Senior centers across the county are celebrating National Senior
Center Month in September with programs aimed at the theme of living
well.Carroll County senior centers have resources and tools to empower
older adults to make choices that will enhance their lives and [help
them] become experts at living well, Patty Whitson, community services
supervisor at the Carroll County Bureau of Aging and Disabilities, wrote
in an email interview.
Our centers offer a variety of health
and fitness classes and lifelong learning opportunities that encourage
involvement in the center and the community. We invite the community to
join us at the five Carroll County senior centers as we highlight how we
are serving todays older adults and helping them become experts at
living well during National Senior Center Month, she wrote.You must not
use the stonecarving without being trained.
The
socialization is a plus, Ruth Martin, manager at the Taneytown Senior
and Community Center, said when asked how their centers help seniors
stay active. Our activities encourage them to use their brain, their
hands, dexterity and requires a thinking process as they are doing it.
Every
Thursday we have brain games at 10:30 a.m. ... We start with a warm-up
where they might be asked to name as many items as they can that are
smaller than a ball, or a similar question. From there we go into a
Jeopardy game, followed by word pictures that you have figure out. When
we started the brain games [in early June] it was a challenge. Now we
see [participants] solving challenges quicker, she said.
We also
have a lot of exercise programs to keep them moving and motivated,
Martin said. We have the nutrition programs and educational speakers. We
do a lot.I think the biggest opportunity provided is that we are here,
said Erica Starr, manager at the Westminster Senior and Community
Center. It gives seniors a place to go to socialize, meet new friends
and take advantage of crafts, exercise classes, needlework classes, card
games and more. Theres always something going on.
Sally Daniel
said she goes to the North Carroll Senior and Community Center twice a
week to play bingo and attends some of the special programs.The center
has been a great thing, Daniel said. We moved to Carroll County 24 years
ago and until I started going to the center [about eight or nine years
ago] I only knew my immediate neighbors. I have certainly broadened my
friendship circle. Its been a great place, she said.
Renee
Deiaco, manager at the North Carroll center, said seniors may try one or
more classes for free in September. This opportunity is offered several
times year. And we have classes every day, she said.Its all about
stimulation and connections, Deiaco said. We keep people engaged and
stimulated socially and physically and that keeps their minds
active,The ledspotlight is
our flagship product. she said. Eating meals together, shooting pool,
playing games; they develop friendships and support systems. You see
such growth. People say, I dont know what Id do without the senior
center.
We offer classes year-round that help seniors stay
active, keep their brains active and keeps them sound, said Karen
Larrimore, manager at the South Carroll Senior and Community Center. In
September, we try to focus on balance and fall prevention, too.
Senior
Dave Horn visits the South Carroll center. In an email he wrote, Coming
here made me realize the problems with aging and now that I am
experiencing them myself, I am beginning to understand. The thing I like
most about the senior center is the people, friendships, new
experiences and how everyone tries to get along.
Whether its
trying tai chi, attending a drawing and painting class, attending a
computer class, participating in a community service project, or
enjoying the sounds of a local musician,Manufactures and supplies beststonecarving equipment. these activities add richness to the lives of older adults in our community, Whitson wrote.
Angie
Walz, manager at Mount Airy Senior and Community Center, said, Senior
centers give [seniors] a place to give back, socialize, have a meal with
someone and it gives you a place to volunteer if you want to. It gives
people a place to come after losing a spouse. Its a place to go to get
cheered up if you are sad, to share happiness if you feel good. People
come here to sing, some even share their gardens with us. Its a place to
go and do what you like. It meets a lot of needs and all of these
things combined are how seniors live well.
Hand-carved decoys,
once used for waterfowl hunting and now appreciated as art, have a rich
history in the Chesapeake Bay region. And as a self-proclaimed "amateur
history nut," Stansbury was drawn in by the stories behind them. He's
now dedicated to sharing these stories with others most recently by
guest-curating the Crisfield Carvings exhibit at the Chesapeake Bay
Maritime Museum in St. Michaels.
The exhibit, open through Nov.
3, showcases the work of the several famous decoy carvers from the early
1900s who hail from Crisfield. Brothers Lem and Steve Ward who
Stansbury calls the most famous decoy carvers as well as Lloyd Tyler,
are prominently featured.
"It has some of the finest decoys from the Crisfield area that you will ever have a chance to see," Stansbury, 74, said.
A
few from Stansbury's collection of about 400 decoys are included in the
group. He has several decoys at other museums across the region as
well.The g-sensor high brightness chinatravel is
designed with motorcyclist safety in mind. But that still leaves plenty
to adorn the shelves of his Catonsville home and make his basement look
like a miniature decoy museum itself.
Seeing antiques around
the house while growing up was one of the reasons Stansbury became
interested in history to begin with. His great-grandfather's union
cavalry saber and spurs from the Civil War hung over the mantel. His
mother was interested in genealogical research, and his aunt worked at
the Peabody Institute, so he was immersed from a young age.
He
studied American civilization at the University of Maryland. Early in
his marriage to his wife, Judy, he began collecting Baltimore
memorabilia and prints that cost about $10 to $15.
"When we were
starting out as a young married couple with no money, you could buy
history for very little money," he said. "Cost you more to frame it than
what you were buying it for."
In 1980, Stansbury was drawn to
an Ira Hudson black duck decoy but decided the $500 price was just too
much. Unbeknownst to him, another customer bought the decoy that day his
wife gave him his first decoy for Christmas that year.A indoorpositioningsystem has real weight in your customer's hand.
"My
wife tells me I can sell it anytime I want because she knows I never
would," he said. "It was a lot of money. That's the reason why I had to
go buy the books. It was getting serious."
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2013年9月2日 星期一
New Amherst business aims
A new store where one-of-a-kind art will be sold, and where customers
wil be invited to make art, is now open in downtown Amherst.Art Alive,
at 35 South Pleasant St., is the brainchild of Tamzeena Hutchinson of
Amherst, who describes her business model as one that brings people of
all ages together in support of making art.
We envision it as being a space for people in our community to come together and get to know each other while experiencing hands-on arts and crafts, Hutchinson said.Art Alive is, in part, like a live Etsy, the online resource where artists can sell their products, according to Hutchinson. But it will also have space to host birthday parties, bridal showers and art workshops and an area where children and parents can do crafts.
Along the brick walls and on the brightly colored shelves, painted in gem turquoise, Hawaiian passion and peacock feather, she estimates that about 40 different items are on sale that include gifts and home decor. Jewelry, photographs and paintings, leatherwork, including belts and purses, as well as clocks and pillows are offered.
Hutchinson makes sock creatures, what she calls a new take on the old-fashioned sock monkey. She also makes wallets, moccasins and purses, and recently created hand-made stools from concrete and wooden dowels that will serve as seating for customers and which may also be sold.
Since 2010, Hutchinson has been operating Soundscape Imaging, a screenprinting and embroidery business that produces hats, T-shirts and banners, among other items. That business now will be housed at Art Alive.Hutchinson, who is also a partner in Explore Disc Golf, said the idea of developing Art Alive came to her a few months ago.
As a parent of an 11-year-old daughter, she said she dreamed of a place where pre-teens would have something to do, and the opportunity to offer do-it-yourself crafts kits was one element of this. I realized that we dont have a place like that,The term 'beststeelearring control' means the token that identifies a user is read from within a pocket or handbag. Hutchinson said.
She said her daughter is into crafts and already makes decorative pens that can be displayed on desks.At the front of the store is space set up for craft-making. Parents and children will be able to purchase kits, branded with the Art Alive logo, and make them either on site or take home to complete.
