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PALO, Philippines (Reuters) - Officials at an orphanage in the Philippines say they feel blessed that not one child was harmed by one of the biggest typhoons the world has known, even though it reduced most surrounding structures to rubble.
Dolores Baculanta, 49, said she was getting ready to bathe the children, of pre-school age, when she heard cries for help from the nursery in the coastal town of Palo. The roof was buckling under strong winds, with 12 toddlers inside.
Helped by 60-year-old security guard Oscar Macaray, she and another caregiver put the toddlers into two cribs and rushed them to a nearby office.
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The University of Tennessee Athletics Department announced Monday that David Blackburn has been promoted to Senior Associate Athletics Director for Administration and Football Operations.
"I feel that the hiring of David Blackburn is definitely one of the most significant hires we have made on our staff," head coach Lane Kiffin said. "In my few months with David, it's obvious he understands how to operate at a championship level. David has a great connection to the Tennessee Football Family, having worked for both Coach Majors and Coach Fulmer."
Blackburn previously served as associate athletics director for administration. In addition to his current administration role, Blackburn will take over duties for football operations. The vacant assistant athletics director for football operations position will be eliminated.
"As we continue to look for ways to increase efficiencies within the athletics department, this is a great opportunity for us to expand David's role while eliminating a vacant position on our staff," said Mike Hamilton, men's athletics director. "David has served as football operations director in the past and has worked closely with Coach Kiffin and his staff since their hiring. He has been a tremendous asset for me on the administration side and will become an even greater asset to UT Athletics in this increased role."
A Loudon native, Blackburn graduated from UT in 1989 after serving two years as head football student manager under head coach Johnny Majors. He joined UT Athletics in a full-time capacity in 1991 and has served in a number of roles, including five years as assistant athletics director for football administration under head coach Phillip Fulmer. His other positions include serving as assistant recruiting coordinator, administrative assistant for football, manager of recruiting compliance for all men's teams, and assistant athletics director for development.


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Jews, More or Less
By Steven M. Cohen, Calvin Goldscheider
Moment Magazine, September 1984
What's happening with the numbers of Jews in the United States? It seems relatively stable if not growing. From a birth rate perspective, the Jewish community seems stable. What looked like Jewish women decreasing childbearing was actually women delaying childbearing, and at the rate as non-Jewish women, in response to the increased educational and employment opportunities in the '70s and '80s. Rates of intermarriage seem to have leveled off and in terms of the results of intermarriage, evidence (though sparse) shows that if there is at least an exchange, with a quarter of once non-Jewish wives becoming Jewish and many Jews (especially women) maintaining Jewish activity and identity even in intermarriages. It seems that intermarriage brings about at most a slight decline and possibly a substantial increase in the number of Jewish children. Why all the hype about decreasing numbers? Steven Cohen and Calvin Goldsheider discuss the sociological data and also the social and cultural factors going into this discourse, including a certain communal impairment of vision regarding the Jewish involvement of especially younger Jews and Jews in non traditional families. In Moment, v.9 no.8, September 1984, p.41-46.
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Are you wanting to to go deep with your life? Ready to grow? Wanting to become all that you really can be?
It excites me when I meet people who are at that place in their lives. Whether they reached that point pro-actively, or circumstances have driven them to that point, it's exciting when someone is really ready to change and grow.
But getting the right direction to go with your life can be a challenge. The answer to that is broad-based, centered in Christ.
To help with personal direction, I've used a key question with thousands of people I've worked with as a pastor, counselor, and coach, and it's a question I use for my own life. Working out the answer to this question has had a dramatic impact on my life, and the lives of others. Here's a great question to work out for your own personal development:
"Who is the man/woman I desire to be AND God would have me become?"
The strength of that question comes from the integration of looking to God's will and understanding our own desires. God gives us free will and an incredible mind/heart that generates it's own desires. God delights in granting us the desires of our heart if they are molded to His own will for us. Psalm 37:4 tells us, "Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires."
Over the years, I have been able to grow in Christ and in my personal development and fulfillment by digging into this question. It has helped me see where my desires have matched God's, or where I was wanting to do my own thing. The more I meshed my own desires with what I understood God's desires for me to be, the more I grew, the more I accomplished, and the more fulfilled and content I became. Working through that question often was a process. It took some time, with a lot of prayer, Bible study, and focused thought. I've seen many others dig into this question the same way, with great results for their own lives.
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Former heavyweight title challenger Odlanier Solis (18-1, 12 KOs) scored a twelve round unanimous decision over over world rated Konstantin Airich (22-5-2, 16 KOs) in an important heavyweight bout on Saturday night at the Pharr Convention Center in Pharr, Texas. The 2004 Olympic heavyweight gold medalist was in control from the opening bell. He had Airich in trouble in the third when he pushed him to the ropes and landed some clean shots. Airich was dazed for a moment but hung in there and survived. After that, Solis focused on controlling the action. In the 11th and 12th Solis put on a little more pressure but couldn't stop the dangerous Airich who just couldn't get in the right distance to do any damage. Scores were 118-110, 119-109, 119-109.
"I felt that I had too much respect for Solis", said a disappointed Airich after the fight. "I didn't go in as aggressively as I could have because I know that he is an excellent counterpuncher. I just didn't deserve to win this fight but I will be back."
"Konstantin showed a good fight and a good chin", states Solis. "I tried to knock him out but he can take a shot. I also know that he is a hard-hitter so I tried to stay away from him. After all I am happy that my knee is well and that I could prove that I can go the championship distance even after my long injury break. I'm back. Now I want to fight more regularly to get back in the best possible shape. I know that there are a lot of things I can still work on and improve. But I am happy that I won the fight and took the belt as I had promised."
