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CUBAN cigars, Cinderella stories and a record-breaking win over Melbourne fuelled by Sambuca shots and an assortment of fine Scotch whiskey.
It was all part of Shane Walker's four-year association with Russell Crowe at the South Sydney Rabbitohs from 2003-2006.
Crowe, a lifelong South Sydney fan and now the co-owner of the club, knew when the players needed a boost and ensured they enjoyed themselves in those moments.
Readmitted to the NRL in 2002, after being booted out in 1999, the Rabbitohs experienced tough times.
In Walker's four seasons at Redfern the Rabbitohs collected the dreaded wooden spoon on three occasions. In 2003 Souths were in the doldrums and stone motherless last after 12 rounds and just one win.
The team needed an injection, so Crowe hired out a Sydney hotel in Woolloomooloo and flew cricket legends Shane Warne and Merv Hughes up for the night to talk to the lads.
Walker didn't have a TV as a child in Toowoomba so he couldn't talk movies to Crowe with any great authority, but he did wax lyrical about the Hollywood actor's cattle and his farm.
As the night wore on all and sundry were having a ball. Then...out came a ball.
Crowe decided to give the Rabbitohs some tackling practice and instructed Keith Rodger, his personal assistant, to go fetch a footy.
"Russell wanted to feel what it was like to be tackled by NRL players," Walker grins.
"So we had an impromptu game of footy in the bar. Paul Stringer hit him low and the force of the blow made Russell's body dip forward.
"Bryan Fletcher had gone high and collected him across the mouth and nose...and opened him up.
"But to Russell's credit he continued to hit the ball up until late in the evening. There was no blood bin rule that night."
The alcohol flowed and the bar was a cloud of cigar smoke after the night had started like a scene from the Great Gatsby.
"Russell could certainly put on a show and he'd hired out the hotel just for us," Walker says.
"The table setting was that luxurious you could have dead-set had your wedding there. He flew big Merv Hughes and Warney up and we all had to wear a suit and be well presented.
"There was this huge box full of different cigars and I remember Jess Caine, who had just played his first game, had a pocket full of cigars at the end of the evening.
"We all had a big night and when Jess got a cab home he realised he didn't have any money, so he paid for the ride with Cuban cigars."
The Thursday night out did the trick and the following Sunday the Rabbitohs walloped Melbourne 41-14, which remains the biggest winning margin Souths have ever had over the Storm.
"It was a win fuelled by Sambuca shots, Chartreuse and fine Scotch whiskey, aged 200 years," Walker grins.
"After the game we went down to the Woolloomooloo Hotel and Russell sent his PA, Keith, out at 10.30pm to buy a box of Cubans for me.
"Russell issued the instruction 'don't come back until you've got them' and an hour later he was back with a box of 24 Montecristo Cuban cigars. When my brothers have had babies we've smoked a few, and I've still got the box and a couple in there."
Walker's memories of Rusty and the Rabbits linger long and with fondness.
The QT has published an image of Walker waving to the crowd after South Sydney's 17-16 win over arch rivals the Sydney Roosters at the Sydney Football Stadium in round 24 of 2005.
Emblazoned across his jersey is 'Cinderella Man', courtesy of a $250,000 sponsorship deal Crowe had brokered between the Rabbitohs and the producers of the film he starred in.
The film tells the story of James Braddock's rise from down and out local boxer in the 1930s to world heavyweight champion.
Walker reflects on how the journey of South Sydney at the back end of 2005 was similar to Braddock's own.
"Cinderella Man was the movie Russell starred in and the storyline was about a washed up boxer who was past it," Walker recalls.
"Life was doing him a hard turn, his kids were starving in the Depression...then he takes up boxing again and won his way through to a world title.
"Russell, with Cinderella Man, sponsored the jersey for the last nine rounds or so and we went on to win six from eight and avoided the wooden spoon. We were performing our own Cinderella story if you like...rising from the ashes."
The winning field goal in that round 24 game was kicked by Shane's brother Ben, who he now coaches the Ipswich Jets with.
"It was a tough game and fairly spiteful," Shane says.
"The dressing room afterwards was like winning a premiership. The SFS sheds are quite dead usually but it was standing room only with fans, sponsors and media. It was brilliant."
The win was the first by the Rabbitohs over the Tri-Colours since 1994 and broke a 13-game losing streak against the dreaded Roosters.
A photograph of Crowe with fans, published with this story, highlights the jubilation.
It was a bittersweet time for Walker and the Rabbitohs with many players having signed elsewhere for the following season.
"What was heart breaking in a way was that end of season run gave us a taste of what it would be like in Redfern when you have a winning footy team," Walker says.
"I am envious of the 2014 Rabbitohs that won the premiership. It would have been an amazing time for them."
It is worth noting that Crowe is far more than just a passionate Rabbitohs fan and co-owner.
His involvement with rugby league and South Sydney goes deeper than that.
Walker says he was "blown away" by Crowe's knowledge of the game and explains why he would have made an outstanding rugby league coach.
"He understood team dynamics and how important each person's role in a team was," Walker says.
"From a fan's perspective it is easy to get caught up in the 'star' factor, but Russell understood what the contribution of each player from one to 17 meant to the team.
"The salary cap wasn't as big then and you got a sense from him that he appreciated the financial pressures for the fringe player on match bonuses or the minimum wage, and how that could impact their well-being and mental state. There was a lot about man management that he was across."
"Russell would have been a good appointment as a coach at the Rabbits. I've never played Origin - but in the same way that Kevin Walters is passionate about Queensland, Russell is for Souths."


