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Did Jada Pinkett Smith Unfollow the Kardashians?
Did Jada Pinkett Smith Max Out On Drama & Unfollow Kim, Khloé & Kris?
Jenna Milliner-Waddell
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So it seems Jada Pinkett Smith is all the way done with the Kardashians. She has taken the biggest step to ending their relationship, by 2019 standards that is, and apparently unfollowed Kris Jenner, along with Khloé and Kim Kardashian on Instagram.
This major dis is likely due to the fall out between the Woods, Kardashians, and the Smiths, who have been close for years — that is, until Jordyn Woods went on Jada's Red Table Talk to admit to kissing Tristan Thompson, Khloé's boyfriend.
Jada has been a huge supporter of Jordyn through the entire scandal, which is why she gave her the opportunity to share her truth in the first place and why she still follows Jordyn on Instagram. Kendall and Kylie Jenner are also still on Jada's follow list.
"I love you, I'm proud of you, all will be well," are the words that Jada left for Jordyn at the end of their talk, but despite Jordyn moving forward with her life, the scandal is far from behind her.
Keeping Up With The Kardashians returns on Sunday, 31st March, and the promos are all about the family's beef with Jordyn. The trailer shows Khloé screaming "liar!" in reaction to watching Jordyn on RTT, and shows a tearful Khloé saying "I'm not just a TV show. Like, this is my life."
Maybe Khloé can take a page from her mum's book on dealing with the situation? On a recent episode of Ryan Seacrest's podcast On Air With Ryan Seacrest, Kris shared how she is coping with the scandal.
"First of all, I pray about it. I really do," she admitted. "I find the spiritual side of me has to kick in or else I feel like I wouldn't survive. But, I think my kids make really good decisions and as challenging as some of these situations are, because they have one another and they try to make really good decisions, they're going to come out the other side with a lot of clarity and honesty and do what they feel like is the right thing."
Jada Pinkett Smith Unfollows Kim, Khloe, Kris On Insta
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Care group defends rent hike at former Little Sisters' flats
A local care group has defended its decision to hike rent by up to 15% in the autumn for the 20 residents who live near St. Joseph's care home, which was previously run by the Little Sisters of the Poor.
LV Care Group were selected to take over the Jeanne Jugan Residence, which had been run by the religious order for 133 years, in 2019.
LV then officially took over as operators of the residential home and the flats at the beginning of this year.
Earlier this week, several islanders took to Facebook and Twitter to express concerns about the new lease residents in the flats had received, which included a 15% increase in rent.
One islander reported that their mother had been left feeling "distressed" after receiving what was described as a "long and complicated" agreement.
Pictured: LV Care took over the care home and the flats in 2020.
Responding to questions from Express on the matter, LV has since defended the decision, saying the new tenancy agreement brought all arrangements up-to-date and in line with the latest requirements from the Government's housing regulations.
The new rent will amount to £910 per month with LV charging an additional £40 per month for weekly cleaning services and an emergency call system which is constantly monitored, both of which are optional.
LV confirmed that this represented roughly a 15% increase for tenants who choose to proceed with the cleaning and emergency call system and a 10% for those who choose to opt out of those services.
Pictured: The new rent will amount to £910 per month with LV charging an additional £40 per month for weekly cleaning services and an emergency call system.
They also assured that there are currently no plans to increase the rent for residents of the St. Joseph's care home.
"When reviewing the tenancy agreements of the flats adjacent to St. Joseph's care home to bring them in line with current housing legislation, the rental figures were reviewed against what occupants could receive in housing support from the States of Jersey - which is greater than the current amount of rent," a spokesperson for the group said.
"The new rent brings the amount in line with that support, in addition to providing weekly cleaning and call services for a nominal amount."
Pictured: LV assured it hasn't given residents an imminent deadline to sign the agreement.
Despite concerns, the care group said it hadn't given residents an imminent deadline to sign the agreement.
A spokesperson added that representatives from the company have been contacting all residents personally to discuss any concerns, queries and to arrange for surveys to be completed on the properties to meet legal requirements of the new tenancy arrangement.
"LV wanted to give tenants sufficient advance notice of the rise which is planned for October and to discuss the changes and any concerns with everybody personally," they added.
"The ethos of the Little Sisters of the Poor is still very much an integral part of the running of St Joseph's.
"Moving forward, LV are also looking to invest considerable expenditure into the flats to ensure they meet the Group's own superior standards of accommodation and in order to enhance the comfort and quality of life for the tenants."
Extremely disappointed to have reports of a group of elderly residents facing a 16% rent increase in October because of a new landlord taking ownership of their homes. The end of the legal rent freeze is going to put people through hardship. It should be extended.
— Senator Sam Mézec (@SamMezecJsy) July 30, 2020
The proposed rent increase will only come into force in October, if the current rent freeze imposed by the Government during the pandemic is lifted.
Senator Sam Mézec, the Housing Minister, said he was "extremely disappointed" with the decision in a post shared on Twitter.
"The end of the legal rent freeze is going to put people through hardship. It should be extended," he added.
The Minister had previously called for the rent freeze to be extended so that he could draw up measures to stabilise the market, after launching a probe into a private estate planning "drastic rent increases" in the autumn.
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Posted by	Denise Shrives	on	Aug 3rd, 2020
Sad news about rent increase at St. Joseph's care home but I guess it was to be expected when it was taken over by a money making company. The States of Jersey should have bought it and run it for the elderly of Jersey, it should never have been sold to external Company.
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Capsule living: a 'cheap' option for young people flocking to LA
Kay Wilson poses in her pod in the UP (st)ART house in Los Angeles, California.
Kay Wilson packed up her life in a hurry and moved to Los Angeles... only to find that what she paid in Pennsylvania for a nice studio apartment would only get her a 2.9-square-meter box in California.
Her new home is a capsule, inspired by the famous hotels in Japan.
Wilson arrived a month ago at UP(st)ART, a community for young people with artistic aspirations in need of an affordable place to live.
Kay Wilson talks with Sarah Emick inside her pod in the UP (st)ART house in Los Angeles.
Each room contains up to six capsules, which Wilson describes as "cozy." They contain a single bed, a bar for hanging clothes, a few compartments for storing shoes and other items and an air vent.
By most standards, the accommodation is still not cheap -- $750 per month plus taxes. That works out at around $800, which is slightly more than the 26-year-old was paying in Bethlehem, around 70 miles outside Philadelphia.
"I couldn't afford a studio by myself. Not at all," she told AFP. "It's $1,300 or more."
Jeremiah Adler, founder of UP(st)ART, said each capsule costs roughly half the rent of a studio in Los Angeles -- the US entertainment capital, and one of its most expensive cities.
Young artists have dinner in the UP(st)ART house in Los Angeles, California.
Cheaper options exist, but UP(st)ART offers a good, central location and modern buildings equipped with a gym, dance classes, recording studio, art workshop and free cleaning and laundry services.
Still, the capsule-living concept is also catching on in other expensive US cities including New York.
For Dana Cuff, an architect and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), this type of community presents only a short-term solution.
"We basically need to be developing a huge range of options for the kinds of housing that are available," she said. "To me, co-living pods... are symptoms of this deep need for a much greater range of housing alternatives."
Alejandro Chupina works in the music studio of the UP(st)ART house in Los Angeles.
'Living with the minimum'
It's taco night, and around 50 people are eating together in one of the four-building complex's communal areas.
Among the group are rappers, dancers, sculptors and actors from the US and elsewhere.
Kimma Moonshine has lived in the community for a year, and told AFP that so far she has not found living with 90 housemates to be overwhelming.
"You learn to live with the minimum," said the Canadian 27-year-old, a painter who currently works as a nanny.
Young artists watch a film in the movie theater room at the UP(st)ART house in Los Angeles, California.
She paid less at her previous home, but she prefers this option.
"I had 12 roommates, the only way I could work on my art was on the kitchen table after everyone went to sleep. It's cool having that workshop now."
Hollywood calling
Wilson's plan to move to Los Angeles was brought forward from a year away to just weeks when she received an offer to work in a salon.
"I sold all my belongings and I moved here to be in this pod... I'm finding comfort in being uncomfortable," she joked.
Dance class is held in the studio on the ground floor of the UP(st)ART house in Los Angeles, California.
But Wilson, who earns the minimum wage of $13 per-hour plus tips, did not move to Los Angeles simply to be a salon stylist.
Like many who come to Hollywood, she dreams of becoming a successful actress.
UP(st)ART, which opened three years ago and resembles a cross between a college dorm and a luxury hostel, seems like the ideal place to start.
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"LEILA MOTtLEY IS IN HIGH SCHOOL LIT ARTS AND SHE HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE MIXED STUDENTS OF OSA: HER MOTHER IS WHITE AND HER FATHER IS BLACK. I ASKED HER SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HER CHILDHOOD AND LIFE AS A MIXED PERSON."
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Interviewing: Leila Mottley
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Afterwards, I asked if she liked being a mixed person, She said that she doesn't know any other way to be, and that it helps her be open minded. However, she said she notices herself always trying to mold into another person when she is with the different sides of her family. I asked her if there was a time she felt uncomfortable and she didn't feel like like she looked much like her family, and she told me that her hair made her feel less like her white side because they mostly have straight hair and she has curly hair--plus her mother didn't really know how to treat it so she was left to do it on her own.
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Fair Oaks is een plaats (town) in de Amerikaanse staat Oklahoma, en valt bestuurlijk gezien onder Rogers County en Wagoner County.

