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Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
The Best Speech Obama's Given Since...Maybe Ever — Today, at Ft. Hood. I guarantee: they'll be teaching this one in rhetoric classes. It was that good. My gloss won't do it justice. Yes, I'm having a Chris Matthews-chill-running-up-my- leg moment, but sometimes, the man …
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice: Obama's Fort Hood Massacre Speech: His Best Ever?
David Von Drehle / Time: Obama's Fort Hood Speech and Television Culture
Patrick / Political Byline: Barry's Ft. Hood Speech
The White House:
Remarks by the President at Memorial Service at Fort Hood Fort Hood - III Corps, Fort Hood, Texas — THE PRESIDENT: To the Fort Hood community; to Admiral Mullen; General Casey; General Cone; Secretary McHugh; Secretary Gates; most importantly, to family, friends and members of our Armed Forces.
Ross Colvin / Reuters: Obama: Gunman in Fort Hood rampage to pay for crimes
Mark Silva / The Swamp: Obama promises justice at Ft. Hood
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket: Small moments from Fort Hood's memorial
Ashley Powers / Los Angeles Times: Obama praises the fallen at Ft. Hood memorial
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice: Full Text of Obama's Remarks at Fort Hood Massacre Memorial Service
Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette: First we're gonna try 'im...
Wall Street Journal:
Army Wasn't Told of Hasan's Emails — Pentagon Says It Only Learned of Shooting Suspect's Contacts With Cleric After the Fort Hood Killings — President Barack Obama walks past the helmets and rifles of slain soldiers on his way to address a memorial service Tuesday at Fort Hood, Texas.
Discussion: Emptywheel and Newsweek Blogs
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Obama's Best Speech Ever — President Obama's speech at Fort Hood may go down as one of his best ever. — The president was able to balance his duties as Commander in Chief while consoling a nation in the aftermath of a terrible tragedy. That he was able to do this while taking away …
Discussion: Washington Wire, The Reaction and Burnt Orange Report
Michael J.W. Stickings / The Reaction: Obama at Fort Hood
Washington Post:
Hasan on Islam — Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, the Army psychiatrist believed to have killed 13 people at Fort Hood, was supposed to discuss a medical topic during gave a presentation to senior Army doctors in June 2007. Instead, he lectured on Islam, suicide bombers and threats the military …
Noah Shachtman / Danger Room: WMD 'Finder,' Ray Gun Pusher Wants Anti-Muslim 'Backlash'
Darleen Click / protein wisdom: Hasan's jihadist beliefs had nothing to do with his "snapping"... No. Really ...
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs: Major Muslim Hasan's Presentation on Islam
Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette: You love life and we love death
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish: Hasan's Talk — Reading Dana Priest's summary and then the …
Transcript Of President Obama's Remarks
Transcript Of President Obama's Remarks
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Video: Obama's eulogy at Fort Hood
Eric Zimmermann / The Hill: President Obama pays tribute to 13 fallen soldiers of Fort Hood tragedy
George Stephanopoulos / George's Bottom Line: Has President Obama Been Convinced that Hasan was a Terrorist?
Doug Mataconis / Below The Beltway: President Obama At Fort Hood: No Faith Justifies These Murderous And Craven Acts
Ann Gerhart / Washington Post:
Obama visits Fort Hood to speak at memorial for shooting victims
Obama visits Fort Hood to speak at memorial for shooting victims
Discussion: Weekly Standard, Politics Daily and baldilocks
Thomas Joscelyn / Weekly Standard: Memo to U.S. Government: Fort Hood Shooter Is A Jihadist
David Sessions / Politics Daily: President and Michelle Obama Attend Fort Hood Memorial
Executed: D.C. Sniper John Allen Muhammad Put to Death — The D.C. Sniper Who Terrorized Americans in 2002 Was Executed Tonight in Virginia — Just after 9 p.m. this evening — seven years and 12 days after he was captured and later charged with orchestrating a cold-blooded shooting spree …
Discussion: No Sheeples Here, Little Green Footballs and pandagon.net
Fox News:
D.C. Sniper John Allen Muhammad Is Executed in Virginia — JARRATT, Virginia — John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind of the sniper attacks that terrorized the U.S. capital region for three weeks in October 2002, was executed Tuesday. — Muhammad died by injection at 9:11 p.m …
Discussion: Saberpoint and The Jawa Report
Washington Post:
Muhammad executed for sniper killing — 10 died in Oct. 2002 rampage; what motivated two shooters remains unclear — JARRATT, Va. — John Allen Muhammad, the sniper who kept the Washington region paralyzed by fear for three weeks as he and a young accomplice gunned down people at random …
Discussion: Guardian, Gates of Vienna, AMERICAblog News and Hot Air
Virginia Moffatt / Guardian: John Allen Muhammed deserved mercy | Virginia Moffat
Baron Bodissey / Gates of Vienna: Remembering That Tingle Between the Shoulder Blades
Joe Sudbay / AMERICAblog News: D.C. Sniper has been executed
Allahpundit / Hot Air: D.C. sniper executed
D.C. sniper is executed; no last words
D.C. sniper is executed; no last words
Discussion: Below The Beltway, Jack & Jill Politics and The BRAD BLOG
Doug Mataconis / Below The Beltway: Beltway Sniper John Allen Muhammed Put To Death In Virginia
Jilltubman / Jack & Jill Politics: What the D.C. Sniper, Nidal Hasan & Timothy McVeigh Have in Common — the U.S. Army
Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG: D.C. Sniper Killed Tonight by the Government
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
'Beltway sniper' dead: Executed tonight
'Beltway sniper' dead: Executed tonight
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS: Survivor of Beltway Sniper Wants Justice, but Won't Witness Execution
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters: Mastermind of Washington area sniper attacks executed
Senior Official: More Hasan Ties to People Under Investigation by FBI — Alleged Shooter Had "Unexplained Connections" to Others Besides Jihadist Cleric Awlaki — A senior government official tells ABC News that investigators have found that alleged Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan had …
Discussion: Flopping Aces and American Power
Donald Douglas / American Power: Media Reporting and the Fort Hood Massacre
New York Post:
Deadly denial — Fudging the facts on Fort Hood
Deadly denial — Fudging the facts on Fort Hood
Discussion: American Power and Weasel Zippers
Matt Corley / Think Progress:
Pat Robertson on Ft. Hood: Islam is 'not a religion' …
Pat Robertson on Ft. Hood: Islam is 'not a religion' …
David Brooks / New York Times: The Rush to Therapy
Justin Elliott / TPMMuckraker: Scrubbed: Call For Backlash Against Muslims Embarrasses Even Right-Wing Think Tank
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville: Quote of the Day — "I think we should treat [Islam] as …
Spencer Ackerman / ATTACKERMAN: So, We Should Purge The Next Commander Le?
The Huffington Post:
Boxer: Senate Has Votes To Block Stupak Amendment — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — With Reporting By Ryan Grim — One of Congress's foremost champions of abortion rights said on Monday that the Senate did not have the votes to add a more restrictive anti-abortion amendment to health care reform legislation.
Discussion: Daily Kos, The Huffington Post, Congress Matters, Taylor Marsh, TPMDC, Open Left, GayPatriot, Washington Monthly, RedState and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Linda Bergthold / The Huffington Post: The New Scarlet Letter — A is for Abortion
David Waldman / Congress Matters: The Myth of 60, in reverse — Opponents of the odious Stupak amendment …
Brian Beutler / TPMDC: Key Dem Senators Say Stupak Abortion Amendment Goes Too Far
Chris Bowers / Open Left: Senate will not pass Stupak amendment (Updated)
B. Daniel Blatt / GayPatriot: Thank you, Ma'am! — I never thought I'd be grateful for anything …
Dan McLaughlin / RedState: Democrats Divided on Abortion
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: So What, Ma'am? — Barbara Boxer (D-Ca) is proclaiming …
The Daily Beast:
The Wedge Dividing Obama's Health Coalition
The Wedge Dividing Obama's Health Coalition
Discussion: Coop's Corner, The Huffington Post, Matthew Yglesias, The Politico and The Daily Beast
Joanne Bamberger / The Huffington Post: Am I Angrier at Bart Stupak or Barack Obama?