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Last week, the former president of this great nation took out his phone and blasted a tweet to the nearly 100 million people who follow him on Twitter. His tweet urged God to help us find a way to stop gun violence, after a mass shooting in Texas left more than two dozen people dead and much more injured.
I responded to his tweet, telling him to "shut up" and asking where his tweets have been regarding the nonstop shootings that take place each week in his home city of Chicago. I did not receive a reply.
I am waiting patiently on this Tuesday for Obama to tweet about the shootings that took place in Chicago over the weekend.
According to police, two people died and 16 were injured in shootings across Chicago over Veterans Day weekend.
Not that Obama is counting, but if he really cared about the sort of violence that results in death, he'd be using his Twitter account to tell the world that the total number of homicides in Chicago for all of 2017 is 562 people. That's more than 20 times the amount of people killed in Texas last week. So, Mr. Obama, where is the tweet?
Just as interesting a question is this: "Where are the protests from the NFL?"
Shouldn't the players be taking a knee to help shine a light on all the shootings happening in our inner cities? If Trump lived in Chicago, then perhaps they'd take a knee. But he lives in the White House, so forget about it.
By the way, I wonder when the NFL will demand the White House be changed to another name because "White" shouldn't be included in the description.
And how about Black Lives Matter? Where are they marching up and down the streets of South Chicago?
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, there have been 2,672 shootings this year in the city of Chicago. Do the math — that's a lot of shootings on a daily basis. So, it's not like Obama, the NFL, or the BLM could have missed the shootings due to the news cycle being filled with Russia-Trump collusion stories and calls for Robert E. Lee statues to come down.
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So this is probably a hardware issue. You would aslo need air to blow dry once the liquid is disolved. hondarider17 New Member Messages: 3 Hey guys im new and i was just doing stuff and all of a sudden my down arrow key on my keyboard doesnt work.. Since yesterday, when I press the down arrow, the page jumps to the bottom (like pressing PageDown would do) and the up arrow jumps all the way back up.
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Kyeonghi and I finally made our long-awaited trip home last month. After handing the keys to Tom, one of the fine new friends we've made here in Buffalo, he dropped us off at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, and we boarded a plane for Atlanta. In Atlanta, I gave Brent a call, so that someone in Knoxville would know we were heading out of the States. Apparently Eleanor remembers us well enough to say "Bernard and Kyeonghi come here now!" or something like that. I thought that was cute! I was a little surprised since she wasn't exactly putting together whole sentences when I was still in Knoxville. I hope she still remembers us when we visit, which will be someday soon I hope.
Anyways, after that little interlude, we got on a plane for a 17-hour flight to South Korea, during which I got to catch up on all the types of movies I never bother to see when I'm on solid ground. My 10-second reviews:
Gran Torino: Laugh-out-loud funny until the female lead gets beaten up and raped, and her brother and Client Eastwood go on a blood vendetta. And then it's not so funny. Instead you feel awful about yourself for ever laughing during the movie.
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button: Could've been called The Creepy Sexual Exploits of Benjamin Button and I wouldn't have thought it inappropriately titled.
The Transporter 3: The quintessential airplane snoozer. You can doze off, wake up, watch a little bit, doze off, etc etc, and by the end, you would've still been slightly entertained and not feel you've missed anything.
So I was amply entertained on the plane. Kyeonghi watched a bunch of movies, too, but I don't remember which. In between, we ate some better-than-average airplane food and slept as much as we could (which was not a whole lot).
When we finally landed at Incheon Airport, we were picked up by Kyeonghi's youngest sister and her brother-in-law, her middle sister's husband). After a about a half-hour drive, we arrived at Kyeonghi's home, a roomy apartment in a crowded resident area in Seoul's crowded Gaebong district. I'd met my mother-in-law before, (she was at the wedding in Knoxville) and it was nice to see her again. I said hi to Kyeonghi's sisters and soon we we were sitting down to do business... dinner!
Unfortunately, my half-baked chopstick skills just weren't cutting it with those fancy metal Korean chopsticks. They kept sliding through the food! Mom gave me wooden ones to start with, but I was still embarrassed enough that I resolved to learn to hold them the proper way, after all these years.
The rest of the week was full of sightseeing, shopping, and eating, as Kyeonghi took me through several of the fun parts of Seoul.
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Kyeonghi little baby niece! She was a real cutie.
This pic makes my wife squeal every single time.
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A typical Korean meal in a typical Korean restaurant that Kyeonghi frequented in her college days. By this time I'd almost gotten the hang of using chopsticks the right way. It wasn't actually that hard when I put my mind to it.
Kyeonghi poses on the 1st floor of Sam Shik Il, an artsy shopping arcade that sells very cool and expensive artsy things. Or so she tells me... I couldn't tell except for the price tags!
Kyeonghi strikes a cute pose in a cozier part of the shopping arcade.
Self-portrait via iPhone... :p
This is a traditional tea-house.... the building is older than the hills. Way back then it was a house for the gentry class.
Another shot of the tea house.
And this is the tea we had! I think the pinkish tea was a seasonal summer thing. They were both delicious.
One morning we decided to try one of these quick toasted sandwich places for breakfast. The lady made it right in front of us after we ordered.
I ate it right in front of her to show my appreciation.
We visited one of several palaces in Seoul, ChangDeok palace, as part of our sightseeing. Here we are next to what I think was a royal library. Don't quote me on that. What you can quote me on, is those are apricots that fell from the tree. The tour guide let us take some, but we completely forgot to eat any of them before we left Korea.
This was a modest little home away from the main palace buildings that one of Korea's kings built for himself. It is purposefully less flashy and colorful than the rest of the palace (like the library, for example). I guess it's easier to relax and get things done when you're not experiencing sensory overload.
In this pic, Kyeonghi tells me the strange looking rock on the left symbolizes an immortal who watches over the palace. The structure to the right is a chimney that lets our smoke from the palace buildings' under-floor heating system.
Here we are taking a breather at one of the little gates in the walls that divide the palace grounds.
Here's the main palace building! This is where all the pomp and show is held. The little posts you see on the sides of the walkway leading to the main building indicated to all the Korean officials where they needed to stand in assembly, arranged by rank. Furthest from the building are the lowest-ranked officials. It took decades of education and loyal, dedicated service to stand at the final post at the far end, reserved for the highest-ranked and most esteemed officials.
... and here I am standing right exactly where I'm not supposed to, I guess.
Here's the throne room. Large, daunting, and intricately decorated. We weren't allowed inside, so I took this picture from outside.
This is the main entrance to the palace proper. The vaguely humanoid statuettes on the edges of the roof symbolized spirits who, according to Kyeonghi, did not successfully attain dragonhood. Instead, they opt to sit on palace's roofs to guard against evil. I don't blame them, I can figure out how to become a dragon either.
We visited a large Buddhist temple that was close to the palace, where we met this friendly little guy.
Kyeonghi took me to this famous restaurant that specializes in Kal Gook Soo, a kind of soup noodle. It was delicious! We also got a seasonal noodle dish that had a cold, creamy soup with green noodles. That was ok, but I definitely preferred the Kal Gook Soo. The noodles came with a special kimchi that had so much garlic in it, it was like eating whole cloves of garlic straight!
Of course, after watching Starcraft TV I had to get in on some of the action. There's a pc room (or what I'm used to calling an internet cafe) on just about every block in the city. This one's next to Kyeonghi's dentist, which was convenient. I'm losing that game btw.
And then... some Street Fighter IV action! I had to look online for an arcade that had this game, and Kyeonghi was such a good sport to take me there.
We had Tak Kal Bi for lunch after the arcade romp. It's basically chicken and veggies stir-fried in a hot pan right at your table.
We have to wear aprons at the Tak Kal Bi place, or the stuff gets all over us as they cook it.
Here's something the Koreans do pretty well... American fast food! They put their own twists in it here and there. Those are squid rings, not onion rings. And there is bulgogi sauce in that burger. Yummy!
We spent a LOT of time on subways. Public transportation in Seoul is good enough you don't need a car. Here's one shot I decided to take on one of our trips.
And here are the in-laws! Kyeonghi's younger sister and mother, to be exact. This was at a Chinese restaurant after we went to a indoor spa and waterpark.
And finally, more Korean fastfood. This is a pizza place, and yes, that is some gigantic shrimp on my pizza. Shrimp on a pizza?! I know, it makes no sense. Tasted great though!
Next... photos from Malaysia!


