - he picked off a pass at the point and took off on the breakaway to beat Marc-Andre Fleury and score his NHL-high seventh shorthanded goal - and Braydon Coburn's third-period goal tied it at 3.
Canadiens 5, Senators 3 - Alex Kovalev returned to Montreal's lineup with a goal and two assists to power a win over visiting Ottawa.
Kovalev, who skipped Montreal's last two games on the road at general manager Bob Gainey's request, drew an ovation after he set up Tomas Plekanec's power-play goal 2:23 in. He got a bigger cheer when he scored an unassisted goal at 5:38 to put Montreal up, 2-0, and still more adulation from the sold-out crowd when he dove to clear a puck while killing a penalty moments later.
Canucks 3, Maple Leafs 2 - Vancouver's Mats Sundin scored the shootout winner in his return to Toronto, the city where he spent 13 memorable years.
Sundin's winner in the third round of the shootout against Vesa Toskala came with his patented backhand move. Sundin received a long ovation when he came back out and took a bow to the crowd. The longtime Leafs captain was nearly moved to tears in the first period when he received a long standing ovation after a tribute was played on the scoreboard.
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The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) faces a tough task in deciding which two horses will complete the capacity 18-starter Caulfield Cup 2012 field for Saturday after a total of 23 gallopers were paid up for when final acceptances closed this morning.
There were no surprises at the top of the ballot for the $2.65 million Group 1 BMW Caulfield Cup (2400m) this year with the top two spots belonging to equal 58kg topweights, the past two Melbourne Cup winners Dunaden (2011) and Americain (2010) who both race in their first Caulfield Cup this weekend.
There are however three horses battling for the final two starting positions in the capacity 18-runner Caulfield Cup field with:
- Alcopop (Jake Stephens) – Eight-year-old Jeune gelding entered Caulfield Cup calculations again this year when running an eye-catching last-to-second behind Cox Plate-bound Ocean Park in the Group 1 Caulfield Stakes (2000m) last Saturday, Stephens said they are flying for their age and keen as ever to race
- Modure (Ciaron Maher) – Enjoyed a good spring two years back when second to subsequent Melbourne Cup winner Americain in the Geelong Cup, missed the spring last year however when spending one and a half years on the sidelines with injury, has had two runs back this time in first-up a slashing third to reigning Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed in the Makybe Diva Stakes, but something went a miss when they finished dead last in the Turnbull Stakes last start
- Sabrage (Michael Moroney) – Four-year-old Charge Forward stallion is a genuine stayer having run third in the 2011 Victoria Derby and second in this year's SA Derby at elite level, have been hit and miss in between and since those runs however, but went okay in the Caulfield Stakes when fifth last Saturday carrying 58kg
Two of these horses will make the Caulfield Cup field for 2012 while the third will be bumped into the emergencies.
The Caulfield Cup has a capacity four final emergencies with the others to come from:
- Gatewood (John Gosden) – Geelong Cup an option for them to make Melbourne Cup field if they miss this after they failed their Australian debut last Saturday when seventh in the Herbert Power Stakes
- Ibicenco (Luca Cumani) – Yet to race down under but Cumani will still have a runner if this one doesn't make it with My Quest For Peace assured of a start
- Fictional Account (David Hayes) – Disappointing when 10th in The Metropolitan which was just their third run in Australia for Hayes, better when second in the JRA Stakes so has the distance in their legs just needs the class
- Maluckyday (Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes) – Runner-up in 2010 Melbourne Cup, looked to have improved nicely third-up on October 6 when second to Tanby in The Bart Cummings
The Notable Non-Acceptors for the 2012 Caulfield Cup Then Were:
- Shahwardi (Alain de Royer Dupre) – Was second on the Caulfield Cup ballot, this smart French galloper won the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes in Australian debut at Caulfield last Saturday earning a Caulfield Cup ballot exemption but is being saved for the Melbourne Cup for which they have received a 1.5kg penalty
- Midas Touch (Robert Hickmott)
- Seville (Robert Hickmott)
- Tac de Boistron (Michael Kent)
- Brigantin (Andre Fabre)
- Prairie Star (Danny O'Brien)
- Ironstein (Gerald Ryan)
- Tanby (Robert Hickmott)
- Dance With Her (David Brideoake & David Feek)
- Bianmick (Michael Brady)
- Excluded (Robert Hikmcott0
- Mr O'Ceirin (Ciaron Maher)
- Red Eye Special (Michael Moroney)
Notable Acceptors That Will Be In The 2012 Caulfield Cup:
- Glencadam Gold (Gai Waterhouse) – Favourite in the Caulfield Cup odds having won all four of their starts down under since arriving from overseas including a blistering win in the Group 1 The Metropolitan (2400m) last start
- December Draw (Mark Kavanagh) – Has been in great form in their past two runs when third in both the Underwood and Turnbull with improvement hopefully to come as they look to atone after injury saw them break down and finish last as the beaten favourite in last year's Caulfield Cup
- Southern Speed (Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas) – Reining Caulfield Cup winner out to improve on her disastrous effort in the Turnbull Stakes, a wide barrier for the Cup could see her skip this title defense in favour of Saturday week's Cox Plate
Meanwhile Peter Moody will have three horses in the 2012 Caulfield Cup field the favourite of which is Lights Of Heaven.
His other hopefuls are then smart imports Sneak A Peek and Voila Ici.
