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No iPhone 5 love for Verizon and Ma BellSeptember 14, 2012: 11:27 AM ET
In a classic case of be careful what you wish for, shares of AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) both tumbled more than 2% Friday morning even though pre-orders for Apple's (AAPL) eagerly anticipated iPhone 5 sold out in under an hour. Meanwhile, Apple hit another all-time high and continued its march toward $700.
Why are investors dumping Big Red and Ma Bell? My colleague David Goldman has already explained how the launch of a new phone from Apple is bad news for these companies' wireless profit margins in the short-term. And traders on StockTwits were quick to note that as well. (One even cited Dave's latest story on the iPhone 5 and carrier margins.)
abebut: @Squidworth iPhone 5 margins will be much worse. Same price, but more expensive to build. And $VZ is not happy: http://stks.co/eANw
stephanie_link: Right on plan - $T $VZ estimates lowered on the iPhone launch - higher vols but lower margins.
Interestingly, investors were split on which of the two big carriers would sell more iPhone 5s initially.
kylelenk: Worried about AT&T's reluctancy to advertise/push iPhone. Higher subsidies but might lose service to $VZ. $T
jglmac: $AAPL anyone wonder if $VZ customers will lineup strong, since their 2 years is up in February, for those who got their first iPhone w/them?
Great point. I am a Verizon customer and I switched to a now completely antiquated iPhone 4 in the winter of 2011. I'd love to upgrade to an iPhone 5 ASAP but I'm not sure if it's worth doing so now or if I should just wait for the next upgrade (iPhone 5s? iPhone 6?) that would likely be introduced in the third quarter or fourth quarter of 2013. I can't be the only one in that boat, right?
Still, it's also interesting to note that shares of Sprint (S) were higher Friday even though it too will offer the iPhone. In fact, it paid Apple so much to become an iPhone carrier that it could hemorrhage money on the device for years to come. So there has to be another reason besides the iPhone margin issue to explain why Verizon and AT&T are down. I think that reason is the Fed and QE3.
As the chart below shows, Verizon and AT&T have both been solid performers this year. They have each benefited somewhat from the fact that nervous investors were seeking strong yields in less risky stocks. AT&T and Verizon each pay dividends that yield nearly 4.7%.
And even though QE3 may mean that Treasury bonds and other fixed-income securities will continue to offer low yields, the Fed's latest easing is also being viewed (for now at least) as an excuse to go back into riskier stocks with more growth potential. AT&T and Verizon do not fit that category. So that's probably why they, as well as some other stodgy stocks in consumer staples and health care, were falling.
TripleDTrader: Risk off day...defensive stocks getting beat. $T, $LLY, $MRK, $JNJ, $KO, $VZ, $WMT
Finally, my Reader Comment of the Week. I noted on Thursday that QE3 was great news for most stocks. But Facebook (FB) did not join the rally. (Although they did pop more than 5% on Friday.) One Twitter follower had this to say about the lack of a QE3 bump for Facebook.
Ha! Maybe the Fed will buy $40 billion worth of Facebook stock in QE4 if shares head back below $20.


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ISO/IEC DIS 29500 is an open standard for word-processing documents, presentations and spreadsheets that is intended to be implemented by multiple applications on multiple platforms. A primary rationale behind this submission is to ensure the long-term preservation of documents to maintain compatibility with continuing advances in the field of information technology.
In follow up of the DIS ballot ended on September 2, 2007 the DIS 29500 Editor has proposed on January 14, 2008 dispositions to the National Bodies comments. Those proposed dispositions of comments were made available to all participating National Bodies on the Ecma Website.
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There's still time for input on Cayo Costa
Area residents who have an opinion on whether the state should retain or sell environmental lands on Cayo Costa and North Captiva in the hope of buying "better" sites who knows where, still have an opportunity to make their views known.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection held a public meeting, the second of four statewide, on its State Conservation Land Assessment report Thursday in Fort Myers.
Representatives with various environmental groups attended and voiced opposition to the sale.
As well they should have.
That report proposes the possible sale of dozens of parcels -more than 3,400 acres – of state-owned conservation lands, including 14 acres in Cayo Costa State Park, to add to a $20 million kitty to buy additional parcels through its conservation and recreation lands acquisition program.
The state hopes to raise up to $50 million to buy sites deemed more environmentally sensitive than those the report has deemed "surplus" because they don't meet conservation standards.
Although they did when purchased.
On Cayo Costa and North Captiva, most of the 10 parcels remaining on the list at press time are beach access sites, which Lee County maintains should be removed from the sale list.
We agree with the Lee County Board of County Commissioners' unanimous vote. Consider:
– The county states the two parcels on the southern end of North Captiva Island, which extend from the Gulf to Pine Island Sound with houses on both sides, should be removed from the potential sale list because they are "low elevation, designated by DEP as critically eroded, and in the Tropical Storm evacuation zone."
One has significant mangroves, both have remnant dune vegetation and are sea turtle nesting habitat on the beach side with habitat for two protected species, gopher tortoises and indigo snakes, further in. There also is an active osprey nest on one of the parcels, which, opponents to the sale fear, could become a home or cabin site if sold.
"Utilities are not present and any future development would have potential water quality impacts on the adjacent Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve," the county letter to the state says.
– Eight parcels are on a peninsula in Pine Island Sound near the southern end of Cayo Costa where there already are approximately 11 houses scattered throughout the point.
Two are contiguous to other state-owned parcels on the island, all are contiguous to the Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve, and all are in an Archeological Sensitivity zone, according to the county.
The peninsula has mangrove shore on its western side and a bay beach habitat on the eastern with ample native vegetation and a "very high quality seagrass bed" offshore deemed "an essential fish habitat."
One has a large nest "likely used by eagles or osprey."
