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HOUSTON - It's a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown -- literally!
It won't be too hard to find a great pumpkin this year. After last year's devastating drought, this fall pumpkins are bigger and better looking.
"The pumpkins have been coming in real strong, real firm," said Derrick Wood, Whole Foods Kirby associate store team leader. "They have a lot of moisture in 'em."
This Fall pumpkins are popping up and looking better than ever, thanks to all of our rain. Local farmers are reporting a 25 percent increase in quality and quantity.
"The quality on them has just been outstanding on them. That has a lot to do with the water, moisture," said Wood. "Last year, they were a little drier. This year, we can just tell they're going to hold up a lot longer than what they were last year."
It's a welcome change from last year when KPRC Local 2 spoke to farmers who could not even grow a single pumpkin in our hot and dry conditions.
Shoppers at the Whole Foods Kirby location are noticing, and they're also noticing the cost. These bigger, plumper pumpkins will run you about the same per pound as they did last year. Farmers said they had to keep the prices the same because of increased fuel and fertilizer costs.
"They really look great," shopper Leslie Abraham said. "I'm planning on cutting mine open and making some pumpkin pies!"
It's a little better for our local Christmas tree farmers, too. The baby trees they planted this January are flourishing, but farmers said they will likely see the affects of last year's drought for at least two or three more years.
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Australia's big banks have underpinned solid gains on the sharemarket's first day of trade after the Easter break.
Westpac and ANZ shares hit record highs with their outperformance correlating with the traditional interim dividend period in autumn.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 25.1 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 5482.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries Index firmed 22.3 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 5467.1 points.
But volumes were thin, as expected in a week book-ended by Easter Monday and Anzac Day this Friday.
Still, Platypus Asset Management founder and chief investment officer Donald Williams said the performance of the big banks was solid and expected they alone could add another 100 points to the index in coming months.
Mr Williams said the fact the ASX has traded above 5200 points since February was in large part thanks to the banks.
''We are not necessarily expecting major upgrades in the banks but I think they will produce a pretty good set of results. That might give the market a bit more impetus ... or at least to maintain current levels if nothing else,'' Mr Williams said.
''Their earnings growth rates are pretty solid given how poor credit growth is at the moment, although that is improving now.''
Westpac leapt 35 cents, or 1 per cent, to $35.29, while ANZ strengthened 40 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to $34.28. The biggest company on the ASX, Commonwealth Bank, rose 46 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to $78.03, while NAB firmed 13 cents, or 0.4 per cent to $35.49.
The resource sector was winded after Chinese steel rebar futures dropped for the fifth day on Monday on fears demand will be unable to absorb incipient supply.
Index heavyweight BHP eased 9 cents, or 0.2 per cent, to $38.01, while rival Rio Tinto dropped 63 cents, or 1 per cent, to $62.74.
And here are the best and worst for the day.
Energy stocks were among the winners, and there are a number in the top performers.
As flagged a number of times, Woolworths is living up to it ASX code.
Miners were on the nose, and gold miners in particular, after the iron ore and precious metal price fell.
Another sharp move at the end of day settlement has helped the ASX 200 to a 25 point gain, or 0.5 per cent, to 5479.3, while the All Ords closed 22 points higher to 5467.1.
Woolworths surged 2.4 per cent, extending its gains to 6.5 per cent in only a handful of sessions. Wesfarmers also increased 1.1 per cent.
ANZ jumped 1.2 per cent and Westpac 1 per cent, while CBA and NAB also climbed, to make financials the biggest impetus for today's gains.
Woodside jumped 2.2 per cent.
The miners threatened to spoil the party, but could only limit the broader market's gains. BHP was down 0.2 per cent and Rio 1 per cent.
Out-of-favour blue chips Coca-Cola Amatil and QBE fell 1.7 and 1.1 per cent, respectively, while Crown also stumbled 1.1 per cent on reports it planned a $2 billion tilt at a Las Vegas casino.
We've read that cyclicals look good investments (see previous posts), but perhaps not all.
Analysts at CIMB reckon James Hardie and Boral (both of which are rated "reduce" by the broker) are priced for a robust and largely uninterrupted recovery in US housing activity.
But the analysts wonder how likely this is, pointing to weak recent housing permits and starts data for February.
The latter were down 5 per cent on the same month last year – "well below expectations and likely impacted by a severe winter".
Total housing permits – the leading indicator – were up 10 per cent over the same period, however the single-family segment fell by 1 per cent.
(Note the CIMB analysts use original data rather than the seasonally adjusted figures as they believe it provides the greatest insight into volumes.)
"Any slowdown in US housing activity would impact earnings for James Hardie and Boral; however, it is important to note the data continues to reflect a seasonally quiet period and particularly challenging winter," write the analysts.
"We believe that a sustained period of weakness, or even 'moderate' (below 20 per cent) growth would likely see earnings growth fall short of the market's expectations. January-March tend to be seasonally slow months. However, absent any significant improvement in the spring, the market's expectations will likely warrant scrutiny."Back to top
Here are four reasons to buy cyclicals (companies whose fortunes are heavily influenced by the economic cycle), according to the equity strategy team at Deutsche Bank:
- EPS forecasts are holding up nicely, and valuations look reasonable for cyclicals. The consensus of analysts expects earnings to grow around 8% in FY14, a forecast which has held steady for the past 8 months. This stability is a marked change from the past few years of heavy downgrades (see chart).
Valuations also favour cyclicals. Resource stocks are cheap versus the rest of the market, trading on a PE of 13.25 (a little below the 10-yr average). Cyclical industrials don't look cheap on a PE basis, but offer upside as earnings normalise from cyclical lows.
- Businesses are reporting the best conditions in 2½ years. Sentiment at current levels points to the non-resource economy getting back to trend growth, which would support earnings for domestic cyclicals.
- The turn in the labour market should boost household income and spending.
- Chinese growth should get a boost from exports. China has reported heavy falls in export in the past 2 months, but this data looks distorted. Net exports should add moderately to growth this year, for the first time since 2010.
And Deutsche's preferred stocks to play this theme are:
- Toll and Asciano for value (12½x & 13½x, respectively) and exposure to the coming inventory re-stocking cycle.
- Boral, Bluescope, Stockland, Lend Lease & Harvey Norman, for good earnings growth which should result from their housing market leverage.
- Nine and Crown for general economy exposure. Nine is also cheap (13x), and has exposure to consumer spend on services, a growth area.
- Rio and BHP for value (12m fwd PE of 10½x & 13½x, respectively), cost-out, rising free cash flow, and leverage to better China & global growth.
As we mentioned earlier, ANZ and Westpac are trading at all-time highs, and we can add Woolworths to that list (the stock is up almost 7 per cent in four sessions).
And here are the companies trading at 52-week highs (none are at equivalent lows today).
Nader Naeimi predicted the Australian dollar would gain in February when wagers against the currency were near an all-time high. Now, he's defying traders again by bracing for declines.
The head of dynamic asset allocation at AMP Capital Investors recommended buying the Aussie in anticipation of a rally two months ago, when leveraged investors were making near-record bets on a drop. Now that its developed world-beating gain in 2014 has convinced speculators to bet on an advance for the first time in almost a year, the fund manager is selling.
"When a view becomes so lopsided in one direction, the move is probably over," Naeimi said. "Given that I don't think the Australian dollar will trend higher, I'm not keen to wait for the bullish sentiment to hit extremes before selling again."
The currency has climbed 4.7 percent this year to 93.34 US cents as home prices saw record gains and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell. Hedge funds and other large speculators added to their net bullish bets on the Aussie last week, bringing wagers on gains to the most since April 2013.
Naeimi said last week he started reducing bets on the Aussie on April 16 and is looking to sell it toward 97. In February he said he'd buy the Aussie at 85 to 89 cents with expectations that the currency would rise to 95.