Chris Good / The Atlantic Politics Channel:
Clyburn: Abortion Provision Only Got Us Ten Votes
Clyburn: Abortion Provision Only Got Us Ten Votes
Discussion: The Politico
Chris Frates / The Politico: Clyburn says Stupak amendment won 10 votes
Political Punch:
NOW President: It's 'Not Acceptable' …
NOW President: It's 'Not Acceptable' …
Discussion: The Note, ABCNEWS, Hot Air, OpenSecrets.org and The Plum Line
Michael Beckel / OpenSecrets.org: House Democrats Backing Abortion Restrictions Received Significant …
The Politico:
Clinton to Senate Dems: 'We are winning' — Bill Clinton walks through Capitol Hill as reporters ask questions. — John Shinkle — With the issue he has positioned to be his crowning achievement as president at a crossroads, Barack Obama once again called on his former rival to help him follow through.
Discussion: Wake up America, Hit & Run, thedanashow.wordpress.com, Hot Air, Left Coast Rebel, Mediaite, The Daily Dish, Pajamas Media and Taylor Marsh
J.D Nail / Wake up America: Tea, Bill, and Express II
Matt Welch / Hit & Run: Did You Miss Bill Clinton?
Dana Loesch / thedanashow.wordpress.com: Clinton: "Winning More Important Than Doing Right. Also, Teabaggers."
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish: The Obama-Clinton Administration
Stephen Green / Pajamas Media: My Lesbian Man-Crush — Camille Paglia on Nancy Pelosi:
New York Times:
Blackwater Said to Approve Iraqi Payoffs After Shootings — WASHINGTON — Top executives at Blackwater Worldwide authorized secret payments of about $1 million to Iraqi officials that were intended to silence their criticism and buy their support after a September 2007 episode …
Jeremy Scahill / The Nation: Blackwater Caught Bribing
Matthew Barakat / Associated Press: Settlement falls through in Blackwater civil suit
Daniel Schulman / MoJo Blog Posts: Cofer Black Disputes Blackwater Bribery Story
Stephen C. Webster / Raw Story: Whistleblowers: Blackwater approved payoffs of Iraqi officials
Spencer Ackerman / The Washington Independent: Well, Now We Know Why It Took So Long for Iraq to Kick Blackwater Out
Joe Windish / The Moderate Voice: Blackwater Authorized $1 Million in Secret Payments to Silence Iraqi Officials
Digby / Hullabaloo: Shocker
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Dunn leaving White House, Pfeiffer takes over — White House communications director Anita Dunn will step down from her post at the end of the month and Dan Pfeiffer, her deputy, will take over, according to sources familiar with the move. — Dunn, a longtime Democratic media consultant …
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit: A Sad Day For Commies... White House Mao Supporter Steps Down From Top Post
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / The Caucus: Dunn Leaves White House Communications Post
Versha Sharma / TPM LiveWire: Communications Director Anita Dunn Leaving The White House
Michael Calderone / Michael Calderone's Blog: Dunn's done — Ben notes that Communications Director Anita Dunn …
David Sessions / Politics Daily: Anita Dunn Steps Down as White House Communications Director
Mark Silva / The Swamp: Anita Dunn, White House aide, moving on
Roger L Simon / Pajamas Media: Anita Dunn gone - is this the beginning of the night of the long knives?
David Swindle / NewsReal Blog: BREAKING NEWS: Chairman Anita Dunn Steps Down, Deputy Dan Pfeiffer to Take Over
Adamsorensen / The Page: Pfeiffer Taking the Helm
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org: Fox News Hating White House Aide Anita Dunn to Step Down
Sammy Benoit / YID With LID: Anita Dunn QUITS
LATimes / D.C. Now: White House aide Anita Dunn moving on
Washington Post:
China's zero-sum game — The Obama administration's worldview is still emerging, but its policies toward Russia and China are already revealing. Its Russia policy consists of trying to accommodate Moscow's sense of global entitlement. So far that has meant ignoring the continued presence …
Discussion: Power Line, Crooks and Liars, Cato @ Liberty and China Digital Times
Jason Sigger / Crooks and Liars: Neocons Say, Beware of China
Justin Logan / Cato @ Liberty: Should We Simultaneously Make China More Powerful and Try to Contain It?
Sophie Beach / China Digital Times: Obama's Agenda For China
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Obama's modest proposal: A Lieberman swap — A source at the White House for the president's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reports that Obama ended the event with a modest proposal for the domestic politics of both men. — At the meeting's conclusion …
Discussion: JOSHUAPUNDIT and Weekly Standard
Freedom Fighter / JOSHUAPUNDIT: Obama: "Hey All those Jooos Look Alike Anyway."
Mary Katharine Ham / Weekly Standard: Obama Offers to Trade Greatest Senator
The Huffington Post:
NEW YORK POST LAWSUIT: Shocking Allegations Made By Fired Employee — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — The New York Post editor fired after speaking out against a cartoon depicting the author of the president's stimulus package as a dead chimpanzee has sued the paper.
Michael Calderone / Michael Calderone's Blog: Ex-N.Y. Post editor says paper's out to 'destroy' Obama; Post responds
Erin Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider: New York Post Aims To 'Destroy Barack Obama', Says Former Staffer
David Weigel / The Washington Independent: The New York Post Scandal
Ben Armbruster / Think Progress: Lawsuit alleges that New York Post DC bureau chief's goal was 'to destroy' Obama
Laura Rozen / Laura Rozen's Blog:
Breaking: Rajiv Shah for USAID administrator — An administration official has confirmed that Rajiv Shah will be nominated to be the next administrator of USAID. — POLITICO reported yesterday that the 36-year-old USDA chief scientist and undersecretary for research, education and economics …
Discussion: The Cable, The New Republic, The Swamp, La Vida Locavore and The Washington Independent
Josh Rogin / The Cable: USDA's Rajiv Shah to be named USAID head
Lydia DePillis / The New Republic: Board to Death — To the frustration of many a cabinet secretary …
Mark Silva / The Swamp: USAID's new leader: 10 months in
Jill Richardson / La Vida Locavore: Rajiv Shah, Formerly of the Gates Foundation, Named to Head USAID
Spencer Ackerman / The Washington Independent: Rajiv Shah: America's Next Top USAID Administrator
Hillary Rodham Clinton / US Department of State:
Nomination of Dr. Rajiv Shah as USAID Administrator
Nomination of Dr. Rajiv Shah as USAID Administrator
Discussion: New York Times, Washington Post, Laura Rozen's Blog and The Washington Independent
Mark Landler / New York Times: Administration Names Agriculture Official to Run U.S. Aid Agency, Ending Delays
Mary Beth Sheridan / Washington Post: Obama picks agriculture expert Rajiv Shah to lead USAID
Laura Rozen / Laura Rozen's Blog: Outsider USAID chief nominee prompts ambivalence among some insiders
Spencer Ackerman / The Washington Independent: Kerry, Lugar Happy That Obama Nominated Someone for USAID
New York Times:
Top Obama Advisers Favor Adding Troops in Afghanistan — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are coalescing around a proposal to send 30,000 or more additional American troops …
Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland
John Cole / Balloon Juice:
An Object Lesson on Not Being Jerks — The closing bits of this WaPo piece on the NY-23 affair really sums it all up: … The funny thing about all of this is that no matter how bad all their ideas are, no matter how disastrous their governance has been, no matter how many horrible things …
Discussion: Real Clear Politics, The Political Carnival, Power Line, Top of the Ticket and Washington Monthly
Tom Bevan / Real Clear Politics: Not Exactly a Profile in Courage
Johanna Neuman / Top of the Ticket: Scozzafava, the moderate banished by conservatives, vows to fight …
Capitol Confidential / Big Government:
Exclusive: Audio From ACORN Claims Jerry Brown Will Whitewash Investigation — On October 15th, local ACORN spokesman David Lagstein was the special guest of the East County Democrat Club in El Cajon, CA. Lagstein is ACORN's chief organizer in the San Diego area.
Discussion: Associated Press, Pajamas Media and Wizbang
Roger L Simon / Pajamas Media: ACORN: Jerry Brown's new Medfly Scandal?