International Caulfield Cup 2012 Acceptors:
- Duanden (Miekl Delzangles)
- Jakkalberry (Marco Botti)
- My Quest For Peace (Luca Cumani)
- Ibicenco (Luca Cumani)
The official Caulfield Cup 2012 field will be announced at 3pm (AEST) this afternoon from Caulfield Racecourse include.
The 2012 Caulfield Cup barrier draw is then due to take place at 11am (AEST) tomorrow with Races.com.au to publish the gates as soon as announced.
In the meantime why not get ready to access the hottest Caulfield Cup final field betting markets online at bookmaker.com.au – the online bookie rewarding its customers better starting with a $400 bonus sign-up bet when you make your first deposit and quote the code BONUSBET!
2012 Caulfield Cup Final Acceptances
|Ballot & Horse
|Weight (Penalty)
|1 Southern Speed
|(Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas)
|3 Folding Gear (NZ)
|(Lee & Shannon Hope)
|4= Americain (USA)
|(Alain de Royer Dupre)
|4= Dunaden (FR)
|(Mikel Delzangles)
|6= Jakkalberry (IRE)
|(Marco Botti)
|6= Winchester (USA)
|(John Sadler)
|*8= December Draw (IRE)
|(Mark Kavanagh)
|*8= Voila Ici (IRE)
|(Peter G Moody)
|*10= Lights of Heaven (NZ)
|(Peter G Moody)
|10= Secret Admirer
|(Grahame Begg)
|*12= Sanagas (GER)
|(Bart Cummings)
|14= My Quest For Peace (IRE)
|(Luca Cumani)
|14= Niwot
|(Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes)
|14= Zabeelionaire (NZ)
|(Leon Corstens)
|*14= Glencadam Gold (IRE)
|(Gai Waterhouse)
|*20= Sneak a Peek (ITY)
|(Peter G Moody)
|23= Alcopop
|(Jake Stephens)
|*23= Moudre
|(Ciaron Maher)
|*23= Sabrage
|(Michael Moroney)
|29= Gatewood (GB)
|(John Gosden)
|29= Ibicenco (GER)
|(Luca Cumani)
|*32= Fictional Account (IRE)
|(David Hayes)
|36 Maluckyday (NZ)
|(Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes)

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Is That a Teddy Bear on The Row's Runway?
The last time we associated the Olsen twins with something as adorable as a teddy bear, Mary-Kate and Ashley were working their way into our hearts as Michelle Tanner. Since then, this sister act has much matured, as evidenced by the popularity of The Row. The label's Fall 2014 show, however, took us back to the '90s with an opening look that could double as one of the stuffed animals the girls played with in their younger days.
And, much like with everything they do, we want to play too. The monochromatic camel separates were just the start of a cozy show packed with the sort of pieces The Row's girls will be dying to own. Perhaps it makes sense that we have our minds on comforting stuffed toys, because the plush sweaters, fur-trimmed coats, and fringed shawls would bring joy to their wearer on the coldest of Winter days. And as for the accessories, we'll be dreaming of those boxy leather handbags and tasseled menswear-inspired flats as we drift off to sleep tonight.


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Phew! America has stopped banging its head against the debt ceiling. For now. The world's pre-eminent power can carry on ruining itself for a while longer — until the next boring-but-incredibly-important fiscal crisis hits. (The dreaded sequester is next up, oh joy).
There'll be plenty more soul-searching essays about the eclipse of American power.
But it's the poor Republicans who face a more urgent existential crisis. Their party's strategy for handling the issue has been confused and inept. At every turn, the Democrats have managed (somehow) to present themselves as reasonable, while the Republicans have seemed at best cynical and divided, at worst leaderless and delusional. They have emerged from the tortured negotiations with precisely nothing.
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Photographer's Note
Laguna Mission Church was built in 1699 in the Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico. It is 45 miles west of Albuquerque close to the historic Route 66 which bisects the pueblo land. Visiting or photographing the pueblo can only be done with local permission. We were not allowed inside or to walk closer to the entrance. However, a very friendly man allowed us to take photographs from a distance. It is constructed of stone, adobe, mortar and plaster.
Pueblos are communities of native Americans in south-west USA. The buildings are of stone, adobe mud mixed with other materials. Adobe is a mixture of sand, clay and water mixed with sticks, straw and sometimes manure.
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snunney (113572) 2014-02-08 5:08
Hello Ann,
Black and white was an excellent choice here. The shot is well composed with the mission nicely counterbalanced by the tree on the right. The image has a fine range of tones and excellent sharpness.
Subhogen (4067) 2014-02-08 5:17
Hello Ann,
I know there is nothing to fear in God's house, but this Church looks scary. The choice of B&W, the barren trees, the white church contrasting against the black sky all add up to the mood. Fantastic conversion to B&W. Nice capture, thanks for sharing.
Romano46 (18472) 2014-02-08 5:27
Ciao Ann
eccellente elaborazione in bianco e nero che immagino dovesse essere già moltoespressiva anche nella sua versione a colori.
Alla bella composizione si unisce una cura particolare del contrasto e dei vari toni di grigio che fanmno assumere al soggetto una particolare drammaticità.
Ciao e buon fine settimana
fabbs99 (17179) 2014-02-08 7:19
Hello Ann,
Classic image of the church in monochrome.Nice colors, clarity and light. TFS.
dkmurphys (69733) 2014-02-08 7:38
Hi Ann,
Superb contrasts of this b&w capture. It looks great, wonderful work!
