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Completely built of stacked limestone blocks in 1892, the Spookhuis is a local landmark and legend in South African history. It is the home to our daytime café on the water and a magnificent venue and setting for weddings, family events and conferences.
Delicious gourmet picnics, homemade baked good, soups, jams, chutneys and organic produce are available. Our wine cellar highlights the Hemel en Aarde and Walker Bay wine regions, including Creation, Hamilton Russell, Bouchard Finlayson, Sprinfontein, Raka and Jackson's.
A Fu Asian Take-Away brings a true Eastern flavour to the V & A Waterfront. This small outlet is owner-run and, as with most little gems like this, plenty of flavour and passion is put into the cuisine.
Enjoy traditional Chinese favourites like chow mein, chop suey, sweet and sour chicken, beef and pork or, as a lighter alternative, a delectable Chinese soup. For those with more adventurous taste buds, try the smoky chilli-beef noodles with peanuts.
The food is traditional, flavourful, and very affordable and if you are looking for a quick, hassle-free takeaway that does not lack in the quality department, be sure to give A Fu a try.
Bustling with breakfast foodies, hearty luncheons and tantalizing aromas, Alexanders Deli satisfies hungry appetites with their homemade food and welcoming ambiance.
Stylish yet rustic, warm and welcoming, diners peruse the deli filled with nutritious food or soak up the start of a new day over a hot cup of coffee and freshly baked pastry.
Scattered with wooden furniture dressed in soft browns and oranges and an unpretentious vibe, Alexanders Deli delights with a selection of wholesome dishes.
Try the chicken soup and kneidle, divine blintzes, meat and cheese, speciality hot beef on rye and delicious mock-crayfish dressed in mouth-watering sauces for a starter or main meal.
The deli boasts plenty traditional Jewish cuisine and tasty favourites like homemade burgers and voluptuous schwarmas.
Alexanders Deli warms the palate with tempting delights and bustling ambiance, perfect for kick-starting the day over breakfast or unwinding from a long day.
Amigo's Cantina is ideally located close to the Old Harbour on Lemms Corner. The close proximity to the ocean makes Amigo's a place where friends and family can relax and socialize and enjoy the aroma of coffee, good food and the fresh sea breeze.
Breakfasts are enticing with strong coffee and freshly baked breads and croissants. We also offer the traditional English breakfast with a spicy twist. With combined flavours from Spain, Portugal and Argentina, as well as Mexico and Mozambique, lunch and dinner are a real treat and experience.
Add a dash of South Africa and the menu is a mixture of tasty and fresh dishes prepared with the best ingredients and some pride. Patrons have the choice of crisp salads, warming soups, flavoursome starters, and main meals encompassing 'carne', seafood and chicken. Or share a combo platter with a friend. The menu offers one vegetarian fare and there is a small kiddies menu.
Dine on a trinchado starter, followed by a West Coast paella, and finish off with a fruit and nut cassata. Amigo's Cantina has a Café Bar area with a smoking section. Choose something off the cocktail menu while the sun sets below the ocean.
Anat Apter's grandfather started a family business in 1945. In 1991, Anat started to further this business at the Bruma Flea Market and this popular food chain has now grown to over 30 stores all over South Africa.
Enjoy real Middle Eastern flavours at very reasonable prices. The ever-popular shwarma is available in beef chicken and lamb, and for the really hungry, the lamb burgers come in super sizes.
The falafel is a favourite and is filled with tahina, humus and vegetables. All meals are served with your choice of pickled gherkin, jalapeno chilli, peppers, onions, sauerkraut and fresh tomato, cucumber, cabbage and brinjals.
The food is tasty, hearty, quick and convenient, and best of all, it will suit your pocket.
Bamboo Sushi Lounge is a relaxed and comfortable restaurant. If you have a craving for excellent fresh sushi that is affordable, this is the place you want to head to. The service is friendly and the area safe. Ask about their daily specials and you won't go wrong.
Trading hours:
Monday to Sunday, from 11:30 am to 9 pm.
Expect service with a smile and consistently good food, with the usual combinations such as hot and sour soup, chicken wings and banana fitters. The menu proffers excellent fish dishes and tasty Chinese beer to wash it all down. Enjoy some traditional Chinese cuisine and authentic ambiance at Bangkok Chinese Restaurant.
Housed inside an old Victorian house, dressed in basic almost retro décor, dishes are made to order, fresh and tasty with no added MSG – ever! The authentic flavours include spicy Schezuan choices and traditional favourites from the set menu.
Described by some as tantalizing, dishes are expertly prepared by a Beijing trained chef who favours attention to detail.
A stunning restaurant in the upmarket Illovo Square centre, Benkei delivers when it comes to Japanese cuisine.The decor follows Japanese ideals with a spacious open plan interior punctuated with clean lines. A glass wall enhances this calming, spacious feel and for added tranquillity there is a mesmerizing fish tank.This popular restaurant produces superb sushi; some even consider it the best in Johannesburg, but Sushi isn't all that Benkei has to offer. There is a teppanyaki grill and also a range of tempura options to suit those who fancy something else.For the best in Japanese cuisine, Benkei has it covered.
This quaint, yet modern sushi spot offers delicious treats for the discerning diner. With typical Japanese flavours, Bica Sushi Bar definitely pulls out all the stops to ensure a pleasant dining experience.
Enjoy traditional favourites like California rolls, maki, nigiri and fashion sandwiches in a vibrant location in this popular centre. The freshest produce is used to create the little pieces of art and every order comes with the usual ginger, soya sauce and wasabi.
Expect fast service and great-tasting Eastern flavours that is surprisingly affordable.
The restaurant is open from Monday to Friday from 9 am until 7 pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 am until 5 pm.
Big Blu, formerly Tidals restaurant, has reincarnated itself with a little help from mother nature. In a word the view is simply spectacular and the ambience is casual and eclectic. This self-service Tapas restaurant offers traditional Tapas dishes as well as other dishes. Along with super friendly staff, there are regular weekend events. Enjoy tasty tapas dishes and a view not available anywhere else in the Garden Route!
Bijou is a contemporary trendy ladies cocktail and sushi bar. The setting is ideal for sunset rendezvous, cocktails, sushi and tapas. There is indoor and outdoor seating available. This new and trendy restaurant overlooks the water - great for a get-together in summer with some friends and cocktails. The restaurant prepares takeaways.
The Mediterranean menu inspires a relaxed lunch; light breakfast or dinner accompanied by fresh ingredients and freshly baked bread.
Try options such as wraps, sandwiches, pasta and salads alongside freshly baked bread, sauces and sides prepared daily.
Bluefin restaurant in Plattekloof specializes in high quality seafood and sushi dishes and an extensive menu that caters for all tastes.
The interior is relaxed and modern, classy and leek and the ambience is vibrant and energetic.
All your favourites can be found on the sushi menu, including California rolls, Fashion Sandwiches, Maki rolls, Salmon roses and much more. The chef creates his own speciality rolls, many of which are exclusive to the restaurant. These include rainbow rolls, the spicy firecracker rolls and decadent tuna crunch rolls.
Should you not be a sushi lover, the menu offers many other options like line fish with sweet potato mash or veggies or chips, various calamari dishes including Cajun calamari, peri-peri calamari and even Thai green calamari.
Watch out for the regular all-you-can-eat specials. The restaurant is open seven days a week from 10 am until midnight.
Enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner or just a snack at Cafe Broche. Amazing pastries, warm croissants, delicious sandwiches, baguettes, brioches and much more are freshly made with ingredients straight from France. Quality and gourmet cuisine are the orders of the day.


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I have always believed that challenges bring out the best in a person. And, the challenge in the telecom sector was to redefine the value-added services (VAS) space with a range of products and services that would allow users to communicate more effectively.
By 2011, we had established a product line that was both innovative and practical with the launch of Chennai-based BlackNGreen Mobile Solutions (BNG).

