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Monitor110 has developed a service aims to let institutional investors access and analyze real-time Internet information in ways that will let them boost their returns.
Today, the start-up announced it has raised $5M in a second round of financing, which actually closed back in January.
This is not a valley company, but given the number of investors here in Silicon Valley and up in San Francisco, this company could be quite relevant.
There is also a local investor: Menlo Park's Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Other investors include DFJ's New York affiliate Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham Ventures, and Acadia Woods Partners. They join other investors that include a "select group of prominent Wall Street and advanced-technology individuals," according to the company.
Here are some of the bullish statements made by the investors in the press release:
Tim Draper, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson commented on his firm's participation saying, "We believe that Monitor110's approach of using advanced intelligence technologies to extract investable information from the Internet will fundamentally change the way that investors not only consume, but also value Internet information." Jed Katz, Managing Director of DFJ Gotham Ventures, added "We're thrilled to once again back successful entrepreneur Jeff Stewart, together with Wall Street veteran Roger Ehrenberg. This is a winning management team with a fantastic product."
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Melissa Hathaway, Senior Fellow and a member of the Board of Regents at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, this past October delivered a lecture at Oklahoma University titled "The-Data Driven Economy as a Matter of National Security."
The Internet was developed in 1969 for the military, however since that time it has developed into the backbone of business, critical infrastructure, and the global economy. Information communication technology (ICT) and the Internet has increased efficiency and productivity as ICT uptake has increased. This is set to increase in the future with the Internet of Things. Due to our hyper-connectivity, ICT, the Internet, and data has immense economic value. However, data is at risk to an underground economy where digital assets— our money and identity-- can be stolen. Targeted attacks penetrating traditional cybersecurity systems have become more common. The frequency and severity of these attacks will only increase as the threat of the offensive capability of these attacks are outpacing our defenses. These cyberattacks will come at great cost to our economic development.
Moreover, the Internet has also become a tool for governments to control and suppress their citizens. Recent government actions in several countries have increased surveillance and limited freedom of expression. Moreover, many companies are handing data over governments. Likewise, many governments are attempting to set the rules of engagement for cyberspace. These cyber issues will continue to challenge governments and businesses, as they attempt to navigate cyber regulation and data protection. Leaders must align the economic and national security agendas; engage in a conversation about the Internet of Things; focus on energy, telecommunications, and finance infrastructure; and clean-up infected infrastructure. This will require political capital, passion, and persistence to be effective, but it is necessary for our economic and digital future.
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It's been a little while since I've finished the program but the content is still fresh in my mind, so now is the perfect time to write a review with my experience. I signed up for Boston University's Genealogical Research Certificate Program back in March or April of this year and began the class in May. Luckily, I discovered a group for course participants (past and future) on Facebook and asked the group what to expect. The group answered candidly and told me to expect to kiss my social life goodbye and explained that it would take anywhere from 30+ hours a week to successfully complete the class. Had I not asked, I would have expected that it would have taken 15 hours a week (per the course website) and may have not been prepared. Luckily, I knew the expectations and was ready from day one.
The course is broken up into modules that are focused around the following topics which you can learn more about here:
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- The Professional Genealogist
Each module is challenging but rewarding and fun. At times, I felt like I didn't have enough time to finish some of the more involved assignments (with my full-time job naturally taking precedence) but with some late nights and determination, I was able to complete the class with an A average. Each module consists of a teaching instructor with varying experience across a wide spectrum of genealogical focuses. While all instructors were fantastic, my favorite was a woman by the name of Julie Mitchutka. I loved her teaching style and appreciated how she approached the course.
While one may think that online classes are easier because they're online, I beg to differ. This class was truly one of the most involved classes I have ever taken and the live classrooms, the message boards and more helped us all stay connected. It is offered three times per year and while I personally took the summer class (in order to help prepare me for a big trip to Ireland in the Fall), I would recommend trying out the class when you don't mind giving up your social life for a bit — i.e. the colder months).
The class is rather expensive, so it isn't for the faint of heart (both mentally and wallet-wise). You've got to make sure that you're committed and prepared. Knowing what I know now, would I do it again? Absolutely. I'm looking forward to learning even more as education is never truly finished. Thanks to Boston University for this valuable opportunity.


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The nation's food manufacturers say the change will cost them close to $2 billion, but the the Food and Drug Administration wants to update food labels—the first such change in more than 20 years.
The White House says the goal is to address the obesity epidemic. With two-thirds of Americans overweight or obese, First Lady Michelle Obama says it's time to help people realize more clearly what they are putting into their mouths.
"Our guiding principle here is very simple: that you as a parent and a consumer should be able to walk into your local grocery store, pick up an item off the shelf, and be able to tell whether it's good for your family," said Mrs. Obama. "So this is a big deal, and it's going to make a big difference for families all across this country."
Here's what the labels will look like:
Instead of listing serving sizes people should consume, the labels will list what people actually tend to consume in one sitting. That means a 12 ounce and 20 ounce soda bottle will both simply be "1 serving per bottle."
Labels for the first time will list "added sugars," or how much sugar a food maker has added to a product, as opposed to total sugars from the old labels.
Larger packages would have "dual column" labels with both "per serving" and "per package" calorie and nutrition information, since they may be consumed in single or multiple sittings.
There's no timetable for the changes to take effect. A 90-day public comment period opens Thursday. Officials said any changes would be phased in gradually.
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Kelsey Jacobsen (MESM 2012) has been selected as one of just twenty students in the nation to receive a prestigious Switzer Environmental Fellowship for 2011-12 by the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation. The fellowships were announced in August, when Kelsey was in Chile, working on her Bren Master's Group Project, a study of the bioeconomcis of aquaculture.
Born and raised on the shores of a small island town in Southeast Alaska, Jacobsen is pursuing a Bren specialization in Coastal and Marine Resource Management.
Switzer fellowships are awarded to emerging environmental leaders who are pursuing graduate degrees and are dedicated to positive environmental change in their careers.
Jacobsen is the fifth Bren student to receive a Switzer Fellowship; the others are Daniel Morris (MESM 2008); Leslie Abramson (MESM 2009), and Randy Turner (MESM 2010), and Heather Lahr (MESM 2011). Bren professor of environmental microbiology Patricia Holden was also a Switzer fellow. Jacobsen is also a Doris Duke Conservation Fellow for 2011, the last year of that program.
Her primary interest is in marine spatial planning, a management tool she believes is essential for achieving a balance between marine conservation and a sustainable supply of marine resources.
Jacobsen recently contributed the following remarks about her experience with the fellowship.
Was it a rigorous process to apply for the Switzer fellowship? If so, how?
The application process was not notably more rigorous than those of other competitive programs. However, although a one- to two-page personal essay about interests and career goals may not sound like a daunting assignment, the essay took a significant amount of time and energy for me to complete. I found myself thinking critically about how the Bren School master's program will influence my career, who my strongest role models have become, and where I picture my niche within the marine conservation community. While composing this narrative of my accomplishments and aspirations concerning the ocean, I saw the Switzer Fellowship as a lofty, perhaps even unattainable, objective; writing the essay was a good exercise in sorting my thoughts about what role I can play in marine resource conservation and management. So I was flabberghasted when I received an e-mail requesting an interview for the fellowship. This second stage of the application process – despite the butterflies and anticipation as I traveled from Santa Barbara to San Francisco to complete the interview in person – was surprisingly pleasant. The Switzer Fellows and Trustees created an incredibly friendly and encouraging environment for the interview and showed a genuine interest and confidence in all of the interviewees.