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I'm back, sorry there has been so much time inbetween blogs, I went to London and Wales (more on that later)! This past weekend was a big one for me. I gave a cupcake decorating demo at Lake Pointe Church for the girls chocolate festival. It was a blast. My assistant threw sprinkles at me the entire time and I had sprinkles places I never thought possible. Thanks Becca for asking me to be a part of it!
I also went to Austin and checked out Hey Cupcake!- it's a cupcake stand that I've been wanting to visit awhile. I had a red velvet cupcake on Saturday and a carrot cake cupcake on Sunday. I personally think their red velvet cake is a little dry and not very flavorful. But the cream cheese frosting with a hint of coconut was excellent. The carrot cake was delicious. Over the next couple of weeks, I will be trying out some new cupcake recipes and hopefully posting some pictures. I'm sure some of you will be the taste testers! Till then much love and frosting.
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Last night I has a dream about my Uncle John, a jazz pianist, songwriter, arranger, and composer. He was married to my Aunt Peggy, my mother's sister. He died in 1999.
In the dream I was a student at some music school. I was in conversation with the director of the school at a party when I said that John Benson Brooks was my uncle. The director became very excited; he was a real admirer of John but had never been able to tell anyone.
I felt the intensity of this fellow's admiration, and in the dream decided to focus all my aspiring professional attention on John's music.
This is really interesting to me because I have never been strongly attracted to his music. John wrote most of his stuff in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s and is best known for his compositional range. There are pop songs, among them "Just as Though You Were Here," a hit for Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra as vocalist, and "Where Flamingos Fly" which is on a recording by, amazingly enough, by The King's Singers – and a range of jazz. He worked with Zoot Sims and All Cohn on a recording "Folk Jazz U.S.A." and created a 12-tone composition called "The Twelves," which is based on improvisations on twelve-tone rows. This became part of a LP called "Avant Slant." To those who truly know 20th century jazz, this is an amazing range of compositional styles.
And yet, we never connected musically. His musical language was foreign to me.
This makes my dream especially interesting. Uncle John does not himself appear in it, but a stranger, who really admired him, does. And this interaction with a dream stranger prods me to inquire again into his music.


text: TV / VideoMNTV Touts Branded Nights to Garner DollarsBy John Consoli|June 4, 2008ShareBy John Consoli|June 4, 2008ShareNEW YORK MyNetworkTelevision hopes to lure advertisers in the current upfront with a fall schedule that includes branded nights, each with product integration opportunities, and a sales pitch stressing that over the past year it has jumped from the 31st to the 11th highest-rated TV network among viewers in the 18-49 demographic.Judy Kenny, who recently joined the broadcast network as evp, sales, said advertisers and media agencies have been receptive to the newly structured schedule during early discussions. That schedule includes entertainment shows on Monday nights, reality crime shows on Tuesday nights, comedy on Wednesday nights, action movies on Thursday, WWE Smackdown on Friday and family movies on Saturday."We're efficiently priced and we can offer integrations and other opportunities without hefty premiums," Kenny said.May sweeps viewership was up 27 percent over last year to an average of 1.2 million viewers per night, and 18-49 ratings were up 25 percent, albeit off a lower base than its other broadcast network competitors.MNTV has ordered a regular season series of episodes of Magic's Greatest Secrets Revealed, following a successful run of syndicated specials the network aired this season. This series will air on Monday nights at 9, following Celebrity Expose.On Tuesdays, the network will bring back its reality crime drama block of Street Patrol and Jail. On Wednesdays, Under One Roof with Flavor Flav will return at 8, followed by a Funniest Moments show at 9. While MNTV executives would not confirm it, Mediaweek learned that Arsenio Hall would host the show.Also in the comedy area from Langley Productionss, which produces Street Patrol and Cops on Fox, MNTV is expected to order episodes of a sketch comedy show starring actor and comedian Tony Rock, who recently starred in the TV sitcom All of Us.MNTV will continue its Thursday night action movie and its family movie on Saturday night, and WWE Smackdown, which the network acquired after the CW network dropped it, will air on Friday nights. The show was a solid performer on The CW, but it did not fit in with the network's primarily female skewing audience on other nights of the week.Kenny said right now MNTV has a more balanced ratio of male to female viewers on all nights.She said advertisers would be able to buy sponsorships of the theatrical movie nights. Kenny said another plus for the network is that 85 percent of its programming would be offered in high definition.She said the clearly defined branded nights would make it easier for advertisers to buy the network. "Advertisers will have a clearer idea of who we are and what we are trying to do," she said. Sharehttp://adweek.it/2kMtEZK copy Adweek Adweek


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In one of my homicides, I had one wonderful witness, a legit Good Samaritan with 20-20 vision and photographic memory.
The other reason was that with your photographic memory, you'll know this is my handwriting, beyond the shadow of a doubt, I hope.
Pushkin was gifted with a photographic memory, which retained what he read immediately and permanently.