Of the 48 year-end Aussie estimates compiled by Bloomberg, Wells Fargo's is the most bullish at 97 cents along with Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
TD Securities sees the Aussie rising further this quarter, predicting it will reach 95.50 cents by June 30 before ending the year at 87.
And yet more on the elusive figure who appears to be at the centre of the alleged $6.4 billion funding deal with iron ore hopeful Padbury…
Former hair regrowth king Roland "Husner" Bleyer has a colourful track record. He has offered to help the Greek government by arranging a 20 billion euros debt deal. He claims to have held down a key role at the Azerbaijan Bank. And now he is at the heart of a controversial proposal to finance the stalled $6 billion-plus Oakajee port and rail project in Western Australia through iron ore tiddler Padbury.
But is has now emerged that Bleyer's network of Australian companies says it was also there for billionaire Andrew Forrest in Fortescue Metals Group's hour of need.
It was back when the iron ore miner was facing a debt crisis in late 2012. The iron price had slipped to $US87 a tonne - well done from $US140 per tonne - and Mr Forrest's company needed to refinance $US4.5 billion in debt. The alternative was capital raising that would have diluted Mr Forrest's stake.
Mr Bleyer said that he had never personally spoken to FMG "but one of the other Australian companies did speak, did talk with some people at Fortescue".
Mr Bleyer would not say which of his companies had held discussion with Fortescue. In the case of Padbury, the proposed funding deal appears to run by a private company called Alliance Super Holdings. Industry sources claim that representatives of Alliance Super Holdings - whose directors include Kenneth Grimmond and Jeffrey Perrey - have used the supposed Fortescue discussions as a selling point to do other deals.
Market sources say that Mr Bleyer rarely fronts meetings with companies Alliance is interested in dealing with. He is said to leave the discussion to directors such as Mr Grimmond and Mr Perrey.
Rising commission payments, soaring lapse rates and unnecessary product enhancements aimed at encouraging advisers to switch their clients are undermining life insurers' attempts to stop churning, say advisers and product providers.
Some insurers are claiming that lapse rates – where policyholders drop their cover – are rising to about 19 per cent because of economic pressures, rising premiums and competitors grabbing market share.
Attempts by the industry to avoid more regulation and clean up bad practices were derailed after major players – including ClearView and ANZ Bank's OnePath – rejected the strategy.
It is believed dissenters back the idea of reform but disagreed with the proposed agenda, believing it would stifle competition and do little to address needed long-term reforms.
Anthony Brown, chief executive of Noble Oak, said many life insurers continue to add low-value features to their life insurance products to obtain higher grades from the ratings agencies, allowing advisers to justify a switch to the new product.
"Churning" happens when a policyholder is encouraged by their adviser to frequently turn over policies to generate commission income for themselves.Back to top
As banks drive our market higher today, it's worth noting that ANZ ($34.18 per share) and Westpac ($35.23) are trading at all-time highs, while CBA at $77.91 is not far off its $79.32 record close recorded on November 8.
On the other hand, NAB remains well below its pre-GFC highs.
The chart below shows the past 10 years' worth of weekly share price movements, normalised off a base of 100.
CBA has clearly been the best performing name.
Oil Search has given a bullish assessment of production for the full year, after reporting a year-on-year quarterly increase in output for the March quarter and confirming a likely early start to production at the large Papua New Guinea liquefied natural gas project.
"Based on recent PNG LNG Project progress and assuming a relatively trouble-free commissioning and ramp-up process, we presently anticipate that Oil Search's 2014 production will be at the upper end of our previously advised guidance range of 13 – 16 million barrels of oil equivalent," Oil Search managing director Peter Botten said in a quarterly report this morning.
"Further guidance will be provided once we have received a formal PNG LNG project production update from the operator."
Oil Search, which some sources say is in the sights of Woodside Petroleum as a potential takeover target, posted revenues of $US170.2 million for the March quarter on production of 1.68 million barrels of oil equivalent.
Output was down 5 per cent on the 1.77 million boe produced in the December quarter, but up from 1.56 million boe in the year-earlier quarter.
The company said the result was "pleasing" given the impact of a planned shutdown of its oil production plants during the quarter.
The ExxonMobil-operated PNG LNG venture is "progressing a few months ahead of schedule" with first cargo expected in mid-2014, Oil Search said, confirming previous guidance given by the US operator of the $US19 billion project.
NAB's head of personal banking says fierce competition in the $1.2 trillion mortgage market is pressuring profit margins from home lending, as lenders scramble to win customers.
With banks offering hefty discounts to new borrowers, group executive Gavin Slater said the pricing of new loans was subtly crimping the bank's margins from mortgages, a trend that is likely to continue.
While he did not go as far as smaller banks who claim there is a price war, he said rivalry between lenders was ''inevitably'' squeezing margins – which are a key influence on profits.
''Whenever there's competition you're going to have margin pressure,'' he said in an interview with BusinessDay.
Mr Slater said he did not think the trend would have a "dramatic" impact, but he believes it is likely to continue.
Record low interest rates – which are expected to remain unchanged until late this year at the earliest - also squeeze bank profits because lenders make lower returns on deposits and surplus capital.
''If I had to predict the future, I don't see margin spreads going the other way... I don't see them going up. I think margin pressure is a fact of our industry and I think it reflects competition.''
It is the latest acknowledgement that competition between banks could hit profit growth.
Australia is at the "very beginning of a recovery from an extended growth recession", writes Morgans's chief economist, Michael Knox, supporting his view that the RBA will not raise rates before the final quarter of 2015.
A growth recession, explains Knox, is when employment growth is slower than growth in the labour force.
"The average growth rate of employment in Australia since the beginning of this century is 2.05 per cent per annum. As you can see in the chart below, employment in the past two years has only been a fraction of this.
"The trend measure of year-on-year employment growth was well below average back in July 2012. For the year to July 2012 employment by this measure grew by only 1.2%. A year later in July 2013, it was even lower at 1.03%. The low in this series of year-on-year growth rate in employment was not reached until February 2014, where employment grew only 0.64% for the year to date. Inevitably this led to unemployment sneaking up.
"In February unemployment was 5.9% on the trend measure and 6.1% on the seasonally adjusted measure. In March, unemployment fell on a seasonally adjusted basis from 6.1% to 5.8%.
"This was reported as the beginning of a rapid recovery - it is not. The improvement in the more reliable trend measure was minuscule. Trend employment growth rose from 0.64% for year to February to 0.66% for the year to March.
"We do think this is the bottom for employment, but the recovery will take a long time to happen. We suspect the seasonally adjusted number for unemployment, having fallen too far in March, will rise again in April. In fact, employment growth has to be growing at faster than the long term average of 2.05% for unemployment to fall. We believe it will be the end of 2014 before employment again rises to the long term average level.
"Many commentators have suggested that the improvement in the employment picture we have just seen suggests that interest rates will soon be going up. We think that is entirely premature. It is difficult to believe that the RBA will put up interest rates in the circumstances of rising unemployment.
"Our view remains that there will be no increase in interest rates before the final quarter of 2015."
The story that keeps on giving…
Padbury Mining's $6.4 billion man, former hair clinic operator Roland Bleyer, claims to have been in negotiations with the government of prime minister George Papandreou to lend Greece billions of euros during its debt crisis.
He also claims to have played a key role at an Azerbaijani bank and had business meetings with Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri, who was assassinated in a 2005 bombing, and ministers of the Syrian government.
In addition, he claims to have been kidnapped while in London in 2000 and to have beaten two cocaine-related criminal charges in the US.
Mr Bleyer, also known as Roland Husner, made the claims during a deposition given under oath in 2012 after suing a website for defamation.