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Homeboy Sandman - "Not Really"
I'm a big fan of Homeboy Sandman for a number of reasons. In 2012 Hip Hop, one thing that is often under-sung about H.B.S. and many emcees is honesty. It's hard to be truthful in a culture that often celebrates an abundance of sex, drugs, wealth, glamour and busyness. "Not Really," from Boy Sand's First Of A Living Breed is essentially a check-in with the emcee now that he's "famous." The Queens, New York native instead shows that a contract with Stones Throw Records, a previously-released heralded album and being "on" haven't changed much about his life. This song is candid and knocks at the same time. The video, like so many in the rapper's catalog, carries that same charisma and charm. His videos always have a strong New York City backbone too - which makes the city look a lot more human than most Rap fans these days. - Jake Paine (@Citizen__Paine)
Photo by Photo Rob
Z-Ro - "I Even Bleed Blue"
I think I've watched the video for Yelawolf's "Hard White (Up In The Club)" a dozen times and the only things I can remember are Lil Jon ad-libs, midget bowling and a bunch of chicks kicking the shit out of each other in an inflatable pool. I can't recall any of the lyrical content nor do I feel like I know Yelawolf any better because A) Lil Jon ad-libs are annoying, B) the chicks fighting are really hot and C), it's midget bowling! But the essence of Hip Hop music is about the emcee's words, flow and voice which is why legendary Houston emcee Z-Ro's recent video output like last year's "Freestyle From The Cold Chamber" and this week's 17-minute "I Even Bleed Blue" manages to be way more captivating than 99% of the current crop of MTV-ready headache-inducing Hip Hop videos. I know this may make me sound like an old fart but I think a music video should be the way to introduce the uninitiated to the rapper, especially one as versatile - who really can sing - and unmistakable as Z-Ro. "I Even Bleed Blue" is nothing more than Z-Ro sitting in front of a blue screen on two alternating pieces of furniture. Sure, the food delivered after the shoot probably cost more than the video itself. But that's what makes it so good. The 17 minutes fly by as he segues effortlessly between instrumentals, going from upbeat rhymes to Issac Hayes on Promethazine hooks, playful bragging to storytelling in quick vignettes. It's a master at work and we get the front seat from the only angle. - Michael Sheehan
Big Sant featuring Phonte, Tito Lopez & King Mez - "Rap N*gga"
Last week, I caught two of these four acts on the Live From The Underground Tour in Philadelphia. While I've written of Tito Lopez's strengths previously in this Sunday segment, the show was an eye-opener to me regarding Big Sant. Seemingly sometimes dismissed as Big K.R.I.T.'s protege, Sant holds his own, both on stage and on this extensive collaborative track ("Rap N*gga"). After a solid glimpse like this, I think it's undisputable that Sant truly sounds nothing like K.R.I.T., and may be the next out in the Cinematic fold. I like this record, as three of the newer voices in Southern Hip Hop get a powerful assist from one of the culture's trail-blazers. - Jake Paine (@Citizen__Paine)
Listen To "Rap N*gga" by Big Sant featuring Phonte, Tito Lopez and King Mez


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Okay, so today i was using the tamper data addon for firefox. I just wanted to check a list of ip's that Zynga's server uses, and came across this link:
Click Here To View
What this does, well, seems to do is load Zynga Poker's launch.php, hosted @ their server. But if you look closely into the site URL, there is lots of different functions the link is calling. A bit like the facebook id!
If you look at the end of the URL, it says something like:
Notice how that is encrypted, well, someone might be able to decrypt this, and find out how they also encrypted it.
If someone can find out their encrypting and decrypting system, we will be able to hack other peoples poker accounts, and, restart zynga poker without a new account.
Please help me to succeed!
P.S: If the link goes down tell me, but make sure you use firefox. They cannot hide their launch.php unless they shut zynga poker down, or do some 2 hr maintenence, in which case i'll just find the link again.
I'll keep you updated with more of zynga poker's links!
Do something nice this christmas, press thanks
what make you think that this "fb_sig=a7df4d0e7fc104617a9e7e5121c2aad0"
is an encrypting. and if you really did find out their encrypt. You woudlent be able to hack others accounts. Cause the password file, userfile is stored on a server and you cant find others passwords just using tramper? you are an complete idiot if you think so.
so the only way to do what you are talking about is to hack the hole server your self.
so good luck with that.
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well idk wtf is this and the link is just a email thing
basically you have no idea what you're talking about, i am a coder so none of that crap
Thanks for that!
Do something nice this christmas, press thanks
^ That kid is stupid. Don't ever say that kind of stuff. I think this is a possible lead, never the less.
EDIT: They read these forums? :S - It seems as though they redirect after clicking my first post link, to: http://apps.facebook.com/texas_holdem/?secaloff=0
But that may be because someone tried hacking my account. So Zynga Poker loaded this screen informing me of it, and it said "Click to continue"... Not sure, what happens for you?
Last edited by NutriGrain; 10-17-2010 at 12:49 PM.
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NutriGrain u have no idea what you are doing.
Sorry man wont work
I'm the Hitman of MPGH.
Do something nice this christmas, press thanks
No u cant sue him you fucking dumb ass he hasn't done anything illegal yet...


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Meet The New Year, Same As The Old Year
Via Pete Tchir of TF Market Advisors,
Stock futures are up sharply after another week of unprecedented volatility. Although last week was relatively tame, only 13 times in the last 60 years has the S&P 500 had a down 1% day during the week between Christmas and New Year's. We managed one of those days last week. We also had a 1% positive day. Futures are strong and looks like stocks will open above 1272 (where they closed on Jan. 3, 2011).
Not only does volatility remain elevated, the stories are about the same. We have some new acronyms to contend with, but ultimately the European Debt Crisis (it is both a bank and sovereign crisis) and the strength of the US economy and China's ability to manage its slowdown are the primary stories. Issues in the Mid-East remain on the fringe but threaten to elevate to something more serious with Iran flexing its muscles more and more.
So what to do? Prepare for more headlines, more risk reversals, and more pain.
There are a few "consensus" trades that particularly scare me. It is almost impossible to find anyone positive on European stocks or US Financials. Finding someone positive on European Financials is impossible. Back on December 15th we started to believe that going long Europe vs short the US made sense. Too much "decoupling" had already been priced in. I think that trade continues to make sense.
My belief that the LTRO does reduce funding and liquidity pressure on banks could provide some support for those stocks. I don't believe in the "carry" trade hype of LTRO but do think that between last month's LTRO and the one coming up, the liquidity concerns will diminish. The fact that the banks are all depositing money at the ECB shows that they don't intend to use it to source new assets, but will use it to deal with debt redemptions. This is a benefit and given how many people seem pessimistic about the banks longer term (myself included), it might be enough to spark a rally. More surprising, to me, has been the willingness of governments to support the banks without forcing shareholders dilution.
Governments seem willing to help banks fund and are not acquiring equity stakes (certainly not at a significant discount). That surprises me, as I expected governments to try and actually get some value for their citizens, but it looks like they have bought into the argument (made by banks) that bank share prices equate to banks' willingness to lend. That argument is flawed, but if the governments are willing to help the banks without charging for it, then they could continue to perform well.
I expect JPM will have a very strong quarter. They come out on January 13th. They had a relatively small gain due to their own credit spread widening ("DVA") in the 3rd quarter, and at the time, seemed to be conservative about releasing reserves. I expect they will increase reserve releases to more than offset any DVA give back. C is the next big bank to come out, but not until January 17th, so strong JPM earnings could be enough to whet investors' appetites further. Once BAC and MS are done reporting on the 19th and 20th the shine will be off the financials. BAC seems to be a mess and is hard to guess what will happen, but MS is likely to have a weak quarter. They settled with MBIA this quarter, booking a big loss. Their 5 year CDS went from 161 at the end of June, to 490 at the end of September, but is back to 415 at year end. That should result in some significant DVA losses. Since the CEO was so happy to take the gains back in October (as opposed to JPM which seemed almost embarrassed to book those sorts of profits), I can only hope he bought back a lot of cheap debt to lock in some of the gains. Obviously in this headline driven world, anything can change in a moment's notice, but these points are worth considering as the year starts.