Promoter Ahmet Oner was not happy with the performance of his Cuban star. "We all know that Solis can do better", says Oner. "He looked a little rusty after the long lay-off. I wanted him to send a statement to the Klitschkos. After this performance we know that there is still a way to go. Now I have to do my job and get Solis fights against good opponents so he can improve and show that he is a world champion in the making."
Unbeaten lightweight Jerry Belmontes (16-0, 5 KOs) returned from an eleven month layoff to outpoint Ramesis Gil (7-4-5 5 KOs) over eight rounds. Belmontes outboxed Gil, who stalked him all the way. Scores were 79-72, 77-74, 78-73.
Super featherweight Oscar Tovar (5-1, 3 KOs) stopped Gilbert Cancino (1-1) in round two.
Welterweight Raul Tovar (10-5-1, 4 KOs) won a four round unanimous decision over DuShaun Williams (4-10, 2 KOs).


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Okay my college friends we need to have a talk. Its midterm time around the University of Florida and it's my job to help all my friends cope through this difficult time. You might notice your not getting the same amount of attention that you are used to and no matter how many times you throw yourself down on their books, they just don't scratch your tummy the same way. It is my understanding that these times, although difficult, do not last forever and soon your Mommy or Daddy will be right back to their loving selves, either that or moving back home after failing their classes (yikes!). The best way to get through these times are to make things a little easier for your college pal. Clean your plate, lick and lick and lick until there is nothng left on it. If you have to eat something, because college hunger pains are the worst, try your best not to eat homework, study notes, or even power supplies for laptops and cell phones. (Y'all will have to ask Laney about that one.) If your Momma doesn't have time for a walk, run around the apartment, she might think you're crazy and at least open the sliding glass door or something. All of this stress for a college eduction, my spots are becoming more gray! Well, I must be off to help my Mom hit the books, well at least I won't hide them from her like I did last time I thought she needed a break.
Hope we survive midterms!
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First off... don't anyone worry, me and that pesky puppy Laney are just fine. You are relieved aren't cha? Anyway, Momma was driving home from taking Aunt Jessica to class. She is a very safe driver and we always ride places so we do not have to go in our box. I was sitting in my seat just minding my own bussiness, the pup was asleep in the backseat when I looked out of the corner of my eye and this old man was changing lanes right into Momma. He didn't even have a blinking light on saying he was changing lanes. All of a sudden.... BOOM! He drove right into her. We stopped and he got out yelling saying how she hit him. I wanted to bite that old man on his... well you know what. Then he proceeded to say we were distracting her, yeah sleeping is very distracting. He was distracted, prolly didn't have his glasses on or something, he didn't age as well as I am. The cop was nice, didn't think I was well enough to give a statment or something because he never asked me what happened. I told Momma to let me out and I would go pee on his tires. That old man got away with nothing...he thinks. Momma told me we will see him in court again and that he'll be paying for these gray spots. :) No officer, I'm not a dapple doxie, these are from the stress of the accident... *wink wink* Anyway we just wanna see Momma's car fixed and let all of our friends know we are all well!
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Carl von Moers (9 December 1871 - 26 May 1957) was a German horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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Chicago, IL Area Augsburg Fortress Music Clinic
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Clinicians: Bradley Ellingboe, Choral; Michael Bedford, Organ
These free events have been developed for the continuing education of today's church musician. Held in a variety of locations across the nation, these events provide opportunities for church musicians to network, learn and be inspired.
Each clinic features a variety of choral, organ, and piano reading sessions to help plan for the coming season (check out the music planning calendar). Our expert clinicians offer valuable insights and ideas to help participants explore ways to revitalize and refresh worship in their local settings.
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8:30 – 9:00 registration
9:00 -11:00 handbells(This Session will not occur in Long Beach CA; clinicians for other locations listed below)
11:00 – 12:30 Organ and Piano Repertoire – Michael Bedford
12:30- 2:00 Lunch will be provided for those staying for Prelude Music Planner presentation - you must reserve lunch on line when you register)
2:00 – 3:00 Children and Youth music - Bradley Ellingboe
3:00 - 3:15 –Break
3:15 – 4:15 - Workshops
A.Bedford – The Three S's of Children's Choirs Singing, Self and Spirituality – Michael Bedford
Our work with children's choirs takes us on a unique and challenging adventure. Making music is certainly a given in this situation, but our work with these precious young ones involves so much more. We have the unique opportunity to reach out to children on so many levels. In this workshop we will look at the numerous ways we can help in developing the whole child. There will be time for sharing experiences and asking questions.
B.Ellingboe – Conducting Gestures as they shape Tone – Bradley Ellingboe
4:15 – 5:30 Beyond Books and Screens – Music in Community – Scott Weidler
There is a movement in the church rekindling an ancient practice of singing – a way of music making that has been central to folk traditions for centuries. It is simple and beautiful; faithful and traditional. Singing without the use of books or screens – rather relying on human to human communication – creates community in a powerful and unique way which transcends any labels, such as contemporary or traditional.
This workshop will explore ways to incorporate this kind of singing into our regular worship services, as well as stretching some boundaries. A variety of music will be sung, including pieces from Evangelical Lutheran Worship and other sources we already have close at hand. Basic techniques for leading will be introduced.
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We will look at Accessible larger works from Bach to Rutter.
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When church musicians accept positions, they usually go in thinking they are clear on the expectations of their employers. Once they arrive on the scene, things have a way of evolving from what they appeared to be on the surface. This presentation will look at a number of additional duties that may come the organist's way once he or she has begun work. Although somewhat tongue-in-cheek, there is a certain reality that we will address here. Bring your sense of humor and let's explore the multi-faceted position of "Director of Music".