Again, "Utilities are not present and any future development would have potential water quality impacts on the adjacent Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve," the county states, adding although habitat has been "somewhat fragmented by existing homes, the parcels are in close proximity to other conservation lands and should stay in conservation status."
"This would minimize future risk exposure and prevent impacts to the existing resources and adjacent state lands including Pine Island Sound Aquatic Preserve. The State should retain these parcels," the county maintains.
We urge two things: That the state remove the Lee County parcels from its potential sale list and that area residents and environmental groups continue to demand that they do so.
Otherwise, the properties could be officially deemed surplus and recommended for sale.
While they would first be offered to other state agencies, universities and local governments, they would be put up for bid if there was no interest and then sold if the governor and Cabinet agrees that the land is no longer needed for conservation.
That would be the public's loss.
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The O2 Academy Sheffield 16th/17th April 2016.
The O2 Academy Sheffield played host to this year's sold out HRH Blues festival and as a venue, it was very much suited to this event as it did a wonderful job all weekend. They had the main stage downstairs with plenty of seating and with three bars in operation, there was never too long to wait to be served. Upstairs was the Royalty and VIP area with a great view onto the main stage and a small stage where they had the unplugged sets throughout the event.
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Up next was Pontus Snibb and this is what I had been looking forward to all weekend as I have never had the pleasure of seeing him solo or heard him doing blues before. He did not disappoint me with great songs including "One Too Many" and "Pretty Baby". He also played the first song he had ever written "I'm Walking".
The rest of Sunday saw the John Verity Band, the Pat McManus Band, Mick Moody and Bernie Marsden take to the main stage with Dr Feelgood finishing the day and also the festival. Dr Feelgood finished the festival brilliantly with songs including "She Does It Right", "Roxette" and "Down at the Doctors". They also included a few covers in their set, finishing the night off with a J.B Lenoir cover of "Give Me One More Shot".
The unplugged stage only had a couple of sets today from John Verity and Pontus Snibb, both doing a great few songs to a small intimate crowd.
I'm sure nobody went away disappointed, HRH did a great job of hosting a weekend of classic blues rock and I'm certainly looking forward to HRH Blues 3 in 2017.
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I was just looking through this thread again. The link to Xeno's rowing stroke cycle in the original post needs to be updated. The stroke cycles (both on-erg and on-water) are still hosted by the Inverness Rowing Club, but they have changed their site from a .co.uk one to a .org.uk one. So you'll find them here:Godfried wrote:From the old forum , by H_2O
A more precise description and complete discussion of common mistakes can be found in the training guide below. Here you can see the stroke of Xeno Mueller (olympic gold and silver medalist, single scull):
So. Here are updated links to Xeno's Strokecycles:
Xeno's Erg Stroke Cycle
Xeno's OTW Stroke Cycle
To add something not previously in this thread, Xeno had this to say in the comments to the video that follows:
Very well done.
I agree with all.
My personal opinion about sliding back into the catch is that there is no change speed when rolling into the catch.
I am going to add this to my favorite videos. Here is the question WHO TAUGHT F L I P?


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Auckland property sellers are making the most of demand for houses in the city, with the average asking price hitting a new record.
The latest NZ Property Report from realestate.co.nz shows the average asking price for the region's homes of $611,864 - up nine per cent from this time last year.
This vendor confidence and lack of supply also drove the national average asking price to a new high of $445,529, the report said.
Canterbury sellers also contributed to this, with an average house asking price of $414,070, surging 13 per cent beyond the asking price for the same month a year ago.
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Paul McKenzie, marketing manager for realestate.co.nz, said it was the first time since records began that the asking price had topped $600,000 in Auckland and $400,000 in Christchurch.
"As the two largest property markets in New Zealand, it is notable to see the price cross this psychological threshold in Auckland and Canterbury. Clearly this reflects high seller confidence that exists in these markets," said McKenzie.
He said the 14 per cent rise in newly-listed housing stock nationally also reinforced the idea that, for now, it is a sellers' market.
Home buyers looking for a reprieve will have to head out of the main centres. Southland, for example, had the lowest average asking price of $248,977.
The only regions to see a drop in the average asking price from September were the West Coast (down 6.8 per cent to $285,657), Taranaki (down 4.6 per cent to $286,297), Hawkes Bay (down 2.1 per cent to $348,344) and Nelson (down 1.3 per cent to $449,858).


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Finland: HR managers regard diversity as strength for workplacesThe Diversity Barometer 2016, a survey-based study by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, explores the perceptions and attitudes of human resources professionals to diversity in Finnish workplaces. It finds that the key aspects of diversity are age and age-related issues, language and ethnicity, and that professionals in the field see workplace diversity as strength.
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Croatia: New system of trade union trainingBetween July 2015 and July 2016, a new system of training for union representatives and shop stewards was introduced to modernise union training and enhance social dialogue. The EDUCA project was promoted by the Union of Autonomous Trade Unions of Croatia (SSSH) with the support of unions from the metalwork, construction, energy and commercial sectors.
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Sweden: Debate on whether solidarity action should be restrictedA long-running debate about solidarity in industrial action by workers supporting another group, even though their own union is not involved in the dispute, has flared up. There are fears that the turbulence of the 2016 bargaining round will be repeated in 2017 and employers are seeking stricter regulation of the right to strike.
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RIM Talks Up BlackBerry 10 Devices to Wall Street
Things last quarter weren't quite as bad as expected for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion. But, the company is in for another rough quarter as it enters the ultra-competitive holidays with nothing but its aging crop of BlackBerry 7-based devices.
However, on a conference call with investors and analysts, RIM will be making the case that great things are on the horizon once BlackBerry 10 devices arrive early next year.
The company made a similar case to developers this week at its BlackBerry Jam Americas conference in San Jose, Calif. CEO Thorsten Heins said, "We're not sleeping much" as the company works to get the software and hardware finalized and through carrier testing.