More broadly, the view seems to be that we will start the year modestly or even weak, only to rebound later in the year. I have trouble believing that since I think Europe is not close to being resolved, that our own economy is only doing okay at best, and that China is in worse shape than the data shows. So, if the consensus is wrong, it is that we will start more weakly than most investors believe and that we will not bounce and in fact will do even worse in the second part of the year. That would suit my views, but wouldn't cause me enough pain. The pain trade might be a much much much stronger start to the year. Enough strength to make all the shorts cut and for all the underweight bulls to fully load up, only to be followed by a disastrous sell-off. I think a move like that would cause the most pain and damage to market participants, and seems far enough away from the consensus, that although I don't really believe it could happen, it is worth thinking about.
How could such a strong rally be ignited? Nothing is fixed, but there is such overwhelming bearishness in regards to European Stocks and all financials, that there might just be enough tinder there to ignite something. The spark might be a continued shift by policy makers to focus on Small Enough To Manipulate ("SETM") Markets. Clearly, pretending that they could solve Italian debt problems in the secondary market didn't work. It is just too big. Now they are focusing on the "auctions" rather than the secondary markets. Each auction is relatively small and relatively easy to manipulate. Coerce some banks to participate, push some EU money at it, let dealers whisper to hedge funds how "cheap" the issue is and how much demand there is, and "voila" you have a successful auction. Convince market data sources to reference the bonds you want them to as "benchmarks" and manipulate those. FX rates might be hard to manipulate, but take a market like basis swaps, and manipulate the heck out of them. Flood them with central bank money, convince banks not to play in them, and "voila" you have created another benchmark that tells a positive story. Why are Spanish yields so much lower than Italian yields? The one explanation that makes sense, is that the market is so much smaller, it has been easier to manipulate. I think we will see more targeted efforts to make the markets seem healthier than they are. They won't be that convincing, but with continued high volatility and a complete lack of liquidity they may well work for brief periods.
Credit ETF's and CDS Indices
HYG and JNK have both done well. Although they offer a decent "spread" in this environment, the duration is low, and the convexity is fairly bad, and they are both trading well above NAV. On HYG we are neutral, and actually prefer JNK right now because it is trading at less of a discount, and the weaker portfolio would outperform if we get a grab for yield in the underlying bonds. HY17 actually seems a better long. It looks relatively cheap and still has a lot of "decompression" trade shorts. It also has some bad shorts from other markets, so am slightly more interested in being long HY17 vs either of the ETF's.
LQD is also only marginally appealing. It is trading a bit rich to NAV and has too much rate/duration risk for my tastes. On the other hand, I could see the financial component rallying significantly here. On a "hedged" basis (short some treasuries against it), LQD is more appealing. Spread compression seems more likely than outright yield performance given where treasuries are. IG17 at 119 isn't particularly appealing. I don't mind it, but it seems like far more IG17 shorts have been taken off than HY17 shorts. I also believe there is a decent amount of long Main, short IG out there, on the "decoupling" theory, and that too could come under some early pressure, creating a bid for IG17.
TLT (or the other treasury ETF's). Is this the year to finally be short? With QE and Twist and the Fed in general supporting the curve, it is hard to be short, but this asset class probably has more muzzled bears than any other credit asset out there. After being wrong 5 years in a row (or so), most of the treasury bears seem very silent, but they are still out there, waiting for the opportunity to jump on the bandwagon.
MUB and BABS should continue to do well. On a treasury hedged basis these are our favorite credit ETF right now. They survived last year and look reasonably cheap. We have started to see stories pointing out how wrong Meredith Whitney was, which could help demand as retail investors decide they won't be open to ridicule at a cocktail party if they say they are long munis. MCDX is just too thin and not diversified enough for me to focus on at these levels.
For a fling, some longer dated (lowest price possible) Italian bonds might be worth a shot, and buying some Greek debt may be worth a short. Italy is a bet that any degree of stabilization sees a temporary bounce in their bonds, and Greek bonds seem cheap enough to own some and see how the negotiations play out. If banks really do agree to a 75% haircut, any bonds that didn't participate should do better. If there is a "hard" default, and that drags in bonds held by the ECB and pension funds, then the pressure to offer a recovery of closer to 50 would be higher, and the bonds could do well. Picking some with a coupon due in January might not be bad as you aren't paying 100% for the coupon and it seems unlikely any resolution to the Greek debt default/restructuring/haircut/comedy occurs before the end of January.
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'There are a few "consensus" trades that particularly scare me. It is almost impossible to find anyone positive on European stocks or US Financials. Finding someone positive on European Financials is impossible. Back on December 15th we started to believe that going long Europe vs short the US made sense.'
Asinine. Pete, are you Nassim's turkey?
I bust my chops to write this, schmooz ZH as much as possible (major ass kiss), yet can't get my blog posted here. I'm gonna thread jump here and post it, dag nabbit!....
It's a beast but nobody has complained yet.
A beast indeed David, but awesome job.
Hah, at least then we'd have something to be thankful for.
For those paying attention, as is usually the case, bearish language is a good precusor for bearish behaviour. if one did a Half Past Human style analysis of financial headlines, it's going to be a really tough year, where many who think they've got the game figured out are going to be slammed from the vloatility. You'd lose all your gains just going batshit crazy trying to ride, up and down. A no safe bet year.
I would love for someone to present a study of how much of the US markets daily move is in the pre-market as opposed to the normal trading day or after-market. I suspect much of the total daily upward move is in the pre-market.
It's 90% premarket
As usual , the premarket fugures late last night showed the DOW down slightly - Now up 192
"Governments seem willing to help banks fund..."
With what... Magical pixie money?
Don't worry people... We're from the government & we're here to help with our deep pockets...
I also think as the average Joe investor leaves the markets.....that all that will be left is the HFT´s....and they will take it up 200 pts a day and down 200 points a day...that is how they will make their money...churn ...churn...churn....
This is very true. Soon retail will just buy bonds as they realize they are gettting fucked everyday.
The rallies will be ignited as the market realizes that each and every credit problem has been way overblown by the nefarious evil credit ratings agencies.
Ministry of Financial Truth, here we come!
And people were saying it couldn't get any more fucked up from here.
Its like the dark ages, mystics and wizards and oracles direct all actions.
This is so freaking stupid. The argument that the market has to go up because so many people are so negative because things are so bad is retarded. It sounds like this guy is dying to say go long but is afraid to because it is not a widely accepted thought process on this site. He has been saying for weeks that the LTRO is nowhere near enough to help the euro banks recap themselves but all of the sudden it is enough and so a rally should ignite. Whatever dude, just say you changed your mind and you are going long the market. Good luck to you.
While you're obviously right that it's a stupid argument I've heard too much of, I think he's just attempting to figure out a rigged game. Just because the market 'should' go down doesn't mean it won't. If you're trying to make money in this rigged casino, you have to try and figure out which way the house is betting. Part of acknowledging that the system is rigged also means acknowledging that security and asset prices don't reflect reality. So if these prices don't reflect reality, you can either get out of the game or attempt to figure out what the big boys are going to do and front run their moves. Cash out before the system goes boom and convert to PM.
You are of course correct. The market has way more to go down yet. This is because the government and big banks have discovered the fine art of venipuncture through inflation. Meanwhile the rest of us are having our life blood sucked out of us.
I have noticed that over all, the long-term trend of volume in the equites is heading south. I do not know if this is due to the average American not having any investible assests, or more dark pool activity.
Also, could someone explain to me what the markets are up on...besides too many drugs, and Pavlovian pigs trying to frontrun QE3?
nothing has changed ....SnP going to 1300 ..Reversal comes around january 10-11....looks like it is going to be a sharp down move
Isn't this the way Wall Street always wanted Wall Street to run?
Highly volatile, with inisders controlling the price (running the books, you know, like a criminal organized syndicate is run), scaring money from emotional human investors out of the market, to clear way for their printed millions and HFT bot accomplices.
The perfect union of man and machine.
And, since these people always own those who write the financial and campaign laws for this "country" we call the USofA, they control the taxing and spending authority of same.
How's that for government "of the people" and all that jazz?
Casinos work better when the house rules.
Enjoy the Iowa caucuses, bitchez!
