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1. USB Digital Microscope is a good quality to use in Inspection dissection/examination, Plant dissection/examination, Skin examination, Scal examination, Textile Inspection, Jewelry Inspection,Collections/Coin Inspection,Printing Inspection,PCB or PCBA Inspection and so on.
2. The microscope is made up of high-quality IC and electronic components,with clear image quality, low power consumption, high-resolution,applies to small objects to be larger,photo and video production,is the best choice of small objects recognization.
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1. Image sensor: 2 Mega Pixels
2. Video Capture Resolution: 160x120, 320x240,640x480,1280x1024,1600*1200
3. Still Image Capture Resolution: 160x120, 320x240,640x480,1280x1024 1600*1200
4. Exposure: Auto
5. Photo format: JPEG
6. Light source: 8 LED
7. PC interface: Mini USB1.1&2.0
8. Power source: 5V DC from USB port
9. Gray scale: Level 8
10. Sleep current:<1 mA
11. Work current:<180 mA
12. Save temperature: -20°C to +60°C
13. Work temperature: 10°C to +40°C
14. Magnification Ratio: 20x to 200x
15. Operation system: Windows XP/Vista/ Win7
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Pros: It is (for the price) a good value. Works good and has build in light - bright, 1/2 bright and or OFF. ALSO it can record VIDEO and one can use it as a "webcam", but I would not use it for that at all. If you need to see more details on the i.e. motherboard, or soldering electronics, this is a great solution.
Cons: The install software can be improved!
Other Thoughts: Buy it for your friends, kids and people who MAKE STUFF so they can SEE what the heck are they doing! ha ha ha
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But it's not Crystal's fault. The taxi companies, according to the Vancouver Sun, boycotted the port to protest the $200-per-car fee levied on transportation services (cabs, shuttle buses, limos, etc.) to access the Ogden Point cruise port. The Greater Victoria Taxi Association members say "the boycott will continue until they get a meeting with the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority on the issue" to negotiate a lower rate.
The problem is that cruise ship visits, passenger spending and therefore revenues are down, so the taxi companies would like a lower fee to help their bottom line. This year, Victoria will see 210 ship visits, down from 228 last year. And, according to another story in the Vancouver Sun, "spending by cruise ship passengers has been flat or on the decline for the last three years" and "more than 80 per cent of the cruise ship stops in Victoria will be homeward bound to Seattle on the last leg of their Alaskan cruise when spending budgets may be exhausted."
What does this mean for cruise travelers on today's Crystal Symphony call or this weekend's visit by Holland America's Zaandam? If you need a cab, you can try your luck on waiting for an independent taxi to arrive, use other forms of transportation (including free downtown buses) or book a ship's tour.
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In 1985, the Highlights Foundation began offering an annual week-long summer workshop at the Chautauqua Institution in New York. The Writers Workshop at Chautauqua was designed to inspire and instruct children's authors, connecting them with professionals in the field of children's literature and supporting their creative goals with lectures, mentoring and one-on-one critiques.
In 2000 we began offering more specialized workshops throughout the year at our conference campus near Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Smaller and more intimate than the annual Chautauqua Workshop, these workshops feature the same outstanding faculty and support while allowing attendees a narrower focus and more personal attention.
"…I will always be grateful to the Highlights family for giving me my start with those wonderful Founders Workshops and Chautauqua."
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It's hard to look at Joey Bada$$ and not see remnants of Buckshot, the veteran Brooklyn MC who first captivated the world 20 years ago as a part of Black Moon with their debut album Enta da Stage.
Buck hails from the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, while the younger Joey reigns from the neighboring Flatbush. Last week, the two met up on the boardwalk of Coney Island, Brooklyn's amusement capital, that may still be most known as the backdrop of the 1979 gang film "The Warriors."
With the summer winding down and the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards looming, the two MCs took the opportunity to link up and bridge Brooklyn's generational gap, as the "RapFix" cameras captured it all to celebrate our Brooklyn Hip-Hop Week.
"BK, how was that like for you when you were coming up," an inquisitive Joey asked, as the Boot Camp Clik leader began to paint a 1990s-era Brooklyn picture.
Buck told stories of his days coming up alongside the Notorious B.I.G., putting out hip-hop gems like "Who Got the Props?" and "I Got Cha Opin (Remix)" and while he celebrated the past, the insightful vet didn't ignore Brooklyn's rap future. "When it comes to right now; you are that n—a," he told Joey, who was taken aback by the adoration. "Y'all are the new golden age. Thanks to y'all the age has survived."
Like Buckshot, Joey is celebrated for his deep and measured timbre, love for classic jazz hip-hop fusion and rap independence. Back in the '90s Buck was courted by Def Jam Records, but opted to start his own Duck Down label. Similarly, Joey and his Pro Era rap squad have chosen to do things their way.
"A couple of majors had wanted to grasp at us. The way I look at it is I always had an independent vision," Joey told Buckshot. "I always seen it as us doing it on our own, because we were so young I felt like we could build our base just off of our core fans."
As the two sat on the bench and chatted, Buck marveled at Joey's youthfulness and raw potential. They spoke of the contributions of elder statesmen like Nas, Wu-Tang Clan and of course, Biggie, as well as the boast of rap's newest superstar Kendrick Lamar.
On Big Sean's "Control," the Compton-raised Kendrick made a reference to the coveted "king of New York" title and challenged a number of new-school MCs to step their rap game up. Joey wasn't name-checked in the song, but many fans, including Buck look to him to issue a competitive response.
"I love the competition, but Kendrick Lamar; go against the Beast Coast?" Buck asked rhetorically, referencing the New York-based rap collective that includes Joey and his Pro Era crew.
"Welcome to the game. You gotta love hip-hop," the veteran said while laughing.
Check MTV News and RapFix.MTV.Com all this week to hear from your favorite Brooklyn artists, all leading up to the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on August 25.


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West Indian American Day Carnival
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Even in New York City, few events overwhelm the senses more than the West Indian American Day Carnival, the annual celebration of the culture of NYC's Caribbean community. More than a million spectators turn out to hear the sounds of reggae and calypso music, taste freshly cooked delicacies and see revelers in elaborate, colorful costumes. It's a great chance to experience firsthand the City's trademark diversity—and, of course, to purchase the foods, crafts, books, clothing, art, jewelry and more offered by vendors along the route, which runs along Eastern Parkway from Schenectady Avenue to Grand Army Plaza and then continues down Flatbush Avenue. The parade starts at 11am.