Demografie
Bij de volkstelling in 2000 werd het aantal inwoners vastgesteld op 122.
In 2006 is het aantal inwoners door het United States Census Bureau geschat op 75, een daling van 47 (-38.5%).

Geografie
Volgens het United States Census Bureau beslaat de plaats een oppervlakte van
45,0 km², waarvan 44,9 km² land en 0,1 km² water.

Plaatsen in de nabije omgeving
De onderstaande figuur toont nabijgelegen plaatsen in een straal van 16 km rond Fair Oaks.

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Plaats in Oklahoma

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Ukash je izsiljevalski virus, ki okužen računalnik zaklene, od uporabnika pa zahteva plačilo globe. Prepozna se ga po tem, da se na zaslonu prikaže lažno sporočilo z znakom vladne službe ali policije (npr. Ministrstva za notranje zadeve ter grbom Slovenske policije), ki od uporabnika zahteva plačilo globe zaradi nelegalnega prenosa avtorsko zaščitenih vsebin ali zaradi pregledovanja pornografije. Virus Ukash je svoje ime dobil po plačilnem sistemu Ukash, ki se prikaže na zaslonu poleg sporočila in preko katerega žrtev nakaže denar izsiljevalcem.

Načini okužbe

Do okužbe z virusom Ukash lahko pride na več načinov:
 Največkrat se sistem okuži med pregledovanjem spletnih strani, ki vsebujejo zlonamerno kodo, katera nato izkoristi varnostno luknjo v brskalniku. V Sloveniji je prišlo v večini primerov do okužb zaradi izkoriščanja starih verzij programskega paketa Java.
 Sistem se lahko okuži tudi z nameščanjem nepreverjenih programov, ki vsebujejo virus.
 Velikokrat pa se lahko okužimo tudi preko pojavnih oken, ki vsebujejo raznorazna oglasna sporočila. Ta običajno od nas tudi pričakujejo klik na kakšen gumb. Niti ni pomembno na kateri gumb kliknemo, virus Ukash se bo začel samodejno prenašati na naš računalnik, brez naše vednosti.

Način delovanja

Po namestitvi virus prek registra Windows poskrbi, da se izsiljevalski program zažene takoj ob naslednji prijavi. Poleg tega tudi preveri IP uporabnika, katerega nato tudi izpiše na zaslonu. Na podlagi lokacije IP-ja priloži ustrezno jezikovno različico sporočila, ki je prilagojena državi, iz katere prihaja uporabnik. Aktivira tudi kamero in prikaže posnetek žrtvinega obraza na zaslonu.

Po uspešni namestitvi virusa se torej računalnik zaklene in nam onemogoči dostop do protivirusnih programov, s katerimi bi lahko odstranili sam virus. Da bi lahko odklenili računalnik potrebujemo geslo, ki ga lahko pridobimo tako, da nakažemo denar, običajno v višini 100 €.

Odstranitev okužbe

Gre za zlonamerni program, ki ga je potrebno odstraniti v celoti, da preprečimo njegove napade v prihodnosti. Odstranitev je sorazmerno enostavna, saj ne zašifrira datotek, kot to na primer naredi CryptoLocker. Odstranimo ga lahko s pomočjo programa Microsoft Windows Defender Offline, ki ga s pomočjo neokuženega računalnika namestimo na USB ali CD in nato zaženemo na okuženem računalniku. Ta pregleda celoten disk in odstrani okužbo. Lahko pa virus odstranimo tudi ročno v varnem načinu z ukazno vrstico. S pomočjo ustreznih ukazov je mogoče zelo preprosto odstraniti virus.

Žrtve in storilci

Ukash virus se je širil po Združenih državah Amerike in Evrope. Leta 2012 se je pojavil tudi v Sloveniji, o čemer se je tudi zelo veliko pisalo v medijih. Virus je imel več različic, ki so bile krajevno prilagojene. Tako je imel virus v Sloveniji v svojem sporočilu celo navedene člene slovenskega Kazenskega zakonika, ki so še dodatno zastrašili uporabnike, so se pa nekateri zato obrnili na policijo.

Mednarodno mrežo spletnih kriminalcev, ki naj bi se okoristila za vsaj milijon evrov, so februarja 2013 razbili španski policisti. Mreža je štela enajst ljudi. Vodja je bil 27-letni Rus, ki so ga aretirali v Dubaju, kjer je počitnikoval. Nato so sledile še aretacije ostalih članov, med katerimi je bilo šest Rusov, dva Ukrajinca in dva Gruzijca. Virus je razvil sam vodja, ostali pa so bili zadolženi za pranje denarja.

Zaščita

Za ustrezno zaščito pred virusi se svetuje redno posodabljanje operacijskega sistema, programov, brskalnika in njegovih vtičnikov. Potreben je tudi aktiviran požarni zid. Namešča in uporablja pa naj se le programska oprema znanega izvora. Priporočljiva je tudi uporaba protivirusnih programov, ki jih je tudi potrebno posodabljati. Redno pa naj se izvajajo tudi varnostne kopije sistema.

Zanimivost

Leta 2013 se je 21-letni Jay Matthew Riley, potem ko je staknil Ukash virus, predal policiji in priznal, da je na svoj računalnik nalagal otoško pornografijo. Na policijo je prišel kar z računalnikom in policistom razložil, da se je sporočilo pojavilo medtem, ko je gledal otroško pornografijo. Sporočilo mu je naročalo, naj plača globo, v nasprotnem primeru se bo sprožil kazenski pregon zoper njega. Iz strahu, je ta res odšel na policijo in povprašal, ali je zoper njega res vložena kakšna obtožnica. Ko so policisti pregledali njegov računalnik, so odkrili neprimerna sporočila in fotografije deklic.

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Zunanje povezave

 SI-CERT
 Windows Defender
 Varni na internetu

Računalniški virusi


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Maroon Monday
by nolahistoryguy | Apr 4, 2016 | CBD, Loyola University, Maison Blanche, Retail, Uptown, WWII | 0 comments
Maroon Monday – 1944
This week's Maroon Monday takes us back to World War II.
Maison Blanche ad from the Loyola Maroon, October 27, 1944.
October, 1944 – The Allies invaded Europe in June of that year, and the war in the Pacific was still hot and heavy. Still, Loyola University continued its mission, educating the men and women still at home in the United States. The Loyola Maroon, the student newspaper, still went to press. Even students needed to have a "business dress" wardrobe, for school functions, social events, etc.
"Definitely collegiate" the ad says, and that makes sense. Wool herringbone pattern fabric made for a more laid-back suit than, say, classic blue serge. Herringbone tweed is the classic "professor's" sport coat. When I was on the Brother Martin High debate team in the mid-1970s, I absolutely loved my wool-herringbone suit. It was a dark green, and just perfect for scholarly pursuits like speech and debate. The ad's suggestions show the level of formality of the time. Wearing a suit to "spectator sports?"
Naturally, the collegiate looking for a suit in 1944 would head to Canal Street for a suit. He'd likely pass on the higher-end men's shops, like Porter's or Rubenstein's, in favor of one of the big department stores, like D. H. Holmes or Maison Blanche.
MB knew their prices would be better suited to the student budget. The young man in need of such a suit could jump on the St. Charles streetcar, ride it from uptown to Canal Street, and walk from Carondelet and Canal, cross Canal Street, then head one block up Canal to Dauphine and Maison Blanche. The men's department of the "Greatest Store South" was on the first floor. The young man would be greeted by a salesman who would take his measurments, grab the suit that caught his eye in the proper size, and then mark it up for the tailor. It would be ready in a few days, and he would be ready for that next football game, or on-campus social function.
As a writer, this triggers all sorts of inspiration for a story. A young man, at MB, buying a suit, while other young men his age are in France and Belgium, fighting the Nazis. Why was he home? Why wasn't he in a plane over Europe, or in a Higgins Boat, landing on islands in the Pacific, fighting the Japanese? Oh, the possibilities…
Maison Blanche Department Stores, by Edward J. Branley
For more on the fascinating history of Maison Blanche, be sure to pick up my book, Maison Blanche Department Stores.