AllThingsD will have live coverage of the call, which is due to start around 2 pm PT.
While you're waiting, be sure to watch (or re-watch) RIM executives do their cover of REO Speedwagon's "Keep On Loving You."
1:55 pm: RIM shares are surging following the earnings report. They changed hands recently at $8.48, up nearly 19 percent in after-hours trading after gaining 14 cents, or 2 percent, in regular trading ahead of the report.
2:00 pm: Call kicks off right on time.
CEO Thorsten Heins will kick things off with a summary and "strategic update." We'll be listening for any update on licensing efforts and job cuts/restructuring.
2:03 pm: Heins takes over following the usual forward-looking statements warning and risk factors.
Heins notes that the company has maintained its subscriber base and cash position.
"We have made steady progress in these areas this quarter," he said, noting a 2 percent gain in revenue for the quarter as well as the fact it reached the 80 million subscriber threshold.
Cash up $100 million even with restructuring activities.
"RIM continues to be a financially strong company," Heins said.
The first BlackBerry 10 devices remain on track for a Q1 launch, Heins said.
2:08 pm: Heins talking up BlackBerry 10's social networking chops, including the coming availability of a Facebook messaging app as well as the ability to post to social networks from within the new operating system's BlackBerry Hub.
2:09 pm: The on-screen keyboard will also beat the competition, Heins said, by predicting the next word someone wants to type and continuing to learn a user's typing patterns, both the words they use and how they press the keys.
Carrier testing will start next month, Heins said, reiterating comments he made at BlackBerry Jam Americas earlier this week.
Noting all of the recently launched phones from competitors, Heins said, "These are strong products from great companies." But he said BlackBerry 10 will enable the next generation of mobile computing.
"Our teams are working night and day to meet the expectations we have of ourselves," Heins said.
On the restructuring front, Heins said the company is on track to save $1 billion in costs by fiscal 2013.
"We are in the midst of building a leaner and stronger organization," he said.
2:13 pm: On to the strategic review.
Over the past few months, he met with CEOs about potential partnerships and licensing of BB10 and other BlackBerry productions.
Heins said he will continue to meet with companies, but says he won't provide any details. "I have not set a specific timeline for the completion of the process."
2:17 pm: Now CFO Brian Bidulka is going through the financial details of the quarter.
RIM sold 7.4 million smartphones, down from 7.8 million in the prior quarter. Indonesia, Venezuela and South Africa were strong markets.
U.S. was 22 percent of sales, down from 25 percent in the prior quarter. United Kingdom and Canada saw sales tick up, however.
2:20 pm: On the tablet front, RIM said it sold 130,000 Playbook tablets. That's down from 300,000 in the prior quarter, but Bidulka said the company is working down its inventory of the products and transitioning to more cellular-equipped markets.
Restructuring charges were about $68 million.
2:27 pm: The company reduced its headcount by 2,000 in the quarter, ending with about 14,500 employees at end of quarter. More cuts have happened in the current quarter with the company now having made about half of the 5,000 job cuts it plans as part of the restructuring effort.
The company expects most of the rest of the job cuts to occur by the end of its current fiscal year. Total restructuring charges should be about $300 million.
2:29 pm: Although it expects a loss next quarter, the cash position should remain about the same, Bidulka said.
On to Q & A.
First question: When will BlackBerry 10 hit the low end of the market and will there be new BlackBerry devices on the older operating system to address that market?
Heins: BlackBerry 10 will proliferate into the mid-tier by the fall, and there are concept designs for an entry level product that could come out next year.
2:32 pm: Heins was asked, of the 80 million subscribers, what percentage could realistically upgrade to BlackBerry 10.
"I don't have the exact quantitative data," Heins said, but added RIM also believes it can win back customers on other smartphone platforms. He also noted that many people have yet to buy their first smartphone, another segment for BlackBerry 10.
2:35 pm: A rise in sales of the BlackBerry Bold accounted for the company's higher average selling prices and its better-than-expected sales.
2:36 pm: The BlackBerry 10 launch will be global, Heins said, noting that the company has been working with carriers across the world.
That said, the company intends to support BlackBerry 7 "for quite some time to come," particularly at the low end.
2:44 pm: Heins said the company knows it needs to appeal not just to businesses but also to the consumers that buy business devices. The BlackBerry screen and browsing experience are among its selling points, Heins said.
2:48 pm: Analyst asking about the recent service outage. Was it similar to one last year?
Heins, as he did earlier this week, called it a "service quality issue" rather than an outage because messages eventually arrived.
(Personally, if I can't access the service for a time, that's an outage.)
Heins said it was not at all like last year's outage, saying the recent issue affected only 6 percent of RIM's users.
2:53 pm: Readers on Twitter seem to disagree with me, some noting that since it only affected a portion of users it is not an outage. One suggests "disruption" as a better term. I wonder if they'd say the same if it was their email that was totally unavailable.
In any case, I don't think data has to be lost to count as an outage. That would be a disaster.
2:58 pm: Call wrapping up.


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The thing is, I forget who I've gushed to about certain things, and I also kinda hate bragging.
But I'll admit I've been over-the-moon thrilled with some of the reviews Making Waves has gotten lately. Especially this one in the Chicago Tribune.
I had to go back and look at that at least six times to see if that was really my name on the same list as Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Mary Kay Andrews and Cherry freakin' Adair. If it's just an elaborate practical joke, I don't want anyone to clue me in.
The Sourcebooks publicist has been an absolute godsend when it comes to assembling the reviews into one tidy place and giving me lists of all the best snippets. To avoid another scolding, I'm going to share the list with you here:
Fresh and sassy... -BookLoons.com
Did anyone else get teary-eyed reading that, or is it just me?