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May 12, 2012
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — After a rough first two innings to start the day, No. 1-seeded Army bounced back to sweep No. 4 Lafayette on Saturday in West Point, N.Y., and advance to the Patriot League Championship series.
No. 2 Holy Cross also swept its Patriot League semifinal series, besting No. 3 Navy in a pair of games Saturday in Worcester, Mass. The Patriot League Championship series will begin with a doubleheader at noon Sunday in West Point, N.Y., and the third game (if necessary) of the series is set for 1 p.m. Monday.
Army won the first game 8-7 after trailing 6-0 in the fourth and won 6-3 in the second game to complete the sweep. Army ties a single-season record with 39 wins.
It was a big day for relievers, as closer Gunnar Carroll picked up saves in both of Army's wins. Holy Cross closer John Colella had a save in Holy Cross' 1-0 win in the first game and he recorded the win in the Crusaders' 4-2 extra-inning victory in game two.
Game 1: Army 8, Lafayette 7 | Boxscore | Video Highlights
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Top-seeded Army didn't look the top seed for two innings against Lafayette, but the Black Knights rallied to win 8-7 in Game 1 of the Patriot League Tournament semifinals Saturday at Doubleday Field.
Army pitcher Chris Rowley improved to an NCAA-best 11-0 on the season, striking out five over seven innings of work. His 11 wins are a new Patriot League single-season record.
Rowley, who was handed his Patriot League Pitcher of the Year award prior to the start of the game, was a bit wild at first, but he settled down to hold Lafayette to one run over his final five innings.
Gunnar Carroll pitched the final two innings to collect his seventh save of the season.
Led by Andrew Santomauro, who went 3-for-4 with four runs scored, Lafayette took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first and added three more runs in the second to take a 5-0 lead. Rowley hit a pair of batters to load the bases in the first and Parker Hills hit a two-out two-RBI single for the early lead.
Rowley struggled with control again in the second, loading the bases and forcing in runs with a hit batter, a walk and a fielder's choice.
Lafayette made it 6-0 in the fourth with an RBI single by Thomas Dunleavy, who finished 2-for-4, but Army began its comeback in the bottom half of the fourth with an RBI single by Mark McCants.
McCants was at it again in the bottom of the sixth, blasting a two-run homer over the right-center field wall. Three batters later, J.T. Watkins hit a two-run home run to cut it to 6-5 and after a pitching change, Army loaded the bases and scored runs on a hit batter and a walk to take the 7-6 lead. Watkins drove in a much-needed insurance run in the seventh to make it 8-6.
Carroll allowed a run in the eighth, but pitched a perfect 1-2-3 ninth to close it out.
Game 2: Army 6, Lafayette 3 | Boxscore | Video Highlights
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Army jumped out to an early lead and the pitchers took care of the rest in a 6-3 win over Lafayette in Game 2 of the Patriot League Tournament semifinals.
Daniel Cortes went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored and J.T. Watkins was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs. Harold Earls also drove in two runs, too.
Army lefty starter Logan Lee went 6.1 innings, holding Lafayette to three runs on 10 hits and three walks. Lee struck out six. Manny Fernandez pitched two innings of scoreless relief and Gunnar Carroll came on to record the final two outs for his second save of the day and eighth of the season.
Army loaded the bases in the top of the first and Earls doubled in a pair of runs for a 2-0 lead.
Lafayette countered with a run in the bottom half of the first with Thomas Dunleavy's solo home run to left.
Army made it 3-1 in the fifth on a Watkins' RBI single, and after Lafayette cut it to 3-2 in the sixth, Cody Murtle plated a run on a suicide squeeze.
Lafayette again cut it to a one-run lead at 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh, but Army pulled away for good with a pair of runs in the eighth.
Game 1: Holy Cross 1, Navy 0 | Boxscore | Video Highlights
WORCESTER, Mass. — Holy Cross pitcher Nate Koneski pitched a gem and Brandon Cipolla provided the only offense the Crusaders needed in a 1-0 win over Navy in Game 1 of the Patriot League semifinals.
Koneski went seven innings, limiting Navy to two hits and two walks, while striking out six. John Colella collected the save, pitching the final 1.2 innings after reliever Mike Ahmed ran into trouble in the eighth. Colella worked out of jams in both the eighth and the ninth to close it out.
Navy starter Preston Gainey also pitched a great game, allowing one run on six hits and a walk. He struck out nine.
Holy Cross managed its only run in the bottom of the sixth when Steven Tkowski hit a one-out double to left-center and scored on Cipolla's double down the left-field line.
Ahmed finished 3-for-4 in the game and was the only player to have multiple hits.
Game 2: Holy Cross 4, Navy 2 (10 innings) | Boxscore | Video Highlights
WORCESTER, Mass. — Holy Cross pitcher John Colella was the savior again in the Crusaders' 4-2 extra-inning win over Navy in Game 2 of the Patriot League semifinals.
Colella entered the game with two runners on and no outs in the ninth, and after he issued a walk to load the bases, he got a flyout, a groundout and a strikeout to end the inning.
In the bottom of the 10th, he navigated past a pair of walks to keep the Mids off the board and seal the 4-2 win.
Holy Cross took the lead in the top half of the 10th, and it came after Joel Rinehart had recorded his third straight strikeout in the inning. Holy Cross' Chris Sintetos was the third strikeout victim, but a wild pitch on strike three allowed him to reach safely at first base with two outs. After Steven Tkowski singled through the right side and Brandon Cipolla walked to load the bases, Patrick Puentes drew another walk to force in Sintetos, the go-ahead run. Evan Ocello followed with a third straight walk to make it 4-2.
The Crusaders took a 2-0 lead in the fourth, but Navy tied it in the bottom of the fifth with a two-run homer by Nikolai Simonsen. It was the only runs given up by Holy Cross starter Donny Murray, who lasted six innings, striking out two while allowing just three hits. Matt Croglio pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief for Holy Cross.
Ben Nelson also had a quality start for the Mids, lasting 7.2 innings, allowing two runs on five hits and five walks. He struck out eight to work himself out of jams, helping Navy strand a total of 12 Holy Cross base runners.


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This one tends to get me psyched more than any other I've seen. That Cross Natz documentary looks sweet though.
9-ball diaries at 07 Cross Nationals. -
Cyclocross fans choose to express themselves in various ways, some imaginative, some just stupid.
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2008 GT Peace 9er singlespeed--small (goatcross)
2010 GT Peace 9er singlespeed--medium
2004 Bianchi Axis 1x9 (cyclocross)
1993 Giant Avonni (mutantcross)
2009 Giant Defy 2 (cobblecross)
1990 Schwinn Caliente (medicinecross)
2009 Giant Yukon FX (root/rock/mudcrosscountry)--recent addition: RockShox Revelation U-Turn
Heh, I used to work w/Dede Winfield...she's a certified badass!
If you want cross vids, check www.crosstube.net
Also check out www.cxrepublic.com for CX news and stuff
that cross crusade make me jealous. but the cross here is relatively new, this was the first year for legitimate, insured weekly cross practices so hopefully it'll get bigger from here.
Here's an interview I did with Meredith Miller for BicycleRadio.com last week after the Blue Sky Velo Cup and Boulder Cup...
2 very different courses.
It's an audio interview with a slideshow laid on top...
Just get in the saddle and ride.
I was watching one of the videos (2006 World Champ?) and they seem to just suddenly crash for no obvious reason. No other bike hits them or anything. Sorry for the dumb question... but why do they crash like that? Are there potholes I don't see?
Cyclocross neophyte...
There is a time to resign oneself
to old age and infirmity. You first.
My Cycling Blogspot
I found this today but it is from 08.
I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
It's not on par with all that but it has a bunnyhop in it and Santa and beer and I was there so it was good memories for me.
Little video I put together from the last cross of the season:
My blog about rides, bikes and builds: ridesgoneby.blogspot.com
This is vintage U.S. cyclo-cross. I didn't know that there was a US national cross championship in 1976. Watch the results at the end of the clip to see who gets 5th in Sr. Men.
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Thanks for the post about the 1976 race.
Reminds me of mid seventies races in my hometown in Switzerland watching Peter Frischknecht (Dad of former mountain bike star Thomas Frischknecht).
There where usually at least ten thousand spectators. High point of the year for a small town of about 4000.
This looks cool. Has anyone seen the full movie?
I like this one, accept for the part at the end where the guy is passing out premes from between his butt cheeks. Makes me want to wash my hands after cashing my paycheck.