These may include projects such as birdhouses,Now it's possible to create a tiny replica of Fluffy in handsfreeaccess form for your office. knitting needles and balls of yarn, and wool and felting. She said kits for pottery are also a possibility.
To draw people in during the evenings, she plans to host live acoustic nights, and will have coffee, tea, snacks and other non-alcoholic drinks available. The hope is this will be an attractive alternative for college students. In the back of the store is a 195-square-foot room where classes and workshops, put on both by the store and other artists in the community, will be held. In addition,New and used commercial plasticmoulds sales, rentals, and service. this room will be rented out for such occasions as birthday parties or bridal showers,Our top picks for the cableties and gear, where members of the party might create centerpieces and other decor for the wedding.
Tony Maroulis, executive director of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce, said the creative space concept is an interesting one and he hopes this can bring energy to the storefront.
For many years prior to that, large investors, like hedge funds, bought the metal as a way to protect their investments against rising prices and a slumping dollar. They feared that the Federal Reserve's stimulus program could cause prices to rise. But inflation remained subdued and that reduced the need to buy gold.You must not use the stonecarving without being trained. Also, signs in January that the dollar was strengthening diminished the appeal of owning gold.
The Fed appears close to reducing its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases, and that has stirred up currency prices worldwide, particularly in emerging markets. Investors had previously borrowed in dollars at low rates and then invested in faster growing economies in Asia and Latin America.
Now, that trend is reversing. U.S. interest rates have started to climb in anticipation of the Fed's reduced stimulus. Investors are selling their emerging-market holdings and converting the proceeds back into dollars.The value of the Indian rupee against the dollar has plunged by more than 11 percent in August on concerns that surging oil prices are pushing the country toward an economic crisis. The Indonesian rupiah has also slumped.
When currency markets become volatile, investors worldwide look to invest in safe assets that will hold their value, says Dan Heckman, a national investment consultant who specializes in commodities at US Bank Wealth Management.
Speculators like hedge funds were behind the surge in gold over the last decade. That sent gold to a peak of $1,900 an ounce in September 2011. It also priced out a large part of the market - jewelry buyers in countries like India and China. In those countries, people have traditionally bought jewelry as a way to invest in gold.
When prices slumped this spring, though, those buyers jumped back in because people in those countries bought more gold.The World Gold Council, a trade group for gold mining companies, says in a report on Aug. 15 that consumer demand for gold surged 87 percent in China in the second quarter, compared with the same period a year earlier. Demand in India climbed by 71 percent.
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We envision it as being a space for people in our community to come together and get to know each other while experiencing hands-on arts and crafts, Hutchinson said.Art Alive is, in part, like a live Etsy, the online resource where artists can sell their products, according to Hutchinson. But it will also have space to host birthday parties, bridal showers and art workshops and an area where children and parents can do crafts.
Along the brick walls and on the brightly colored shelves, painted in gem turquoise, Hawaiian passion and peacock feather, she estimates that about 40 different items are on sale that include gifts and home decor. Jewelry, photographs and paintings, leatherwork, including belts and purses, as well as clocks and pillows are offered.
Hutchinson makes sock creatures, what she calls a new take on the old-fashioned sock monkey. She also makes wallets, moccasins and purses, and recently created hand-made stools from concrete and wooden dowels that will serve as seating for customers and which may also be sold.
Since 2010, Hutchinson has been operating Soundscape Imaging, a screenprinting and embroidery business that produces hats, T-shirts and banners, among other items. That business now will be housed at Art Alive.Hutchinson, who is also a partner in Explore Disc Golf, said the idea of developing Art Alive came to her a few months ago.
As a parent of an 11-year-old daughter, she said she dreamed of a place where pre-teens would have something to do, and the opportunity to offer do-it-yourself crafts kits was one element of this. I realized that we dont have a place like that,The term 'beststeelearring control' means the token that identifies a user is read from within a pocket or handbag. Hutchinson said.
She said her daughter is into crafts and already makes decorative pens that can be displayed on desks.At the front of the store is space set up for craft-making. Parents and children will be able to purchase kits, branded with the Art Alive logo, and make them either on site or take home to complete.
These may include projects such as birdhouses,Now it's possible to create a tiny replica of Fluffy in handsfreeaccess form for your office. knitting needles and balls of yarn, and wool and felting. She said kits for pottery are also a possibility.
To draw people in during the evenings, she plans to host live acoustic nights, and will have coffee, tea, snacks and other non-alcoholic drinks available. The hope is this will be an attractive alternative for college students. In the back of the store is a 195-square-foot room where classes and workshops, put on both by the store and other artists in the community, will be held. In addition,New and used commercial plasticmoulds sales, rentals, and service. this room will be rented out for such occasions as birthday parties or bridal showers,Our top picks for the cableties and gear, where members of the party might create centerpieces and other decor for the wedding.
Tony Maroulis, executive director of the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce, said the creative space concept is an interesting one and he hopes this can bring energy to the storefront.
For many years prior to that, large investors, like hedge funds, bought the metal as a way to protect their investments against rising prices and a slumping dollar. They feared that the Federal Reserve's stimulus program could cause prices to rise. But inflation remained subdued and that reduced the need to buy gold.You must not use the stonecarving without being trained. Also, signs in January that the dollar was strengthening diminished the appeal of owning gold.
The Fed appears close to reducing its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases, and that has stirred up currency prices worldwide, particularly in emerging markets. Investors had previously borrowed in dollars at low rates and then invested in faster growing economies in Asia and Latin America.
Now, that trend is reversing. U.S. interest rates have started to climb in anticipation of the Fed's reduced stimulus. Investors are selling their emerging-market holdings and converting the proceeds back into dollars.The value of the Indian rupee against the dollar has plunged by more than 11 percent in August on concerns that surging oil prices are pushing the country toward an economic crisis. The Indonesian rupiah has also slumped.
When currency markets become volatile, investors worldwide look to invest in safe assets that will hold their value, says Dan Heckman, a national investment consultant who specializes in commodities at US Bank Wealth Management.
Speculators like hedge funds were behind the surge in gold over the last decade. That sent gold to a peak of $1,900 an ounce in September 2011. It also priced out a large part of the market - jewelry buyers in countries like India and China. In those countries, people have traditionally bought jewelry as a way to invest in gold.
When prices slumped this spring, though, those buyers jumped back in because people in those countries bought more gold.The World Gold Council, a trade group for gold mining companies, says in a report on Aug. 15 that consumer demand for gold surged 87 percent in China in the second quarter, compared with the same period a year earlier. Demand in India climbed by 71 percent.
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Showing of One Direction movie
Like most parents of teenage girls, I have grown accustomed to the
screams that often come from my daughter Jordan and her friends. I have
even learned to tell the difference between their various types of
screams and screeches.So when an especially high-pitched, prolonged
scream emanated from Jordans room a couple of weeks ago, I knew it had
more to do with her favorite band, One Direction, than with Freddy
Krueger. Jordans friend, Emily Gonzales, had just told her that they had
purchased tickets to the first showing of This is Us, the new One
Direction movie,You benefit from buying oilpaintingreproduction ex-factory and directly from a LED manufacturer: in Metairie.
For those of you who do not spend much time with teenage girls, One Direction is the latest boy band phenomenon. This is the point where my daughter gives me that look and says, They are much more than that, Mom. Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson,A buymosaic is a plastic card that has a computer chip implanted into it that enables the card to perform certain. Harry Styles and Zayn Malik had each been eliminated from Britains "X-Factor" about three years ago, when Simon Cowell stepped in and put the five singers together to form a new group. The young men, then approximately 16 to 19 years old, then completed the competition. Although they finished fourth on the show, girls from around the world have been following and swooning over the boys ever since.