Rodney Graves / Wizbang: ACORN San Diego Claims the Fix is In
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
The Carrie Prejean "sex tape." — Ah, what a world we live in. … The story is well-told at the link. Go there. I'll just highlight this: … It's all about the page views... Teenager? Is TMZ threatening to post child pornography? In any case, what is it? Embarrassing topless nonsense?
Discussion: Below The Beltway, Hot Air, alicublog, News Hounds, Top of the Ticket, The Sundries Shack, Roger Ailes and Whiskey Fire
Doug Mataconis / Below The Beltway: Carrie Prejean Admits She Made A Sex Tape
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Carrie Prejean: I've been Palinized
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket: Carrie Prejean confirms 'sex tape,' but ...
Jimmie / The Sundries Shack: The Good News About that Sex Tape? It's Carrie Prejean, Not Nancy Pelosi.
Thers / Whiskey Fire: Breast Flaunting for Jesus
Jamal Thalji / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa police: Marine reservist attacked Greek priest he mistook for terrorist — TAMPA — A Marine reservist armed with a tire iron beat and chased a man he thought was an Arab terrorist and even called 911 to say he was detaining the man, police said. — But the man he assaulted was actually …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Political Carnival
The Hill:
Sens. squeeze Speaker over commission — Senators from both parties on Tuesday put new pressure on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to turn the power to trim entitlement benefits over to an independent commission. — Seven members of the Senate Budget Committee threatened during a Tuesday hearing …
Discussion: Open Left
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Tough future for Snowe as a Republican — It looks like Olympia Snowe could have a pretty hard time getting nominated for another term in the Senate as a Republican. — There are now more folks in her party who disapprove than approve of Snowe's job performance.
Eric Kleefeld / TPMDC: Poll: Snowe Could Lose 2012 GOP Primary In Landslide To Conservative Challenger
Crisitunity / Swing State Project: SSP Daily Digest: 11/10 (Part I)
Chris Bowers / Open Left: Olympia Snowe will join Democratic Senate caucus in, at the most, 945 days
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Scozzafava: RINOs of the world, unite!
Jordan Robertson / The Huffington Post:
Internet Virus Frames Users For Child Porn — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography. — Heinous pictures and videos can be deposited on computers by viruses …


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I have a 99 Chev Cavilier z24 2.4L DOHC with 150243km that has a engine tick. In Feb 2005 (had 117000km the timing chain blew and I had it replaced, during this repair they found (I beleive they damaged) a piston with a chunk out of it. During the repair they replaced the piston, rings, machined the head, replaced the Crank and all related gaskets, seals etc. It has run fine up until a month ago when a few days after the oil was changed it developed a slight not really noticeable tick at idle when it was warm. Since then it has gotten somewhat worse. By somewhat I mean it only really ticks when the engine is warm. When it is cold, first start to the day, or if it's cold outside it only has a very slight tick almost unnoticeable. As soon as the engine gets warm (about 20 minutes of driving) the engine has a very loud tick tick tick that accelerates with the engine until you can no longer hear it at about 2000rpm. I've tried adding additives that remove gunk from the lifters, and supplements to fill up any head gaps (was suggested by a mechanic that doesn't alot about engines - does front ends) I'm tired of the tick and at this point if the tick is going to be fatal for the engine I am not going to pour any more cash into it - I'll drive it till it blows but I'd rather fix it if it's not going to cost me more then a few bucks. It's almost like the wrong oil is in it but I watched the service guy pour 5w30 into it. As long as the oil is cold and thick it doesn't tick, I don't understand it. Normally I'd expect it to be the other way - not enough oil until it gets warm and it ticks? This is frustrating.
Any suggestions would be appreciated
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Most Asian stock markets edged up in early trading Friday, led by overnight gains on Wall Street as strong U.S. retail sales data boosted confidence in a recovery in the world's biggest economy.
Australia's benchmark rose 0.1 percent, as did the Shanghai Composite index. Markets in Taiwan, New Zealand and Singapore were also modestly higher.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average was flat, while South Korea's Kospi index slipped 0.9 on a strong won.
In New York overnight, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 29.55, or 0.3 percent, to 10,927.07 as investors took heart from strong U.S. retail sales data in March.
Discounter Target Corp., department store Macy's Inc., clothier Gap Inc. and Victoria's Secret parent Limited Brands Inc. posted double-digit increases in March sales that beat Wall Street analysts' expectations.
Overall, sales in stores open at least a year rose 9 percent in March, based on an index of 31 retailers compiled by the International Council of Shopping Centers.
Retail names gained in Japan as well. Fast Retailing Co., operator of Uniqlo casual clothing stories, surged 4.1 percent after lifting its earnings estimates for this fiscal year through Aug. 31, citing rapid international expansion. Seven & i Holdings jumped 5.1 percent after forecasting higher profits this year.
Oil and other energy prices stayed in lower territory Thursday. Benchmark crude for May delivery fell 49 cents to settle at $85.39 barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
In currencies, the dollar rose to 93.60 yen from 93.11 yen in New York late Thursday. The euro stood at $1.3357, little moved from $1.3356.


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The entire audience was talking about the commercialization of U.S. space during National Space Symposium this past April in Colorado Springs. The Boeing Exhibit Center was filled with examples of potential commercial vehicles for carrying cargo and humans and many speakers addressed the issue indirectly or head-on during their presentations.
The Government Buys Commercial panel, moderated by Paul Graziani, chief executive officer and co-founder of Analytical Graphics, inc., (AGI), included:
Graziani opened the panel by saying there is a clear mandate to do more without more funding and, therefore, commercial models will play an important part.
Hamel said that this creates a strong imperative for short cycle time, which, in turn requires improving understanding of what government wants to buy, beginning with end-user requirements. As an example, he said that government satellite cycle times can be as long as 10 years versus the typical 24-36 months for commercial users, which is an intrinsic result of the acquisitions and budgeting process. "We must understand how, when and where commercial providers can contribute," Hamel said, noting that this learning curve could be difficult because "the space industry is very stovepiped and, as a result, lots of individual lessons learned have not been applied across all sectors."
Hyten said that some things, such as nuclear-hardened communications, can't be purchased commercially because "there is no market." He also said that "operationally responsible space (ORS) plus commercial capabilities plus international partnerships is a marriage of ideas."
Baker also called for improvement, noting that, without fundamental structural changes, space procurement will continue to have fundamental inefficiencies.
Pictured, left to right: Hyten, Baker and Hamel.
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Michael Spencer, the chief executive of interdealer broker Icap and former Tory party treasurer, believes the current market conditions are among the worst he has seen in his 36 years in the City.
Reporting a 26% slump in half year profits, he said trading volumes had fallen everywhere - in equities, futures, foreign exchange, commodities, fixed income and over the counter trading. He said:
This has been caused by a combination of factors: global economic weakness, the continuing eurozone crisis, bank recapitalisation and deleveraging, uncertainty over regulatory reform, quantitative easing and near zero rates, to name the main ones.
I do not believe this negative environment will continue indefinitely but equally I do not expect it to improve imminently. It has been a time to weather a hard storm.
Since the year end, trading conditions have remained challenging, with a literal "hard storm" in the form of hurricane Sandy shutting the US markets and causing widespread disruption. The fourth quarter is usually the strongest one for the company but it does not expect a major improvement compared to the final three months of last year. It said full year profits would be at the lower end of City forecasts of £300m to £332m.
The gloomy news has sent Icap's shares down 6%, an 18.8p drop to 291.7p. Analyst Gary Greenwood at Shore Capital said:
We would expect the shares to struggle in the short-term given the weak outlook and further earnings downgrade risk.
James Hamilton at Numis said:
Icap are guiding to the bottom of the £300m-£332m underlying pre-tax profit forecast range for the full year. This clearly assumes a substantial recovery in the fourth quarter as guided to this time last year and that did not materialise. Numbers are expected to fall significantly and we expect to (yet again) cut our £312m forecast by 4%-6%. News flow is expected to remain poor. There is no reason to own the share today.
With the general strike across much of Europe, continuing worries about Greece and Spain, as well as the US fiscal cliff, the mood is not particularly upbeat so far. The FTSE 100 has fallen 27.24 points to 5759.01 but the FTSE 250 has fared better, down just 3.04 points at 11794.18.
