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Evercore Partners's Rob Cihra today reiterates an Overweight rating on shares of Apple (AAPL) while cutting his price target to $750 from $775, after trimming his estimates for this fiscal year ending in September for the company's Mac computer and iPad units, and cutting his estimate for iPhone units, writing that speculation last month about production cuts for the iPhone 5 for the March quarter suggest "some degree of early demand tailing off," as a growing proportion of the demand for the device is coming from replacement sales versus new buyers.
Apple shares today are down $2.59, or half a percent, at $546.43.
Cihra actually raised his iPhone estimate for the fiscal Q1 ended last month to 50 million units from a prior 49-million estimate, reflecting "strong demand," in his view. For March, he cut his unit number to 39 million units from 44.7 million previously. For the full fiscal year, Cihra goes to 152.96 million units from a prior 163.89 million units.
Cihra does a back-of-the-envelope on what the rising installed base and replacement cycles look like for the iPhone:
Now 5 ½ years since Apple launched its first iPhone in 2H-07, by definition a growing proportion of iPhone demand is driven by replacement sales vs. incremental new users. Specifically, using a simple 2yr replacement cycle, we estimate Apple exiting CY12 with a global iPhone installed base of 231mil users, up +64%Y/Y. Out of its total FY12 sell-through of 122mil iPhones, we estimate 32% coming from replacements/upgrades vs. 68% from new users (w/ new user sales growing +67%Y/Y). But looking into FY13, we estimate replacement sales increasing to 49% of the mix of a total 143mil iPhone sell-through, and new user additions actually tailing off -11%Y/Y at 74mil vs. 83mil in FY12. We think this dynamic is driving the growing expectations for a lower-cost iPhone in hopes of broadened Apple's addressable market, but to date we believe the company's intentions are to keep addressing that lower end through older-gen models.
Cihra does see mitigating factors for Apple as it expands distribution of the iPhone. For example, although he pushes back the time frame for a deal with China Mobile (CHL) to the latter half of this year from what he thought we be the first half, he thinks that China Mobile is inclined to want to get the iPhone because it may be eating away at China Mobile's business:
R.W. Baird's William Power this morning offers his weekly roundup of sales checks at retail regarding mobile device sales, in this case, tablet computers.
Power writes that he spoke with reps at Best Buy (BBY) and Staples (SPLS) stores about which tablet computers they're recommending and which ones seem to be moving units.
Apple's (AAPL) iPad "was the most popular device according to reps we spoke with," he writes, while the Amazon.com (AMZN) Kindle Fire and Samsung Electronics's (005930KS) "Galaxy Tab" line of tablets were also "frequently cited alternatives."
Power suggests that the feedback about Microsoft's (MSFT) Surface tablet computer was not encouraging from either chain, though they just started carrying the device a little over a week ago:
Microsoft's Surface, which Best Buy just recently started carrying, was not recommended to us by reps without us asking about it specifically. When asked about sales to date, reps noted that the device was new and indicated that early demand has been modest relative to the iPad and Kindle Fire. We would also note that the device was in stock at every store we contacted […] We contacted Staples stores in an effort to further gauge Microsoft Surface sales, though our impression from speaking with reps was tablets are not a major seller at Staples. Tellingly, Staples doesn't currently carry the iPad. When pressed for details, Staples reps indicated that Surface volumes have been modest to date. Most reps told us that the primary appeal to Surface buyers is the ability to run Microsoft Office. Consistent with our Best Buy checks, the Surface was also in stock at all Staples stores we contacted. Outside of the Surface, the Google Nexus 10 was cited as another strong tablet option.
Another model of Surface, running chips from Intel (INTC), rather than the Nvidia (NVDA) processor in the current "RT" model, will go on sale next month.
Apple shares are up $1.68, or 0.3%, at $521.01, Microsoft stock is down 37 cents, or 1.4%, at $27.08, Amazon shares are up $1.70, or 0.7%, at $258.62, and Samsung shares rose 2.2%, to ₩1,474,000 in Seoul trading.
Pacific Crest's Chad Bartley this morning reiterates a Sector Perform rating on shares of Amazon.com (AMZN), after his supply chain "checks" suggested to him that the company's "Kindle Fire" tablet computer, based on Google's (GOOG) Android operating system, is not selling as well as he'd previously thought.
Bartley now models Amazon selling just 6 million units this quarter of the Fire, down from 8 million previously, and 10.5 million for all of 2013, down from 12.5 million previously. While his investigation of the supply chain last month suggest component orders had risen for both October and November by double digits, he now thinks total Q4 component orders fell by more than 20%.
Also, Bartley sees a shift in buying patterns in the data, with consumers perhaps choosing the 7-inch Kindle Fire "HD," which costs $199, while eschewing both the cheaper $159 standard-definition model, and also the more expensive 9-inch Fire.
Writes Bartley, "Although weak Kindle Fire de- mand is potentially positive for profitability, it does imply that Amazon is still struggling to compete against Apple (AAPL), and may even be seeing competition from Google.
"This could make it more difficult for Amazon to drive incremental purchases of digital media and physical products over the longer term."
Bartley's estimate for this fiscal year goes to $62.11 billion in revenue from a prior $62.57 billion, while his EPS estimate stays at $2.37. His 2013 estimates go to $78.23 billion and $2.70 per share from a prior $78.94 billion and $2.60 per share.
Amazon shares today are up $6.92, or 2.7%, at $260.78.
Update: If Bartley's view on the Kindle Fire seems harsh, it is. When I inquired as to why the units projected for next year seem to be so low compared to what is projected this quarter, Bartley replied in an email that there are three reasons for his view. The first is that "demand seems weak," the second is that "the Fire seems to be a highly seasonal item," implying there might be little sales outside of a holiday quarter of any year, and thirdly, that he expects the standard-def model of the Fire to go away next year, as well as, perhaps, the 9-inch models "due to poor demand."
Bartley tells me that total Kindle Fire sales of 10.5 million next year would be a decline from what he's projected for this year of 11.8 million total sales.
Of course, Amazon has never disclosed unit sales for any Kindle device, so Bartley and others can only speculate about unit numbers.
Here are some things going on this morning in your world of tech:
Shares of Apple (AAPL) are up $4.11, or roughly .8%, at $522.70 after the stock got some more favorable mentions from the street in its defense this morning, including one from Argus Research's Jim Kelleher, and another from Merrill Lynch's Keith Bachman, both saying that the selloff in the shares is overdone.
Brian Blair of Wedge Partners seems the most vociferous of the bunch, claiming that production of the iPhone for the March quarter has actually gone up, not down, in recent weeks, as some had contended, with the possibility Apple may sell 41 million to 44 million iPhone units that quarter.
In case you missed it, Blair was on TV with Bloomberg's Jon Erlichman yesterday explaining "the five major problems facing Apple."
And Credit Suisse's Asian component analysts this morning reflected on the supply chain cuts that are at the heart of the concerns over Apple's iPhone. The firm found there were some cuts here and there, but nothing uniform, and advised investors to stay away from shares of Catcher Technology, Chipbond and Largan, while adding to shares of TPK, AAC and Pegatron.
And on the patent front, there was mixed news for Apple. Samsung Electronics (005930KS) withdrew its lawsuits in multiple European countries for injunction against Apple products, as related by Bloomberg's Aoife White. As White reports, the company's statement on the matter goes, "Samsung has decided to withdraw our injunction requests against Apple on the basis of our standard essential patents pending in European courts, in the interest of protecting consumer choice."
But Apple was rejected by U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in its bid to have 26 Samsung devices banned from U.S. sales, report Bloomberg's Joel Rosenblatt and Karen Gullo. Koh said the parts of Samsung smartphones that had been found to infringe on Apple's designs were "a limited part" of the products.
Shares of Compuware (CPWR), which shot up by 13% yesterday following the company's having received an unsolicited $11-per-share take-out offer from private equity firm Elliot Management Corp., which Compuware is considering, are currently up 4 cents at $10.80.
Jefferies & Co.'s Aaron Schwartz, reflecting on the offer, writes that there are "multiple potential options for Compuware in the current bid could set in motion more active acquisition dialogue from both financial and strategic parties."
Shares of Amazon.com (AMZN) are out $5.14, or roughly 2%, at $259, amidst some mixed coverage from the Street. Ross Sandler with RBC Capital raised his price target on the shares to $300 from $250, while reiterating a Buy rating, writing that Amazon might start to slow its spending on fulfillment centers next year, which, one would assume, would help its profits.
But Pacific Crest's Chad Bartley, who has a Hold rating on Amazon shares, discusses the possibility that sales of the "Kindle Fire" tablet at retail have been "weak," and he cut his Q4 estimate to 6 million from 8 million.
Shares of solid-state drive maker OCZ Technology (OCZ) are down a penny, or half a percent, at $1.89 after the company this morning said that the audit committee of its board has "substantially completed" its investigation into accounting irregularities, and that the company will restate the first quarter of its fiscal year 2013, which ended last May, and "certain quarters of fiscal 2012″ and the full year.