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- All eyes remain on the Federal Reserve as it moves closer to raising short-term interest rates. However, we think investors are paying too much attention to the exact timing of a rate increase, while ignoring the far more important question of where rates will ultimately settle.
- We've adjusted our cost of capital methodology to better reflect realistic long-term inflation and total return expectations. Our fair value estimates assume a long-term Treasury yield of 4.5%--well above current interest rates.
- A comprehensive review of our energy sector coverage revealed that we were too optimistic about long-run oil and gas prices. The energy sector still seems relatively undervalued, but fair value estimates have been coming down.
- The broader market looks moderately overvalued, and opportunities are few and far between. Investors in common stocks must have a long time horizon and the patience and discipline to ride out volatility.
Interest Rates: Gravity for Asset Prices
Investors always hang on the Federal Reserve's every word, but the obsession with monetary policy is reaching new heights as we approach the first short-term rate hike in almost a decade. The target federal funds rate has been around zero since late 2008, and the last time the United States was in an environment of tightening monetary policy was mid-2006. Throw in the Fed's quantitative easing program and other unconventional policy actions around the world, and it's clear that we're in uncharted territory. It's no wonder investors are on edge.
Warren Buffett has compared interest rates to gravity for asset prices. The intrinsic value of any financial asset is equal to the discounted present value of the cash flows it will produce. Higher interest rates mean higher discount rates, and thus lower present value. In other words, $1 received 10 years from now will be worth less today if we could have invested it at 4% in the meantime as opposed to 2%. The discount rate for bonds is observable in the market as the yield to maturity. The discount rate for stocks can't be observed directly, but that doesn't mean it's any less real.
The complication with stocks--as opposed to bonds--is that future cash flows are also unknown. To the extent that higher interest rates are correlated with strong economic growth or higher inflation, it's reasonable to expect that companies' cash flows will also be higher. For investors with a sufficiently long time horizon (at least five years, and preferably decades), we still think stocks are far superior to bonds in terms of their ability to protect and grow purchasing power.
Considering that most investors are focused on the threat of rising interest rates, it may be surprising that Morningstar has recently been reducing our cost of equity assumptions (a key input to discount rates). The timing here is purely coincidental. In examining market history, we concluded that real (inflation-adjusted) returns from stocks have averaged around 6.5%-7.0% per year. We expect long-run inflation in the range of 2.0%-2.5%.
The midpoint of both ranges leads us to a nominal return expectation for the overall stock market of 9%--down from our previous assumption of 10%. We use this 9% cost of equity to discount free cash flows to shareholders of developed-markets companies with average economic sensitivity. We use a cost of equity of 7.5% (down from 8%) for companies with below-average economic sensitivity, and costs of equity of 11% (down from 12%) or 13.5% (down from 14%) for companies with above-average economic sensitivity. We make adjustments for firms operating in foreign jurisdictions with different inflation rates.
Our new cost of equity methodology has resulted in modest fair value increases for a wide variety of stocks. However, this does not mean that we expect the current low interest-rate environment to last indefinitely. Quite the contrary: Our assumptions imply a long-term Treasury yield of 4.5%--well above current interest rates. The 4.5% nominal risk-free rate includes 2.0%-2.5% inflation plus a 2.0%-2.5% real return expectation. We think this is a reasonable base case, and long-term interest rates would need to climb meaningfully above 4.5% before they would be a drag on our fair value estimates (assuming our cash flow forecasts are correct).
Lowering Our Oil and Gas Price Forecasts
Aside from cost of capital changes, the biggest adjustments we've been making to our fair value estimates are in the energy sector. Morningstar's energy team conducted a comprehensive review of the supply and demand outlook for energy over the next five years and concluded that our previous oil and gas price assumptions were too optimistic. We now use a long-term Brent crude oil price of $75 per barrel (down from $100) and a Henry Hub natural gas price of $4 per thousand cubic feet (down from $5.40). This has resulted in fair value reductions for a broad selection of energy companies, with a few moat downgrades to boot.
Since peaking last summer, oil and gas prices have experienced dramatic declines. Unfortunately, it took us much too long to recognize the fundamental deterioration in the balance between supply and demand underlying the collapse in prices. We've implemented a new modeling framework that we hope will enable us to be more proactive in the future. Our latest analysis led to three important revelations:
- Growth in U.S. shale oil production has pushed the highest-cost resources off the global oil supply curve. If oil sands mining and marginal deep-water projects aren't needed to meet incremental oil demand over the next five years, they lose their relevance to setting oil prices. We expect higher-quality deep-water projects to provide the marginal barrel in the near term, leading to a Brent midcycle price of $75/barrel.
- Our new forecasts also account for falling oilfield-services pricing due to overcapacity. Energy companies are aggressively cutting their capital spending budgets, creating an excess supply of rigs, equipment, and labor. Far from being static, marginal costs fluctuate with changing input costs.
- The domestic natural gas market remains well-supplied with low-cost shale gas, especially from the Marcellus Shale. Improvements in drilling efficiency and abundant resources should enable producers to easily meet growing demand, even at a midcycle natural gas price of $4/mcf.
Smaller, less diversified, and more leveraged exploration and production companies have seen the biggest fair value reductions as a result of our new commodity price forecasts. Oilfield services and integrated oil companies have also been hit. In contrast, our fair value estimates for midstream energy companies have proven resilient: These firms are more exposed to volumes than prices, and benefit from an environment of plentiful supply. Our analysts still view energy as the most undervalued sector, but the gap has narrowed significantly as our fair value estimates have come down.
Market's Rise Leaves Few Opportunities
As for the valuation of the broader stock market, the median stock in Morningstar's coverage was trading 4% above our fair value estimate as of the close on March 20, 2015. Cyclical and defensive sectors have been taking turns leading the market higher, which has left both overvalued. In our view, industrials, technology, health care, consumer defensive, and utilities are the most overvalued sectors, with the median stock in each trading between 7% and 11% above our fair value estimates. Only energy looks like a relative bargain, with the median stock trading 9% below our fair value estimate.
Things don't look much better at the level of individual stocks. Only 25 stocks under Morningstar's coverage carry our 5-star rating, and many of these are high-risk mining, energy, and emerging-markets companies. Only 14 are traded on U.S. exchanges. Only one 5-star stock ( Spectra Energy SE) has a wide economic moat.
The S&P 500--at a level of 2,108--carries a Shiller price/earnings ratio of 27.7--higher than 79% of monthly readings since 1989. The Shiller P/E uses a 10-year average of inflation-adjusted earnings in the denominator. Alternatively, the S&P 500 is trading at 18.4 times trailing peak operating earnings, which is higher than 77% of monthly readings since 1989. In both cases, such high valuation levels have historically been associated with poor subsequent five-year total returns and an elevated risk of a material drawdown. Proceed with caution.
More Quarter-End Insights
- Economic Outlook: More Slow Growth but Labor Scarcity
- Credit Outlook: Demand Rises for Higher-Yielding U.S. Dollar-Denominated Debt
- Basic Materials: China Will Keep a Lid on Most Commodities
- Consumer Cyclical Investors: Shop Carefully in 2015
- Consumer Defensive: Attractive Companies, Top-Shelf Valuations
- Energy: Coping With Lower Oil and Gas Prices
- Financial Services: Bank Worries Are Overdone
- Health Care: 3 Picks in a More Expensive Sector
- Industrials: A Few Bargains Still Remaining
- Real Estate: REITs That Can Weather a Rising Rate Environment
- Tech and Telecom Sectors: Time to Be Selective
- Utilities: Bloody February Brings Valuations Back In Line
Matthew Coffina, CFA does not own shares in any of the securities mentioned above. Find out about Morningstar's editorial policies.


