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Guys,I hadn't heard the story that Charlie Munger told on the CNBC interview about Warren and Charlie having the opportunity to purchase the french portion/division/interest in Costco many years back. Charlie said that he told Warren to "close his eyes and BUY IT." And Warren DID NOT/WOULD NOT buy it....Does anyone know how much they would have made/profited had they purchased it? How large was the sin of omission?Thanks.
This link is the registration statement for the block of Costco Stock in question (momentarily called "PriceCostco" for a year following the merger with Sol Price's Price Club):https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/0000912057-96-010651.txtThe partner was a subsidiary of Carrefour, the French hypermarket company. Carrefour owned 21.19 million shares, which was 9.7 - 10.8% of Costco around the mid nineties. The offering ended up being for 19.5 million shares in this registration statement, so you can assume the block that Warren had a chance at was probably the 19.5 million shares.edit -- I think it's as simple as 19.5 million shares at a split adjusted 10 bucks per share in May 1996, say 195 million for Berkshire. Without including dividends, the shares would be worth $3.9 Billion at 200/share today, 22 years latersecond edit -- well I think the above is not exactly right. The shares were 20.875 / share for the offering, which would have cost Berkshire $407 million bucks for 19.5 million shares. They would now have 39 million shares at 200, so $7.8 Billion. At least I think this is correct...More or less this attached image ->


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The Twitter blog saw the pen, or rather, keyboard (virtual or otherwise) of Twitter search infrastructure engineer Paul Burstein explain Twitter's intention to assist users in getting "the best content" for their queries. Paul said, "Yesterday, we updated our Android, iOS and mobile web apps to make it easier for you to find relevant content when you're on the go. We also started to roll out an additional update: you'll now be able to find older tweets using search. Previously, Twitter search results displayed tweets going back about a week. We've developed a way to include older tweets."
Hmmm, search has always been one important aspect when using a computer, whether you are looking for files on your local drive(s), or narrowing down on information on the Internet. It is then interesting to note that social networks, too, have jumped aboard this bandwagon, and would be more than welcome considering how the number of posts made every day on Twitter is increasing constantly.

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Lord Byron
Dedicated to freedom of thought and action, and anarchic in his political views and personal morality, the poet and adventurer Lord Byron was the personification of the Romantic hero.
He was the only son of the flamboyant naval captain 'Mad Jack' Byron and the doting and naïve Lady Catherine Gordon. His father deserted his mother in 1790, and died a year later. The death of a cousin made Byron heir to the Byron barony and the family's Nottinghamshire seat Newstead Hall at the age of six; he became Lord Byron when he was 10. Brought up in Aberdeen, he was educated at Harrow and Cambridge. Dark and dashing, he soon developed a reputation for promiscuity and profligacy equal to his father's. He won the hearts of countless women with passionate letters and poems, describing the first of his many loves Margaret Parker as 'made out of a rainbow', and immortalising the last, Teresa Guiccoli, as 'fair as Sunrise – and warm as Noon'.[1] Widely-read in classic literature, he soon developed the biting line in satire that characterises his greatest poems.
In 1809-11, he toured Mediterranean countries such as Albania and Greece, returning to publish Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (1812), an overnight success that epitomised the disillusioned melancholy of his generation. He was famously summed up as 'mad, bad and dangerous to know' by Lady Caroline Lamb; he called her 'a little volcano…the cleverest most agreeable, absurd, amiable, perplexing, dangerous, fascinating little being that lives.'[2]
In 1815, he married the wealthy and scholarly Annabella Milbanke; their only child Ada became a notable mathematician. The couple separated in 1816, and Byron left England, never to return. His last and most enduring love affair was with Teresa, teenage wife of the elderly Count Guiccoli.
His most famous and hugely successful work was the satiric epic Don Juan, which he began to publish in 1819, and had still not finished in 1824, when he died of fever at Missolonghi, where he had sailed to support the Greek fight for independence.