Finland's Talvivaara Mining Company, hit hard by a water leak which has stopped production at a nickel mine in the east of the country, has recovered 16.6p to 100p. It said the leakage, which started more than a week ago, has now stopped but it will have to reassess its production targets once it is given permission to reopen the plant. Analysts are concerned the company may need a rights issue.
But TalkTalk Telecom has dropped 11.6p to 209.4p after hitting an all time high on Tuesday in the wake of a positive trading update.


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Yes. AND employers can now check online for prior comp claims to see if the employee is telling the truth!
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Central Bank hopes consumers will stop spending a penny in shops
Shoppers will be encouraged to stop spending millions on pennies from the end of the month.
The Central Bank has confirmed plans to go nationwide with a scheme which allows retailers to round bills to the nearest five cents with the consent of shoppers.
Since 2001, 37 million euro has been spent on issuing one and two cent coins, with Ireland minting the coppers at three times the rate of the rest of the eurozone.
But the initiative to reduce the need for coppers is voluntary and consumers will retain the right to pay the exact bill and request their exact change.
Ronnie O'Toole, of the Central Bank, said: "The reaction so far to rounding has been fantastic.
"As a country we are good at making changes like this. We migrated to the euro ahead of most other countries, and the indications so far are that consumers and retailers alike will embrace rounding."
The Central Bank insisted rounding would only apply to cash transactions and not to credit card, electronic or cheque payments and it would also only be used on the final cash total of a bill and not to in dividual goods.
As an example it said final bills ending in one and two cents or six and seven cents would be rounded down to the nearest five and those ending in three and four cents or eight and nine cents would be rounded up.
Other rules on the rounding scheme include that one and two cent coins remain legal tender.
The nationwide initiative kicks in on October 28.
It follows a successful trial in Wexford in 2013, which showed that 85% of consumers and 100% of retailers in Wexford who expressed an opinion wanted rounding rolled out nationally.


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Are you looking for phtoos from the CHA show, set up, booths, make and takes? Here are some quick links to point you in the right direction:
Bella Blvd shows photos of their pretty booth here. One photo is shown at right. Love those aprons the gals are wearing and also those brightly painted pink frames in the background!
See a peek of the Bind-it-All Make and Takes here.
Moxxie has photos of their booth set-up here.
See photos from the Maya Road booth here.
October Afternoon will not be exhibiting at CHA this year. There was a "freight equipment failure" which caused their booth and materials to not arrive. You can read about it here.
Paper Trunk shows photos from their booth here.
You can see photos from the Making Memories CHA booth here.


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TweetThe Spanish Ministry of Health has declared war on childhood obesity. It has decided to back legislation that, if passed, would ban restaurants and food manufacturers from including toys and prizes with their products. And it's not just the children that will be unhappy to hear of this decision – multinational corporations, such as McDonald's, Burger King and Kellogg's, won't be too pleased either. Nonetheless, it's something that Spanish health experts think is a necessary step.
The percentage of children who are overweight has skyrocketed in recent years all over Europe, but the problem has been particularly acute in Spain. The country has the highest incidence of overweight boys and the third highest rate of overweight girls in the EU. One of the reasons may be that Spain, as a country, industrialized later than others in Europe, but when it happened, it happened very quickly, so the change in diet occurred much more dramatically.
As well as banning companies from including toys or prizes in foods targeting kids, the new law would also prohibit celebrities from appearing in any ads for foods aimed at children. But it remains to be seen how the Spanish public will react to the idea of all the fun being taken out of their kids' Happy Meals, especially when, according to research, most parents think that "an occasional treat" won't do their offspring any harm at all.
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Low Atom margins hurt Intel again, says analyst
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SAN FRANCISCOIntel Corp.'s bottom line was damaged for a second straight quarter by the company's misjudgment of the low margins on its Atom netbook processor, an analyst said Wednesday (April 15).
According to Robert Castellano, president of New Tripoli, Pa.-based market research firm The Information Network, the 45-nm Atom costs about $29, compared with $279 for the company's Penryn Core 2 processor for standard notebook computers.
Atom is found in nearly all netbookssmall, mobile computers that are lean on functionality and cost significantly less than standard notebooks.
A processed 300-mm wafer of Atom processors is worth $115,000 less than a 300-mm Penryn wafer, Castellano said in a statement.
On Tuesday, Intel reported a sequential increase in first quarter profit and President and CEO Paul Otellini said PC sales appeared to hit bottom. But Intel's net income for the quarter was less than half what it was for the same period of 2008, and the company's gross margin tumbled to 45.6 percent.
"Intel rethought its production schedule in Q1 by allocating capacity for the Atom and for the Penryn, unlike Q4 where the cut back production on the more profitable Penryn," Castellano said. "We estimate that Intel produced 5 million Atom processors and 50 million Penryns."
In January, Castellano suggested that Intel underestimated the netbook market after the company cut revenue and profit estimates for the fourth quarter of 2008. Castellano and others have maintained that Atom cannibalizes the market for the higher-priced Penryn.
Castellano said Intel's deal to port Atom cores to silicon foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.'s technology platform, announced March 2, would improve Intel's gross margin for the second quarter.
The Information Network is offering for sale a recent report on netbook-mobile Internet Device convergence through the company's website.
Also Wednesday, Craig Berger, an analyst with FBR Capital Markets, said Intel's first quarter results were stronger-than-expected but that the company's internal target of $7.1 million in second quarter revenue was "somewhat tepid."


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HIGH street retailers continue to be increasingly buoyant, despite a rain-sodden January hitting sales, new figures have revealed.
A report says sales increased by 4.3 per cent in January compared to a year ago.
However, the amount of goods sold at the tills was 1.5 per cent lower than figures recorded during a strong December, when shops were boosted by the bumper Christmas rush.
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The results, released by the Office for National Statistics, said household goods stores are leading the sales revival among the UK's retailers, with sales volumes rising by 9.8 per cent in the best monthly performance since 2007.
It said for every pound spent in the retail industry in January, 42 pence was in food stores, 41 pence in non-food stores, 11 pence in petrol forecourt stores, and six per cent in non-store retailing.
Paul Feechan, senior partner at Deloitte in the North-East, said: "These results reflect an increase in consumer confidence.
"Key indicators, including rising employment figures and a buoyant housing market, have bolstered consumer sentiment and subsequently boosted sales.
"While real wage growth remains below inflation, the outlook is set to improve in 2014.
"Interestingly, we saw less heavy discounting of surplus stock in January, as most retailers got their Christmas order volumes about right.
"Despite this, January's figures are still strong, even without the added boost from these extra discount sales.
"We also saw no major retailers go under last month, which is a clear sign of the sector's improving health."
The report said the amount spent in January increased by 4.4 per cent, compared to the snow-hit month shoppers decided to steer clear from in 2013.
The month-on-month decline in sales volumes comes after a strong performance in December, when the figure jumped by 2.5 per cent.
However, the figures show January's level of sales was still 0.2 per cent above the average for the final quarter of 2013.
The amount spent online reflected a similar pattern, with sales up 8.9 per cent on a year earlier but down 3.3 per cent compared with December.
James Knightley, ING Bank economist, added: "With consumer confidence on a strong upward path, employment rising and wage growth starting to show some hints of life, we look for the household sector to contribute strongly to GDP growth this year."


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Most of the known crustaceans in Carlsbad Caverns National Park are cave-dwelling creatures. These include intriguing animals such as copepods called Cyclops vernalis and branchiopods called water fleas (Holopedium amazonicum).
Also among the crustaceans are the group called isopods, including groups such as sowbugs, pillbugs and woodlice. The park has several species both below and above ground. Unfortunately, the above-ground pillbugs are probably not native.
Crayfish are the best-known crustaceans, and they have been found at Rattlesnake Springs. Identified as the red swamp or Louisiana crayfish, they also are not native to New Mexico.
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Why Don't Sick Ships Sink?
I see stories like this with distressing frequency:
Holland America's Volendam returned to Port Everglades at about 6:30 a.m. Thursday with 74 sick people on board.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 68 passengers and six crewmembers became violently ill with flu-like symptoms. But shortly before noon Thursday, the cruise line issued a statement that said that the total number had escalated to 112.