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The lady of the evening, Chef Babette, poses with Marlon and Charles.
#JaneUnChained #LIVE at the fabulous Stuff I Eat – Vegan Cuisine in Inglewood, California for Chef Babette's Birthday soirée and book signing party (Chef Babette Birthday & Holiday Bash – "Changing Your Road"/ Chef Babette. Special guest speaker Marlon Risson, known as PlantbasedG, motivational speaker and athletic trainer in from Houston, Texas, along with Charles Doug, a worldwide inspirational speaker. Introductions by Terrah Bennett Smith, talent manager. This night is the launch of their upcoming "Changing the Road" workshops around the country in 2019.
The hosts of Chef Babette's celebration, Charles, Terrah, and Marlon, did a wonderful job!
Marlon Risson (Plantbased G) gets on the mic and shares his journey of transformation with the audience. He watched the documentary, What the Health, and he immediately realized that his life had changed. He decided to change the way he lived on the spot. His body transformed on a plant-based diet. He lost 130 pounds! Paige Parsons Roache helped Marlon see the cruel practices of the agricultural industry. He saw how animals were treated, and he realized that it was no different to what happened to people of color in the past. These animals are enslaved and tortured on a wide scale and this parallels what happened to groups of people based on their appearance and ethnic backgrounds. Marlon also adds in that he has become a better lover thanks to his transition to veganism! He says not only are his arteries clear, which helps with sexual performance, but he has a positive loving perspective in life. He opens up more emotionally. He says you can feel better, look better, and love better with vegan lifestyle!
Everyone had a great time hearing words of wisdom from the speakers and of course enjoying great food!
Chef Babette stresses the importance of paying attention to what you put in your body! She makes every meal count by eating well. She agrees with Marlon, saying you should consume life and positivity. Your body reacts to what you eat. If you get a cold, it wasn't the rain. It was probably what you ate! If you eat garbage you are going to feel like garbage. Chef Babette says that her biggest goal is to be able "to go down and get back up." She refuses to become one of those eighty plus year olds that falls down and needs a Life Alert button. She is going to keep running up the hills of Griffith Park and beyond for many years to come. Happy Birthday Chef Babette! Thank you for being the wonderful, inspirational, beautiful person that you are!
Paige hops into a pic with the Plant-based Passionistas, Sasha and Lateefa!
Check out Chef Babette's Website!
It wouldn't be a birthday party without cake!
This party was full of familiar faces!
There were vegan mover and shakers all around at this party!
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Applied Materials vs. ASML: Which Semiconductor Stock is a Better Buy?
By: StockNews.com
April 11, 2022 at 13:55 PM EDT
Increasing government and corporate investments to ramp up semiconductor production to meet surging demand from various industries should drive the industry's growth. This, combined with technological breakthroughs in chip making, should drive the performance of popular chipmakers Applied Materials (AMAT) and ASML (ASML). But which of these stocks is a better buy now? Read more to find out.
Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) and ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) are two prominent players in the semiconductor industry. AMAT provides material engineering solutions for semiconductor chips to electronic manufacturers of flat panel displays, solar photovoltaic cells, and modules. The company also supplies equipment to produce coatings for flexible electronics, packaging, and other applications. ASML develops, sells, and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems, focusing on lithography-related systems worldwide. It caters mainly to the makers of memory chips and logic chips.
Despite growing supply chain constraints worldwide, strong demand for semiconductor chips from consumer electronics, electric vehicles, and several other industries has allowed the semiconductor industry to witness a 32.4% year-over-year sales growth in February 2022. With considerable corporate investments and government support to ramp up production, the shortage is expected to ease next year.
The global semiconductor market is expected to grow at a 6.6% CAGR to reach $808.50 billion by 2030. So, both AMAT and ASML should benefit.
ASML is a winner with 6.6% gains over the past month versus AMAT's 3.4% loss. But which of these stocks is a better pick now? Let's find out.
On December 23, 2021, AMAT and the Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), announced a new phase of their research collaboration at the Center of Excellence in Advanced Packaging in Singapore. As chipmakers and systems companies demand heterogeneous design and advanced packaging solutions, the offering of heterogeneous chip integration with hybrid bonding technology and other emerging technologies will help meet the demand for reduced wiring distances, increased I/O density, improved power efficiency, and greater efficiency system performance.
As part of their long-term High-NA collaboration framework, on January 19, 2022, Intel Corporation (INTC) issued its first purchase order to ASML for the delivery of the industry's first TWINSCAN EXE:5200 system – an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) high-volume production system with a 0.55 numerical aperture and higher productivity to enable higher-resolution patterning for even smaller transistor features. INTC's and ASML's commitment to design EUV 0.55 NA will enable multiple future nodes beginning in 2025 as the industry's first deployment, followed by memory technologies at a similar density. This system should witness widespread recognition across the industry in the coming months.
Recent Financial Results
AMAT's net sales for the fiscal 2022 second quarter ended January 30, 2022, increased 21.5% year-over-year to $6.27 billion. The company's non-GAAP gross profit came in at $2.97 billion, indicating a 25.2% year-over-year improvement. Its non-GAAP operating income came in at $1.99 billion, up 32.7% from the prior-year period. While its non-GAAP net income increased 32.3% year-over-year to $1.70 billion, its non-GAAP EPS grew 36% to $1.89. As of January 30, 2022, the company had $5.26 billion in cash and cash equivalents.
For its fiscal 2021 fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021, ASML's total net sales increased 17.2% to $4.99 billion yearly. The company's non-GAAP operating income came in at $2.70 billion, indicating a 22.1% rise from the prior-year period. Its income from operations came in at $2.03 billion, representing a 35.1% year-over-year improvement. ASML's net income came in at $1.77 billion, up 31.3% from the prior-year period. Its EPS rose 35.6% year-over-year to $3.23. The company had $6.95 billion in cash and cash items as of December 31, 2021.
Past and Expected Financial Performance
Over the past three years, AMAT's total assets, levered free cash flow, and tangible book value have increased at CAGRs of 10.4%, 62.4%, and 21.5%, respectively.
AMAT's EPS is expected to grow 18.9% year-over-year in fiscal 2022, ending October 31, 2022, and 14.6% in fiscal 2022. Its revenue is expected to grow 15.1% in fiscal 2022 and 10.2% in fiscal 2023. Analysts expect the company's EPS to grow at a 16.5% rate per annum over the next five years.
ASML's total assets and levered free cash flow have increased at CAGRs of 14.5% and 69.2%, respectively, over the past three years. Its tangible book value has declined at a CAGR of 8.2% over the past three years.
Analysts expect ASML's EPS to improve 12.3% year-over-year in fiscal 2022, ending December 31, 2022, and 15.1% in fiscal 2023. Its revenue is expected to grow 13.8% year-over-year in fiscal 2022 and 11.2% in fiscal 2023. Analysts expect the company's EPS to grow at a 29.8% rate per annum over the next five years.
In terms of non-GAAP forward PEG, ASML is currently trading at 1.62x, 55.8% higher than AMAT's 1.04x. In terms of forward EV/Sales, AMAT's 3.99x compares with ASML's 10.16x.
AMAT's trailing-12-month revenue is almost 1.1 times ASML's. AMAT is also more profitable, with a 56.1% ROE versus ASML's 49%.
Furthermore, AMAT's ROA and ROTC of 19.9% and 27.9% compare with ASML's 14.2% and 24.3%, respectively.
While AMAT has an overall B grade, which translates to Buy in our proprietary POWR Ratings system, ASML has an overall C grade, equating to Neutral. The POWR Ratings are calculated by considering 118 distinct factors, each weighted to an optimal degree.
Both AMAT and ASML have a C grade for Momentum, consistent with their mixed price performance. AMAT has lost 5% over the past six months, while ASML fell 16.3%.
AMAT has a C grade for Value, reflecting its slightly higher-than-industry valuation ratios. AMAT's 3.99x forward Price/Sales is 22.9% higher than the 3.25x industry average. ASML's D grade for Value is in sync with its overvaluations. ASML has a 10.29x forward Price/Sales, 216.8% higher than the industry average of 3.25x.
Of the 96 stocks in the A-rated Semiconductor & Wireless Chip industry, AMAT is ranked #31, while ASML is ranked #68.
Beyond what we have stated above, our POWR Ratings system has also rated AMAT and ASML for Stability, Quality, Sentiment, and Growth. Get all AMAT ratings here. Also, click here to see the additional POWR Ratings for ASML.
Although intensifying supply chain disruptions and the expectation of aggressive interest rate hikes are causing immense pressure on the tech industry, strong demand and increasing investment in the chip industry should benefit AMAT and ASML. However, a relatively lower valuation and higher profitability make AMAT a better buy here.
Our research shows that the odds of success increase if one bets on stocks with an overall POWR Rating of Buy or Strong Buy. Click here to access the top-rated stocks in the Semiconductor & Wireless Chip industry.
AMAT shares rose $0.16 (+0.14%) in after-hours trading Monday. Year-to-date, AMAT has declined -26.00%, versus a -7.09% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 index during the same period.
About the Author: Sweta Vijayan
Sweta is an investment analyst and journalist with a special interest in finding market inefficiencies. She's passionate about educating investors, so that they may find success in the stock market.
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Via del Porcellana è una strada del centro storico di Firenze, situata tra Via della Scala e Borgo Ognissanti.