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Just starting again
I'm starting up PE again after a long few years.. I'm just focusing on length gains (my girth is fine), so I'm doing only stretching, about 10 minutes a day. I can't stretch for very long without getting a stiffy, so I usually either do it in phases throughout the day, or I will J/O then do it while I'm flaccid. My starting length is 6.5" and so far, I'm up to about 6.56 inches after a couple of weeks. I don't expect to gain quickly, I just want to have consistent gains. I have noticed that after 2 weeks, my length has increased slightly, but my penis is much more floppy when flaccid. Is that a good sign? I am keeping track of my gains with an excel sheet which I will update about every 2 weeks or so. My goal is to be about 7.5 inches long. I do think I have "turkey neck" because there is a fatty skin which goes about 1/4" to 1/2" up the shaft. It does make my unit look a little smaller, but it doesn't bother me since when you push it back, it reveals the full 6.5" length. So, obviously, it isn't a problem during intercourse.


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Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
December 19, 2010
We met up with a few of my absolute favorite people in Disney for the Mickey Christmas Party. It was so much fun, mostly because of the awesome company we shared. Since I could not recap the event any better than my perfect EMO friend Susan did, I'm just going to share the link to her awesome post on the evening.
|Merriest Moms (and Dad) in the park! (Although I am pretty sure Susan was crying tears of joy by this point.)
|A heroic act of bravery!
|Yup, we got moves!
|Sadie loves to dance and Nina had fun too as long as the horse kept it's distance.
|Dance party Printy's....I think Nina is snapping her fingers, no idea what I'm doing???
|Mom's of the year out with the kids until 2am...Kristan (blond), Susan and Lori (pineapples-brown on the outside, blond on the inside), we are perfectly matched in our "perfectness" (cough, cough)


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Friday afternoon - very quiet
Nana Flo sending cute Easter cards
Zach's out of hand record collection
Domino and Yogi in our overgrown backyard (renters)
Olivia's awesome 2012 Calender drawn by Caroline Paquita
Our neighbors cat - we think his name is Tombo - he's rad!
Have a great weekend! Spring Arts Fest is this weekend... I'll be sure to post some pictures.


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I seem to be needing Thinking of You cards at the moment. Unfortunately, in the past few days two acquaintances have passed away - one of which was younger than me.
I am entering my card into these challenges:
PINspirational Challenge - Photo Inspiration (flowers)
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sketch 90
Chocolate Coffee and Cards Challenge - Circles and Squares
I have used a background paper from DCWV. The circle is also from DCWV - shimmer cardstock. The image is from Fred She Said and has been coloured with copic markers V17, V15, G17, G14, Y38. I have added some grosgrain ribbon from American Crafts and a sentiment from Sans Designs.


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How I would light a charcoal grill
Another reason I have a gas grill. Otherwise I would do things like this.
This goes out to Mr. CPQ and his Kings of Q. If I'm ever at one of your BBQ events, we are so doing this.
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"Today, we are demanding accountability," said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.This from a guy who voted for a whopping
$500 million for emergency wildfires suppression; the Forest Service currently has $831 million for this purpose;Wasn't this emergency bill supposed to be for the funding of our troops' needs in Iraq?
$400 million for rural schools;
$283 million for the Milk Income Loss Contract program;
$120 million to compensate for the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the shrimp and menhaden fishing industries;
$100 million for citrus assistance;
$74 million for peanut storage costs;
$60.4 million for salmon fisheries in the Klamath River region in California and Oregon;
$50 million for asbestos mitigation at the U.S. Capitol Plant;
$48 million in salaries and expenses for the Farm Service Agency;
$35 million for NASA risk mitigation projects in Gulf Coast;
$25 million for spinach growers;
$25 million for livestock;
$20 million for Emergency Conservation Program for farmland damaged by freezing temperatures;
$16 million for security upgrades to House of Representatives office buildings;
$10 million for the International Boundary and Water Commission for the Rio Grande Flood Control System Rehabilitation project;
$6.4 million for House of Representative's Salaries and Expenses Account for business continuity and disaster recovery expenses;
$5 million for losses suffered by aquaculture businesses including breeding, rearing, or transporting live fish as a result of viral hemorrhagic septicemia;
$4 million for the Office of Women's Health at the Food and Drug Administration; and
A minimum wage increase, which is the subject of separate legislation.
Yeah, I can see how there might be an emergency requirement that we rush through $16 million for security upgrades to House of Representatives office buildings. After this stunt, they will probably need more protection. They'll have to hire mercenaries for the job, too, since they're obviously not going to get much support from honest working soldiers or their friends and families. So I'll give 'em that.
But how do the bulk of these other items relate to Iraq, again? Account for that, please, Mister Van Hollen.