Just me. Right.
At any rate, I sure would love your help seeing if we can make book sales match the reviews. Did you see the contest in yesterday's blog post? I'm giving away three signed copies of Making Waves to people who gush to friends or strangers about the book. Every little bit counts!
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Goosebumps watching his press conference. Would love him to be successful. Sounds like Koemans backroom staff have gone as well?
Anyone got a link to the replay of the press conference?
Do they have any regular goal scorers in the U23s? Or a winger? Play one or two of them.
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text: Volkswagen Unveils a Dynamic Foursome at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show Media Preview February 7, 2013 11:00 AM MEDIA INFORMATION Contact: Mark Bilek Director of Communications and Technology Chicago Automobile Trade Association Office: (630) 424-6082 Cell: (847) 652-0632 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Contact: Jennifer Morand Senior Public Relations and Social Media Manager Chicago Automobile Trade Association Office: (630) 424-6084 Cell: (630) 391-1986 Email: email@example.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VOLKSWAGEN UNVEILS A DYNAMIC FOURSOME AT THE 2013 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW MEDIA PREVIEW 2014 Beetle GSR, 2014 Convertible R-Line, 2013 GTI Wolfsburg Edition and 2013 GTI Driver's Edition Revealed CHICAGO (January 7, 2013) - Volkswagen brings four new vehicles to the 2013 Chicago Auto Show Media Preview: the 2014 Beetle GSR, 2014 Convertible R-line, 2013 GTI Wolfsburg Edition and 2013 GTI Driver's Edition. A salute to the 1970s, Volkswagen revealed the 2014 Beetle GSR, or the "Gelb Schwarzer Renner." Striking in a yellow and black color scheme, the Beetle gets a GSR makeover with a larger rear spoiler, silver-painted brake calipers, 19-inch aluminum alloy wheels, and the letters GSR encrypted on the side skirts. The modern model has a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder TSI engine generating 210 hp giving the GSR a top speed of 130 mph and 0-60 mph in 6.6 seconds. Only 3,500 collector models will be produced worldwide. A badge will be printed on the steering wheel marking the special-edition number (1 through 3,500) to emphasize the uniqueness of the vehicle. The Beetle GSR goes on sale at select local dealerships in the fall of 2013. Joining the Beetle family is the 2014 Convertible R-Line adding a performance-inspired design. The R-Line will be equipped with 19-inch aluminum alloy wheels on lower-profile all-season tires with sport-tuned suspension to give efficient driving characteristics to the model. Adding to the exterior face is an R-Line badge on the front grille and Bi-Xenon headlights with LED DRLs. Other features included are aluminum sport pedals, leather sport seats and the Fender Premium Audio System. Volkswagen finishes off with an exclusive collection of the GTI models: the 2013 GTI Wolfsburg Edition and 2013 GTI Driver's Edition. Limited quantities of the sixth-generation hot-hatch will be available, and offered in only three colors including candy white, carbon steel gray and deep black. The Wolfsburg Edition enters the market early in the first quarter of 2013, equipped with a retro-themed golf ball shifter, 18-inch "Laguna" wheels and GTI's standard trim. Later in the second quarter, the GTI Driver's Edition will be available in dealerships featuring an elusive sunroof and an advanced navigation system. Every GTI Driver's Edition owner will receive a Certificate of Authenticity. To watch the 2013 Chicago Auto Show Media Preview press conferences, please visit http://www.ustream.tv/channel/chicago-auto-show-2011. For more information about the Chicago Auto Show, please visit www.chicagoautoshow.com. ### About the Chicago Auto Show The Chicago Auto Show is the largest on the continent, spanning more than 1 million square feet of production, concept, and exotic vehicle exhibit space. In addition to hosting multiple world and North American vehicle debuts, the Chicago Auto Show's First Look for Charity raises more than $2 million annually for 18 worthy Chicago organizations in a single night. The 2013 public show will be February 9-18. For more information please visit ChicagoAutoShow.com or Facebook.com/ChicagoAutoShow. About The Chicago Automobile Trade Association Founded in 1904, the Chicago Automobile Trade Association is the nation's oldest and largest metropolitan dealer organization. It is comprised of about 400 franchised new-car dealers and an additional 150 allied members. The group's dealer members employ about 19,000 people in the metropolitan area. The association has produced the world famous Chicago Auto Show since 1935. For more information please visit CATA.info. The 2013 Chicago Auto Show is officially sanctioned by the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers. Founded in Paris in 1919, it is known as the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles. Back to News


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'Til Next Paycheck, a Stimulus
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SO NOW WE KNOW. WHEN RECESSION looms in an election year, true fiscal conservatives in Washington are rarer than atheists in foxholes.
All these years of sedulous editorials and earnest commencement speeches and hackneyed coffee-shop straw polls calling for bipartisan arm-locking in Washington weren't able to accomplish what a little consumer distress and recessionary panic have brought forth.
That is, calls from politicians of every stripe and odor agreeing that they ought to lay a bit of coin in constituents' pockets: Just a gesture, mind you, a courtesy, nothing asked in return except maybe you give us a thought in the voting booth sometime, and say hello to your mother for me, will you?
It's telling enough that the president's "stimulus" or "growth" proposal came free of any politically sticky demands for making his early-decade tax cuts permanent. And one can be pretty sure that Democrats in the end won't find much fault with the offered business-investment tax breaks, either.
This is not to dismiss the genuine budgetary distress being endured by plenty of folks with too much house, too little equity and a lack of creditor forbearance. The rumored $800 to $1,600 household tax rebate, or whatever it's labeled, is not trivial for many and will no doubt come in plenty handy. The cash can bridge the way to the next paycheck, cover some overdue bills, and -- for those not as strapped -- prompt a minor splurge on some pent-up wants.