Have a fine weekend.
mesutilgim (98542) 2014-02-08 8:03
Hello dear Ann,
For a great and hardshell friend of b&w photography this capture is a great weekend gift for me !
Interesting notes. Adobe is also a wellknown construction technique here in Turkey (mainly in the countryside) !
TFS and have a nice weekend
tyro (26392) 2014-02-08 8:41
Hello Ann,
A very interesting and informative note and a very striking photograph too.
I'm wondering if you might have used a polarising filter for this one as the sky is incredibly dark. Whether you did or not, that sky makes a fabulous backdrop to the white church which stands out stunningly against it. Your composition is excellent, the trees nicely framing either side of the church, your exposure is bang-on and the details and sharpness are absolutely exquisite, especally when viewed at full size of 1400 pixels wide.
Kind Regards,
P.S. But what did you clone out of or into this picture? You see, the "url" of this image has the word "cloned" in it but whatever you've done, I can't detect it here! :o)
kasianowak (11195) 2014-02-08 12:38
Hi Ann
The contrast between whitewashed church and the dark sky looks superb.
Interesting note too!
Best wishes
chrislo (4097) 2014-02-08 14:51
Hello Ann,
A great shot of this old church set against the dark cloudless sky that enhances it so beautifully. The viewpoint is excellent, and I love the way you have incorporated the trees to the right, whilst the tree on the left soften the lines of the building. The black and white choice makes this shot so much more effective. A nicely composed photograph.
Kind regards,
hi Ann
Good choice to convert in B&W, the church stands out of the dark sky (as if you used a red filter), and the trees branches are as if taken with an infra red vision.
Nicou (159862) 2014-02-09 2:27
Quelle , église et compo sueprbe quel rendu sur la façade ce blanc avec ces arbres quelle tonalité et ciel gris foncé quel effet et contrastes sueprbe captage.
Bravo et amitié
timecapturer (49288) 2014-02-09 3:25
Hi Ann
love this! A stunning B&W study, with beautifully rendered and attractive tones that just make the white church walls smack you in eyes so irresistibly. Composition, execution and presentation here just flawless. A real cracker of an image Ann.
Enjoy your Sunday - B.
marabu61 (11537) 2014-02-09 3:37
Hello Ann
Now that is what I call a strong composition. The strong contrast in this black and white scene enhances the beauty but somewhat forlorn scene. More a piece of art than a simple photograph.
have a great sunday
subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2014-02-09 4:25
wow, excellent presentation of the view of church with the tree in foreground. I like the black and white tone for it. It suits the presentation. Excellent work. Tfs.
saxo042 (37974) 2014-02-09 5:44
Hi Ann,
The very strong contrasts between the building and the sky creates a very eerie impression. A remarkably good picture and the total lack of people enhances these feelings. A beautiful composition.
Kind regards
Silvio1953 (162102) 2014-02-09 10:48
Ciao Ann, fascinating B&W composition with lovely church, superb sky, splendid light and wonderful clarity, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio
mcmtanyel (35121) 2014-02-09 16:50
Hello Ann,
It is refreshing to see such a good B&W photo, which forces the photographer to pay special attention to fundamentals such as composition and exposure and DOF without the distraction of color. Exquisitely rendered, as usual.
SnapRJW (31629) 2014-02-09 20:58
Hello Ann - What interests me about this shot is the way the building methods and materials dictate the style of the building, it is very much of the 'place', even the cross on top looks different. Does it have barbed wire wrapped around it or are they Christmas lights? B&W works well here, I love the composition with the dark sky making a great canvas against which the tree look superb. Warm regards Rosemary
bukitgolfb301 (47363) 2014-02-09 22:09
Hi dear Ann, how are you?
Sorry for my no contact as so busy recently
Wow very artstic and also solemn image. The best choice of B&W color touch, Monocro's characteristics are so well presented.
All the best and have a good new week! TAKERO
Graal (103038) 2014-02-10 7:40
Hello Ann,
nice documentary photo in B&W like old postcard. Fine contrast and composition. Well done. Informations interesting also.
Have a nice evening.
krzychu30 (15512) 2014-02-11 1:35
Hello Ann,
we have more and more B&W pictures lately on TE and I´m really happy about it.
Yours is truly superb!
I like the way you composed the scene,but the most I enjoy your treatment in monochrome,which creates here the whole mood of this scene(love the strong contrast between white facade of the church and black sky!very expressive!)
Have a nice day
Kamilutka (8107) 2014-02-11 1:46
Hello Ann,
at the first sight I though this white washed church was in Greece. Especially its front reminds me of some traditional buildings in Kyklades.
There is very fine contrast between the church and dark sky - I like it a lot. The trees add some life to the composition and the whole image seems to be very well planned.
Good contrast, sharpness and well handled light.
Thanks for sharing
photoray (13981) 2014-02-12 11:19
Howdy Ann,
Ideal high contrast view of Laguna Mission, with the adobe architecture radiating white, and a comparison with Nature's stark leaf less trees, then high altitude wisp of clouds.
Good job,
williewhistler (16606) 2014-02-14 7:22
Hello Ann,
I do admire your technique in converting this to mono,there are a fine range of tones and just the right amount of contrast for my taste.