Further information about the life of Lord Byron can be found via the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
[1] Lord George Gordon Byron, Detached Thoughts; letter from Byron to Douglas Kinnaird, 24 April 1819
[2] Letter from Byron to Lady Caroline Lamb, estimated April 1812
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Pork and Apple Meatloaf
Meatloaf is one of my all time favorite foods! It is warm and comforting and you can mix a variety of different ingredients together, depending on what you have on hand, and still come out with a delicious dinner.
This is one of our favorite versions and my girls both love it, which is key when cooking for toddlers.
This is my first time actually writing up one of my recipes so bare with me. I tend to cook by feel, based on what I have available. So the following recipe and quantities can easily be modified to taste. I always save my bacon dripping to use in recipes like this but if you don't have any on hand oil works just as well. Not a fan of thyme? Skip it! Don't have spinach? Switch to kale or leave it out! A bottled BBQ sauce can easily be substituted for the one I make. My point is, have fun with it, and feel free to ask me any questions you can think of.
2 lbs ground pork
2 tbsp bacon grease (or cooking oil)
1 medium/small apple (grated or finely diced)
1 medium small onion (finely diced)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
½ cup spinach (chopped fine)
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp mustard
salt and pepper to taste
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
2 eggs
1.5-2 cups panko breadcrumbs (or 2cups fresh breadcrumbs)
½ cup ketchup
½ cup brown sugar (alternately ½ cup white sugar and tsp of molasses)
½ onion (finely chopped by hand or blended in a food processor)
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp mustard (I use stone ground)
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place ground pork in a large mixing bowel. Heat a large skillet to medium and add the bacon grease. Sauté the onion 2-3 minutes then add the apple. Sauté them together another 3-4 minute until the onion begins to look translucent. Add the garlic and sauté for another minute or two. Add the spinach and sauté until the greens are wilted. Add the thyme, mustard salt and pepper. Last splash the apple cider vinegar into the pan to loosen any bits that may have stuck to the bottom and bring all the ingredients together.
Mix the sautéed ingredients into the ground pork. You can use a spoon to do this but I find mixing it all together with my hands is the best way to make sure all the ingredients really meld together. Next, add you eggs and breadcrumbs, and mix again by hand. Your meat should still be moist but hold together well when pressed. Choose a medium-size baking dish and mold the meat into a long loaf in the pan. Place in the preheated oven for about 50minutes.
While your loaf is baking mix all your sauce ingredients together in a small sauce pan and heat until the ingredients combine and the sauce gets a smooth glossy look. If you do not like the texture of the onion in your sauce you can strain it through a wire strainer after heating but this is completely optional.
When the 50minutes are up, remove the loaf and cover with your sauce. Place back in the oven for 10-15 minutes so the sauce can adhere to the loaf. Check the temperature in the center of the loaf to make sure it reaches 160degrees (pork chops and roasts are good at 145 degrees but ground pork should be taken to 160)
Slice and serve!
I hope this recipe works out for you all, I would love to hear any feedback you have!
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I am just coming up for a quick breather while I am working on a Minecraft Party for my son. Last night I made some Minecraft things on Photoshop to go with his party. I will share a few quick and easy tutorials/how to's this week for what I have created so far.
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I am just coming up for a quick breather while I am working on a Minecraft Party for my son. Last night I made some Minecraft things on Photoshop to go with his party. I will share a few quick and easy tutorials/how to's this week for what I have created so far.
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Minecraft is my 8 year old's latest gaming addiction....these are fabulous ideas! Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to see the finished cake.
Thanks Angela, it is crazy to see how they are over games, lol. I hope you check out the finished post too :0)Delete
These are too cute! Are any of the candy wrappers or other items available as DIY printables? I'm looking for cute items for my son's birthdays in July. Thank you!ReplyDeleteReplies
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I will email you the printables I made Linnette.