But beyond that, it's not easy to see how it gets toward anything decisive for the economic trajectory. Even if most of the money were spent -- and much may not be, given the public mood -- companies won't extrapolate windfall sales into the beyond and begin to expand and hire the next day. It's well-known, after all, that Wal-Mart's sales surge on the 15th and last of the month with paydays. But Wal-Mart's smart enough not to consider those days the monthly run rate for inventory planning.
Wall Street showed no regard for the stimulus efforts. Partly, no doubt, this is because it came out of Washington, and who hadn't heard enough out of Washington by Friday?
The baseball-steroid hearings were painful enough, featuring members of Congress mispronouncing the name of the commissioner and referring to the "Chicago Blackhawks" (a hockey team) instead of the Chicago Black Sox (the 1919 baseball team charged with throwing the World Series).
But not two days later, we had that wonderful, widely broadcast episode where another legislator falsely accused Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke of being a former Goldman Sachs CEO, mistaking him for the Treasury Secretary. (Bernanke is also not the present governor of New Jersey, Madame Congresswoman, in case you're wondering.)
Honestly, at times it must be hard for Garry Trudeau to keep Doonesbury in the realm of satire rather than straight reportage.
ANOTHER REASON THE STIMULUS news fizzled on Wall Street was that it was, technically, news. And the rule of 2008 for stocks is that all news is bad, a reason to sell, an indictment of the very notion of owning stocks.
Few investors who haven't had both the roof cave in and the pipes burst in the same month have seen a January this bad, with the Dow down 9% for the young year to date, most other indexes suffering a good deal worse, and all of last year's modest gains in the indexes gone, and then some.
This market has been stingy in offering up its intentions; each time it whispers a hint, we later find its fingers were crossed. If the bull-market rules of 2006 and 2007 for effectively trading the to-and-from of the indexes were still in place -- based on investor sentiment, how far we'd pulled back, and valuation -- then the Dow would've bounced two weeks and 700 points ago.
We've also seen the damage sweep in waves from sector to sector, in the process knocking out the supports for several hoped-for havens. The erstwhile outperformers such as "global growth" plays, big-cap tech and non-credit-exposed financials have each been engulfed. Last week, the leveling of anything that had been up big in the past year was stark. Just look at the agribusiness and oil-service stocks.
So, something's changed, and plenty of tape watchers, specifically those who are chartistically inclined, simply call it a bear market, an environment where selling rallies aggressively is more fruitful than buying every little dip, where the overshoots tend to occur on the downside.
Could be. If nothing else, when looking for signs of a possible bounce or recovery or mere pause in the descent, it's now necessary to wait for more extreme readings of market conditions than we have recently, because we've breached the lower end of a nearly one-year range. Retail-investor sentiment, for instance, has for weeks been as dour as it's been since early 2003, and corporate insiders -- usually "smart money" -- have refused to sell heavily for more than a month now.
But the investment pros have been slower to show concern, doing too much wise-guy wagering on a trading bottom, refusing to bid up index-option protection, overconfident in the January seasonal trends. Since the cascading decline late Thursday afternoon, perhaps, the pros have evidenced a bit more constructive fear.
The average stock is down more than 20% from a June high. As of Thursday's close, only 17% of NYSE issues were above their 200-day average, an extremely low reading.
All this summons the likelihood that a notable bounce should arrive soon -- soon in time and, one hopes, in price. Watch the eventual rally for style points. Is it led by the most brutalized financial and consumer names, on weak volume, with lots of cheerleading from the sidelines? Then mistrust it. If it shows a reassertion of leadership from stronger groups, displays expanding volume and is viewed skeptically by the crowd on the way up, it would be encouraging.
Beyond the reach of such trading-floor X's and O's are the strategically minded types who believe that stocks get less risky as they fall in price and that indiscriminate selling dislodges almost as much value as it justly vaporizes. These investors, especially if they're lucky enough to have some cash, are not preoccupied with determining whether we've technically or stylistically or semantically entered a bear market. They're surveying the mini-bear markets that have already occurred, looking for opportunity.
A TIME OF MOUNTING CONSUMER STRESS hardly seems friendly to a company that depends on families indulging in sit-down breakfasts out and burgers on the way home from soccer practice.
For those who prefer to go a step or two beyond the blindingly obvious, though, there are a couple of reasons to look generously on the shares of IHOP, operator of the well-loved pancake chain and -- as of November -- the struggling Applebee's casual-restaurant line.
First, the stock (ticker: IHP) is down by 40% to a recent 43 (though up off a low near 35), on continued weak Applebee's results and high costs for the debt taken on to buy that chain.
Next, the company is really a financial and operational turnaround in progress, led by a CEO, Julia Stewart, who has already revived IHOP and who ran Applebee's U.S. operations before joining IHOP in 2001.
The company has a market value just under $800 million, and took on $2 billion in debt to buy Applebee's. The IHOP chain, owned almost entirely by franchisees, has performed well, showing steady same-store sales growth, following a menu and advertising revamp.
A similar plan is slated for Applebee's. There are 1,976 Applebee's locations worldwide, 510 owned by the company. The plan is to sell 475 of those to franchisees at a pace of about 40 per quarter. That could yield $500 million in the end. The company will also be selling and leasing-back Applebee's corporate headquarters and other real estate, for perhaps $450 million. All of this will pay down debt from the current ratio of seven times cash flow to six times in short order, and then lower from there.
Administrative and capital-spending savings will be large and could well be understated by current company estimates. Simplifying and updating the Applebee's menu and branding are urgent jobs.
Charles Kantor, a portfolio manager at Neuberger Berman, points out that Stewart is beloved by Applebee's franchisees, which remain loyal to the brand, given still-decent single-store cash-flow dynamics. Kantor notes the dramatically positive benefits of reducing debt over the next several quarters in the form of free cash flow.