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Science can't speak for itself | Consumer ignorance sparks fear so experts need to speak up and dispel misinformation
VANCOUVER — Bob Nichols doesn't fit the stereotype of a soft spoken, introspective and mild mannered academic.
At the Weed Science Society of America annual meeting in Vancouver in early February, Nichols leapt out of his chair at the back of a conference room and marched to the front to make an impromptu and passionate speech, urging his fellow scientists to take a stance on issues such as biotechnology and pesticide regulations.
"We are not neutral here and should not be neutral in this," said Nichols, senior director of agricultural research with Cotton Inc., a cotton research and promotional organization.
"If something really is safe and can be used, then we need to let the people know that we can use it."
Nichols said the world needs transgenic crops, pesticides and new biotechnology such as RNA interference to boost food production.
Academic societies cannot shy away from these controversial topics and the associated ugly politics because scientists have a duty to educate, he added.
"We can't educate everyone up to the level of a PhD … but we can do a much better job of educating people about the basic science of biology. I think that needs to be a strategic objective of this society," he said.
"(But) academic communities have been somewhat reticent to bring forward basic elements of education for fear of actually interacting in what would be seen as political discourse."
Scientists at the Vancouver conference dedicated a morning session to legislation restricting pesticide use, with a focus on cosmetic pesticide bans in Canada.
Manitoba's ban on lawn and garden pesticides for private and public property is scheduled to take effect next year, with a one year transition period until the legislation is fully enforced.
Five other provinces have already enacted similar bans, including Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Quebec.
Lee Van Wychen, director of science policy for the weed science society, said the Canadian bans perplex him because they're based on questionable science.
"We want to see the science speak for itself on whether a product … is safe for use," he said.
"I read the blogs and things out there on the internet, and we see these non-profit groups … (that) do occasionally misrepresent things with misinformation, fear and anecdote. They don't let the science speak for itself…. I just think they have it completely wrong and haven't listened to the facts."
Takoma Park, Maryland, is the only sizable jurisdiction to pass a cosmetic pesticide ban comparable to restrictions in provinces such as Ontario, according to Beyond Pesticides, a lobby group.
Francois Tardif, a University of Guelph weed science professor, said expectations of personal freedom might explain the politics of pesticides in the United States.
"Maybe they're a bit more independent, as far as letting the government decide what (citizens) do in (their) house … or property."
Nichols said pesticide bans are an excellent example of why scientists must speak up.
He said there is a significant chasm between the public's level of knowledge and the education required to comprehend modern science and technology.
Scientists have a responsibility to bridge the knowledge gap, he added.
"What I'm suggesting is that they (scientists) participate in education."
He said it's essential that ordinary citizens have sufficient knowledge of biology and other sciences to distinguish a legitimate health risk from a non-risk.
"We (don't) want ignorance to become fear because of a lack of basic information."
Many scientists may instinctively shy away from politics, but Nichols said they create a vacuum when they withdraw from the political arena. Other voices will take advantage of the silence, he added.
"What we're going to need in the next 50 years is the ability to use molecular biology for plant improvement," he said.
"We cannot be neutral about this."


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Not only can you have stylish clothes, you can hang your clothes up on these beautiful coat hangers. Made by the Italian-based company Resign, the hangers are made out of pieces from the backs of broken chairs.
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Make Up For Ever Aqua Rouge #15 Liquid Lip Color Review
Make Up For Ever Aqua Rouge ($24) are waterproof liquid lip colors with one end containing the color and the other end a clear gloss. So far there are 17 different shades available at Sephora and I went the safe route with my purchase. I bought #15 which is a nice rosy pink shade.
These liquid lipsticks are a long wearing waterproof formula. The color part applies smoothly with lots of opaque, pigmented color. It glides on the lips nicely but is not slippery or too wet feeling. It quickly dries down to a matte finish. Once the color sets, you then top it with the clear gloss for a shiny finish.


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(Durham, NC) -- It's been more than six weeks since President Barack Obama brought his presidential campaign to North Carolina, but his surrogates are lining up their visits.
Civil rights legend the Rev. Jesse Jackson visits university campuses in Durham and Chapel Hill on Friday
Grammy award-winning artist Alicia Keys on Friday promotes early voting efforts at rallies in Greensboro and Raleigh.
Vice President Joe Biden's wife and son are in western North Carolina on Sunday. Jill Biden and Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden campaign in Huntersville and Asheville.


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Executive Desk Commercial Office Furniture Design
Today everyone really wants to compete with globe around them in most way possible. Almost everything nowadays is contained in the style statement as well as status symbol. Through nice house along with latest appliances, advanced cell phones, designer clothes or even it be way of life everything defines the status of the person in the actual society.
Now with regards to your second favorite place that's your office the reason why should one absence behind? Today most people are trying to help to make his/her office the majority of classy and attractive. Exclusive office furniture is the greatest attraction these times. Glass and wood work are one of the latest trends.
An office is really a place where a person work and exactly where you grow. This is actually the place where one works and spends for a minimum of 9 hours per day. It is also where clients or professionals may visit you every once in awhile. So, buying office furniture is really akin to investing in your function or business for your own person growth and the folks working with a person.
There are various kinds of office desks that are designed based on the requirements of various kinds of offices.
The kinds are: Computer Desks-These are specifically employed for extensive work on the pc. These come along with various features for example areas that tend to be adjustable, for the keyboard and something can also change the height too.
Reception Desks-These are mainly employed for the reception area and need to be really attractive within its appearance. Visitors and clients might first see these types of desks, so you have to keep the designs, design, shape and function in your mind.
L-Shaped Desks. They are used to ensure maximum using space, U-Shaped Tables. They offer more space towards the person.
These days contemporary modular business furniture is the latest trend within the offices. Everyone is choosing this latest trend within the furniture for workplace. Office furniture such as Desks, chairs, sections, cases, file holders etc are one of the basic needs of the office.
Types of contemporary furniture utilized in modular offices tend to be panel-mounted and freestanding. Probably the most often used kind of furniture are the actual panel-mounted ones within the offices, that have wall panels that are the base from the system, and parts such as the desks and file cabinets that are mounted directly on to the panels. Freestanding furniture consist of dissever panels that are positioned around the actual furniture.
Panel-based furniture render towards the substantial design versatility, can also end up being installed with inner power supplies, and therefore are tall enough to provide privacy and decrease in noise. The primary and also the most exclusive benefit of freestanding furniture is that they'll be easily situated, modified, replaced as well as reconfigured. This is really a most suitable choice for companies which frequently relocate or move work place from one spot to other.
So you can purchase the furniture that's latest in periodic offs or credits as these exclusive business furniture is quite expensive too however it is worth it without doubt.


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Apr 23, 2012 10:00 AM
We know it's a bit early for shorts, but we're so excited about the coming warm weather that we can't help ourselves from finding the newest pieces that will grace our wardrobe come summer. These Beatrix Shorts ($44) have all the elements we love: side slant pockets, button embellishments on the waist, and a cuffed hem. Now we just need to find the perfect breezy top.
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12/4/2012 -- The Nordic Page -- "Equality Now Advocates for 'Nordic model' against Trafficking and Gender Inequality"; The 'Nordic model' criminalises the demand for commercial sex while decriminalising individuals in prostitution.
Equality Now supports and advocates for laws based on the 'Nordic model' to combat trafficking and exploitation and promote gender equality. This is a set of laws that criminalises the demand for commercial sex while decriminalising individuals in prostitution based on an approach first adopted in Sweden in 1999, followed by Norway and Iceland. In 1999, as part of a Violence Against Women bill, Sweden passed a law that criminalised only the purchaser of sex. Since the introduction of the law, street prostitution has halved and Sweden has become an undesirable destination for sex traffickers. In 2008, Norway followed Sweden's example and passed a law criminalising the purchase of sex (within Norway and abroad) while keeping the sale of sex decriminalised to help combat human trafficking. Due to concerns regarding sex trafficking and exploitation after legalising prostitution in 2007, Iceland passed a law in 2009 criminalising the purchase of sex to better promote gender equality and fight exploitation.
The 'Nordic model' has two main goals: to curb the demand for commercial sex that fuels sex trafficking, and to promote equality between men and women.
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American Beauty
I just wanted to take a moment to wish all of my American readers a Happy Memorial Day! Here is a collection of beautiful, patriotic images in celebration of the unofficial start of summer. I hope you all enjoy a day filled with relaxation, family, friends and good old fashioned barbecue!
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I love the all white room and the girls in the bathing suits soooooo classic especially the one with the ruffles I need that bathing suit! Love your blog read it all the time keep up the good work!
All of these pictures are beautiful, but I think it's important to point out a very important detail. The first picture shows a girl draped in the flag with the flag puddling on the ground. This is very poor flag etiquette, as the flag should never touch the ground. This is very disrespectful.