On Friday he told BusinessDay a group of companies including Superkite and Alliance Super Holdings, where he is ''chairman of the finance committee'', is working with mining junior Padbury to fund a $6.4 billion port and rail project at Oakajee, in Western Australia.
Padbury stock has been suspended since April 11, following a share price rise triggered when the company announced it had secured funding for the deal.Back to top
US health giant HCA Holdings is among the bidders eyeing $4 billion Melbourne-based private hospital group, Healthscope.
Healthscope's owners TPG and The Carlyle Group are currently running three potential exit processes; a full $4 billion-plus trade sale, a float or a property operating company split and sale.
Sources close to the process say Deutsche Bank is advising HCA on a potential acquisition for Healthscope, the country's second-largest private hospital operator, in its entirety.
HCA, capitalised at $US22 billion, is competing against Malaysia healthcare giant IHH, which is taking its counsel from JPMorgan and CIMB, and at least one other Asian trade buyer.
Healthscope is looking for bids for the entire group to be submitted by the end of April/early May, while the float has been pencilled in for end of July.
Bank of America and the New York Stock Exchange were among dozens of exchanges, brokerages and traders sued over high-frequency trading by the city of Providence, Rhode Island, over claims they rigged securities markets to divert billions of dollars from buyers and sellers of shares.
Scrutiny of high-frequency trading and whether it gives some investors unfair advantage intensified this year amid government probes and the March 31 publication of "Flash Boys" by Michael Lewis.
The lawsuit filed yesterday is one of the first by an institutional investor since US Attorney General Eric Holder in March promised Congress a full investigation into whether high-frequency traders violated laws against trading on inside information.
One defendant in Providence's complaint, Virtu Financial, a high-frequency trader that delayed its initial public offering, has received inquiries from the office of New York's attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, according to a person familiar with the matter. Schneiderman announced last month that he's investigating high-frequency traders.
The FBI has said it's looking into whether firms that engage in high-speed trades get an improper jump on other investors by using information about their trading to make profits.
Providence is seeking unspecified damages on behalf of all public investors that bought or sold stock in the last five years, according to the complaint filed yesterday in federal court in Manhattan.
Providence claims the exchanges, the biggest brokerage firms and a group of high-speed trading firms allowed some traders to gain access to non-public data about investors' trades. The scheme allegedly included electronic front-running, in which high-frequency traders learned of bids and offers, made transactions at better prices and then profited from the investors that made the original orders.
Providence named as defendants 14 brokerages, 16 securities exchanges and 12 high-speed traders.
Shares are trading marginally higher at the open, with banks more than making up for weakness in the miners.
The ASX 200 is up 9 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 5463, while the All Ords is 8 points higher at 5452.7.
The big banks are all stronger, led by ANZ, which is up 0.5 per cent, Westpac and NAB are up 0.4 per cent and CBA 0.3 per cent.
Woodside is 1.1 per cent higher, while a quarterly production report has pushed Santos 0.8 per cent up.
A fall in the iron ore price on more indications Chinese authorities are reluctant to implement stimulus measures to support the slowing economy has hit miners. BHP is 0.6 per cent lower and Rio 1.2 per cent. Fortescue has retreated 0.9 per cent.
Newcrest Mining - down 2.2 per cent - has led gold miners lower to be the worst performing corner of the market this morning.
Monday's gain marked the S&P 500's fifth straight climb, its longest winning streak since October. The S&P 500 wrapped up its best week since July last week, boosted by results from such names as General Electric and Morgan Stanley.
The Nasdaq also scored its fifth straight gain on Monday.
Of the 87 companies in the S&P 500 that had reported results through Monday morning, 62.1 per cent have topped earnings expectations, according to Thomson Reuters data, compared with the 66 per cent average over the past four quarters. On the revenue side, 51.7 percent have exceeded forecasts, below the 54 percent average over the past four quarters.
Dozens of S&P 500 components will report earnings this week, including such closely watched companies as Apple, Biogen Idec and Facebook.
A number of Dow components, including McDonald's, AT&T Inc, Procter & Gamble and Caterpillar, will also report results.
More than 30 companies in the Nasdaq 100 are slated to report earnings. The Nasdaq 100 represents more than half of the index's weight.
S&P 500 companies' first-quarter earnings are projected to have increased 0.8 per cent from a year ago, Thomson Reuters data showed. The forecast is down sharply from the start of the year, when profit growth was estimated at 6.5 percent.
"We are certainly in a wait-and-see mode for earnings, which can be volatile, and therefore a lot of money is just waiting on the sidelines to see what happens," said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment officer of Solaris Group in Bedford Hills, New York.
"Certainly, companies that confirm the rest of the year guidance, even if they miss the first quarter, it's a good thing because there is still a lot of expectation that we are going to see the economy begin to accelerate and also do some catch-up from the weather-impacted first quarter."
The RBA's move to a "neutral bias" on monetary policy has angered the Abbott government, which believes any upward pressure on the dollar makes economic management in the next two to three years more difficult.
The central bank has been informed directly of Treasurer Joe Hockey's displeasure.
The Reserve Bank shifted to a neutral position on future interest rates in February when board members indicated they were finished with a two-year cutting cycle.
The central bank signalled it had little choice but to shift position in February after a rebound in key economic indicators, including for inflation.
The neutral stance leaves open further rate cuts if there is an unforeseen shock such as an economic slump in China or big budget cuts at home.
More importantly, however, it leaves open the prospect of higher rates. Concern is mounting among some economists that official rates are too low given signs of strength in the labour market, with more than 80,000 jobs created in recent months.
All eyes will be on this week's consumer price index. Analysts predict headline inflation surged in the first quarter to 3.2 per cent, the fastest pace in more than two years and above the top of the Reserve Bank's 2 to 3 per cent target range.
The government's displeasure over the stance of monetary policy comes at a challenging time for the Reserve Bank board, which is juggling the need to drive down the high dollar against risks of an asset-price blowout, particularly for house prices.
Senior government sources say they understand the central bank's concern about property prices, but its stance does not help put further downward pressure on the dollar, and, if anything, is contributing to the renewed strength in the currency.Back to top
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Let me clarify a few things.... DO NOT EVER erase and use back track as a main OS... You will LOOSE ur windows......
Now, if you tell me all about your system, I will tell you step by step how to dual boot and keep your windows OS without incedent..
there is no such thing as TO MUCH information to give... the more you give me the more I can be of service to you.
I need to know:
Type of computer
HD size
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give me this all this info, and i will tell you step by step how to install them side by side and not harm your main OS and you will retain the choice at start-up to which system to boot.
Also, which BT did you download? also, is your main system a 32 or 64 bit system? Which ever it is, will be the same for the Backtrack you need to download... So if your system is a 64 bit Windows, so should be Backtrack.
I suggest to have BT 5 R3, 64-bit Gnome (or 32-bit if its what ur system is)
Make sure to answer these and I will tell you.
I would suggest to use a USB to install BT to your HD. If you have a 4GB USB flash card, let me know and I will tell you the fastest and safest way to install it.
Note: You can burn it to a disc also and install it. It all ends up being the same, but its just the media used to install is a little different.
If its a cd, then you'll have to hit F2 to get to your boot option so you can change the boot menu so it reads the CD first or change it to USB to get it to boot from USB first.
e-mail me personally and I will respond as fast as I can tonight to help you out.


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"Vance acquired AgriTalk in 2005 along with Doane Advisory Services. It has been a strong and profitable product for the company. However, as Vance has focused its efforts on building our digital, data and events businesses, AgriTalk has become less of a strategic fit," said Peggy Walker, Vance Publishing Corporation President.
In 2012, Vance has launched both brand-specific and customized apps for the agriculture industry. The company has invested heavily in its Greenbook and Red Book data businesses, expanding the databases and adding new features and products. A very successful Produce event was launched in 2012 and the company will be building upon that next year.