Did you feel confident that you would win? Were you surprised when you did, and what was your experience of hearing the news?
I felt positive coming out of my interview – I had found some common ground with my interviewers, and they seemed receptive to the ideas I was sharing. Interestingly, I spoke to a couple of the other applicants as we left the building, and they both described how they thought their nerves had gotten the better of them in their interviews. I felt that I had shaken (or at least hidden) most of my nerves so that I could have a natural and animated conversation. Still, I knew that only ten of the twenty interviewees would receive a fellowship, and I think I checked my e-mail for a response from the foundation about once every three and a half minutes for the few days after I returned to Santa Barbara. When a congratulatory e-mail came, I was amazed. I believe I did a little giddy dance in my desk chair and may have run around the room once or twice. It was a great feeling, and a strong reassurance that others have confidence that I will achieve good things in my chosen field.
What is the importance of the Switzer Fellowship to you, and how do you see it impacting the arc of your education/career path?
Perhaps the most important component of the fellowship is the Switzer Network, comprising all past and current fellows. The network ensures that the fellowship lasts throughout a fellow's career. The foundation does an excellent job of connecting network members with retreats and online events, by facilitating collaboration and innovation with further grants and awards, and by promoting the work of fellows by publishing on social networking and news sites. I also plan to take advantage of the career mentoring program provided to fellows, in which past fellows or other professionals advise young professionals like me. I??m really excited for the fall retreat, where we will get to meet the rest of our 2011 cohort, hopefully making connections with people with whom we will continue to collaborate with throughout our careers.
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Matthew 26:26-35 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
The Institution of the Lord's Supper
26 While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." 27 Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you; 28 for this is my blood of the[a] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will never again drink of this fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."
30 When they had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Peter's Denial Foretold
31 Then Jesus said to them, "You will all become deserters because of me this night; for it is written,
'I will strike the shepherd,
32 But after I am raised up, I will go ahead of you to Galilee." 33 Peter said to him, "Though all become deserters because of you, I will never desert you." 34 Jesus said to him, "Truly I tell you, this very night, before the cock crows, you will deny me three times." 35 Peter said to him, "Even though I must die with you, I will not deny you." And so said all the disciples.
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I never liked a plain wall. Yes, paint is good but I always have that empty feeling whenever I see a blank space in a room. My craft cells, as I want to call it, just starts to activate and think of what wall art I can create to make it look better. But I have to admit, I don't always have the time to make new wall decor every time I want to and I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who have the same problem. So to help each and every one of you, I've compiled a list of DIY wall art ideas you can make in under an hour. You never have to stare at a black space ever again!
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Brush Zucchini with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place zucchini cut-side down on a baking sheet. Bake @ 400 degrees for 15 mins. or until tender. Scoop pulp out of zucchini being careful to keep the shell whole, reserve pulp for stuffing. Turn the heat down to 350 degrees.
In a skillet melt butter, add onions and cook them until they are transparent. Then add pulp, stuffing mix, spinach, sour cream, and cheese to the skillet. Mix and salt and pepper to taste. Cook mixture for 3 minutes. Spoon stuffing mixture into zucchini shells. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until they are heated through.
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BANFF, Canada — Ivor Petrak gazed out the window of his storied, century-old house and flashed a contented smile.
What he saw was his front yard--the forested Bow River Valley, tucked snugly against the snowcapped vistas of the surrounding Canadian Rockies. The air was clean and invigorating, the sky a pallid blue.
It's that way most of the time around here, according to Petrak, often prompting even longtime residents to step back and embrace the majesty of the moment with childlike wonder.
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Staff and students urged to bid for Sustainable Human Development teaching awards
Loughborough University academics and students have been urged to bid for a European Union award aimed at boosting Sustainable Human Development (SHD) in the curricula.
There are seven awards, each worth 3000 euros before tax, on offer from Global Dimension in Engineering Education (GDEE), a EuropeAid project whose aim is to boost the number of academics who promote SHD in teaching activities.
GDEE want academics and students to put forward proposals for 'innovative initiatives and approaches that promote integration of SHD into technology and engineering education'.
Loughborough are one of five European universities* involved in the project and Research Associate Timothy Whitehead hopes academics and students will rise to the challenge.
He said: "This is a great opportunity for Loughborough staff to develop new teaching resources which promote sustainability, or be recognised for their current work within taught programmes."
The closing date for submissions is November 9 and the seven winners will be invited to attend an awards ceremony in Barcelona in January to present their proposals.
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Following the previous post on Deborah, the natural progression is to look at Jael. She's a woman you might well never have heard of (it's funny quite how many of those there are in the Bible: women whose stories go unnoticed or whose contributions go unacknowledged). In a nutshell: Jael let Sisera (who was fleeing from Deborah) into her tent, and then whilst he slept she hammered a tent peg through his skull. Niiiiiccceee!
She murdered a man in cold blood after tricking him with promises of hospitality and safety. Yet a whole section of the song of Deborah (Judges 5) literally sings her praises: 'Most blessed of women be Jael…' (verse 24). I'm guessing you might not be hugely comfortable with celebrating an act of massacre. Me neither! But the message of Jael's actions go deeper than taking a man's life.
She defended her people without a second thought. God gave her the opportunity and she grabbed it without worrying about her reputation. She didn't hang about and wait for instructions, she followed her instinct and acted. She delivered a nation from danger and persecution. Remember Esther saving her people from Haman's planed holocaust, Abigail preventing the murder of her family, and Mary ultimately delivering all of humanity by being the vessel which brought God to earth. Sensing a theme? Time and time again when whole tribes of people are under threat God uses a woman to save them.
To fully understand Jael's story we have to go back to Deborah's prophecy. In sending Barak out to fight, she told him that because of his reluctance to go without her he would 'not get credit for the victory. The Lord will let a woman defeat Sisera' (Judges 4:9; Youth Bible). Sisera was the sole survivor of the battle, and so in killing him Jael finally delivers the Israelites from their enemy once and for all. What Deborah prophesied, Jael fulfilled.
By the standards of ancient warfare, both of these women were undisputed heroines, but we don't fight in the same ways today. We are not always battling physical enemies – often spiritual warfare presents a greater problem. 'Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms' (Ephesians 6:12). This battle was ultimately won by Christ 2000 years ago, and so instead of physical armour we don spiritual armour. Christ called us to tackle our enemies with tenderness rather than brutality, and to fight for peace not superiority. We must fight nonetheless, but with respect for our brothers and sisters.
As daughters of the King we are called to be warrior princesses. No, I don't mean we're supposed to hammer tent pegs into the heads of people who threaten or offend us! But we are supposed to fight for justice.