So, are cruise ships death traps, or merely availability cascades gone amok? The question touches, I think, on behavioral l&e and the problem of deterrence without law. The law governing accidents on ships is complicated, and cruise lines are notorious for attempting, through forum selection and arbitration clauses, to reduce the scope and intensity of tort damages that might deter unsafe living conditions.
Thus, the industry provides a good natural experiment to see whether warnings, together with market forces, work to constrain bad behavior where tort law is relatively under enforced. Quality signals here are provided by the CDC, accessed through their query system or a monthly compilation. Despite lawyers' best efforts, it is unclear if these signals are getting through to consumers. For example, the Volendam's recent report score of a 93 seems pretty low for the industry, and contained specific warnings about food handling practices onboard. (Basically, they didn't keep cream cool, and left it out too long). So why was the ship so fully booked? To the extent that market forces are to correct negligent sanitation practices, consumers have to actually care about getting sick. Is the problem an underappreciation of the risk? Or, a sense that the relevant costs of getting sick are less pressing because folks on vacation don't miss work? (I looked for pricing differences between high and low quality ships, but couldn't find good data in the time available.)
For what it is worth, the worse violator on the list that I saw was the Stad Amsterdam Clipper, with a 62. But it sure is a pretty sight to see.
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Government has run out of ideas to tackle economic crisis: BJP
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With the rupee breaching an all time low of Rs 68 against the US dollar and fears of mounting fiscal deficit, BJP on Wednesday said the government has run out of ideas and should quit.
The Left parties attacked the government's policies and said the country was heading towards an economic emergency.
The BJP asserted the UPA government should step down charging that it has "completely run out of ideas to deal with the crisis".
"I have been saying that the only thing that will stabilise rupee and market at this point of time is for the government to resign and go for fresh elections," BJP leader and former finance minister Yashwant Sinha said.
"Indian economy under Manmohan Singh is on ventilator in the ICU. It is happening because of big CAD and fiscal deficit, and complete lack of trust of investors in the present ruling establishment," Ravi Shankar Prasad Deputy leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha said.
Endorsing Sinha's views, Prasad said that "sooner the government goes better it will be for the country" as the present dispensation has "completely run out of ideas."
"Why is the Prime Minister silent," he asked, saying in the prevailing crisis, it was for the economist PM to assure the country of the steps being taken to deal with it.
Making a veiled remark on enhanced public expenditure envisaged by the government on account of the proposed Food Security Bill, Prasad said "In this scenario you keep doing reckless expenditure and populist measures. These will only aggravate the problem."
CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta said the country is heading towards "economic emergency." He said speculators were having a hey day and the government was showing no political will to contain the situation.
"Dollar growing is actually the rich parking their money in foreign currencies because they seem to have lost faith in Indian economy, because the Indian economy's domestic demand is not growing," CPI (M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury said.
"What is required is to stop these incentives for the rich. You are giving these incentives of more than Rs 5 lakh crore every year in terms of tax concessions. These incentives are making the rich park their money in gold, forex and real estate. Stop these incentives and invest this money to build infrastructure that will generate jobs," he suggested.
Triggered by both domestic developments and fears of a war breaking out in West Asia, the rupee plunged to a new record low of 68.75 per dollar in the intra-day trade.
Even oil prices rose in Asian trade today on concerns over possible US military action against Syria after Washington criticised President Bashar al-Assad's regime for an alleged chemical weapons attack.
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by Joseph Hargett | March 28, 2012 8:03 am
Best Buy Inc. (NYSE:BBY[1]) traders face a bit of a dilemma heading into tomorrow's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. Specifically, the stock has attracted a heavy degree of investor pessimism despite expectations for solid year-over-year growth. Currently, analysts are expecting earnings to rise about 9% to $2.16 per share, with revenue seen climbing 6% to $17.2 billion.
However, during the past 90 days, the consensus estimate has fallen two cents per share from $2.18 per share. What's more, the whisper number for BBY's fourth-quarter earnings report arrives at a mere $2.09 per share[2], according to WhisperNumber.com.
It's hard to blame investors and analysts for having a low opinion of BBY. The company missed the consensus third-quarter earnings target by 10 cents per share, as profit fell 13%. Furthermore, Best Buy assumed the role of the Grinch for many consumers during the holiday season, after the company cancelled a plethora of online orders ahead of Christmas[3] due to "overwhelming demand."
That said, Best Buy does have one pretty important fundamental feather in its cap heading into tomorrow's quarterly report. According to data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, the big-box electronics retailer was responsible for 13% of all Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL[4]) iPhones sold during a recent three-month period – a mere two percentage points behind Apple's own iPhone sales figures[5].
Apparently, ruining Christmas trumps iPhone sales, as bears are currently running rampant on BBY. For instance, data from Thomson/First Call reveals that 19 of the 25 analysts following the stock rate it a "hold" or worse, compared to only six "buy" ratings. Additionally, BBY closed Monday a mere seven cents below the consensus 12-month price target of $27. In other words, Wall Street analysts only expect the equity to rise a mere seven cents during the next year.
Short sellers are also getting in on the act, with the number of BBY shares sold short rising 6.8% during the most recent reporting period. As a result, 47.8 million shares, or about 17% of the stock's total float, are now sold short and would take about 10 days to repurchase at BBY's average daily trading volume. In layman's terms, this means BBY is vulnerable to a potential short-squeeze situation in the event of a positive quarterly earnings report.
If short sellers are worried about a squeeze, it isn't showing up in BBY's options activity. Typically, shorts hedge their positions by purchasing calls ahead of an event that may negative repercussions. According to data from Schaeffer's Investment Research, however, BBY's put/call open interest ratio for the front three months of options arrives at 1.05, revealing that puts are slightly more popular than calls among short-term option players. Furthermore, this ratio has risen from a perch of 0.96, taken just after March options expired.
Technically, BBY has rallied heading into its quarterly earnings report, with the shares up more than 12% since March 14. As a result, the shares have eclipsed both their 50-day and 200-day moving averages and are now poised to challenge long-term resistance near $28.50. BBY has not closed a session above $28.50 since July 27, 2011. Traders should also be aware that the stock's 14-day RSI is hovering just below overbought territory.
Those looking for a potential trading idea ahead of earnings might want to consider an April 27/29 bull call spread, a contrarian play designed to take advantage of the excessive pessimism on BBY. A trader would buy the 27-strike call and sell the 29-strike call, paying a debit of 74 cents, or $74 per pair of contracts (the price for this spread at yesterday's close).
The maximum risk to this trade, if BBY is trading below $27 at April expiration, is the 74 cents paid. The maximum reward, should BBY be trading above $29, is $1.26 (the difference in strike prices less the premium paid). This is a risk/reward ratio of 170%.
Traders might also want to consider an April 27 straddle (the simultaneous purchase of the 27-strike call and put), which was asked at $2.58, or $258 per pair of contracts, at the close of trading yesterday. This strategy takes advantage of post-earnings volatility from BBY, allowing the trader to benefit from either better-than-expected earnings, or another earnings miss from Best Buy.
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Much like the nightmare stalker himself, the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise is one that just keeps on ticking. 30 years later, A Nightmare on Elm Street manages to stay relevant, even with the announcement of a reboot in the works just five years after the 2010 reboot (which was largely panned by fans, critics and even Robert Englund himself). However, the most recent developments to come out of the NOES franchise emerged earlier this year in the form of a previously unreleased deleted scene where Nancy learns a startling truth: She wasn't an only child. Check out the game-changing reveal in its entirety below:
Suddenly, Nancy's hatred towards Freddy just got a whole lot more personal. Knowing that she once had a brother or sister that became one of Freddy's victims adds a new layer to her already bitter feud with Freddy. While this revelation was a total mind-bender, we're left wondering if and how this scene will affect the franchise, especially as New Line Cinema is lining up to completely overhaul the franchise. Let's take a look at a few ways this new information could shake up the NOES franchise.
Could We See This Brought Up In A Reboot?