Vance is very focused on serving its core audiences with the products, services and information they need to be successful.
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Vance Publishing Corporation is a business-to-business integrated media company serving the agriculture industry with leading brands such as Drovers CattleNetwork, Dairy Herd Management, The Packer, Doane Advisory Services and AgProfessional. Vance also serves the professional beauty and woodworking industries. The company produces 15 magazines, more than 50 newsletters, over 30 websites, several trade shows and events, a subscription-based data product set, and custom media products. Celebrating its75th anniversary, Vance Publishing Corporation is headquartered in Lincolnshire, Ill., with additional offices in Lenexa, Kan., and St. Louis, Mo.


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The National Hockey League announced Friday the cancellation of the 2012-13 regular-season schedule through November 30 because of the absence of a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NHL Players' Association and the NHL.
A total of 326 regular-season games – 26.5 percent of the season -- were scheduled for Oct. 11 through Nov. 30.
This is the third round of cancellations since the lockout began.
With little having been resolved, the New Year's Day Winter Classic is also at risk, and could be canceled as early as next week, a source told ESPNNewYork.com.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said earlier this week that the negotiation process was likely to get tougher going forward. The league is also expected to inform the NHL Players' Association
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Come work on your projects at Gainesville Hackerspace! If you have a project you'd like to work on in the company of others, bring it on down. We have tools, knowhow, and lots of people who would love to participate.
If you're wondering how to start a project that you've had in mind for a while, come discuss it with us!
What's going on October 30th at Gainesville Hackerspace:
- Lots of hanging out and working on projects! Here's a partial list of what people will be working on:
- Weird servo art project (cvk)
- Electronics for Halloween costume (Effie)
- Lots of Arduino stuff, so bring your Arduino!
- … much, much more!
Tuesday nights are open to all. Doors open at 7pm. Please bring a project to work on!
This meeting will be held at our new location, 101 SE 2nd Pl, Ste 100, Gainesville, FL 32601. (We are located in the basement level of the Sun Center, in the former location of the club Wise Guys. Our entrance is on the south side of the building, near the large arch at the north end of the main parking lot, beneath the large green awning.)


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Old Dominion Revisited: News and Notes
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A 27-yard touchdown pass from 2012 Walter Payton Award winner Taylor Heinicke with 28 seconds left in the game allowed Old Dominion to rally for a 21-17 victory over Liberty.
Included with today's news and notes are radio highlights from the contest courtesy of the Liberty Flames Sports Network's radio crew, plus Coach Turner Gill's postgame interview with LFSN radio sideline reporter Nick Pierce.
Throughout the season, LibertyFlames.com will run a similar feature online each Sunday, spotlighting the notable accomplishments and numbers from the previous day's gridiron battle.
Series with Old Dominion:
• The contest marked the first meeting in the series between the two Commonwealth programs
• Old Dominion fielded its first football team in 2009
• Old Dominion is the third of four first-time opponents on Liberty's 2013 schedule
• Liberty is 1-2 this year against first-time opponents
• The Flames defeated Monmouth, 45-15, in Liberty's first meeting with the future Big South foe
• Liberty lost to No. 23/20 Richmond, 30-21, on Sept. 21 and to Old Dominion, 21-17, in its other two first-time opponent matchups
• The final first-time opponent on Liberty's 2013 schedule is Brevard (Nov. 16)
Final Test Before Big South Play:
• The Old Dominion game marked Liberty's final game before opening Big South play against Coastal Carolina on Oct. 19
• Since starting Big South play in 2002, Liberty has posted a 4-8 record in its final game before the beginning of conference play
• Liberty is 1-5 when its final game before conference play is on the road (lone win was a 31-28 victory over Youngstown State on Sept. 27, 2008)
• Liberty is 3-3 when its final game before conference play is at home
• Before Saturday's setback at Old Dominion, the Flames had won four out of five of their final games before the beginning of Big South play
Team Notes from the Old Dominion game:
• Liberty has lost all three of its road games in 2013, doing so by a combined 20 points (6.67 points per game)
• The Flames were limited to their second-lowest point total of the season with 17 points scored
• Following the game, the Flames now rank No. 31 in the country in scoring offense (34.0 average points per game)
• For the second-straight game and the third time this year, Liberty finished a contest with 400 or more total offensive yards (401 against Old Dominion)
• Following the game, Liberty currently ranks No. 2 in the Big South, averaging 383.5 total offensive yards per game
• For the fifth game in a row, Liberty finished a contest with 20 or more first downs (21 against Richmond)
• Liberty currently ranks No. 39 in first down offense with 117 total first downs in 2013 (19.5 first downs per game)
• 13 of Liberty's 21 first downs against Old Dominion came via its passing game
• Liberty has finished three games in 2013 with 10 or more passing first downs (13 vs. Old Dominion, 11 vs. Richmond and 10 vs. Monmouth)
• The Flames were held to their second-lowest rushing total of the season, finishing the Richmond game with 106 total rushing yards (season low is 33 vs. Kent State)
• Liberty failed to record a rushing touchdown against Old Dominion, snapping a streak of four-straight games where the Flames had rushed for a touchdown
• Coming into the Old Dominion game, the Flames had rushed for 15 touchdowns during the prior four games
• The Flames finished the Old Dominion game with a season-high 295 passing yards
• Liberty's 295 passing yards against Old Dominion were the most for the Flames since Liberty threw for 388 yards against Gardner-Webb on Oct. 6, 2012
• The Flames finished the Old Dominion game with two touchdowns, marking the third time this year Liberty has finished a game with multiple touchdown passes
• The Flames tied a season-high with 23 completed passes against Old Dominion (Liberty also finished the Richmond game with 23 completions)
• For the second game in a row, the Flames finished by committing only three penalties, resulting in 26 penalty yards against Old Dominion
• Following the Old Dominion game, Liberty currently ranks No. 5 in the country in fewest penalties per game (4.17) and No. 13 in fewest penalty yards per game (38.83)
• For the fourth time this year, Liberty won the time of possession battle, finishing the Old Dominion game with a 33:14 to 26:46 TOP edge
• The Flames finished the Old Dominion game 7-of-16 on third-down conversion attempts, marking the team's second-best third-down conversion attempt total this year (season high was 9-of-13 against Kentucky Wesleyan)
• Liberty scored on one of its two trips inside the red zone against Old Dominion (15-yard touchdown pass to Gabe Henderson)
• Liberty currently ranks No. 17 in the country in red zone offense (90.5 percent conversion rate)
• On the year, Liberty has made 21 trips inside its opponent's red zone and has scored on 19 of those drives (13 rushing touchdowns, three passing touchdowns and three field goals)
• For the fourth game in a row, the Flames allowed only one sack
• Liberty has allowed a total of seven sacks in six games in 2013, which ranks No. 28 nationally in fewest sacks allowed
• Liberty held Old Dominion to less than half its season scoring average, as the Monarchs came into the game averaging 49.8 points scored per game
• Old Dominion finished the game with an opponent season-high 27 first downs
• 19 of Old Dominion's 27 first downs came via its passing game, falling one short of Liberty's opponent school record set by UCF in 1993
• The 27 first downs were the most the Flames have allowed an opponent to record since Stony Brook racked up 30 first downs on Nov. 19, 2011
• The Flames limited Old Dominion to 100 total rushing yards
• Following the game, Liberty currently ranks No. 25 in the country in rushing defense (allowing 126.0 rushing yards per game)
• Old Dominion is the fourth opponent Liberty has kept from recording a rushing touchdown in 2013
• Liberty has allowed four total rushing touchdowns in six games in 2013, which ranks No. 7 in the country in fewest total rushing touchdowns allowed
• Old Dominion finished the game with an opponent season-high 450 passing yards
• Liberty came into the Old Dominion game having allowed 159.2 passing yards per game
• Old Dominion's 450 passing yards are the most passing yards Liberty has allowed under head coach Turner Gill (previous high was 383 yards by Gardner-Webb on Oct. 6, 2012)
• Old Dominion's 450 passing yards marked the first time the Flames have allowed 400 passing yards in a game since Elon threw for 401 yards against Liberty on Sept. 22, 2007