In case you missed, The New York Times's James Kanter and Steve Lohr today report that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission "appears to be ready to back off what had been the centerpiece of its antitrust pursuit of Google" while European Union regulators appear to be ready to move ahead more aggressively with antitrust charges against the search giant.
By way of background, see also Lohr's excellent piece yesterday on the lawyers who had been partners in the antitrust suit against Microsoft (MSFT) a decade ago, Susan Creighton and Gary Reback, who are now on opposite sides of the legal battle over Google.
Google shares today are up $4.71, or 0.7%, at $725.20.
Brian Blair of Wedge Partners today gives his rundown of where he thinks the mobile computing world stands.
One the one hand, the tablet market is serious volume now:
If we add up our estimates for the top 4 tablet players (excluding Microsoft (MSFT) for now), we get to roughly 37 million unit tablet sales in the fourth quarter alone.
And PC estimates on the Street could still come down, something that should be a concern for Nvidia (NVDA) and Synaptics (SYNA):
We don't believe that there has been production cuts for PC desktops/notebooks/convertibles over the last 2 weeks as we believe shipments were already very low and generally below PC makers build plans due to panel shortages. It remains to be seen if we will see forecasts ratchet down between now and the end of the year.
The iPad mini is turning out to dominate tablet sales this month, Blair declares, without citing sources for sales data. He thinks it will be big in 2013:
Despite an initial adverse media reaction to the $329 price point due to its $130 premium to the various $199 Android offerings, the Mini is a now a certified hit and we continue to believe it could make up 50% of total iPad sales in 2013.
But the mini will have increasing competition from Google's (GOOG) "Nexus" series of devices, which are more important for Android than Amazon's (AMZN) Kindle Fire tablet, he opines:
Google continues to improve how the Android OS functions on a tablet, these devices are likely to be iPad's biggest threat (of all the Android tablet variants) and continue to see soid unit growth in 2013. We have added a unit contribution of 500,000 units to our overall Nexus unit expectations for Q4 of 4.5 million due to the new Nexus 10 that recently launched. The standout derivative for the Nexus 7 and 10 is Invensense (INVN) who provides the accelerometer/gyro for the Nexus 7 and 10 and is also in the newly launched Nexus 4 smartphone.
Microsoft's (MSFT) Surface tablet computer has struggled because of poor distribution, and that won't change unless prices come down, Blair argues:
We have been forecasting less than 2 million units for the December quarter and we believe even that estimate may end up being too high. We understand that initial Surface production estimates for the December quarter, possibly reaching into January, have been as high as 4 million units but we believe that number was slashed in half to 2 million units as initial sellthrough has been much lower than expected. We don't see this changing unless pricing drops again in 1H:13. (An entry level Surface with a keyboard is $600+.)
Goldman Sachs computing analysts Bill Shope and Heather Bellini and colleagues this morning offer up a longish (79 pages) summary of what they see as the "platform wars" and the rise of tablet and smartphone computing.
The authors' point is that tablet computers will drive smarthpone market share as the "ecosystem" across the two tends to be mutually reinforcing. In this respect, they see Apple (AAPL), which the firm rates a Buy, having an advantage with half or greater share of tablets, and Google (GOOG) being at a disadvantage as it tries to rival Apple's iPad.
For Microsoft (MSFT), they write, next year is "critical, given it is coming from behind in both device areas and platform loyalty is raising switching costs."
The analysts surveyed over 1,000 mobile device users and conclude that "ecosystems drive platform stickiness, thus leading to a slow decline in android smartphone share starting in 2013."
The report has Apple controlling 61% of tablet sales volume come 2014, up from 56% today, compared to 23% for Google's Android, while Microsoft (MSFT) will come from almost nothing to 16% by 2014, and will keep growing at Google's expense thereafter.
The rise of apps built on the HTML 5 Web standard will be disruptive, but not before another 3 to 5 years, they write. "and as such platform loyalty will continue to build in the meantime."
Lastly, the television set is the next major battleground for all parties, they write:
Looking ahead, we believe the next big market disruption could be in the form of smart TVs. These devices, integrated with existing mobile ecosystems, could be the battleground for the next big compute revolution. As such, smart TVs' ability to become another platform component will likely mean significant investment from Apple, Microsoft, Google, Samsung and others.
The authors' premise is that the debate over "open" versus "closed" software platforms is misunderstood by investors.
Barclays Capital's Ben Reitzes was among those offering positive remarks on Apple (AAPL) stock today, arguing that "Given the recent sell-off in shares we believe that there is still room to surprise investors with holiday sales momentum at Apple."
Apple shares today closed down $4.82, or 0.9%, at $560.91 despite bullish comments from Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster, and following a similarly bullish note yesterday from Topeka Capital's Brian White.
Reitzes reports in a note to clients that his "checks" with individuals in the Asian supply chain suggest Apple's production of the iPhone 5 "is getting better," though still at 2 to 3 weeks' wait for delivery.
"In fact, we believe iPhone builds could even support unit sales of over 50M this quarter vs. our estimate of 43.5M units should further improvements be made."
Production of the recently introduced iPad mini is also "improving slightly," and Reitzes thinks manufacturers are prepared to product 8 million units this quarter, which might lead to sales of 6.5 million units (versus 14.7 million for the larger models of iPad.)
Reitzes insists Apple's lineup of computers, tablet computers and music players is "the strongest across the board" but acknowledges the dramatic increase in competition, a fact that comes into sharper focus with the contemplation of holiday discounting:
We believe we may see some significant discounts on competing tablets in the days surrounding Thanksgiving, as well. As of Monday afternoon neither Amazon.com (AMZN) nor Google (GOOG) had advertised Black Friday discounts for their tablets on their respective company online stores but we anticipate some form of deal in the near future. Samsung Electronics (005930KS) was currently advertising $70-off the regular price of a 7" WiFi-only Galaxy Tab 2 with 8GB of storage and $100-off a WiFi-only 10" Galaxy Tab 2 with 16GB of storage. We believe that Samsung has inventory to move in tablets with its channel partners, which helped inflate 3Q12 market share statistics. We also expect Apple to see some competition from its own partners – as Wal-Mart online was offering iPad 2's for $399 that come with a $75 giftcard and in select stores Wal-Mart was advertising fourth generation iPod touches for $195 vs. Apple's current price of $199. The iPhone 5's biggest competitor was also expected to sell at a discount on Friday with Wal-Mart advertising a Samsung Galaxy SIII for only $129.99 each vs. $199 for the "comparable" Apple iPhone 5. Best Buy's website stated that it's Black Friday Door Busters deals would become available online on Thursday [...] We also note a changing landscape in the iPad's competition. Last year Apple faced a new threat in the $199 Kindle Fire from Amazon. The Fire's low price made it popular quickly and the product did seem to impact iPad sales momentum at least a bit. This year the competition seems even more serious across more and cheaper devices. For example, the Nexus 7 (starting at $199) from Google/ASUS and 10 (starting at $399) from Google/Samsung, the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 (starting at $299) and Amazon's completely refreshed line of Kindle Fire tablets (the Fire HD starting at $199) are all competing with the iPad and iPad mini. Last year in 3Q11 Apple had 60% of the tablet market; however this year, Apple's share has declined to about 50% as of 3Q12. We believe with the refresh of the iPad to include the A6X chip and the introduction of the iPad mini, Apple can regain share throughout the quarter, even at premium prices.
On a related note, Doug Kass with Seabreeze Partners today offered his observations of Apple's Black Friday offerings for the holidays, with the Apple store "providing 18 months of interest-free financing" on certain products, including the iPad, Target stores offering a $60 gift card with online iPad purchases, and Best Buy throwing in a $35 gift card for "Silver Reward" members. Kass told followers he is currently long AAPL shares.
As I mentioned earlier, Jefferies & Co.'s Peter Misek this morning raised his rating on shares of Research in Motion (RIMM) to Hold from Underperform, and raised his price target to $10 from $5, writing that carriers seem more interested of late in the company's forthcoming BB10 software.
Misek wasn't the only one writing about RIM today. Pacific Crest's James Faucette reiterates an Underperform rating on the shares, writing that RIM could be threatened by "subsidized services," by which he means titans such as Google (GOOG) and Amazon.com (AMZN) not only sacrificing profits on hardware to get devices into peoples' hands, but also paying money to carriers to foot the bill for subscriber services, perhaps even including the cost of cellular.