If New Line Cinema is choosing to largely ignore the 2010 reboot, then they could very well embrace this newfound knowledge, weaving it directly into the plot of the story. In a way, this could give us an (almost) new Nightmare on Elm Street that pushes a more revenge tale entrenched within a bizarre nightmare world.
And perhaps a new direction is exactly what the franchise needs, as the 2010 remake fell short in realizing a creative nightmare realm that delivered legitimate scares.
How Could This Change The Plot?
Robert Englund has mentioned that a possible reboot idea could combine Nightmare 4: The Dream Master with Nightmare 3: Dream Warriors. In Nightmare 3, we see Nancy teaching the children at Westin Hills Mental Institution how to use their dream powers to combat Freddy. If Nancy were to discover her dream powers earlier, perhaps we could see a potential team-up between her and the other vengeful siblings (Glen, Rod and Tina — well, maybe not Tina) as they battle Freddy in the dream world. Their fight would feel all the more justified knowing that they are avenging the deaths of their siblings.
How Could This Change Nancy?
Now that our lead protagonist has much more of a reason to want Freddy dead, we could very well see her becoming a much more empowered character. This knowledge could redefine her, giving her character a tougher edge that would make her a much more formidable adversary against Freddy. After all, who wouldn't want to see little Nancy Thompson go full berserker rage on Freddy after realizing her own dream powers?
It's Gonna Affect The Adults Too
If the new reboot embraces this knowledge, it could also mean we see Nancy's family play bigger role as well. We could see the film stepping back further into the Nightmare timeline, allowing characters like Marge and Don to be more important players. We could see their struggle in dealing with the death of their first child and their ultimate decision to destroy Freddy, leading into the events of the original Nightmare story.
Overall, It May Give Us The Darker Story That We Want
Robert Englund's Freddy will always be the wise-cracking jokester that slashed us to bits with laughter, but as we saw the 2010 reboot attempt, a more serious, edgy, Nightmare on Elm Street may be what the franchise needs to remain successful for a new audience. Arming Nancy with this terrible truth about her sibling would give her a much grittier edge, creating an atmosphere of anger and revenge that would create a new mood for A Nightmare on Elm Street.


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Hi All,
Hope all is well.
Bit of an odd question this, but I've been tasked by my employer in getting my head around OOP PHP. Now can anyone on here recommend some great books that I can use to get dug in straight away. I have been working with PHP for around 5-6 years but never looked into the OOP side of things so could do with some great resources and tips please.
There haven't been many threads on this subject recently, so here's a few older ones:
How you learn and the style of tutorial which communicates to you is a very personal thing. I always (boringly) say, go to the biggest bookshop you can find and browse the books and try and find those whose styles appeal to you.
Spend some time, and be prepared to come away with more than one book.
Do not look solely at PHP books, once you have the OOP syntax in your head then Java and C# demo code will be easy to understand.
You may think you are just going to learn OOP, but to do it properly you will have to learn about software design patterns and advanced programming theory - and this can take an awful long time.
Hi Cups,
Thanks for your reply.
Hmmmm I've got a couple of Java 5 and 6 books here, might be worth looking at those... (not a Java fan)... will also lay my hands on a few PHP/OOP books. I guess the only way to learn is through trial and error and I'm assuming the structure of OOP programming is near on the same for each OOP language??
I'm probably not the best qualified to answer that, but from what I have seen studying Java and Python (and JS I suppose) yes, they all share the same OOP principles.
OOP Design Patterns serve as a very good nomenclature across the languages.
Having said that, by the very nature of the environment in which it operates, some patterns are more frequently used in PHP and its worth tracking down the best and latest books aimed at it. I am not sure if there are new books any aimed specifically at PHP 5.3 or greater.
Going back to your original post, when your employers talks of OOP, perhaps they have in mind that they think you should be using an MVC framework? Deep-diving into OOP principles will of course set you up well to use an MVC framework to its best, but is certainly not a pre-requisite - which of course learning PHPs OOP syntax is.
I suspect that choice will depend on the nature of the work you do, and whether your day to day domain specific tasks and complexities will benefit from OOP practices, thinking and disciplines.
IMO all OOP study is good, and will make you a better programmer and also lead to the discovery of other "robust industry practices".
Here's a really good old post on learning OOP, which also amusingly cocks a snoot at my reply too.
I would look at martinfowler.com and would pick up [Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture, [URL="http://martinfowler.com/books.html#refactoring"]Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code, and [URL="http://www.phparch.com/books/phparchitects-guide-to-php-design-patterns/"]php|architect's Guide to PHP Design Patterns](http://martinfowler.com/books.html#eaa) (It is a little outdated but gives a gentle introduction to Unit Testing and Patterns). I might also check out these blogs:
You might want to look at PHP's own documentation http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.php, http://php.net/manual/en/book.reflection.php, http://php.net/manual/en/class.iterator.php and http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.traits.php
Hope this helps,Steve
Thanks again for your reply
My boss wants me to get my head around the concept of MVC. A lot of our work involves the frequent use of Joomla and Open Cart all big on this concept of MVC and I therefore take it on OOP. Will definately have a look at the various resources shared in this post and also pick up some of the books relating to OOP and MVC - although most of these are based around ASP.net
Hi Steve,
Thank you for your reply.
Will certainly have a look at the resources and pick up a couple of the books you have recommended.. thanks again
I'd suggest getting your head around the concepts in OOP before moving onto MVC and design patterns. If you're coming from a procedural background, then OOP can seem a little backwards insofar as you call functions (methods) on objects, rather than passing data into functions.
That's the first step! After that, look at the basic patterns then move onto MVC and software architecture.
Firstly learn about the Principles of OOP. It isn't all that complicated but you need to get your head around it before you start coding it.
The way I learnt is actually by looking at the code of an Open Source software that was coded in OO PHP.
Then I started creating some simple objects of my own to get the hang of it. Once you've got the concept and know how to make classes, its not as hard as it first seems and makes your coding so much more cleaner and you will never repeat code again
Hi All,
Thank you for all your recommendations and resources.
I have since purchased a OOP PHP book, and will also be going back and forth to Amazon to pick up more
Thanks again


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Manchester United's Tom Cleverley closes his Twitter account after abuse
Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley has closed his Twitter account after receiving too much abuse on the social network.
The news comes the day after the Manchester United player had a fresh interview published in the Mirror in which the under-fire footballer remarked:
When I first started getting singled out, it stung, yeah. but it's something you have got to learn to take when the team is not doing well.
I would like the fans on my side and it hurts a little bit when you have grown up at the club and love the club every bit as much as the supporters.
But there are other people in the current United squad who have been through this kind of thing and they have made sure their quality shone through.
I have got to look at those people. I have learned to take it with a pinch of salt and I'm sure it will make me stronger for the rest of my career.
A little more than 24 hours later, Cleverley has given off the opposition impression, shutting down his Twitter account which allowed the professional to engage with his fans.
Cleverley is the second high profile footballer to shut down their social media accounts in two days after Joseph Minala, the 17-year-old Lazio player who looks 40, took similar action on Tuesday.


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TORONTO – A freight train derailed and crashed through a maintenance building in Denver, Colo. early Tuesday morning.
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I'm thinking he's a goner.
He is getting worse as the weeks go by. What is going on with him?
I can only please one person a day, today is not your day and tomorrow doesn't look good either
i am sensing a LIL Round 2.0
I'm with you - this performance was in train wreck territory. Andrew is so much better than this. It just shows you what a "head game" AI is.Originally Posted by combatcutie;3861775;
Something similar happened last season on SYTYCD. Nigel gave young Nathan a real dressing down one week - and that just killed his spirit and confidence. From that point on, one of the best dancers in the competition just slid downhill.
I know I'm in the minority here at the FORT, but I don't think Andrew is terrible. He hasn't knocked my socks off since Top 24, but I've just found him a little dull - not horrible and making me want to stab at my eardrums, like some have been.
He obviously has a lot of fans, and I still think he's talented. Many never heard him sing that song I'm sick of Kara referring to, so I won't mention it by name, because it was during Hollywood week, and many people just don't tune in until at least semifinals, so I can't believe he's still around because of a single performance 6 weeks ago.
And it's hard for me to believe, as was suggested in another thread, that he's been kept in by the "Hispanic vote." If that were the case, I think Jorge Nunez from Season 8 might've lasted past top 12 (or 13).