There is power in the voice of a woman who is courageous enough to use it.
Where we see injustice in the world, we are called to act. Not to wait for someone else to stand up and face the consequences. We fight not through violence but through our example, as the infamous woman of Proverbs 31 'opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy'. We are called to be the change.
We are warrior princesses.
We are instruments of the Lord.
We are the voice of those who cannot speak.
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Hellllooo 2013! I don't think I am ready for you quite yet. I am still reminiscing a bit about this past year. To say 2012 was CRAZY is a pretty big understatement. Crazy fun, crazy trips, crazy time away from home, crazy decision-making processes, crazy transitions, crazy new things... The list goes on. Here's a look back, in the form of the longest blog post...ever.
Terry peak 2012 - The best Young Life retreat yet. So much fun relaxing in a beautiful cabin, in a beautiful area with beautiful friends with BEAUTIFUL hearts.
Florida & Young Life conference - Highlights included hearing from Francis Chan, having the entire Sea World park to ourselves, celebrating my birthday with fireworks at Epcot and a super fun day at Animal Kingdom.
Rapid City - Oh my word. We stayed in such a beautiful lodge. LOVED their breakfast. Mark saw the Bad Lands for the first time!
Extreme Easter - Wowzers. It WAS extreme. I bet we put 200 miles on the suburban with this extreme scavengar hunt.
Bible study with the Young Life girls - Oh, how I miss these friends! So many wonderful conversations about the Lord. And...a few fun parties together.
Interviews at First Reformed in Sioux Center - God opened a door for Mark to interview for the youth pastor position at First. The interview process and the committee were extremely loving and gracious, but it was a tricky season in beginning to think about the potential of God calling us to a new community and ministry.
Castaway Assignment - Mark and I spent the entire month of June at Young Life's Castaway Camp in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. It was a blessing to see Mark used in so many powerful ways, but it was also a hard month of decision-making and seeking the Lord. We were up to our eyeballs in Young Life, but emotionally, we were having to process the potential of giving it all up and moving away. So tough. On the flip side, this was the view from our little deck in the room we stayed at all month. Beautiful!
Young Life Timberwolf Camp - If I remember right, I think we took about 70 kids from Sioux Falls to Timberwolf Camp in Michigan for a week. At this point, we knew that God was calling us to Sioux Center, so it was a last hurrah in a lot of ways for Mark and I. We thoroughly enjoyed the energy of camp, the selflessness of our rock star leaders, and were super blessed to see lots of kids come to know Christ.
House Hunting - Oh my. We looked at A LOT of homes in Sioux Center. I had thought house hunting would be fun and exciting - like an episode off of HGTV. Turns out, house hunting can be filled with number crunching, paper work, a silly game of back and forth in making offers, and some letting go of unrealistic ideals. Humph. Praise the Lord for the patience and endurance to get through the stress of this season. Though we made an offer on a couple of cute places, this little guy was the one God had planned for us to buy. Everything in this house was white. White woodwork, white siding, and EVERY single wall in the house was white. What a blank slate! We are still in the process of painting and making it feel a little more homey. It has taken a lot of work, we are loving being home owners.
Baby - The DAY AFTER we found out we got our little white house, we also found out that we were expecting our little (or not so little) Baby DeYounge. Holy smokes. To say that I was a little overwhelmed in dealing with the emotional stress of leaving a ministry, moving to a different community, changing churches, buying a home AND becoming a mom is an understatement. It was a lot to process! We had been trying to get pregnant for a while, though, so we were very, very grateful for the pregnancy. We celebrated for a day or two...and then morning (or ALL DAY) sickness hit hard. I still remember trying to get ready to move, packing a box, running to the toilet, packing another box, running to the toilet again... The next two months were a blur...
Sioux Center - Somewhere in those blurry two months, we moved to Sioux Center. Gracious friends and family came to unpack our boxes and get us relatively settled, and my main job became pretty simple - try NOT to puke. I was a couch potato, an invalid, and depressed lady for what seemed like an eternity. Little by little, I began to feel better and love being in a small town again. Though Sioux Center has plenty of quirks, it has such a special place in my heart. Moving, transition and surrender are tough things in life...yet, at the same time, there is SUCH great joy and peace that comes with knowing that you are in the center of the Lord's will - RIGHT where you are supposed to be...destined to be, even. Praise the Lord for His guidance!
Dave & Bev Move! - About three weeks after we knew we were transitioning to Sioux Center, Mark's parents announced that THEY, too, were moving to Sioux Center. They had lived previously in Mountain Lake, Minnesota for twenty-something years, and, through a series of crazy and miraculous events, the Lord opened a door, provided a job in town and moved them to our little town, too! It's a blessing to have family in town, and we are really looking forward to having a "built-in" babysitter in the area too. :)
2nd Anniversary - We celebrated our second anniversary! It, too, was somewhat of a blur between lingering morning sickness and exhaustion, but we were able to spend some time away, eat out at some fun places and get some pheasant hunting in for Mark. Hooray for two years of marriage! I am a lucky lady.
New Niece and Nephew - The DeYounge side is BOOMING with kids. Next Christmas, we will have 7 grandchildren all at, or under, the age of 7. Watch out, folks! Mark's sister, Sara, and her husband, Jarrod, adopted another little girl from China. Hannah is a little peanut. She reminds me of Tinkerbell!! Mark's brother, Ryan, and his wife, Amanda, just had their second child, Lydia! She is teeny-tiny and perfect. Looks like a little doll! I tried to hog Lydia at Christmas time to practice my baby-holding skills.
Etsy Shop - My Etsy shop is officially one year old! I have been pleasantly surprised at how busy the "business" has kept me. It's been super fun to have an outlet for some creativity, and God has used the shop to provide a little extra "home improvement" cash for us. Such an enjoyable blessing. Thanks to all of you that have contributed to this little dream of mine!
Phew... That was 2012, folks! What a busy year! Praising God for His crazy evident faithfulness to us.


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Our card for today, Tuesday, July 14th, is taken from the Angel Answers Oracle Cards – Perfect Timing.
This card tells us that it is the perfect time to set our plans into motion. If we were waiting for a sign that the time is right, then this is it. Delays are over and the time to move forward with projects, plans and dreams has arrived. If we were waiting for the right time to do something, we need wait no longer, this is the perfect time!
Have a great day everyone! ~Namaste~
Love✲ ¸¸.•*¨¸.☆.¸*°˚ ˚
& Light ♫☯♪ ☼ Aurora & Star Twin
Artwork taken from the Angel Answers Oracle Cards, Perfect Timing.


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Understanding Asian corporate management: a global comparative framework
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Asia is now set to rival the West in economic terms, and an understanding of Asian management is critical. General interest in this area has its origins in the Japanese economic miracle, regional influence of the overseas Chinese, and the contemporary emergence of China and India. Although "Asian management" is established as a subdiscipline of international management, there are few standardized frameworks. This article explores and recommends a descriptive, comparative approach to understanding Asian management that recognizes global and local imperatives. Two illustrative case studies of major Asian corporations are offered in illustration of the utility of the framework.