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12:00 – 1:30 Lunch (providedfor those staying for an update onPrelude Music Planner – you must reserve lunch on line when you register)
1:30 – 3:00 Choral II* (Ellingboe)
*Music packets for these sessions cost $1 each and include complete copies of all the music for you to keep – a great deal!
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Sorry for the long post but I think I may have messed up. I needed to replace my timing belt so I tore her down got off the harmonic balancer then put some green paint on the belt and the crank. Some blue paint on the belt and exhaust cam. then some Orange paint on the intake cam and belt. REmoved the belt counted the ribs between old belt and marked new belt with paint on same ribs. i.e from green 60 ribs to blue paint then from there 15 ribs to orange. re installed belt aligning paint marks perfectly. set tensioner. now when I rotate crank the paint marks never align again unless i rotate it back. I.e rotate crank ten times CW then back ten times CCW paint will line up no prob. am I good to go? car ran fine before I tore her down. Just some PM. I also noticed the tensioner moves off of its alignment markings when turning the engine over. is this normal. Its midnight and I am freaking out. HELP
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You don't really need to do all that. Remove the plugs, insert the timing tool into the front of the block, turn engine clockwise until it hits the tool and insert the cam tool into the ends of the cams. Put the timing belt on with the tensioner correctly installed and you're done.
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Got a couple of local mallards yesterday and decided I'd breast one to check the fat color and pluck and roast the other one if they weren't briny.
Peeling back the skin it had a nice orange hue to it and upon examining the stomach I found 4 or 5 little mussels and a bunch of grain/seed/mush.
I had already planned on putting the non-breast bits into sausage, but I guess the question now is should I grind up the breasts too, or cook as usual (butter, salt, pepper? Maybe save them and make a chili or something? I've stripped all the fat I can off of everything, though I left the smaller bits of silverskin intact on the grind stuff. I've eaten divers before, and salt marsh puddlers, but never anything that had been eating so many mussels.
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Did Toyota Sway Traffic Safety Regulators?By
The revolving door between Wall Street, the Treasury Dept., and the Fed is cited as a big reason for the lax oversight of the banks that brought us the credit crisis. Did the same problem prevent Toyota Motor (TM) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from understanding the true scope of acceleration problems in the automaker's cars and trucks dating back to 2004?
A Bloomberg News review of court and government records shows at least four U.S. investigations into unintended acceleration in engine speeds of Toyota cars and trucks were ended with the help of two former regulators hired by the automaker, long before Toyota's expensive worldwide recall became news in late January. Christopher Tinto, vice-president for regulatory affairs in Toyota's Washington office, and Christopher Santucci, who works for Tinto, joined Toyota directly from NHTSA—Tinto in 1994 and Santucci in 2003—and both represented the world's biggest automaker on controversial safety cases.
While all automakers have employees who handle issues with NHTSA, Toyota may be alone among the major companies in employing former agency staffers to do so. Spokesmen for General Motors (GM), Ford Motor (F), Chrysler, and Honda Motor (HMC) all say their companies have no ex-NHTSA people who deal with the agency on defects. "Toyota bamboozled NHTSA or NHTSA was bamboozled by itself," says Joan Claybrook, an auto safety advocate and former NHTSA administrator in the Carter Administration. "I think there is going to be a lot of heat on NHTSA over this."
On Feb. 16, NHTSA Administrator David L. Strickland ordered Toyota to release documents that show when it became aware of safety issues related to malfunctioning accelerators and floor mats pinning down gas pedals. Three congressional committees have scheduled hearings on the carmaker's recall, though Toyota President Akio Toyoda has so far declined to testify. Problems with Toyota and Lexus models have been tied to as many as 34 deaths from 2004 to 2009, and the recall has since widened, for a total of more than 8 million cars, to include possible brake problems with the Prius hybrid.
U.S. regulators say Toyota hasn't gotten off easily. In an e-mailed response to questions about possible influence of former NHTSA employees on the agency's Toyota decisions, Transportation Dept. spokeswoman Olivia Alair said NHTSA "currently has three open investigations involving Toyota and is monitoring two major safety recalls involving Toyota vehicles. NHTSA's record reflects that safety is its singular priority."
Toyota says there was nothing untoward about the roles played by Tinto and Santucci, neither of whom was available for comment. "Anything Mr. Tinto and Mr. Santucci did was in the interest of full disclosure, transparency and openness with regulators and safety experts," Toyota spokeswoman Martha Voss said in an e-mailed statement. "Their actions have been consistent with our efforts to maintain the highest professional and ethical standards in all of our legal and regulatory practices. Their paramount concern was for the safety of every single owner of one of our vehicles."
The four probes the Toyota aides helped end involved complaints that the unintended acceleration was caused by flaws in the vehicles' electronic throttle systems. Toyota has denied that the system is a problem. Transportation Dept. Secretary Ray LaHood said on Feb. 3 that NHTSA is reviewing the electronics.
NHTSA opened eight investigations of unintended acceleration of Toyota vehicles from 2003 to 2010, according to Safety Research & Strategies, a Rehoboth (Mass.) group that gathers data from NHTSA and other sources for plaintiff's attorneys and consumers. Three of the probes resulted in recalls for floor mats. Five were closed, meaning NHTSA found no evidence of a defect. In four of the five cases that were closed, Tinto and Santucci worked with NHTSA on Toyota's responses to the consumer complaints the agency was investigating, agency documents show.
The first case where NHTSA records show the involvement of Tinto and Santucci dealt with unanticipated acceleration by 2002 and 2003 Toyota Camrys and Solaras and began in March 2004. The safety agency decided to open a preliminary investigation to determine "if the throttle control system could be the cause of vehicle surge or unwanted acceleration."