Andrew benefitted totally from his pimp package.
I know many who did not see / hear his performance of Straight Up, but heard that he came from gang banger parents and was trying to make a better life for himself.
If I remember correctly, Jorge was from Puerto Rico. Not exactly Southern Ca. And he didn't have the benefit of the sob story that Andrew did.
To Thine Own Self Be True
Originally Posted by I'm MEL;3862756;
I agree. He hasn't ruined any songs for me, but he hasn't made me like any songs more than I had before like he did with Straight Up. (Sorry Mel . . . cover your ears!)
I'm not sure what's going on with him. Hope it isn't a case of him having practiced that one song over and over and over again until it was perfect. Really didn't expect him to be a one trick pony.
All magic comes with a price - Rumpelstiltskin
I think he might just be, unless he pulls something really good, he might not be around much longer.Originally Posted by Little Sew&Sew;3863022;
"To err is human, to arr is a pirate"
He is the BIG disappointment this season, so far.
I LOVED Andrew's performance last night. Glad to see him back where he started from. Let's hope he continues next week as well.
"We must overcome the notion that we must be regular...it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre." - Uta Hagen
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Re: Wainscott and Baker family
In reply to:
Wainscott and Baker family
Kimberly Tierney 8/14/06
John Winscott here. Abraham Winscott was a grandfather of
mine. DAR has him as a Patriot Solder of the Revolutionary
war, Abraham was the son of Richard Wainscott. Abraham
had a son named David (Greenup?) WainscottWinscott married
to Rebecca Baker. David died in Gallatin county KY abt
1819. Rebecca moved to Calloway county, Missouri sometime before 1830 with 3 sons and 2 married daughters. Judith married to William Morgan and Sophia married to Ablosum Kemper. The boys were Nathan H., Jesse Baker and David G
or I, Jesse being my Grandfather married Virginia Newsom.
The Bakers have a lot information on the internet. It was
abt this time the (a) was dropped from Wainscott. Would
like to have the kids names in the information you have on
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CORONA DEL MAR (CBS) — President Obama wrapped up his two-day fundraising trip to Southern California Thursday with a private breakfast in Orange County.
The president's visit began Wednesday afternoon with a stop at the VA West Los Angeles Medical Center. He then attended a private reception for about 1,000 guests, where the Grammy Award-winning Foo Fighters performed.
After the music ended, the president joked about his gray hair, saying that he was no longer the new kid in town.
Obama later attended a dinner co-hosted by actor/comedian Will Ferrell. Only about 80 supporters attended that event, which cost $35,800 per couple, with most of the funds going to the DNC.
Obama traveled to the home of Jeff and Nancy Stack in Corona del Mar for breakfast Thursday morning before heading to San Francisco for two additional fundraisers.
This was the president's ninth visit to the Southland since he was elected.
In October, Obama attended a pair of fundraisers in the Hancock Park area. The first was held at the home of movie producer James Lassiter and his wife, Mia, with actor Will Smith and former Laker Magic Johnson among those in the crowd.


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Root broke my allshare cast on 2014 10.1.
My understanding from reading various threads is you need Triangle Away
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JULIA Gillard is a repeat offender.
Her new-look spectacles have lit up online chat with talk of a revamped Julia ready for electoral battle, but a closer inspection reveals that the Prime Minister has been rather thrifty with her fashion choices lately.
She's tidied up her hair with a neat cut, and bought some new specs, but otherwise appears unwilling to look like the big spender while asking Australians to keep tightening their belts.
Instead she's become the new flag bearer for the term "investment dressing'', wearing the same jacket she wore at the press conference today on three other recent outings.
Granted, she tossed her usual pants in favour of a Thatcherette knee-length skirt (oh, hail our new well-ironed lady) and the pearls topped off her feminine pitch, but the fitted, slick, zip-front black jacket with white trim had its first public viewing during the 7th East Asia Summit in Cambodia back in November 20.
Then, just 10 days ago, she brought it out again for Tony Greig's memorial service.
The Prime Minister likes the jacket so much she bought it in the reverse colouring too - white with a dark trim - and wore this version to the Australia versus Sri Lanka test match on New Year's Day.
I suspect post the Royal wedding jaunt she's been tracking the fashion successes of the bride Kate Middleton and taken her cues.
The Duchess of Cambridge has famously employed the same tactic by recycling her looks and winning public approval for her value-for-money attitude in the process.
Waste not the public purse and your public will not complain!
Julia has been waiting in the wings to take Kate's thrifty throne.
And the new specs? They are designed to say: I'm smart.
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PHOENIX — Arizona's traffic safety laws may be costing the state both lives and billions of dollars in damage.
The 2014 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws put Arizona in the top 11 most dangerous driving states because it lacks basic traffic regulations.
"We still do not have a primary seat belt law, we don't have a law requiring motorcycle riders to wear a helmet and we do not have a statewide ban on text messaging," said Stephanie Dembowski with Triple-A of Arizona, adding that the implementation of these laws could save lives.
Dembowski said more than 23,000 Arizonans have been killed in auto-related accidents since 1989.
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Rockin' the Rivers, the largest rock music festival in Montana, just announced their 2014 lineup. Canadian rockers April Wine will co-headline this year's event, along with Lita Ford, Winger, Jefferson Starship, Hinder, Black Stone Cherry, and Vixen, with more acts still to be announced.
The three day festival will be held August 8 – 10th at The Bridge near Three Forks, Montana. Tickets and camping passes are on sale now, including an "early bird" discount if you get them before March 15th.
2014 marks the 15th anniversary of the event. Over the years, the festival has hosted a long list of classic rock legends, including: Credence Clearwater Revival, Journey, Foreigner, Alice Cooper and many more. For details on this year's Rockin' the Rivers festival, visit their official website at rockintherivers.com.


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A few tools that helped a new cook get comfortable in the kitchen
• "Anyone Can Cook DVD Edition, Step-by-step Recipes Just For You" Better Homes & Garden Test Kitchen, $25
This colorful cookbook has plenty of photos and explains how to do everything from butter a dish to crack an egg.
• "Toddler Cafe: Fast, Healthy and Fun Ways to Feed Even the Pickiest Eater" Jennifer Carden and Matthew Carden, $15
Some of these recipes are zany (like frozen pea pops) and for a higher skilled cook, but it is very health conscious and includes many fun ways to eat veggies.
• Cooking Light
There's a recipe for a pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting that I have to stop myself from making every day.
• Real Simple
A bit too sophisticated for preschool tastes, but the recipes I have followed are quick and easy to understand.
• Great News! Discount Cookware and Cooking School, 1788 Garnet Ave., Pacific Beach
A good place to find kitchen essentials, like good knives and fancy Le Creuset items. But browsing through the gadgets is equally as entertaining.
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Stocked with cute, inexpensive novelties like a pie dish or little ramekins.
There are certain things a mom should know, like how to sew a button or fold a fitted sheet or cook a homemade dinner.
I can't do any of them.
It's no big deal to live with missing buttons and a perpetually messy linen closet. But now that I have two kids, I really have to do something about the cooking situation. Right now, my daughters — Marina, who's 3, and 2-year-old Ella — think all noodle soup comes in the shape of princesses and that chicken nuggets are supposed to look like tiny dinosaurs.
And I take full responsibility.
Growing up, I never had an interest in anything kitchen-related. Before we had children, my husband and I would go to restaurants almost every night. And when I did attempt to cook for the family, something went wrong — last fall I tried making pan-fried steak and wound up in the ER with second-degree burns.
But taking kids to a restaurant is a chore once they figure out how to climb out of the highchair. And with the economy the way it is, we can no longer afford dining out more than once or twice a month.
So it's time to get serious. This is the year I learn to cook.
The first step, which I took last October, was to enroll in a class at Great News! Discount Cookware and Cooking School in Pacific Beach. Most of the lessons seemed too advanced for my level, but there was one that stood out: Mac 'N Cheese 101. It's something my kids actually eat, and a major step involves boiling pasta. I could handle that.
But then Katherine Emmenegger, the executive chef at Great News! who taught the class, used a word I never heard before?
Roux? Um? What?