I would love any printables you have so I can attempt to throw my son a Minecraft party in July. He wants one and there really is no party supplies out there. I would really appreciate it. Thanks. My email is email@example.com
I would also appreciate any printables you have. I am planning a party for my soon to be 9 year old and you have some wonderful ideas! My email is firstname.lastname@example.com
i would also love your printables, his party is Saturday and I am going crazy!!!ReplyDelete
Ooooh, I love all your Minecraft party ideas! My son turned 10 on Tuesday and we are throwing a Minecraft party on Saturday night. I'd LOVE a copy of the printables (especially the bar sleeves and Steve head) if you are sharing! ;) This would make my son's day! email@example.com
These are so amazing!! I would love if you would share your Minecraft printables with me. I will be having a Minecraft party next week and these would make life so much easier.ReplyDelete
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This is a preorder for Expansion 2, which will begin delivering in Jan 2019. This product is not a stand alone game. You need Thief's Hoard base game to use these cards.
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Welcome to Arcadian Forest!
"Good evening
This is the voice of Enigma
In the next hour
we will take you with us
into another world,
into the world of music, spirit and meditation
Turn off the light,
take a deep breath
and relax
start to move slowly,
very slowly
Let the rhythm be your
guiding light"
It all began with a few lyrics from an unknown artist in 1990.
Music had always been an important part of my life. Growing up, I would spend hours in my bedroom with the stereo playing. I would wake up in the middle of the night with my full ear headphones still attached to my head.
But in 1990, I was introduced to an artist named Enigma who opened a entirely new genre of music to me – New Age. A type of music that invokes a calm, serene sense of being. With the discovery of Enigma, came many others – Yanni, Vangelis, Enya, Delerium, Moby.
Along with my love of new age music, I was very heavy into the club scene and loved special mixes. Several radio stations would feature special dance mix shows on weekend nights and I would record and catalog each of the shows.
Then, around 2007, while searching for Enigma, Moby and other artists special mixes, I stumbled across MDB who has a series called Beautiful Voices. With this find, MDB introduced me to even more chillout and downtempo artists and DJ's.
This website began as a way for me to keep track of what mixes I had downloaded from the artist and DJ's that I listen to on a daily basis. After launching the website, I found that there were many others like myself who enjoy the same type of music. So, here we are…
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Paving slabs is installed in the center of Vulcanesti for Easter. Public parking lot for cars and pavement were covered with slabs. The accomplishment was completed thanks to the Renato Usatii Foundation. The charitable organization gave expensive materials to the residents of Vulcanesti on the Day of the Town.
The development of public parking lot in the central part of the town began upon the decision of the Vulcanesti Town Council due to lack of parking spaces. On the Day of the Town, the Renato Usatii Foundation allocated 2000 sq. m of paving slabs to Vulcanesti. In addition to parking lot, the slabs were also laid on the sidewalk leading to the market, where the old asphalt was replaced. Gardening was also performed: a flower bed was constructed, lime trees planted.
Vulcanesti Mayor Viktor Petrioglu thanked the Renato Usatii Foundation for the assistance provided.
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Crown Heights assailant who viciously attacked a man in Crown Heights, had his hate crime charges dropped by a grand Jury.
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The Friday arraignment of the assailant who viciously attacked a man in Crown Heights, ended with the dropping of the hate crime charges in the attack on the community member.
As previously reported on crownheights.info, the incident occurred at around 3:50pm at the intersection of Empire Boulevard and Albany Avenue. The victim was accosted as he was crossing the street by a black teenager carrying a wooden stick. When the victim realized he was about to be assaulted he attempted to flee.
The victim ran into the cleaners owned by R' Shloime Junik, whose son tried opening the door to provide shelter to the victim, though not fast enough. The attacker managed to swing and strike the victim over his back and shoulder causing the stick to break in half. The perpetrator then threw the second piece into the store and striking both the victim and another bystander and causing further injuries.
Attempting the flee, the suspect ran down Albany Avenue into Lefferts park with multiple witnesses chasing after him. Both Shomrim and police were called and the suspect was apprehended, police arrived a short while later and arrested the suspect.