Faucette takes as his cue the fact that Google's "Nexus 4" smartphone went on sale last week on Google's online store, and that the thing is apparently selling out of initial supply, maintaining that Google and other "desperate" entrants to the smartphone arena could spend big on services to try and gain advantage:
While we have long held that Google, Amazon and even Microsoft (MSFT) would ultimately be compelled to pursue a subsidized hardware (and potentially subsidized service) business model to assure growth of their respective ecosystems, we view the launch of the new Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 as an important step in that direction. The rapid sell-outs of initial stocks (while the absolute levels were likely quite small) is likely to endorse the strategy in the eyes of those ecosystem sponsors. We believe that a new subsidized model could be devastateing for RIM and HTC (2498TW) while creating additional pressure for traditional component suppliers. So while it has been clear (at least to us) that ecosystem sponsors would subsidize hardware to gain traction against the strength of the iOS ecosystem, now the next step seems to be a move by ecosystem sponsors like Amazon and Google to begin to subsidize accompanying services. To date, Amazon has introduced what we believe to be subsidized cellular service on its Amazon Fire HD model. Further, there has been increasing speculation that Google will also begin to subsidize services. Google has already begun to offer discounted services in the Philippines. Evidence that different players are subsidizing hardware is mounting; we believe that the next leg could be subsidized services. If service subsidies become prevalent, it could hurt RIM's service business. If declines in the service business were to accelerate, the key remaining bull case on the stock would be dramatically undermined. Let us be clear: we do not have a firm opinion on the quality of upcoming BB10 devices and OS (although we harbor our doubts). On the other hand, we are absolutely convinced that, regardless of its quality, the structure of the industry means that there is virtually no chance that BB10 will meaningfully change RIM's trajectory.
RIM shares today are up 34 cents, or almost 4%, at $9.93.
Jefferies & Co.'s Brian Pitz, who has a Buy rating on shares of Amazon.com (AMZN), and a $300 price target, today issued along with his colleagues a report to clients suggesting the company's "Kindle Fire" tablet can be "a mass market success" this holiday season.
The "HD" model of the tablet is the best-selling item in all of Amazon's markets around the world, he notes.
The Kindle Fire is more "compelling" this year than with the first version a year ago, Pitz & Co. think, given improvements to its features and the price of the machine:
The new Kindle Paperwhite and the $69 Kindle are rounding up the Top 3 best-seller list. Unlike last year, each is available for sale in Europe and Japan too. With the most economical wireless / 4G plan, better specs than the [Apple (AAPL)] iPad mini and expanding ecosystem, Kindle Fire HD has become a more compelling choice at a very attractive TCO ($549 year 1 total cost vs. $789 for iPad mini and $959 for iPad 3). We are also bullish on the Kindle Paperwhite which has firmly established itself in the eBook reader space and can deliver a positive surprise too.
Pitz thinks the Kindle Fire can sell 9.5 million units this quarter, and the regular Kindle e-book reader can sell 7.7 million units. He sees total Kindle product sales of 31.7 million this year. That would total $4.28 billion in hardware sales this year, at an average price of $134.92, and $5.1 billion in Kindle content sales for the full year, he thinks.
Amazon shares today closed up $4.48, or 2%, at $229.71.
Barclays Capital's hardware analyst Ben Reitzes today offers his views on the outlook for the personal computer, cutting his estimates for the market from this year through 2016, warning that "PCs could decline for many years to come."
The PC industry is blind, he writes, to how the newer crop of mobile devices, especially tablet computers, that are eclipsing the role of the PC, and pushing out the replacement cycle for the category:
We believe a new generation of consumers and IT workers are figuring out how to compute differently than those that started using PC's in the 90's – relying more on mobile devices and the cloud – as PC's see significant "task infringement" by the day. As a result, it can no longer be assumed that the PC market can remain in the range of 350 million units a year – and we argue that the PC replacement cycle is in the process of being elongated by 1-2 years, resulting in the loss of 50-100 million units in annualized demand by 2015. After years of denial, most PC industry players still don't seem to realize what is happening – and don't have contingency plans. PC's are not the only subsector impacted in tech—as printing also is caught in the wake of mobility. Given these factors we are significantly cutting estimates for the PC industry to reflect further deterioration in PC related revenues.
Reitzes cut his 2012 forecast to 352.75 million PC units sold, down from 363.92 million, cut his 2013 model to 338.34 million, a 4% decline, down form 362.6 million previously, cut his 2014 model to 324.1 million from 360.1 million, and cut his 2015 model to 311.5 million from 351.4 million.
At the same time, Reitzes raised his estimate for tablet computers, both for Apple's (AAPL) models and for non-Apple models, projecting 182 million next year, versus a prior 146 million estimate, 230 million in 2014 versus his prior 139 million estimate, and 268 million in 2015, and 300 million in 2016.
Reitzes projects Apple retainig 61% of tablets next year, by unit share, up from 56% this year, 61% in 2014, 60% in 2015, and 59% in 2016.
Samsung Electronics (005930KS), Google (GOOG), and Amazon.com (AMZN) "have the ability to expand the non-Apple market quite a bit and we believe these 3 companies can sustain 30-40% share of the market (combined) over the longer term," he writes.
Reitzes also took a moment to cut estimates for Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and Dell (DELL).
For HP, "we are cautious on HP's PC segment given secular pressures, share losses, market confusion over ultrabooks and Windows 8, and a slowdown in markets like China," he writes.
Reitzes cut his 2012 fiscal year estimate, for the 12 months ended in October, to $120.7 billion in revenue and $4.01 per share in profit, down from $121 billion and $4.03. He warns a weakness in PC sales could also impact the company's printer business. For 2013, he projects $113 billion and $3.25 per share, down from $115 billion and $3.35 previously.
For Dell, Reitzes cut his fiscal 2013 estimate to $57.1 billion, as before, but projects EPS of $1.71, down from $1.75.
Dell's PC business won't be saved by Microsoft's (MSFT) Windows 8, he believes:
It seems from our checks that tablets are having an impact on both corporate and consumer PC sales. We see tablets encroaching on PC sales in education and financial services verticals in particular of late. Also, we believe Dell saw a q/q uptick in federal government spending, but still down y/y – and not enough of a pick up to back upside to current quarter guidance for overall Dell revenues to be down 2-5% q/q vs. normal seasonality of flat-to-down 1% (5 year average). With respect to Win 8 tablets, we do not believe that Dell will see meaningful traction.
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Archbishop: Lampedusa visit shows Pope Francis has "eyes of the heart"
2013-07-02 Vatican Radio(Vatican Radio) The Holy Father will visit the Italian island Lampedusa - which has become a destination for African refugees fleeing war, violence and poverty- on Monday, July 8th.
Lampedusa is less than 115 kilometres from the Tunisian coast, closer than it is to Sicily, the Italian province of which it is a part. Tens of thousands of immigrants have arrived on the island since the Arab Spring began two years ago.
"Lampedusa … is a bridge to the African continent that we cannot pretend it does not exist," said Archbishop Francesco Montenegro, of the Sicilian Archdiocese of Agrigento. He asked Pope Francis to visit the island during his recent "ad limina" visit to Rome.
"I saw the Pope paid close attention to the news I gave him and I said it would be good if he wanted to come," Archbishop Montenegro said. He told Vatican Radio the Pope is not only visiting the refugees, but also the people of the island, whose small population has been "giving everything" to help the migrants, who often come with nothing on perilous, flimsy boats.
"[My people] have emptied cupboards, have provided showers, luncheons, goods, clothes ," he said.
The Archbishop also spoke about those who never reach Lampedusa, those untold numbers who have died trying to make the journey.
"The number of deaths does not seem to be of interest because they have black skin. There is so much indifference," Archbishop Montenegro said.
"Immigration is not an 'emergency', we must have the courage to stop using this word: It is the way things are," he said. "Today, 10 will arrive, 100 will arrive, 1000 will arrive; but the problem is not because they arrive in the thousands. The problem is also there if only 10 arrive, because they are 10 men who want to live."
The official programme of the Papal Visit was released on Monday, and Archbishop Montenegro said Pope Francis wants the visit to be low-key.
"Today we are giving the official news, but the good thing is that the Pope has said he wants to be a private visit, with nothing sensational," he said. "That he wants to come [in a very quiet manner], with the simplicity of a bishop who watches over his people and watches over them with the eyes of the heart, I think this is a great lesson."

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Tejas March 21 reception tickets now on sale
A limited number of advance tickets are now on sale for the Friday, March 21, reception with the Almost Patsy Cline Band at the historic Kay Theatre.
That kicks off the 2014 Tejas Art & Book Festival, which will feature a number of writers in schools and at several downtown venues.
The reception is 6:30 to 11 p.m.
TICKETS—Tickets are priced at $25 per person and are only sold in advance.
They include complimentary wine and appetizers. Old-fashioned popcorn and sodas will be available. Local art student contest winners will be announced.
To purchase, call Michele Morgan at 512-639-9004, e-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com. Payment may be sent to Tejas Fest at 196 Hartmann Lane, Milano, TX 76556. Ticket buyers will receive confirmation, placed on a will call list and be checked in at the door March 21.
The Almost Patsy Cline Band— which includes former Rockdale resident Vicki (formerly Allen) Gillespie— features timeless country classics.
The band will also appear at Rockdale Elementary School on Friday.
Reception-goers will get a chance to visit with authors attending the 2014 event.