Storia

La strada, contrariamente a quanto generalmente si pensa, non prende il nome da un particolare tipo di ceramica (dato che la porcellana comincia ad essere prodotta a Firenze solo a partire dal 1575 sotto il regno di Francesco I de' Medici) bensì da un personaggio chiamato "il Porcellana".

Infatti, lo "spedale del Porcellana"  aveva sede in questa via del centro storico di Firenze e in origine era denominato "spedale dei Michi", dal nome della famiglia che lo patronava. Fra' Guccio Aghinetti, detto "il Porcellana",  fu spedalingo, cioè custode dello spedale, dal 1333 al 1335. L'ospedale cessò la sua attività nel 1504.

La "Confraternita dei Barelloni" che ha la chiesa con la facciata su via della Scala, sorse aggregandosi all'ospedale ed aveva il compito di trasportare gli ammalati con grandi barelle a mano invece che a spalla. Lo studioso fiorentino Manni vuole identificare il proverbiale "Guccio Imbratta", servo di frate Cipolla, descritto nel Decameron di Giovanni Boccaccio  come Fra' Guccio detto "il Porcellana" per la sua trascuratezza, scostumatezza e sciatteria.

Anticamente il tratto tra via Palazzuolo e borgo Ognissanti la strada era chiamata "via Nuova d'Ognissanti", poiché aperta in un secondo tempo su terreni dei Vespucci, ed era famosa per le manifatture di conciatori e non a caso il pittore Sandro Botticelli, figlio di un galigaio, cioè di un conciatore di cuoio, nacque in questa via nel marzo del 1445 come afferma Giorgio Vasari.

La via ancora oggi è ricca di attività artistiche e artigianali e di ristoranti noti. Nella via ha avuto per anni lo studio e la bottega d'arte il pittore, decoratore e restauratore Foresto Marianini, specializzato nelle tecniche del grattage e della craquelure.

Tabernacoli

Un elemento caratteristico di molte antiche strade fiorentine è rappresentato dai tabernacoli: in Firenze sono circa 1200, di stili e periodi diversi ed in alcuni casi sono dei veri e propri capolavori, infatti, molti sono dovuti ad artisti anonimi e molti altri ad artisti famosissimi. Non fa eccezione nemmeno questa via del centro storico.

Sull'angolo dove via del Porcellana interseca via Palazzuolo un tabernacolo è della maniera di Taddeo Gaddi rappresenta la Madonna col Bambino, san Giovanni Evangelista e sant'Antonio Abate  -  riconoscibili dai loro attributi -  mentre un altro tabernacolo facente angolo con via della Scala all'inizio della via, mostra Santa Chiara d'Assisi, affresco di Angelo La Naia realizzato nel 1953 in occasione del settimo centenario della nascita della santa, e collocato sulla fiancata della chiesa dell'oratorio dei Santi Jacopo e Filippo detta "dei Barelloni".

Oltre ai tabernacoli, nella via è presente anche una delle tante "Buchette per il vino", una delle molte aperture nelle facciate di case e palazzi fiorentini, adesso murata che consentiva un tempo la somministrazione e la vendita del vino direttamente dal produttore al consumatore, in alternativa alle osterie, secondo una tipologia commerciale originalissima frutto dell'inventiva e dell'iniziativa dei numerosi produttori di vino provenienti dal contado toscano e residenti con proprietà in Firenze.

Note

Bibliografia
Guida d'Italia, Firenze e provincia ("Guida Rossa"), Edizioni Touring Club Italiano, Milano 2007.
 Bargellini, Guarnieri, Le strade di Firenze, Firenze 1986.

Voci correlate
Stradario di Firenze

Altri progetti

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Ever catch yourself looking at a bikini or swimsuit online and thinking "imagine if I'd worn this when I was younger!"? I have this feeling most days, seeing pictures floating around the internet of emerging trends in swimwear and even fashion.
Taking it back to around 2012, I can still picture the simple tie-bottom bikinis and halter tops that flooded the beaches every summer! Occasionally someone would pull out an abstract print or a quirky design, and they got plenty of stares.
Don't get me wrong, that's not to say that newer styles are a bad thing. What it means is that over time (as always) fashion has taken a turn and completely changed.
In the build-up to launching Summer Dreams, I researched a lot of swimwear and came to the conclusion that the current trend is "less is more". Cheeky cuts and thong-like bikini briefs are two examples, but there's plenty more.
I remember sitting down in the evenings with a hot cup of tea, thinking about the designs that I envisioned for Summer Dreams. I knew that our styles had to be relevant to what's trending, but with my own unique spin. Our current collection is the staple items that every woman needs for summer. I have incorporated those edgy, cheeky cuts, and balanced them with elegant silhouettes to compliment all women's bodies.
There's been another exciting shift in the swimwear industry that I've noticed. Swimwear has diversified, becoming more of a multi-use item in the wardrobe. Both the fabric and the designs have changed. No longer is swimwear just restricted to the basic lycra fabric blend; it's opened up different, more versatile ways to wear your bikini that didn't exist a few years ago.
The crossover between swimwear and casual wear has blurred the lines between these two categories of fashion. There are even bikini tops and one pieces that look exactly like items that you might see fashionistas wearing with a skirt and heels to dinner. Where do you think the swimwear trend is heading next? Back to designs with more coverage? Maybe even back to hot pink lycra swimsuits..
I would love to know your thoughts and comments as always!


Turtle Thumbprints - Dessert Now, Dinner Later!
On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me: Two TURTLE THUMBPRINTS! Ok, just kidding, but I love these cookies because they have that wow factor. My husband got home from work & saw these on the counter & said that they looked super professional. So let's forget the fact that I am kind of a "professional." Anyone can make these! They kind of seem like a lot of work, but they are so pretty to look at & just as delicious to eat. Make your guests' jaws drop with these pretty turtle thumbprints. And don't forget to come back tomorrow for more holiday goodies!
Combine flour, cocoa & salt; set aside.
In a stand mixer, beat butter & sugar until light & fluffy. Add egg yolk, milk & vanilla. Mix until incorporated.
Whisk egg whites in a bowl until frothy. Place chopped pecans in another bowl. Scoop balls of dough & place on a plate or in another bowl.
Roll prepared dough balls in frothy egg whites, then roll in chopped pecans. Place on parchment lined baking sheets.
Using a ½ tsp measuring spoon, make an indentation in the center of each dough ball.
Bake at 350*F for 12 minutes or until set.
Gently re-press the indentations as the cookies come out of the oven.
Microwave caramel bits with water in a bowl on HALF POWER for about 1 minute & stir until smooth. (I like to do 30 seconds at a time to make sure it doesn't burn.) Scoop ½ teaspoonfuls into the indented cookies. Repeat with all cookies.
Place chocolate in a bowl & microwave on HALF POWER for about 1 minute & stir until smooth. (I also like to do this 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between intervals.) Place chocolate in a plastic bag, cut the corner & squeeze back & forth to create a zigzag design over the caramel. Repeat with all cookies.
*OPTIONAL: Sprinkle a pinch of sea salt on top of warm caramel or melted chocolate for an extra special treat.
I think these would freeze just fine.
Could you bake in a mini cupcake pan with liners?
I guess, but it's unnecessary.