Much to the shock of the people observing the suspect being arrested, officers said that he had just been released less than 30 minutes earlier after he was caught shoplifting from a bodega on Rutland Road and Albany Avenue. He was released on a desk appearance ticket for that crime.
Although he will not be facing hate crimes charges, he is still charged with felony assault, menacing, harassment, criminal possession of a weapon.


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Made in Italy, the new FENIX NTM Compact is a 10mm-thick structured, double-sided panel with the award-winning surface qualities of FENIX NTM and a consistent colour from edge to core. We invited three of Singapore's leading creative practices to imagine how this high-performance new material could be used beyond the surface in functional objects. They dreamed big, then brought their ideas into physical reality.
Established in October 2006, Takenouchi Webb is a partnership between British architect Marc Webb and Japanese interior designer Naoko Takenouchi. The studio believes in a holistic approach to design, developing the architecture, interior and furniture for each project. The design approach of Takenouchi Webb is a carefully considered combination of materials, detailing and precision combined with practical problem solving unique to each project.
"The surface quality of the FENIX NTM Compact material is very paper like, very soft," says Takenouchi. "And another thing that intrigued us is how you can shape the edge with a CNC machine." A rounded bullnose edge became a conceptual starting point, and from there the designers developed two tables with 'natural' curvature – not quite oval, and not quite circular. "One evening we began experimenting with large sheets of paper. We used my body as a compass to draw the curves," explains Takenouchi.
Keen to ensure the strength and stability of the tables, Takenouchi Webb paired FENIX NTM Compact with plywood – a material that could just as easily be finished with a rounded edge. The result is a pair of dual-sided, slot-together tables, which can be fully dismantled and put to a side of the room when they're not needed. Ash veneer was applied to the ply side of the table tops in such a way that the wood grains appear like the veins of a leaf. "Paper and timber; I think the materials naturally go together," says Takenouchi
"For a long time, we've wanted to have a low table that has a versatile function for our living room," explains Takenouchi. "Sometimes we want nothing in the space so the children can just play. But other times we want to have a big, low table where they can sit, have dinner, and do drawings. And after they go to sleep, we can start drawing."
The double-layered surface created the flexibility to alter the look of the tables with ease. And for Webb, the slot-together format takes him back to his own childhood. "Did you ever have those coloured plastic discs that you slotted together to build things?" he asks. "We wanted these tables to have that playful character."
Studio Juju is led by Timo Wong and Priscilla Lui to practice design across disciplines in furniture, products and spaces. The studio's approach is fresh and optimistic and each project is a union of simplicity and warmth, functionalism and whimsy, refinement and relevance. Timo and Priscilla consider their design practice as a freedom to exploration, and as a medium for collaboration.
"I see a very intimate quality in this material," says designer Priscilla Lui, co-founder of Studio Juju. "It encourages you to touch it because it's so matt and soft. So we wanted to design something that has a very personal resonance." The idea of creating a dresser using FENIX NTM Compact quickly came to Lui and her partner Timo Wong.
Says Wong, "Our furniture-design process involves a constant distillation of essential physical elements. The material appears as an untainted delicate surface, but it is also technically durable and strong. With these qualities combined, we can achieve simplicity in both design and construction."
The design of Jetson developed into a confluence of rounded shapes, deviating from the rectilinear and planar formats in which panel materials are often used. "Taking away the straight lines took away the volume and weight," explains Wong. "It also created a visual lightness. That helps to encourage the experience we wanted."
The dresser is supported by a framework of curving steel at its base. Explains Lui, "We drew a hyperbolic curve, which brings some tension to the whole form. It gently touches the vertical surface, then it curves away again." And inherent in the final form is a delightful trick of the eye — the impression that the mirrored vertical surface is actually curved.
The asymmetrical format was adopted to enhance the soft shape. Says Lui, "The softness of the form enhances the quality of touch and of mattness of the material. It piques your senses and makes you feel like you want to touch it more."