BIG DAY—March 22, in addition to authors appearing at the city library and I&GN Depot-Museum, there will be a full slate of events at the Kay, including theatrical performances and music concerts and the RDA car and motorcycle show.


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If you've been privy to watching the Gotti family's reality show Growing Up Gotti, then it should be pretty clear to you that the family isn't shy about being perceived as gaudy tabloid fodder. And it should come as no surprise that the biopic they're involved in about their family's recent history is stirring up its own circus of controversy. First it was all surrounding the casting of Lindsay Lohan and the question of whether she would be sober or sane enough to actually appear in the film, and which role she would actually play. Then THR reported that Joe Pesci was suing the production. He was announced at a Cannes press conference as playing the part of Angelo Ruggiero and had already gained 30 lbs to play the role, but recently the film's new regime, led by director Barry Levinson, had told him that he would be recast in the smaller role of Anthony Casso and have his pay cut from $3 million to $1 million.
So, let's recap. So far, we're on our second director, Lindsay Lohan has been at times playing two different roles or not appearing at all, and Joe Pesci has also been volleyed between two roles and eventually forced to sue the production. It sounds like things are really well organized and going great over there.
Finally, though, Levinson has some good news, and it might just be the shot in the arm this trouble-plagued project needs to get back on track. According to Variety, Ben Foster has been signed to play John Gotti Jr. This should be a big role, as the film is purportedly about the transition of power between John Gotti Sr. (John Travolta) who was a big time mafia man, and John Gotti Jr. who took the family into legitimate business. As a matter of fact, the project used to be referred to as Gotti: Three Generations, but now it seems to be going by the title Gotti: In the Shadow of My Father, which seems to point to Jr. being the lead role. Foster is a great actor who has impressed in high profile roles before, like with his young soldier in The Messenger, so he should be a welcome addition to the cast. Plus, he's already worked with Levinson, who gave him one of his first breaks in Liberty Heights. When commenting on his casting, Foster said, "Barry Levinson was the first director who took a chance on me, and I have a career because of him. This is a film about family, fathers, and sons. I am deeply honored for the opportunity to work with Barry and the amazing cast he is assembling to help bring the story of the Gotti family to the screen." Sounds like Levinson called in an old favor. How very Mafioso of him.


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The hotkey is insert, it turns them both on. If you try and inject and CA doesn't open just inject when you see hackshield appear, usually works for me. I'm on Windows XP 32-bit.
Hook.rar MD5:88d65e78502a216ae81bb3333edd74ac - VirSCAN.org Scanners did not find malware!
Hook.rar - Jotti's malware scan
Virustotal doesn't seem to be working for me.
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Dr. Gwyneth Franger is a renowned expert in early medieval England who is set upon learning the truth about the death of Lord Erik, the last descendant of the powerful House of Wareham. Her quest becomes an obsession, a condition that began with the discovery of a portrait of the tall and valiant warrior with which she forms an extraordinary and inexplicable bond.
Digesting troves of mildewed scrolls and source documentation only enhances her belief that Lord Erik was brutally assassinated by a cabal of traitors in the pay of William the Bastard, shortly before the onslaught of the Norman Invasion.
On an archeological dig in Southern England, her team unearths an Anglo-Saxon fortress, a vast citadel built during the reign of Alfred the Great, which she believes was Lord Erik's stronghold. In the midst of her excitement, she is awakened one night from her slumbers by a disconcerting anomaly emerging from the site.
Dr. Franger finds herself transported back to the Dark Ages and at the side of the noble Lord Erik who commands an army of elite Saxon warriors, a swift and mobile force able to deploy quickly throughout the kingdom to ward off invaders.
Witnessing the unrest firsthand, Gwyneth senses that her instincts had been right all along, and she is determined to learn the identities of the treacherous blackguards hiding in the shadows, villains who may well be posing as Lord Erik's friends and counselors.
Will Gwyneth stop the assassins? Is she strong enough to walk away and watch her beloved Erik die? Or will she intervene, change the course of history and wipe out an entire timeline to save the man she loves with all her heart?
©2014 Mary Ann Bernal (P)2014 Mary Ann Bernal
"Made me feel like I was at the movies!"
Not better but different. Both offer great intriguing suspenseful fun.As much as I loved reading this story the audio version was a total escape. I could visualize every scene because of the great writing and wonderful narration.
I don't think it compares to any other story. This is an original and much better than some blockbuster films.
This is the first performance by Michele Lukovich that I have listened to. I think she enhanced this already amazing story. She has a soothing and inviting voice.
I did listen to this book in one sitting. I wasn't planning on it but time passed and before I knew it the story was over.
I love Mary Ann Bernal's powerful stories and Michele Lukovich did a wonderful narration. Very easy to listen to and believable. This audio book is a great escape. Perfect story where you can just close your eyes and you are there. Would highly recommend.
Timeline is masterfully written, as I could visualize all the action going on around me and packed with ongoing suspense and captivating scenes that make it hard to put this book down. I was caught up in the emotional tale that was filled with romance, deception and intriguing encounters. This series is so delightfully entertaining that is makes you feel like you are a fly on the wall watching things that are not made for your eyes. Very clever the way the author tells such a unique tale that makes you want to know even more.Timeline is from another time (past and present) which was not quite like anything I have ever read. I enjoyed every second I spent reading this fascinating book.
"time travel - suspense -tribulations - love"
Ha! Is this a trick question? I have read the print version prior to the book going audio and was excited to hear the audio book. Both are great. I can't rate one above another.
At the ending, which I cannot say because I don't want to spoil it for others.
The declaration of the child's status after birthing. Can't share more because I dint want to spoil it.
This is a book I will listen to over and over. The narrator and author did a good job.
"The Briton and the Dane:Timeline"
This is a book that I liked,despite the lack of explaination as to HOW Gweneth goes back in time and all the 'oh god is so good,let's pray' business.Gweneth goes back in time to the man she has always thought she should be with.Oddly she says she does not want to change the timeline...but doesn't her having children do that?Then she 'leaves' and wakes up at home.So how does this ending work?How is it explained that she left? I did like the intrigue and historical facts.
Michele Lukovich did a brilliant narration!
I listened to the audio version of this book.It was gifted to me for an honest review by Audioblast.
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by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
No current Talk conversations about this book.
I remembered it being more fun than this, but maybe I was just more willing to embrace the ridiculous the last time I read this book.
Most of it really is ridiculous, from the characters to the plots to the technology (gene-rewriting nanobots? Seriously?). Parts of it are pretty funny, and it's still an amusing distraction, but nothing more.
Though I have to admit, I wish there was another Squad book, because there are so many unanswered questions. I want a big conclusion, a big finale, to end it all with a bang. But... there's not one.
Definitely entertaining for sixth-eighth grade girls, but not original enough to be truly a standout. This second book in the "Squad" series sees Toby running for homecoming queen while trying to stop potential terrorists. The ending was a little too far-fetched for my taste, and I found this to be a let down. An easy and light read that will keep reluctant readers engaged.
Toby's wit and sarcasm does not disappoint. Although the ending seemed slightly over the top, a great sequel to a wonderful book. This book had me cracking up.
Need to recover from Wintergirls - this should do the trick!
Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com
In the second book of the THE SQUAD cheerleading spy series, Toby "Anti-Social" Klein is still learning the ropes and trying to wrap her head around the whole ridiculousness of becoming a cheerleader.
The Big Guys have noticed some activity in Bayport that sparks their interest. Soon the squad is going undercover tracking these individuals to place bugs on them. However, something goes terribly wrong and one team comes close to dying. Now the squad must deal with a possible compromise.
In their "normal" lives, the school's choosing the Homecoming Queen. Half the squad is nominated and Toby just happens to be in the running, much to her dismay. Her little brother, Noah, is doing all that he can to win her the votes, but what he doesn't realize is that the seniors on the squad are not amused by his antics. He's causing Toby some major embarrassment and cold shoulders from the squad.
KILLER SPIRIT picks up right where the first book , PERFECT COVER, ends. If you cross Ally Carter's spy books with Meg Cabot's THE MEDIATOR series, you've got your smart-aleck anti-social heroine kicking butt and taking names…in a cheerleader outfit. If you haven't discovered this series yet, you're really missing out.
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Marlins try to capitalize on extra rest
NEW YORK -- Two days off gave the Marlins time to regroup and get settled into New York.
The breather came after the Marlins were rained out on Sunday at Washington, and there was a scheduled off-day on Monday.
"You don't like it, but sometimes you need those breaks," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "[Tuesday], we got some early hitting."
The Marlins headed into New York having lost two tough games at Washington. Both were well-pitched games that went to the Nationals.
"A lot of people think we aren't playing good," Guillen said. "We are playing good. What we've been missing is one big hit to put us back on track.
"If you watched the way we played in Washington, it was an outstanding game -- very well-pitched from both sides. We didn't have the big hit. But I think the ballclub is playing well."


