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Halloween Garden StakesWelcome trick-or-treaters with theatrical flair, but beware - these stakes are for your lawn, not for vampires! Bold black-and-orange signs display your spooky spirit to one and all; haunted-house and jack-o-lantern graphics are sure to bring a delectable shiver to the heart of every trick-or-treater! 14" wood stakes with pointed ends easily insert into your lawn. Each is 5

Last Week Another blow out was registered last week as Straight Outta Compton put a pounding on their sophomore album Efil4Zaggin. With almost four hours left, it sits at 91-27. I honestly didn't know what to expect with that one, I guess I was quick to learn. As I mentioned, I didn't know which album I was going to pick when I started writing the write up, simply because the production on the

Viet Nam Tanker Joint Stock Company, a shipping company known as Vitaco that specializes in transporting oil products, said Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh, the wife of the company board chairman, had sold all of her 5,000 shares. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Our running tally of Pinellas superintendent applicants continues today. Two more educators, John J. Selch of New York and James P. Hoover of Pennsylvania, have sent resumes to district headquarters. The deadline is July 11. Below, see a brief summary...

Neil Drysdale (Andy Lyons/Alsport) Europe’s leading sire Galileo posted a US stakes-winner on the weekend when Cedar Mountain (5g Galileo x Ventura, by Spectrum) took out the Listed Round Table Handicap at Hollywood Park. Trained by Neil Drysdale for the Augustin Stable, Cedar Mountain came from last in the early stages to sweep home and claim the 1 and ¾ mile turf event by two and t

 Breeder's Cup nominated, this mare is by Manila, champion grass horse, Breeders Cup Turf. Out of Halloween Queen, winner of over 180,000. Philippine Queen is a winner of over 22,000 in just two starts. She has been a succesfull broodmare since '96, with 3 winners, so far. She has had since '06 off due to being severely neglected and emaciated. She has been successfully brought back, and is b

Carlsberg, the foreign strategic partner of Habeco (Hanoi Brewery Corporation), holds nearly 16% of stakes in Habeco. It is seeking to buy more stakes of Habeco, but Habeco says it is not the right time for it to consider the deal. Habeco will begin operating as a joint stock corporation as of July 1, 2008 with the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other cont

When Big Brown turned for home, something wasn’t right. Jockey Kent Desormeaux knew the big bay colt was finished. Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., who guaranteed racing’s first Triple Crown in 30 years, knew it, too. Big Brown straggled home last Saturday, losing the Belmont Stakes to 38-1 long shot Da’ Tara, who led wire-to-wire. Eased [...]

Da' Tara con la monta del jinete peruano, Alan García, se hizo del Belmont Stakes, la carrera más antigua de los Estados Unidos de América. Da'Tara le malogró la fiesta a Big Brown, ganador del Derby de Kentucky, y el Preakness Stakes. Si ganaba esta carrera, lograba la "triple corona".La carrera se desarrolló en sobre los 2,4 kilómetros en la pista del hipódromo Belmont Park, en Elmont,

NEW YORK -- When Big Brown turned for home, something wasn't right.Jockey Kent Desormeaux knew the big bay colt was finished. Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., who {youtube}Wbfr-8yJdu8{/youtube} guaranteed racing's first Triple Crown in 30 years, knew it, too.Big Brown straggled home last Saturday, losing the Belmont Stakes to 38-1 long shot Da' Tara, who led wire-to-wire. Eased up in the home

  The Belmont Stakes is the last race for the Triple Crown, which starts with the Kentucky Derby, then goes to the Preakness Stakes and finishes with the Belmont.  There are only 11 horses that has won all 3 races at once, starting with “Sir Barton” back in 1919, and the last one being Affirmed in 1978, [...]

Here are my selections in order of finish: Big Brown - Too much for these, will overcome the circus that is his connections. Tale Of Ekati - Good race in the Derby, pointed to this, he gets up for second. Tagg seems to have him ready to go, and his 3/4 work in 12 move signals he [...]

With the Belmont Stakes coming up this weekend you are probably getting ready to go ahead and place your bets. If you are serious about making some money than you will need a betting system that will help you get the most of out of your money. Check out this review I found of the best Horse [...]