K2LD is a boutique architectural firm committed to delivering bespoke design solutions for every project. The firms ideas are rooted in the "sense & sensibility" of architecture. Elements of space, light and materials are crafted to create an architectural experience that delights the senses, and the continual refinement of human aspiration, technology and environment are key sensibilities towards the emergence of beauty and excellence in design.
Furniture or sculpture? The objects — titled Niminy-piminy — created by Ko Shiou Hee, Managing Director of K2LD Architects, are both. The genesis of the concept came about some 25 years ago, when Ko took an independent study class in sculpture, and designed a table with interlocking panels of MDF. The structure was such that it could be flipped on its side and take on the character of a sculpture.
When he was introduced to FENIX NTM Compact, Ko was immediately drawn to the possibility of experimenting further with the concept. FENIX NTM Compact embodies the unique combination of being slim yet hardy, and Ko chose to experiment with how he could make an unconventional use of the rigidity of the panels.
He and K2LD designer Fiorella Amedai began pairing FENIX NTM Compact with other materials to test asymmetrical configurations for interlocking, freestanding forms. "I didn't want to use the material just as a surface," says Ko. "I wanted to prove a point – that you can support anything with a minimum of three legs."
Working with panels of FENIX NTM Compact and large-format pre-finished wood-veneered panel, Ko designed two tables that can double as shelves. Or are they sculptures? The differing sizes of the two tables indicate the scalability of the interlocking concept. Spines composed of two layers of FENIX NTM Compact establish the stability required for the dual use and enhance the structural strength of each object.
Ko enhanced the soft feel of FENIX NTM Compact with the textured veneered panel, and played it off against supple leather. The removable leather newspaper pouch is in fact a reference to a previous installation created by Ko for EDL; The Hive was an inhabitable sculpture composed of looped 'petals' of FENIX NTM. "The material inspired us because of its mattness. When you touch it, there's a sensual feel. That's what inspired The Hive," Ko explains.
"When we began this project," he says, "we thought we might create something completely new, but the interlocking concept has so much possibility."
Text by Narelle Yabuka, adapted from EDL feature in Cubes #87.


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Afton Villa Bed & Breakfast accommodation in Ayr is a privately owned family run business situated in Ayrshire on the West Coast of Scotland. We offer guests relaxed bed and breakfast accommodation within informal surroundings while still maintaining high standards.
Guests can choose to start their day off with the choice of a continental or full Scottish breakfast in our light airy breakfast room which is included in the price of your stay. We are more than happy to accommodate families with children, and In the summer months, guests can also enjoy complimentary free BBQ facilities within our walled patio garden.
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We have been providing negotiation training and consultancy for over 25 years.
The company was founded in 1986 by Professor Gavin Kennedy, and since its inception we have trained thousands of managers (executives, sales, accounts, delivery, programme & procurement) in hundreds of organisations throughout the world. In addition we have run specialist negotiation seminars in Europe, USA, Caribbean, Middle and Far East, Australasia and South Africa.
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Our founder Prof Gavin Kennedy, is an internationally recognised negotiator. He is the author of no less than 11 books on negotiation research and practice, with a number of these translated into more than 15 languages throughout the world.
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Provided a fascinating insight into the negotiation style that we currently display. Forcing us to consider our approach to negotiation situations, I found I represent a win win / Trader approach, but with limited desire to compete and actively seek the win.
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Do you need to travel in a campervan or motorhome hire from Catania? We offer extremely low prices and great specials on a fleet of campervans and RVs for hire from Catania. If you are getting ready for a self-drive holiday in Italy, check out the deals we have on campervans that will guarantee to get you moving and enjoying the best of Catania, Italy and other European countries.
Catania is an amazing mixture of historical and contemporary. Her history and personality is inextricably connected to the powerful Mount Etna, who looms over the town like an brooding mother.
Mt. Etna has a peculiar personality, and despite its imposing look and imminent destructive tendency, is known to many as the "good volcano". There's a large number of students currently taking up residence here responsible for making the city a vibrant one.