Some buy-side estimates peg free cash flow per share at more than $4 in 2009, up from something more than $2 this year, and then rising above $6 in 2010. This presumes no store expansion and nothing heroic on same-store sales results. Even a conservative multiple of 14 on next year's free cash flow could place the stock at $60. A 15 multiple on a projected $3.91 in '09 earnings gets you to about the same place.
Finally, IHOP is refreshingly under-followed by Wall Street analysts, with a stubbornly high short position, yet has a powerful roster of strong-handed investors. Aside from Neuberger, they include Southeastern Asset Management, Chilton Investment and MSD Capital, Michael Dell's investment shop. Not a bad group to have at the same table.


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No. 1 ranked University of Mount Union plays No. 3 ranked University of St. Thomas (Minn.) in the NCAA Division III National Championship Game -- the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl -- Friday, Dec. 14 at 7 pm at Salem Stadium in Salem, Va.
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St. Thomas is 14-0 overall and in the tournament after winning the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title and its automatic bid. The Tommies are making their fifth overall and fourth straight NCAA Playoff appearance with their first-ever trip to the Stagg Bowl. St. Thomas has an 11-4 record in the playoffs including a 48-17 win over St. Norbert (Wis.) in the first round, a 24-17 win over Elmhurst (Ill.) in the second round, a 47-7 quarterfinal win against Hobart (N.Y.) in the quarterfinals and a 28-14 win against UW-Oshkosh in the semifinals.
The Purple Raiders are 14-0 overall and one of 24 conference champions to claim an automatic bid as Mount Union won its 21st straight and 24th overall Ohio Athletic Conference championship with a 9-0 record.
Mount Union has a 77-13 record in NCAA Playoff games including a 72-14 win over Christopher Newport (Va.) in the first round, a 55-13 win over Johns Hopkins (Md.) in the second round, a 72-17 win against Widener in the quarterfinals and a 48-35 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) in the semifinals.
The Raiders are in the Stagg Bowl for the 16th time in 20 years and have won a record 10 National Championships.
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This Weekend in Sports: NFL Playoffs and the Cotton Bowl
The NFL playoffs start, and the college bowl season nears its close. Here's what to watch this weekend:
Friday January 4
Cotton Bowl — (10) Texas A&M vs. (12) Oklahoma
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas; 8 p.m. (ET) on Fox
Heisman Trophy-winner Johnny Manziel leads Texas A&M (10-2) against Oklahoma (10-2), which is guided by quarterback Landry Jones. The Sooners shared the Big 12 title with Kansas State, but their September 22 loss to the Wildcats kept them from the BCS slot. Manziel led A&M to a 29-24 win at Alabama on November 10, giving the defending national champions their only loss thus far this season.
Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat
American Airlines Arena, Miami; 8 p.m. (ET) on ESPN
While still waiting for point guard Derrick Rose to return from the knee injury he suffered in last year's postseason, Chicago (17-13) has managed to stay within a game of Indianapolis in the Central Division thanks to the play of Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer. The Bulls travel to Miami to face the Heat (22-8), whose superstars LeBron James and Dwayne Wade each rank among the top eight in the league in scoring.
L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers
Staples Center, Los Angeles; 10:30 p.m. (ET) on ESPN
Before losing back-to-back contests to the Nuggets and Warriors this week, the Los Angeles Clippers (25-8) had won 17 consecutive games. Guards Chris Paul and Jamal Crawford have teamed with forward Blake Griffin to make the Clippers a potential NBA-title contender. Led by NBA scoring leader Kobe Bryant, the Lakers (15-16) are still chasing the .500 mark and sitting 1.5 games out of a playoff spot.
Saturday, Jan. 5
U.S. Army All-American Bowl
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas; 1 p.m. (ET) on NBC
It's the East vs. the West, as 90 of the nation's best high school football players meet in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. More than 200 NFL players have played in past editions of the game, which is marking its 13th anniversary this year.
(8) Ohio St. at (11) Illinois
Assembly Hall, Champaign, Ill.; 2:15 p.m. (ET) on Big Ten Network
Ohio State (11-2 overall; 1-0, Big Ten) faces Illinois (13-2; 0-1) in an early-season Big Ten battle. Forward Deshaun Thomas leads the Buckeyes in both points and rebounds per game. Senior guard Brandon Paul, who ranks second in the conference at 18.7 points per game, paces the Illini.
(5) Notre Dame at (1) Connecticut
Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. ; 4 p.m. (ET) on CBS
A rematch of a 2012 women's national semifinal highlights the opening week of Big East basketball. Notre Dame (11-1) is led by guards Kayla McBride and Skylar Diggins, both of whom were on the Fighting Irish team that beat UConn in the Final Four in April. Undefeated Connecticut (12-0) has already beaten five ranked teams on the way to the top national ranking. Forwards Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and Breanna Stewart lead the Lady Huskies' attack.
Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans
Reliant Stadium, Houston; 4:30 p.m. (ET) on NBC
Houston (12-4) faces Cincinnati (10-6) in a wild-card game that is a rematch of last year's first-round playoff game won by the Texans. Houston quarterback Matt Schaub faces a Bengals' defense that finished third in the league with 51 quarterback sacks. Texans defensive end J.J. Watt led the NFL with 20.5 sacks. He'll look to force Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton into mistakes.
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis.; 8 p.m. (ET) on NBC
NFC North champion Green Bay (11-5) gets another shot at Minnesota (10-6) and NFL rushing champ Adrian Peterson, who ran for 199 yards in the Vikings' 37-34 win over the Packers last Sunday. The scene shifts to frigid Lambeau Field, where Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers, the NFL's top-rated passer, will work against a depleted Vikings secondary.