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Kerri-Anne Kennerly Has Announced She Has Breast Cancer
Kerri-Anne Kennerly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
TV star and Dancing with the Stars contestant Kerri-Anne Kennerly has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The shock news comes after the vivacious TV personality recently filled in for Kylie Gillies on The Morning Show, showing no signs of slowing down after her diagnosis just a week ago. In this week's New Idea, Kerri-Anne reveals that she saw a doctor after noticing a lump during a routine costume fitting for DWTS. "If it hadn't been for that, I might have never noticed the lump... I guess you could say DWTS saved my life." The 58 year old entertainer is determined to beat the disease but has delayed surgery until after the DWTS finale this coming Sunday. We wish her a speedy recovery.
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AVOFwrote a review of Special Blend Utility Jacket - Men's on November 29, 2007
wicked slick coat.. no doubt.
So yeah i ordered up the blue one in size large and it was mondo baggy so i am sending it back.. but thats just cause i am lacking in the horizontal department. This coat feels way cool. get one and check it out.. i ordered a size down. i wonder how it will be?


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Today's guest post is from cookbook author, Holly Clegg. Holly will be sending me recipes from time to time to feature here at This Mama Cooks! I'm thrilled to be working with her! You can check Holly out at The Healthy Cooking Blog, her website HollyClegg.com, on Twitter @HollyClegg, and Facebook,
This recipe comes from Holly's cookbook Holly Clegg's Trim & TERRIFIC Gulf Coast Favorites. Holly writes: Busy and no time to cook? Here's a meal in minutes, an easy throw together soup, while the weather is still cool. Everyone has a shrimp and corn soup recipe, but this recipe is only six ingredients and it is TRIM & TERRIFIC!! Just open cans of corn and tomatoes, toss in shrimp for this simple yet superb soup.
Quick Shrimp and Corn Soup
- 2 (15 1/2-ounce) cans cream
- 2 cups frozen corn
- 2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans diced tomatoes and green chilies
- 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 2 pounds medium peeled shrimp
- 1 bunch green onions, chopped
- In large nonstick pot, combine cream corn, corn, tomatoes and green chilies, tomato sauce, until heated.
- Add shrimp, bring to boil.
- Lower heat, cook until shrimp is done, 5–7 minutes.
- Sprinkle with green onions, serve.
- Serving size: 1 cup
- Calories: 162
- Calories from Fat: 13 (8%)
- Total Fat: 1g
- Saturated fat: 0g
- Unsaturated fat: 1g
- Sodium: 825mg
- Total Carbohydrates: 24g
- Sugar: 6g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 112mg
Diabetic Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1 1/2 very lean meat
Weight Watchers POINTS = 3 per serving


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Some exciting product released this week from Visvim. They release new zip wallets, the FBT Lattice in red, new t-shirts, as well as madras check hats. The items are now available at Visvim dealers around the globe. Via Star-J, DSM.
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GOG - Thunderscape Released
GOG.com has released a classic 1990s dungeon crawler called Thunderscape.
Thunderscape, a classic 1990s dungeon crawler with real-time exploration of a vast and diverse underworld and challenging turn-based combat against many fearsome fiends of chaos, is available on GOG.com for only $5.99.
The world of Aden is in great peril. The demonic, corruptive power known as the Darkfall fills the world with monsters, abominations, and evil-inspiring artifacts. The realm is in dire need of defenders, and it's your job to lead them against the forces of chaos. You will explore a dark and dangerous underground to reach for the power you'll need to bring the light to where darkness reigns. A small party of stalwart adventurers seems to stand little chance against the hordes of evil. It's up to you to prove, that miracles do happen in fantasy worlds.
Thunderscape presents you with many time-proven RPG ideas that work together so well, that it's astounding that anyone would want to modify them. You get a party of six brave champions, a large gameworld to explore, lots of items to collect, stats to build, and enemies to slay. While roaming the world, the game progresses in real-time, switching to turn-based combat whenever you approach (or get ambushed by) an opponent. With everything that made dungeon crawlers so successful in the 1990 and some very distinctive steampunk-ish feel, this game is highly recommended to all cRPG fans looking for a challenge!


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Thank You!30-Apr-2012 It was another fantastic weekend at the 76th Annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival. With beautiful weather that lasted all three days, thousands and thousands of visitors and an amazing display of art, performance and many other types of creative talent, all that is left to say is "thank you." We appreciate each volunteer, staff member, board member, organizer, artist and attendee who helped make our 2012 festival an overwhelming success.
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|Reviews for With A Little Help From My Friends
| The Rare Gibbon chapter 2 . 12/30/2013
Great story, this was a fun story to read and with Perdix in a starring role! He's also one of my favorite characters. Thank you for writing a fine story for him. Drexel, Ewald, Vinson and Vanka -excellent gorilla names! Where did you come up with their names? Personally, I thought Gentza was a pretty good OC. I wouldn't mind seeing him in a future story. Yes, Pat Renella would have been perfect playing him! OK, so who's playing Aunni? Or Nicky, or Telli? I could see Beverly Garland playing her, since she played that ape bitch Wanda! POTA also needs some gibbon characters since we seem to be excluded (yes, gibbons are apes, too! We demand equal screen time!). Maybe you can create a gibbon character in your future stories. Loved your warning about apes using slurs to insult humans! I agree with Mark, yes Urko is an ape version of Archie Bunker! Overall it was a great story and I was happy with it. I wasn't happy that Perdix lost the race, but it turned out to better than I expected. I give your story four bananas out of five! Can't wait to read your next story!
| Mark chapter 2 . 12/8/2012
Finally had a chance to read your story. My condolences to all of Pat Renella's family, friends and especially his fans. He might have been best known as Johnny Ross in Bullitt, but he'll always be immortal to us ape fans! Yep, I can certainly see him as Gentza and Ricco! I'm sure he would've enjoyed another venture into the ape world-this time as a good guy!
Yes, chapter 1 did have some slow bits, but it's not that bad! Loved your mild species epitaths disclaimer! LOL! Urko-our resident simian Archie Bunker! Gotta love 'im! Good to see Burke, Virdon and Galen getting even with Barlow for tricking them in Venton! The price on Barlow's face must have been priceless when he met Gentza, since Barlow is somewhat prejudiced against gorillas! The Dragoons got their comeuppance for once, and Burke settling things with Fauna. Your story had some great lines too:
Virdon pushes away an overly affection horse.
Burke: "I think he like you, Alan!"
Virdon: "Well, at least your admirmer walks upright on two legs!"
Burke: "You mean, Fauna? At least I can have a decent conversation with my admirer!"
Telli the innkeeper commenting on Perdix's alleged mollycoddling of humans: "Soon there will be nothing left, Perdix! Nothing left but a planet of humans! And you helped cause this! I don't know how you can sleep at night!"
Perdix: "I sleep fine thank you!"
I have no major issues or complaints and I quite enjoyed your story. Keep 'em coming! Especially your Spectreman story! Like Andrew said don't keep us waiting another five years!
| Mary chapter 1 . 12/6/2012
Hi! I found out about your story through Pat Renella's facebook page. I thought your story was really good. It was well-written and I can easily see Pat playing Gentza and Ricco. He was also one of my favorite actors. It was depressing to hear the news of his passing. He was such a sweet guy for always taking the time to answer my fan letters when I wrote to him. Did you ever tell him about your story? I'm sure Pat would've loved it and he really would've loved to have played Gentza and Ricco if given the chance. RIP dear Pat! BTW, ignore any negitive remarks about Ricco and his family! The problem is not the characters, but the scenes themselves. There just wasn't a whole lot of action going on. It might have made the story more intersting if maybe Ricco's sheep were attacked by a pack of wolves, a forest fire or something. It might have moved the plot along a little faster. In your story, Perdix was right on! He does seem to be a simian Marshall Dillon doesn't he? His handling of the troublesome villagers also reminded me of Sheriff Andy Taylor. He and the boys certainly earned their bananas for solving that murder mystery! You get an A for your first effort! It's too bad the show didn't last longer. I'm sure Perdix would've been brought back for another episode. I really loved the Gentza character. You don't see that many nice gorillas in the Planet of the Apes world and it's refreshing to see a strong, easy going, liberal ape who stands up for oppressed humans for a change! Maybe you can have him and Aunni meet up with Pete, Alan and Galen in a future story. Thanks for a great read and I'm going to read your other stories too! You keep on writing, girl!
| Anonymous Apefan chapter 1 . 8/29/2012
I would've enjoyed this story alot more if the first guy hadn't put all those spoilers in his review! Thanks for nothing, dude!
Aside from him revealing that Gentza is a gorilla it was clever how you didn't tell your readers he was until his introduction to Perdix and Meeko. And why is a gorilla who is a vet for humans that farfetched? If Perdix can have integrity and be fair minded then why not? Gentza sort of grew on me and I think he has potential as a character.