Ispat Industries, the steel company controlled by brothers Pramod and Vinod Mittal, will buy a 40 per cent stake each in three overseas mines of Global Steel Holdings, another company owned by the brothers of billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, to help boost iron ore and coal availability to their Indian plants. Global Steel owns 70 per cent stakes in iron ore mine in Brazil and two coal mines in Columbia

Royal Ascot 20 June 2007Going GoodPrince of Wales′s Stakes Group 1£211,207.401st Manduro (GER) A Fabre S Pasquier 15/8F2nd Dylan Thomas (IRE) A P O′Brien C Soumillon 2/13rd Notnowcato Sir Michael Stoute J Murtagh 13/26 ranWinner owned by Baron G Von UllmannTime 2 minutes 5.91 seconds

A lot of greyhound fans love to watch the cream of the crop race in stakes races. Track attendance usually goes up during the qualifying races that lead up to the stakes race and there may even be articles in the paper or on the radio about the event. But not everyone is happy when a [...]

The Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange announced on its website that Citigroup Global Market Ltd. and Citigroup Global Market Financial Product Ltd. had bought 27,030 shares in Seafood Joint-Stock Company No. 4 (TS4) to raise their stake to 14.29% from 13.97%. The US bank’s subsidiaries had also cut their holdings in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other con

Saigon Securities Inc., the country’s biggest brokerage, announced that the head of its supervisory board, Nguyen Van Khai, would sell 84,000 of his SSI shares today to reduce his holdings from 0.2% to 0.13%. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Lotte Confectionery Co Ltd has completed buying 840,000 BBC shares, making it the biggest foreign strategic partner in Bibica. Through the purchase, Lotte now has 6.49 million shares in Bibica, representing 35.6% of its charter capital. Bibica expects to earn revenue of 633 million VND (939.5 million USD) this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content,

HIGH STAKES is on the stands. It’s ironic, I think, that of all my books, HQN has decided to release HIGH STAKES, a book that is really two of my older “classic” Lisa Jackson novels, GYPSY WIND and DEVIL’S GAMBIT, this year when the thoroughbred racing season is so filled with controversy.   I wrote GYPSY WIND [...]

Looking at the contenders, one wonders is there the slightest chance of Big Brown getting beat?The simple answer is yes, they all get beat at some point. Secretariat is the best horse who ever lived, yet was beat by Onion. Man O War was beaten by the aptly named Upset. So yes, there is a [...]

Big Brown, trying to become the first horse to sweep the US flat racing Triple Crown in 30 years, arrived here Monday at Belmont Park to begin preparations for next month's Belmont Stakes. Powered by Bookmarkify™ Tags: Fresh, GOLF, google news, Headline, HOURSE RACING, Jersey-Barker, jt barker, live news, NBA, NFL, NHL, Olympics, Source, SPORTS, Syndicated, today, [...]

After winning the Kentucky Derby, Big Brown was again victorious at the Preakness Stakes in front of over 112,000 horse racing fans. The large crowd demonstrates the continued popularity the old sport of horse racing has even in today’s hi-tech society. Several years ago, I attended the Preakness at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, [...]

Not once but twice, jockey Kent Desormeaux sneaked a peak to see if anyone was gaining on Big Brown.His big bay colt ran away with the Preakness on Saturday and now is pointed squarely down the path toward the Triple Crown. The 3-year-old with the perfect record heads for the Belmont Stakes (ABC, June 7) in three weeks as the fourth horse this decade to try for the triple, a sweep last accomplis

Pennsylvania lawmakers are skeptical.According to Martha Raffaele of the Associated Press: Members of a Senate panel on Wednesday joined a chorus of skeptics who question whether the state should spend millions of dollars on a proposed state graduation testing program for Pennsylvania high school students. Senators who participated in a Senate Education Committee hearing expressed doubts that the

Hot Reception (Gold Circle) Hot Reception caused an upset in the Gr 3 Poinsettia Stakes over 1200m at Scottsville on Sunday, running on strongly to deny Oracle News, Soft Landing and Ethereal Lady. Sent off into an early lead, Hot Reception was tagged by Ethereal Lady with Oracle News, Zooming Zellie and Soft Landing all in touch. Royal Vision and Maelstrom were just off them while Rat Burana, who