Shops, cafes, restaurants, bars and a lively nightlife makes Catania a place of fun. Here's a sample of where you can go and what you can do here:
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Nearly Eight in 10 Americans Carry Less Than $50 in Cash
Financial Security Declines as More Americans Worry about Job Security
May 12, 2014, 08:00 ET
NEW YORK, May 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly eight in 10 Americans (78%) carry less than $50 in cash on a daily basis, according to a new Bankrate.com (NYSE: RATE) report. Breaking the numbers down even further, 49% of Americans carry $20 or less each day, including nine percent who don't carry any cash at all. Only seven percent of Americans typically carry $100 or more.
Eighty-six percent of women carry less than $50 on a daily basis, compared to only 70% of men. The results were fairly even across age groups, income levels and educational attainment.
"If we move to a truly cashless society, it won't be much of an adjustment for most Americans," said Greg McBride, CFA, Bankrate.com's chief financial analyst. "The vast majority of Americans carry $50 or less on a daily basis, which seems to indicate that it's more out of necessity than a desire to pay with cash."
Bankrate.com also announced that its Financial Security Index clocked in at 98.7 in May, declining for a second month in a row (it was 100.5 in April) and indicating deterioration for only the second time in 2014. Readings below 100 indicate lower financial security than the previous year. The index's five components are savings, debt, net worth, job security and overall financial situation.
- Feelings on job security turned negative for the first time since November 2013, as Americans were apparently unswayed by the strong April jobs report.
- The percentage of American workers feeling more secure in their jobs now than one year ago declined from 24% in April to 18% in May.
- Savings, consistently a sore spot of financial security, declined further with those feeling less comfortable with their savings outnumbering those who are more comfortable by a two-to-one margin.
- May is the second month in a row -- and just the fourth month in the past year -- that Americans are less comfortable with their debt than one year prior.
- Net worth is now the strongest component of financial security, with just one in six Americans reporting a lower net worth than one year ago.
- "With rising home prices and stock markets near record highs, it's not surprising to see that net worth is the strongest component of Americans' financial security," said McBride.
- Americans are neutral regarding their overall financial situations. Twenty-five percent say they're better off than one year ago, 25% say they are worse off and the remaining 50% say they are about the same.
The survey was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI) and can be seen in its entirety here:
PSRAI obtained telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of 1,002 adults living in the continental United States. Interviews were conducted by landline (502) and cell phone (500, including 288 without a landline phone) in English and Spanish by Princeton Data Source from May 1-4, 2014. Statistical results are weighted to correct known demographic discrepancies. The margin of sampling error for the complete set of weighted data is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
About Bankrate, Inc.
Bankrate is a leading publisher, aggregator, and distributor of personal finance content on the Internet. Bankrate provides consumers with proprietary, fully researched, comprehensive, independent and objective personal finance editorial content across multiple vertical categories including mortgages, deposits, insurance, credit cards, and other categories, such as retirement, automobile loans, and taxes. The Bankrate network includes Bankrate.com, our flagship website, and other owned and operated personal finance websites, including CreditCards.com, Interest.com, Bankaholic.com, Mortgage-calc.com, CreditCardGuide.com, Nationwide Card Services, InsuranceQuotes.com, CarInsuranceQuotes.com, InsureMe, Bankrate.com.cn, CreditCards.ca, NetQuote.com, and CD.com. Bankrate aggregates rate information from over 4,800 institutions on more than 300 financial products. With coverage of nearly 600 local markets in all 50 U.S. states, Bankrate generates over 172,000 distinct rate tables capturing on average over three million pieces of information daily. Bankrate develops and provides web services to over 80 co-branded websites with online partners, including some of the most trusted and frequently visited personal finance sites on the Internet such as Yahoo!, AOL, CNBC, and Bloomberg. In addition, Bankrate licenses editorial content to over 500 newspapers on a daily basis including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe.
For more information:
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Today the El Norte winds showed up again in La Ventana, making today another action filled day here at the 2011 La Ventana Classic and KiteXpo. To start today, the SUP crowd competed in one and two mile short course racing. The one mile race involved three laps around a small course, with a run up and down the beach between laps.