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Solution Sales manager
Ecosir Group is a leading logistics and health technology company. This year the company experience history celebrates 30 years milestone and it is one of the oldest companies in its field. It is the major player in the health care technology sector in particular, specialising in management solutions for linen/laundry and waste transfer systems as part of building logistics solutions. Ecosir Group is reported as an associated company of public listed Panostaja Plc. www.panostaja.fi
Ecosir Group has offices in Espoo (HQ), Tampere and Kuopio. The company is expanding its operations and strengthening its position as an expert in the health care and special residential building sector. It employs around 200 people through its partner network and growing profitable.
Ecosir Group's solution portfolio covers health care premises like hospitals, care centres, and hospital campus kitchens. Company's unique technology is used also in high-class building solutions.
Ecosir Group is growing fast for international market and now we are looking for
SOLUTION SALES MANAGER for international market
to strengthen our sales team and to take charge of an area in the EU (excl. the Nordic countries) and parts of Asia.
You will be responsible for sales results and marketing operations in your area, and you will also build, develop and maintain a resales network.
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We are looking for a person with several years of hands-on experience and a proven track record of results achieved in the sale of high technical systems and/or project solutions on international markets. You keep up to date with the latest trends and know the opportunities offered by digital technologies like the back of your hand. It is essential that you have experience in hi-tech projects, finding large institutional customers, distribution partners and handling contract negotiation techniques.
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Challenges excite you and you work relentlessly to achieve your goals. You are motivated by success and closed deals. The job demands that you are fit as the flights are long and negotiations can be gruelling and on the other side they are very rewarding.
Ecosir Group offers an interesting opportunity to work for the industry leader in the growing business field. You will be able to develop our business and represent high-quality system projects in collaboration with the existing sales team on international markets, and you can improve your expert skills in a specialist environment. You will be offered a competitive salary plus sales project reward. The job involves travel for an estimated 60-80 days per year.
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Any person who collects too a lot of details in Flensburg, receives caught beneath medication or with too significantly alcohol at the wheel, normally has to medical-psychological examination (MPU). It must evaluate the health to drive. The proper planning boosts the probabilities. Emphasis on the internet professional Dominic Hennig describes what is crucial at the MPU.
1. What occurs with an MPU?
The MPU involves many assessment actions, which final a overall of two to three hrs. In the 1st stage, the driver's capability to focus and react on a take a look at unit is checked. For most consumers, these overall performance assessments are not a issue. If they drop nicely under common, they can be supplemented by an observation of the driving behavior – then an MPU appraiser and a driving teacher are amid the party.
The 2nd stage is the assessment by a visitors medical professional. It talks about conditions that might be relevant to fitness to travel. The subject is examined physically and, depending on the MPU event, blood or urine samples are taken.
In Führerscheinentzug , the attendant's attitudes in the direction of his personal targeted traffic behavior are recorded in the course of a psychological discussion. This personalized conversation with the visitors psychologist is the focus of the investigation and typically normally takes 45 to 60 minutes. Previously mentioned all, the psychologist assesses whether or not his counterpart understands his personal wrongdoing, has dealt with the triggers and actively draws the right conclusions – therefore permanently shifting his actions. The goal is not only that the applicant receives the driver's license back again swiftly – he should then keep it forever.
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Dominic Hennig is a psychologist in his very own practice concentrating on anxiety, anxiety, melancholy and partnership. He is also involved in counseling and planning for psycho-health-related exams.
two. How can the end result be?
After the MPU has been concluded, there are three ways in which the report could fall short:
The MPU ends with a good opinion, which implies that there is no enhanced risk of repetition and it returns the driver's license.
The MPU can also finish with a damaging impression. The participant should then consider more actions to lessen his threat of repetition and then be ready to rerun the MPU.
In some instances, the MPU ends with an viewpoint with Nachschulungsempfehlung. In this case, the candidate gets the license following finishing a regarded retraining system (so-called § 70 classes) without additional assessment.
three. Is it accurate that most fall short the initial MPU?
No, that is not appropriate. Investigations by the Federal Highway Analysis Institute (BASt) demonstrate that more than eighty per cent of the time the MPU insists if they advise by themselves early and make use of professional suggestions.
4. Does any person who has to go to the MPU for alcoholism want abstinence? And how is it after a drug habit?
Not by any alcohol conspicuousness abstinence must be noticed. Typically it is sufficient to place your very own consuming actions to the test and to drink considerably less or managed. Folks who are addicted to liquor, nonetheless, have to go through treatment and offer abstinence certificates for one particular calendar year. For medication, a long lasting abstinence is suggested and confirmed in any scenario. Relying on the person situation, the degree of severity and the level of danger, this evidence need to be presented for a period of 6 to twelve months.
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ROCHESTER, Mich. -- Lauren Cognigni has been named Oakland University head softball coach, announced Director of Athletics Jeff Konya on Monday. Cognigni, a Levittown, Pa. native, spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh.
"Lauren is a rising star in the coaching profession and she came with impeccable credentials and references" Konya said. "She will be a tremendous fit into our athletics culture and we believe she will lead the softball program to new heights."
At Pitt, Cognigni helped guide the Panthers to their first NCAA Tournament bid in program history in 2015, advancing to the regional final after defeating California and Oakland. That same season, Cognigni and the rest of the Pitt coaching staff was named the 2015 NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the year after leading the Panthers to a school record 37 wins.
With a specialty in pitching, Cognigni led pitchers Sarah Dawson and Kayla Harris to Pitt's first two perfect games in program history during her tenure. The Panthers tallied 30-plus wins in back-to-back seasons (2015, `16) and during that time, Cognigni improved the team's staff earned run average from 4.66 to 3.86.
"I would like to thank Jeff Konya and Marshall Foley for their trust and belief in me to lead the Oakland University softball team," Cognigni said. "The vision they have for the program and student-athletes aligns with my philosophies and I knew right away this would be a great place for me to continue my coaching career."
Cognigni has nine years of collegiate coaching experience starting at her alma mater Saint Joseph's from 2008-09. As the first base coach, she helped lead the Hawks to a second-place finish in the A-10 Conference. Cognigni also had coaching stints at Marist College (2009-12) and University of Delaware (2012-14), where she was the lead recruiter for both institutions, before landing at Pitt in 2015.
"Oakland University's competitive academic curriculum, beautiful campus and strong athletics culture all make this a desirable place for student-athletes to continue their academic and athletic careers," Cognigni said. "I look forward to leading the softball program and developing our student-athletes in the classroom, on the field and in the community."
Cognigni was a four-year starter at Saint Joseph's University from 2005-08, closing out her career with a school record 534 strikeouts. As a sophomore, she went on to break the single-season strikeout record with 186. Cognigni threw one of just two perfect games in program history in a 9-0 victory over Lafayette on March 19, 2005.
Cognigni graduated from Saint Joseph's in 2008 with a degree in English.