I've watched (& participated) in the markets fairly consistently since around 02'...I can honestly say that I have no idea where the markets will be in 2012...Let alone 2 weeks from now...Nothing surprises me anymore!!!
Yes, just like last January, we'll sit here and examine each article and watch 'market reactions' and by next Dec 30, probably be lucky to be break-even again.
SheepDog...Have you ever seen a more difficult market? Fundamentals no longer matter...Technicals no longer really work...What should go up goes down and vice-versa...I would have never guessed the HUI below 500 at year end...
The S&P is at 1270, not 800. I'd say there are plenty of bulls. JPM has a market cap of $126 billion, Citi $76 billion, WFC $145 billion. There are plenty of financial bulls.
...and the "horse fixers" are in on BAC this morning. Completely absurd prints there. Picture perfect HFT action.
I agree the LTRO operation will stabilize things in the short run. However; it should soon become apparent to the market that LTRO is just another name for quantitative easing in the Euro-zone. Technically, this is a good thing. The Euro is grossly oversold at the moment, and needs a correction to at least the 1.3388 area. A 50% correction puts it at 1.3552. Sentiment has clearly changed, finally, but the last corrective phase saw the Euro retrace 78.6% of the first leg down from 1.45+.
In short, IMHO, the Euro should retrace 38.2% as an LTRO relief rally sets in. It may make it as far as 1.3552 before the reality of QE devaluation sets in and we continue, on trend, down towards 1.25 (on the way to 1.15-1.20 later in the year).
today should be no surprise with the euro indexes all up over two days........and over the last 22 or so election year markets, the US indexes have only had approx. 4 down years, not that I don't agree that it should but the probabilities of a down 2012 are slim regardless of the intra-year volatility, just use it wisely.
PS - dont be surprised to see a 2 1/2 to 3% day today especially again in the last 30 minutes
absolutely up 3% today by end of the day. last 30 minute ramp huge. nobody wants to miss out.
this is interesting and related:
not that nobody didn't know this. it really is amazing how people like madoff become head of the nasdaq, or jon corzine.
New year-old year: all part of The Japanification Plan. Non-stop series of monetary easing, stealth and overt QE, stimulus, balance sheet expansion....and in the end: monstrous debt to GDP with biflation which in plain English means: wounded, contracting real economy with a prosperous banking sector. That's the plan


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Fresh Android Apps for Aug. 29: FEMA, United Airlines, US Open Tennis, Life is Crime
by Ian Black
Hurricane Irene has savaged most of the East Coast of the U.S. To deal with the aftermath of this natural disaster, or to prepare for the next one, download the new FEMA app.
The rest of today's fresh list is rounded out by United Airlines, the US Open Tennis Championship, and the clever location-based game Life is Crime.
FEMA (Free)
Did you suffer damage during Irene's assault? This fresh app from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will show you, among other things, the location of FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers (a one-stop shop for disaster victims).
If you weren't in Irene's path but started thinking about planning for emergencies, this app can also help. It delivers preparedness information for different types of disasters and provides an interactive checklist for creating your own emergency kit.
United Airlines (Free)
Attention all United and Continental Airlines customers – this app might help make the skies seem a little more friendly.
With a few taps you can book a flight right from your phone, check-in and store your mobile boarding pass, and query the flight status to see if there are any delays. A flight status push notification feature will send timely updates to your phone once you identify a flight you want to track.
The app also provides access to your frequent-flyer account, airport maps, and maps of in-progress flights.
US Open Tennis Championship (Free)
This year's slogan for the US Open tennis tournament is "It Must be Love." And, whether that refers to the score or your emotions is your call.
The US Tennis Association delivers this app for the 2011 event that runs from August 29 through September 11. Get live scores all during the tourney and live video streams of matches on Labor Day Weekend and the finals weekend. View a schedule of each day's games, action photos, the US Open's official Twitter feed, and a map of the grounds.
Life is Crime (Free)
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Last week in the Paris Review, John Reed makes a canny observation right on the heels of a far cannier presupposition—that there was in fact an exact location, a precise moment in time, when counterculture took on grander ambitions and became transmogrified into popculture. This of course all being contingent on the idea that counterculture and popculture are somehow related, or even relatable.
The traditional, received wisdom is elegantly simple, and as Reed suggests, savagely inaccurate. Counterculture is what The Good Doctor describes in his first piece for Rolling Stone, "Freak Power in the Rockies". Counterculture finds its spirit deep within the "dropout" culture that escaped the militarization of civil surveillance in San Francisco during the late '60s and fled to Colorado, particularly to Aspen. Only there to encounter "land-rapers and greedheads" (HST's words not my own), already launching in on hyper-commercialization of Pitkin County. So-called "dropout" culture was opposed to the land-rape of Aspen by its very nature rather than through any direct confrontation.
"Freak Power in the Rockies" reads like a war journal entry of a sort, around how the Good Doctor and a small group of likeminded individuals begin to harness "dropout" culture to directly oppose hyper-commercialization. And yet, remain rooted in that cultural statement about never becoming a "joiner"—the very psychology that debilitates your critical faculties and allows you to merely, robotically, enact high cultural statements. Or more correctly, to "inflict" them.
While counterculture resists top-down incursions by high culture, popculture always seemed to radically reconfigure high culture. Are corporations evil? Think of a group of students protesting corporations, but having a Coke after things get heated and the cops eventually break things up. Popculture's always seemed to be about the most rapid spread, most fluid uptake of ideas; it challenges us all to imagine an economy where ideas are currency. It's never a question of which was better, the book or the movie; but more a question of how many of us, after having seen the movie, would discover or rediscover or disregard the book.
Reed's insight is deeply disruptive; it simply savages this very comfortable, very neat, very invisible binary that's crept in between counterculture and popculture, a binary we've come to accept as natural. What if for whatever reason, Reed ponders, counterculture had been historically prevented from the ambitions of popculture? And what if, in a single night and day, like the sinking of Atlantis, those cultural cordons were simply demolished? Reed goes on to suggest, much like HST before him, that this emboldening of ambition is tied to the politics of urban spatialization. In the blended cultural space of horror/scifi comics, Steve Niles makes very much the same statement in his recently launched Transfusion.
In a savagely dystopian future, Niles posits two species vying for evolutionary dominance, neither of them human. Both the machines and the vampires find themselves teetering on the edge of extinction as both rely on humans as a food-source. The machines' war with the humans has however devastated the planet, decimated the ecosystem and consequently left the humans without food of their own. Each of the three groups finds themselves in a last-ditch jump into simple survival, maybe none of them will make it.
Menton3's moody artwork takes over as a visual perfect metaphor for the Third Law of Thermodynamics—that a system will run out of energy, but it will never really hit Absolute Zero in a finite number of steps. But the real creative breakthrough comes with Niles' world-building—and the character of William who first appears to guide a pack of humans to a crop of wheat.
In this bleak world, where humans are subject to two higher-tier predators, one created by their own hand, meditations on culture seems like the worst kind of luxury good. Yet, in William, and in his interactions with humans, machines and then vampires, Reed's question around counterculture vs. popculture becomes centralized: can "nature vs. nurture" (counterculture) be evolved into a newer, broader, more ambitious form (popculture)? To make the exact argument as how William effects this debate, and frames biology as culture, would venture too far into spoiler territory.
Suffice it to say then that, Transfusion is alarmingly, amazingly good. By reintroducing the idea of humans needing to compete for essential resources, and humans once again being subject to top-tier predators, Niles offers the seductive notion that biology might arise from culture, rather than the received wisdom of the reverse being true. In the space of just 22 pages then, Niles seems to have inaugurated an entirely new subgenre of scifi, and catapulted himself onto the very short list of great innovators of the genre, like Philip K. Dick or Robert Heinlein. Transfusion simply deserves, underline deserves, to be read.
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The means test is a test by which the court determines if you are eligible to file a chapter 7 BK. Since there was a lot of abuse of people filing the chapeter 7, now the court employs the means test to see if you can even qualify for the chapter 7. In laymen's terms, the means test will likely prevent people who live an above average lifestyle from filing a chapter 7 and force them to pay creditors back by adopting a chapter 13 plan which will in turn force them to live a more ordinary life style until the chapter 13 plan is completed.