NTPC Ltd, India's leading power producer, is looking to buy majority stakes in one to two Indonesian coal mines, its chairman said on Monday. "We have already appointed three merchant bankers for this and our endeavour is to finalise the stake purchase by the end of this financial year," R.S.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Imbongi (meaning a traditional poet of the Zulu or Xhosa people who composes poetry in praise of a leader) led the ultra competitive Drill Hall Stakes field to a merry dance when he reconfirmed his status as the best 3 year old miler in the country at Greyville on Friday night. He has simply gotten better with each run since being gelded and the son of Russian Revival notched up his third Gr 2 victory in his last four starts when seeing off stablemate Bold Ellinore, outsider Red Flyer and champion Pocket Power over 1400m at Greyville. Red Flyer was quickest out of the pens and once the field had settled into some semblance of order, had established a clear lead over Something Else with Thunder Key and Imbongi handily placed. Lord Of The Sea and Bold Ellinore were next best with Rebel Ki

Cohen, Darling Leading the Way For MetsIf you live in New York, or even if you don't, you probably have been exposed to the two cable sports networks dedicated to covering New York sports.They both pride themselves in their baseball coverage. YES, covers the Yankees and SNY, the Mets. After several seasons of feeling each other out, the two networks have been continually raising the stakes.The Yankees have a bevy of booth personalities, anchored by the insufferable homer Michael Kay. The Mets have a simpler formula: broadcasting veteran Gary Cohen flanked by Met legends Ron Darling and Keith Hernandez with an occasional cameo by the one and only Ralph Kiner.Both broadcasts are top-notch. But in this media scholar's opinion, Mets' broadcasts have surpassed the Yankees' last year and the ga

I think I should say something here about the Kentucky Derby and horse racing in general. I’ve always loved the sport because I get a thrill out of watching horses run. Any kind of horses. Not just Thoroughbreds or Arabians or any kind of pedigreed animal.  I think watching wild mustangs run [...]

All you poker fans out there, here’s the deal. These may look like ordinary Poker Chips, but these cunning gizmos are actually a bit more. Dane-Elec has actually incorporated a USB Flash drive inside a real size Poker Chip - the Poker Mate. So now you can get a practical Flash memory device and be the [...]

Viet Nam Construction and Import-Export Corp., a state-owned construction company, plans to sell an additional 20% stake in two cement plants to overseas investors to help fund expansion. The company will sell the stake “to foreign strategic partners who commit to retaining the stake for at least three years and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Book Description ISBN-0071467637 THE RIGHT PHRASE FOR EVERY SITUATION . . . EVERY TIME Any successful leader will tell you: Giving a strong presentation is the most immediate and powerful way to set goals, form strategies, and sell your vision-to both internal and external audiences. Perfect Phrases for Executive Presentations not only tells you how to plan and deliver [...]

While many securities companies are falling in dilemma racking up big losses, a lot of foreign financial institutions are eyeing Vietnamese brokerages. The tendency of investing in local brokers through buying shares and mergers has been clearer. The most recent business is that Au Lac Securities Joint Stock Co... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

POP QUIZ: How you have handled this in the past has made your life what it is today. How you continue to handle this will determine what today will be… …and what tomorrow will bring. What is it? In today’s 9 minute and 42 second DTAlpha TalkBack, we discuss one of the single most important ongoing events that determines, influences [...]

Yochi J. Dreazen’s April 7th Wall Street Journal article “Officer Questions Petraeus’s Strategy” got me thinking about the other U.S. war that had so many Monday morning quarterbacks – Vietnam – the setting for my upcoming book MRS. LIEUTENANT: A SHARON GOLD NOVEL. During the Vietnam War and in the 30 plus years since the war has been over (depending on what date you count as the end of the war), people have visited and revisited what the U.S. did right – some say very little – and what the U.S. did wrong – some say a great deal – in the fighting of that war. During my senior year of high school (1965-1966), two school friends and I visited Michigan State University. We were on an official college visit, and thus were scheduled to sit-in on “representative