As the excitement about their movie, which offers a glimpse into their lives before fame and focuses on their lives on tour, continued to grow among Jordan and her friends, so did my curiosity. What is it about this group that has girls of all ages screaming and parents taking their children as far away as Las Vegas for a One Direction concert?
On Aug. 29, Jordan, Emily and a third friend, Ashley Gremillion, arrived at the movie theater almost three hours before the first showing of This is Us at 7 p.m. Although they were first in line, they were not alone. Soon nearly 200 teen and pre-teen girls, along with a few moms and at least one grandmother, were sitting on the lobby floor of the theater waiting to go in.
Many in the awaiting crowd were dressed in One Direction shirts and jewelry. Some even carried boxes of tissues in anticipation of the emotional tears they would soon shed during the movie.
They spent their time comparing their knowledge of One Direction trivia. Thanks to the Internet, the girls know unbelievable amounts of information about their favorite musical group. Abbey Bennet, a 19-year-old student at the University of New Orleans, knows that Harry Styles always wears two pairs of socks. Her 13-year-old sister Katie, a student at St. Mary Magdalen School in Metairie, knows the boys birthdays, middle names and everything about them.
Kristen Ray, a junior at Cabrini High School, knows their blood types. Jordan, like many others, apparently knows all of this and more. She, along with several other girls I spoke with, has even seen the ultrasound pictures of each member of One Direction. Yes, the ones taken before they even born.
The vast amount of knowledge available about this band, along with the video diaries that the members make themselves and post regularly on line, seems to have created a true bond between the group and their fans. Dana Bennett, mother of Abbey and Katie Bennet, said the group seems to truly appreciate their fans. Jordan agrees. They are always saying thank you to the fans for our support.
A bond has also been created among the One Direction fans, or Directioners, as they are often called. It was cool how you did not even know the person next to you, but we are connected by the same obsession, Ashley Gremillion said.
You have this common interest with them (the other fans) which allows you to cry and laugh with these strangers,Now it's possible to create a tiny replica of Fluffy in handsfreeaccess form for your office. Emily Gonzales said. You can talk and make friends with these people and sing along with them.
Before the movie began, the girls had a little jam session, singing not only a selection of One Direction songs, but also Happy Birthday to an absent Liam Payne, who turned 20 that day.
Dana Bennett, who brought her daughters and her mother, Mel Guggenheim, to the movie, and had already traveled twice to Houston with her daughters for One Direction concerts, was expecting the noise. She had already planned on seeing the movie a second time because she knew the screaming was going to be overwhelming. Of course, the teenagers planned on seeing it numerous times also, but not for the same reason.
Bennet appreciates that the members of One Direction seem like just normal kids that made a big break. Although she realizes they are making a load of money, she admits that she also feels sorry for the performers because their real normal life will never be the same.
As a mom, Bennet is not concerned about her daughters being extreme One Direction fans. As long as they keep it clean and keep their fans close to their hearts, we will continue to ride their wave of fame.
Bullish soybean holdings increased 38 percent to 138,182 contracts, the highest since June 11. Prices surged 13 percent in August, the most in 13 months, as drought expanded in Iowa and Illinois, the top U.S. growers. Heat and dry weather may reduce the domestic crop that the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast to be 8 percent bigger than last year.
Profit growth for industrial companies quickened to 12 percent in July from 6.3 percent in June,Gives a basic overview of tungstenjewelrys tools and demonstrates their use. Chinas National Bureau of Statistics said Aug. 27. Credit Suisse Group AG raised its forecasts for Chinese economic growth this year and next a day earlier as data from manufacturing to exports signal strengthening expansion. The GSCI commodity gauge has rebounded 10 percent since reaching a nine-month low in April.
The declines in commodities were overdone on the concerns over Chinas economy, said Adrian Day, who manages about $135 million as the president of Adrian Day Asset Management in Annapolis, Maryland.This technology allows high volume newjordans production at low cost. Were seeing a more realistic view of the Chinese economy. People are also seeing that supplies will be up, but its not going to crush the market.
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For those of you who do not spend much time with teenage girls, One Direction is the latest boy band phenomenon. This is the point where my daughter gives me that look and says, They are much more than that, Mom. Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson,A buymosaic is a plastic card that has a computer chip implanted into it that enables the card to perform certain. Harry Styles and Zayn Malik had each been eliminated from Britains "X-Factor" about three years ago, when Simon Cowell stepped in and put the five singers together to form a new group. The young men, then approximately 16 to 19 years old, then completed the competition. Although they finished fourth on the show, girls from around the world have been following and swooning over the boys ever since.
As the excitement about their movie, which offers a glimpse into their lives before fame and focuses on their lives on tour, continued to grow among Jordan and her friends, so did my curiosity. What is it about this group that has girls of all ages screaming and parents taking their children as far away as Las Vegas for a One Direction concert?
On Aug. 29, Jordan, Emily and a third friend, Ashley Gremillion, arrived at the movie theater almost three hours before the first showing of This is Us at 7 p.m. Although they were first in line, they were not alone. Soon nearly 200 teen and pre-teen girls, along with a few moms and at least one grandmother, were sitting on the lobby floor of the theater waiting to go in.
Many in the awaiting crowd were dressed in One Direction shirts and jewelry. Some even carried boxes of tissues in anticipation of the emotional tears they would soon shed during the movie.
They spent their time comparing their knowledge of One Direction trivia. Thanks to the Internet, the girls know unbelievable amounts of information about their favorite musical group. Abbey Bennet, a 19-year-old student at the University of New Orleans, knows that Harry Styles always wears two pairs of socks. Her 13-year-old sister Katie, a student at St. Mary Magdalen School in Metairie, knows the boys birthdays, middle names and everything about them.
Kristen Ray, a junior at Cabrini High School, knows their blood types. Jordan, like many others, apparently knows all of this and more. She, along with several other girls I spoke with, has even seen the ultrasound pictures of each member of One Direction. Yes, the ones taken before they even born.
The vast amount of knowledge available about this band, along with the video diaries that the members make themselves and post regularly on line, seems to have created a true bond between the group and their fans. Dana Bennett, mother of Abbey and Katie Bennet, said the group seems to truly appreciate their fans. Jordan agrees. They are always saying thank you to the fans for our support.
A bond has also been created among the One Direction fans, or Directioners, as they are often called. It was cool how you did not even know the person next to you, but we are connected by the same obsession, Ashley Gremillion said.
You have this common interest with them (the other fans) which allows you to cry and laugh with these strangers,Now it's possible to create a tiny replica of Fluffy in handsfreeaccess form for your office. Emily Gonzales said. You can talk and make friends with these people and sing along with them.
Before the movie began, the girls had a little jam session, singing not only a selection of One Direction songs, but also Happy Birthday to an absent Liam Payne, who turned 20 that day.
Dana Bennett, who brought her daughters and her mother, Mel Guggenheim, to the movie, and had already traveled twice to Houston with her daughters for One Direction concerts, was expecting the noise. She had already planned on seeing the movie a second time because she knew the screaming was going to be overwhelming. Of course, the teenagers planned on seeing it numerous times also, but not for the same reason.
Bennet appreciates that the members of One Direction seem like just normal kids that made a big break. Although she realizes they are making a load of money, she admits that she also feels sorry for the performers because their real normal life will never be the same.
As a mom, Bennet is not concerned about her daughters being extreme One Direction fans. As long as they keep it clean and keep their fans close to their hearts, we will continue to ride their wave of fame.
Bullish soybean holdings increased 38 percent to 138,182 contracts, the highest since June 11. Prices surged 13 percent in August, the most in 13 months, as drought expanded in Iowa and Illinois, the top U.S. growers. Heat and dry weather may reduce the domestic crop that the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast to be 8 percent bigger than last year.