Grainger, R. and Chatterjee, S.R. 2008. Understanding Asian corporate management: a global comparative framework. Journal of Asia-Pacific Business. 9 (3): pp. 214-234.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - The Senate and House on Friday quickly approved emergency appropriations legislation authorizing President Bush to spend $40 billion in response to this week's devastating terror attacks on the Pentagon and New York's World Trade Center.
Both chambers also voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution authorizing "all necessary and appropriate force" against those responsible for the attacks, which have caused a death toll likely to mount into the thousands.
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So far, the service branches have asked to call up 35,000. They will be used to provide port operations, medical support, engineer support, general civil support and homeland defense, the Pentagon said.
The twin 110-foot World Trade Center towers were destroyed after terrorists flew two hijacked airliners into the buildings early Tuesday morning. A third hijacked jet was crashed into the Pentagon in suburban northern Virginia, causing hundreds of deaths and extensive damage to the nation's military headquarters. A fourth hijacked jet crashed into the countryside of eastern Pennsylvania; authorities have said the jet was likely headed for a target in the nation's capital. See full story.
The size of the emergency funding package grew Thursday night from the $20 billion originally sought by the White House. Efforts by lawmakers from states that suffered directly from the attacks were credited with the increased size of the measure, which guarantees that at least half of the $40 billion package will be spent on disaster recovery and other assistance in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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Step 3. Tap Settings > General > Reset and Erase all content and settings. In the Setup Assistant, proceed to Set up your device. Tap Restore from a Backup.
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#500 – Kung Pow: Enter The Fist
DIRECTED BY: Steve Oedekerk
STARRING: Steve Oedekerk
FAVE QUOTE: "Killing is wrong. And bad. There should be a new, stronger word for killing. Like badwrong, or badong. Yes, killing is badong." – Chosen One
FAVE MOMENT: It's a toss between the part in the opening scene with the baby rolling down the hill or anytime Ling screams WEE-OOH (laugh everytime. Without fail)
AWARDS: None
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist is a movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way, he encounters some strange characters, one of which is a cow trained in the martial arts.
we will begin the countdown of the top 500 and the first film that has been chosen is Kung Pow: Enter The Fist. This is a comedy that came out of nowhere with a cult following. It's definitely badong but in a good way as Oedekerk creates a film within a film and creating some quality comedy gems along the way (mainly Master Pain aka Betty as the big bad villain of the piece). There are some moments of comedy that range from strange (Gopher Chucks!) to the damn right ridiculous (Chosen One VS The Cow fight scene).
When released it was critically slated, I mean one review claimed 'If you've gone to Kung Pow for the plot, you have made a mistake. Come to think of it, if you have gone for the comedy, you've also made a mistake. In fact, if you've gone at all, you've made a mistake' and my personal fave review of the film was 'Like a slug that crawls across the screen for eighty minutes before dying of its own nausea.' Personally I like stupid comedies, in particular ones i'm not expecting to be funny and if you listen to critic reviews then well it's your loss as some of them can be snobbish at best about particular films but everyone has their different tastes.
Kung Pow never takes itselfs slightly seriously and some of the fight scene set pieces are hilarious with the dubbed dialogue added onto it. Thinking back on it, the premise was a great idea, using around 80% of footage from an old film and just dub over it whilst adding new material. The sequel has been rumoured for some time but just thinking now has the time passed now and the appeal gone? You let me know.


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Why was amm the lady she was? Eileen Tomporowski. To me, Grandma 'Leen.
When I think of Grandma 'Leen, this is what comes to mind.
Pickled beets. Pussy willows. Potato garden. Gravy. Silly phrases. Strength. Boston Pizza Hawaiian pizza. Grace. Shelling peas. Sewing. Cherry tarts. Chicken fingers. Camping. Tobogganing at the farm. Number 7 King Size. Wit. Curlers. Smarts. Scrabble. Fishing. False teeth. Batoche. Love.
Today I feel that I lost such a connection to amm. I lost Grandma 'Leen.


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This week kicks off with more to-ing and fro-ing between Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange ahead of the first closing date for Nasdaq's bid on Thursday. This morning's response to the LSE defence document, published over Christmas, is aggressive. Not only does it accuse the LSE of "milking its dominant position" and making "derisory" cost cuts. Nasdaq also says, for the first time publicly I think, that if its bid fails it might sell its 29 per cent stake. "Without Nasdaq your LSE shares would be worth far less," it says on the cover. Again, the US exchange urges LSE shareholders to accept its £12.43 offer, arguing it is "full and fair". LSE shares have been drifting down since the middle of December. Today, despite talk at the weekend and this morning of very strong trading figures coming out this week, LSE shares are off another penny at £12.82. But Nasdaq still has work to do.
A very strong trading statement from Michael Page has driven the shares in the recruitment company up almost 5 per cent this morning. Q4 gross profits would be nearly a third higher than last year, it said.
BA has confirmed the details of its pensions deal with the unions, which we wrote about in Saturday's paper. A lively debate now begins on whether this clears the way for someone to make a bid for BA (Collins Stewart says yes) or whether foreign ownership laws and open skies talks would prevent this, as Citigroup claims.
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An English In Kentucky
Wednesday December 20th 2012
Tim Candler
It's very possible that Kant's essay on The
Metaphysics of Morals, does not lend itself to a translation into
Lines and Circles. His categories of imperative, better left to
thirty thousand words, none of which tell me what "civilization" or
"happiness" is. And it's possible that language belongs to a
different dimension to that in which geometry owns space. But at
the same time, it's always interesting to watch those who have a passion
for guns, discussing guns with those of us simpletons who do not care so
much for guns, or the noise they can make, and who prefer to put them
into the category of "damage causing device," rather than pursue them as
a "source of happiness."
The correct name, and the correct pronunciation
of each category and part of gun. The "round," the "barrel," the
"stock." "A Bullet." So I guess it's a passage, a circumcision, that
once endured becomes a source of pride, or a presumption, or a status, all
of them ingredients in a glue called cohesion. However, it does seem
to me, the gun itself, the passage, the circumcision, is all of it buoyed
around that one part of a gun called a striker, and without which a gun is
no more than a collection of decorative parts. Which suggests to me at
least that it's the act of firing a gun that can become a part of a person.
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March and April, as is so often the case with my MS, were a bit of a struggle. I briefly emerged, disappeared back under again…. then, at last, now, seem to be properly afloat again.
The fuzzy blurs of vertigo seems to have gone – and this last few days I've been bashing out some speed on the bike for the first time in awhile. And it feels really good to be back with something akin to strength in my legs.
Back to health, I've just done a 600km ride – the Bryan Chapman Memorial – from Chepstow to Anglesey; and sped around the Welsh Velothon Sportive. Summer is beckoning – and I'm no longer banging on my cell door demanding to be let out.