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WATCH: House teetering on cliff set on fire by owner
WHITNEY, Texas - Charred debris from a luxury cliff-side home fell 75 feet into a lake below on Friday after fire crews set the $700,000 retreat ablaze rather than wait for it to crumble into the water as the land faltered around it.
It took less than an hour for the fire to level the home above Lake Whitney, about 60 miles south of Fort Worth. Flames consumed exterior walls after crews spread bales of hay and fuel to ignite flames throughout the expansive home.
The ground around the home cracked and became unstable in recent months. Then a few days ago, part of the land gave way beneath the 4,000-square-foot home, leaving pieces of the house dangling off the side of a cliff. Authorities condemned the home and the owners, Robert and Denise Webb, consented to Friday's burn.
Authorities said destroying the house was better than waiting for it to topple into Lake Whitney. The cost of removing mounds of debris from the lake could prove prohibitive.
Spectators in dozens of boats witnessed the demolition from a safe distance. Live television coverage shared the view of the spiraling black smoke coming from the gated resort community.
The Webbs purchased the home in 2012, but a few weeks ago were forced to remove their personal items and relocate. They expressed shock and sadness at losing their lake house.
The Webbs, who also have a home along Florida's Miami Beach, told WTSP-TV on Thursday that the deterioration of their property has been hard to watch.
"You know, that's my life there that we're watching fall off," Robert Webb said the day before the demolition.
Geologists and inspectors had told them before they purchased the land that the property was perfectly stable, "and so we bought it in good faith," Webb said.
The house, built in 2007, was to have been left to his grandchildren, he said.
"It's really tough, that house was special and I don't even know why it was so special but it was special to me," Denise Webb said.
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The Eloquence of Edward Everett
America's Greatest Orator
Year of Publication: 2010
New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2010. XII, 166 pp., num. ill.
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Edward Everett (1794-1865) was America's first Ph.D., a United States Congressman, Governor of Massachusetts, Ambassador to England, President of Harvard University, Secretary of State, a United States Senator, and a Vice-Presidential candidate. In the midst of this distinguished career, he was also a famous and profound orator, delivering hundreds of orations across the nation, and at least five of the most important speeches in American history. In this book, Everett's training as an orator and his career on the public stage are reviewed in the context of his times, often referred to as the Golden Age of American oratory. Through analyses of a number of his most illustrious orations – such as the Phi Beta Kappa Society oration in 1824; his 4th of July oration at Worcester, Massachusetts; his eulogy to John Quincy Adams in 1848; his speech that saved Mount Vernon, «The Character of Washington», delivered 137 times from 1856-1860; and his Gettysburg Oration, delivered just prior to Lincoln's illustrious Gettysburg Address – Everett is seen as a transformational figure. The book concludes that while unknown to most Americans, Everett's rhetoric of idealism, optimism, sentimentality, and conciliation provided the rising nation – America – with its sense of identity and its core principles.
About the author(s)/editor(s)
The Author: Richard A. Katula is Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Professor Katula received his Ph.D. in rhetorical studies at the University of Illinois. He is the author or co-author of three other books, the most recent of which is A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric, 3rd Ed. (2003). He has also written and produced an award-winning documentary, The Gettysburg Address: A Speech for the Ages (2000). Professor Katula is a two-time Fulbright Scholar to Greece, and is currently the director of a National Endowment for the Humanities workshop entitled, «The American Lyceum: The Rhetoric of Idealism, Opportunity, and Abolition». (www.americanlyceum.neu.edu). Professor Katula is a frequent guest on radio and television programs on subjects such as political rhetoric and presidential debates.
«Thanks to Richard A. Katula's superb book, an altogether fitting and proper consequence of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday observance will be the rediscovery of the man who gave the other speech at the dedication of Gettysburg's national cemetery. Edward Everett – statesman, educator, and orator – thus emerges in the twenty-first century as the nineteenth century knew him to be, an important figure in American history. And with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War fast approaching, his star should long continue to rise.» (Howard Coffin, distinguished historian of the 19th century, Civil War author and preservationist)
«Richard A. Katula brilliantly discusses the other orator at Gettysburg. Edward Everett, as the author makes abundantly clear, was a statesman in his own right. His service as an administrator, ambassador, and orator of the day added luster to nineteenth century American democracy. Anyone interested in the middle period of our history should read this book.» (Frank J. Williams, Founding Chair of the Lincoln Forum, former Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court)