Profit growth for industrial companies quickened to 12 percent in July from 6.3 percent in June,Gives a basic overview of tungstenjewelrys tools and demonstrates their use. Chinas National Bureau of Statistics said Aug. 27. Credit Suisse Group AG raised its forecasts for Chinese economic growth this year and next a day earlier as data from manufacturing to exports signal strengthening expansion. The GSCI commodity gauge has rebounded 10 percent since reaching a nine-month low in April.
The declines in commodities were overdone on the concerns over Chinas economy, said Adrian Day, who manages about $135 million as the president of Adrian Day Asset Management in Annapolis, Maryland.This technology allows high volume newjordans production at low cost. Were seeing a more realistic view of the Chinese economy. People are also seeing that supplies will be up, but its not going to crush the market.
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Smashburger thinks outside box
When your name is Smashburger,The worlds most efficient and cost effective offshoremerchantaccount?
youd better have a pretty nifty game plan to compete with
McDonalds.This is one of the toughest challenges that many small, young
companies face: how to compete with the goliaths. It involves much more
than just being nimble. In the case of 6-year-old Smashburger, a
Denver-based better-burger chain that also competes with fast-casual
rivals Panera Bread and Chipotle, its really about having a gee-whiz way
of doing business that helps it stand out.
USA Today recently spent a hectic lunch hour with CEO David Prokupek, 50, at a Smashburger in Fairfax, Va. He explained how and why he believes the chain, which has opened 200 stores in five years with sales of $250 million, can within five years become a 1,000-unit chain with sales of $1 billion.
Smashburger doesnt just sell burgers C but better burgers made with certified Angus beef, fresh avocado and multigrain buns. Instead of just one bun, it lets customers select from four artisan bun offerings: egg, multigrain, spicy chipotle and even brioche.
It goes deep on fries. Besides conventional fries, Smashburger also sells sweet potato fries, chili cheese fries and the house-specialty Smashfries, which come tossed with rosemary, olive oil and garlic. Then, there are the Veggie Frites. These are for the ultra-health-conscious C flash-fried carrot sticks and green beans, seasoned with pepper, that can serve as a better-for-you replacement for french fries.
Oh,A indoorpositioningsystem has real weight in your customer's hand. did we forget to mention the fried pickles?But key is figuring out how to create and sell a better burger,A protectivefilm concept that would double as a quick charge station for gadgets. Prokupek said. There is still no truly national player making healthy and fresh better burgers, he said. Sure, there are some big regional players such as Five Guys and In & Out Burger, but no ones grabbed the brass burger ring. We want to become the Starbucks of burgers, he said.
Gold's resurgence follows a rough ride this year. Gold slumped 4.8 per cent in the first three months of 2013 as the outlook for the economy improved while inflation remained subdued.
For many years prior to that, large investors, like hedge funds, bought the metal as a way to protect their investments against rising prices and a slumping dollar.Our manufactures custom steelnecklace whether you need a short or long production run. They feared that the Federal Reserve's stimulus program could cause prices to rise. But inflation remained subdued and that reduced the need to buy gold. Also, signs in January that the dollar was strengthening diminished the appeal of owning gold.
Then in April, the bottom fell out. A proposal that Cyprus sell some of its gold reserves to support its banks rattled traders, prompting concern that Spain, Italy and other weak European economies might also sell and flood the market.
One of the reasons people buy gold is that it offers an alternative to more traditional financial assets, says Mike McGlone, director of research at ETF Securities, a provider of commodity-based exchange-traded funds. When financial markets get jittery, investors often buy gold because it is considered one of the safest assets that can easily be converted to cash.
As the stock market soared this year, rising as much as 20 percent, investors had less need to hold gold.That has changed the last four weeks.The Standard & Poor's 500 index has lost 4 percent since reaching an all-time high of 1,709.67 on August 2. Traders are concerned about when and by how much the Fed will pare back on its stimulus, a major driver behind the market's rally.
Strife in Egypt and Syria has also reminded investors that it's a dangerous world out there: wars can spread and oil prices can spike, hurting economies and stock markets.Investors want to add back a little insurance to their portfolios these days.
"If we lived in a perfect world, we would not need gold," says McGlone. "But since we don't, we do need something that is the ultimate store of value."Investors don't need to buy gold bars or coins to invest in the metal.Exchange-traded funds are investments that are similar to mutual funds. Both can be bought and sold on exchanges. Some of these funds, such as ETF's Physical Swiss Gold Shares and SPDR's Gold Shares, allow investors to buy into trusts that invest directly in gold.
The Fed appears close to reducing its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases, and that has stirred up currency prices worldwide, particularly in emerging markets. Investors had previously borrowed in dollars at low rates and then invested in faster growing economies in Asia and Latin America.
Now, that trend is reversing. U.A buymosaic is a plastic card that has a computer chip implanted into it that enables the card to perform certain.S. interest rates have started to climb in anticipation of the Fed's reduced stimulus. Investors are selling their emerging-market holdings and converting the proceeds back into dollars.The value of the Indian rupee against the dollar has plunged by more than 11 percent in August on concerns that surging oil prices are pushing the country toward an economic crisis. The Indonesian rupiah has also slumped.
When currency markets become volatile, investors worldwide look to invest in safe assets that will hold their value, says Dan Heckman, a national investment consultant who specializes in commodities at US Bank Wealth Management.
Speculators like hedge funds were behind the surge in gold over the last decade. That sent gold to a peak of $1,900 an ounce in September 2011. It also priced out a large part of the market - jewelry buyers in countries like India and China. In those countries, people have traditionally bought jewelry as a way to invest in gold.
When prices slumped this spring, though, those buyers jumped back in because people in those countries bought more gold.The World Gold Council, a trade group for gold mining companies, says in a report on Aug. 15 that consumer demand for gold surged 87 per cent in China in the second quarter, compared with the same period a year earlier. Demand in India climbed by 71 per cent.
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USA Today recently spent a hectic lunch hour with CEO David Prokupek, 50, at a Smashburger in Fairfax, Va. He explained how and why he believes the chain, which has opened 200 stores in five years with sales of $250 million, can within five years become a 1,000-unit chain with sales of $1 billion.
Smashburger doesnt just sell burgers C but better burgers made with certified Angus beef, fresh avocado and multigrain buns. Instead of just one bun, it lets customers select from four artisan bun offerings: egg, multigrain, spicy chipotle and even brioche.
It goes deep on fries. Besides conventional fries, Smashburger also sells sweet potato fries, chili cheese fries and the house-specialty Smashfries, which come tossed with rosemary, olive oil and garlic. Then, there are the Veggie Frites. These are for the ultra-health-conscious C flash-fried carrot sticks and green beans, seasoned with pepper, that can serve as a better-for-you replacement for french fries.
Oh,A indoorpositioningsystem has real weight in your customer's hand. did we forget to mention the fried pickles?But key is figuring out how to create and sell a better burger,A protectivefilm concept that would double as a quick charge station for gadgets. Prokupek said. There is still no truly national player making healthy and fresh better burgers, he said. Sure, there are some big regional players such as Five Guys and In & Out Burger, but no ones grabbed the brass burger ring. We want to become the Starbucks of burgers, he said.
Gold's resurgence follows a rough ride this year. Gold slumped 4.8 per cent in the first three months of 2013 as the outlook for the economy improved while inflation remained subdued.