I enjoyed most of the story but no ofense, but the story would have been much better if our fugitives would have reunited with Polar and his family. The scenes with Ricco and his family slowed your story down, even made it downright boring. That's because Ricco and his family were as interesting as watching the grass grow. It would have been more interesting to see what Polar and his family have been up to lately. Incoorporating Dr. Mather's book into the story was clever also. It was fun seeing Perdix getting the best of Urko without having to resort to dirty tricks! And It's nice to find a story that is a fun read and doesn't have tragedy and trauma as it's main theme for once!
I do agree that your first attempt at writing a murder mystery was pretty good! No complaints there. I'm still waiting to read about the wild humans from Illusion. Was this story dedicated to Baynes Barron? I noticed alot of references to him in your story. Your stories are well written and I can tell you really take your time putting the whole thing together. Can't wait to read your next story! Keep writing!
| Andrew P chapter 1 . 12/15/2011
Glad to see you back! I thought maybe you got lost in the Forbidden Zone or something! It's great to see a story with Perdix. He's one of my favorite characters, and he would have made a great ally for Galen, Virdon and Burke.
Perdix appeared to be one of those rare, upstanding gorilla characters who never compromised his integrity. Unlike the end of "The Deception", it's great to see that justice prevails for the humans, and in the end, the Dragoons and Sestus, too, had to face the consequences for what they've done. And Burke and Fauna are finally able to smooth things out between them. Nice to see the conniving Urko have the tables turned on him for once.
Even though some of the events seemed a little far-fetched for the ape relm (Perdix using a human as his courier, the Council even allowing a human to ride a horse in the first place, and a gorilla who becomes a vet for humans),your story was well-written and I could tell you put a lot of thought and effort into it. Most importantly, these far-fetched events make sense as to why they're happening in the story. I could easily see this as an episode. One complaint I do have...the first chapter was a little slow, but in chapter two the story started to pick up.
For your first attempt at a murder mystery, I thought you did pretty good! I do have one suggestion. Next time, draw the mystery out for a few more pages. One moment four apes are murdered, then BAM! The next moment, Perdix, with Galen, Burke and Virdon's help, are able to catch the killer and solve the mystery.
I liked the way how you worked some guest appearances into your story as well. One question though...is Gentza and Aunni your take on Armando and Caesar? Here, we have an ape with a human ward, instead of a human with an ape ward. Gentza seems to be an interesting character...an eccentric, outcast gorilla who's a self-proclaimed friend to humans! Clever on how our fugitive trio discover that the good Dr. Gentza also has ties to a certain forbidden medical book! By the way, I thought the character of Nicky was a bit Gary Stuish and annoyingly saccharine at times, but the majority of the apes despise him (mostly because of his special treatment) so I guess I can overlook that flaw.
I thought this story was a lot better than "Illusion". Overall, I enjoyed it and look forward to reading new tales from you. Just don't keep me waiting for another four years!
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Driver cited after Monroe crash
A driver involved in a one vehicle crash about 9:13 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Monroe County, has been cited.
State police at Lehighton said Eric J. Samson, 26, of Saylorsburg, was driving a 2000 Kia Spectra southbound on Weir Lake Road in Chestnuthill Township, and approaching Doney Road when he lost control. The car crashed into a tree at the intersection.
Samson was injured and taken to the Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg, by West End ambulance for treatment of what troopers said were moderate injuries.
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It used to be the case for large, global organizations that innovation would simply arrive — brought every year or every quarter by the technology vendors they did business with. That slow moving, upgrade-cycle cadence no longer exists, says Chris Curran, chief technologist at PwC. And the companies that benefited from it, what Curran calls "slow tech" companies, need to learn from what has become a "fast-tech" world — the tech environment of devops, open source, big data and mobile. But how to pull it off?
In this segment of the pod Curran offers slow-tech companies a guide to embracing the people, culture and technologies of fast tech, and the reasons the fast-tech crowd should take a harder look at the companies and industries they might have dismissed as too lumbering.


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Debt depayment
The UEFA Champions League semi-finalists have agreed a five-year deal with the 21-year-old. The transaction is expected to form part of Las Palmas' repayment to the Galicians for Argentinian centre-back Gabriel Schürrer, who joined the islanders from Deportivo during the 2000/01 season, before moving to Real Sociedad in 2002.
Debut season
Figueroa is a product of Las Palmas' youth academy and made 34 appearances for Las Palmas in his debut season last year. He scored three times and earned excellent plaudits but could not prevent the side from relegation from the Segunda División. Deportivo will begin next season's Champions League campaign in the third qualifying round.
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I was involved in a accident last year and RSA insurance (Royal Sun Alliance) were the underwriting insurer. I did not receive any paper insurance documents from them and when I was involved in a collision where a car drive into the back of me they immediately passed me to a claims company Albany Assistance. Suffice to say that Albany Assistance (and Helphire - both 'preferred partners' of RSA) were anything but helpful and I am now spending considerable amounts taking them to court.I am a little suspicious of the 'glowing' and rather 'samey' reviews on this board as this does not seem to be the experience of others on similar review boards.No, sorry but I cannot at at all recommend a company that shuns dealing with the customer themselves and simply passes on the buck to third parties.
I like many others am guilty of taking insurance with the cheapest provider irrespective of their reputation. However since taking a job in Insurance over 5 years ago I am now more cautious about which company I buy my car insurance with. I work for a large insurance broker and RSA is an insurer we have been working with for a number of years.
In December 2008 I was unfortunately involved in an accident that was no fault of my own. I was travelling along the road at 30mph when a third party came out of a junction turning right and crashed into the side of my car. My vehicle was unroadworthy as the metal of the door sill had punctured the front near side tyre, and my door was also dented in rather badly as well as the front wing and the light.
I called RSA immediately and was passed to a claims handler who was based in the UK. This firstly to me is a bonus as I hate dealing with foreign call centres. They asked me firstly was I ok. They then arranged for recovery of my vehicle within an hour. The local recovery firm they employed was really efficient and I was kept informed right up until they removed my vehicle. The accident happened at around 6.30pm so my vehicle was taken away overnight for storage. Luckily I wasn't too far from my home and I was able to get home easily. The following morning at 9am RSA rung me again to check that I was ok and to ask me where I would like my vehicle to be taken for repairs. I had a brand new Vauxhall so I instructed them to take it to my local dealer which they advised me would be no problem but I would need an estimate and the engineer would need to authorise the repairs. They also arranged for me to have a courtesy car which was a like for like vehicle. I have an Astra VXR and I was provided with a Golf R32 with a similar bhp that very afternoon. The engineer also went to inspect my car and authorise my repairs immediately. My car was fixed and back on the road within a week.
At every step of the way I felt informed and kept up to date by RSA. They also followed telephone calls up with letters and they always contacted me unless I missed their call due to work. Their staff were professional and helpful. They also waivered my excess as the other person had admitted liability, they sucessfully managed to claim the money back from the other insurer within two months of the accident, after this had happened I had a final letter to confirm the claim had been dealt with.
I would definately insure with RSA again, especially if they can offer me a competative premium. Their staff were knowledgable and helpful and my claim was handled with the minimum disruption possible to me.
I also made a claim for personal injury which I will review separately as Aviva the other drivers insurance company dealt with me directly for that.
RSA e choice was the cheapest quote on Go Compare. I decided to go with them. After inputting my details and using debit card to pay for the insurance, their website popped up with a message saying "SORRY - WE ARE EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH OUR WEBSITE - PLEASE TRY AGAIN LATER". There was no acknowledgement of the transaction going through. Several hours later I repeated the process and this time their website acknowledged the transaction. "GREAT" I thought. The following day, I noticed on my online banking that the original attempt had been successful after all and I had been charged TWICE! I was horrified to see I was £611 out of pocket and as a result left overdrawn right before Xmas. I rang them to try and resolve this and was told "OH WELL I CANT SEE IT ON OUR SYSTEM". I remained calm and agreed to a call back the following day from them. This came and I was informed that the money would be put back into my account. Eight days later I am still waiting for the money to be returned. I have called them back again and they have again promised 3-5 working days. I am still waiting. Up to now this has been a very bad experience. I have also had problems logging into their website several times and received the message SORRY - WE ARE EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH OUR WEBSITE - PLEASE TRY AGAIN LATER". This is very very poor for an online car insurance company. I am very worried now and feel I am going to have to fight to get the money back that is owed to me and that was overpaid due to their problematic website...
I have had 2 claims completed by RSA with which I will share the details...
The first claim was when I was driving my car to Gullivers World in Warrington where me and my 5 year old daughter were travelling together. A lorry decided that he didn't want to be in the right hand lane anymore and pulled into me, dragging my car down the main road for quite some distance. He eventually stopped and I pulled onto the embankment so other cars could get past. Luckily I had my RSA tax disc in my car and called them immediatley before I even got out of the car and gave them mine and the lorry driver's details and that of the lorry. As I didn't have breakdown cover they advised me that they were unable to come and rescue me and that I should drive the car home as to me it just looked like the bumper had come off and dented a bit of the back panel.