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How to Tell The Difference Between Porcelain and Ceramic Tiles
Before you buy tile for your tiling project, it's important to know the difference between porcelain and ceramic tiles.
1Be aware that they are both made from a mixture of clays and other materials, then kiln-fired to approximately 1400 degrees. In general, both porcelain and ceramic tile are called "ceramic tile". These tiles are divided into two groups: Non-porcelain tiles and porcelain tiles. The non-porcelain tiles are referred to as ceramic tiles by themselves, separate from porcelain tiles. Now is that confusing? Let's further define the two groups:
- Group one: the non-porcelain tiles are generally made from red or white clay mixtures. They are finished with a durable glaze which carries the color and pattern of the finished tile; although an assortment of tile dyes are used for coloring. They are used in both wall tile and floor tile applications and are softer and easier to cut than porcelain. These non-porcelain ceramic tiles are usually suitable for very light to moderate traffic as they are more prone to wear and chipping than porcelain tiles.
- Group two: the porcelain tiles are generally made by the dust pressed method from porcelain clays which result in a tile that is denser and more durable than ceramic tile. The finish is a finer grained and smoother with sharply formed faces. Glazed porcelain tiles are much harder and are more wear and damage resistant than non-porcelain ceramic tiles. They are excellent for light traffic and heavy traffic. Full body porcelain tiles carry the color and pattern through the entire thickness of the tile making them virtually impervious to wear and are suitable for any application. Porcelain tiles are available in matte, unglazed or a high polished finish. Porcelain tile usually cost approximately 10% more than the regular group one ceramic tile.
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Anxi in central Fujian Province is one of
the best tea-planting areas with its warm temperature, plenty rainfall and
fertile soil. Tieguanyin tea produced here is widely known for its good quality
and sweet fragrance.
Tieguanyin is not only a name for the tea but also
for the tree. The tree is not plump, and the branches hang down loosely. The
leaves are thick and dark green, with their edges a little folded like the
folded palms of Kwan-yin (the Buddhist priestess). It is because its color is
dark green, its heaviness can be compared to iron, and its posture like that of
Kwan-yin that it is named Tieguanyin (Iron Kwan-yin).
Tieguanyin has four types -- spring tea,
summer tea, sunstroke prevention tea, and autumn tea, of which spring tea has
the largest annual production. The quality of Tieguanyin differs according to
its grades. Generally speaking, the spring tea is the best, then the autumn tea,
and the least precious is summer tea. Tieguanyin's manufacturing
procedures are quite complicated. The leaves of the manufactured tea are tight
and dark green. First-grade Tieguanyin is coated with a thin layer of frost
because caffeine evaporates with the water during its processing. When brewed by
water, a natural fragrance of orchid comes out and the tea has a pure and heavy
aroma. If it is served in a small and exquisite tea set, by smelling it first
and then tasting it, you will have endless aftertaste in your mouth.
In the process, Tieguanyin has less wilting
than other tea, adding more time to the process of making; after the heating
process, re-crumpling is applied to hold the leaves with cloth and crumple it to
make leaves tight. After re-crumpling and re-heating, small fire should be
applied to heat it to vaporize the water inside the leaves. The caffeine, as the
water vaporizes, sublimes on the surface as a layer of frost, called
"efflorescent". It is an important factor to judge the quality of Tieguanyin to
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All the reviews of the 2012 Kawasaki ZZR1400 in one place
Here's what the British motorcycling press said in their 2012 Kawasaki ZZR1400 reviews:
"There's a new king to the hypersports class. It's always been close between the 'Busa and ZZR, but the new Kawasaki has taken a noticeable step forward…What really makes the difference is the ZZR is now more accessible, a bike anyone can ride and ride damn fast." Adam Child, Motorcycle News – January 2012
"The ZZR1400 fuses Kawasaki's traditional values of power and speed with modern technology; a 21st-century interpretation of 20th-century ideas. It's not really about what it is, but what it represents: progress...The fact that it's also an obedient, well-mannered road bike and, with the accessory centrestand and topbox, a proper long-range two-up tourer makes it even more impressive." Martin Fitz-Gibbons, Bike – April 2012
"Better than its outright performance, as outrageous as it is, the stand-out achievement of the redesign is that the combination of electronics and chassis development has turned a once lardy also ran into the most athletic of competitors." Steve Roots, Fast Bike – March 2012
"It's fair to say that this bike's appeal has broadened massively, especially considering the developments which have been made in the handling department. Combine that with the added comfort that's been found by the bike's new seat unit and you'll understand why this bike could be deemed a competent tool for touring." Bruce Wilson, Motorcycle Sport and Leisure - April 2012
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created this quick site and map to help pepole find remote mtn biking places in NJ!! you justtype in you adress and thenu get detailed step by step directions!
NJ Mtn BIking directioons
created this quick site and map to help pepole find remote mtn biking places in NJ!! you justtype in you adress and thenu get detailed step by step directions!
NJ Mtn BIking directioons
sounds cool, cant get on the site though
are you sure? the site is workign just fine for me
we got it working now some how
Works for me, thanx for the info!
I can think of a couple nice places in sussex county not on the map though
please tell me where they are!! By all means this map isnt done yet! But i need some detailed directions for me to find it.
Awesome site, just added a couple.
You can even tag the best parking space!
I think we should all be a little afraid of Google
This will come in handy for me. Thanks a lot!
Is Bear mountain any good for riding with some drops/jumps?
Is Diablo on there? I didn't see it.
diablo isnt on there feel free to add it your self
I've never been and don't know where it is.Originally Posted by searayman
I was looking for easy directions...
lol sorry the easy direction only help if somone already knows where it is lol
U guys got estell manor?
nope, but if you want find it on mtbr.com and then try and follow the directions on there and find it on my map and post it your self, thats what i did with a lot of them.
if you have a google personal homepage you can add this map to it by:
-clicking add content in the top left
-go down to creat a section
-in the text box paste this link: http://www.communitywalk.com/google/cw_google.xml
-then on your page it will ask for a map id# this map is 77
i was just looking up diablo on mtbr and its at mountain creek ski resort, i will put it up on my map in a bit. But since its at mountain creek isnt it open during the summer only?
ok diablo is now on there! I am pretty sure i got the right location
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any more places i should add?
A cool idea, back from the dead


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Josh Smith scored 30 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks held off a run in the final minute to best the Phoenix Suns, 101-99, at US Airways Center.
Willie Green added 20 points, Jeff Teague netted 16 and Zaza Pachulia had 15 for the Hawks, who snapped a two-game skid.
Steve Nash paced Phoenix, scoring 22 points and dishing out 16 assists. Grant Hill posted 18 points and Channing Frye dropped 13 and pulled down 11 rebounds for the Suns, who have lost three straight and four of five.
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Cowboy Wrestling Team Begins Season with Annual Intrasquad Tournament
Nov. 8, 2002
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The University of Wyoming wrestling team opened its 2002-2003 season Friday at the annual Intrasquad Tournament at the War Memorial Fieldhouse.
A total of 15 matches were wrestled giving the Pokes their first live action of the season outside of practice. The meet also gave the Wyoming coaching staff a good look at the depth of most of the weight classes for the season. The tournament featured ten ranking matches and five out of weight matches.
Wyoming had strong performances from their upperclassmen, junior Kevin Kessner (197), junior Andrew Shuler (149) and senior Brad Steele (Hwt.) all won both of their matches. Sam Wendland (184 - freshman) also won two matches on the night. Other Cowboy wrestlers posting victories were junior Blake Gunter (141), freshman Jimmy Moore (165), freshman Josh Prevost (174) and freshman Trevor Murray (165).
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Candus Aiello and Rosalie Griffin named first-team honorees.
Utah seniors prepare for final home meet.
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2011 Cross Country: Finished 28th at Nevada Twilight with a time of 18:39 ... clocked a 24:04 for 43rd at BYU Autumn Classic ... posted a 50th-place finish at UNLV Invitational with a time of 22:54.
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2011 Indoor Track: Did not compete.
Set a season best three-mile time of 21:03 at the Montana State Bobcat Invitational ... clocked a time of 24:07, at the 5K Nevada-Reno meet.
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Competed in the one-mile with at time of 6:19.15 at the Bronco Invitational ... at the Mountain States games she finished with her best indoor time of the season (6:17.56).
Competed at the Bob Firman Invitational for a time of 21:28.75 in the 5K (58th-place) ... finished the three-mile course in 21:12 at the Montana State Invitational ... opened the season at the Utah State Invitational with a time of 21:06.7 on the three-mile course.
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Clocked a 5:53.03 in the 1500m run at the Mark Faldmo Invite ...competed at the Robison Invitational for a personal best of 5:41.5 in the 1500m run ... earned academic all-conference honors.
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Personal bests include, 5000m run in 19:41, 3200m run in 11:37, 1600m run in 5:28, 800m run in 2:27 ... earned the Wendy's High School Heisman award ... 2008 class valedictorian ... second team all-state in cross country (2008) ... state runner-up in 4x800m relay ... graduated with an advanced diploma ... member of the Key Club, National Honors Society and student council ... also participated in soccer and basketball.
Daughter of Curtis and Randi Casagranda ... majoring in biology with plans to go to medical school ... hobbies include hiking, biking, and fishing ... born December 1, 1989.