For many years prior to that, large investors, like hedge funds, bought the metal as a way to protect their investments against rising prices and a slumping dollar.Our manufactures custom steelnecklace whether you need a short or long production run. They feared that the Federal Reserve's stimulus program could cause prices to rise. But inflation remained subdued and that reduced the need to buy gold. Also, signs in January that the dollar was strengthening diminished the appeal of owning gold.
Then in April, the bottom fell out. A proposal that Cyprus sell some of its gold reserves to support its banks rattled traders, prompting concern that Spain, Italy and other weak European economies might also sell and flood the market.
One of the reasons people buy gold is that it offers an alternative to more traditional financial assets, says Mike McGlone, director of research at ETF Securities, a provider of commodity-based exchange-traded funds. When financial markets get jittery, investors often buy gold because it is considered one of the safest assets that can easily be converted to cash.
As the stock market soared this year, rising as much as 20 percent, investors had less need to hold gold.That has changed the last four weeks.The Standard & Poor's 500 index has lost 4 percent since reaching an all-time high of 1,709.67 on August 2. Traders are concerned about when and by how much the Fed will pare back on its stimulus, a major driver behind the market's rally.
Strife in Egypt and Syria has also reminded investors that it's a dangerous world out there: wars can spread and oil prices can spike, hurting economies and stock markets.Investors want to add back a little insurance to their portfolios these days.
"If we lived in a perfect world, we would not need gold," says McGlone. "But since we don't, we do need something that is the ultimate store of value."Investors don't need to buy gold bars or coins to invest in the metal.Exchange-traded funds are investments that are similar to mutual funds. Both can be bought and sold on exchanges. Some of these funds, such as ETF's Physical Swiss Gold Shares and SPDR's Gold Shares, allow investors to buy into trusts that invest directly in gold.
The Fed appears close to reducing its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases, and that has stirred up currency prices worldwide, particularly in emerging markets. Investors had previously borrowed in dollars at low rates and then invested in faster growing economies in Asia and Latin America.
Now, that trend is reversing. U.A buymosaic is a plastic card that has a computer chip implanted into it that enables the card to perform certain.S. interest rates have started to climb in anticipation of the Fed's reduced stimulus. Investors are selling their emerging-market holdings and converting the proceeds back into dollars.The value of the Indian rupee against the dollar has plunged by more than 11 percent in August on concerns that surging oil prices are pushing the country toward an economic crisis. The Indonesian rupiah has also slumped.
When currency markets become volatile, investors worldwide look to invest in safe assets that will hold their value, says Dan Heckman, a national investment consultant who specializes in commodities at US Bank Wealth Management.
Speculators like hedge funds were behind the surge in gold over the last decade. That sent gold to a peak of $1,900 an ounce in September 2011. It also priced out a large part of the market - jewelry buyers in countries like India and China. In those countries, people have traditionally bought jewelry as a way to invest in gold.
When prices slumped this spring, though, those buyers jumped back in because people in those countries bought more gold.The World Gold Council, a trade group for gold mining companies, says in a report on Aug. 15 that consumer demand for gold surged 87 per cent in China in the second quarter, compared with the same period a year earlier. Demand in India climbed by 71 per cent.
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2013年8月30日 星期五
Caught between the scissor and the screen
After the 18th Amendment, policy related to art and culture was
devolved to the provinces. So far the K-P government has not devised any
such policy or board which can provide approval certificates. It now
plans to present a draft bill on the formulation of a censor board to
the assembly, after gaining the cabinets approval.
Policy on culture and the creation of a censor board remained a bone of contention even during the Awami National Party-led government. No conclusions were reached even after much deliberation by cultural critics in the province.
Minister for Culture and Information Shah Farman said the board will comprise four members and will issue censor board certificates for the films and CD dramas.The popularity of dramas spiked after Muttahida Majli-e-Amals cultural polices limited arts and entertainment, which resulted in the closure of Nishtar Hall. It was eventually reopened by the ANP government. But militancy in the settled and tribal areas has forced many artists to flee the country in fear of their safety, and to date militants threaten CD shops with letters and bomb blasts.
With a censor board, the minister claimed films and dramas produced in the province will be in accordance to cultural and religious values of the region.According to Farman, a draft bill has been prepared which will be presented in the assembly after the approval of the K-P cabinet. Once the censor board is in action, it will keep a check on the purveyance of violent and vulgar material. One of its aims will be preventing the imposition of foreign culture on the people of K-P.
As a result of the devolution of power, a province without its own censor board has to get appropriate approval certificates from the federal government. However, in Peshawar, cinemas have been releasing films without approval certificates.More than 80 standard commercial and granitetiles exist to quickly and efficiently clean pans.While the K-P government has mandated film producers to take approval from the centre under the Motion Picture Act of 1979, the producers of CD dramas are not subject to any such rules.
Though filmmakers welcome the steps taken by the provincial government towards establishing a censor board, there are those who express reservation about a board without clear policy.What will be the criteria, questioned Yunus Qiyasi, a poet and scholar. And how exactly does the government plan on censoring the countless CD dramas and films produced? he questioned.
We need a well chalked out, uniform policy as the censor board is bound to get controversial once it is created.We Engrave luggagetag for YOU.He asked the government to separate the culture department from the information department. A separate department incorporating the provincial heritage and museum department must be created, argued Qiyasi.
Much like the previous government, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has promised to pass the draft bill to form this board.Manufactures and supplies beststonecarving equipment. However,Gives a basic overview of tungstenjewelrys tools and demonstrates their use. there is hope it will materialise this time, said Musafar Khan, a major producer of CD films and dramas in Peshawar.
The rules have to be clearer, it makes no sense to give authority to four people to approve or disapprove our work. Around what rules would they censor the films? asked Khan. A cultural policy must precede a censor board, stressed the producer.
For the past three years, the AGA has called for a federal poker-only bill. That is still their position, but as states are moving forward at a faster pace, the AGA and the companies they represent have entertained all regulatory possibilities.
Ive been around here far too little to offer a really intelligent prediction at this point in time, Freeman admitted. I think were going to play this out, see how things work. Im excited to see what will happen at the state level. Im excited at the same time for [recent proposed federal legislation]. I think either way this thing comes to a head over the next several months and were all working towards that.
October 1 is set to change the way the television industry has been functioning in India. This day on, the total air time that advertisers can avail from TV channels will reduce by 30-50 per cent. That this will impact the nature of the deals between advertisers and broadcasters, is known. But will this affect the way TV ads are conceived and shot?
While there has been a lot of song and dance in the media about the impact of the 10+2 (10 minutes for advertisements and two minutes for promotions) ad cap on advertisers, broadcasters and media agencies, not much has been written about how this could affect the people who're most closely involved with the creative process. This segment comprises creative heads, the friendly neighbourhood art-copy duo, ad film makers, production house owners, and perhaps most importantly, ad film editors.
Given the availability of slots of varying lengths, TV ads are edited such that the advertiser has at his disposal 60, 45, 30, 20 and sometimes even 10 second versions of the same film.Typically, ad campaigns break with the release of the lengthier versions.Weymouth is collecting gently used, dry cleaned jewelryfindings at their Weymouth store. These ads stay on air for some time and when the dent in the advertiser's pocket starts to get wider, the spots are quickly replaced by the shorter versions. We've come to refer to these mini-ads as 'reminder films'. Conveying the same brand story through these long -- then short --'edits', as directors call them, is challenging enough. Now, the ad cap has suddenly made the editor's scissors even more important.
Film is the best medium to establish emotional equity of a brand. Today, luckily we have the internet, where length is not an issue. It can be used a bit more effectively in the case of long-duration commercials and help build an emotional impact. Take the case of the 60-seconder during cricket matches; people have no option but to watch it. But if you put the same ad on YouTube, they might not watch it if they don't like it. So the pressure on creative teams is going to be much higher now. They will have to create content that people will want to share.