Toyota had identified 114 cases where that was a potential issue. But after Santucci and Tinto met with NHTSA officials, the inquiry was narrowed to 11 incidents that resulted in five crashes, according to a deposition of Santucci in a later lawsuit (still pending) filed on behalf of the family of a Michigan woman who was killed in an April 2008 accident involving suspected acceleration problems with a Camry. Investigators back in 2004 decided to focus on cases of acceleration that lasted less than one second and those where the brake could still be used to control the vehicle.
In those instances the Transportation Dept. reasoned the cause was most likely to be mechanical or electronic in nature, rather than human error. The investigation was closed in July 2004 because of lack of evidence, agency records show.
The same pattern repeated itself in 2005 and 2006. Complaints by Toyota owners over accelerator problems made their way to U.S. traffic safety regulators. Toyota's Tinto wrote letters to NHTSA officials. ("No evidence of a system or component failure was found and the vehicles were operating as designed," Tinto wrote to regulators in 2005.) The agency ended probes in both cases in a matter of months. A 2008 federal investigation lasted eight months. Toyota had identified 478 incidents of engine-speed increases of Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks even when the gas pedal wasn't pushed. The NHTSA pursued no regulatory action.
Did the fact that Toyota had former traffic safety regulators on its payroll make a difference? The NHTSA decisions on Toyota weren't necessarily biased just because former agency people were involved, says Sidney Shapiro, a law professor at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. "I'm not sure regulators set out to say 'I'm going to give a special deal to my old friends in the auto industry,' " he says. "But what happens is it just sort of deteriorates because these are the only people you talk to."
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I have often been asked about why I focus so much on the negatives of the stocks I own and write about. My answer is that negative surprises tend to be more damaging to my portfolio than unexpected positive developments. Besides, if investors want the good news about a company, most of the time the company's management will highlight all the positives an investor might want. A classic case is Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI).
The company recently held its annual meeting. During that meeting management put up slides (which can be found on the company's web site) that highlighted many of its excellent accomplishments. The first slide was titled "Competitive Strengths" and listed the following:
- Large subscriber base with consistent and predictable cash flows
- Complete in-car service provider: audio, traffic and connected vehicle services
- Satellite delivery system with seamless continental U.S. coverage
- Over 140 channels of curated, commercial free music, talk, news and sports content
- Long term agreements with OEMs; factory installed in approximately 70% of new cars
- Approximately $6 billion of gross NOLs
Ignoring whether or not Sirius is a "complete" provider of connected vehicle services, this slide summed up many of the positives from both an investor and subscriber perspective.
The Growth
The next four slides were bar charts showing the growth in subscribers, revenue, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow from 2009 through estimates for 2014. Each of these charts showed successively greater numbers each year. However, as I noted, the company is putting on a show and is putting its best foot forward. How was it doing this?
It started out with subscribers, which had grown from 18.8 million in 2009 to 25.6 million by the end of 2013 and are expected to grow to ~26.8 million by year end 2014. That's really nice growth, although the growth rate has moderated lately, and unlike the next three slides, the company chose not to show the Compounded Annual Growth Rate or CAGR. It calculates to about 7.3%, including less than 5% in 2014.
Those next three slides all showed CAGR as follows:
- Revenue CAGR of 10% since 2009
- Adjusted EBITDA CAGR of 24% since 2009
- Free Cash Flow CAGR of 43% since 2009
The numbers are outstanding. Unfortunately, the market prices stocks on where growth is headed, not where it has been. The projected growth numbers for 2014, while solid, are not nearly as strong as the historical growth shown on those charts. The 2014 growth rates, based on the numbers in the charts, are revenue at 5.3% vs. the 10% since 2009, adjusted EBITDA at 18.4% vs. the 24% and the free cash flow at 18.7% vs. the 43%.
Quite frankly, historical CAGR is a useless measurement if it is not indicative of future growth. But what about some of the other growth rates that were not even covered? Specifically, the Average monthly Revenue Per User or ARPU? In 2009 it was $10.95. In 2013 it was 12.27, a total increase of $1.32 or 12.1%. And, that's despite an increase in the basic monthly subscription rate from $12.95 to $14.99, or 15.8% and the imposition of a Music Royalty Fee that added $0.97 to ARPU in 2013.
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Is the lack of growth in ARPU important to investors? Should it be? The answer is that it is a data point, and it should be used in the context of all of the measurements an investor uses to evaluate the company as an investment. And, it's not just ARPU.
If the company stops reporting or stops focusing on certain figures, ask yourself why. Be skeptical. On the slide labeled "Key Operating Metrics" that compared Q1 2013 to Q1 2014, ARPU, conversion rate and customer and service and billing expense per subscriber are all missing from the presentation. These metrics have all been detailed for years in the company's annual and quarterly reports.
The company probably saw no need to report them as they fail to highlight strong performance. The conversion rate has been 42% for the past two quarters. This followed annual conversion rates of 45.4%, 46.2%, 45%, 45% and 44% from 2009 through 2013. Customer service and billing expense per subscriber is a number that has been on the rise. From $1.11 in 2008, it fell to $1.05 for 2009, $1.03 in 2010-2011, and rose to $1.07 in 2012-2013, with the first quarter of 2014 reaching $1.09 (down from $1.11 in Q1 2013).
Do you remember Sirius hiring a popular Hispanic radio personality last August? Do you recall CEO Jim Meyer pre-announcing that Sirius would be offering a low $5.99 per month fee for a suite of Hispanic targeted programming at a September conference, or the press release in October detailing a free trial for that content? Did you remember that those trials ended in February? Have you ever wondered why we haven't heard anything further about the program? I doubt the silence was due to the program being a huge success. And if it wasn't a success, what does that indicate about future growth potential?