• Old Dominion's 450 passing yards were the most allowed by a Flames team since Hofstra set a Liberty opponent record with 496 passing yards on Nov. 22, 2003
• Old Dominion finished the game with 550 total offensive yards, marking a new Liberty opponent season-high
• Old Dominion's 550 total offensive yards mark the most total offensive yards Liberty has allowed in 17 games under head coach Turner Gill (previous high was 481 yards by Gardner-Webb on Oct. 6, 2012)
• The last time the Flames have allowed 500-plus total offensive yards in a game was when Stony Brook finished with 537 total offensive yards on Nov. 19, 2011
• Liberty finished the Old Dominion game with two interceptions (both by Kenny Scott)
• Liberty has finished three out of six games in 2013 with multiple interceptions (2 vs. Old Dominion, 3 vs. Monmouth and 4 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan)
• Old Dominion was able to convert on 8-of-16 third-down plays, marking the second-highest opponent third-down conversions this season against Liberty (highest is Kent State, who converted on 9-of-18 third-down plays)
• Liberty stopped Old Dominion on all three of its four-down conversion attempts, including two that were inside the red zone
• Following the game, Liberty currently ranks No. 5 in the country in fourth-down conversion defense (11.1 percent/1-of-9)
• Old Dominion finished the game 1-of-6 in red zone scoring opportunities
• Liberty's five red zone stops against Old Dominion included two Kenny Scott interceptions, two stops on downs and a forced fumble
• For the second game in a row and the third time this year, Liberty won the turnover battle (Liberty turnovers: 1; Old Dominion turnovers: 4)
• Old Dominion tied a Liberty opponent season high with four turnovers (two passes intercepted and two fumbles lost)
• Following the game, Liberty currently ranks No. 17 in the country in turnovers gained (13), No. 16 in turnover margin (1.0) and No. 25 in turnovers lost (7)
• Liberty finished the Old Dominion game with a season-high seven punts for 254 yards (36.3 average)
• Liberty's 36.3 punting average was the team's lowest total of the year in games the Flames had multiple punts and was Liberty's worst average since posting 31.8 punting average against Charleston Southern on Nov. 3, 2012
• Old Dominion was able to return a punt 64 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, marking the first opponent punt return for a touchdown since Montana on Sept. 15, 2012
Quick Player Points against Old Dominion:
• For the first time in five game, Desmond Rice did not record a rushing touchdowns
• Josh Woodrum finished the game with 295 passing yards, the third-highest, single-game passing total of his career
• Gabe Henderson finished the Old Dominion game with his first career 100-yard receiving game (120 yards)
• John Lunsford connected on a career-long 52 yard field goal
• John Lunsford's 52-yard field goal tied for the second-longest field goal in program history
• Wesley Scott finished the game with a career-high 13 tackles
• Wesley Scott's 13 tackles against Old Dominion marked the most by a Flame since Brand Robinson finished the Stony Brook game on Nov. 19, 2011, with 15 tackles
• Walt Aikens posted his second double-digit tackle game of the year, finishing the Old Dominion contest with 10 stops
• Kenny Scott became the second Flame this year to finish a game with two interceptions


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Laurier-led study helps explain why the boss ignores you
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Jul 2/13| For Immediate Release
Sukhvinder Obhi, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science
Kevin Crowley, Director, Communications and Public Affairs
WATERLOO What do U.S. President Barack Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the CEOs of major corporations have in common? A new Laurier-led study suggests they could share a brain response that helps explain why people in positions of power may overlook or ignore subordinates.
Mimicking another persons hand and facial gestures during conversation is known to create rapport and pro-social behaviours, and is called the chameleon effect. Social psychologists have previously found that powerful people do not mimic underlings, while the opposite is true of those in junior positions. For the first time, researchers at Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Toronto have identified a mechanism in the brain that might underlie this dynamic.
Using a brain stimulation technique called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), researchers were able to determine activity in motor areas of the brain while participants watched videos of other peoples actions. Before watching the video, participants were primed to either feel powerful, powerless, or neutral. The results suggest significantly different levels of motor activity depending on the individuals sense of personal power.
What we found is that people in a low-power state are more likely to show high activity in this part of the brain, said Sukhvinder Obhi, an associate professor of cognitive neuroscience in the Psychology Department at Laurier. People in a neutral-power state show a moderate degree of activation, but those who were put into a powerful state of mind showed much less activity in this part of the brain.
Obhi, who co-authored a paper titled, Power Changes How the Brain Responds to Others, with Jeremy Hogeveen, a Laurier PhD student, and Michael Inzlicht, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Torontos Scarborough campus, suggests this may be a biological response that helps to ensure survival.
Someone in a position of power already has access to resources, and therefore might not need to create rapport with an underling, he said. But for someone in a junior position, it would be extremely important to mimic behaviour to create good feelings to ultimately gain access to those resources. Weve known about this pattern of mimicry for a while, but no one has ever figured out how the brain might create this state of affairs.
The research by Obhi and his colleagues is based on mirror neurons that fire when we see someone doing something, and then we ourselves do the same thing. When those neurons are activated, it makes it more likely that we will mimic the behaviour we see. The researchers hypothesized that high-power individuals would show less evidence of mirror activity in the brain, whereas low-power individuals would show evidence of more activity.
To test the theory, the researchers randomly assigned 45 participants to one of three groups a low-power, high-power and neutral group. Participants in the low-power group wrote about an experience where someone had power over them. Those in the neutral group wrote about what had happened to them the day before they came in for the study. In the high-power group, participants were asked to describe an experience when they felt they had a lot of power.
Using TMS, researchers then induced an electrical current to the participants brains to measure motor excitability also known as resonance. At the same time, participants watched videos depicting a right hand squeezing a rubber ball between the thumb and index finger. The videos consisted of a single squeeze repeated three to seven times.
High-power participants showed lower levels of motor resonance than low-power participants, suggesting those who feel more powerful may be less likely to mirror another persons hand, body or facial gestures.
This behaviour is not something powerful people do on purpose, but it could explain behaviour such as CEOs who seem to look straight through their employees, or cant remember a junior persons name, said Obhi. Imagine that, day in and day out, CEOs or political leaders were being primed with how powerful they are. These effects, I would imagine, could be magnified even more.
However, Obhi says this study is measuring a seemingly default effect of power and so the response could possibly be altered. Mindfulness workshops or special training for executives could help people in positions of power become more aware of what they are doing and potentially change behaviour to create happier and more effective teams.
The research, which has been published in The Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, a highly ranked psychology journal, has many applications beyond the boardroom. Obhi wants to explore this dynamic further within the realm of politics, as well as within personal relationships.
There are often power dynamics in personal relationships, either because one partner holds the resources, or has the emotional upper-hand, says Obhi. So there are many applications for this research.
To read more about the study, visit the website for The Journal of Experimental Psychology: General and search for the article titled, Power Changes How the Brain Responds to Others.
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Allen Carries Flames to Victory over Bucs
A trio of 30-plus yard rushing touchdowns by Aldreakis Allen sparked Liberty's offense and paced the Flames to a 26-12 Big South victory over Charleston Southern, Saturday.
Following their fourth victory in the last five games, Liberty now stands at 4-5 on the season and 3-1 in Big South play.
The loss snapped Charleston Southern's three-game win streak, dropping the Buccaneers to 4-5 on the season and 2-2 in the Big South.