This from Gerald Bracey in the Huffington Post.The Degeneration of American EducationThe high-stakes testing mania in general and No Child Left Behind in particular have reduced too much of public education to a system to be games. Some people play the game sincerely and seriously. The teachers and principal in Linda Perlstein's Tested are such players. They have doubts about the value of the state test, but they strive mightily to get their impoverished students over that barrier. After the test is given in late spring, they start acting like real teachers in a real school -- they take the kids to museums and aquariums and to watch the Blue Angels perform. They make art and write poetry. But only in the short time between the state test and the end of the school year. Some people play it

I used to be fearful of the risks in sudden trips as opposed to my adventurous twin. She however became invalid in an accident while she was merely at home crocheting and an improperly displayed vase fell over her head. It taught me that she was right, that death will pursue us anywhere so [...]

Posted by avoiceinthewidlerness  I was asked to conduct a workshop for a small group of high school teachers yesterday. Their supervisor asked me to talk about the concept of “purpose” when planning a lesson. I planned for the workshop by starting backwards; in order to plan a lesson we must first plan a topic, in order [...]

Posted by avoiceinthewidlerness  I was asked to conduct a workshop for a small group of high school teachers yesterday. Their supervisor asked me to talk about the concept of “purpose” when planning a lesson. I planned for the workshop by starting backwards; in order to plan a lesson we must first plan a topic, in order [...]

Indonesian integrated property developer PT Bakrieland Development said Tuesday it is planning to sell a 30 percent stake each in three of its units -- PT Bakrie Swasakti Utama, PT Bumi Daya Makmur and PT Superwish Perkasa -- to a unit of Dubai World for 110 million US dollars. Bakrieland will seek shareholders' approval to sell the stakes to Limitless at an extraordinary meeting on April 9. "Bakrieland believes that this transaction is in the best interest of shareholders. Through this transaction, a window of opportunity is opened for the establishment of a strategic cooperation with the new partner that will help boost the company's growth going forward," it said in a published statement.Indonesia News Blog:

As election fever takes hold in multi-religious Malaysia, which goes to the polls tomorrow, the world has a stake in seeing that the country continues to remain a model of a moderate Muslim democracy that does not tolerate Islamist-based terrorism and integrates a multi-faith, multi-ethnic society. While the ruling Barisan National Coalition has remained in power since Malaysia's independence half-a-century ago from the British, balancing the relationships among the country's multiple racial, religious...(read more)

 We are offering FREE breedings for the 2008 season to Salty Character to any race winning mares, OR mares from black type families (black type in first dam or siblings), OR black type producing mares. There is NO booking fee! FREE is FREE! Salty Character is a stakes placed 2001 Salt Lake stallion o/o a strong black type female family. He was bred and campaigned by award winning NY breeders, the Bromans . He throws a huge hip and chest and is very correct. We just love the foals he is throwing and would like you to give him a try. We will be campaigning his first yearling colt (in photo at 6 mos). He is Breeders Cup nominated, Georgia Stakes eligible, and Alabama Stallion Stakes eligible for his 2009 foal crop. You can view his catalogue pedigree, current photos, foals and stats at w

 BIG mare by Champion ALLLEGED, from family of WHIRLAWAY(pictured). She's half sister to: G3 class WINDS OF WINTER (107,077) Sworn Statement (119,803) dam of Sixth Sense (113,448) Sworn In (130,387) Parasail, dam of PEDRO THE COOL G3 pl (141,010) grand-dam of a G2 placed the dam of MIDTOWN (IRE), Stakes Winner in Japan (1,113,406) the dam of CURRENCY QUEST (68,307) ,the dam of Multiple G1 Millionaire ELLOLUV Coastal Breeze(16,650),the dam of: #61656 Windy Surf, G1 placed earner of 196,652 #61656 HEROISBREEZIN (157,198) #61656 Coast Of Mane (132,084) #61656 Tidehaven (119,526) #61656 Polo Grounds (132,084) #61656 Seattle Surf (85,560),dam of RAIL TO SEATTLE (101,558) #61656 Distinctly Windy (56,422), dam of Summer Breeze (124,695) the dam of G2 placed Celeste Cielo (80,688) et