And none of this addresses issues about increasing competitive choices in the car's dashboard. Or the overhang of Liberty Media (LMCA), the majority owner of Sirius and whether it will make another merger offer. Or the risk of Sirius not succeeding in connected vehicle services.
Are these reasons to sell the stock? Are they reasons to temper growth expectations? Again, these are decisions that each investor must make based on their own expectations about where the numbers will be in the future, and how they balance risk and reward and their investment time horizon.
There are a lot of reasons to invest in Sirius. Management will tell you all about them through press releases, at numerous analyst conferences and during conference calls. If you want to understand more about the risks associated with your investment, you need to dig a bit deeper. Those risks will be there regardless of whether someone writes an article about them and they will be there whether you want to read about them or not.
Maybe all the risks are already built into your estimates. Maybe you will decide they are trivial and will choose to ignore them. It's your choice. However, it is hard to understand how reading about risks will make you a less successful investor.
Disclosure: I am long SIRI. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
Additional disclosure: I have $3.50 and $4 January 2015 covered calls written against a portion of my SIRI positions and will also frequently trade shares of Sirius.


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I made a new friend participating in Viv's valentine swap, I was paired with Jenny at Jenny' Heart.
I don't decorate for Valentines and Jenny was a good sport about trying to do a non valentine, valentine swap, so I wanted to go the extra mile and make her items that I hoped she would really like. I looked through her blog and the perfect idea exposed it's self. One of her favorite this about February is the snow, it also has a personal meaning for her.
I started with a vintage book pages paper snowflake garland, a handmade heart snowman ornament using felt and fabric, a tiny snow baby winter snow globe made using a plastic wine flute and Epsom salt snow, crafty bits and pieces, valentine paper, ribbon and stickers and of course chocolate!
My box from Jenny couldn't of been more me. Of course the chocolate was eaten right away and the box is waiting to be turned into a tiny diorama, the beeswax bear is perfect with my old pooh bear books, the sugar skulls sticker and the love eternal heart will go perfectly with my DoD display and the doily is going to be framed and hung on the wall.
F is for "Family":
Mr. L had a business trip to Colorado that was in the same town where some dear friends that we haven't seen in a few years lived. Yes!! off to Colorado we went. The short version - it was 2 days of great weather where we played tourists and 1 1/2 days of snow where we stayed inside, played a card game called frustration and laughed.
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At school we are doing this phonetic program where each week we work on a different letter. Last week it was the letter F. Our little firecracker who is missing a couple of her top teeth was trying to make the F sound, she looks at the teacher and says " Me no do it, me have no teef". I love talking to her, she cracks me up!
The kids glued together firefighters which turned out so cute. I noticed when the firefighters were all lined up drying they looked like they were dancing. It reminded me of an all male review, which I know is so wrong... but a little funny.
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Once the vaccine was licensed in 1969 and the "Rub Out Rubella" campaign was under way, the number of cases dropped markedly. Nowadays, the vaccine is usually given at the same time as measles and mumps vaccines (information from immunizationinfo.org)
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Air quality near new Subs in Menifee
Posted in the Menifee Forum
#1 Aug 4, 2007
I am very concerned about the supposed "manure" smell that is permeating the air at Tierra Shores subdivision. I am beginnning to have respiratory problems, headaches and the smell, especially at night, is sickening. It has more of a chemical nature and doesn't really smell like manure. What can we as residents do? I have only lived in the subdivision 2 months and I am regretting it at this point because I am afraid of the effects this is having on my body and afraid that it will have a lasting effect on the children etc of this area. Shouldn't the "farm", if that is where it is truly coming from find another way to emit their chemicals into the air? If anyone else knows what to do please post here and let know.
Thank you
#2 Aug 5, 2007
call or write Jeff Stone your local board supervisor . she should have a the rules the county has in place for all the waste treatment sludge being spread all over your area . It has been a problem in this area for years . they spread it out all over the valley but they never grow anything on it afterwards . welcome to the valley .
#3 Aug 6, 2007
here is the link to the Riv Co Sludge ordinace.
#4 Aug 6, 2007
Sounds like you're in some deep shit!
#5 Aug 6, 2007
If you have noticed that they never grow anything after they spread out the human waste treatment bio-solids . no food for human food consumption can be grown on the land after spread upon .
also the land must lay fallow for three years before any construction on it as not to stir up all the heavy metal contaminates into the dust you breath .... its not the smell it's the dust that does the most harm . not that you breath so much but it all the dust that settles all over EVERYTHING you come in contact with . everything you eat , sleep and do while down wind from it . oh and no rain this year ... should get good an dusty . I bet your house was built on the same ... almost a guaranty it was !
I know farmers and farmers don't put that stuff on the land to grow crops ... opportunistic land profiteer's that don't live any where near hear allow this to happen to you and your family .. There is no regulating what exactly they are put down . They say they do but no one keeps track of what they put down or which fields they have put it on .
#7 Aug 7, 2007
The culprit is more than likely the dairy farm across the road from Tierra Shores. I used to drive these roads everyday in the evening, but I stopped when I was no longer able to drive within a mile of the dairy without gagging. Even with my windows rolled-up, the smell permeated so bad that it would still be in my car the next day and I always asked myself, "Who would buy a very expensive and very nice home here (Tierra Shores) with that smell 24/7?" The dairy was there long before any houses were in the planning stages and my understanding is that they do not have any immediate plans to sell/close. I would also research the sludge ideas though, because you never know.
#8 Aug 8, 2007
Well golly geewhizzzz!!!!!!....what in the hell were you thinking when you drove into your little new gated community for the 1st time?? let's see.... dairy on one side chicken farm on another?? what did the sales people tell you? It'll only smell in certain times of the year,...or maybe they had a "poop fairy" that was gonna make it all go away? You OC transplants crack me up!!! If it's ALL that bad, PULEASE.....go back to the OC and take at least two other families with you. I've lived with it for 30 years....I'd much rather smell the animal crap than put up with ALL the crap YOU people have brought out here with you, ie: bad air, traffic congestion, night lights,crime,and all the rest of your trappings all so you could "live out in the country" I guess your not likeing the country living now?