With this in mind I sought time to talk to someone who probably has more knowledge than most – being Caroline Le Couteur MLA.
Besides being the local member for a Southside electorate, Caroline is the chair of the ACT Legislative Assembly's Planning Committee. Not something you would do without a passion for the issues. Here's the link to the committee membership.
What follows is my opinion piece based around a conversation we had last Thursday. Caroline is not responsible for the my opinions below.
I was very impressed with the main agenda for the Planning Committee. The title is simple: Housing.
The committee is looking in to all aspects of housing and is to report to the assembly later in 2018. I agree that it is a great way to consider planning – as planning dramatically affects the places we live in – or hope to live in.
The introduction of this topic led our conversation on to all manner of issues – such as the replacement of the ABC flats next to Civic, the need for a new approach to the way we build homes – sustainability, consumption, energy, affordability, ecosystems, the zoning system and more.
We agreed on the need to revisit the dual occupancy possibilities in residential areas (RZ1). There has to be a more intelligent approach to increasing the number of residencies in the older suburbs. Generally residents accept that changes are happening – but are very cautious to the issue because of the lack of real community engagement and that we are not seeing much in the way of well designed developments – and the present zoning system is not helping.
We talked about how in older parts of Canberra the cherished urban forest is being reduced. Replacement houses and apartments in older suburbs are not required to allow for at least the same amount of greenery – and how this absence of policy is diminishing biodiversity and the suburban canopy.
As for the new suburbs, most have so little space on the residential blocks for greenery that future mitigation from rising temperatures, heat island effects and other climate changes will be almost impossible – or at least too expensive.
Caroline talked about her view that the present regulations work against sensible outcomes (the plot ratio nightmare).
I mentioned some valuable CSIRO research that I had used in the past. There were CSIRO studies on Canberra's urban forests and biodiversity – being both the public and the private areas and the importance of maintaining both. Sadly these documents seem to be no longer available – reflecting a change in emphasis within the CSIRO.
With the focus on housing by the Planning Committee, Caroline mentioned that there is a call for submissions. She suggested that I could make a public submission on housing through a post to RiotACT to allow for others to contribute. I walked into that one – so we will see.
I encourage readers to make their own submissions – here's the link.
There were other matters discussed such as what is happening with the committee's request for details on the infamous land swap/purchase involving the LDA, the Tradies, and the Dickson Parklands. The committee is waiting on the documentation being made available – which was to be by the end of next month (May 2017).
Based on the information then available (or not), further questions may need to be asked about what happened and who benefitted – and who missed out.
A crucial matter we discussed (ever so briefly) was how community leases are changing hands to deliver profits to developers and a loss of the community. The Braddon bowls being one example. Caroline explained that the Minister concerned must have signed off on this deal having judged that the sale would be of community benefit.
Locals are still trying to figure out just how this call was made – whereby a community lease held by a social club gets sold to a private developer. People in and around Braddon have not seen anything that would point to there being community benefit in this sale.
The ease by which community leases are being sold, particularly the sale of the Braddon bowls site, definitely needs to be looked into.
Having spent some time with Caroline I came away with several hot topics discussed – however there remains a list in my notebook that we did not get to. We ran out of time.
Given the complex and non-user friendly nature of the city's planning processes, we could spend a day talking and I would still have more to discuss.
As I walked across Civic and into Braddon I reflected on the commitment that Caroline has to doing what she can about planning through being a local member. She is out to work collaboratively with the others on the committee in the hope to bring about serious changes.
It was a good meeting. I am now looking at the list of committee members and may chase up another member to get another perspective on these matters.
I would like to thank the Southside voters for voting in Caroline Le Couteur. She is definitely very experienced at what she is doing, committed to making a change to how we do housing and planning and, by being not in Cabinet, she is free to speak up on local issues. Very welcomed!
We wish all our MLAs would follow this democratic process of representing their electorate – and not just boring us with their party's spin.


It is official, Lucy, our youngest, has declared that our strawbs this year are in her own word "gorgelicious"!
What a time we have had with them! A run of fantastic weather at the week-ends to ensure plenty of wonderfully ripe, sweet fruit. Everything is ready now: strawbs, raspberries, gooseberries, red and blackcurrants, plus carrots, beetroot, lettuce, broadbeans and lettuce. Come and enjoy the fruits of the fields…..


Preview: "28th Annual Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival highlights classical music rising stars in June and July"
This summer, expect to be engaged, enraptured and invigorated when classical music's rising stars perform major classical and contemporary works by luminaries including Daniel Catán, Chausson, Elgar, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Shostakovich and Strauss at the 28th Annual Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival (TMF).
The TMF "Cool & Classical" Orchestra Series, set for June 10, June 17, June 23-24 and July 1, will showcase the crème de la crème of pre-professional musicians here to study and perform with world-class conductors, soloists and faculty artists at the University of Houston (UH) Moores Opera House and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.
The 2017 TMF Season will feature two TMF conductor debuts, [including] Brett Mitchell (Week 3), Houston Symphony assistant conductor 2007-11.
Newer PostReview: "Cleveland Orchestra: 'West Side Story' at Severance Hall"
Older PostReview: "Cleveland Orchestra closes season in style with spectacular 'West Side Story' film presentation"


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Olds Grizzlys announce Captain and alternates for 2019-20
Head Coach/GM Joe Murphy announced the captain and alternates for the 2019-20 season.
This season's captain is Hunter Floris. Hunter is a 19 year old forward from Vanderhoof, BC. He was acquired in a trade last year with Bonnyville and immediately became a solid contributor to the organization both on and off the ice. Hunter was the rookie of the year for the Grizzlys in 2018-19.
The alternates are Nolan Spadafore, a 20 year old defenceman from Cochrane, AB. Nolan was a late addition last year from a trade with Grande Prairie. Nolan instantly gave us stability on defence and has picked up where he left off last year by anchoring the power play.
Josh McNeil, a 19 year old forward from Sylvan Lake, AB. Josh was a highly sought after center from the Red Deer Chiefs that is in his second year of the AJHL. He was the captain of the Chiefs in his last season and we are very happy that Josh continues to develop his hockey talents with the Grizzlys. Josh took home the most dedicated player award last year for the Grizzlys.
Andrew Hunt, a 19 year old defenceman from Vancouver, BC. Andrew is a graduate of the Burnaby Winter Club that was acquired from Lloydminster just before main camp. Andrew is a smooth skating, smart, hardworking defender that brings high end skill to our defence core. Andrew was the CSSHL humanitarian of the year for the 2017-18 season.
The grizzlys are very pleased and excited to have such fine hockey players and outstanding community representitives leading our organization.
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"My experience as staff animator and illustrator has been invaluable. The discipline I derived from daily drawing in various styles under intense deadlines, the computer expertise I acquired and the immediate feedback I received from other professionals have inspired my growth as a fine artist."
Susan is a featured artist in The Best of Flower Painting, North Light Books. She exhibits and sells her work at many fine art festivals. She is a juried member of Watercolor West. Visit Susan's gallery and working studio on the second floor at 25 Western Avenue in historical downtown Petaluma, CA.
"My aim is to give a sense of weight and structure to the watercolor medium. Image is more interesting to me than process. I like still life because it is the most abstract of the representational idioms. Composing arrangements of ordinary objects is like placing colors and shapes in a collage. I invite the viewer to see beauty in the silent life of everyday things."