I drove the car home (after stopping off at Gullivers World to calm down a bit!) and the next day a pick up van arrived to deliver me a lovely new courtesy car (without the massive signs that say "courtesy car"! and to take my car to be repaired, within the week my car had been fixed and redelivered to me and had also been valeted! Everythign sorted with no problems at all!
My next claim was following my usual long day at work, I returned to my car, which was parked on a road outside my employers premises and found that the back end of my car had been crushed and a note on my windscreen to say a lorry had collided with my car and did not stop along with the lorry company details and the witnesses telephone number.
As I didn't have breakdown cover at the time (you'd think i'd learn wouldn't you?!, I had to drive the car home and again within the day my car was picked up and dropped off for repair. I was then called by a car hire firm (Enterprise) to say they would be picking me up for me to choose which courtesy car I would want while my car was being repaired.
RSA were very good at keeping me in the loop about my claim as they said that the driver of the lorry had denied hitting my car, despite me sending diagrams of the road and knowing that lorries travel on that road frequently and also having a witness! RSA told me not to worry as they would just recover my expenses back from the company's insurer, although i did have to pay my excess.
A couple of days later I was called by the garage to say my car was a write off and that RSA would be in touch.
That day RSA called me to say that my car was a write off and that they would send me a cheque for the value of my car - £2500. I must admit I was surprised they paid me quite so much for it! They also repaid me my excess and said that i was able to keep the courtesy car until the end of the week in order for me to find a new car.
I am again insured by RSA (and yes another claim is going through! - my fault this time!)
I suppose like many other car owner/drivers who have morals and standards, we do not like to claim against our insurance policy if we have a misshap in the car.
I am such and during my 38 years of motoring must admit to having some, but not many, accidents.
Not all were my fault I hasten to add, but of those that were I often had the repair done myself bearing obviously the full cost to avoid paying extra premium on renewal.
I have been with several major insurers over the years and paid high premiums thinking I was getting better value at times when I needed it.
Silly, because I seldom claimed.
However, a few years ago I swithced to Royal and Sun Alliance for insuring my car, my wifes and the house and contents.
You guessed it, a few weeks ago I needed to claim.
I reversed my Honda Civic into a skip causing damage to the bumper and a little to the rear offside area.
Now my insurance has protected no claims for life for as long as I remain insured with R & S A. and all at no extra cost. No extra premium ever.
At my age, early sixties, I couldn't take the fuss or palava of sorting it out myself so rang the insurance.
This is going to be difficult I thought, forms to complete, a multitude of questions, you know the sort of thing.
The person at the other end of the phone couln't have been more helpful or considerate.
I can deal with this over the phone she said, and so she did.
I explained I had reversed into a skip, described the damage, gave her my policy number and that was that.
It's you that are at fault but I can authorise the repairs straight away she said.
Asked when it was convenient for the car to be taken and arranged the day and time to suit myself.
I courtesy car will be provided, it was, and the repair duly carried out with a lifetime guarantee on the work done.
No matter how many claims, your premium will not increase as a result she informed me.
I did have to pay £150 excess and I would question where the fault lay because the skip had no warning lights or cones but the insurance didn't follow that one.
All in all, I am more than (excuse the pun) delighted with the service and will say beyond doubt, it is worry free and professional.
That's what insurance should be.
This is to give warning to others dealing with Insurance Companies. Recently my vehicle was stolen and recovered. The insurance company, Royal SunAlliance decided that it was not economic to repair. They had requested various documents in advance of knowing whether repairs were possible. I was kept in the dark for far to long before I was told that they would not approve repairs. The documents requested were ?Vehicle Registration Document, MOT?s, Service Documents, and Driving Licence?. On the grounds of security of my Licence I refused to send the original but agreed to send a copy. Despite requesting documents be returned to me, as legal owner, they were ALL shredded. Be very suspicious of releasing a driving licence to anyone except the law encase of possible misuse of information and the possibility of the above happening. I wonder what would have happened if I had sent my original licence and they had shredded that. What would be the legal position? I believe that the customer must be the only person to decide if documents such as ?Copy of a Driving Licence and Service Documents? should be destroyed and not company employees. They should always return documents immediately after inspection and without delay. Has anyone else had a similar situation?
Given the choice, I'd never claim on my insurance, ever. It's one of those annoying things that I see sucking up cash from my bank account every month, but really I don't want to give it any further thought. This year however, it's been at the forefront of my mind. After 3 claims in twelve months, I'm glad 'm with Royal & SunAlliance (RSA). I didn't select them myself, I'd gone through brokers chasing the best deal. Cheap doesn't always equal good, but RSA were very competitive for the cover I wanted. Back in the spring my garage was broken into and my bikes stolen. One phone call to RSA to register the claim and one to the police to register the theft. Within 24 hours RSA had arranged for Halfords to call me to value my bikes. All I had to do was tell Halfords the models and all the extras fitted to the bikes, they told me the latest equivalents and RSA sent me a voucher for £570 to spend at Halfords. I didn't have to choose the exact equivalents, and as I held out for the sale, I upgraded. Then in June disaster struck. I arrived home late after working away, put some laundry on and went to bed. I woke up dreaming about a river, but figured it was the rain outside that set me off. I woke a second time, again dreaming of rivers. I thought it must be my subconscious telling me I needed to pee, so I got up. Once in the bathroom I realised the source of my dream. There was water running downstairs. I ran down to the kitchen to find the floor soaked and the washing machine pumping water out from under the sink. In my half asleep state I tried to reattach the pipe that had come loose, but the whole Chinese puzzle of plumbing came apart in my hands. I'd doubled the water flow. I decided to catch the water in the washing up bowl, but being a lazy git I'd left a pan to soak after burning risotto. I poured the rice filled water down the sink, jus
t before remembering that I'd just disconnected it. I now had rice and water pouring over my feet and the carpet, but at least the washing machine had stopped. I don't know if you've ever disconnected all the pipes under your sink, but when I did I couldn't work out how they went back together, and as they were coated with icky goo I dumped them in the (now empty) washing up bowl, and filled it with hot water and super strength Domestos. Then the washing machine kicked in again! In an attempt to stop the flooding I took off my bathrobe and used it to absorb some water, but it didn't help. The flow kept on coming, and I worried that it would leave the kitchen and flood the rest of the house. Luckily I'd thrown out some old pillows that night, so I went outside to the bin to retrieve them, in a pathetic attempt to build a dam. The security light came on, and there I stood, buck naked on the patio, rooting through the bin at 1am. At this point I had to find it funny, or cry. Back in the kitchen I threw the pillows down and then had an idea, the kind of idea that normal people would have had as soon as they noticed that the washing machine was faulty. I switched it off! The water stopped. I stepped backward saying 'Doh!', and kicked over the two litle bottle of super strength Domestos all over the sodden carpet. In the morning I called RSA. No problem. They would organise for someone from allied Carpets to come around and assess the damage. The next day Allied Carpets duly rang and arranged an appointement to measure up. Unfortunately I was to be away working again, and we couldn't hook up for a visit for a week. I worried that by then the house would stink. I called RSA. No problem. They advised me that I could rip out the carpets and underlay, just so long as I kept them in the garden until the chap came around. Again I have an Allied Carpets voucher for the cost of equiv
alent flooring, plus fitting. Again I'm going for a new look. Somebody broke into my car this week. I'm insured through the AA. I was mightily relieved when they told me that they had reinsured me through RSA. Previous insurers have made me find quotes and select suppliers, they've quibbled over valuations and knocked money off for depreciation. Others would have charged me a special 'stupid tax' for my valiant attempts to make my kitchen worse. With Royal & Sun Alliance I feel I can sleep safe at night knowing no matter how inept I am, they'll pick up the pieces.
I have recently taken out both household and motor insurance with Royal and Sun Alliance and my advie to everyone is to be very wary, write down what you are ofered and the names of people you have spoke to. I first took out home insurance, received a reasonable qoute and received the documentation very quickly. There were a few mior queries which were sorted out with a telephone call. So far so good. I then took out some Motor insurance. I was given a quote, told how much my payments would be per month and sent the documents and direct debit to sign, which I returned straight away. I got a major shock when I found, a couple of weeks later, they had taken twice the amount agreed. I rang them up and spoke to a gentleman who explained that as I was paying at the end of the month, and they charge a month in advance, the first payment would be twice the normal amount. No-one had mentioned this to me previously and I was quite upset at being misled. I know that in the year I will still pay the same amount I was still upset they had taken more money than they should without letting me know. The guy I spoke to PROMISED to refund half the payment to my bank account within 7 days. 7 days came and went an no money. I rang again and was told they had no records of this earlier call. Only after I called them back and gave the name of the person I spoke to id they believe a refund had been promised. After looking into it I was told that a refund shouldn't have been promised and I was not going to get my money back. I found this treatment very poor. If a compnay promises something they should honour it, even if it is a mistake. Nedless to say I am now taking my insurance business elsewhere. The moral of this story is always write down the names of people you speak to and what they say. Also remember that is you are not satisfied, you can go elsewhere, I did and have now got a better deal anyway!