#9 Aug 8, 2007
For your information I am not from the OC and I am definitely now opposed to a dairy farm. My question was not about the manure if you would read. It was the chemical smell that is in the air. I grew up on a farm and the smell did not bother me. My concern is that their is a more chemical odor to it which burns the eyes and causes congestion. I only wanted information on what that was, not the smell itself. And, there was never an odor when we visited the community. It started a few weeks after we moved there. I love my home, I just want to be sure that what is in the air is not toxic. I thought it was a fair question. Geez, no wonder the world is such a nasty place. You people seem to react with such negative "bull" yourselves that I would think you wanted a war over something so innocent. Get a life and stop thinking everyone is out for blood or war. Sometimes people just want an answer to a simple question not a fight! Have a great NASTY life, you must be terribly happy with yourselves. Smile, it might actually make you a nicer person in the long run, but who knows, maybe being nasty and miserable is the only way you know how to live.
#10 Aug 8, 2007
Sorry, I meant that I was NOT opposed to a dairy farm or chickens for that matter.
Grow up.
#11 Aug 13, 2007
I've seen the people that have lived in this area for 30 years. Very suprised any of them could put together a sentence, let alone post it on a web page... "Shoot Martha, how could they afford a computer?" Everytime I see one I pray more OC transplants come this way, as I am one myself. OC transplants can't come quickly enough. I am going to skip the whole bathing and grooming aspect, and inoperable vehicles parked on the lawn (or dirt patch). Rather, think of all the tax dollars us transplants are bringing to the area. So... you may not be interested in the safer roads, or even paved roads, but maybe you can appreciate the professionals it brings to the area; doctors, dentists, physical therapist, educators... you know, the educated. Education. That's another thing the transplants are bringing to the area, new schools. Without us you're still holding impomtu classes in the neighbor's red barn with the chickens and cows. How can you thank us for all that we bring to area... MOVE!... to what ever part of the country is still accepting of hicks- CA is not the place for you anymore. Oh, and my two cents on the crime. I don't think the transplants with their fancy cars and new homes are committing the crimes, their just the cheese for the rats that have always lived here!
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#12 Aug 14, 2007
You can say that again! They don't cares. If you bought the house--put up with it. You should have realized what you were getting into.
#13 Aug 17, 2007
Transplant:..... on YOUR subject of education .in regards to our "impomtu classes in the neighbor's red barn"........ evidently YOU can NOT spell properly, that line should read,impromptu class's" ( class's is plural for class, meaning "more than one).........as for "their just the cheese....." should be they're (they are ) just the cheese......" their, there, or they're?
Do not confuse these three words, as they have different meanings and spellings, and they function differently. Their is a pronominal adjective: Their [not They're or There] decisions have been made. There can be an adverb or a pronoun, e.g., Look over there [not their or they're] quickly.There [not They're or Their] are several unanswered questions. Theyre is a contraction of "they are," as in They're [not There or Their] sitting in the front row.
If you'd be interested in attending one of our "Impromptu" beginning English class's, held in my red barn, let me know....I'll move out one of the donkeys so you can take his place. Be advised; DO NOT wash your car on class day! The red barn is on a dirt road!!
As to your 2 cents worth on crime .. I attribute the rise in street crime out here to your bratty, latchkey, unsupervised children. If you were not spending the bulk of your day clogging up the 91 freeway back and forth to your menial jobs just so you can live out in the country with all us hicks, perhaps you could spend more time with the little snots. Is that commute REALLY worth it to all of you? How does it feel to live in a house with a bunch of strangers? I mean what do you spend, maybe 10 or 12 hours a week Monday thru Friday with them? SAD SAD SAD you REALLY should have stayed in the OC
#15 Aug 20, 2007
There is no doubt that the dairy farm or something in that area emits a horrible smell. Everyone suffering may not have signed on for that. I was out of state and working with an realtor, whom (silly me) I thought was looking out for me as a buyer. She steered me into buying a house in Tierra Shores and upon arriving in the area, would not even meet me there to show the property. The house was fine, but after experiencing that smell and the flies, I would not subject the health of my family to living under those circumstances. My would have been neighbor had to erect a tent in order to use the backyard. Note that I did not say enjoy the backyard.
#16 Aug 20, 2007
There is no doubt that the dairy farm or something in that area emits a horrible smell. Everyone suffering may not have signed on for that. I was out of state and working with an realtor, whom (silly me) I thought was looking out for me as a buyer. She steered me into buying a house in Tierra Shores and upon arriving in the area, would not even meet me there to show the property. The house was fine, but after experiencing that smell and the flies, I would not subject the health of my family to living under those circumstances. My would have been neighbor had to erect a tent in order to use the backyard. Note that I did not say enjoy the backyard.
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#17 Aug 21, 2007
P-U notavictim you really want us to believe that you bought a house without looking at it ????
and trusted an out of state realtor ? come on .
My only wish is that the fine community college up the street, would teach classes in common sense . Every one of you points the finger of blame at the dairy , a realtor .... anybody but themselves ... one one whom signed the dotted line when buying there new home .
Remember... Farming is everbodys bread and butter !
#18 Aug 22, 2007
Bitter Denny,
Classes is the correct spelling for the plural use of the noun class, the meeting of a group of students for instruction. Class's would be the possessive spelling of class if I was referring to something belonging to the group of students in a class, i.e. The teacher had a hard time keeping the class's attention largely in part due to the smell of the cows in the neighboring red barn. "Their"... that was a mistype (but I could also attribute it to growing up in a similar "country" type town)... but if I was being graded for my work, it was an A+ for accuracy and content and an A- for Grammar.