 Big mare by Champion ALLEGED, from family of Champion WHIRLAWAY(pictured). She's half sister to: G3 class WINDS OF WINTER (107,077) Sworn Statement (119,803) dam of Sixth Sense (113,448) Sworn In (130,387) Parasail, dam of PEDRO THE COOL G3 pl (141,010) grand-dam of a G2 placed the dam of MIDTOWN (IRE), Stakes Winner in Japan (1,113,406) the dam of CURRENCY QUEST (68,307) ,the dam of Multiple G1 Millionaire ELLOLUV Coastal Breeze(16,650),the dam of: #61656 Windy Surf, G1 placed earner of 196,652 #61656 HEROISBREEZIN (157,198) #61656 Coast Of Mane (132,084) #61656 Tidehaven (119,526) #61656 Polo Grounds (132,084) #61656 Seattle Surf (85,560),dam of RAIL TO SEATTLE (101,558) #61656 Distinctly Windy (56,422), dam of Summer Breeze (124,695) the dam of G2 placed Celeste Cielo (80

The 2008 Lane's End Stakes (also known as the Spiral Stakes, also known as the Jim Beam Stakes) will be held on March 22, 2008 at Turfway Park. This horse race for three-year olds traditionally helps to kick off the race to determine Derby horse picks later in the year. Get information about tickets for the Lane's End Stakes online. A number of options for attending the Turfway Park event have already sold out, an excellent sign of a possible turning point for the Kentucky horse park's recent woes. Turfway Park has live racing right now, every Wednesday through Sunday through April 3rd. It's a great way to spend an afternoon blowing off work, ha. Turfway Park 2008 Live Racing Schedule:2008 Winter/Spring Meet January 1--April 3Post time Wednesday-Thursday: 1:10 p.m.Post time Friday: 5:30 p.

 At 4, MINDY GAYLE finished a VERY respectable 3rd to OLDER MALES in the Grade 3 VIGIL HANDICAP at Woodbine to Millionaire KIRIDASHI(in his winning the race , in equal track record time, for the 2nd consecutive year at age 5) and Champion Sprinter LANGFUHR (yes, Mindy Gayle's name is among his conquests on his stallion register page). Additionally, MINDY GAYLE is the ONLY FEMALE shown to place in that race since it's inaugrual running in 1956. For more info go to : www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?searchbarstakesquerytypestakesfieldviewid179 . MINDY GAYLE showed durability in making 43 lifetime starts, in winning 3 races at 5(including THIRTY ZIP H. twice), an allowance race by 11 1/4 lengths at Gulfstream Park, and finishing 2nd in BOTH her last 2 races(both Stakes), and in ear

 Multiple Grade 2 Stakes Winner of 504,835 who won from 5 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/8 miles. Won or placed in 7 of 8 starts at 2, 5 stakes (2 Graded). Ranked 1lb. below SKIP AWAY on the Experimental Free Handicap. Won Keenelands Lexington S.-G2 at 3, defeating PRINCE OF THIEVES and ROAR. Won Churchill Downs Stephen Foster H.-G2 at 4, defeating VICTOR COOLEY and SEMORAN. By SLEW CITY SLEW, leading Sire of LAVA MAN with 5,214,706 in lifetime earnings, 3-Time Winner of the Hollywood Gold Cup! 85 Stakes Horses, including TEN in '07 4 Million in 2007 Earnings. CITY BY NIGHT was the 6th Living Leading Sire of Illinois in 2007 with progeny earnings of 246.095 and 17 winners from 35 runners. 2008 FEE: 1,000 LIVE FOAL Standing at Rose Hill Farms, Rosebud Arkansas. Inquiries to Tom Mix (501) 472-165

The UK’s best-selling car has been totally updated – and we have driven it first. Ford’s new Focus hits showrooms in January with a restyled body and a more upmarket interior, and we’re the only magazine to give you the definitive verdict on the changes.On sale since 2004, Ford has decided now is the time for an overhaul. And following in the footsteps of the latest Mondeo, the Focus has been brought into line with its big brother, receiving a stylish new look.With rivals such as Peugeot’s 308 taking cabin quality forward, the Focus gets better materials and more equipment. Refinement has also been addressed and while the engine line-up is unchanged, a new DSG-style twin-clutch semi-auto gearbox will be available, plus a green Econetic model with emissions of less than 120g/km.But are these changes enough to keep the Focus on top of the sales charts? We took a test drive in what will be one of the flagship models, the 2.0-litre TDCi Titanium, to find out.Criticised for being