To apply the means test, the courts will look at the debtor's average income for the 6 months prior to filing and compare it to the median income for that state. For example, the median annual income for a single wage-earner in California is $42,012. If the income is below the median, then Chapter 7 remains open as an option. If the income exceeds the median, the remaining parts of the means test will be applied.
This is where it gets a little bit trickier. The next step in the calculation takes income less living expenses (excluding payments on the debts included in the bankruptcy), and multiplies that figure times 60. This represents the amount of income available over a 5-year period for repayment of the debt obligations. If the income available for debt repayment over that 5-year period is $10,000 or more, then Chapter 13 will be required. In other words, anyone earning above the state median, and with at least $166.67 per month of available income, will automatically be denied Chapter 7.
So for example, if the court determines that you have $200 per month income above living expenses, $200 times 60 is $12,000. Since $12,000 is above $10,000, you're stuck with Chapter 13.
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Four local marching bands participated in an invitational hosted by Center Grove High School.
Greenwood's Marching Woodmen earned first place in Class B for their show "Nocturne" and won the caption awards for best visual and general effect at the Cavalcade of Champions on Saturday.
The Whiteland Marching Warriors received sixth place in Class B for their show "Earth Cycle."
Indian Creek's Marching Braves earned fifth place in Class C for their performance of "Resistance." They also received the People's Choice Award by vote of the fans in attendance.
The Center Grove marching band performed their show "The Guardians" in exhibition as the host band.
Bands from Center Grove, Greenwood and Whiteland will compete in the Indiana State School Music Association regional competition Saturday at Center Grove High School.
Franklin Community High School's Blue Regiment received a gold rating and caption awards for best visual and music at the Indiana State School Music Association festival, hosted by Franklin.


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Suspect named in deadly Southern California rampage
ISLA VISTA, CA – While police have yet to confirm the identity of the gunman in Friday night's deadly rampage, many sources are reporting the identity of the gunmen as 22-year-old Elliot Rodger.
Update: Santa Barbara County Sheriff, Bill Brown has confirmed they believe the video is of the killer.
Rodger is the son of Hollywood director Peter Rodgers who was an assistant director on The Hunger Games. According to FoxNews, Alan Shifman the family's attorney, has confirmed that the family believes Peter's son is responsible for the shooting rampage.
Rodger's is suspected of shooting and killing at least seven people Friday night in the small Southern California town of Isla Vista, after leaving a lengthy and chilling YouTube video declaring his intentions.
Police have confirmed they are analyzing a chilling video message believed to be connected to the "mass murder" that has left seven dead and dozens injured near the University of California Santa Barbara.
In the video, Rodger is sitting in his black BMW talking about his loneliness, alienation and rage, saying, "girls gave their affection and sex and love to other men but never to me".
Starting out the video Rodger says, "Hi. Elliot Rodger here. Well this is my last video. It all has to come to this. Tomorrow is the day of retribution. The day in which I will have my revenge against humanity, against all of you. For the last 8 years of my life, ever since I've hit puberty I've been forced to endure an existence of loneliness, rejection and unfulfilled desires, all because girls have not been attracted to me."
In his ranting Rodger continues, "If I had it in my power, I would stop at nothing to reduce every single one of you to Mountain of skulls and rivers of blood and rightfully so. You deserve to be annihilated."
Rodger went on to threaten the women, "You never showed me any mercy, so I will show you none. (laughs) I've waited a long time for this, I'll give you exactly what you deserve, all you girls who rejected me and looked down upon me."
READ: 7 dead in shooting rampage in Southern California
Lollapalooza is streaming live on YouTube
Lollapalooza organizers are broadcasting the festival live right now via YouTube.
Bypass the crowds and head straight over to YouTube. Saturday's live feed is here and Sunday's is here.
You'll see sets by The Cure, Imagine Dragons, The Killers, The Postal Service, Vampire Weekend and many more.
Here's the schedule for Saturday and Sunday – All times are Central time.
Anthony Weiner's mistress tells all
NEW YORK, NY – Radio talk show host and 'Americas Got Talent" judge, Howard Stern, invited Anthony Weiner's mistress and sexting partner to tell all on his syndicated radio program "The Howard Stern Show" on Tuesday.
Twenty-three-year-old Sydney Leathers appeared on "The Howard Stern Show" to dish on her recent ex-lover, 48-year-old Anthony Weiner, who resigned from congress back in 2011 after he posted a sexually suggestive photo of himself to a woman on Twitter – basically Weiner was texting a photo of his weener to a woman, who was not his wife.
As expected Leathers came out swinging and didn't pull any punches, placing even more doubt on whether Weiner is even qualified to be mayor of New York City. Yes, he's currently running for mayor and refuses to withdraw and he's got the backing of his wife, Huma Abedin.
Leathers told Stern, "I mean as funny as it would be to have a Mayor Carlos Danger, I think he's a little too busy j–king off to do anything for the city." Weiner likes to refer to himself as Carlos Danger on social media sites.
The candid and sometimes raunchy exchange with Stern shed some light on just how bad Weiner's needs are when it comes to sex, sexting, and his ego.
Leather's asked Stern, "Okay, how are you going to be mayor of New York City if you're c–ming like five times a day?"
According to Leathers their relation started out via email, and then worked its way to regular phone sex and the occasional naked photos.
"Maybe I thought I was in love with him, in reality I wasn't, it was just the infatuation, and the whole situation was just really intense," Leathers admitted.
Leathers' relationship with Weiner started shortly after the then-Congressman was caught sending lewd pictures of his penis to strangers forcing him from office. During that time, Leathers wrote to him through social media site Facebook, telling him how disappointed she was in his behavior.
Fast forward a year, Weiner pokes Leathers on Facebook to apologized for letting her down, but almost immediately he started flirting with her.
"That was what really got me," Leathers told Stern, "that he's supposedly getting help but in reality he's flirting with me."
Leathers was flattered by Weiner's attention, and agreed to send him a self-portrait – in thong underwear. Understanding the risk, Weiner then sent her graphic photos of himself.
"He even told me after he sent the first picture, 'You know I took this just for you,'" Leathers told Sterns. "It was titled 'For Syd,' and then he's like, 'If this ends up anywhere, I know you did it.'"
Stern's co-host Robin Quivers asked, "Do you think he maybe actually thinks this is not cheating?"
"Maybe, but then again maybe not because I don't think he really gives a sh–, to be honest," Leathers responded. "I think he's like, 'I'm Anthony Weiner, I'm gonna do, I'm Carlos Danger, I'm gonna do whatever I want. Who cares about my wife? She'll forgive me no matter what.'"
It all started going sour when Weiner wouldn't let go, pestering her with constant phone calls. "He was just this needy little b—h, basically," Leathers explained.
"It actually was a turn-off. That's part of why things started to fizzle out, because he was clingy with me, he would get pissy with me over, you know, guys complimenting me on Facebook, just weird sh– like that. I'm like, 'You're married. I'm single,' you know?"
What caused Leathers to come forward and speak out about Weiner was how he's been on the campaign trail saying he's a changed man.
"I think I am a little bit angry with him, just because, you know, he lured me into this situation and then he didn't want to own up to it. What pissed me off was him on the campaign trail saying 'Oh, I've changed," and trying act like he has this perfect marriage now and everything's just peachy … I was like, bullsh–, I'm proof that you have not changed."
Leathers did confirm that she was in talks with Vivid Entertainment about a possible porn deal.
Frankenstein rabbit goes viral
MANKATO, MN – A video of a rabbit is making the rounds on YouTube and has attracted over 208,000 views since late last month.
The rabbit, dubbed "Frankenstein," is becoming a YouTube sensation as thousands of viewers are tuning in to watch 20-year-old Gunnar Boettcher doing his best Steve Irwin impression, as him and his brother stalk a wild rabbit with apparent horns growing around it's head.