As the SUP races were finishing, the wind line was marching towards the beach, and soon kites were put up in the air as kiteboarders continued to demo the latest gear from the 10 manufacturers here at the demo. As soon as possible, the continuation of the Big Air/Old School contest was started, and the competitors pulled out all the stops and put on an amazing show for the cameras and large crowd on the beach. The action was non-stop, but we'll have to hold off on announcing the results until the awards ceremony at Pizza Vela tomorrow.
The wind was still strong after the Big Air, so the course racing was started quickly. Four races were completed today, with more coming tomorrow.
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QuadTech engineering and service departments have exensive industry knowledge. In an effort to help our customers, QuadTech has put together a collection of Application Notes to better support our customers.
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- Series & Parallel Impedance Parameters and Equivalent Circuits
- Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) of Capacitors
- Multi-Terminal Impedance Measurements (Why do these bridges use so many connections?)
- What Voltage and Current is Applied to the Unknown?
- Mutual Inductance Measurements with a 4-Terminal LCR Meter
- Measuring Transformer Turns Ratio using the 1910 Inductance Analyzer
- LCR Product Accessories
- What's Your LCR IQ?
- LCR and EST Product Interfaces
- A Bridge to the Future… Capacitance Measurements Through The Ages
- Low ESR Capacitor Measurements
- Testing Filter Capacitors on Medical Devices
- Automated Quality Testing of Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTS)
- What Can Be Measured with an LCR Meter?
- Practical Guide to Avoiding Errors in Measurement When Using a Rigid Dielectric Cell
- Dielectric Cells for Different Applications
- Characterization of Sensor
- LCR Meters in Aerospace
- Skin Effect on Wire
- Verification Validation part 1
- A Practical Guide to Dielectric Testing – G1000 and G6000
- Sentry Series Light Ballast Application – Sentry Plus
- Guardian 1030S and Cable Reel Immersion Test
- Guardian 1030 used for IR Test on Adhesive Heat Shrink
- Sentry Plus Series Panel Meter Application
- What's Changing in Appliance Hipot Testing and Why
- Advanced Technique for Dielectric Analysis
- Hipot Testing of Motors and Safety Standard Compliance
- Tutorial on Safety Standard Compliance for Hipot Testing – Sentry Plus
- Benefits and Advantages of Digital Electrical Safety Testers – G6000 Plus
- Guardian 1000 Series Light Ballast Application
- Why Perform Electrical Safety Testing? – G500VA
- Ground Bond, Ground Continuity and Earth Continuity – G1000
- Determining if a DUT is connected, using the Low Trip Limit (G1000 Series)
- UL Standards
- Glossary of Electrical Safety Terms
- Use of Palm Switches with QuadTech Hipot Testers – Sentry Plus
- EST Product Accessories
- Electrical Safety Testing of Medical Electronic Equipment – G1600 Plus
- Measuring IR with the Guardian 2530
- Custom Design Your Own Shock Therapy
- Overview of IEC 60601-1 Medical Electrical Equipment
- Why Product Safety Test Your Electrical Medical Products?
- Line Leakage Measurement & Human Body Equivalent Circuits
- IEC60601-1 and Your Electrical Medical Products
- Classification per IEC60601-1
- EST 101 (IEC60601-1 Electrical Safety Tests)
- Ensuring the Safety of Medical Electronics
- Resistive Load Boxes for Hipot Testers and Megohmmeters
- Leakage Current Part 1
- Leakage Current Part 2
- Testing Power Line Filters with the Guardian 1030S
- National Deviations to IEC 60601-1
- Ground Bond Testing Per UL 60950
- Connection of Isolation Transformer to Safety Analyzer
- Dielectric Strength Testing of External Cardiac Defibrillators to IEC60601-2-4
- F-Type Leakage measurement with the Guardian 6100
- Choosing a Hipot Tester – For Current and Future Requirements
- MIL-STD 202 and Electrical Component Testing
- Calculating Inrush Current Protection
- Using a Load Box to Verify a Hipot Tester is Working Properly
- Using Low Limits to Verify Hipot Connection
- Reinstalling USB to Serial Adapter Drivers
- Worst Case Leakage Current Testing
- Guardian 6100 Plus Leakage Current Offset
- Heater Testing
- IEC 60601 3rd Edition Leakage Current Differences
- Ground Bond vs. Ground Continuity: Why Choose One Test Over the Other?