Today Nintendo adds new classic games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The games go live at 9AM Pacific time. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at stores like Amazon (see to your right). We’ve included videos of each of today’s games for nostalgia’s sake or so you can see if it’s for you. This week’s new games are: Double Dribble (NES, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points = $5): Double Dribble, the first 5-on-5, full-court home basketball game, is pure hoops action at its finest. While still a surprisingly accurate basketball game for its time, the frantic action keeps you on your toes as your players run from one end of the court to the other. Choose from a handful of teams and multiple levels of difficulty as you take on the computer alone or challenge a friend and see who has the better skills. Take the ball and sink shots from

Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday promised Britain would take tough measures to fight the climate crisis and urged other world leaders to follow suit. Two weeks before a meeting of UN environment ministers on the Indonesian island of Bali to try to start urgent talks on finding a replacement to the Kyoto Protocol on cutting carbon emissions, Brown said concerted action was crucial.Kyoto, which took a decade to negotiate and bring into force, expires in 2012 and so far there is nothing to replace it and no agreement on what any follow-on treaty should contain, with the United States and China in particular at loggerheads. “The climate change crisis is the product of many generations, but overcoming it must be the great project of this generation. And it will have to involve not just Europe and America but the entire community of nations,” Brown said.In his first major speech on the climate, Brown recommitted Britain to limiting the rise in global temperatures to two degrees abov

Ishaan Real Estate, the first real estate fund listed in the London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment market (AIM), has acquired 40% stake each which makes a total of Rs 1,082 crore in eight construction projects by K Raheja Corp. The list of these projects are as follows: Inorbit shopping mall in Hyderabad, Inorbit shopping mall and IT park in Pune, Mindspace IT park in Hyderabad, Mindspace IT park in Navi Mumbai, two Mindspace IT parks in Hyderabad, Commerzone IT park, hotel and retail development in Bangalore, and Viverea residential development at former Hindustan Spinning & Weaving Mills site in Mahalaxmi at Mumbai. The projects include three IT Parks, two shopping malls, and a hotel. In November 2006, the company raised a whopping £180 million in its first phase from the AIM market. The capital was to be used in K Raheja’s properties in India. At present, Ishaan’s portfolio in India has a total of 15 million sq ft. The company has also secured leasing agreements for

Longshot Bit of Whimsy (right) ran down favorite Dreaming of Anna in the stretch in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) to win by 2 1/4 lengths with Coquerelle third. Also on the card, Steve’s Double won the Perryville Stakes (G3) over favorite Les Grands Trois. Get the results, charts, and photos here. (Read the full post about ‘2007 QEII Challenge Cup and Perryville Stakes’…)

Stanley Fish takes us step by step through what he sees as a number of mistakes made by Lee Bollinger, President of Columbia University, in his ‘greeting’ of Ahmadinejad of Iran. What he says is that the President of a University always has to have the welfare of the University uppermost in his mind, as a good administrator should. And that he should have let the professors, students and other activists take on the duties of debate. What I think happened is Bollinger was pressured by students and staff alike to invite Ahmadinejad to Columbia. However, once the news of that got out alumni and donors of Columbian let Bollinger know, in no uncertain terms, what they thought of it and held his feet to the fire. And indeed, some fire it must have been to get him to ignore what he must have known would be the reaction of staff and students alike to him confronting Ahmadinejad. I can only imagine the pressure and stress that Lee Bollinger went through knowing what would surely happen.In my

 Produced stakes winner ShouldBeVictory. She has other race winners too and some promising non-race age foals. She is currently in foal to Accounted For, who won over 313,000. Accounted For's stats can be found at www.albreds.com. Great chance to get a stakes producer for little money. Contact us for complete catalogue page.