Boettcher writes, "Mythical Jackalope? Filmed with horns growing out of its head! Found this majestic and magical creature living around our house. It feeds off of the dying souls of other rabbits. His name is Frankenstein, and I risked my life trying to capture this legendary footage…"
Boettcher's done some research and believes the rabbit has a form of papilloma virus that is highly contagious.
Joe Stangel, area wildlife supervisor for the state Department Natural Resources (DNR), told the Associated Press that he agrees with the diagnosis, but is waiting for confirmation from a veterinarian. He added, that the DNR would let nature takes it course, since this is generally a fatal disease.
Boettcher is taking quite a bit of heat for the video too, with many saying it's wrong to take advantage of a diseased rabbit.
Nathaliaaa666 posted: "yre an idiot this is so tragic he suffers and y Think this is amusing just 2 get as many views as posibile?"
Emilia Barc wrote: "This is not amusing in any way. This animal is suffering and will slowly starve to death. Do not make a spectacle out of another being's pain."
Boettcher told the Free Press of Mankato, "It's a great idea to try to help him and make him healthy again, but it's a little ridiculous to blame me for not helping the rabbit and taking him to the vet when it's a wild rabbit," he said. "It's turning into a thing on animal rights. People are saying I'm mean for making it humorous, but it was just supposed to be something fun between me and my brother."
Psy breaks another Bieber record
It appears the South Korean pop-star Psy is going to stick around for at least a little bit longer.
On Saturday the 35-year-old singer released the video to his new single "Gentleman" on YouTube.
"Gentleman" is the follow-up song to the wildly popular "Gangnam Style," which went on to break a YouTube record with over 1.5 billion views.
Apparently "Gentleman" has broken Justin Bieber's record for the most views in the first-day category, with "Gentleman" amassing over 18 million views in its first day on YouTube, beating, or should we say killing, Bieber's record of 8 million views for "Beauty and the Beat."
The overall record for most views in the first-day category is the short film "KONY 2012," with 30 million views.
PSY kicked Bieber's butt with the release of "Gangnam Style" when he surpassed "Baby" in overall views. Bieber's "Baby" had 848 million views, compared to "Gangnam Style" with 1.5 billion.
Psy unleashes new song 'Gentleman'
Despite all the saber-rattling from North Korea, South Korean pop star Psy managed to release his follow-up to, the largely overrated, "Gangnam Style" on Thursday. "Gentleman" is styled after "Gangnam Style," with a techno beat that one would expect, plus a combination of Korean and English lyrics.
Upon its initial release on Thursday, "Gentleman" was accessible in Australia and New Zealand, but quickly found its way to YouTube. However, shortly after the song hit YouTube, listeners were greeted with a message from Universal stating that the stream had been blocked.
The decision was then made to move the release date to today for everyone, rather than stick to the initial release date which was scheduled for Friday.
Psy's "Gangnam Style" took the world by storm as it smashed through YouTube's record number of views, amassing over 1.5 billion views. Yes, billions.
The 35-year-old recently wrapped up filming of the music video for "Gentleman" earlier in the week. Filming took place in and around Seoul Korea.
Psy said the song will have a fast tempo and be accompanied by a new dance routine. He will be performing in Western Seoul on Saturday at the World Cup Stadium in celebration of the new song.
Will it make it to the 1.5 billion views on YouTube?
The milkman cometh
In what has got to be one of the worst crazes on YouTube, 'Gallon Smashing' appears to be going viral, and now pranksters have hit stores in Elk Grove and Tracy in the last couple of days.
Typically, at least two people are involved. One armed with a video camera, the other with a gallon or two of milk. The prankster then fakes a tumble throwing the milk in the air, as patrons run to assist their fellow shopper.
There could be some humor in this, if the pranksters cleaned up the mess they made and paid for the damage done, but they don't. They leave the store, and the mess, behind and head home to upload their latest show of brain power to YouTube.
Guess what guys. As cities fight back, your well-honed tumbling skills are going to land you on the wrong side of the law.
There are various reports of young kids being charged with theft and disorderly conduct in other cities, Elk Grove and Tracy are no exception as they track down the perpetrators. If someone were to be hurt during one of these wonderfully planned out shows of idiocy, they could be facing jail time.
There's even a Facebook page dedicated to Gallon Smashing. Here's what one boy genius wrote.
"Ok, so this gets messy and someone will have to clean it up… but people do get paid for cleaning so what's the problem? Think about all the people that drop bottles of wine or eggs (or anything messy)… it still needs cleaning up. Everyone I know that has seen these videos have laughed so hard. The world needs more laughter. Destroying private property? Milk/juice is not private property… it's available for the public, in a public store."
Simply brilliant.
So is it funny or felony?
Jerk TV's Freddy E dead at 22
The Seattle Times is reporting that YouTube personality and hip hop artist, Freddie E. is dead at 22, of an apparent suicide.
Frederick Eugene Buhl, better known as Freddy E, died Saturday in Renton, WA from a self-inflicted gunshot.
He was best known for his internet program Jerk TV, featuring funny and profane bits, most with a moral or cautionary warnings.
Freddy E.'s father, Frederick Douglass Buhl, posted on his Facebook page:
"Today, our son, Frederick Eugene Buhl (@freddy_E), age 22 years old, took his own life with a rifle shot to the head. Our family is saddened beyond words; our loss is great; this tragedy is enormous and unforseen(sic). Not only our family, but the world has lost a talented, sensitive, brilliant young man who lit up our existence with his. We love him a great deal, and he will be sorely missed. We pray that God will now watch over him, and we ask all of you to include Frederick and our entire family in your thoughts and prayers. Tomorrow, Sunday, January 5th, 2013, we will be attending Fred's Church, First AME, at 12:00 PM in Seattle, WA. You are invited to join us or send your prayers. Fred would appreciate that a great deal."
The medical examiner's office said an autopsy will be performed Monday.
In an age where everyone is plugged in to social media, it has become imperative that friends take notice when reading tweets such as the ones Freddy sent out in his last moments of life. Maybe if someone had reacted to these chilling tweets, a life might have been saved.
Freddy's last tweets just before pulling the trigger:
"It's all bad y'all…"
"Cruising in the 300 Chrysler. Wishing the world could be a little brighter. But all I can seem to find is this lighter. It's all bad y'all."
"If there's a God then He's calling me back home. This barrel never felt so good next to my dome. It's cold & I'd rather die than live alone."
"It's… all… bad… y'all. *puts finger around trigger*"
"I love you Mom."
"I love you Dad."
"I love you Katherine."
"God… please forgive me."
"I'm sorry."
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Gaga's Lil' Monsters Beat Out by Bieber Nation
A year ago the race was on "" Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber shooting it out to be the first to reach a billion views. Lady Gaga won that race making her the queen of all things social.
But wait!
Unbeknownst to all those Little Monsters that follow Lady Gaga's every move, the Bieberholics have been busily recruiting beliebers across the nation and the biebersphere.
Bieber has just blown by Lady Gaga to become the first artist ever to reach 2 billion YouTube views, this according to social-media stats service Famecount.com. Currently they have Bieber at 2,012,524,264 views and Gaga at 1,887,277,009.
Unfriggin' beliebable!
How is that even possible? Because Bieber has over 1 million subscribers on YouTube, giving him nearly 94 million views a month.
For you non-beliebers out there "" Bieber started his career on YouTube when at 12 years old he posted some videos and ended up with millions of views. This caught the attention of Scooter Braun and Usher. The rest, as they say, is history.
Not is all lost Little Monsters. According to Famecount.com you're still leading the way on Facebook with 44,739,729 fans and Twitter with 15,276,277 followers. This compared to Justin's 37,122,624 Facebook fans and 13,993,268 Twitter followers.
So what has catapulted Bieber into the top slot? His latest Christmas release "Mistletoe," which currently has over 30 million views and climbing.
Damn! And I thought he would just fade off into the sunset.
Looks like I'm headed to the doctors. I need to get a bieber shot. The last thing I need is to catch bieber fever.
I hate to be an enabler, but here's the Mistletoe video. . .


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UC IPM focuses on slow-moving problem
UC IPM Advisor Cheryl Wilen is moving in fast on slow-moving snails. Wilen is testing new, lower toxicity products to expand the range of alternatives available for controlling snails and slugs in commercial nurseries.