I've long ridden bikes. I've explored, commuted, travelled and toured. But it was only as recently as 2013 that I entered my first "time trial". I turned up on my old steel bike, wearing mountain biking shoes, gym shorts and a kagool. I couldn't really believe what I'd stumbled upon: in, an otherwise completely non-descript A-road lay-by, there was a collection of lyra-clad riders warming-up on static rollers. They had bikes that looked like shining carbon spaceships, wore weird pointy helmets and had gnarly body shapes that looked like snakes. I might have been imagining it, but even their faces seemed streamlined and honed. The organiser encouraged me to remove my billowing waterproof before I started, but didn't like the thought of riding through drizzle, so I parachuted my way round the course as young whippets shot past, tucked into their aero positions.
Several people were friendly, although it was fairly clear that I wasn't 'one of them'. I definitely wasn't one of the cool kids. Some seemed to distance themselves from my dishevelment as if it might be contagious to their sleekness. I imagine that the organiser would probably not have bet on seeing me again. But I turned up again the following week – having fitted road tyres to my bike and dispensed with my jacket. The same friendly faces made small talk with me again, and encouraged me to keep going.
Some of those guys will have been breaking themselves training through winter. Indoor spin classes; leg weights; chain-gangs of head-down cyclists in the rain. I perhaps understand a bit more now about how they saw me when I first turned up: I was fresh from commuting to work on my bike – and only when the sun shone. Keen but green. I was friendly but somehow had a lot to learn. And my bike could have done with a clean.
A few weeks later I tried to join an unofficial club ride during the week. The route was very hilly and I got dropped almost immediately. About an hour later, the group screamed past me as they descended in a different direction: I was lost; they were lapping me; and I was probably in their way.
Early on my recent 600km I found myself riding alongside a guy I'd met several times before (the pool of cyclists that enter these crazy events is probably pretty small). I retain his anonymity – let's call him "Steve" – but he is quite a personality on the audax circuit. He rides further, faster and more frequently than virtually anyone else. I wondered if he still enjoyed all those miles. This event was definitely a spectacular one – over Snowdonia and through the Beacons – but many are not so and are designed instead to make the miles obtainable, so focus on being flat and steady rather than spectacular. Mile after mile, or, in his case, mile after mile after mile. A pleasure? Hobby? Love? Or an obsession? I know, for sure, that he earns those miles. Often riding solo, he rarely "drafts" behind other riders – more often than not, it's him pulling others forward.
One of the frustrations of such long distance events is the etiquette of riding with others. Some sit silently on your back wheel for mile after mile as you act as their unacknowledged windbreak. There's no rules being broken, other than those of fairness and honour. "Steve" was growling to me, but possibly largely to himself, as the group tucked in behind its leaders. It was as though he had earned his place at these events the hard way – the proper way – and he resented all those others getting away with an easy ride. Our speeds, then paths, deviated as he knuckled down into another event. Another one he'd ticked off. Tutting at the pretenders that couldn't do it on their own accords.
Amongst groups trying to cope tough, there will always be some who are already tougher than others. In his eyes, I doubt some even touch the sides.
I got a place in the Welsh Velothon through a friend. It's a ~90 mile route from Cardiff – with the massive attraction of being on closed (e.g. car-free) roads. It's huge – around 10,000 cyclists wend their way round, at their different speeds, with their different outlooks, and their different attitudes, approaches and ambitions.
I was looking forward to the closed roads – nothing beats sweeping round blind corners knowing that nothing is going to be coming the other way – but my allocated start time was right at the very back of the field. I'd done events like this before, sabotaged by thousands of cyclists in front of me who prevent any momentum, rhythm, or speed.
The buzz at the start was infectious, but, as I started, the congestion of cyclists on the road was marked. The early kilometres on the flat were completely navigable – but as the first inclines appeared, and the roads narrowed, progress got more haphazard. Some riders were stopping to walk, others were zig-zagging with effort. I was overtaking most, but every so often someone would shoot past me on my right, "COMING THROUGH". A torrential cloud-burst then soaked the field. I rode past several prostrate crash victims – one in a brace; another under an emergency space blanket. Visibility deteriorated as I spent more and more time hugging the right-hand verge – wanting to keep a tempo, but not wanting to crash trying.
I came into contact with another cyclist as we briefly rode abreast; he slipped over and his swerve took me down as well. Nothing serious – but the roads felt chaotic and slippery on my misjudged slick tyres.
Guys in overpriced kit, pushed incredibly expensive bikes up the steeper hills. There's never much dignity in pushing a bike, especially in cleats; I couldn't help but wondering what they were doing – all the gear; but no steel. No miles and miles on the road, bikes bought, then kept in bubble wrap in the garage.
This has felt like the year's first week of sun.
I've been joining a group of cyclists in Central Bristol that meet up for a quick lunchtime ride during the week.
This week was particularly pleasurable. Short sleeves and shorts – warm weather and us riding in time.
Conversation was in snippets; we took turns in the front; and the ride was quick. The final descent was particularly breathless.
Smiles all round – then back to our respective desks and work.
It had just past 1am.
It was 19 hours since the start – and I'd been pedalling for 17 of them.
I hadn't seen anyone else for over an hour.
It was near freezing – and my hands and feet were numb. The stars were quite stunning. The cold, crisp air was certainly clear.
I had stopped to try and connect my charger to my GPS unit which was almost out of power, but my hands were struggling with the fiddling wires.
I was pleased that I had my woollen snood with me. Pleased that I'd packed my warmer gloves.
I was going to stop and sleep in less than 10 kilometres time.
I felt invigorated, excited and incredibly alive. Very tired, but happy.
MS was nowhere near me.
I don't know where cycling is going to take me. I can't even work out where it's taken me from. But it does give me 'something'. Maybe not all a good 'thing', but certainly a 'thing' that is not MS.
With hindsight you can see yourself through other's eyes. It is harder to do the same in the present.
I hope I can instil in my boys the thoughts that however fast you think you are, there is always someone faster; however slow you think you are, there is always someone slower. It's good to see both sides of that coin: never be too proud, nor too self-conscious.


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GEORGE OSBORNE is the answer to the riddle: Who taxed all the pies?
But never fear, Captain Crunch is here — crusading for Britain's right to tuck
in to well-priced savouries.
Brits were shaken by the Chancellor's announcement of Pasty Tax starting in
A 20 per cent VAT will be slapped on hot pasties, pies and sausage rolls —
infuriating chains like Greggs.
Don't forget you can sign our petition against the tax now.
Luckily our savoury pastry-loving nation will still be able to get its fix,
simply by buying the treats cold and heating them up at home.
So to get ready for life after the Pasty Tax, the Captain has rounded up the
best deals on cold pies.
And he also takes a look at bargain offers on hot food to tuck in to and enjoy
before the tax hits.
The savings are mouth-watering.
WAITROSE have cut the price of 454g Dickinson & Morris Melton Mowbray
pork pies to £2, saving 89p.
Their own-brand 300g pork pies are £1.99 or two for £3, saving 98p.
The CO-OP are offering two £1.79 200g packs of bite-size sausage rolls
for £3, saving 58p.
They also have two £1.79 360g packs of bite-size beef pasties for £3, saving
ICELAND are offering two of their own-brand £1.25 double-packs of 280g
chilled slices for £2 — saving 50p. The range includes chicken & mushroom,
cheese & onion, mince beef & onion and chicken tikka.