Over the course of the day, I learned that roux means a thickening agent and that you make it with flour and butter. That afternoon, I also discovered panko bread crumbs, white pepper, and that Mac and Cheese tastes better when you bake it.
I didn't know Emmenegger was also going to teach us how to make apple pie, but when she did, I realized I'd never before seen a pie get made from scratch, and it was fascinating. But come on, who needs to make a pie when Julian is only about an hour away?
And as is the case with many of the Great News! classes, my Mac 'N Cheese 101 wasn't hands-on. Leaving me wondering if I'd be able to make a roux at home, especially with two preschoolers running around.
Usually, when my kids nap, I catch up on my (completely immature) love of CW TV shows. You know, "Gossip Girl," "The Vampire Diaries," "America's Next Top Model." I even watch the new "90210."
But I gave those up one Saturday afternoon to give homemade Mac and Cheese a try.
Before I even got to the roux part, I noticed I had to mince an onion … that means little squares, right? How can you even make little squares when your eyes are watering so much? Small chunks was as good as it got.
After that, it went much better. My roux turned out and my sauce was actually thickening. My cheese and macaroni were blending nicely. The panko crumbs for the topping were brown and toasted. Best of all, the house smelled warm and homey.
Or was it? My husband ate the dish, claiming it was the best Mac he ever had. Aw. But Marina and Ella took one look and wanted nothing to do with it. My yummy, baked version with roux and parsley topping didn't look like their usual Annie's microwaveable Mac.
I'm fortunate to have a friend, Maacah Marah, who is an amazing cook.
Once, just for fun, she taught the adults in our play group how to make fresh spring rolls with a green curry paste from scratch. I ignored the lesson and volunteered to watch everyone's kids instead.
Now she was going to teach me how to roast a chicken, even though I was still putting up a bit of a fight.
"Why can't you just pick one up from Costco?" I asked.
It was as if I suggested to feed our kids a bucket of extra crispy KFC.
"No, no, no, we don't do that," she said.
She came over with a raw chicken, two lemons, garlic and a bag of broccoli. This time, my husband and brother-in-law were on kid-watching duty, leaving me no way out of this.
And believe me, I wanted out as soon as I realized we had to stick our hands inside the chicken and take out its insides and then stuff lemons and garlic cloves in its place.
Ew. Ew. Ew.
We washed the chicken and salted it and did the guts thing. Well, mostly Maacah did. She also made a super easy side dish to go along with it: broccoli florets, salt and olive oil that baked in the oven next to the chicken.
Because she's a perfectionist, Maacah flipped the chicken two or three times during the cooking process, though people have since told me you don't actually have to flip it and it still comes out fine.
But the chicken we made that night was beautiful, all lemony and garlicky and moist. And this time, my kids actually ate it. Even the broccoli.
After two kitchen successes, I built up enough confidence to try recipes on my own.
I bought a cookbook, "The Toddler Cafe." Some recipes, like the black bean and banana puff pastry, did not go over so well. Have you tried working with puff pastry? But other dishes, like Panko-crusted chicken tenders were total hits.
I've also been buying cooking magazines (Cooking Light = great, Every Day With Rachael Ray = not so much) and have upgraded my kitchen gadgets. Now I have a fancy apple slicer, an apple corer, measuring spoons and a flour sifter.
On this journey, I have also discovered that I like baking, and my daughters do, too. They help me mix ingredients together, but mostly they run their fingers through the flour that falls on the table and eat it.
With my newfound love of baking, I decided to make an apple pie for a big family get-together.
I gave up my afternoon of "Gossip Girl" to make the pie crust, putting two sticks (two sticks!) of butter, flour, sugar and salt in the food processor with just enough water to make it bind. I divided it into two discs and put them in the fridge to chill until the next day.
I kept thinking about the dough and how it maybe was too thick or too bland and, because we made our yearly trek to Julian that weekend, I bought a backup pie in case my own didn't turn out.
It wasn't easy to roll the dough, even though I did the trick where you wrap it in plastic wrap so it won't stick to the table. The dough cracked in certain spots and was thicker in others, but it fit in the brand new pie dish I bought.
Slicing the apples was tedious, especially since Marina and Ella kept sneaking off with pieces, but easy enough.
Finally, I placed the second piece of dough on top of the sugary, buttery apple mix. But it wasn't pretty. It was uneven and clumpy and Marina said it looked nothing like the gooseberry pie Snow White made for Grumpy.
Even when I took the pie out of the oven, it wasn't any prettier, but did it ever smell good.
I took it to my grandmother's house, along with the Julian pie — you know, just in case.
After convincing my family that I really, truly had made it from scratch, we cut into it. The crust was a bit thick, but flaky and delicious. The apples were perfectly soft and sweet. No one touched the Julian pie.
And it got me thinking, if I can make a pie, me, the girl who didn't know the difference between baking powder and baking soda, well, I may just turn into a proper mom before this year is through.
This is the first in an occasional series on Nina Garin's journey toward learning how to cook.
Traditional Cheesy Mac
4 to 6 servings
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1⁄4 cup minced yellow onion
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 quart (4 cups) chilled whole milk
Salt and white pepper, to taste
Nutmeg, to taste
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded, sharp cheddar cheese, room temperature
1⁄4 cup (2 ounces) shredded parmesan cheese
8 ounces elbow macaroni with ridges, cooked and drained according to package directions
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1⁄2 cup panko bread crumbs
1 pinch paprika
1⁄4 cup (2 ounces) shredded parmesan cheese
2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley leaves
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
For the sauce: In a saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter, add the onions and sauté for two to three minutes. Add the flour and reduce heat to medium low, cook stirring constantly to form a light roux.
Stirring with a wire whisk, add the milk and seasonings; simmer gently until the sauce is thick and smooth.
Remove the pan from heat and cool slightly. Add the cheeses and mix with wire whisk until cheese has melted and sauce is creamy.
For the pasta: Place pasta in large mixing bowl.
In a sauté pan over medium heat, melt the butter, add the panko crumbs and toast to brown. Transfer from the heat, cool and add the paprika, parmesan cheese and parsley.
Combine the pasta and cheese sauce. Place in an 8-by-11 buttered baking dish, top with the crumbs and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
(From Katherine Emmenegger, Great News! Cooking School)Copyright © 2017, The San Diego Union-Tribune


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After taking over the training of smart middle distance sprinter Bull Point during the autumn, Tony McEvoy is looking forward to the spring return of the Group 1 bound galloper.
Originally prepared by Gai Waterhouse, the now four-year-old Fastnet Rock stallion Bull Point was most recently trained by Sydney's premier horseman Chris Waller.
Winner of the Group 1 Manfred Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield in February last year, Bull Point has had a dozen subsequent starts but is yet to reenter the winners' stall.
That's something connections hope to change this Sydney and Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival season with the horse moving to McEvoy's Hawkesbury base back in April, the trainer also working out of Angaston in South Australia.
He will debut for the stable first-up this time in and was last seen running fifth when beaten two lengths by winner Excess Knowledge in the Group 3 Doncaster Prelude (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens in late March.
Before that he was sixth in the Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Melbourne's Caulfield Racecourse, the galloper's seventh elite level assignment.
His first venture into Group 1 territory was as a two-year-old in the 2013 Golden Rose Stakes when third behind Zoustar as a 30/1 shot.
The other best Group 1 performance from the sprinter was his third behind Trust In A Gust in the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) in September last year.
McEvoy is pleased with the progress of Bull Point since he welcomed him into his stable and is happy to have a top sprinting type among the ranks ahead of the spring.
"He won the Manfred Stakes in Melbourne and was an enormous run in the Golden Rose – probably a good thing beaten in the Golden Rose – so for him to come into my stable (is good)," McEvoy told Racing Victoria this week.
"He'll give me a good sprinting arm for the spring."
Likely targets for Bull Point this time in possibly include the $400,000 Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on August 29 and a second shot at the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes run this year on Underwood Stakes Day, September 26, over the same track and distance as the Memsie.
From there he could be stepped up to a mile for something like the $400,000 Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) on Caulfield Guineas Day, October 10, a race he ran sixth when beaten 1.6 lengths by Trust In A Gust in last year.
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