Sunday, Jan. 6
Iowa at (2) Michigan
Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Mich.; 12 p.m. (ET) on Big Ten Network
After falling to No. 5 Indiana, 69-65, on Monday, Iowa (11-3 overall; 0-1, Big Ten) faces its second highly-ranked opponent in a week in the form of second-ranked Michigan (13-0; 0-0). Guards Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. have been the top scorers for the Wolverines, while swing man Roy Devyn Marble has led the Hawkeyes with 15.6 points per game.
Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens
M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore; 1 p.m. (ET) on CBS
AFC North champion Baltimore (10-6) hosts Indianapolis (11-5) in the first round of the AFC playoffs. Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck faces a Ravens defense with veteran linebacker Ray Lewis returning from a triceps injury. Lewis said this week that he will retire when this season is over. Baltimore may turn running back Ray Rice loose on an Indianapolis defense that ranked 29th in the NFL against the run.
Seattle Seahawks at Washington Redskins
FedEx Field, Landover, Md.; 4:30 p.m. (ET) on Fox
Winners of seven games in a row, NFC East champ Washington (10-6) hosts Seattle (11-5), which has won five consecutive contests. Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III faces a Seahawks team that ranked fourth in the league in total defense. Seattle rookie quarterback Russell Wilson leads his team against a Washington defense that ranked 30th in the NFL against the pass.


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In Japan the fourth of May is Greenery Day.
Apart from being a nice perk of a national holiday, it's also a day of free entry into Ueno Zoo! The last time I came, almost two years ago was also on a free day, but it fell on a Thursday so it wasn't this crowded.
By the time we got there, we found a line that seemed to have no end. It felt like we walked around the whole circumference of the park and gave up near the entry where we found a much shorter line. Apparently that line was to see the pandas. Sure, I'd like to see the pandas, but I'm not waiting all day in a queue to see Pandas for only a few minutes. Even more bizarre were people cueing up to take photos of their kids with panda statues!
The tiger and gorilla enclosures weren't the best suited for crowds of this size, so I joked to myself we would not see any animals at all today. There were bottlenecks in a lot of places, and kids rudely pushing in front of me quite often. Little s**ts.
I brought along my GH1 camera. Since I bought this one with the smaller zoom lens, I threw on my Nikon adapter and connected my 18-200mm. It's been a while since I used it, so my first photos were terrible. The Nikon lens has to be exposed and focused manually. Getting used to it again, my photos were turning out much better.
With this long zoom lens, it was pretty easy to get this close up to a giraffe.
Even better is getting some nice examples of Japanese English like this.
Who needs pandas? The real stars of the show have to be the penguins. I could look at these guys all day.
Even as we left the line for the pandas for as big as ever. I had great timing getting this picture of the "End of Panda line" guard losing his hat. I don't know how that happened!
Since we were in Ueno, I thought it'd be a good idea to check out Yamashiroya. Another teacher told me about it a while ago. Since Kiddyland is a little smaller these days, this looks like the best big toy store of the moment. After getting a bit burnt out wandering the zoo, we didn't stay there very long though.
The Uniqlo store was right next door and they had their T's on a 990 yen sale, so I got these two. Yes, that does say rubber band. I like a shirt with some kana on it too.
As we left Ueno we made our way close to Akihabara. My father wanted a Braun shaver, and I found a limited edition one considerably cheap than in Australia, so I decided to buy it to send it to him. Later I'd find it a bit of a headache, as you'll read in a later post.
We asked Yamashiroya if they could match a deal we saw at Toys R Us in Odaiba for Singamajigs, they said they don't match prices *big thumbs down*, so we decided to make our way back to Odaiba.
We passed through Ginza to get some anpan, then through Shinbashi where I noticed the Nakagin Capsule Tower.
To me this is a good example of a cool haikyo-style building. With the ever present threat of being demolished, I hope they choose to restore it. Tokyo needs more of these amazing structures.
By the time we got to the Rainbow Bridge it was getting late. We made our way across going along the walkway. I could never get sick of doing this. Our sole purpose was to get a pair of singamajigs that were about 3,000 yen for two.
How old am I. Crazy? Was there any doubt? I think they're cool no matter what. And yes that is a bubble blower you see between them. Oh.
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
There Were Pandas?
In Japan the fourth of May is Greenery Day.
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Gov. Malloy: Sandy Hook search warrant information shows it's 'time' to ban high capacity magazines
HARTFORD -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said much of what was in the warrants on Adam Lanza's home confirmed much of what was known about the 26 murders he committed, but the details were still disturbing.
"We knew that a disturbed individual entered a school and fired 154 rounds in less than 5 minutes, killing 20 innocent children and six dedicated educators. We knew that he had ready access to weapons that he should not have had access to. We knew that these weapons were legally purchased under our current laws," Malloy said in a statement. "We knew he used 30 round magazines to do it, and that they allowed him to do maximum damage in a very short period of time. And we now know that he left the lower capacity magazines at home.
"This is exactly why we need to ban high capacity magazines and why we need to tighten our assault weapons ban. I don't know what more we can need to know before we take decisive action to prevent gun violence. The time to act is now," he said.
Malloy later during a press briefing said the volume of ammunition - 1,400 rounds according to his count - in the Lanza home was shocking.
"There are parts of this story that are unfathomable and one is ... how anyone would have maintained that household that way is difficult to understand," the governor said of the firearms and ammunition available to Adam Lanza, although his mother, Nancy Lanza, was the legal owner of the weapons.
Malloy, also in the press briefing, said a lower clip "would have magnified the number of times he (Lanza) would have had to change that instrument. It would have changed the nature of the crime - in a theater it would do it, in a mall it would do it, in a post office it would do it," Malloy said, referring to other instances of mass slayings in the country or potential killings.
Malloy said the state can do more on mental health access, but it has 45,000 more lower-income people on Medicaid than any other state and additional reforms are coming. On guns however, he said "the time to act is now."