They have also signed a deal with Greggs giving Iceland the sole rights to
sell the bakery's products outside of Greggs' own stores.
From April 18 Iceland will have 256g double-packs of cheese & onion pasties
for £1.50, 362g double-packs of Cornish pasties for £1.75 and 290g
double-packs of potato & meat pasties for £1.50.
MACE have 180g packs of Ginsters deep fill slices in chicken &
mushroom, cheese & onion, spicy chicken, peppered steak and ham & cheese for
£1.29, saving 70p.
They also have 175g packs of Pork Farms slices in chicken & mushroom, chicken
& bacon, peppered steak and cheese & onion for £1, saving 79p.
Not on offer but good value are LIDL 588g packs of Castlegrove
sausage-roll snacks for £1.79.
GREGGS are offering four sausage rolls from £2.35, depending on
location, saving up to 29p.
Look out for their new chip-shop curry bake, which will be in stores from
April 17.
The 130g bake containing chicken breast, potato, onions and curry sauce will
be priced from £1.10.
MORRISONS are offering two-for-£2 mix 'n' match on £1.69 packs of
Wall's sausage rolls, Pukka Pies, Ginsters slices and own-brand large pork
pies and large pork and egg pies, saving £1.38.
Their £1.49 six-packs of pork, Cumberland and Lincolnshire sausage rolls are
two for £2, saving 98p.
Warm pies and pasties from their Oven Fresh section are also on offer.
They include four 85p mince & onion pies for £2.60, saving 80p, four 65p
cheese & onion rolls for £2, saving 60p, four 65p Scotch pies for £1.50,
saving £1.10, four creamy peppered slices for £2.60, saving 80p, and two
tin-miners pasties for £2.50, saving 28p.
SAINSBURY'S are offering three-for-£1.50, saving 57p, on their
69p 150g own-brand puff pastry pies including chicken & mushroom, minced
beef & onion, steak & kidney and steak.
Their own-brand £2.24 440g Melton Mowbray pork pie, £2.05 six-packs of Melton
Mowbray mini pork pies and £2.02 six packs of mini pork pie varieties are
two for £3, saving from £1.04 to £1.48.
Sainsbury's £1.79 235g pastry pies including chicken & gravy, steak & Guinness
and steak and kidney are two for £3, saving 58p.
They have the 270g Pieminster Pietanic pie for £2.49, saving 50p, and are
offering two for £6, saving 98p, on the Higgidy 280g beef, Stilton & ale
pie, 250g chicken pot pie with leek & ham and the 270g spinach, feta and
pine-nut pie. Sainsbury's own-brand £1.41 six-packs of sausage rolls are on
TESCO are offering two for £2, saving 50p, on Holland's pies including
the 188g peppered steak, 182g steak, 188g potato & meat, 145g meat and 185g
cheese & onion and on Holland's 135g bacon & cheese turnover, 180g creamy
chicken slice and 220g sausage roll.
Their own-brand 300g 12-packs of mini pork pies are two for £3, saving 40p,
and their 150g two-packs of pork & pickle pies have been halved in price to
They are also offering any two Cranswick Yorkshire handmade sausage rolls for
£2, saving £1.
ALDI eight-packs of mini sausage rolls aren't on offer but are very
well priced at 99p for 480g.
The Welsh Pantry £1.38 steak & kidney pie, cheese & onion pie, minced beef &
onion pie and bacon & cheese slice are 99p, saving 39p, at 99p STORES.
ASDA own-brand Chosen By You 600g chicken, bacon and leek pie is £3.38
or two for £5.50, saving £1.26.
Their Chosen By You 250g chicken & ham hock pie is £2.88 or two for £5.50,
saving 26p.
Basket League
MORRISONS hold on to top spot in my weekly Basket League of basic groceries.
The basket is: Sliced bread (800g), milk (2 pints), butter (250g), cheddar
(500g), eggs (six medium or large), cornflakes (750g), orange juice (1
litre), baked beans (220g), minced beef (500g) and seedless grapes (500g).
Some sizes adjusted to match. Quality may vary.
Bargain Corner
MORRISONS have halved the price of 16-packs of Walkers CRISPS, now
£2.16, and 750g boxes of Kellogg's CRUNCHY NUT, £1.57.
The Co-op have half price BEEF roasting joints, now £4.99 for a 1kg,
and King Edward POTATOES, £1 for 2kg.
Spar's Wines Of The World festival runs from Thursday until May 16. Offers
include a bottle of Marquis Belrive CHAMPAGNE for £17.49, saving £7,
and La Catedral Rioja ROSE for £4.99, saving £2.
have code GETSEXY for 20 per cent off orders over £50 at ANN
SUMMERS and MVCHOT1 for 10 per cent off over £50 at MOSS
Tesco have four-packs of WEIGHT WATCHERS Mini Pot Swirls iced desserts
on two for £3, saving £1.48.
Your £100 tips
STOCK up on postage stamps before April 30 when first class go up 14p to 60p
and second class go up 14p to 50p.
Malmesbury, Wilts
WITH wedding season looming, don't waste money on shop confetti – just raid
the office hole punch and save up the punched holes.
Dennistoun, Glasgow


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LaPRILL's HOMEMADE ROLLS
LaPrill's Homemade Rolls are light and fluffy dinner rolls that have been perfected over a lifetime. My mom, LaPrill, is well-renowned for her cooking. And her rolls are some of the best around.
LaPRILL's HOMEMADE ROLLS
The sign of a true homemaker is how well you make rolls.
Anyone who has ever tried to make rolls knows that there is a science to it! It's not easy. Working with yeast dough takes practice. There are so many variables involved, such as the temperature in the kitchen, how humid it is, making sure not to add too much or too little flour, giving the dough plenty of time to rise, etc. You can't beat the system. It takes time and patience to get light, fluffy rolls.
It makes me think of a talk by Julie B. Beck. She said, "When I was a new bride, I asked my mother-in-law, who is a very good cook, if she would teach me how to make her delicious dinner rolls. With a sparkle in her eye, she replied that it took 25 years to learn to make a good roll! Then she added, "You had better start making some!"
She then related that comparison to reading the scriptures daily to glean the lessons and tools that will help you in life. You can't just read them once and be done. "My Soul Delighteth in the Scriptures," Ensign, May 2004, 107
The more you make rolls, the better they will be! The recipe for LaPrill's Homemade Rolls has been successfully used for 50+years by friends and family alike. My Aunt Joan used it as the head chef for her school's cafeteria. And, I have a friend who uses this recipe in her catering business.
"You had better start making some!"
Okay, so the picture shows frozen rolls, but the emphasis of the photo should be on the heating pad. This is my secret weapon for any yeast dough recipe, frozen or not. (You know how you're supposed to set the dough in a warm place to rise?) BAM!
Yields 48
- 3-1/2 c. hot water
- 3/4 c. shortening (or margarine)
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 3/4 c. powdered milk
- 2 eggs
- 8-10 c. all-purpose flour
- 2 TB. yeast
- 1-2 TB. Salt
- Place hot water, shortening, sugar, powdered milk, and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Add 4 cups flour and beat until smooth.