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Custer Christmas is back again
The Custer Christmas holiday tradition returns to Fort Abraham Lincoln after being on hiatus since 2010. The traditional event that started in 1989, is on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On Saturday, the Central Dakota Children's Choir, "Angelica," is performing a holiday concert in the Commissary Great Room at 5 p.m.
Under the direction of Teri Fay, the high school women's choir features 24 singers from seven area schools.
During the day and before the concert a holiday meal will be served for $5, which includes chili, a cookie and a drink.
The Custer House is transformed during Custer Christmas into a historic, Victorian-age celebration.
"The park has a completely different atmosphere during the winter season. Kids can really get to see how the holidays were celebrated over 100 years ago and learn more about modern holiday traditions," said Matt Schanandore, Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park Interpretive Coordinator.
Family traditions are celebrated at the fort with activities such as ornament making, frosting cookies, music, sleigh rides, meet and greet with General Custer, photo booth, and decorating the tumbleweed Christmas tree.
"In the 1870s, evergreens weren't native to the area, so prairie families would decorate a tumbleweed during the Christmas season instead," said Schanandore.
During the 1800s children and families made ornaments for their Christmas tree. Children and families can join in the decorating fun and help the staff decorate the fort's tumbleweed, with ornament making stations at the event.
Steve Alexander is one of the foremost Gen. George Armstrong Custer re-enactors and will be at the Custer House greeting guests. Ask him questions and get to know Gen. Custer and historical holiday traditions.
Weather permitting there will be sleigh rides available for the entire family around the Calvary Square. Remember to bundle up for the cold weather.
Another free family activity is the photo booth. Children and adults can dress in old-fashioned clothing and dress up as soldiers or laundresses.
The Commissary Store will be open to the public and has many gift items. Also, the Coffee Shop will serve holiday beverages throughout the event.
Admission to the event is $6 per adult and $4 per student. The North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department has waived the vehicle entrance fee in honor of Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park's Visitor Appreciation Weekend.
The next event at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park is the First Day Walk on New Years Day. Get ready to hike around the park, trudging through the snow and wilderness.
For more information about Custer Christmas and Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, visit www.parkrec.nd.gov or call 701-667-6340.
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Morning News: Health Care, Racist Obama, Betelgeuse Gets SkinnyAmy Kuras
I have no idea what exactly a "Blue Dog" Democrat is or why they call themselves such a thing. However, they've apparently relented and decided to vote yes on Obama's health care plan in September.
They're looking for cost control and the expansion of employer-provided health insurance, and apparently it would now extend some kind of health care to 95 percent of Americans.
Good, right? Good. I hope.
About Obama? Did you know, according to America's favorite nutjob Glenn Beck, he's a racist? Yeah. Hates white people. Despite the fact his mother WAS ONE. As were his beloved grandparents. Fox News is, of course, standing by their man. Kind of.
I did cite Fox News on this one, though — Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the heavens, is losing mass at an enormous rate. This is typical of a star as it begins to die, but just recently scientist have been able to actually view how it happens.
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Why Zohydro May Or May Not Be Approved
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With a big FDA decision expected to surprise investors in Zogenix (ZGNX) any day now, it is important to take into consideration all arguments for and against this company. When the decision is announced there will be no going back, and it is likely that it will cause a big move on the stock price in either direction. This article will discuss key arguments on the both sides of the fence.
But first let's look at the current environment around Zogenix and see what a decision on their drug, Zohydro ER, means for the company.
Zogenix's core business strategy is to sell their needle-free DosePro technology for use with a variety of established drugs to be marketed together as drug-and-device combinations. The drug-and-device combo, however, will need a reformulation of the intended drug in order to be usable with the DosePro system. This means that each drug coupled


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City Workers' Union Urges City Council To Take Control of the Process
SAN BRUNO, Calif., Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 856 today said it applauds a neutral arbitration panel's recommendation that the City of Concord end 13-day furloughs and lift a wage freeze.
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The 2-to-1 decision was issued Monday by the chair of the panel, Arbitrator Carol Vendrillo. Also serving on the panel were Teamsters Local 856 Vice President Peter Finn and Kay Winer, the interim assistant city attorney. Winer dissented from the report.
Finn said the report affirms what the Teamsters have been saying for six months. "The City is in good financial health. It should restore city services and end concessions," Finn said. "We hope the Concord City Council now takes control of the process. With their direct involvement, we're confident we can get a settlement."
Finn called on the city's management to face reality. "The ruling is a guide to what is fair and responsible," he said. "It sets a baseline from which we can now bargain."
The ruling follows months of contract talks in which the Teamsters fought city negotiators to restore concessions made by city workers since 2009. When negotiations reached impasse last year, the two sides agreed to take their cases to a neutral panelist provided under state law.
Founded in 1903, the Teamsters Union represents 1.4 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. For more information, go to www.teamster.org or follow us on Twitter @TeamsterPower.
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There's a warning out for boaters along the Outer Banks who use the Oregon Inlet.
The U.S. Coast Guard says there is shoaling near the center span of the Bonner Bridge. A survey this week by the Army Corps of Engineers found water depths as low as two feet in the channel that runs through the main bridge span.
The Coast Guard says the shoaling has been driven by the recent nor'easter and has accelerated during the past two weeks. Water levels prior to this had been around 18 feet.
Boaters are urged to use caution, and to limit use of the channel only during high tides.


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Florida Power & Light Co. has spent nearly $4 million so far in its $1.2 billion rate hike request and expects to spend another $1 million before the case is over.
The Juno Beach-based utility originally expected to spend about $3.7 million on the case, according to records filed with the Public Service Commission.
But extra days have been repeatedly added to the case, originally scheduled to last two weeks back in August. It's now supposed to wind up on Friday.
FPL spent about $1.5 million on consultants, $787,774 on overtime for FPL professional staff and another $450,996 for legal services, its records show.
And the company spent $523,815 thus far on employee-related expenses and $521,646 for other services, including nearly $340,000 on temporary help.
FPL is asking that customers pay for the original $3.7 million included in its rate hike request.
An FPL spokesman said the power company will not ask customers to fork over the extra $1.3 million it expects to spend on the case.
The filing includes total expenses from January 2008 through September 2009 and a projection for total costs through the end of the proceeding.
The hearing is supposed to finish tomorrow and the panel is expected to cast its final vote on the rate proposal on Jan. 11.