Myself and my business partner are the throws of taking over the business we currently work for. Being new to the business scene, we were worried about what we would require in the insurance department. We initially contacted the insurance company who currently deal with the business, but we were put off by the lack of info that they supplied us. We didn't just want to carry on with the existing policy! Eventually I spoke to our bank (Natwest) who talked me through the insurance requirements, The best quote by far coming from Royal SunAlliance Insurance, the quote was given over the phone and followed by a letter and a quote in a easy to understand form with discriptions of what exactly was insured and how much for. I would certainly recommend this company, the whole policy has been sorted out within 24 hours, unlike the current insurance company who has taken almost 2 weeks to sort out a quote!


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Hello from Tampa.....can barely see you :)
I'm waving back, Carol . . . . takes a really LONG wave!Toto - I used to collect these, still have a New England one, but the colors are fall-ish and it's quite faded. The state vintage tablecloths in good condition go for big bucks!
I've never seen one of these a large as a table cloth. It's pretty cool to see what the maker considers NE tourist highlights.
Hi! I am w-a-v-i-n-g!!! Can you see me standing on the Pacific coast?? :))))))
Ooops . . . Rockport, MA! I keep forgetting about Rockport, ME !!!
This is great - thanks! I can see all my childhood locales. Are you from Rockport MA or ME?!


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Dear Amy: I have a very good friend who just told me she is divorcing her husband.
Our families have been very close, and my husband and I are shocked and sad.
She is very tight-lipped about the details, which is understandable, but I don't know how to offer support to them when I have no idea what caused the breakup.


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Hello cookie makers!
Thank you for your patience this month (and pardon the typos)! There seemed to be so much support for having a "dual" theme this month, that I thought we'd give that a go. So, the October cookie club themes will be "Halloween" and "Cookies for a Cause." Cookies related to either theme are fair game.
Just to name a few (please let me know if there's a cause I've forgotten), October is Hispanic Heritage month, Learning Disabilitites Awareness month, Breast Cancer Awareness month, Cookie month (!!), Pizza month, Caramel month, E-card month, Pretzel month, and Family History month. October is also host to Children's Book week, Get Organized week, Fire Prevention week... and October also has some special days, like Boss's day, dessert day, mother-in-law day, and magic day.
Just to refresh your memory, here are the "guidelines" for the cookie club posts (from Cake_Princess' original post):
* The group decided that all pictures must be new pictures (and new cookies). Meaning if you have a previous group of cookies already in your album (or in the forum) even if it depicts the theme you cannot use it. The idea of the monthly theme is to get our creative juices/new ideas flowing.
* Please do not post monthly theme cookies to your personal album or cookie Gallery until after the monthly theme has expired. The reason for this is that as a group we all decided each picture must be new and not previously uploaded to the Galleries. Seeing that we have no way of knowing when pictures were uploaded this will help to prevent any squabbles about people using previously uploaded pictures.
* You can use any medium to decorate your cookies - fondant, royal icing, butter cream etc. The only stipulation is it has to be a medium used in cookie or cake decorating. So no play doh!! Please let us know which medium you used to decorate your Cookies and any techniques that you used.
* Please post pictures in this thread (Do not create a separate thread for your pictures). Please only post a maximum of 3 pictures per person for the monthly theme. You may however use graphics programs to create ONE collage of different pictures/angles.
* In your post please let us know why you chose the design you did if the reason is not obvious. (For Example if the theme was Music and you made ghost cookies then let us know the connection. Ghost = Phantom and Phantom of the opera relates to music).
Happy Baking, everyone! I cant wait to see the results!!
You certainly did your homework Bonnie. LOL....
At the school that I used to work at, I was known as the "holiday queen." I brought in treats for every holiday imaginable. My calendar is full of them!
OK... so here it goes (I'm the first!)
I made these a couple of days ago for a college project. My topic was scleroderma (an autoimmune disease). The light blue ribbon stands for Trisomy 18 & Prostate Cancer as well. Don't know if I'm gonna be able to do Halloween cookies this year as much as I want to. We have to get ready to move at the end of the month...
great job tayesmama!
Do you have a cutter that shape or did you create your own?
Very pretty ribbon cookies. I like how you outlined in gold.
Thanks mis and bonniebakes!
I made my own cutter. I got the idea to outline in gold from this shirt pin on the internet.
Nice cookies tayesmama!
I find it very ironic that mother-in-law day and Halloween are in the same month! Maybe I can do a cookie for both themes
Hi Everyone,
Tayesmama, your ribbon cookies are really nice.
Bonnie, one last "cause"...in Miami-Dade County, this week is actually ESE Week (Special Education Week). I don't know if it is the same everywhere else.
Happy Baking!
I love your ribbons.
OK here it goes...I want yall to be honest with me and tell me what you think.
This is the first time that i have decorated cookies for real.
I did "kooky pumpkins" kitty kats" and ghost.
they are NFSC w/ Antonias cookie icing.
I must say that i had a blast doing them, and have discovered that i LOVE decorating cookies. It's SOOOOOO much FUN!! I was accually upset when i finished my last one cause i wanted to do more...lol so im sure i will be doing many many more cookies!! Im hooked what can I say...lol
The ribbons are beautiful and the halloween cookies are adorable. TiffTurtle, would you mind if I used your idea for the kooky pumpkins? I have to do treats for my son's class and these would be great! Cute faces!
not at all....i just got the idea out of a punch out book that i saw at the dollar store...lol
So how does the NFSC taste? Is it blah or does it taste really good?
I want something that is going to taste really good.
I like the NFSC--it is not a REAL sugary cookie but once you add the icing, it is a "balanced" taste. ANd I think they taste better after they sit for a few days. Add flavoring to intensify the flavor.
personally i like the NFSC undecorated..and so do my kids and hubby , they would rather have them w/o the icing...but i use almond in mine and not vanillia....i think it makes for a better flavor w/ the almond.
Tifturtle - your cookies are GREAT!!! SO CUTE!!
Thanks Bonnie....they are just so much fun , whish i had gotten into doing them before now..im sure imma cookie everyone to death now...lol
tayesmama,TiffTurtle ,
You both did a wonderful job.
Taysmama, the gold really sets yours off.
TIffTurtle.your goofy faces are soo cute.
Now for a question What is NFSC? Its not computing this morning. So if someone could enlighten me. Thanks!
No Fail Sugar Cookie dough
here link.NFSC
btw I use almond instead of vanillia i think it taste better .
Thanks I never would have figured it out today. My brain went on vacation without me.
Cute cookies.
lol...wish i was on vacation...even a mental one would be nice bout now...
thanks eromero!
I just heard it's also crime prevention month.
Cute pumpkins. Love their kooky faces.
Thanks mis...i just made 90 of them for today...lol i didnt think i would ever stop bagging cookies last night...
Tah-dah! Here's my cookies for Halloween. I really love the chocolate roll-out cookies, especially for these teddy bears (recipe is on this site). They are, L to R, a pumpkin, Franken-teddy, a mummy (NFSC w/fondant), and a ghost (choc. cookie w/fondant). All decorations that are not fondant are Alice's cookie icing. I have a few other costume designs in mind if I get some more 'play' time.
Aren't they the cutest little cookies. Great job momsandraven!!It's hard to chose the "best costume", I think the pumpkin bear wins.
thanks mis! I made a whole bunch of Halloween cookies today, but these were my favorites so I decided to post them here instead of the gallery first.


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Alex Solis Echevarria, 21, of Oxnard, was arrested Friday on a $100,000 warrant for felony vandalism stemming from multiple incidents that occurred in Santa Barbara in 2011 and 2012. Echevarria was a prolific graffiti vandal.
Santa Barbara Police Department patrol officers and crime scene investigators routinely investigate and photograph incidents of graffiti vandalism that occur throughout the city, enabling detectives from the Youth Services Section to follow up and build cases against taggers.
By July 2012, Youth Services Section Detectives Ben Ahrens and Gary Siegel had linked Echevarria to over 40 incidents of graffiti vandalism that occurred in 2011 and 2012, resulting in over $50,000 worth of property damage. The incidents happened at various locations in the city, but predominantly on the Westside.
The case against Echevarria was forwarded to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office for the filing of a felony complaint; however , Echevarria fled the state and avoided prosecution. In August 2012, a $100,000 felony arrest warrant was issued for Echevarria.
Detective Ahrens continued to search for Echevarria and recently learned that he had returned to California. At 3:30 p.m. Friday, Detective Ahrens and Sgt. Lorenzo Duarte located Echevarria working at a restaurant on the 3800 block of State Street and arrested him.
Echevarria was booked into Santa Barbara County Jail on the aforementioned warrant.
Either this week, police arrested Eduardo Robert Aguilar, 19, of Santa Barbara, believed to be connected to more than 30 documented cases of graffiti vandalism in the city since July 2013.
— Sgt. Riley Harwood is a public information officer for the Santa Barbara Police Department.