As the head designer at Gucci for a decade, he was king of Milan and a lynchpin of the fashion establishment. Texan-born Tom Ford also tried to conquer Paris when he took over Yves Saint Laurent in 2001. But yesterday at London Fashion Week he launched an attack on the supremacy of the French capital over the rest of the global fashion industry. “Quite honestly in terms of French culture, if you think about what the French are producing in terms of fashion or architects or painters or musicians, they are quite far behind what the British are producing, and yet when you think of fashion, you think of Paris,” said Ford, who was in the capital to judge the Fashion Fringe award held in Covent Garden, central London. Ford described Paris fashion week, which is home to the likes of Christian Dior, Chanel and Louis Vuitton as “a global showcase – but it isn’t necessarily where talent is coming from. When you think of Paris you think of Karl Lagerfeld who is not Frenc

Nintendo of Europe today added two new classic games to the Wii Shop Channel. First up is the Super Nintendo casino simulation Vegas Stakes. Players can look forward to playing popular games including Blackjack, Seven Card Stud and Roulette either solo up with up to three friends. It will set you back 800 Wii Points. Bonk 3: Bonk’s Big Adventure is the second title to be released on the Virtual Console this week. This is Bonk’s third and final Turbografx installment and sees players navigating seven rounds in their bid to defeat King Drool. Discover new power-ups including candies that change Bonk from microscopic to a fire-breathing giant. Complete with giant bosses, new bonus stages as well as a two player mode, Bonk 3 is bound to be the adventure of a lifetime. It will cost you 600 Wii Points. Contributor: Lisa

In the overall scheme of things, the Turkish Grand Prix was not a great race and it will not be remembered fondly by anyone (except perhaps the Massa Family). The crowd was small and the action sparse and while Felipe Massa drove a perfect race, most of the attention was still centred on the rivalry [...]

China threatens to trigger US dollar crash @ Daily Telegraph this article (and other like it) are inflammatory, assuming a lot, meant to sub salt in open sores, and are generally something I would dismiss as just another ad generator (China bashing is popular)… but this article (and others like it) are important for everyone in the U.S., in China, Sourcing from China, selling into China, or has a U.S. dollar denominated asset, and it is because China will flush the dollar down the drain, but because the RMB is gaining strength, and by studying the worst case scenario, executives will be able to plan for the steady she goes scenario. Personal Responsibility in China Exporting @ Silk Road International For the last few weeks, I have begun feeling a bit lonely in my views that firms need to start accepting the fact that they are responsible for maintaining the integrity of their supply chain, and their brand. However, Silk Road has come out with a very well written, and well balanc

Continuing my series on some of the trading principles and issues from my high stakes league, the next trade by two teams literally set off an avalanche that threatens the league's future. There will be a few posts on the various shady deals So, after my last deal, the comings and going on my roster looked like this: Gone: Stephen Drew, Tim Lincecum, Brian McCann, BJ Upton, Zack Greinke,

China threatens to trigger US dollar crash @ Daily Telegraph this article (and other like it) are inflammatory, assuming a lot, meant to sub salt in open sores, and are generally something I would dismiss as just another ad generator (China bashing is popular)… but this article (and others like it) are important for everyone in the U.S., in China, Sourcing from China, selling into China, or has a U.S. dollar denominated asset, and it is because China will flush the dollar down the drain, but because the RMB is gaining strength, and by studying the worst case scenario, executives will be able to plan for the steady she goes scenario. Personal Responsibility in China Exporting @ Silk Road International For the last few weeks, I have begun feeling a bit lonely in my views that firms need to start accepting the fact that they are responsible for maintaining the integrity of their supply chain, and their brand. However, Silk Road has come out with a very well written, and well balanc

The booming property market has been an apple of eye for foreign investors as they have raised their stake in several prominent construction companies listed on the bourses. In addition, Indian real estate stocks are believed to be the most expensive in the world. Holding pattern of FIIs in 22 major realty companies show that most of them have raised a stake in the April-June quarter as compared to the previous three month period. The FIIs raised their stake in 15 firms, of which, the most prominent ones are Unitech, Ansals Housing, DS Kulkarni and Indiabulls Real Estate. However, they have decreased their holdings in seven companies including DLF, Atlanta, Era Construction, Lok Housing, Mahindra Gesco, Madhucon Projects, and Unity Infrastructure. Indian real estate stocks are the most expensive in the world even they give lower returns as compared to the most emerging and developed markets like China, Singapore, Australia, and Hong Kong.