- Add yeast and 3 more cups flour and beat well.
- Add salt. Change to dough hook (or knead by hand.) Knead 8-10 minutes, adding 1 to 3 more cups of flour; dough should be smooth and elastic.
- Place in large bowl to rise. Spread 1 TB. oil over top of dough. Cover with a towel and set in warm place to rise.
- When doubled in bulk, punch down and mold into rolls. Or, roll out on counter to 1-inch thick and cut with a round cutter.
- Pour 2-3 TB. oil in the bottom of a jelly roll pan. Dip the top of the roll into the oil and flip it over and set it on its bottom to rise and bake. Cover pan of dough rolls and let rise for 15-30 minutes.
- Heat over to 400 degrees. Bake 10 minutes; then reduce oven to 350 degrees and bake to golden brown (approximately 10 minutes more).
- Remove from oven and brush with butter or margarine.


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After being in Melbourne for just a month we went back to New Zealand for Xmas and New Years with the families. I had an amazing time. Overate every day. Went bike riding and swimming and jetskiing and biscuiting. Got burnt a couple of times (and got told off by Ollie for it).
No writing. Admittedly I had very little computer access but I am still feeling the guilt..
I now also have a new computer so no more blue screens of death for a while (we hope).
My Christmas reads were:
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. First in The Mortal Instruments trilogy. In a nutshell, Clary's mother disappears just as she learns demons exist and that the secretive Shadowhunters hunt them. I liked the premise, and it had some good moments, but mostly it wasn't my cup of tea. The characters didn't feel as developed as they could be, there was too much foreshadowing for major plot points, and I felt like it could have gone through another round or two of editing before being published - overabundance of adjectives and way too out there metaphors. I'm unlikely to buy the next two books in the series. This is just me though and there are plenty of good reviews on Amazon so if you've been thinking about reading it don't be put off by this.
- And the Exodus Quest by Will Adams. This one I'm still reading and it's taking me ages. I'm finding it difficult to get into. It's kind of an Egyptian/Archaeologist version of a Dan Brown book, and I have the same difficulty in getting into those. I love learning about Ancient Egypt and the book has a lot of that, but at times it feels more like fiction than nonfiction with the long sections of exposition in dialogue that all the characters seem to take turns doing. I will keep trucking on though because I don't like stopping a book part way through.
How has everyone else's Christmas and New Years treated them? What have you been reading?


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Even today our society and the law and order system is such a blind that nothing can be said about it where the guilty wanders free and the innocent is languishing behind the bars. Here is a case of a mother who has been waiting for her son like a dead person. Let us go through her story.My name is Mula Devi, 70, years and my husband is Late Shobhnath. I am Chauhan by caste. I have five sons Ramji, Laxman, Bharat, Shatrughan and Shyam. My daughter-in-law is Usha Devi. I am a resident of 51/12 Nawapura, police station Kotwali, district Varanasi.
The economic condition of my family is not good. My younger son sells paper toys that he makes. We somehow manage our daily bread. At present I am living in a rented shed. I had never thought that I will see such a day in my life. The incident happened on June 05, 1996. My daughter was married in Khojwa police station Bhelupura and at her in-laws house murder of my daughter's brother-in-law, his wife and three kids took place.
On October 06, 1996 cops came at my residence early in the morning and asked for my son Ram ji. They had canes in hands and were abusing and immediately they asked, 'where is murderer Ram ji.'
I resisted their move and said why are you talking like this how can my son be murderer. But they pushed me and entered the house to search.
I started crying and the cops beat up my son and took him away forcibly in a jeep.
At that time the entire family was in a state of shock and my daughter-in-law and granddaughter started crying. I was unable to understand what should I do. My son was not asked any question at the police station, told my younger son. The entire family was unable to think how have we been trapped in such a case and whose fault it is. I felt unconscious. The situation did not changed and sixteen years have passed. My son did not came back. Day and night I fear for my son and in attempt to save him we have sold off everything that was in the house. And ever since I have come to know that my son has been sentenced death penalty I feel the law may give the penalty to me instead of my son. Now with what hope I should live. I feel I will die. For the entire night I cry and pray to god that he may send back my son but who will in this world listen to me.
Somehow my son gets back is my wish. This is a true story of sixteen years and I don't feel satisfied even after sharing it with you.
I still fear at heart. Having met you people I feel relaxed. Please save my son from the death penalty. He is innocent person.
Interviewer: Chaya Devi


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Wednesday, 19 March 2008 04:50 PM
Over the past 24 hours, I've received numerous phone calls from investors inquiring about yesterday's big rally in the stock market. Many of those investors were perplexed by the rally, especially since the Federal Reserve cut its overnight lending rate by only 75 basis points instead of the 100 basis points that traders expected.
I too was initially a bit bewildered by the Dow Jones Industrial's 420-point surge. But I was much less surprised by the extent of the rally after reviewing several technical indicators.
Those indicators suggest that the following factors were in force in yesterday's stock market rally:
First, bargain hunting bullish investors were merely looking for a reason to add to their stock positions.
Also, speculative investors and short-term traders who had previously sold stocks short apparently decided to take some profits and buy back those stocks yesterday afternoon.
Finally, a large number of investors appear to already have exited the equities market, leaving only aggressive traders active in the market.
Short-term traders typically respond to the type of surprising news that was released yesterday by temporarily bidding up stock prices. However, those same traders normally hold their positions for only a few days, then often take the opposite side of a stock transaction once stocks have rebounded. They reverse course and sell stocks short.
Meanwhile, my experience suggests that many investors were probably somewhat relieved by yesterday's less-than-expected cut in the target Fed Funds rate.
Why? Because the 75 basis-point rate cut will likely cause the exchange-value of the U.S. dollar to decline by less than it might have fallen had the Fed cut by 100 basis points.
Thus far, the dollar has in fact responded favorably to yesterday's less-than-expected rate cut, as the dollar rose both yesterday and again today against the Euro.
So, where are stocks headed from here?
As I stated in an article I wrote earlier today, my models indicate that stock prices may have already bottomed. However, those models also indicate that the path of least resistance for stocks is still down and that stocks will trade in a volatile sideways pattern, at best, over the next couple of months.
In other words, despite the rally, there is no major catalyst to propel stock prices higher over the near-term.
Yet there are numerous ongoing negative economic developments that continue to bode poorly for the future direction of stock prices. For example, the housing market remains in a slump, the employment situation has continued to deteriorate, and growth in personal incomes has fallen sharply over the past few months.
In addition, household net worth fell during the fourth quarter of 2007 for the first time since 2002, and long-term interest rates have recently been rising in spite of the Fed's cuts in short-term rates.
Just yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that construction of new homes fell during February to the lowest level in more than 16 years, and building permits for new housing starts — a very reliable leading economic indicator — declined 37 percent compared to the same month a year ago.
The manufacturing sector also shows more signs of weakening. The New York Federal Reserve Bank announced on Monday that its index of manufacturing activity fell during February to its lowest level since April 2003.