The governor asked how he would legislate against another parent allowing such access to the non-owner of her firearms.
"You make it impossible for them to give them that gun or that size magazine in our state," he said referring to an expanded assault weapons ban and a ban on clips with more than 10 rounds. He and legislative leaders also want a universal background check to catch the large percentage of gun purchases that are now not covered, as well as putting all guns under lock.
The governor said the purchase of the ammunition and the firearms was not illegal. He said the first thing Adam Lanza did that was illegal was to kill his mother, which he could not have done if had not accessed her weapons.
Malloy said lawmakers have more than enough information to take up a bill, which they expect to do on Wednesday. The governor had down played the need to access the search warrants, but reiterated that they just reinforce his position on reforms. He said they don't need the toxicology report.
He was asked about objections by some lawmakers to background checks for the transfer of weapons to family members and the fact that Lanza got a check from his mother to purchase firearms.
"Our country needs to change its ways. Forty percent of guns change hands outside of background checks ... I cannot get on a plane in this country without somebody doing a background check on me every single time," Malloy said.
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Ive never considered myself to be in the crosshairs of anything. However, a couple of weeks back, as a Mancos resident, the Weber Fire had me feeling like a deer that had stumbled upon the middle of hunting camp.
While standing on the south edge of town watching hundred foot flame lengths wind-whipped toward us while our vehicles were packed for potential evaluation, I had the sense that this fire could do whatever it wished; it had taken an undeniable leadership role in our lives.
Add the vigorous air and ground defense provided by the Type II Incident Command Team and town was beginning to look like a war zone. In fact, this is exactly what fire officials were telling us the experience would resemble; an unnerving experience to say the least.
At one point during the Weber Fire, I thought Id go to Cortez for a change in scenery and a brief reprieve. While driving west past the Ute Mountain Rest Area, the smoke column from another fire came into view from the south. As I drove on, I watched the Escarpment Fire rising aloft.
It seemed wildfire was now marching on multiple fronts. Within days, nine named wildfires were burning in La Plata, Montezuma and Archuleta counties. Add the High Park, Waldo Canyon and the numerous other fires along the front range, one could have made the case that all of Colorado was (indeed) burning.
Thankfully, recent monsoons and outstanding fire crews have provided decreased local fire activity and an opportunity for regrouping, unpacking and reflection.
Throughout the recent events, I remained engaged in helping implement our agencys coordinated disaster response. Ive heard it said that if youre caught in a disaster in the backcountry, you should build a shelter, not only for safety and warmth, but to help take your mind off the situation and relieve stress. Looking back, emails and the phone calls made in support of response coordination while keeping an eye on the advancing flame front was my own shelter-building exercise.
Its also been said that the more caring people we have in our lives, the greater our capacity for bouncing back from adversity becomes. From wearing two hats during the fires one as potential evacuee and the other as a responder I came to understand this as never before.
No matter how large the fires or ferocious the winds, the strength of community remained greater. The unprecedented magnitude of fires across the state brought responders together as one team: federal, state and local resources operating under a unified command, just as designed. This united front made all the difference.
Im pleased to report that Axis Health System maintained its existing 24 hours/7 days a week crisis-support services throughout the fires and partnered with the Red Cross, Bridge Emergency Shelter (Cortez) and both health departments to provide increased outreach to people in need of crisis support.
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Mentor Graphics Delivers Hardware-Assisted Solution for the Accelerated Verification of Serial-ATA II Products
WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- July 8, 2009– Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT), a leader in high-performance system verification solutions, today announced its hardware-assisted solution to accelerate the verification of Serial-ATA (SATA) II products, including hard disk drives (HDD) and optical CD/DVD drives.
This new solution enables designers to test their system-on-chips (SoCs) that control a HDD or optical drive, by providing an accurate, hardware-based model of the real disk drive connected to their SoC. This iSolveTM SATA product has a 'plug-and-play' interface to the Veloce® family of hardware-assisted emulators, providing a cost-effective and efficient solution to verify SATA designs. The new product adds to the existing iSolve family of solutions for the accelerated verification of applications such as multimedia, networking, embedded systems, wireless, and storage devices.
The foundation stone of the consumer storage industry is based on the ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) protocol, which has evolved into today's widely used serial –ATA standard. With the ever-increasing demands from higher data transfer technologies, SATA has allowed manufacturers to push forward the operating speeds of storage devices to 3Gb/s with the application of the SATA II standard. These devices play a major role in many of today's products, from consumer to network storage devices, and place a heavy burden on SoC designers who need to verify how their designs interact with the SATA devices connected to them.
"New consumer and network storage products increasingly depend upon the use of the latest-generation SATA devices, and design engineers are concerned over how they can quickly and efficiently verify their SoC designs that connect to these devices," said Jim Kenney, Mentor Emulation Division (MED) director of marketing. "We took a new approach to solve these challenges with our iSolve SATA product, by providing a flexible, easy-to-use, and highly-configurable SATA device model. This gives our customers the ability to verify multiple configurations and descriptions of SATA devices, all with the same emulator solution rather than needing many specific devices."
Combined with the Veloce emulation family, the iSolve SATA product delivers a high-performance, and easy-to-use system verification environment to develop new SoCs containing a SATA controller, without compromising delivery schedules. The solution offers several key benefits:
The iSolve SATA solution can be used with traditional in-circuit emulation (ICE) as well as a high-performance transaction-based acceleration mode of operation. The ability to mix and match traditional ICE capabilities with high-performance, transaction-based acceleration facilitates the smooth transition from simulation-centric use models to in-circuit emulation. The solution is available for deployment at customer sites effective immediately.
For product information on Mentor's network verification platform, contact your Mentor Graphics sales representative, call 1-800-547-3000, or visit the website at www.mentor.com/med
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