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For today's tip, I thought I would discuss SUGAR COATING!!
I know some scrappers are not thrilled with sparkle and then there are those of us who would like glitter on everything and of course those in between ;-).
I received Doodlebug's sugar coating glitter in a trade and must say I've really enjoyed using them. The small jars are great for handling the glitter and I really like mixing the colours. I use Inkssentials glossy accents or just regular craft glue. I tried stamping with a light colour and outlining the stamp with the glue and then glittering it ~ works like a charm.
What do you like to glitter up???
happy scrappin,
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Tuesday's Tip
Posted by Tammy at 2:54 PM
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- {eleise} said...
oooo...I love glitter so I will definitely have to try these out!!!! Such fun colors too!
Thanks for checking out my blog!
- Tue Sep 15, 05:03:00 PM MDT
- Tammy said...
I'm ADDICTED to them!! lol
- Mon Sep 21, 08:54:00 AM MDT
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Friday night I met Drew and his sister for a night of theater.
Our evening began at Ellen's, the home of the singing waitstaff. Drew and I love the place but his sister had never been there. I do have a minor complaint -- if you sit upstairs you can hear the performers, but unless you sit along the balcony railing (we didn't) it's hard to see the singers except when they come upstairs. And remind me to order my burger "medium" -- "medium rare" was actually rare.
Then it was on to the theater. We had tickets for Annie.
What can I say about Annie? It's an iconic musical, especially for anyone who was a little girl when the show was brought to Broadway in the 70's, or anyone who has raised little girls since then. It's a show that's routinely chosen in elementary schools, middle schools and summer camps, dance schools recreate the choreography . . .
And did I mention that Becca actually auditioned for a role in the Broadway revival in the 1990's? There was a time when she had an agent and did auditions. . .and auditions . . . But she never got cast in anything.
Loved this version of the show. But . . .well . . .the choreography . . in all prior productions, the dance numbers were mostly tap, evocative of the 1930's and Shirley Temple and etc. In this production, the dance style is more Broadway/jazz. Then everyone dons tap shoes for the finale.
Still, the show was wonderful. Loved the political humor. And we think that the composer, Charles Strauss, was sitting in front of Drew's sister, taking notes.
Last night Drew and I went back to the city, this time to Greenwich Village, to a little theater on St. Mark's Place to see a show called The Quantum Eye. This is a performance by a mentalist named Sam Eaton. Interesting how he is able to predict responses and read people.
And then dinner at Wo Hop, another of our city staples. Long line to get it, and a couple behind us whining so much I wanted to turn around and punch them. They looked unhappy even after they sat down and were eating dinner. Food was worth the wait, as usual. I especially liked the steamed dumplings.
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Rockland's Allied Vets plan to honor Rockland's fallen heroes by naming intersections and street corners after each one. This has been done in many towns and cities across the nation; and it causes us to stop and remember those who sacrificed their lives for our country. The cost is around $5,000.00, and we will be holding benefits and raffles to help raise the needed funds. Any and all donations will be welcome and accepted," said Jeff. "Thanks to all those who have worked on this project with us."
Allied Vets to Honor Rockland's Killed in Action!
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There is apparently a great deal of Flash haters available. It's not Flash's fault fellas,… it's the developers who misuse it and abuse it (or simply just don't know how to properly utilize it – and there are a lot of samples of that).
You Establish up your animation in slides then it plays one after the other. Producing slides one by one is helpful since it's similar to scenes in the movie.
@Joey… "I HATE most of flash websites. Numerous of that which can be inadequately made, or choose ages to load or whatever.
Many factors appear right down to time and effort vs. revenue, which is a superb illustration of a person. Thanks for the backlink!
Lots of these web-sites had been performed in a method to be as partaking as you can, to Enable the user tie as much emotion to them as is possible.
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Through the use of a mix of whiteboard illustration, animation, videography, stop motion pictures, and sound engineering — video scribing tells your Tale in an interesting way that motivates viewers to observe and share.
something I truly feel ironic is Along with the advancement of broadband penetration, flash websites usually do not look check here to benefit.. maybe I'm shorter-sighted, but I feel Together with the emergence of World wide web 2.0, folks's expectations grew incredible.. youtube is streaming below, facebook app is loading there, tweets are included just about every jiffy.
with David Andrade Stretch your animation abilities by Studying how to apply Innovative mechanics rules to deal with two exciting—but demanding—scenes: a girl accomplishing parkour to climb a wall, in addition to a struggle scene showcasing two professional martial artists.
If you'll want to present a building or an area inside and out, there's no real substitute. Ideal for virtual excursions, fly-throughs and displaying off an area that doesn't nevertheless exist.
But if it does take a little bit lengthier, its due to proven fact that it adds a level of interactivity and animation that css/html couldnt do. It's pointless to argue html/css vs. flash, that's like evaluating php to javascript… they have got their own individual factors for implementation
four. When you're finished drawing, flip off the digital camera and import the video into your software package of desire. I made use of iMovie, but I'm sure you can use nearly any basic video application.
After taking a look at these apps, I settled on VideoScribe since the best as it's got probably the most organic-hunting hand motion. Although it's continue to noticeably unnatural, it's leagues ahead on the videos which have been produced by another items of computer software.


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The end of western civilization as soccer moms know it, with Libertine's torrent of skulls and punk-Victoriana iconography infiltrating the blindingly cheery halls of this mass retailer.
Or the end of the indie brand's cool factor among fanatics, who put a serious dent on their black AmEx cards at haute and haughty fashion Valhallas such as Maxfield in West L.A. or Jeffrey in
One of the few labels
The bicoastal designer team — Cindy Greene in New York and Johnson Hartig in L.A. — reconfigures vintage tweed jackets, leaving razor-edged seams and covering the backside with sparkling crystal skulls. They silk screen portraits of
So will the Target collaboration, debuting in stores today, give us liberty by making the Libertine look accessible to all? Or would it be the death of a rising star?
The short answer is, this stuff rocks — Libertine label or not.
A black shrunken jacket with ruffle collar and black short shorts screen printed with a ship, priced $39.99 and $19.99, make a chic and sexy duo. Among the silky blouses — $24.99 and $34.99, some with wide same-fabric scarves to be tied as floppy bows around the neck — is a button-down covered in black scrawl spelling out "Libertine." A navy cotton canvas car coat with large white buttons is timeless and a steal at $34.99.
As for skulls, Hartig and Greene have imaginatively paired them with those twee whales that are embroidered all over preppy clothes. Except in this case, there are skulls and whales sharing space on an oversized navy canvas duffle bag ($39.99), a Kelly green A-line skirt with an inverted front knife pleat ($34.99) and a broad bucket hat ($14.99). Think Pappagallo-meets-punk. When you get down to it, skulls are really as traditional as those preppy motifs. It's a combination as tasty as a Reese's cup, and these are surely to be the first styles to end up on EBay tonight.
It's not all teen and edgy. There's also a pretty, prim black crepe dress with an ivory scallop lace neckline that every fashion editor I've chatted with between here and New York is dying to get her hands on. These discriminating clotheshorses point to the blind-stitched hem and flattering silhouette, and note that it's the kind of vintage-inspired dress perfect for the office or a party. And at $39.99, it makes pairing it with one of those original Libertine skull coats from Maxfield a little less painful.