The non-residential construction market has seen a slowdown over the past three months, and a host of financial institutions have announced massive layoffs. As a result, the U.S. economy will likely continue to experience job losses over the coming months.
I therefore expect economic growth to continue at an anemic rate, at best, for the remainder of 2008.
For those investors who may be foolish enough to think that a severe economic slowdown won't hold down stock prices for at least a couple of more months, I pose the following question: What about the effect that persistent inflationary pressures could have on the equities market?
My research suggests that high oil and gasoline prices, as well as rising food costs, will continue to cut into the average consumer's pocketbook and cause consumers to significantly reduce their spending over the coming months. That's important: Consumer spending accounts for approximately 70 percent of the U.S.'s total output of goods and services, the gross domestic product.
So, rather than listen to the so-called Wall Street experts, I recommend that you do as my four-year-old daughter Christina does when she puts together puzzles.
Her puzzles seem complicated to me, but she is patient and gets them done.
I asked her how she is able to put together her puzzles so easily. "Daddy," she explained, "I use my brain to study the shapes of the pieces."
In stock market terms, my daughter grasps what seem to be complicated developments by analyzing all of the factors that affect the puzzle. Investors, too, should think through all of the factors and ongoing developments that affect stock prices — not just one rally or one new statistic — and consider how those factors are likely to affect their own investment portfolio.
The market is a puzzle, and you need all of the pieces in place to really see the picture.
In that spirit, I ask you to consider the following: The Federal Reserve so far has pumped $600 billion into the credit markets, lowered the target Fed Funds rate by 3 full percentage points, and essentially bailed out investment bank Bear Stearns.
Despite all this, stock prices merely rallied back to overhead price-resistance levels yesterday.
My experience indicates that today's failure to sustain yesterday's rally clearly indicates that the path of least resistance for stock prices continues to be down. I urge you once again to not get caught up in yesterday's hoopla.
My models do indicate that the bottom is in sight for equity prices, and that perhaps stocks have actually already bottomed. However, my more than 20 years of experience investing in the stock market has shown me that trying to pick a bottom (or a top, for that matter) is a futile endeavor.
I recommend for investors to continue to be patient and to sit on the sidelines in cash-like securities for now. I also advise investors to hold small positions in a basket of inverse-index mutual funds or ETFs to protect their capital against potential further declines in the equities market.
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After he spoke to one of my eighth grade classes, he asked if the students had any questions. A girl in the back row, raised her hand and said, "Mr. Ferguson, your stories are so interesting. Who won that war?"Obviously the day does not live in infamy any more.
My horror grew as another student chipped in and said, "I'd like to know, too, Mr. Ferguson. Who won the war?"
Perhaps government schools don't cover World War II until after the eighth grade.
But even then, students will not be told the truth about Pearl Harbor: that FDR knowingly permitted the attack on Pearl Harbor to take place. Not only that, but inciting Japan to attack was a crucial part of Roosevelt's foreign policy.
As we noted before, on September 11, 2001, George W. Bush wrote in his diary:
"The Pearl Harbor of the 21st century took place today."Like FDR, Bush not only permitted 9/11 to take place, but making sure it took place was the linchpin of the Bush-Cheney foreign policy.
And government school students will not be told the infamous truth about World War II as a whole: the communists won the war.
Other notable articles du jour on Pearl Harbor:
It's Pearl Harbor Day — Trot Out the Official Fable - The Beacon
Pearl Harbor: A Successful War Lie
Antiwar Radio: David Swanson - ScottHortonShow.com
Tuesday's Pearl Harbor Anniversary Spurs Reflection - Stanley Kober - Cato Institute: Commentary
2006: Pearl Harbor and 9-11
2007: Pearl Harbor, 1941-2001
2008: FDR and the Communists Won WWII
Swords into Plowshares
Pearl Harbor Archive - The Independent Institute


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For the most countries, summer holiday for students is coming and kids and parents have different plans to spend this long and hot holiday. In my opinion, traveling to a place which you are interested in and is full of historical atmosphere is one of the best ideas. I always believe that to travel is to learn the world around you. That's why I so love traveling to different places and advise students and parents to take a trip.
Of course, China is also a hot destination as one of choices. The following will introduce you five places which are not only cool but also help kids and parents learn something about China.
No. 1 Jiuzhaigou Valley
Jiuzhaigou takes on different views in four seasons. Its landscape consists of high-altitude karsts and is well-known for its dozens of blue, green and turquoise-colored lakes. With high concentration of calcium carbonate in water, the lakes in the valley are visible even at high depths and vary in color because of their depth, residues and surroundings. Besides its unbelievable natural view, visitors can also experience the Tibetan customs and culture here. Jiuzhaigou is derived from the nine Tibetan villages. According to legend, Jiuzhaigou was created when jealous devil made the goddess Wunosemo to drop her magic mirror on the area of Jiuzhaigou which shattered into 118 shimmering turquoise lakes. Most visitors choose to pay a visit Jiuzhaigou at the height of the summer to beat the heat.
No. 2 Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake is an off-the-beaten-path destination for most foreign tourists. As the largest inland salt lake, the Qinghai Lake is ranked as "One of Top Five Lake" in China. With vast grassland around, the lake is enclosed by the high mountains and look like a large jade plate among mountains and grassland. Summer is usually the best time to visit Qinghai Lake because the weather is pleasant. Most visitors choose to bicycle around the lake and sleep at the tent they rent or take along with them. Another highlight of the lake is Bird Island which is located on the western side of the lake. Here you can witness thousands of wild geese, gulls, cormorants, sandpipers, even rare black-necked cranes and other bird species. Children will be fond of this island.
No. 3 Chengde Imperial Summer Resort
Chengde Imperial Summer Resort, closed to Beijing, is a very famous imperial garden where emperors in Qing Dynasty escaped hot summer. Located in north Chengde City, Hebei Province, the resort began to build in 1703 and completed in 1790. The imperial garden is made up of over 100 constructions including halls, temples, pavilions and so on. It is characterized by garden in mountain. It is very worthy paying a visit. As a summer resort, temperature inside is about 3 to 5 degree centigrade lower than outside the resort.
No. 4 Changbaishan Mountain
As the largest China's natural reserve, Changbaishan Mountain is situated at the southeast part of Jilin Province. It is a cool refuge in summer. In the mountain, you can witness such charming views as ancient forest, snow-covered peaks, waterfalls, volcanic lakes and rare wild animals. One of the famous attractions on the mountain is Heaven Lake with two million years old. This crater lake, 13 km in circumference, sits at an altitude of 2194 meter and is surrounded by rock outcrops and 16 peaks. You can not only hike around the lakeside area but also enjoy the panoramic views from the crater lips.
No. 5 Shangri-la
Shangri-la is located in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Region and about 200 kilometers away from Lijiang in Yunnan. It is regarded as the religious holy land and fairyland in the world. Snow-scaped mountains, deep valley, waterfalls, lakes surrounded by forest, flocks and herds running on the grassland and crystal sky make this place one of Yunnan's most rewarding place for China travel. Zhongdian is a wonderful place for getting the off the beaten path track but it is siutable for big children if you contain this place in your itinerary.