The brown garden snail is a major pest that rapidly consumes transplants or seedlings, damages citrus fruit, and impacts landscape quality. In California, the pest traditionally is controlled by one of three pesticides—metaldehyde, iron phosphate, or methiocarb. Unfortunately, metaldehyde and methiocarb are quite toxic, and iron phosphate is slow acting.
During the past year, Wilen carried out blind tests on four new products under consideration for registration for use against snails. She found that several products killed snails when used at considerably lower application rates than traditional snail pesticides, but because the test was blind, she couldn't conclusively state whether the positive outcomes were from better bait attractants or properties of the active ingredient.
Now she has a chance to find out.
"I have a new project that builds on this work, and we can expand the trials to look at other lower toxicity materials," Wilen said. "Because nurseries cannot ship product with snails or slugs on the plants or in the soil, we not only can help reduce the direct costs of the snails feeding on the plants, we can help growers reduce indirect costs by cutting down on the number of rejected shipments."
Although the studies address snail problems in commercial nurseries, the results are likely to apply to landscape situations as well, Wilen added.
The USDA's IR-4 project funded the original studies and now is supporting the new, expanded research. The work represents one of several research priorities that arose from a 2008 meeting of Western experts, organized by Wilen and sponsored by the Western IPM Center.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a 17-year-old Ohio boy in the April shooting of a standout high school football player.
The teen is charged with murder in the Easter morning slaying of 17-year-old Jeff Wellington at a Springfield apartment complex.
The suspect was captured after a search that stretched for more than two weeks after the April 20 incident. A judge on May 29 ruled the boy can be tried as an adult and his case could be presented to a grand jury.
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Ethanol station sale boosts Murphy USA 4Q income
Murphy Oil USA Inc. of El Dorado on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $93.6 million, up from $19 million during the same quarter of 2012. Earnings for the publicly traded gas station chain were $2 per diluted share, up from 41 cents in 2012. Earnings came on revenue of $4.19 billion, down from $4.89 billion in 2012. Broken down, $3.58 billion of Murphy USA's sales came from selling fuel; $533 million from merchandise and $72 million from ethanol and other. A big chunk of the year-over-year gain came as the company sold an ethanol plant in Hankinson, N.D., during the quarter for $173 million. The deal generated a $52.5 million gain on the sale. The buyer was Guardian Hankinson LLC.
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From IRS impersonators to tax preparers behaving badly, scammers are on the prowl this tax season. Here are "the Dirty Dozen" schemes the IRS is warning about: 1. Identity Theft. The IRS continues to be overwhelmed by identity theft, which occurs when a fraudster uses someone else's name and social security number to claim refunds. While the agency has been cracking down on the issue -- the number of identity theft-related criminal investigations surged 66% last year -- it still paid out nearly $4 billion in fraudulent refunds last year.
Facebook buys WhatsApp for $19 billion
In a play to dominate messaging on phones and the Web, Facebook has acquired WhatsApp for $19 billion. That's a stunning sum for the five-year old company. But WhatsApp has been able to hold its weight against messaging heavyweights like Twitter (TWTR), Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) and Microsoft's (MSFT, Fortune 500) Skype. WhatsApp has upwards of 450 million users, and it is adding an additional million users every day. Referring to WhatsApp's soaring growth, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on a conference call, "No one in the history of the world has done anything like that."
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Editor's Note: Today is the eighth edition of a 10-day celebration of this year's Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame induction here at CUBuffs.com, profiling each of this year's inductees, leading up to Saturday's football game against Iowa State. Today, we look at the career dual-sport star Cliff Branch. The 10 new Hall of Fame members were officially inducted in ceremonies on Nov. 11 and will be honored again today at halftime of the CU-Iowa State football game.
If one was to visit Folsom Field on a given Saturday during the fall of 1971, he or she may have been fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of one of the most dynamic football players ever to adorn the black and gold-just a glimpse, however.
Those expecting to see anything more than a blur would need to wait until after the final whistle had sounded. Cliff "Speedy" Branch was, quite simply, one of the most electrifying players ever to strap it up for the Buffaloes on Saturdays. Standing 5-feet, 11-inches tall and tipping the scales at 170 pounds, he was hardly an imposing figure, yet Branch struck fear in the hearts of defenses and gave opposing coaches nightmares week in and week out. As former teammates and coaches would attest, he was a threat to score every time he touched the ball.
Branch came to CU in 1970, after a two-year stint at Wharton County Junior College in his home state of Texas. There, he was an All-American in track and football. After his junior college eligibility had expired, Branch departed for Boulder, where he hoped his dominance on the track and the gridiron would continue.
Being from Texas, Branch would be attending college far from the comforts of home. In fact, friends approached him with concerns about the harsh weather in Boulder. "Why would you want to go to Colorado where it snows?" they would ask. "Why would you want to run track and play football in the snow?"
His response was simple and direct. "There are [weather] elements no matter where you go," he would reply.
It's a good thing he remained undeterred, because his decision leave the Lone Star State for Colorado was one that he would never regret. "I got out to Colorado and it was breathtaking. It was so beautiful," Branch gushed. "I felt at home there, and I never went back to Texas."
When Branch arrived in Boulder, he didn't miss a beat, leaving an indelible mark on the CU track and football programs.
On the football field, Branch quickly established himself as one of the most explosive kick returners in the country. CU's original "Speedy" returned a combined four kicks and punts for touchdowns as a junior and added four more as a senior.
Never before had a player at the college level, let alone at Colorado, performed such a feat. In fact, it has only been done once since. The CU record still stands, and it took more than three decades for Branch's national mark to be bested. Branch's six career punt returns for touchdowns also remains the Colorado benchmark.
Branch was also a prolific pass-catcher during his time in Boulder. In an offense that centered on a strong running game, he hauled in 36 balls for 665 yards and 11 touchdowns and boasted an 18.5 yards per catch average, which was a school record at the time.
"At Colorado, we didn't throw the ball much, but when we did, we threw it deep," Branch said, "I had a really high [yards per catch] average when I was drafted."
A dual-sport threat, Branch (center) holds several CU track records
Branch was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round (98th overall pick) of the 1972 NFL entry draft. He played all 13 seasons of his Hall-of-Fame-caliber career for the Raiders, where he was a three-time All-Pro selection and a four-time Pro-Bowler. He won three Super Bowls with the Raiders, and in 1983, was on the receiving end of the longest pass play in Raiders' history.
Branch's first Pro-Bowl appearance came in just his third NFL season, and he credits his coaches at Colorado for his smooth transition into the Sunday game. "At CU, they taught me to always work back to the ball," he said. The Raiders taught that when I got to the NFL, and I was always a step ahead. It was such an advantage."
Many of the tools that made Branch such a remarkable football player were honed on the track. A world class sprinter, Branch set several CU records in track, none more prevalent than a 10.0 second mark in the 100-meter dash at the 1972 NCAA Outdoor Championships. He ran the anchor leg on CU's 4X400 and mile relay teams, each of which still hold school records in their respective events. Branch finished his collegiate career with school records in the 60-yard dash and the 300-yard dash, and during his junior and senior seasons, he was the Big Eight Conference indoor champion in the 60-yard dash.
While he enjoyed participating in both sports at CU, Branch was particularly fond of the team-oriented nature of football. "On a team, everybody needs to be on the same page," Branch said. "Playing on a team is more gratifying than an individual sport because it's about a group of guys trying to achieve the same goal. You have to be unselfish."
Football taught Branch to be unselfish, so upon learning of his pending induction into the Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame, he thought of those who helped him along the way. He was particularly fond of one individual, his old ball coach. "Eddie Crowder was a very, very honest, straightforward, special man, and he had a deep love for me," Branch said. "He is the one person I would always seek out when I came back to Colorado."
A Buff at heart, Branch has represented the University of Colorado well, both in his athletic endeavors and his steadfast dedication to the university. As an alumnus, he has remained a loyal supporter of an athletic department that has had its share of successes and failures. He is an asset to CU, where as a student-athlete he was nothing short of spectacular, and as an ambassador has been equally awe-inspiring.