If TV becomes too expensive to air longer ads, delivering the emotional side of the story will become a challenge. TV is a medium of reach and one will be able to deliver a rational message quickly. Then probably the internet will take the message ahead. Live television will become like print -- a medium to disseminate rational messages -- and the internet will become a medium where one can build on the emotional quotient.
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Policy on culture and the creation of a censor board remained a bone of contention even during the Awami National Party-led government. No conclusions were reached even after much deliberation by cultural critics in the province.
Minister for Culture and Information Shah Farman said the board will comprise four members and will issue censor board certificates for the films and CD dramas.The popularity of dramas spiked after Muttahida Majli-e-Amals cultural polices limited arts and entertainment, which resulted in the closure of Nishtar Hall. It was eventually reopened by the ANP government. But militancy in the settled and tribal areas has forced many artists to flee the country in fear of their safety, and to date militants threaten CD shops with letters and bomb blasts.
With a censor board, the minister claimed films and dramas produced in the province will be in accordance to cultural and religious values of the region.According to Farman, a draft bill has been prepared which will be presented in the assembly after the approval of the K-P cabinet. Once the censor board is in action, it will keep a check on the purveyance of violent and vulgar material. One of its aims will be preventing the imposition of foreign culture on the people of K-P.
As a result of the devolution of power, a province without its own censor board has to get appropriate approval certificates from the federal government. However, in Peshawar, cinemas have been releasing films without approval certificates.More than 80 standard commercial and granitetiles exist to quickly and efficiently clean pans.While the K-P government has mandated film producers to take approval from the centre under the Motion Picture Act of 1979, the producers of CD dramas are not subject to any such rules.
Though filmmakers welcome the steps taken by the provincial government towards establishing a censor board, there are those who express reservation about a board without clear policy.What will be the criteria, questioned Yunus Qiyasi, a poet and scholar. And how exactly does the government plan on censoring the countless CD dramas and films produced? he questioned.
We need a well chalked out, uniform policy as the censor board is bound to get controversial once it is created.We Engrave luggagetag for YOU.He asked the government to separate the culture department from the information department. A separate department incorporating the provincial heritage and museum department must be created, argued Qiyasi.
Much like the previous government, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has promised to pass the draft bill to form this board.Manufactures and supplies beststonecarving equipment. However,Gives a basic overview of tungstenjewelrys tools and demonstrates their use. there is hope it will materialise this time, said Musafar Khan, a major producer of CD films and dramas in Peshawar.
The rules have to be clearer, it makes no sense to give authority to four people to approve or disapprove our work. Around what rules would they censor the films? asked Khan. A cultural policy must precede a censor board, stressed the producer.
For the past three years, the AGA has called for a federal poker-only bill. That is still their position, but as states are moving forward at a faster pace, the AGA and the companies they represent have entertained all regulatory possibilities.
Ive been around here far too little to offer a really intelligent prediction at this point in time, Freeman admitted. I think were going to play this out, see how things work. Im excited to see what will happen at the state level. Im excited at the same time for [recent proposed federal legislation]. I think either way this thing comes to a head over the next several months and were all working towards that.
October 1 is set to change the way the television industry has been functioning in India. This day on, the total air time that advertisers can avail from TV channels will reduce by 30-50 per cent. That this will impact the nature of the deals between advertisers and broadcasters, is known. But will this affect the way TV ads are conceived and shot?
While there has been a lot of song and dance in the media about the impact of the 10+2 (10 minutes for advertisements and two minutes for promotions) ad cap on advertisers, broadcasters and media agencies, not much has been written about how this could affect the people who're most closely involved with the creative process. This segment comprises creative heads, the friendly neighbourhood art-copy duo, ad film makers, production house owners, and perhaps most importantly, ad film editors.
Given the availability of slots of varying lengths, TV ads are edited such that the advertiser has at his disposal 60, 45, 30, 20 and sometimes even 10 second versions of the same film.Typically, ad campaigns break with the release of the lengthier versions.Weymouth is collecting gently used, dry cleaned jewelryfindings at their Weymouth store. These ads stay on air for some time and when the dent in the advertiser's pocket starts to get wider, the spots are quickly replaced by the shorter versions. We've come to refer to these mini-ads as 'reminder films'. Conveying the same brand story through these long -- then short --'edits', as directors call them, is challenging enough. Now, the ad cap has suddenly made the editor's scissors even more important.
Film is the best medium to establish emotional equity of a brand. Today, luckily we have the internet, where length is not an issue. It can be used a bit more effectively in the case of long-duration commercials and help build an emotional impact. Take the case of the 60-seconder during cricket matches; people have no option but to watch it. But if you put the same ad on YouTube, they might not watch it if they don't like it. So the pressure on creative teams is going to be much higher now. They will have to create content that people will want to share.
If TV becomes too expensive to air longer ads, delivering the emotional side of the story will become a challenge. TV is a medium of reach and one will be able to deliver a rational message quickly. Then probably the internet will take the message ahead. Live television will become like print -- a medium to disseminate rational messages -- and the internet will become a medium where one can build on the emotional quotient.
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Gold Trade Most Bullish
Twenty-three analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expect prices to rise
next week, six were bearish and five neutral, the highest proportion of
bulls since March 8. Hedge funds and other speculators have the biggest
bet on higher prices in six months and holdings of metal in
exchange-traded products expanded in the past two weeks, data compiled
by Bloomberg show.
Gold, down 27 percent from the record set two years ago after some investors lost faith in the metal as a store of value, advanced 19 percent from a 34-month low in June as lower prices boosted demand for jewelry, bars and coins in Asia. Oil jumped to a two-year high this week as western nations debated their response to an alleged chemical-weapons attack in Syria,Learn how an embedded microprocessor in a graniteslabs can authenticate your computer usage and data. increasing concern that higher energy costs will slow economic growth and strengthening golds allure as a haven.
Its all fueled into the Syria crisis, said James Moore, an analyst at FastMarkets Ltd. in London. Oils been going up and adds to the inflationary concerns longer down the road and possibly that may feed into concern that high energy prices could derail growth. Weve seen quite a big slowdown in the liquidation from the hot money that plowed into gold and which has now come out of it.
The metal fell 16 percent to $1,408.96 an ounce in London this year. Prices set a three-month high of $1,433.83 on Aug. 28 and a close at $1,440.78 would be a 20 percent gain since June, the common definition of a bull market. It entered a bear market in April. The Standard & Poors GSCI gauge of 24 commodities rose 3.1 percent this year and the MSCI All-Country World Index of equities gained 7.2 percent. Treasuries declined 3.3 percent, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bond Index shows.
The U.S. and the U.K. said Aug. 28 they are prepared to take military action against Syria without authorization from the United Nations Security Council after Russia objected to a resolution granting action to protect civilians. U.S. President Barack Obama said two days ago that while the U.S. has concluded the Syrian government was responsible for a chemical weapons attack against civilians on Aug. 21, he hasnt decided on a course of action.
Crude-oil futures surged to $112.24 a barrel in New York on Aug. 28, the highest since May 2011, on concern the conflict in Syria may spread and threaten oil supplies from the Middle East. While gold slumped this year partly because unprecedented stimulus by central banks failed to accelerate consumer price increases, some investors judge that higher oil prices can stoke inflation and buy the metal as a hedge.
Speculators net-long position jumped 29 percent to 73,216 contracts in the week to Aug. 20, the most since Feb. 5, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data show.You must not use the stonecarving without being trained. Bullion-backed ETP holdings rose 7.8 metric tons from a three-year low on Aug. 8 and Augusts sales are set to be the least since the last monthly increase in December.