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Everyone wants to buy into a big yield. The trouble is most people aren't willing to put in the time to tell the good from the bad and ugly. As a result, they're either overly skeptical–thereby missing out on what would otherwise be an ideal investment–or gullible, in which case they're liable to make even worse moves.
At this point, two investment classes stand out for their high yields: Canadian trusts and master limited partnerships, or MLPs. A fair chunk of the questions I get from readers are concerned focus on which option is "better" for them. And everyone always wants to know the pros and cons of one versus the other.
Unfortunately, that's missing the point entirely. No one investment "class" is better than any other. Rather, it's the underlying businesses that finance the dividends paid by MLPs and Canadian trusts that are the clear line of demarcation, and where investors need to focus their efforts.
My colleague Elliott Gue and I cover every US MLP in our advisory MLP Profits, and we rate roughly one-third of them as sells. Some should be avoided on the basis that their underlying businesses are chronically weak. Others are in danger of running afoul of the continued push in Washington to slam the door on "carried interest."
Carried interest is a method of avoiding taxes used by hedge funds as well as pseudo MLPs like widely touted AllianceBernstein Holding LP (NYSE: AB). The MLP has recovered from its low of a year ago of barely $10 a unit. But it will give that up and a lot more if Congress again takes up this intensely populist measure in an election year.
Unfortunately, your average investor in MLPs sees a tax advantaged yield and little else. As a result, they're drawn like a magnet to the likes of Capital Products Partners LP (NSDQ: CPLP) and the ever popular Cheniere Energy Partners LP (NYSE: CQP). Few have the slightest inkling that one of them has already cut its distribution once in recent months, while the other has a near bankrupt general partner.
To be sure, there are also staggering opportunities in the MLP space. The proliferation of shale gas plays in the US has triggered a phenomenal increase in demand for new natural gas infrastructure, from gathering systems and processing facilities to interstate pipelines and storage systems.
As Elliott points out in his advisory The Energy Strategist, demand for US natural gas liquids (NGL) has exploded, as NGLs gain appeal as an alternative to oil both in the US and abroad, particularly in Asia. NGLs are much cheaper than oil, largely because their feedstock natural gas is so cheap relative to oil. And with the country awash in shale gas and developing Asia demanding more oil than ever before, that price gap is unlikely to change anytime soon.
The result is growing demand for NGL infrastructure, as well as other types of natural gas infrastructure. And the primary players providing it are selected master limited partnerships, which will see continued and robust growth in cash flows and distributions for years to come. The shame is many investors will never hear of this opportunity, as they're seduced merely by yield.
As for Canadian income trusts, they were the top-performing income investing group in 2009 and have outperformed thus far in 2010 as well. Nonetheless, even companies that have never cut their distributions continue to throw off yields of 9 to 10 percent, and some even more.
The reason: Continued overblown fears about trusts' ongoing conversion to corporations. That's in large part the direct result of willful ignorance on the part of many so-called experts on both sides of the border. And the result is many are missing out on an historic opportunity to score explosive gains.
Since the tax on trusts was first announced Halloween night 2006, the conventional wisdom has been that trust conversions to corporations are a final disaster for investors, featuring steep dividend cuts, plunging stock prices and even liquidations. Yet as I've pointed out in Canadian Edge, the 26 trusts that have completed conversions to date have returned an average of 63 percent from the day before they announced. Another 19 that have announced but not completed conversions are up an average of 23 percent over an average holding period of just a couple of months.
As for dividends, half of the companies that have announced and/or completed conversions haven't cut their distributions one penny. Baytex Energy Trust (TSX: BTE-U, NYSE: BTE) actually increased its dividend by 50 percent when it announced its conversion last year. And even those that have cut distributions are doing so in amounts that are far less than what's been priced in, triggering share price gains.
The upshot: Not only have trust conversions not been a doomsday. But many have actually generated windfall gains. You'd never know that, however, unless you took a little time to look past the yield and at the underlying business. That's the key to successful big yield hunting, no matter sector you're looking in.
Question of the Week
Here's a frequent query I received last week. Please send your questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.
- I've made some big time gains over the past year in Canadian income trusts, master limited partnerships and other income stocks in the past year. But the weak economy and what's happening in Washington have made me very nervous and I'm afraid we're headed for another big crash. Do you have any advice on when it would be a good time to sell?
Whether you're a conservative income investor, an aggressive yield-seeker, a growth investor or a speculator, you should always sell if one of two things happens: you realize a massive profit that's not matched by positive developments in the underlying business of the stock you're holding, or the underlying business of your stock deteriorates.
Other than that, my best advice is to employ some discipline that will take the emotion out of your decisions. The worst mistake most people made during the downturn of late 2008 and early 2009 wasn't being in the market when Lehman Brothers failed. It wasn't even riding down positions on those gut-wrenching days when the market was routinely falling several hundred points as panic swept Wall Street.
Rather, it was giving up on good positions because they just couldn't take the pounding. Emotion is certainly a part of the market, if not the most important part. Investors get greedy when prices are rising and fearful when they fall. And the worst offenders are not individuals but the people running the big money through institutions like mutual funds, insurance companies and other vehicles.
As I've pointed out to readers many times in the past, these people have a fundamentally different set of investment objectives than individuals do. Sure they want to make money just like everyone else, and they're likely to be more knowledgeable about investment alternatives than most individuals as well. But most are also on a very short leash in terms of performance, with a bad quarter or a bad year making the difference between a big bonus and getting fired. That makes them very short-term minded.
As an individual, there's no cutoff date for portfolio performance. How you're faring at the open on January 5 is much more important than where you were at the close on December 31. Not so for the people who run the institutions. They have to meet those dates, and when they all lean one way, they pull the market along with them.
I'm a believer in taking money off the table periodically in a stock that's really rallied for you, and then letting your investment run. I think this may be a very good time to do that for particularly big gains. I'm also a believer in periodically rebalancing your holdings.
An ideal income portfolio, for example, will have a broad mix of yield-paying investments, with no one sector accounting for more than 20 to 25 percent of the total portfolio. If a particular stock or sector grows to too large a portion of your holdings, it has the power to drag your net worth down significantly should something unexpectedly go wrong. Rebalancing not only locks in a big gain, but more importantly it limits this kind of unique risk.
All of these are of course very general rules about portfolio management. But they're also ways you can take the emotion out of investing, which is your greatest enemy.
As for where things are headed with the broad economy, I see points of strength as well as weaknesses. That kind of market usually means the risk of individual companies blowing up is greater than the risk of an overall market meltdown. That makes it very important to sell companies when they weaken as businesses, no matter how long you've owned them, or whether you have a profit or loss.
It also means, however, that you're better off sticking with companies whose underlying businesses remain solid. That especially goes for any investment that weathered the late 2008, early 2009 meltdown without a dividend cut or weakening earnings. They've proven themselves in the worst possible conditions, and that's the best possible indication they'll be able to do so again. And if you're wrong and we do avoid a meltdown, they're your highest percentage to building and rebuilding wealth–which you're definitely not going to do if you're out of the market and in cash yielding less than 1 percent.
Race to the Summit
How best to ride this market? Join me and my colleagues GS Early, Elliott Gue, Yiannis Mostrous, and Benjamin Shepherd at the historic Hotel del Coronado for the 2010 Wealth Society Member Summit.
You'll have the extraordinary opportunity to meet one-on-one with me, Elliott Gue, Yiannis Mostrous, Benjamin Shepherd and GS Early and ask anything you want about how to keep and grow your nest egg.
We'll give it to you straight: the brightest trends and our best recommendations, and anything else you might want to know about how to profit in 2010 and beyond.
Space and time limit us to 100 participants, so mark the date on your calendar: April 23-24, 2010, in San Diego, where they say it's 72 and sunny every day of the year. You may find all details at www.InvestingSummit.com. Better yet, call 1-800-832-2330 (between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EST Monday through Friday) or go online now to reserve your seat at the table.
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On January 8, 2009, TD Ameritrade (Nasdaq:AMTD) announced it was acquiring Thinkorswim Group (Nasdaq:SWIM) for $3.34 per share in cash along with 0.3980 in TD Ameritrade shares, valuing the deal at $606 million as of January 7, 2009. The question now for Thinkorswim investors - should they stay or go?
Steady As She Goes
Thinkorswim's latest 12-month results, ended September 30, 2008, show the company is doing well and growing quickly. With revenues of $380 million and pre-tax income of $87 million, TD Ameritrade is getting a winner that leads the brokerage industry in retail options trades on a daily basis. The combination should make it a formidable force in stock trading. Ameritrade expects Thinkorswim will increase earnings by 10-15% approximately 12 months after completing the integration. (Companies use M&A's and spinoffs to boost profits - learn how you can do the same, check out Cashing In On Corporate Restructuring.)
Transforming Powers
Thinkorswim is an online brokerage that caters to options traders while Investools delivers investor education, giving the company the perfect one-two punch. By finding and educating investors, it provides its brokerage division with an ongoing supply of active traders, resulting in increased commission revenues. To achieve this business model, Investools bought Thinkorswim for $360 million in February 2007, taking a barely profitable educational business and integrating the two operations; transforming it into a Barron's favorite overnight.
An Even Stronger Business
Revenues for TD Ameritrade in fiscal 2008 increased $2.54 billion (17%) from $2.18 billion and pre-tax income was up $1.26 billion (22%) from $1.03 billion the year before. Adding Thinkorswim's numbers to the end of September and you have a company with revenues of $2.92 billion and pre-tax income of $1.11 billion. Which is excellent in such a terrible market.
On January 8, Friedman Billings initiated coverage of TD Ameritrade with a "market perform" rating. In this market, that's a compliment. Further, In June 2005, TD Bank exchanged its shares in TD Waterhouse for a 32% stake in Ameritrade, which was renamed TD Ameritrade. As of January 9, 2009 TD owns 40.3% of TD Ameritrade, a comforting feeling when you consider that the Canadian banking industry is one of the best in the world.
What Does the Future Hold
While TD Ameritrade has held up reasonably well in 2008, the question according to Eugene Bukoveczky is whether it can do the same in 2009? His conclusion: online brokers aren't likely to see a meaningful recovery until 2010. He reasons that firms like Charles Schwab (Nasdaq:SCHW), E-Trade (Nasdaq:ETFC) and even TD Ameritrade will experience serious declines in their daily trading volume, perhaps as high as 35%. Nonetheless, TD Ameritrade CEO Fred Tomczyk sees fiscal 2009 earnings per share (EPS) of $1.10-1.42, a sign that it's not exactly sure what will happen in the coming months. What it does know is that its active trading revenue should increase by 5% to 11% annually for several years with the Thinkorswim acquisition helping this along.
Bottom Line
The most disconcerting part of this story is the 2008 compensation of its CEO, who made a combined $35.2 million. They've done a good job, but with so many people unemployed, this sends the wrong message. Despite this faux pas, Thinkorswim investors should hang on to their TD Ameritrade stock because there seems to be plenty of upside.
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Yea yea, so I am hooked, I purchased a Trek 7.2 FX two months ago and now I am going to put a Trek 2.1 Road bike on layaway on Thursday. I rode tested this bike today, and let me say if this isn't the perfect road bike for me, I would be shocked.
BUT. I will do my due diligence and ask the masses am I missing out on a bike that is similar in price ($1100 sale price on Thursday) that is better, or I should try out? This particular LBS has only Gary Fisher and Trek's in stock, but there are quiet a number of LBS around me being that I am close to Philadelphia.
Enlighten me please, I am on vacation this week, so I can spend all week at the LBS test riding bikes :):innocent:


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Producer Tomer Gershenman and host Hagay Hacohen dip the pierogi in the hummus bowl and bring you the latest tastes and sounds of Jewish life in Poland and beyond:
For the past few decades non-Jewish Poles and Jewish activists in Poland sought to escape the specter of the Holocaust and re-create the ties between Jewish civilization and Polish society. The annual Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow is a case in point – and an immensely successful one – attracting more than 30,000 visitors and featuring high-profile guests from numerous countries including Israel, the United States, and Poland. It seeks to explore the latest trends in Jewish culture, in the largest sense possible, and celebrate the centuries-old legacy of Jewish life in Poland, culminating in the Jewish renaissance of the post-Communist era.
In this special report, Hagay Hacohen speaks to the founder and director of the Krakow Jewish Festival Janusz Majuch, learns about a very special Jewish wedding ceremony from the head of the JCC in Krakow Jonathan Orenstein and about the revival some unlikely aspects of Jewish folklore from Dr Erica Lehrer. Also in this show are the confessions of non-Jewish activist Weronica Suchudolska and the groovy beats of Yemenite and Mizrachi funk music by Liron Amram and Israeli rapper and producer Michael Cohen.
Born in Israel, Hagay Hacohen spent more than five years in Poland, where he covered Jewish life and Polish-Jewish relations there. His work appeared on Polish Radio External Service, Haaretz newspaper and Israel's Channel 10.
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September 24, 2013
The Future Of The Wheel, Or At Least The Tire
The first time I ever got a flat tire, I was on my way to work. It was just a little after four in the morning and I was heading to the hog farm I spent the summer of my 16th year working at. I made it there, pulled into the actual barn area, and started winding down the various gravel paths that took you to the various barns. Mine was one of the furthest back, so I had the farthest to drive. Along the way, I ran over a shattered glass bottle that someone had thrown out the window of the car and my tire split. I nearly lost control, careening dangerously close to what we called "the pit," which was basically a giant waste storage area that somewhat resembled a lake. It would not have been the most pleasant, nor glamorous, way to die, and I am very glad I did not. I then had to walk the rest of the half-mile to the shed, ended up late for work, and had to have my car pulled out by a company truck – which they were not happy about – just to get the spare on. All in all, it was a bad start to what turned into a bad day. I have had four incidents of flat tires since then, and none of them have ever ended well.
Fortunately, flat tires may soon be a thing of the past. Earlier this year, the Hankook i-Flex was introduced at the International Motor Show. This rather strange looking wheel differs greatly from those rubber tires we have on our cars now in that the tire and the wheel are not separate, but are a single object. They are also air-less, meaning no more flat tires. This is hoped to reduce the number of traffic accidents on the road each year. The i-Flex is also more than 95 percent recyclable thanks to it being mostly made of a polyurethane synthetic composition. It is also said to improve fuel consumption, noise, and even shock absorbency when compared to normal tires. Hankook is not the only company interested in "future tires." Other manufacturers like Michelin and Bridgestone are all working to produce next-generation tires that will compare to the i-Flex.
Unfortunately, the design is not flawless. At more than 50 miles per hour, the Michelin version of the i-Flex, called the "Tweel," starts vibrating considerably, creating undo noise and also heat, which can damage the tire over long journeys. Still, it may not be too long before we no longer have to worry about changing out flat tires or storing spares or donuts in the trunk. Personally, I am looking forward to the day when truck trailers will not explode when I am following one, nearly sending me off the road. Not to mention the hope that I never again have another close encounter with the hog-farm "pitt."
These wheel+tires are not the only new tires on the production line. Other designs for the future of tires include smart tires that are able to adapt to changing road conditions as you drive, self-inflating tires that will automatically seal and re-pressurize themselves in case of a flat, and other astounding innovations.
So, who says man cannot re-invent the wheel?
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Remember these two idiots? Seemed like Tyease was in and out of Story County Jail every week. . . Had not seem him on there for a few months as this explains why. LMAO
While I was at it, figured I would seach Jerry Gair too. lol
*Information from IDOC.*
Tyease Naquan Thompson
Offender Number 6470959
Sex M
Birth Date 10/17/1985
Age 24
Location Newton Correctional Facility
Offense OPER VEH WH INT (OWI) / AGR MISD / 2ND OFF -
County Of Commitment Hamilton
Commitment Date 01/15/2010
Duration 4 Years
* TDD = Tentative Discharge Date
* SDD = Supervision Discharge Date
Jerry Anthony Gair Offender
Number 6585955
Sex M
Birth Date 05/16/1984
Age 26
Location Fort Dodge Correctional Facility
Offense VIOLATION OF 706A.2 - ONGOING CRIMINAL CONDUCT
County Of Commitment Story
Commitment Date 03/23/2006
Duration 37 Years
* TDD = Tentative Discharge Date
* SDD = Supervision Discharge Date
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If I could have understood any of that it would have been nice.
LOL You two posted before I edited it. When I copy-pasted the table it looked just fine; as in the table copied correctly. I submit the post and the table got all jacked up as CF did not like the table or tables are not allowed.
All is good as the post is fixed and two idiots are now in prison!
Former Iowa State Football Player Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison :: Jerry Gair Jr. pleaded guilty on charges of robbery, gun possession and criminal conduct
Wow... 37 years in prison... talk about a fall from grace... It's too bad these two thought they had to act like this. Hopefully Tyease learned from he and Jerry's mistakes and can move on to a better life in 2011....
I was there when the campus police were attempting to arrest Tyease Thompson in front of Maple. He got out of the fat cops grip and started running south towards the stadium. My friend yelled at the cop if he wanted any help catching him since my friend is much, much, much faster, hahaha. Right after that walk-on defensive back Justin Harris walked up to us and asked what happened...definitely a Cyclone football memory!
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Dancing With The Stars
Karina Smirnoff Takes a Nasty Fall During DWTS All-Stars Week 4
It was bound to happen eventually, and someone messed up on Dancing With the Stars Season 15 All-Stars. Karina Smirnoff slipped and took a nasty fall mid-kick during her Season 15, Week 4: Performance hip-hop routine with celebrity partner Apolo Anton Ohno. Karina handled it like a pro and going on with the routine like nothing had happened.
However, once the music stopped, the pro dancer dropped to the floor and started to sob. Considering that she took a nasty spill on her head, lots of people thought she might have injured herself, but Karina said she was only upset with her performance.
"I'm sorry, I feel like I messed up the whole routine," Karina said through her tears.
Karina was already feeling not that confident about her hip hop routine before the dance started. The dancer told the camera during the rehearsal package that she had never choreographed to hip hop before in her life.
Nevertheless, the couple managed to pull off a decent score of 34.5 out of 40. Brooke Burke noted that the score is for Apolo's dance skills, not Karina's, so hopefully she won't take the score to heart.
Feel better Karina!
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