- Standards and Safety Testing SOLAR MODULES
- Standards and Safety Testing PELLET STOVES
- Standards and Safety Testing WOOD FURNACES
- Standards and Safety Testing SOLAR MODULES
- Making the Connection
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- S14-09 Load Box
- 400Hz Hipot Testing
- G500VA Plus Appnote
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- Captivate 3.3 Database Cleanup
- Guardian 6100 Plus Leakage Current on Class II Medical Products
- Guardian 6100 Plus and 5000-03 Leakage Current on Class I Medical Products
- Hipot Testing: Ensuring Connection with OSC
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Should a problem arise during the warranty period, we will deal with it in a simple way. Your dealer simply replaces the defective device with a new one. You only need to provide the original receipt of purchase and the confirmation for the warranty extension, which you will receive by e-mail after registration.
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Our mission is to offer clients maximum exposure worldwide via efficient, cost-effective services that allow them to obtain the best possible prices.
Sellers list lab grown diamonds for sale with the Exchange. We verify the authenticity of all items before they are made available for purchase. Buyers can confidently browse available items for sale & purchase them securely through us.
Our community is built on trust. We remove the uncertainty of buying or selling lab grown diamonds online by providing a transparent & reliable platform for selling verified diamonds & jewelry.
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The difference in what a consumer must now spend for a "natural mined" gem versus a lab-grown has become so significant that once the buyer realizes they are both diamonds, the choice of an LGD is a no-brainer.
What makes the Laboratory Grown Diamond Exchange a viable interactive forum is that buyers and sellers from throughout the world - consumers, retailers, distributors, brokers, jewelry manufacturers, etc, can all come together to one independent, international marketplace for LGDs.
Buyers and sellers are in equal positions. The sellers post their asking price and the market determines the buyer's cost.
Gems posted online are stored in secure vaults to guarantee delivery of the precise product sold or listed in the exchange by sellers.
Listed diamonds sold will be submitted to Independent Third-Party Gem Labs for verification and subsequently sent to the buyer.
We provide a transparent, reliable means of buying and selling your LGDs & jewelry. We also offer the following services.
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The Laboratory Grown Diamond Exchange does not express an opinion regarding lab grown diamond quality, value, color or clarity. Accompanying reports, provided by the seller, are attached to each description. Opinions and facts stated by the seller are not necessarily the opinions and facts of the LGDEX. We take no responsibility for the information disclosed on the seller's description or third-party reports. We will, however, verify and confirm the authenticity of the LGD being offered and all objective measurements and weights will be declared.
In July of 2018, after six years of intense negotiations, the Federal Trade Commission finally made official the fact that, whether produced underground or above ground, a diamond is a diamond!
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The success of LGDs is seriously shaking up the diamond industry, particularly among millennials who would much rather buy a larger gem for less money than a stone mined from the ground that's considerably more expensive and may have a negative impact on the environment.
The difference in what a consumer must now spend for a "natural mined" gem versus a lab-grown has become so significant that once the buyer realizes they are both diamonds, the choice of an LGD is a no-brainer.
LGDs are produced in highly-controlled laboratory conditions. They have the same chemical composition, crystal structure, and physical properties as mined diamonds and are extremely difficult to differentiate by use of a jeweler's loupe or even a microscope.
The Laboratory Grown Diamond Exchange was created to protect the integrity of the LGD industry as the value of LGDs must be substantiated. The key to its success is the liquidity of the gems – the ability to turn them into cash. If there is no value after purchase, then the product truly may not be compared to mined diamonds which definitely have a resale value.