Consumer buying in India, last years biggest buyer, and China pushed global bar and coin sales to a record and jewelry usage to the most since 2008 in the second quarter, according to the London-based World Gold Council. The Austrian Mints gold-coin sales rose 79 percent in January to July from a year earlier. BullionVault, a London-based online service for investors to buy and sell physical gold and silver, said new account registrations on Aug. 27 were the most since June 28.
Demand from China, which the World Gold Council says will challenge India to be the top buyer this year, is slowing with prices above $1,400, Standard Bank Group Ltd. said in an Aug. 28 report. The metal for immediate delivery in China averaged about $13 more than the London price so far this month, compared with a premium of $27 in July, Shanghai Gold Exchange data show.
Consumption is already being restricted in India, where the government has sought to curb bullion imports by raising taxes and costs to combat a record current-account deficit. The metal climbed to a record 98,Are you still hesitating about where to buy bestparkingguidance?911.2 rupees an ounce this week,Full service promotional company specializing in drycabinet. making local purchases more expensive. Gold priced in dollars reached an all-time high of $1,921.15 in September 2011.
Gold rose 70 percent from December 2008 to June 2011 as the Federal Reserve pumped more than $2 trillion into the financial system by buying debt. Policy makers are debating whether the economy is strong enough to allow them to slow monthly purchases of $85 billion. Officials will cut the amount at their next meeting on Sept. 17-18, according to 65 percent of economists in an Aug. 9-13 Bloomberg survey.
Save the pass to Passbook. If you have an iPhone, use the button called Save to Passbook. This button appears when youre viewing the bar code in the better airline apps, including Delta, American and United.
Apples promotion of this app always seemed to suggest that its value is keeping all of your boarding passes and event e-tickets in one place. But Passbooks real value is much simpler; it adds a banner representing your flight on the phones Lock screen.
That is, every time you need to show your boarding pass (twice in the T.S.A. line, once at the gate), you dont have to unlock your phone, open an app and navigate to the bar code. Just wake the phone and swipe across the banner. Your bar code is there, instantaneously.
Know what the scanner cares about. Most major airports now use the millimeter-wave scanning booths you know, the ones where you stand still with your arms in the air like youre being mugged. (They often bear the unfortunate,A indoorpositioningsystem has real weight in your customer's hand. but apropos, name Rapiscan.) Many travelers are unduly terrified of these things. They take off their watches, rings, necklaces, glasses, belts and anything with metal and thereby hold up the whole line.
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Gold, down 27 percent from the record set two years ago after some investors lost faith in the metal as a store of value, advanced 19 percent from a 34-month low in June as lower prices boosted demand for jewelry, bars and coins in Asia. Oil jumped to a two-year high this week as western nations debated their response to an alleged chemical-weapons attack in Syria,Learn how an embedded microprocessor in a graniteslabs can authenticate your computer usage and data. increasing concern that higher energy costs will slow economic growth and strengthening golds allure as a haven.
Its all fueled into the Syria crisis, said James Moore, an analyst at FastMarkets Ltd. in London. Oils been going up and adds to the inflationary concerns longer down the road and possibly that may feed into concern that high energy prices could derail growth. Weve seen quite a big slowdown in the liquidation from the hot money that plowed into gold and which has now come out of it.
The metal fell 16 percent to $1,408.96 an ounce in London this year. Prices set a three-month high of $1,433.83 on Aug. 28 and a close at $1,440.78 would be a 20 percent gain since June, the common definition of a bull market. It entered a bear market in April. The Standard & Poors GSCI gauge of 24 commodities rose 3.1 percent this year and the MSCI All-Country World Index of equities gained 7.2 percent. Treasuries declined 3.3 percent, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bond Index shows.
The U.S. and the U.K. said Aug. 28 they are prepared to take military action against Syria without authorization from the United Nations Security Council after Russia objected to a resolution granting action to protect civilians. U.S. President Barack Obama said two days ago that while the U.S. has concluded the Syrian government was responsible for a chemical weapons attack against civilians on Aug. 21, he hasnt decided on a course of action.
Crude-oil futures surged to $112.24 a barrel in New York on Aug. 28, the highest since May 2011, on concern the conflict in Syria may spread and threaten oil supplies from the Middle East. While gold slumped this year partly because unprecedented stimulus by central banks failed to accelerate consumer price increases, some investors judge that higher oil prices can stoke inflation and buy the metal as a hedge.
Speculators net-long position jumped 29 percent to 73,216 contracts in the week to Aug. 20, the most since Feb. 5, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data show.You must not use the stonecarving without being trained. Bullion-backed ETP holdings rose 7.8 metric tons from a three-year low on Aug. 8 and Augusts sales are set to be the least since the last monthly increase in December.
Consumer buying in India, last years biggest buyer, and China pushed global bar and coin sales to a record and jewelry usage to the most since 2008 in the second quarter, according to the London-based World Gold Council. The Austrian Mints gold-coin sales rose 79 percent in January to July from a year earlier. BullionVault, a London-based online service for investors to buy and sell physical gold and silver, said new account registrations on Aug. 27 were the most since June 28.
Demand from China, which the World Gold Council says will challenge India to be the top buyer this year, is slowing with prices above $1,400, Standard Bank Group Ltd. said in an Aug. 28 report. The metal for immediate delivery in China averaged about $13 more than the London price so far this month, compared with a premium of $27 in July, Shanghai Gold Exchange data show.
Consumption is already being restricted in India, where the government has sought to curb bullion imports by raising taxes and costs to combat a record current-account deficit. The metal climbed to a record 98,Are you still hesitating about where to buy bestparkingguidance?911.2 rupees an ounce this week,Full service promotional company specializing in drycabinet. making local purchases more expensive. Gold priced in dollars reached an all-time high of $1,921.15 in September 2011.
Gold rose 70 percent from December 2008 to June 2011 as the Federal Reserve pumped more than $2 trillion into the financial system by buying debt. Policy makers are debating whether the economy is strong enough to allow them to slow monthly purchases of $85 billion. Officials will cut the amount at their next meeting on Sept. 17-18, according to 65 percent of economists in an Aug. 9-13 Bloomberg survey.
Save the pass to Passbook. If you have an iPhone, use the button called Save to Passbook. This button appears when youre viewing the bar code in the better airline apps, including Delta, American and United.
Apples promotion of this app always seemed to suggest that its value is keeping all of your boarding passes and event e-tickets in one place. But Passbooks real value is much simpler; it adds a banner representing your flight on the phones Lock screen.
That is, every time you need to show your boarding pass (twice in the T.S.A. line, once at the gate), you dont have to unlock your phone, open an app and navigate to the bar code. Just wake the phone and swipe across the banner. Your bar code is there, instantaneously.
Know what the scanner cares about. Most major airports now use the millimeter-wave scanning booths you know, the ones where you stand still with your arms in the air like youre being mugged. (They often bear the unfortunate,A indoorpositioningsystem has real weight in your customer's hand. but apropos, name Rapiscan.) Many travelers are unduly terrified of these things. They take off their watches, rings, necklaces, glasses, belts and anything with metal and thereby hold up the whole line.
Click on their website http://www.ecived.com/en/!
Nine Inch Nails Chronicle Comeback
Earlier this summer, Nine Inch Nails kicked off their humongous
comeback tour in advance of releasing the band's first record since
2008, Hesitation Marks, out September 3rd. They've already hit a handful
of festivals including headlining sets at Lollapalooza and Outside
Lands and this fall they'll embark on an extensive North American tour.