Whilst the mission Church and the fortuitously open door is the main attraction it`s the way that you have used the trees to frame the image that I particularly like, with the three crosses across the diagonals also a big plus point.
Heavy rain has now been replaced with high wind and squally showers,another horrible day.
Hope you are staying dry.
Kind regards Les.
macjake (77703) 2014-02-15 11:46
Hi Ann
I have to admit, New Mexico is a little of a mystery to me, don't really know much about it.
when i viewed the 'new mexico' photos on TE, almost all have the overwhelming orange tinge because of the desert landscape...so this one is refreshingly unique.
love how the cross stands out, and how the tree branches stand out too.
lovely exposure and transfer to black and white.
did you ADD darkness to the corners? if so, it worked out brilliantly.
wonderful visual here, a job well done.
npecanhuk (79319) 2014-02-15 14:05
Hi Ann!
Very beautiful black & white picture of such lovely details!
Exposure, level of sharpness and composition are true highlights here too!
TFS - congrats,
Enjoy your Sunday,
delpeoples (60236) 2014-02-18 0:57
Gidday dear Ann
The first thought I had - after saying WOW - was - why doesn't Ann post more B&W? This is simply superb. A beautifully converted and processed monochrome image, with exquisite contrasts and plays of light. I love the way the white adobe church contrasts against the dark sky. The details have been captured effortlessly. A stunning piece of photography, congrats.
Warmest wishes
jemaflor (108461) 2014-02-18 23:02
Hi Ann,
interesting version in B&W, good result and nice contrast with this white church, well composed also with the tree, great sharpness.
willperrett (12206) 2014-02-19 0:38
Hello Ann
Sorry to be late with my comment, but you know I can't resist a good monochrome. You've proved that b/w on this site is not necessarily less popular than colour! But that's because this is a thoroughly superior monochrome, harking back to the days of film and filtration. This looks so much as if it were taken with a red filter on your lens, to achieve that dramatic dark sky. Instead I suppose that it was achieved in P'shop, maybe using the B/w dialogue box to pull the red slider to the Dark Side! It doesn't matter: the effect of the white building against the dark sky is excellent. And the composition ain't bad either!
carlo62 (61298) 2014-02-19 5:36
Ciao Ann
mi ero perso questa bellissima foto.
Altro splendido b&w, ben composto e con molti particolari interessanti.
La chiesa bianca si presta bene a questo tipo di ripresa ed è ben contornata dagli elementi esterni.
Cricri (133158) 2014-02-21 3:16
Hi Ann
Quel contraste magnifique du N/B, l'église en ressort a merveille, le cadrage est super bien réaliser, une très belle image
Belle journée
eldancer1 (36343) 2014-02-21 10:19
Good choice to go B&W, the church looks like it is glowing! I like the strong contrast. I've been to this church when I live in Albuquerque long time ago, beautiful little town. Well done, tfs.
siudzi (34141) 2014-02-21 23:53
Hello Ann,
What an eye-catching b&w presentation of this white church! My first idea was around Greece not the US so the surprise was really big:) Well seen and perfectly composed one. TFS!
Have a nice weekend!
Hi Ann,
i like very much the use of b/w in this shot. excellent contrast and p.o.v.
adores (46467) 2014-03-06 7:02
Hi Ann!
A simple and beautiful church, as I like them :)! I like it in b&w and the composition is very good with the little cross on the right and the bare trees. The light is perfect also!
Gigidusud (21377) 2014-03-07 14:41
Hello Ann,
I do not like much B & W but I must say here that provides a dramatic atmosphere, the composition is very successful. Very well done!
Have a nice Week-end my friend.
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- Date Taken: 2013-05-04
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And now. Lookin' good ladies! That sporty spice is takin' care of the nunnery while Posh is just 100% out. Perhaps it's the fact that she'd married the HOTTEST MAN IN THE WORLD. She's just hot all the time.
1990-something. All black. Lookin' fly. Hair horns and bare midrifts. Who would have ever thought they'd go out of style??
and now... Mel B seems to look more like a man in the now... Bring back the 'fro, girl! Although, I think that band on Beckham is a little more concerning.
Back to 1990-something. No explanation necessary. Refer back to the hair horns.
And now. Much better. Minus the awkward look on Sporty's face. That's just... Awkward.
And back, once again, to 1990-something. Need I say more? Pink. Lockers. And lots of skin. Lots and Lots of skin. Once again... Mel B, please girl. Please.
and now. Welcome in Victoria the vampire. She knew she'd fit right in with the Twilight crowd.
Oh wait... Maybe it's just in her blood. Total vamp. Now, PILLOWFIGHHHTTTTT.
Oh, and then now. It's so sparklyyyyy.
By far my favorite 1990-something pic. By far. Those eyes. They're hypnotic.
And now. They're so angelic. And sparkly. Lots and lots of sparkles..... Sqquirell!
And that's it for my sarcastic witty comments today. I needed a bit of a pick-me-up and, it worked. So well. As a disclaimer... I was, in fact, a Spice Girl fan... and possibly still am. YO!


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U.S. farm bankers nervous about bullish outlook
U.S. farmland prices have been firming as China's heavy purchases of the country's farm exports have fueled a boom in agriculture.
Still, many veteran U.S. farm lenders are nervous about agriculture's historical tendency to boom-and-bust cycles.
"Everybody is on board with the great demand story. Sometimes that should raise a red flag," said Michael Swanson, agricultural economist with Wells Fargo & Co, top private bank lender to U.S. agriculture.