"It's a very special honor to be recognized by your alma-mater," Branch said. "I feel truly blessed. I'm a Buff all the way."
As to how close he has remained to football, he deferred to his long-time friend Michele Pierre. "He looks like he can still suit up and play with those kids today," she said.


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Helen is the best of the three characters in this trilogy (there appear to be more books in this set but the first three do act as a trilogy) because she seems to have a lot more character. She is focussed and driven and successful at her job as a hard-working lawyer - at least this was the character she had when she was part of the other two stories, in this one she seems to have lost a lot of that focus and become more indecisive. I was sorry about that but I suppose that the author has done this so that it is easier to understand how she and Erik can come together. Erik is a pastry cook who has a troubled past, he seems laid back and kind but it is difficult at times to see how he has the dynamism to be a suitable partner for Helen.
This book has lots of plot themes going off at the same time and so it is not just about Helen at all. The story of Karen, the single mother who is overwhelmed, is almost the main part of the book. The author fixed Karen's problems in the long-run by giving her a good man - it was sad that we couldn't see how well some single parents can do without a partner (although, as this is a romance novel I can see why she did it).
Helen's desire for pregnancy and her underhand treatment of Erik lost her a lot of sympathy for me and I just couldn't see how he could change his opinion quite so quickly and maintain his attraction in the circumstances.
In the end, this book failed the realism test a little too often for me. I just didn't find it all rang true enough to keep me completely engaged.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0778324362, Mass Market Paperback)Helen Decatur spent a lifetime setting goals—getting through college and law school, opening her own practice, becoming financially secure and establishing herself as one of the most highly respected matrimonial attorneys in the state of South Carolina. Achieving those goals was a breeze compared to the one she's faced with now.
The most driven—and cynical—of the Sweet Magnolias, Helen is forty-two, single and suddenly ready for the family she's put on the back burner for all these years. Unfortunately, having a child at her age comes with lots of complications, not the least of which is the absence of a serious relationship in her life.
But Helen's not the type of woman to wait around for fate to step in. Taking charge of her own destiny puts her at odds with her two best friends, sets sparks flying with a man who doesn't want a family, and leads her straight into the most unexpected complication of all…love.
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Once the plan is confirmed by the court, you will be instructed to may payments to the bankruptcy trustee each month, and after that you can do whatever you want, as long as you make the required payments.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Last night, Blake Shelton says he got together with some of his "closest friends from Oklahoma and beyond."
It was for a benefit concert in Oklahoma City to aid the United Way's tornado relief efforts.
Oklahoma native Vince Gill dedicated his performance to the 24 people who didn't make it -- referring to those killed in the massive storm.
Reba McEntire, who's an Oklahoman like Shelton and Gill, saluted the first reponders who came to the rescue.
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Point CHEVREUL, ATCHAFALAYA BAY
Saturday morning rise
Add 2 hours to that location. In other words if that says low tide is at 8, it means low tide at the wax will be 10.
Thats new to me, when im duck huntin at the wax i can see Pt. Chevreul.
Where I hunt it is about 2 hours behind the prediction. If you are way out in the bay then it might be a little closer. But it is definitely a little bit behind Point Chev. predictions. I have a hard time imagining how it can be so far behind but it is. In Weeks/Vermilion Bay the tide is 3 hours behind Southwest Pass.
Tide - Point Chevreuil, Atchafalaya Bay
Wednesday, November 7, 2012 29.5183 N / 91.5550 W
Nautical Twilight 5:31 am
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Moon Phase(0.77%)
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Civil Twilight 5:59 am Highs & Lows..
Sunrise 6:24 am High 12:24 am 1.68 ft.
Sunset 5:15 pm Low 2:49 pm 0.68 ft. Inshore Fishing
Civil Twilight 5:40 pm Range 1.00 ft.
Nautical Twilight 6:08 pm Average Monthly Range = 1.46
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Sunrise 6:24 am High 11:29 pm 2.14 ft.
Sunset 5:15 pm Low 1:43 pm 0.89 ft. Inshore Fishing
Thanks for the help guys. Just trying not to get stranded is all. Good luck this season
if u are worried about getting stranded, stay out the wax. tides dont matter if u dont know your area or winds. do your homework and your gunna be ok. or just do like 99% of americans and throw a boat together at the last minute hunt the wax 10' away from others and stop at the ballot and vote for obama. sorry to sound rude but if u cant find tide info, u prolly should stay home.
Dude u have kno idea who you are talking to for one. Two all I did was ask a simple question that didn't need a smart remark from you. There are plenty of things I'd like to say to you on how I really feel but I can't because I like the forum. I kno how the wax is I've hunted it the past 4 years all season and have never worried about the tides I was just curious on which point it was. People like you ruin the site man by being so rude and disrespectful. So please never comment on my post again. Thank you and have a nice day. To everyone else thank you and have a good season.
Ducks, are you serious you posted the same thing nearly in 2009 and now wanting to bash him.. SMH


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That is just crazy stuff there...
That is just crazy stuff there...
whoa... that was some dope air, dawg!
"I'll probably stomp you into the ground. I'm 6'4", 250, work out everyday, and have an extremely bad attitude." -ovrrdrive (aka. Captain Carnage)
man, i wish i could do that
Live to ride, Ride to live
"I'll probably stomp you into the ground. I'm 6'4", 250, work out everyday, and have an extremely bad attitude." -ovrrdrive (aka. Captain Carnage)
Thats exteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeme!
Like a circus monkey on a stolen Harley......
Wow dood! Skillz!
He is lucky he landed that. That was a close one.
Someday......maybe.......if I keep practicing!
I'm not totally useless....I can be used as a BAD example.
what are you guy talking about? those are the weakest jumps ever
listen to his grunt of satisfaction at the end, he is feeling very pleased with his performance.
he appears to be leaning a bit more to the left than is advisable for the landing, but...he landed it with authority!
His brain is actually in his camelback. His waterbottle is actually his colostomy bag. He's lucky he can grunt, much less do those sweet jumps.
It was worth watching to see the Fiat commercial.
What are you guys talking about? That's M.A.M. He's hardcore.
"It is not the critic who counts."
stop insulting me guys..
after watching the vid, clicked on another one:
It seems that the XTR has more motion in the upper half, and SRAM tends to be more firm in the upper half. But what does that mean?
Shiit watch out Josh Bender.
Because the trail was rough I also stabilized the shot (Adobe After Effects) in the side-by-side shots to show how much each derailleur moved."
OK, so he is clever and idiot is a strong word.
The "test" revels the Shimano moves more on a horizontal axis when traveling over rough surfaces. Is he trying to prove that SRAM moves less and is therefore superior? In real life, both DR's shift extremely well when properly set up under the same conditions. A more compelling test would demonstrate whether or not the wider range of jockey wheel positions shown in the video effects actual shifting. Most Shimano riders would probably disagree since the DR can independently move on both a horizontal and vertical axis.
wtf...does the guy actually think hes great getting 8" of air?
dang when i was about 15 i jumped my brothers cheap dual suspension bike off of a 4' dirt mound, landed on my back (god only knows how i didnt manage to get hurt) and got up only to do it again, but landing the second time...
heck i used to get more air on an old schwinn 5-speed 27" road bike, my brother did as well.
but, it gives me something to laugh at


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Okay, so Todd Phillips' "Due Date," opening this Friday, wasn't quite the gut-busting comedy we were hoping for, but that doesn't matter because in about seven months, the director will get another stab at the apple when he drops "The Hangover 2."
The currently filming comedy came under a lot of scrutiny recently when Mel Gibson was temporarily cast in a cameo role, only to be replaced by Liam Neeson after members of the cast and crew expressed reservations about working with the actor. With that controversy now behind them, filming goes on, and Jamie Chung ("Sorority Row," "Sucker Punch") has joined the cast, playing the new fiancée of Stu (Ed Helms) who dumped his beau Melissa at the end of the previous film.
Bradley Cooper, Zack Galifianakis and Justin Bartha are all back reprising their roles and the film will hit theaters on May 26, 2011.