Continuing the series on the various trades from my high stakes league. After the first two trades, the next critical juncture for me was the loss of Salomon Torres. At the time the saves race was very close in the NL portion of the league. It still is. In a prior post I touched on the trade I made in response to the loss of Torres, so I won't repeat it here, but feel free to click on the link.

 Wicklow Highlands settled his first 2 mares on the first cycle. He has a very strong race record, with a history of soundness. He has a very nice temperment, and is a very nice mover. He will be presented to the American Trakehner Association in November 2006, as well. We are expecting his first foal crop in 2007. Consideration given to select mares, please inquire for details.

Russian energy giant Gazprom [GAZP] has acquired controlling stakes in wholesale generating companies OGK-2 and OGK-6, as well as minor stakes in three territorial generating firms, the head of Unified Energy System said Friday. "As a result of a share swap between minority holdings comprised of UES shareholders, Norilsk Nickel, Gazprom and [coal mining company] SUEK, Gazprom's share in OGK-2 and OGK-6 will grow to 55% and 52%, respectively. Gazprom will also receive a 5% stake in [territorial generating company] TGK-11, over 4% in TGK-12, and a little under 5% in TGK-13," Anatoly Chubais said. He said SUEK will see its stake in TGK-12 increase to 5%, while Norilsk Nickel will acquire 14% in OGK-3. "Therefore, neither SUEK nor Norilsk Nickel will gain direct control," Chubais said. He said only Gazprom will have a controlling stake in the two companies, but that the gas monopoly's control could be lost after a new share issue. Via: Russian News Information AgencyBlogalaxia

Russian energy giant Gazprom [GAZP] has acquired controlling stakes in wholesale generating companies OGK-2 and OGK-6, as well as minor stakes in three territorial generating firms, the head of Unified Energy System said Friday. "As a result of a share swap between minority holdings comprised of UES shareholders, Norilsk Nickel, Gazprom and [coal mining company] SUEK, Gazprom's share in OGK-2 and OGK-6 will grow to 55% and 52%, respectively. Gazprom will also receive a 5% stake in [territorial generating company] TGK-11, over 4% in TGK-12, and a little under 5% in TGK-13," Anatoly Chubais said. He said SUEK will see its stake in TGK-12 increase to 5%, while Norilsk Nickel will acquire 14% in OGK-3. "Therefore, neither SUEK nor Norilsk Nickel will gain direct control," Chubais said. He said only Gazprom will have a controlling stake in the two companies, but that the gas monopoly's control could be lost after a new share issue. Via: Russian News Information AgencyBlogalaxia

 2005 Filly - Racing Prospect. Very professional race quality filly. She is half to a stakes winner and out of a G2 winning Caerleon stallion, Shanawi. She is wonderfully correct with beautiful movement. She is currently being ridden at a walk and trot and takes each step in training with curiosity and enthusiasm. She is a steal at 5000. Owner has too many 3 year olds on the track to get her started right now. View Catalog page at www.ALBreds.com/classified.html

The owner of half interests in Exchange Place, also known as 53 State St., and 75 State St., the gold-gilded granite building just down the street, is putting its positions up for sale in the current hot commercial real estate market, when sky-high prices don't seem to be getting in the way of even higher ones. Cushman & Wakefield of Massachusetts Inc., which is marketing the buildings, confirmed the offering but would not comment further.

1969 Princess of Wales's StakesTuesday July 8thGoing GoodRace distance 1 mile 4 furlongWinner £2,7061st Harmony Hall W Carson2nd John Knox J Gorton2 RanDistance 5 lengthsTime 2 minutes 47 secondsTrained by G Smyth, LewesOwned by Sir H WernherBred by the Someries Stud

1969 Princess of Wales's StakesTuesday July 8thGoing GoodRace distance 1 mile 4 furlongWinner £2,7061st Harmony Hall W Carson2nd John Knox J Gorton2 RanDistance 5 lengthsTime 2 minutes 47 secondsTrained by G Smyth, LewesOwned by Sir H WernherBred by the Someries Stud