Liberty has now won 18 out of its 20 meetings with Charleston Southern. The victory extends the Flames' Big South home winning streak to a conference-record 17 games.
Liberty's offensive game plan for the day was made evident quite quickly, with the Flames taking to the ground five times on the opening five-play, 71-yard scoring drive.
The fifth and final time, Allen found a gap in the middle of the line and raced 35 yards downfield, staking the Flames to a quick 7-0 lead with 12:12 left on the opening quarter clock.
The score remained the same until midway through the first quarter. Liberty looked to like it had stopped the Buccaneers for the second time on the afternoon, this time on a fourth-and-six play at the Liberty 41-yard line.
However, Charleston Southern quarterback Malcolm Dixon was able to scramble and draw the defense to the near side of the field. Liberty's full defensive pursuit left tight end Kirby Broome open on the far side of the field. He scored untouched at the 3:08 point of the first quarter. Tyson Pryor missed the extra point, allowing the Flames to hold onto a 7-6 lead.
The two teams traded unsuccessful possessions for most of the second quarter, but Allen was able to rekindle the offense on one play to give Liberty a seven-point halftime lead.
After stopping the Bucs on their second straight three-and-out series, Liberty handed the ball to Allen on consecutive plays.
On the second, the junior used key blocks from offensive lineman Aaron Lundy and Jay Weatherington to create a hole, which allowed him to scamper 56 yards for a score with 5:13 left to play in the game.
Freshman John Lunsford missed his first career point-after attempt, leaving the score at 13-6 after Malcolm Jackson blocked the kick.
The Flames finished the opening 30 minutes of the game with a 241 to 173 total offensive yard edge over the visiting Buccaneers.
The two teams used opposing methods to advance the ball, with Liberty rushing for 186 yards and Charleston Southern passing for 117 yards.
Allen nearly missed eclipsing the 100-yard mark on the ground during the first half by one yard, carrying the ball eight times for 99 yards. Sirchauncey Holloway shared time in the backfield for the Flames, rushing 10 times for 63 yards.
Josh Woodrum finished the opening half completing 5-of-10 passing attempts for 55 yards, with Pat Kelly catching three of those passes for 38 yards.
Dixon accounted for most of Charleston Southern's offense, as he completed 5-of-6 passing attempts for 117 yards. Larry Jones finished the first half with two receptions for 52 yards.
Teddy Allen paced Charleston Southern's limited rushing attack (56 yards) with nine carries for 31 yards. Dixon followed with seven rushing attempts for 13 yards.
Liberty's defense took control of the game during the third quarter, forcing three consecutive three-and-out series and holding Charleston Southern to just 33 yards during the 15-minute period.
The Flames offense took advantage of its ample time with the ball during the quarter (9:08 of time of possession) to record its final two scoring drives of the game.
Six carries by Holloway got the Flames into scoring position, setting up a pass to fullback Nicky Fualaau.
Woodrum faked another handoff to Holloway, drawing the defense in enough to allow Fualaau to get open and score his second touchdown of the year on a five-yard passing play with 8:31 left to play in third quarter.
Aldreakis Allen capped off his banner game on Liberty's next drive, pushing the Flames lead to 26-6 with 4:03 left in the third quarter.
Liberty elected to go for it on a fourth-and-three play and Woodrum was able to scramble and find Kelly open over the middle for a six-yard gain.
On the next play, Aldreakis Allen made two cuts, one left and one right, to find a hole and race the remaining 20 yards untouched for his third score of the game. Lunsford failed to convert on his second extra point attempt, leaving the Flames with a 20-point lead with 19 minutes to play.
The Buccaneers were able to find the end zone for a second time on the day late in the fourth quarter to cut into Liberty's lead.
Dixon completed back-to-back double-digit yard passes to Jones, helping set up a five-yard quarterback draw play with 1:36 left on the clock. Charleston Southern elected to go for two on the extra point and Liberty was able to stop them from scoring, leaving the final score at 26-12.
Liberty finished the game with 410 total offensive yards, with 73.6 percent of its yards coming on the ground. The Flames surpassed the 200-yard mark on the ground for the fourth time this year, rushing 44 times for 302 yards and a season-high 15 rushing first downs.
Aldreakis Allen had his second most productive game as a Flame against Charleston Southern, finishing the game with 19 carries for 179 yards and three scoring runs. Holloway matched Aldreakis Allen's rushing carries total and had 97 rushing yards.
Woodrum finished the afternoon 12-of-19 for 108 passing yards. Kelly led the Flames in receptions for the seventh time this season with five catches for 61 yards.
Dixon paced Charleston Southern, personally finishing the game with 229 of the team's 306 total offensive yards.
Dixon completed 10-of-15 passing attempts for 184 yards and ran the ball 11 times for 45 yards.
Teddy Allen led Charleston Southern with 16 carries for 39 yards, while the Buccaneers' top receiver was Jones with four receptions for 93 yards.
For the first time this season, Liberty finished a game without a turnover and the Flames finished the afternoon with a season-low three penalties for 35 yards.
For the second time in three games, Brent Vinson reached double figures, leading the Flames with 10 tackles (nine solo, one assisted). Jacob Hagen followed with nine stops (eight solo, one assisted), followed by Nick Sigmon's eight-tackle night (six solo, two assisted).
Charleston Southern's top defender was Elijah Lee. The defensive back matched Vinson with 10 stops, including eight solo tackles. Cornelius Sterling followed with nine stops (four solo, five assisted).
Liberty will close out the regular season portion of its 2012 home schedule next weekend when Big South leader No. 9/9 Stony Brook visits Williams Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.
The Seawolves will come into the game riding a seven-game win streak, a 9-1 overall record and an unblemished 5-0 Big South record. Earlier today, Stony Brook won its seventh conference game in a row with a 45-7 win at home over VMI.
The game will be the fifth meeting in the series between the two programs, with the home team claiming victory in each of the previous four meetings. The last three meetings in the series have determined the outcome of the Big South Conference title.


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Qantas Airways director and former chief executive
Mr Strong passed away at Sydney's Mater hospital on Sunday night from lung complications following surgery.
"A beautiful man and a great loss. He will be profoundly missed by many," Mr Strong's family said in a statement on Monday morning.
Mr Strong, who earned the nickname "Mr Bow Tie" in reference to his preferred neckwear, was chief executive of Qantas from 1993 to 2001 in one of many high-profile roles throughout a storied business career.
Reflecting his broad interests spanning business, sport and the arts, at the time of his death Mr Strong was chairman of Kathmandu Holdings, V8 Supercars, the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the organising committee for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
He was also a director of Qantas and a member of the Nomura Australia advisory board.
He is a past chairman of Insurance Australia Group, Woolworths and Rip Curl Group, and the Australia Council for the Arts.
Writing on leadership for The Australian Financial Review's BOSS in 2010, Mr Strong said: "It is behaviour that matters – it's how you actually treat people, not how you say or think you treat them."
The high regard in which he was held was evident on Monday as business leaders, sports stars and politicians paid tribute to Mr Strong as a captain of industry, arts patron, sports enthusiast, adventurer and gentleman.
Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce said Mr Strong would be remembered at Qantas "as a giant of Australian aviation and Qantas history".
"He led the merging of Australian Airlines and Qantas. He managed the privatisation process of 1995, ensuring that Qantas emerged structurally sound, with a secure financial base and strong domestic and international segments. Under James's leadership, Qantas remained at the forefront of global aviation with its commitment to fleet renewal, including the ground-breaking Airbus A380.
"James was an adventurer, a philanthropist, and a great supporter of Australian culture and sport. Most of all, he was a gentleman, whose personal qualities made him greatly respected, admired and loved.
"For me personally, James was a great mentor, and a great example of corporate leadership. He will be sadly missed."
Former Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon, who knew Mr Strong for 40 years in different guises, said he "did it all".