"When nobody opposes the story or raises any countervailing argument, you really have to wonder what are we missing."
Swanson and other bankers at this week's farm lending conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City pointed to several clouds on the horizon amid the bullish outlook for U.S. exporters, already the world's leading source of food and fiber from grains to cotton to meats.
From a potential farmland bubble to higher interest rates to volatility in grain, meat and cotton prices, cautious lenders appeared to still be licking their wounds from the recent boom-bust effects of the global recession.
"Everybody is in agreement the demand is out there. I think a lot of people in this room are very concerned about the volatility around that demand," Swanson said. "There are a lot of things that could upset the apple cart."
Recent surveys from Midwestern Fed banks have shown that farmland values in the U.S. grain belt, the world's most productive, steadied and began rising again in the first quarter of 2010, as farmers and outside investors bought more.
That key barometer has been joined by China's buying binge for U.S. grains in particular to boost U.S. farm prices. China, which already consumes more than half of U.S. soybean exports, recently bought its first U.S. corn in four years. This week it also snapped up 80,000 tonnes of U.S. soyoil, boosting prices.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on May 20 said thanks to China buying more than $10 billion in farm goods in the first half of 2010. U.S. exports in the period set a record high of $59 billion and will be revised up for the year.
But economists and lenders say that's not the whole story.
"The bullish side of agriculture is growth through increased demand, but we've always got the problem of getting overzealous, building for anticipated demand," said Jim Farrell, top exec of Farmers National, the largest U.S. farm management firm. "An example of that is the ethanol industry. We had a good ethanol industry then got bullish and built and built. We suffered...that industry is starting to recover."
Kansas City Fed president Thomas Hoenig, who has argued for higher U.S. rates now, told the ag bankers that he was watching the firming farmland values carefully.
"Following the decade of the 1970s into the early 1980s, I saw land values accelerate and I saw banks make loans on the assumption that land values could only go up," he said.
"That was just before all the markets collapsed, when 350 banks failed in this region alone," Hoenig said. "When I hear people saying that land values are again increasing rapidly and we are getting the phone calls from the investors -- that's when I get really worried."
Douglas Stark, chief executive of Omaha-based Farm Credit Services of America, said lenders must learn to better manage their exposure to volatile grain and livestock prices.
Soaring margin costs tied to futures market hedging for grains in particular in 2007-2008 hit lenders hard.
"Volatility is twice what it used to be. It's not the impact of the averages that bothers me as a lender, it's the impact of the exception. As lenders we're looking at those dips and tails and do we have the financial capacity and wherewithal to really see through these dips and tails," he said.
Numerous lenders also expressed concern about inflation pressures and likely interest rate increases ahead.Given the current trend in LIBOR interest rates, factoring in higher inflation, a normal yield curve "I've got long-term rates that are double-digits," Michael Boehlje, a Purdue University economist, told the lenders. "I think we need to prepare ourselves for that kind of potential."


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"As the rain beats a soft rhythm on the window pane, a gush of memory takes me back to my college days. A troop of five girl on a bike giggling and laughing make their way towards the hills as the soft showers kisses their tender skin. They were on their way to celebrate the most cherished day of the year- 'Friendship day'. After a ride for an hour, they stopped near a gentle flowing river, to play their most favourite game, 'get-wet-set-gel'. The game was all about getting drenched in water and old memories of innocent childhood days to build a stronger bond of friendship. As I was all lost in the chitter chat of the misty scene the mischievous wind woke me up to the reality, were I was seated all alone in a closed closet with the pictures of my best friends all around me."
Well! Thats what usually happens to the cherished friendships. After few years of bonded love and celebration, the friends who stood by failure, pain and most difficult situations are left behind with promises and responsibilities of the future. No wonder, some great men thought of keeping a separate day for this unique bond back in 1935. So, lets make this friendship day special with this unique celebration ideas with cherished memories and rain.;
Friendship Day Celebration Ideas;
Make a trip to a secluded area
This day is just for you and your friends. So take in your bi-cycles or bikes( avoid four-wheelers ) and ride in the rain with your windcheaters or trendy rainy coats to the most secluded area of the town. As you make your way, celebrate the bond by recollecting all the past memories that made you smile till date. If you see any, stream or water flowing down the road, get down to make some paper boats and watch them sail down or you can just splash water on each other like kids, to freshen the memories of childhood days. In short, just do all the little things that you loved doing in a rain as a kid.
Slurp a yummy Cornetto ice
Slurp a yummy Cornetto ice cream together after getting drenched in rain completely. Within fraction of time, you will be under a same coat to warm up yourself. If ice cream seems to be a bad idea, then just relish hot and spicy chats on the roadside.
Trace back the dirtiest prank and play it again
Its one way to make your friend roll over with laughter. Just play a similar prank the make him look a single idiot in the whole world. However, if the situation gets grumpier you know how to handle it. With a smile and a warm hug.
Gifts! Gifts! Gifts!
Instead of stepping in a shop to buy a friendship band just make one yourself. Your friend will surely flaunt it at least for few months on his/her wrist. While buying a gift, keep monsoon as your theme. For instance anything that relates to soft dues on the petal in a misty dawn or dark clouds with a bright lightening or a colourful rainbow with a curved smile.