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Home News Briefs Bain Enters Exclusive Talks To Buy 20% of China's GOME
Bain Enters Exclusive Talks To Buy 20% of China's GOME
HONG KONG (Reuters) – U.S. private equity giant Bain Capital entered into exclusive talks this week to buy a major stake in China's top home appliance retailer GOME (0493.HK), after months of competition with other potential investors, including KKR and Warburg Pincus, sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
Two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said the Bain negotiation team, led by Hong Kong-based managing director Jonathan Zhu, began exclusive talks with GOME's management team led by chairman Chen Xiao on Monday.
Bain aimed to buy a 20 percent stake in GOME worth about HK$3 billion ($387 million) based on GOME's last closing price of HK$1.12 per share, said the sources.
No legally binding agreement had so far been signed and the talks could collapse if the two parties were unable to agree on some specific terms, which could see GOME turn to other bidders for investment, said the sources.
In April, Reuters reported that Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co [KKR.UL], Warburg Pincus [WP.UL] and Bain were emerging as contenders for a large stake in GOME through a private placement of shares. [ID:nHKG129130]
"Only Bain is in talks with GOME this week, while KKR and Warburg Pincus are in stand-by mode," said one of the sources.
"Deal or no deal? I think you will get the answer in one or two weeks," he added.
The sources declined to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the negotitations. Both Bain and GOME declined to comment.
BOARD SEATS
Last week, GOME said in a stock filing that it was in negotiations with potential investors, but that no agreement had been reached. GOME did not name any of the parties in its statement.
GOME founder and ex-chairman Huang Guangyu is being investigated by Chinese police for alleged financial misconduct, as GOME seeks new investors to improve its capital base.
GOME's shares have been suspended since Nov. 24, 2008, following news of the investigation.
Huang, once China's richest person, and his wife Du Juan, together still hold about 35 percent of GOME's shares.
"Bain is very interested in how many GOME board seats it can secure, as it is necessary for Bain to have a degree of influence on GOME's management," said the source.
They added that Bain was likely to win two board seats and was also expected to bring in external industry experts to help GOME expand its business.
Private equity investment has a brief history in China and the government is concerned about deals involving a major or influential domestic companies. Buyout deals are rare, although foreign investors often seek non-financial solutions to ensure they have a level of influence in the boardroom.
Warburg Pincus already holds a minority stake in Gome as well as some convertible bonds, and the private equity firm may want to sell off these holdings if Bain secures a 20 percent stake in the Chinese retailer, said a source.
($1=7.751 Hong Kong Dollar)
By George Chen
(Additional reporting by Michael Flaherty; Editing by Chris Lewis)


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Gamestop Closing 1,000 More Stores By April
Posted by B.A. Green | Dec 9, 2020 | Latest News & Rumors | 1 |
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Is it too early to make the claim that GameStop is officially dead? For the last year, GameStop has been closing stores in alarming numbers. Closings that we have been reporting on as they have happened. As of October 31, GameStop has closed 462 stores this year. A massive increase from the 321 closed the year before. Leading to a total of over 783 stores closed in the last two years.
Those closing are about to ramp up, big time. During an earnings call with investors. GameStop revealed it plans to close over 1,000 stores by the end of the fiscal year, which ends on April 1, 2021. That means, once the Christmas rush is over, GameStop will be shutting down more stores in three months than they have in the last two years.
Ironically enough GameStop said it projects it will have a strong 4th quarter. Spurred obvious by the release of the PS5 and the Xbox Series X/S.
"We begin the fourth quarter with unprecedented demand in new video game consoles that launched in November, which drove a 16.5% increase in comparable-store sales for the month, despite being closed on Thanksgiving Day and the impact of COVID-19 related store closures, which affected most of our European footprint,"
Gamestop CEO George Sherman via Games Industry.
GameStop Investors vs CEO's
This aligns with a report about a divide between investors and GameStop management we reported on back in November. Where investors called for the closing of any store seen as underperforming, while management reassured them the underperformance was due to the ending console cycle. And that things would pick up once the next-gen was released.
If the divide between investors and retailers is true. Then it sounds like the investors got what they wanted. Any GameStop store that is seen as underperforming will soon be getting the axe. My heart goes out to those employees who will be affected by this. There is no word on what stores or regions will be affected the most by those closures.
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Gamestop created a whole business model last year. Their moving eccomerce.


For the begining, I am sory for my bad english. So, let's start the instructable.
I took off two washers from the brake, I put glue on the end of the valve, put one washer on the valve and I stuffed the valve and the washer in the inner tube. I spread glue solution on the outside of the tube, I put the other washer over the tube, then I screwed the nut that holds the valve normally. I mounted the tube and the tire on the wheel. If you like this instructable, please vote! Now, let's see all steps.
I put glue on the end of the valve and put one washer on the valve.
I stuffed the valve and the washer in the inner tube. I put some glue on the washer side in contact with the tube.
I screwed the nut that holds normally the valve.
I mounted the tube and the tire on the wheel, I inflated it, and SUCCES. I could continue my ride. After about 5 days my wheel was deflated. I change the tube and I made this Instructable.
If I had some wider washers, my wheel wouldn't deflated and I wouldn't needed to remove the tube again.
Great instructable! Look on youtube for the user: Leendert Pot entitled "solution". They show how to repair a tire with just a piece of string!
Interesting. I drilled all my rims for Shraeder valves. I can use Presta or Shraeder tubes.
For race bikes I don't find Shraeder valve tubes. Of course, Shrader valves are better, but and I don't want to change the valves for every new race tube.
If the rims are drilled for Shrader (slightly larger), Presta tubes can work fine in them, especially with rubber grommets, or small spacers made from bic pen tubes. It opens the range of tubes that can be used, especially in a breakdown situation.
I agree. But not for all kind of bikes you can find Shrader valve tubes, so it's useless to drill the rims.
Interesting. What size rims and tires are you using? If it's 700c, economical schrader replacements are easily available by nominal 27"x1 tubes, with long threaded valves for aero rims, and standard valves for box rims.
Great fix! I'll need this some day. Thank you very much.
Hey, that's a very cool emergency repair.
great! i try similar solutions, but no one work, hahaha. so i stop using presta valves y start using schraeder. Thanks for the idea, i will give it a try one of this days.
maybe you screw the nut too tight and the washer slipped.
Awesome job! And your english was understandable...so thank you very much for contributing! I hadn't of thought of this, but had this happen to me! (Un)Fortunately, there's a cellular signal everywhere I ride. Great for tricky valve fixes...bad for getting away!
Thanks for sharing, this is very useful.


So happy to be writing to you. I pray that you may be found resting, hoping and rejoicing in God's Word.
My heart is heavy, a bit broken and anxious- all for righteousness sake. The lack of love and compassion among Christians is sad. There seems to be more judgment than grace. I by no means intend on pointing a finger and not have three pointing back at me, I fall short too.
God is Blameless & Spotless.
God is Creator, Maker, Author & Giver.
God is what we are not.
I encourage you to be as Christ-like as you can be.
May we be known not for what we are against, but for what we believe. We aren't here to point out someone's sins (believe me they are very well aware of them) but rather, we are here to point them to Jesus. Let's not continue oppressing the hopeless or weak with our so-called "Christianity" and self-righteousness. On the contrary, let's abide continually with the Lord Jesus, so that the fruits of His Holy Spirit may be sown in us and flow through us to those who are poor in spirit. May the Love we have placed our faith in, be the Lord that transcends all sin.
Read this awesome testimony, click HERE.
Amen! It saddens me to realize that as much as I hate to see brothers accusing brothers, I, too, am guilty of falling into such a trap at times. May we all find it in us to show grace to one another!