"He was hugely successful business person and was one of the first people behind customer service and who really walked the walk," Mr Dixon said.
"I am quite sure he didn't die wondering. He was an adventurer, a business person, patron of the arts. Just a decent guy.
"What people didn't realise was he was incredibly tough and decisive ... when he made decisions, he carried them out, he didn't expect his underlings to carry it out and I noticed that across every role I saw him in."
Coca-Cola Amatil chairman David Gonski, who first came to know Mr Strong when he was chairman of Woolworths and one of CCA's largest customers, and was later succeeded by him as chairman of the Australia Council for the Arts, said: "We have lost a wonderful contributor, not just to [business but to] society generally."
"I treasure the fact that whenever I met with him, we would focus on the business we had to talk about but there was always another chapter, which was to talk about life or one of the things that was going on in the wider community," Mr Gonski, also chairman of the Future Fund, said.
"The major thing about James was his breadth of interest. He loved the arts, he loved his motorbike, he adored what his wife was doing in sailing, flying with her in a light aeroplane around Australia."
AICD chief executive John Colvin said Mr Strong was one of the outstanding business leaders of his generation, who had championed a range of important issues for directors including gender diversity on company boards and professional development.
"One of Australia's most respected company directors, he was widely acknowledged for his business leadership, integrity and commercial acumen," Mr Colvin said in a statement.
"He was an inspiration to all who worked with him for his insights and generosity of spirit, and a great friend. He will be sadly missed and never forgotten."
BCA president Tony Shepherd said Mr Strong was "a wonderful human being and businessman".
"I saw him a month or so ago, we were talking about business and how his businesses were going and how the economy was going – he was engaged and intelligent and considerate as ever. He had a strong social conscience," Mr Shepherd said.
"It shows you can be a really decent person and be effective in business and in sport. You don't have to lower your standards to be a truly effective contributor and make a difference."
Greenhill & Co vice chairman and managing director Mr Mordant said: "James was a true gentleman in every respect, a man of enormous integrity, a leader and someone with great passion for the community in the arts and sports and more broadly."
In a statement issued on Monday morning, Kathmandu chief executive Peter Halkett said Mr Strong would be missed by all in the company.
"James has been not only a great mentor but a staunch supporter of the brand and he will be sadly missed by all in the company," Mr Halkett said.
"I was always able to count on his full support during some challenging periods that Kathmandu has experienced as a public company. I have sincerely appreciated his honest and straightforward leadership of the company, and I am very sad to lose him as my chairman."
Woolworths chairman Ralph Waters and CEO Grant O'Brien described Mr Strong as inspirational, energetic and thoughtful.
"I am greatly saddened by the news," Mr Waters said in a statement. "Australia has lost a unique and accomplished business leader who, at 68, still had so much more to give and achieve."
Mr O'Brien said: "James' business experience, cultural and sporting interests brought a wealth of knowledge and insight into our company, and enriched Woolworths enormously ... He was a mentor for many, and a tireless supporter of so many and varied aspects of modern Australia."
Leading director and AFL commissioner Sam Mostyn said Australia had lost "an absolute gentleman who moved seemlessly between business, the arts, sports and civil society".
"It is a great loss to the country and he will be missed by all whose life he touched, he was a wonderful mentor and friend and made a significant mark wherever he went," she said.
Retired mining executive Collin Myers credits Mr Strong with transforming the role of advocacy for the mining industry when he was chief executive of the Australian Mining Industry Council, the precursor to today's powerful Minerals Council of Australia.
"He was engaged as the [MCA chief executive] Mitch Hooke of his day and that's what thrust him to prominence," said Mr Myers, a former senior executive at MIM Holdings, the Queensland mining company taken over by Xstrata in 2003.
"He came aboard and he dramatically changed the lobbying style of the mining industry. He turned it into a modern industry advocacy organisation. And he did it with style of course.
"He served the mining industry brilliantly, putting it on a contemporary course as an industry advocacy and lobby organisation of the highest level."
Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey, who worked with Mr Strong early in his career at law firm Corrs, said the ranks of Australian business were poorer for his passing.
"James was a moderniser. He had a profoundly positive impact on the firm where I worked and he was widely respected for his success in taking businesses into the new technology and systems world of the late 20th century," he said in a statement.
"Throughout his career as a non-executive director and chairman of numerous companies, James showed enormous integrity. He was a quietly spoken but hugely authoritative figure, respected by many for his corporate achievements and his philanthropic engagement.
"James had a mischievous smile that often accompanied a pithy observation. He was a genuinely decent man."
NSW Tourism and Arts Minister George Souris said Mr Strong was "a unique Australian whose wisdom, leadership and adventurous spirit contributed greatly to the fabric of our nation".
"Mr Strong made a strong contribution to tourism, especially when he ran the national airline Qantas between 1983 and 2001 and other major corporations," Mr Souris said in a statement.
"A man of adventurous spirit and varied interests, Mr Strong was a keen motorbike rider, pilot and mountain climber with a love of opera. He was a strong patron of the arts.
"James Strong will be sadly missed, especially by those in the tourism, sports and arts world, and I offer my deepest sympathy to his family and friends."
Mr Strong was an enthusiastic motorcycle rider. He was a director of the Australian Grand Prix Corp (AGPC), which stages the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and the Australian Motor Cycle Grand Prix, until late February, when he stepped down due to his new role as chairman of the V8 Supercars.
"James was a man of great vision and integrity and commanded a lot of respect in the Australian business community," AGPC chairman Ron Walker said.
"He made an immense contribution to the Grand Prix, especially the MotoGP, of which he was on the international board. And he was a motorcycle enthusiast who used to always ride down from Sydney for the race at Phillip Island every year."
Formula One driver Mark Webber also paid tribute to the businessman, tweeting: "Sorry to hear the news that James Strong has passed away. He was very special towards my junior racing career. Great guy. Will be missed."
Mr Strong was also a patron of the arts and a philanthropist and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2006 for services to business, commerce and the arts.
He was a director of the Sydney Writers' Festival, and formerly the group chief executive of the DB Group in New Zealand, national chairman of partners of Corrs Chambers Westgarth and chief executive of Australian Airlines from 1985 until 1989.
"Saddened to hear of the death of James Strong. Captain of industry, advocate for the arts, adventurer, gentleman, and wonderful bow-ties," ABC managing director Mark Scott tweeted late on Sunday night.
Brett Clegg, the chief executive and publisher of Financial Review Group, publisher of The Australian Financial Review, said: "James had that rare combination through which he could equally apply himself in both hemispheres of the brain. He was erudite, intellectually sharp, a true captain of industry and will be especially remembered for his passion in promoting the arts. He will be greatly missed."
Mr Strong is survived by wife Jeanne-Claude and children Nick and Sam.
Funeral arrangements will be advised.
with Melanie Beeby, John Stensholt, Angela Macdonald-Smith and Patrick Durkin
The Australian Financial Review


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Moving up the corporate chain of command requires increasing levels of proficiency in one or more key areas. Although versatility can be a valuable asset, don't let it take the place of expertise. For IT pros, that expertise will often be in areas where nontechnical executives are less comfortable, such as cloud, virtualization, security and so on. Employees with indispensable know-how become go-to people in their organizations.
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A ninth-inning hiccup was enough to sink the Winnipeg Goldeyes in a tight 7-6 loss to the St. Paul Saints at Shaw Park Thursday night.
The Goldeyes led 6-5 heading into the ninth, but a two-run home run by Saints first baseman Brian Burgamy put a damper on the Fish's chances of a wild-card playoff spot.
The Gary SouthShore RailCats, current holders of the wild-card playoff spot in the American Association, defeated the Kansas City T-Bones 5-3 Thursday night to increase their lead in the race. The Fish are now 21/2 games back with only four games left in the regular season.