Where is this "country" you talk about? Other than the new homes all I see are beaten down double-wides (don't try to tell me Mrs. Donkey taught you to spell it double wides's) and abandoned homes. I admit to seeing some older homes... but ALL, not just one, have junk yards for front yards. When I pick up a Country Living magazine (didn't use apostrophes for the title so you'd have something to write about) I don't imagine finding a picture of Hemet on the cover.
As for my personal story, you've got it wrong... as you probably do with many of us transplants. You're (not your) just too (not to or two) bitter and busy resisting change that you fail to get to know any of us. I work along the 15 and 215 freeways from Victorville to Chula Vista. I work from home a couple of days a week. I volunteer by coaching my children's youth sports teams in the area. My wife works from home. My children are supervised 100% of the time. This IS the case with many of us transplants. The affordable housing in this desert (not dessert), err... I mean country, allows us to maintain this lifestyle. FAMILY is the reason why we move here. Not everyone can live the farm lifestyle by spending the first six hours of sunshine each day with the kids milking Betsy and her heifer friends. And on the crime... if it is my snotty kids and their (not they're or there) friends, why was there (not their or they're) not crime in the OC. I can't actually say I've experienced or heard of any crime in my neighborhood here in the desert, err.. I mean country. Maybe it's just something you and your (not you're) neighbors are experiencing. Ever think it might be the coyotes that are stealing your chickens?
I think cecee nailed it above, "Smile, it might actually make you a nicer person in the long run, but who knows, maybe being nasty and miserable is the only way you know how to live." If urbanization is driving you to be this miserable and nasty, then (not than, can you double check that) you really should consider moving. Urban sprawl is here. Your posts and bitterness towards it won't change the fact it's happening. Your only other options are to accept (not except) it, for better or worse, or die a very bitter and angry person.
#20 Mar 20, 2008
I found this after posting somewhere else. I remembered reading about CEECEE being basically told to go back to the OC but couldn't find it at first. In the few months that I have lived in this area, Tierra Shores, I have found that CeeCee was only wrong about one thing, it's not the manure, it's human sludge and it's dangerous. According to many EPA sites and regulations it does contain cancer causing Dioxins and it is causing my dog and my husband and I some problems. The neighborhoods are so caught up in Loving their paradise (and I don't blame them) that they aren't really seeing the facts anymore (they do smell it, they try to pretend it's okay). Perhaps you might also note that some realtors showed the properties during the mid day times so that the smell wasn't prominent and truthfully, it is getting worse and you all know it. The neighborhood is also going down with it. As more and more houses are foreclosed upon and rented out and resold so people can GET OUT now, we find kids in the streets, trash strewn, and unkept lawns. My husband almost hit a child on a skateboard who flew out of a driveway between two parked TRUCKS. My husband drives very slow and hit the brakes the moment he saw the child, but was then given the finger by the child. How do parents let their children act like that? Security is really powerless and it will just be a never ending cycle until a child is hurt and the driver is blamed. Parent's please, tell your children that streets are for cars and to be careful and remember that no matter how slow a car is going, they can't always see them before they dart out in front of them.
I also would like to note that it really does happen that people buy houses or rent them on the internet. I know people who have so don't attack someone for taking that road. It sometimes is a necessity when moving across the country and some people do depend on the integrity of a realtor to make their decisions. Some of you love to jump on anyone that posts negatively about those Menifee properties, but be realistic and a little understanding. Try to work together instead of looking for a fight. If you want your community to thrive, then do something to help.
I for one will get out as soon as I can and leave the rest of you to suffer from the effects of dioxin and unruly kids. I know, I know, Good riddens. I just hope I can actually sell my PARADISE before the rest of the country catches on! I however, won't try to make my realtor hide the problems for fear of a lawsuit down the road. It does no good to wash over it just to make yourselves feel better. Get together, form a committee, but do something. It won't get any better if you sit back and say, "but I have such a nice house for so much less money." That house won't be worth a thing to you when your child is hurt and your air is killing you. Stand up for your rights as homeowners and as a community. Find out what you can do to change it.
And before you attack my post, I already know what you will say.......I am not from the OC so don't throw that one on me!
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#21 Mar 22, 2008
Why did you move there in the first place?
#22 Sep 5, 2008
Denny you are one funny dude! I have not laughed that hard in a while.
#23 Jan 29, 2009
The smell is not from Biosolids or "sludge". Contact the appropriate agencies and ask the right questions. They are country smells and that is it. Nitrogen from manure and urine are the worst part.
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Beale, G.K. (2002). The New Testament and New Creation. In Hafemann, S.J. (ed), Biblical Theology: Retrospect & Prospect. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity.
The phrase "latter days" occurs approximately twenty-seven times in the NT, and only sometimes does it refer exclusively to the very end of history as we typically think of it. The phrase "latter days" and its synonyms are used more often to describe the end times as beginning already in the first century (Beale 2002:160).
One would hardly imagine that the consensus of NT eschatology is that we are in the last days right now. The emergence of dispensational eschatology has placed most eschatological expectations into the future, whereas a full preterist would view the last days as already having been fulfilled. The consensus of the NT is somewhere in-between.
…in the NT, the end days predicted by the OT are seen as beginning to be fulfilled with Christ's first coming. This means that the OT prophecies of God's deliverance of Israel from oppressors, God's rule over the Gentiles and the establishment of his kingdom have been set in motion by Christ's death and resurrection and the formation of the church. On the other hand, the persecution of Jesus and the church indicated the beginning of the final tribulation. What the OT did not foresee so clearly was the ironic reality that the kingdom and the tribulation would coexist at the same time…Therefore, the latter days do not take place only at some point in the future but occur throughout the whole church age, right up to the present (Beale 2002:160-161).