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Baja by Bike: Motorcycling in Mexico
Discovering the real southern California -- Baja California, Mexico -- from the saddles of three touring motorcycles.
By Jamie Elvidge
This article was originally published in the April 2003 issue of Motorcycle Cruiser.
Although we'd been jawing about our trip to Baja for months, we met for our departure breakfast with absolutely no plan, unless you count raw intention, which was to ride all the way to Cabo San Lucas at the southernmost tip of Mexico's rural Peninsula. Operation Seat-o'-The-Pants #137: Ride deep into an unfamiliar foreign country to rate the touring performance of motorcycles. We're a fun group, obviously, the kind that drives Urban Legends and party jokes. "Did you hear the one about the three motojournalists who went to Mexico without a map?"
The Three Amigos consisted of me, "The One Who Pays The Check;" my trusted compadre, Andy Cherney, who knew just enough Spanish to keep us out of jail; and our esteemed guest tester, former Motorcyclist Magazine executive editor, Marc Cook, a.k.a. "The Voice Of Reason."
It takes three boats for a proper fish taco tour. The Three Amigos are on their way after a local moment near the border. Below is the Bay of La Paz, some accidentally artsy masks and a cruise vessel in Cabo that put our ships to shame.James Brown
Well, actually, we did have a map. But beyond that, only our ambition, a shared lust for adventure and an infinite appetite for fish tacos and frijoles guided us. And we also had three luxurious touring cruisers to test -- BMW's new R1200CL, Harley's time-proven Electra Glide, and Yamaha's Royal Star Venture. You can read about which was our favorite two-wheeled traveling companion in our[ 2004 Touring Cruiser Comparison Test.
It is Motorcycle Cruiser's style to not have a plan -- to let our stories unfold on the fly -- but we are not short on common sense. After loading up on bottled water and octane boost, we crossed into Mexico at the small Tecate gate to avoid the depressing squall that plagues the Tijuana crossing. This route to touristy Ensenada, where we would pick up Mexico's Highway 1, was also more circuitous and scenic, both on the U.S. side and in Mexico. Once across the border, however, the simple joys of racing down a clean, windy ribbon of asphalt were doused. The rules had changed abruptly. We could smell it in the trash that lined the roads, in the clouds of diesel fumes and the burning tires. We could see it in children as they strolled casually past rotting carcasses of road-kill cows and hear it in the bark of mange-ridden dogs who ran at us in the street. Our senses came alight with a new intensity and a profound level of concentration that would color our entire journey.
The more scenic (and in the masks' case, artistic) scenes of Baja.Marc Cook
We had all been as far south as Ensenada, a Pacific port city that remains a popular shopping and party spot for American visitors despite its dingy, desperate atmosphere. We crept through the city streets in quiet disregard, finally popping out the southern end to find our hearts beating a little faster...a little more freely. Hola, unknown.
The Baja Peninsula is the longest land arm of its type in the world and Mexico's last frontier, all but forgotten in its isolation from mainland industry and politics. Before the mid 1970s there was no paved highway to span its length, just a network of goat paths suturing one section of inhospitable desert to the next. The goats are still there, along with feral horses, donkeys and wisps of bovine that vaguely resemble cows. Since there is so little edible foliage in Baja, the animals line the highway like stones line a path. Reason being, the pavement crown produces enough runoff to grow a tiny strip of greenery on each side. It's a bad arrangement for everyone, of course, except for the country's enormous population of vultures. You wouldn't believe how many of these unsightly birds we saw mooching eyeballs for lunch.
Our first night out we lodged at the small, but well-appointed, Estero Beach Resort, just south of Ensenada on the Bay of Todos Santos. In January the climate in Baja is just perfect for riding, with very little rain and average daytime temps in the 70s and 80s (compared to 110-plus in summer). Oddly, the resort was like a ghost town, leaving us with the lion's share of spicy chorizo for breakfast. Why anyone would choose crowds and sweltering heat over this peaceful sense of isolation (and discount rates) was beyond us. On our way out of town we made the obligatory stop at La Bufadora, an impressive oceanic geyser and the last tourist snare for almost 1000 lonely miles.
The trunks on our bikes came in handy for accruals we made at Mexico's plentiful sinkholes, like this shopping area lining the road to La Bufadora—an amazing sea geyser. Watch out, Andy!Marc Cook/Jamie Elvidge
We knew we were looking at a fuel deficit in this section. Gas stations in mid-Baja are few and cannot be relied upon to be open or stocked. Local entrepreneurs cash in on the deficiency by selling gas to the hapless from plastic milk jugs. (At first we thought they were selling apple juice. Duh.) We were carrying a few extra gallons of premium unleaded we'd brought from The States as a backup and filled up the bikes at every Pemex station we passed that day. Pemex is government owned and therefore all that's shaking in Baja. Locating these hidden stations in the unmapped villages feels a little like capturing energy cells in a computer game. Toward the end of the day we rather unwisely missed one and were left out after dark, on reserve, and forever from the nearest anywhere. This far out our meager backup ration could mean nothing. The miles ticked by as loudly as clock strokes while our high beams cut through a dark soup of desert night and shining animal eyes. Finally, just as our nervousness was nearing a crescendo, we saw a couple of boys selling fuel from the back of their truck. They named the price, but we got the deal.
At the end of the second day out, The Amigos were pretty well spent, partly from the intense focus required by the riding conditions and also from the sheer volume of miles we covered. I'm not sure what the guys had expected, but I was surprised to find Baja so mountainous and its highway so twisty. The terrain is amazingly diverse and geologically quite beautiful. There is barrenness to the landscape that is strangely echoed in the villages. The hills seem to want trees the same way the churches need bells. So many beginnings have been abandoned here. You see it in the half-built businesses and half-painted murals that dominate most towns. Stores that are actually open seem to teeter on the brink of ruin. Beer is the mainstay. It's all very Mad Max, especially when you add the burned-out cars and pickup truck fueling docks. We speculated about the abandoned growth spurts the way one speculates about tree rings. Completion of the transpeninsular highway in the 1970s? Inflated hopes for the NAFTA Agreement of the '90s?
Ah, a there's nothing more relaxing than a morning on a mist-shrouded lagoon. Well, unless you're like Elvidge, who miscalculated the current and promptly disappeared from this frame…backwards. We pray for safer boating at the mission in Santa Rosalia.Cruiser
But who really knows, man? We were merely professional salsa-testing motorcycle riders who were looking for the first warm tortilla. That night, we found it in the unremarkable town of Guerrero Negro where we ate and slept and wished it didn't cost $5 a minute to call home.
The next day was a favorite. We discovered some real treasures in the Peninsula's southern state, Baja Sur, beginning with an unplanned breakfast stop in historic San Ignacio, where date palms grow as thick as prairie grass and an unlikely lagoon oozes mist like steam from a witch's cauldron. After being stunned by the town's huge 18th-century church, built by Baja's first settlers, Jesuit missionaries, we happened into a little coffee shop and devoured stuffed dates and homemade bread and jam. Our lunch break found us in another palm-laden oasis, colorful Muleg, filling up on fish tacos before the highway swept us down through fields of towering cactus to the edge of an emerald-green and azure Sea of Cortez.
You shouldn't ride through Baja if you feel a strong attachment to things like toilet paper and hot water. Clean freaks should just stay home. The Amigos were ripening, a condition accelerated by a sultry tropical humidity that would turn to heavy rain by the end of the day. Of course there had been no way to check the weather, so we were unaware of a tropical storm to the south, spinning wet tendrils our way. When we pulled into La Paz we as were wet as fish. A local laughed at us, saying southern Baja has 360 sunny days a year...weren't we lucky, or something like that. The language thing was completely up to Cherney. Cook and I could say things like cerveza and chipotle, but when it came to chatting it up with the gas station attendants or assuring machinegun-equipped boys at the military check points, Cherney was the hombre. We'd push him in front of us like a couple of geeky preteens afraid to talk to the cheerleaders.
The BMW's fairing and this 18th-century Jesuit church make an interesting contrast. We found the church more appealing. In fact, this moment in San Ignacio was our most holy.Cruiser
"I feel like Mexican" became a favorite line at meal time. The food in Baja was terrific, and in La Paz we found the best shrimp fajitas imaginable at La Panga. In fact, we ate them two nights in a row since we'd decided to drop anchor at this port, as cruise ships often do. We found our favorite hotel here, too, Los Arcos, which was luxurious, reasonably priced and overflowing with perfect tropical ambiance. From La Paz we spent two exciting days exploring Los Cabos (The Capes), including its two famous getaway destinations, Cabo San Lucas and San Jose Del Cabo. But our favorite finds in this region were the more real-world towns, such as Todos Santos, an artist enclave and home to the Hotel California, purported to be inspiration for the Eagles song (we don't think so), and San Antonio with its jewel-like red and white church appearing like a perfect ghost at nightfall.