If Winnipeg and Gary finish the regular season with the same number of wins, the RailCats will earn the wild-card spot with a 6-1 record in head-to-head games between the teams.
Some 6,178 fans at Shaw Park got their money's worth in what was the longest nine-inning game (three hours, 41 minutes) for the Fish this season. The Saints finished with 16 hits and the Goldeyes had 12.
The Goldeyes fell behind early in the game, but solid relief pitching courtesy of Brendan Lafferty in the middle innings helped the Goldeyes gain a run in the sixth inning. Closer Partick Keating took the loss for the Goldeyes after giving up Burgamy's blast.
The Saints opened up the scoring in the first inning when right-fielder Brandon Tripp hit a grounder to second base. It set up a double-play, but allowed base runner Andy Henkemeyer to score from third with the first run of the evening. In the bottom of the inning, Winnipeg's Yurendell de Caster hit his second home run with a two-run blast over the left-field wall and take a 2-1 lead.
The Saints took advantage of Goldeyes starting pitcher Matt Rusch in the second inning, hitting three singles back to back to back to load the bases, scoring once on a wild pitch and scoring another on an RBI single by Jeremy Mayo.
But the Goldeyes kept the Saints close, allowing only one hit in the third and fourth innings. Goldeyes shortstop Josh Mazzola cracked a solo home run on the first pitch of the fourth inning. Mazzola's 16th round-tripper of the year pulled the Goldeyes to within one. However, the Saints matched that in the top of the fifth with an RBI single courtesy of third baseman Joey Becker to lead 5-3.
In the bottom of the sixth the Goldeyes hit three doubles and scored three runs to take a 6-5 lead. First, Sadler opened with a double, Casey Haerther got on base with an error and both advanced on a wild pitch. Luis Alen then stroked a two- run double to tie the game and Amos Ramon hit a double of his own to bring Alen home in with the go-ahead run.
Both teams played scoreless seventh and eighth frames.
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Normally I don't brine thicker pork chops but decided to give it a try with some bone-in chops I found in the freezer.
The brine was a simple mix of salt, Weber seasoned salt, pepper, and water but I grated in a few garlic cloves to see how much flavor they'd add. This was done Tuesday morning but the cook got delayed to Wednesday night, so they had plenty of brine time.
I started them with a light sear, used indirect heat for most of the cook, and then seared again at the end.
I was a little surprised by the small pink area but the chops were definitely done and quite moist. But what I didn't expect was the almost complete absence of garlic flavor; the brine certainly smelled of it but the chops had more of an essence than a taste.


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Ohio's craft brewers are a productive lotComments Email Print
The Buckeye State ranked No. 4 in the United States in craft brewery production in 2012, at about 981,000 barrels, behind California (2.45 million barrels), Pennsylvania (1.63 million) and Colorado (1.29 million), and ahead of Oregon (764,226), according to the Brewers Association.
"The craft beer industry is pretty tight, and Ohio is viewed as a pretty strong power player," said Bart Watson, staff economist for the Colorado-based industry advocacy organization.
Boston Beer Co.'s production plant in Cincinnati helps juice Ohio's figures, though they also reflect a sizable gain among the number of craft breweries in Ohio, which since 1995 have surged to 86 today from 14. Eleven licenses are pending with the state's liquor board.
Aside from Cincinnati's Sam Adams operation, Great Lakes Brewing Co. in Cleveland commands the state's craft beer production, at about 145,000 barrels.
The concentration of craft breweries in Northeast Ohio — which at 37 represent nearly half the state's market — underscore the region's influence in the national specialty beer market, said John Najeway, vice president of Ohio Craft Brewers Association.
"This isn't an overnight success story; this is a decade in the making," said Mr. Najeway, owner of Akron-based Thirsty Dog Brewing Co., a 17-year-old operation that is the region's second-largest brewery, with annual production of about 15,000 to 20,000 barrels.
Some local industry observers and brewers have expressed concern about whether Ohio's craft beer market is becoming oversaturated. Mr. Najeway dismisses that perspective.
"Restaurants continue to open, and some close, but few breweries close even as more come online," he said. "People like selection, and that's what will keep quality, consistent craft brewers growing."
Beer Week is nearMeanwhile, the Cleveland-Akron area craft beer market continues to flex its muscle as a destination for beer lovers, with the momentum surrounding this year's fifth annual Cleveland Beer Week as an example, said event director Christine Montague.
Cleveland Beer Week, which runs Oct. 18-26, features 205 domestic and international craft producers that distribute their brew in Cuyahoga County. It's a participation level that is up from 185 last year.
The annual celebration of craft beer includes 350-plus tastings, dinners, educational programs and other activities at bars, restaurants and grocers in Cuyahoga County. A Sept. 27 Yahoo news story listed Cleveland Beer Week as one of the nation's top 10 beer festivals.
Its capstone event, Brewzilla, which is set for Oct. 26 at the Galleria at Erieview in downtown Cleveland, annually sells out with 2,000 patrons. This year, 80 local and international breweries will descend upon the beer- tasting extravaganza, with participation from Ohio breweries growing from about a dozen in 2009 to 22 this year.
"Cleveland's a very attractive market for craft brewers in terms of production and consumption," Ms. Montague said. "We're often one of the very first roll-out locations for out-of-state brewers who are looking to expand their markets. We have a lot of influence in the industry."
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Up to 95 jobs look set to go at an electronics company on the Porte Marsh industrial estate in Calne, it was announced today.
Tamura-Europe Ltd, manufacturers of electronic components for global industries, telecom and consumer markets, said as a result of very tough and extremely challenging global trading conditions it has conducted a wide ranging study of all its activities, including those of its branches and subsidiary companies, with a view to identifying potential areas where operational efficiencies and functional rationalisation may be achieved.
A spokesman said: "The object of the study was to come up with proposals by which the company as a whole could be returned to profitability.
"The results of this study were recently considered by the board of directors of Tamura-Europe Limited and Romarsh Limited and the following two changes, which are independent of each other, are proposed: "That there should be rationalisation of European manufacturing resources. That all business should be conducted under the name of Tamura-Europe Ltd and that Romarsh Ltd will in effect become a "dormant" company.
"This would mean that whilst some administrative and production would remain in Calne, regrettably as a result of the proposed rationalisation, it is envisaged that this would have the potential impact of up to 95 job losses in total covering both administrative and manufacturing functions from the Tamura-Europe and Romarsh workforce at the Calne plant."
The company said that over the next few weeks it will be fully consulting with all employees on these proposals.
The spokesman added: "We would like to emphasise we will not make any final decisions until we have taken into account our employees' views."


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This has been one of those items that has been on my to-do list for I don't know how long. Something about a mayo based white bbq sauce has intrigued me ever since I first heard of it. Since it was a weeknight, I didn't have time to do it the traditional way, slow smoking chicken halves and then dunking them in the sauce before serving. I figured grilling some chicken breasts and basting them with the sauce would at least give me an approximation of what it would taste like, though. Plus it gave me something new to do with boring ole chicken breasts. So on to the pictures.
The chicken breasts got pounded flat and seasoned simply with salt and pepper. Then tossed on to the Egg at 400F with some apple wood chips.
I basically grilled it for 4 minutes, flipped it and basted it and repeated every 4 minutes until it reached 160. I think it took about 15 minutes or so. When they were done, I drizzled some more sauce on top.
Pretty unusual taste, definitely not your normal bbq sauce. There wasn't a hint of sweet to it, but it had a cool, creamy, peppery, vinegary taste to it. A bit of heat on the end, but not too much. I can't wait to try it on some smoked chicken halves. I think it will be even better. Definitely something worth trying, especially if you are looking to break out of your normal routine.
Grilled Chicken Breasts with White Barbecue Sauce