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It's tough times for the mining equipment makers. Analysts slashed estimates on Joy Global (NYSE:JOY) after the company lowered full-year guidance. This Zacks Rank No. 5 (Strong Sell) is expected to see earnings fall both in fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2014 as the global economy remains sluggish.
Joy Global is one of the world's largest underground and surface mining equipment makers. It is usually one of the first beneficiaries of a global recovery because the miners can lead a recovery. But that also means it can be the first to see a slowdown.
2013 Outlook Cut
On May 30, Joy Global reported second-quarter results that confirmed the slowdown in the mining industry had arrived. Sales fell 12% to $1.4 billion from a year ago. Original equipment sales fell 16% while aftermarket sank 8%. Bookings were also down 8% year over year to $1.1 billion, with surface mining equipment bookings slumping 28%.
In its outlook, the company said that mined commodities were generally in supply surplus, so demand must increase in order to clear out the excess. The problem is that demand isn't increasing. If anything, it is turning the other way. China and Europe both remain weak, with China seemingly sinking even further as the year progresses.
Estimates Slashed
Given the grim outlook, it's not surprising that Joy Global cut its full-year guidance to a range of $5.75 to $5.95 from $$5.75 to $6.35. Fourteen estimates were cut over the last 60 days to get in line with the revised guidance. The fiscal 2013 Zacks Consensus Estimate fell to $5.86 from $6.20.
The company saw an earnings contraction of 15.1% compared to fiscal 2012. The story isn't much better for fiscal 2014 either. Thirteen estimates have been cut for that year, and earnings are also expected to decline another 4.4%.
Shares Sink
Investors have been fleeing the shares all year.
And while it's trading at just 8.6x forward estimates, which may seem cheap, an investor gets contracting earnings. For investors looking at the construction/mining industry, it's a hard sell right now. The Zacks Industry Rank is 244 out of 265.
If you must own a mining equipment maker right now, only Komatsu (OTCPK:KMTUY) has a "buy" Zacks Rank. It is a Zacks Rank No. 2 (Buy). But even Komatsu is expected to see negative earnings growth next fiscal year. 2013 is going to be a tough year for the whole industry. Joy Global's Zacks Rank No. 5 (Strong Sell) reflects that reality.
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God: Magnificent. Glorious. Other. God Triune: Father, Son and Holy Spirit — in everlasting, loving relationship with one another. God; perfect, complete. Yet. He chooses to love fallen humans. He seeks humans bent on rejecting Him. Humans like you. Like me. God; magnificent, glorious and other. Only He.
"Look, the highest heavens and the earth and everything in it all belong to the Lord your God. Yet the Lord chose your ancestors as the objects of his love.
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There is usually the promise that the fictitious character will one day join the victim in the victim's country.
It's not uncommon for victims to lose tens of thousands of dollars.
"My friends advised me to go online and try to find someone to share my life with," she says via Skype.
Firefly spent a lot of time on her profile, thinking she needed to be entirely honest and open if she hoped to really connect with someone.
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New policy means more information, sooner
The NSWEC's new policy for the publication of compliance and enforcement information is now available online. The policy describes the compliance and enforcement information that the NSWEC will make public and the procedures for publishing this information.
The NSWEC has developed a new Public Interest Information webpage to provide easy access to a broad range of the NSWEC's information and data. Making this information more readily available is intended to enhance the transparency of our electoral processes, including the accountability of political participants and elected officials.
Through the Public Interest Information webpage, the NSWEC seeks to foster transparency, promote awareness and encourage observance of the law to help safeguard our representative democracy.


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Yesterday afternoon I was doing a spot of lying in bed watching TV, and I happened on a documentary on the Ovation channel about a 13 year old Canadian jazz singer called Nikki Yanofsky.
It was such a beautiful film because her passion for music and singing (as opposed to a passion for attention and fame that seems so prevalent these days ) was so abundantly clear. She is one talented young lady! Nikki is actually 15 now and her career has well and truly begun. In the documentary, her first time in the recording studio was filmed and it was bliss to watch. Her voice is unique and she has cultivated a love for jazz music all on her own at such a young age. Her inspirations are Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera.
Her parents are featured briefly in the film and they are obviously very proud but at the same time quite bemused as to how Nikki has become such a force of nature. Again, so nice to see 'non - stage parents', as opposed to the Lohans and Cyrus' of this world.
If you like jazz music and you love to see one of those rare creatures - a prodigy - you will be in awe of Nikki. A real and natural young girl, bursting with true talent.
Aaaah, sooo refreshing!!!
So exciting!!!
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Sweet sweet music.
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Frequently asked questionsHere are some of the questions I'm asked by potential clients. Please contact me at email@example.com or (612) 590-1806 with additional questions.
Q: How much do you charge?
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Q: Do you charge only if proposals are funded?
A: I'm careful to suggest and pursue only funding opportunities that align well with a nonprofit's mission and goals. However, many factors enter into a foundation's or government agency's decision to award a grant. I can't guarantee an award, but I can guarantee high-quality strategic writing that tells your story in a compelling way. In addition to grant applications, many organizations adapt the case-making materials I create for website copy, individual donor letters, and other purposes.
Q: What are some examples of grant awards you've helped clients secure? A: I enjoy helping organizations of all sizes make a compelling case for the unique contributions they make to the communities they serve. Below are examples of grant awards I've recently helped secure:$1.29 million from the U.S. Department of Educationfor after-school programs for the West Metro Education District (WMEP)$350,000 from the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundationfor the Minneapolis Jewish Federation$342,500 from the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Developmentfor the Women in Technical Careers Initiative at Dunwoody College of Technology$300,000 from the U.S. Department of Educationfor the Children's Theatre Company(co-wrote with colleague Beth Schoeppler)$150,000 from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of Minnesotafor City of St. Louis Park's Health in the Park initiative $135,000 from the Minnesota State Arts Boardfor the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS)$100,000 from the Hot Topic Foundationfor musical instruments for low-income MPS students $75,000 from the W.K. Kellogg Foundationfor the Women in Technical Careers initiative at Dunwoody College of Technology$65,000 from the Otto Bremer Trustfor workforce training programs at Dunwoody College of Technology$30,000 from the McKnight Foundationfor The Moving Company (formerly Theater de La Jeune Lune)
$10,000 from the Minnesota Historical Societyfor a historical article about former Dunwoody president Charles Prosser$1,000 from the Kohler Foundationfor summer jazz camp at the Shell Lake Arts CenterI look forward to connecting with you!