For instance you can buy a personalized t-shirt with the friends group picture and a quote on top of it. It will just cost you Rs.350 – 500. As your friend unwraps the gift you can see the rainbow smile on his face. Or just go for anything your friend may need in the monsoon like trendy raincoats, wincheaters or monsoon make up kit. The choice is all yours.
Thats all folks. Just follow the above ideas to make this day monsoon and friendship day special.


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There are 14 songs in the collection. Each one delivers an exciting jazz journey for listening!
Among these lively and intricate songs are found "Estatico," "Depois De Carnival," "Sao Pedro," "Sem Destino," "Pra Ze," and "Roda Piao." The songs "Demais" and "Gubbio" showcase the talents of this enduring group.
This is a must-have CD for lovers of Brazilian music. It is a remarkable recording by a remarkable group of musicians.


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Work pays off for Airborne athletes
Trampoline: Local club holds national level event
Wednesday, Feb 26, 2014 06:00 am
A trampolinist bounced to the top of the podium at the national level for the first time.
And she did it at her own club.
Okotoks� Mackenzie Kyfiuk won the gold medal at the national level in trampoline at the Airborne Invitational and National trials on Saturday.
�I was pretty solid � I finished it, that is good,� the 13-year-old Kyfiuk said.
�At my previous national competition, I didn�t do my end skill. This is only my second national competition so I am pretty happy.�
She put in more hours on the trampoline after her first national attempt.
�I practiced a lot more and I was more consistent with my routine,� she said. �This will help my confidence because I know I can do it again.�
Kyfiuk was also pleased with her third-place finish in the double-mine trampoline.
�I was in seventh place going into finals and I moved up to third,� she said.
She was fifth in tumbling.
Pals together
A pair of friends was on the same wavelength at the Airborne meet.
Airborne�s Ellie Hawkins and Natasha Reid won the Provincial 1 Synchronized Trampoline competition Friday.
�We have been synchro partners for three years and so we know exactly what we are going to do what we are going to doing to do during a certain skill,� Reid said. �So our synchro level is higher than some others.�
Great minds that think alike can sometimes achieve great things.
�Just the fact that we are best friends and have a lot in common helps us do the same thing � we kind of know what we are going to do,� said Hawkins a Grade 8 student at John Paul II Collegiate.
While Phoebe, Rachel and Monica were Friends in a cheesy 1990s sitcom, they weren�t able to pull off winning a trampoline medal.
It took talent and timing for Hawkins and Reid in their approximately 45-second routine, which included at least 10 skills.
Their first hard skill was a back-pike, in which they do a back flip in a pike position � touching their toes like a Summer Olympic diver.
�It was our third skill,� Hawkins said.
�I just concentrate on what I was trying to do and when I was finished (the back-pike) I kind of looked out of the corner of my eye to she how she was doing.�
The toughest skill was their front to the three-quarter � where the two-young ladies are in a Supergirl flying position before tucking their head under for a roll just before hitting the trampoline. It is their second last skill.
They nailed it � much to the relief of Reid.
�During our warm-up I almost fell over, because I messed up,� she said. �I was really happy that we finished it.�
It also made a big impression on one of Hawkins� biggest fans.
�My dad said: �Wow that was just amazing � you did such an amazing job��� Hawkins said with a smile.
Hard work
A nine-year-old boy has already found out working hard pays off.
Zayden Rabie of Okotoks won the trampoline and tumbling in the P2 and P1 level, respectively.
He got a kick out of his tumbling routine.
�I stuck my landings and in my back-tuck I kicked out and my toes were pointed and I had my legs straightened out,� Rabie said.
He had a similar strong performance in the trampoline.
�Basically, it was just the same stuff as tumbling,� he said with a laugh. �You�re just bouncing.�
His performance comes just weeks after he stumbled a bit at a provincial meet in Red Deer.
�The mistakes he made at earlier competitions didn�t happen here,� said Airborne coach Matt Wheele.
�He has worked really hard to correct those mistake, but he tends to always work hard.�
He said the Airborne tourney is ideal for the young athletes like Rabie to hone their skills.
�Young athletes like Zayden are still learning his basic elements and this is an opportunity to perform in front of the judges and get used to competition,� Wheele said. �It is great experience.�
Airborne T&T has both a recreational and a competitive stream to its programs.
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Col. Ralph Abra Vaya stood in the middle of 18th Avenue a block north of Sunrise Boulevard and ignored the beaded sweat that dropped from the tip of his 80-year-old nose to his scarred sternum, the mark of open-heart surgery. The old man announced he was going to die.
"Tell my son," he commanded Fred Scarborough, a self-described Christian do-gooder and veterinarian. "Tell him I don't want to die here. I had this surgery" -- he tapped the scar -- "I have two cancers. I won't last another year, and I want out. So why don't you just pay the commission cost and close the deal?"
The deal, a rambling motel Scarborough aims to buy, stretches along both sides of the narrow Fort Lauderdale avenue that dead-ends into Sunrise Boulevard -- 10 buildings freshly painted, with two pools and 45 units for rent by the day, week, or month.
Never mind that hotel owner Ralph Abra Vaya, Jr., the colonel's son, wants to back out of the agreed-upon sale price, $1.39 million. Never mind the powerful residential opposition of the Lake Ridge Neighborhood Association and a city commissioner, Tim Smith, who champions the association's effort to maintain property values at any cost. And never mind that many gays in the association fear a conservative Christian neighbor such as Scarborough could pose an unwanted challenge to their lifestyles, according to association president Bill Rettinger.