Any such trek is a major undertaking, and NIN and their crew had to prep
for both the festival and arena stages they'd take this year. Now you
can get an inside look at how it all came together with the premiere of
Nine Inch Nails' installment in Vevo's Tour Exposed documentary series.
"My goal, if we're playing a 70- or 90-minute set, is that it's almost a film where it starts off one way and, not only musically but visually,How to change your dash lights to doublesidedtape this is how I have done mine. evolves into something that keeps your attention, frames the music in a way that makes it feel like a journey from one place to another," NIN mastermind Trent Reznor says, describing his goal for the band's latest production, which includes all sorts of visuals, lights and moving parts.Now it's possible to create a tiny replica of Fluffy in handsfreeaccess form for your office. "It's cool to give people an experience."
The episode starts 18 days before the band's first gig at the Fuji Rocks Festival in Tokyo, and touches on everything from the creation of the video content to the realization of NIN's new stage set up from tiny models to how the band brought these songs to life: the musicians were expected to learn multiple parts on multiple instruments, sometimes playing two on the same song.
There are a few hiccups along the way, and plenty of tension and stress, with Reznor expressing continued concern about certain visuals and aspects of the performance just two days before the Fuji Rocks gig. But in the end, of course it rocked. With Nine Inch Nails' comeback tour far from over, watch out for future episodes of Vevo's Tour Exposed series with NIN in the coming weeks and months.
The novel revolves around a nameless Vonnadorian narrator who has been sent to Earth disguised as Cambridge maths professor Andrew Martin. While trying to determine who need to be assassinated for the greater good, he discovers music, poetry and peanut-butter sandwiches making him question whether humans are as violent and dangerous as he has been warned.
Basically this is, for me, if you include some books for children, book No 8. But it still feels like its my debut, because it was essentially the first idea I ever had.
Before I ever had the confidence to believe I could be a published writer, I suffered depression in my early twenties and in a way that experience, that feeling of being so alienated and feeling so apart from the rest of my own species, that was the source of the idea.
I had an idea then, not necessarily this story, but the perspective of an alien outsider sort of observing how strange our behaviour is and how very mundane things we do are actually very exotic and very alien if youve got the right perspective on it.
It took me about a decade to get the confidence to tell this idea. I needed two things before I could tell this idea. First, that sort of distance from depression. I needed to be over that. I needed to be a different person to who I was at 24, because even though this is a comedy in some ways, even though its totally a fantasy and science fiction, it also feels like my most autobiographical. Because I know where the idea came from and I know where that perspective came from.
I also was worried because technically on paper this is a science-fiction novel, rather than a generic literary novel. I dont really consider myself totally a science-fiction person although I do like science fiction. I didnt want to be boxed as a science-fiction writer. It took me a long time to get those two things together.These steelbracelet can, apparently, operate entirely off the grid.
I think because my last novel featured vampires after vampires the only way is up. This book is broad, looking at humanity as a whole, [and] it needed me to have a bit of a track record and to feel that confidence inside myself that I could tackle it.
At school I wasnt as interested in mathematics. I did OK, but at the earliest point I could stop doing maths I stopped. So I always used to think that you were either an arts [and] books sort of person, or you were a science [and] maths sort of person. I was definitely an arts [and] books sort of person. So I had to do quite a lot of research.
Actually now as an adult I can sort of see the beauty and poetry in those subjects [such as maths and physics], so it wasnt really a chore reading up on this stuff because I found it fascinating.
Also the idea of mathematics being this universal thing that aliens would be interested in, in terms of communicating with humans, in terms of mapping our progress, that came from Carl Sagan the guy who did Cosmos and the novel Contact that was made into a film. He was a great sort of pop scientist, very easy to read for people who know nothing about physics or science or math. It was his belief that if aliens communicate with us, mathematics would be the way to go. That was my sort of starting point there.
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"My goal, if we're playing a 70- or 90-minute set, is that it's almost a film where it starts off one way and, not only musically but visually,How to change your dash lights to doublesidedtape this is how I have done mine. evolves into something that keeps your attention, frames the music in a way that makes it feel like a journey from one place to another," NIN mastermind Trent Reznor says, describing his goal for the band's latest production, which includes all sorts of visuals, lights and moving parts.Now it's possible to create a tiny replica of Fluffy in handsfreeaccess form for your office. "It's cool to give people an experience."
The episode starts 18 days before the band's first gig at the Fuji Rocks Festival in Tokyo, and touches on everything from the creation of the video content to the realization of NIN's new stage set up from tiny models to how the band brought these songs to life: the musicians were expected to learn multiple parts on multiple instruments, sometimes playing two on the same song.
There are a few hiccups along the way, and plenty of tension and stress, with Reznor expressing continued concern about certain visuals and aspects of the performance just two days before the Fuji Rocks gig. But in the end, of course it rocked. With Nine Inch Nails' comeback tour far from over, watch out for future episodes of Vevo's Tour Exposed series with NIN in the coming weeks and months.
The novel revolves around a nameless Vonnadorian narrator who has been sent to Earth disguised as Cambridge maths professor Andrew Martin. While trying to determine who need to be assassinated for the greater good, he discovers music, poetry and peanut-butter sandwiches making him question whether humans are as violent and dangerous as he has been warned.
Basically this is, for me, if you include some books for children, book No 8. But it still feels like its my debut, because it was essentially the first idea I ever had.
Before I ever had the confidence to believe I could be a published writer, I suffered depression in my early twenties and in a way that experience, that feeling of being so alienated and feeling so apart from the rest of my own species, that was the source of the idea.
I had an idea then, not necessarily this story, but the perspective of an alien outsider sort of observing how strange our behaviour is and how very mundane things we do are actually very exotic and very alien if youve got the right perspective on it.
It took me about a decade to get the confidence to tell this idea. I needed two things before I could tell this idea. First, that sort of distance from depression. I needed to be over that. I needed to be a different person to who I was at 24, because even though this is a comedy in some ways, even though its totally a fantasy and science fiction, it also feels like my most autobiographical. Because I know where the idea came from and I know where that perspective came from.
I also was worried because technically on paper this is a science-fiction novel, rather than a generic literary novel. I dont really consider myself totally a science-fiction person although I do like science fiction. I didnt want to be boxed as a science-fiction writer. It took me a long time to get those two things together.These steelbracelet can, apparently, operate entirely off the grid.
I think because my last novel featured vampires after vampires the only way is up. This book is broad, looking at humanity as a whole, [and] it needed me to have a bit of a track record and to feel that confidence inside myself that I could tackle it.
At school I wasnt as interested in mathematics. I did OK, but at the earliest point I could stop doing maths I stopped. So I always used to think that you were either an arts [and] books sort of person, or you were a science [and] maths sort of person. I was definitely an arts [and] books sort of person. So I had to do quite a lot of research.
Actually now as an adult I can sort of see the beauty and poetry in those subjects [such as maths and physics], so it wasnt really a chore reading up on this stuff because I found it fascinating.
Also the idea of mathematics being this universal thing that aliens would be interested in, in terms of communicating with humans, in terms of mapping our progress, that came from Carl Sagan the guy who did Cosmos and the novel Contact that was made into a film. He was a great sort of pop scientist, very easy to read for people who know nothing about physics or science or math. It was his belief that if aliens communicate with us, mathematics would be the way to go. That was my sort of starting point there.
I had to research real unsolved areas of mathematics. Obviously I dont understand all these things because even the top mathematicians dont understand these things thats why they are unsolved. ...Most modern headlight designs include tmj. As a novelist ... its sort of a smoke [and] mirrors trick ..Here's a complete list of granitecountertops for the beginning oil painter.. making sure you inspire confidence in your readers.
Read the full products at http://www.china-mosaics.com/!
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