We didn't do tequila shots at Cabo Wabo or buy T-shirts at the Hard Rock Caf. Come on. We didn't even take a water taxi out to Baja's famous rock arch at Land's End so we could say we were there. That's touristy crap. We were living in another world, and Cabo was nothing more than culture shock. We did stop and strip for a little dip in the Sea of Cortez along Los Cabos' white sandy beach, though, which felt true to our gritty rough-rider theme (er, except maybe for that cabana boy serving us sodas). Initially, in our non-planning, we had discussed taking the ferry from La Paz over to Mexico proper for an all-new ride up. But when it was time to head north we all felt that we would rather get to know Baja backward than risk a boring route home on the densely populated mainland. We knew what to expect now and were looking forward to retracing our steps.
Mexico is filled with roadside shrines that mark unblessed deaths. It is courteous to pray that the lost souls be allowed into heaven. For each shrine, there is a horse. Cook outside his monument to comfortable camping, one of the fantastic yurts we stayed in.Cruiser
We'd been pleasantly surprised by how smooth and clean Baja's Highway 1 had been. Narrow and plagued by animals, perhaps, but still very rideable. We were also impressed by how courteous Mexican drivers are (at least outside city limits). Oncoming vehicles would consistently warn us of errant livestock with hazard lights, and vehicles we were following would clear us to pass with a turn signal. (Even though we continued to select our own passing opportunities, we found these signals were always appropriate.)
The unpaved secondary roads are hellish, however, especially on a heavy cruiser, and we learned straight out of the sand to avoid them. Most of the beaches on the Sea of Cortez side are fully accessible though (hard-packed from all the RV traffic), and a stop to siesta in the shade of a thatched umbrella is a Mexican rite of passage.
On our way north it was easier to see beyond the trash that lines the road -- the discarded goods and animals -- and appreciate Baja for its charmingly unkempt and unpredictable nature. Think of it as a beautiful girl wearing rags...with clots of dirt in her hair...and bad teeth. From the seats of our touring cruisers we soaked up the velvet-green color of sage in January and the white smell of salty sea air while enthusiastically exchanging peace signs with at least 100 children. Even the darker side of Baja -- the vultures hunched like gargoyles on the arms of saguaro cacti and the countless roadside shrines marking untimely human death -- became a part of the brilliance. This certainly wasn't Sheboygan, baby.
We picked up a few memories we'd reluctantly bypassed on our more harried journey south, including a night's stay in San Ignacio, where we slept in yurts along the lagoon. For real. The round Mongolian-style tents really don't relate to Mexican culture, but we found them totally cool anyway and intensely comfortable, appointed as they were with antiques and fluffy beds. The campground-style B&B; called Ignacio Springs is owned by a transplanted Canadian couple, Gary and Terry Marcer, and over an especially delicious North American-style breakfast they told us about the joys of Baja's lazy pace and endless sunshine, about how it feels to paddle a kayak at sunrise and ride a horse to visit ancient cave paintings (Baja is home to Mexico's most important cave art). We were certainly in awe of this lifestyle, but after just six days south of the border we were already missing our own groove too much to ponder the pros for long.
From San Ignacio we rode a double day so we could get all the way home to our beloved plumbing, er, loved ones. Home Sweet Home. A motorcycle ride through Mexico makes it all seem so much richer. Indeed, when we finally crossed back over the border at Tecate, bleary-eyed and stinky but satisfied to the core, we knew exactly how lucky we were to live in America.
In celebration we cranked back the throttle and flew headlong into the knowable. No more military checkpoints. No mapped out gas stops or moonlit cattle slaloms. We were back in the land of the fenced, and the home of super unleaded.
Man, we were full of beans that night. Just as planned.
Touring through Baja is definitely doable and—if it is anything like our trip—can provide a new adventure every mile.Jamie Elvidge
Tips for Biking Baja
A motorcycle tour through Baja is a totally doable adventure. Except for one instance where we ran short on fuel (due to a missed stop), we had absolutely nothing worrisome happen. Every mile was an adventure, but one we felt completely in control of. There are many misconceptions about touring Baja -- most of them generated by people who have only visited the border towns where desperation is a theme. The locals, though dirt-poor in most cases, are proud and very sociable. No one begs. Ever. They will try and sell you everything from gum to girls, but if you politely decline they will not insist. The Mexican people loved our motorcycles, and we were almost always greeted with jubilant awe. (They chuckled especially hard over the stereo systems.)
We all had the proper paperwork, although we were never asked for it. We do recommend buying vehicle insurance at the border since your U.S. coverage will have shortcomings. If you are in Mexico for more than 72 hours you are supposed to have a "tourist card" as well, which we each acquired with a fair amount of hassle and $25. No one asked us for these -- in fact the guys at the checkpoints didn't seem to know what they were. If you're taking a ferry, which has strict rules on paperwork, you should probably have this visa. Otherwise, we'd skip it. Obviously you should have complete paperwork on your bike, a motorcycle driver's license and preferably a valid passport.
Unlike tres amigos, you can plan your foray. Our favorite stopovers were the Estero Beach Resort in Ensenada (646/176-6230 ), Ignacio Springs B&B; (yurt city) in San Ignacio (011-52-615/154-0333) and the Hotel Los Arcos in La Paz (612/122-2744). In fact, we'd all revisit La Paz just to stay at this hotel again and eat the shrimp fajitas from La Panga at the east marina. With some regret we did not stay in Todos Santos, just north of Cabo San Lucas, but if we did we'd lodge at the Hotel California. You'll find La Pinta hotels in many of the small towns -- a Mexican chain that seemed clean and offered secure parking.
Don't worry about getting lost, it's pretty hard to stray from Highway 1, and don't hesitate to eat the local yummies, even from the roadside stands. We stumbled across some fresh, grilled spiny lobster one morning and ate two kilos for breakfast.
Get your map from AAA since it shows the most recent updates to the fuel situation, but don't count on any stations being open normal hours. Always have a little backup fuel on board. Also be sure to pick up AAA's Mexico TravelBook which has some good tips and interesting facts if not many Baja-specific listings. If you have an emergency, you can contact the Binational Emergency Committee (425/619-5080), a voluntary commission in Chula Vista, California, dedicated to helping travelers in Baja who suffer any difficulties, from illness to legal situations or accidents.
Hay Cuidado
Animals, Animals Everywhere. It's not an ideal travel game. In order to win you must never fully relax or you'll be moovin' in the wrong direction.
Topes. means "bumps." You'll find huge speed bumps as you enter and leave towns and slippery bumpettes planted (unwisely) as a warning just before sharp curves.
Fuelish Dreams. Gas is in short supply. Quality gas does not exist. Carry two extra gallons per bike and plenty of additive if your bike needs it.
Cash Out. Before you head deep into Baja make sure you have a stash of cash since there won't be a nearest ATM. Split it into smaller sums you tuck here and there.
Is The Water Safe? Don't drink it from the tap. Anywhere. Most hotels provide bottled water.
Rain Game. It doesn't happen often, but count on two consequences when it does rain in Baja -- slippery roads and possible flooding. Most washes that cross the road are marked with warnings, so if it's been pouring, heed them.
Banditos? Maybe. Even though we sensed no danger, there are still rumors of thievery. Be especially wary of "stranded motorists" or anyone who tries to get you to pull over (one ploy is to signal something is wrong with your machine).
Military Checkpoints. Although intimidating, these were a piece of cake for us. Be nice and speak your best Spanish.
Turn Signals. Since locals use turn signals as a green light to pass, it's wise not to use them when you pass.
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What Changed In Bankruptcy Law With "Reform"
Bankruptcy law was substantially changed on October 17, 2005.
Its sponsors called it "reform"; regulars in the field are more likely to call it "deform".
Despite the changed details, bankruptcy remains valuable and available.
BAPCPA, the bill that amended the Bankruptcy Code, introduced new barriers and make-work to filing and whittled away some of the relief available to debtors.
But the underlying structure of the Code is unchanged and bankruptcy relief remains available to most people.
Subsequent experience with the bill, however, suggests that far more remains the same than has changed.
Some of the changes:
Means test: governs eligibility to file Chapter 7
Super discharge in Chapter 13 shrinks
Cramming down liens on cars purchased within 2 1/2 years was barred, in some cases
Family law support claims elevated in priority
Interval between bankruptcy cases lengthened
Debtor's duties in bankruptcy expanded
What do these changes mean to you if you are considering filing bankruptcy?
First, it means that information about bankruptcy you find on the internet may be outdated. Even material that reflects the changes in the law is often oversimplified, and not infrequently, flat wrong.
Second, it means that your bankruptcy lawyer needs to be a specialist or someone who does a substantial amount of his/her practice in this field of law. The era where an attorney could do a few bankruptcy cases a year, and produce a credible result for the client, are over.
Finally, it means that filing bankruptcy requires jumping through more, largely meaningless hoops to get a discharge. The amended Code is larded with relatively simple tasks that the debtor must perform, on a schedule, or have his case dismissed.
The bankruptcy discharge is still available; attention to details in the filing and support from a skilled bankruptcy lawyer will get you through.
Legal issues and bankruptcy questions are frequently complex and individual. The information contained here is intended to be educational only: it is not legal advice nor does it create an attorney client relationship between the viewer and the firm. You should consult with a bankruptcy attorney licensed to practice in your state for advice about your particular situation.
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