Never mind all that, or city zoning laws that would require Scarborough to get special permission to manage the property as he intends.
When Scarborough eyes the tidy cottages dressed festively in tailored plumes of gladioli he sees not trouble but a potential jewel in the crown of his cause -- Shepherd's Way Ministry, a part of the United Methodist Church of Christ.
Scarborough's fever is compassion and his mandate, he says, no more than the traditional Christian marching orders: in this case to house and rescue homeless mothers and their children using the 18th Avenue motel. "We'll just keep it as a motel," he says. "Shepherd's Way spent $80,000 last year renting rooms at motels, and we want a little more say in how a motel is run, with night security, clean services, and whatnot."
"Whatnot" means a healthy dose of religion. Without a Bible-based boost that includes food, a roof, a forced savings plan, and day care, Scarborough believes, mothers escaping homelessness may lack the tenacity to drag themselves off the streets and out of insolvency or squalor.
On 18th Avenue they would find themselves located conveniently near service jobs and transportation along Sunrise -- a necessity if they want to stay in Shepherd's Way. Women using Scarborough's hand up must meet several demands. Each mother must forgo alcohol and drugs, and she must work at least 35 hours a week. She must turn over each weekly paycheck to Scarborough until she has saved $2000 or decides she is ready for independent living. Recipients must also attend church, two Bible classes, and a counseling session for mothers, a total of four meetings a week. Overnight male visitors are not allowed.
When a mother is ready to step out on her own, Scarborough finds her an apartment, often subsidized by government rent programs, and furnishes it for her. Then he keeps track of the family.
That mission doesn't bode well for the colonel's escape plan from the 18th Avenue motel, which he helps manage for his son. While three tattooed women and two emaciated men, also tattooed, watch the conversation from the cool shadows of their hotel doorways, Scarborough quietly draws the line: He will not buy the colonel's escape by paying Ralph Jr. an extra $80,000 to cover the cost of a realtor's commission.
"I'm sorry, the judge is going to have to handle it, sir," he adds, shrugging apologetically.
Instead he intends to persist, Scarborough says, first through the legal dispute with Ralph Jr. and then through the real fight with the Lake Ridge Neighborhood Association and Commissioner Smith.
Arguably the most powerful and well-organized association in the city, early this year Lake Ridge manipulated the wheels of city government to create dead-end barriers along 14 streets that once spilled into Sunrise, an unprecedented effort for a small group of residents. And they don't want Scarborough any more than they didn't want prostitutes and drug pushers who, they claimed, used to wander into their streets from Sunrise Boulevard, says Rettinger, president of the association.
He characterized Lake Ridge as a mix of "young families, old families, gays, straights -- I would say a good portion is lived in by gays. We've put a lot of money into our property, and we don't want to see it degraded."
Scarborough's plan would do that, in his eyes. "They want to buy the motel and use it for transitional housing, but it ain't zoned for that," Rettinger says. "It's not that we don't want these people, but this area, the Northeast, has always been a dumping ground. We got the homeless shelter, the Salvation Army, all this stuff."
Scarborough's religion also worries Rettinger, he acknowledges. The reason: Some Lake Ridge residents fear harassment of gays by conservative Christians. Especially on 18th Avenue, where gay investors have plans of their own that could force them to live cheek by jowl with the Christians. "It's an extreme concern, it's one of the problems," Rettinger says. "Right there next to that hotel, some people want to turn the Garden Villa hotel into a gay resort."
Until recently Rettinger thought the problem was only theoretical anyway. Then he discovered it wasn't. "Shepherd's Way promised us they'd backed out, but they haven't. It's so wonderful to have Christians look at you and smile and shake your hand and lie to you."
So Rettinger, his voice turned to anger, promises to throw up fierce opposition. "They fuck with us, and I get mad," he says. "They ain't gonna do it. We'll put fucking 400 people marching around their door if they try."
Some residents shy away from the notion that reverse discrimination is taking place in Lake Ridge -- that gays are discriminating against Scarborough's religion. "I don't see the [gay-Christian] conflict as an issue," says Craig Jordan, who lives with his wife a block north of Sunrise. Both are lawyers and Christians. But Jordan remains adamant that Shepherd's Way belongs somewhere else. "I could never say that I oppose what they're doing. But we don't want them doing it here."
Scarborough -- gently -- pastes a discrimination label on Lake Ridge, whether its residents voice economic or religious concerns. "I don't care what gay people do, they're welcome in our church anytime," he says. "But I've always been concerned about that kind of discrimination. Maybe it's on race, or maybe [it's] economic or religious, but that's wrong. So are they saying that, if [the homeless families] are poor or having trouble, they can't live here? You only allow some but not other people to be your neighbors?"
Commissioner Tim Smith says the answer to that is yes, but not because he doesn't support Scarborough's work or because he's discriminating.
By necessity Smith has studied Shepherd's Way Ministry firsthand. He lives across the street from a three-year-old Shepherd's Way shelter on Dixie Highway, where mothers and children often mingle on the green lawn facing Smith's Middle River neighborhood.
Before Scarborough moved in and cleaned up the site, it was tagged "the zoo" by cops and locals, a reference to the crime that occurred on the premises. Now it's clean and trouble-free, admits Smith. "No, they've never caused any problems in my neighborhood," he says. "But that's not the issue. The issue is we're trying to build communities, and you can't be inundated with the needy. Fred's a wonderful guy, and he's doing wonderful work. But you can't do it all over the place."
Faced with the charge that Shepherd's Way is just another social service agency, Scarborough points to the ledger, where taxpayer money has never appeared. "We aren't a social service agency, we haven't taken one [government] dollar," he says.
"I know he says he's not a social service agency, but call a duck a chicken," counters Smith.
Social service agency or chicken, Scarborough's deal is good for taxpayers, who get to avoid the $50 to $80 daily public cost, per person, to shelter the homeless. And it's good for homeless families who now face "a state of emergency" when they try to find beds, says Laura Carey, executive director of the Broward Coalition For the Homeless. In October, for example, 59 families sought shelter but only four found it through the coalition -- all of those at Shepherd's Way. "He's done wonderful things," Carey says, noting that only 31 units exist in the county for homeless families, and 11 of them are already Scarborough's.
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"I can understand why the neighborhoods are concerned, they're concerned about crime," Carey explains. "But families are not a threat. And I don't think the fact that Fred is faith-based hurts anything. Faith is very helpful to people -- not to everybody but to some people -- in overcoming homelessness."
Fewer than 30 families per 100 have fallen back into homelessness a year after completing Scarborough's program, his records show, by far the best success rate in Broward County. "Fred genuinely loves and cares about these people," Carey says. "That can make a huge difference in their self-esteem, their sense of dignity, and their will to live."
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text: [SUB]My first actual thread! Yay! [/SUB] So, a couple days ago I got a great deal on a 410. All of 150$ got me a sweet deal from a super generous bassist in Chestermere, including a boss Chorus, Flanger, and bass stand free of charge. What a nice guy he was! I went to grab it and the seller knew basically nothing about it - so, we inspected it a little closer, including an impedance measurement - 6.5 ohms - and checking the inside of the cab out. The cab itself is at least 20 years old - as far as the seller and I know, and has no brand markings to speak of. None. The seller mentioned he thought it might be a custom, one-off sort of thing. I tested it thru the seller's GK 400RB, which he said was just as old as the cab, and it sounded great. Even if it was pretty mashed up from gigging, I had to grab it. I was hoping somebody here could help appease my curiosity and give me some information about it! It's not necessarily vital to my existance, but it would definitly be useful to know its actual power handling instead of just guessing. Here are the stats and relevant information I could gather: 8 ohm impedance - Minimum 300 watt handling (didn't try to push the amp that much) Made in Canada! (Makes me think Traynor or Yorkville) Drivers are marked 465-5, wired series-parallel (I think.) Can be run Stereo - but the board behind has the sides bridged as if it were designed for use with another 410 Drivers are split into two compartments vertically inside, each side has a port, around 2" diameter and 7" length, estimated. Printed board behind the back plate has a number on it - M1016-1.0 Another white sticker on the back, like the one that says Made in Canada, has a partial serial number - 005084. There used to be another sticker on the top part of the back plate, but unfortunately it's gone. Most of these things can be observed in the pictures - and speaking of pictures... ...some pictures should help! They're really quite big, as far as I can tell - I mean, they filled my laptop screen before I resized them and even now they seem really big compared to some photos I see posted... I don't want to picture spam, especially considering some of us may have slow internet. So, here's a link to all of them -> http://s995.photobucket.com/user/1BioWeapon/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140203_172744_zpsxta2ckhd.jpg.html?state=replace {}


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In a surprising move, the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P) conducted intra-party polls on Saturday, electing its central and provincial bodies.
The polls – deemed a legal requirement by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) – were held at Bilawal House. However, not many PPP leaders were aware of how and when the process took place.
A party spokesman said the new office bearers were elected unopposed as none of the members had filed their nomination papers and contested the election against them.
Makhdoom Amin Fahim was re-elected as central chairman and Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has been elected secretary general of the party.
Other office bearers include Manzoor Wattoo, President PPPP Punjab, Tanveer Ashraf Kaira, General Secretary Punjab, Qaim Ali Shah, President Sindh, Taj Haider, General Secretary Sindh, Anwar Saifullah President Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sadiq Umrani, President Balochistan. Federal Law Minister Farooq H Naek is said to have played the role of election commissioner at Bilawal House on Friday.
It was not Pakistan Peoples Party's election, which is currently headed by its chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and co-chairman President Asif Ali Zardari, but it is Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P) the party created by Ameen Faheem (in the absence of Benazir Bhutto to contest the general election), the party is an electoral extension of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
The Sindh council members elected the provincial body and central executive committee and the federal council members elected the central body.
Most people were not aware of the election. "I think the election has taken place in Islamabad not in Karachi," Waqar, PPP information secretary Sindh told The Express Tribune.
When contacted some members of Sindh council who are district presidents were not aware about the election. But sources said that the result has been announced following consultation with leadership in the wake of Supreme Court's directives that all political parties should hold intra-party election before the general polls.
Talking to The Express Tribune, newly appointed PPPP Balochistan President Sadiq Umrani said that they have filed the nomination paper on January 15 and scrutiny of the papers was stated by January 18 and elections were held on January 25 at Bilawal House, Karachi.
"The members of central executive committee, federal and provincial council members from all provinces were present who have elected the office bearers of their party," he said."Except for a few, the existing body has been re-elected unopposed," he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 27th, 2013.