This tension and mystery is great indeed, that God's deliverance of Israel and rule over the Gentiles in a new kingdom would converge through Christ, who makes Abraham the father of the faithful, who are the truly constituted Israel, consisting of Gentiles. It is indeed ironic that God would be at work in advancing a kingdom, subduing enemies, and at the same time subject His people to persecution. God will vindicate His people perfectly and finally in the second advent of Christ, whereby all of God's enemies will be made His footstool.
The first time the actual wording "last days" appears in the NT canon is Acts 2:17. Here Peter understands that the tongues being spoken at Pentecost are a beginning fulfillment of Joel's end-time prophecy that a day would come when God's Spirit would gift not merely prophets, priests and kings but all of God's people (Beale 2002:161).
The implications of Pentecost within the plot of redemptive history can't be stressed enough. When Peter is asked from the inquiring crowd what is taking place in the manifestation of the Spirit upon the disciples of the ascended Christ, his response ushers in an eschatological framework that is evident throughout the rest of the NT. Peter is careful to root the Pentecostal experience in the promise motif of the OT by quoting Joel and declaring that this promise is indeed being fulfilled through the outpoured Spirit from a Davidic King that reigns in heaven. The "charismatic" indwelling of the Spirit is inextricably linked with the "latter days" in that it serves as the primary characteristic of eschatological Israel and actually empowers this eschatological Israel to advance the kingdom of God to all of the nations.
The outpouring of the Spirit was therefore a "missional" empowering of a renewed Israel that would be successful in her witness to God's glory, in stark contrast to the failures of Israel as God's witness in the former Israel.
In this initial phase of the end times, Christ and the church begin to fulfill the prophecies concerning Israel's tribulation and end-time kingdom because Christ and the church are seen by the NT as the true Israel (Beale 2002:162).
This thought is repulsive to many Evangelicals today who have been largely shaped by dispensational theology, however one must reckon with Christ as being the true Israel and thus founding a new people that are considered the "Israel of God" (Gal. 6:15-16). Paul goes to great lengths in his epistle to the Galatians to prove how Gentiles are made recipients of the Abrahamic covenant because the promised blessings are fulfilled in his seed, Christ, not his seeds. In Paul's epistle to the Romans he also shows how Abraham is the father of both the circumcised and uncircumcised (Rom. 4:9-12). This was not accidental, but purposeful in God's providence precisely because God has wanted to gather a unified people from Jew and Gentile under Abraham, through Christ, as a father to all who believe.
The church is not a parenthetical period in redemptive history, but rather the "latter days" culmination of God's kingdom within redemptive history, only to finally culminate in that "last day".
…the apostles understood eschatology not merely as futurology but as a redemptive-historical psychology for the present. They understood that they were already living in the end times and that they were to understand their present salvation in Christ to be already an end-time reality. Hence every aspect of their salvation was to be conceived of as eschatological in nature (Beale 2002:163).
We posses "eternal" life. We have already arrived to Zion. We are already enrolled. We posses the Holy Spirit, the great eschatological sign. We must be "latter day" kingdom people. We must advance the kingdom through the empowering presence of the Spirit. The disciples questioned Jesus about "times and seasons" just before his ascension and Jesus essentially told them not to worry about that stuff, but to instead wait for the "dunamis" of the Spirit, whereby they will then be witnesses to the ends of the earth. Our eschatological concerns are to be occupied with the present more than the future.
…Christ had placed eschatological lenses on his disciples, so that everything they looked at in the Christian faith had an end-time tint (Beale 2002:163).
This pivotal event of death and resurrection is eschatological because it launched the beginning of the new creation (Beale 2002:163).
We are this new creation…this new Israel…ever closer to the renewed paradise and tree of life. Christ is the greater Noah, confronting sin and populating the earth with a new people. The remnant is ever growing under the great head Christ, who pours out the life-giving water of the Holy Spirit upon all who ask. The whole earth will be filled with life once God has fully completed the full restoration of His kingdom!!!


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Vlad the Impaler
Romania is another undiscovered country for tourists and thank God. With the Carpathian Mountains, the fertile farmlands of Translyvania and even a small coast along the Black Sea, it is a varied and diverse country. It is also quote beautiful. It has traditionally been broken up in to three distinct areas that reflect 10th century principalities: Translyvania, Moldavia (and Bessarabia) and Wallachia.
Control over Translyvania has changed hands many times with the Hungarians and Saxons being the principle claimants and today there are still large ethnic Hungarian and German populations. The traditional rivalry manifests itself today as ethnic tensions although bloodshed is now rare. Other big towns in Translyvania are Timisaora, Cluj-Napoca and Brasov.
Moldavia is the area east of the Carpathians and is all that remains of what was once the principality of Moldavia. The original Moldavia included areas of what is now Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova east of Romania. Iasi (pronounced YOSH) is the principal city.
Wallachia includes Bucharest and most of southern Romania. It has always been the domain of the Romanian people: a mixture of the ancient Dacians and Roman legionnaires. Like Italian, the language derives from Latin except with a strong Slavic flavor. It was also home to one of the most misunderstood characters in Romanian History: Vlad Tepes or Vlad the Impaler. He is often (Romanians say unfairly) credited as being the inspiration for Dracula.
The prince of medieval Wallachia was given the name for his fondness for impaling Turkish soldiers (and others). Impaling is a grim torture of running a wooden spike up the anus and through the shoulder which avoids all organs thus prolonging the misery of an already miserable death. It is also true he probably learned the technique from the Ottoman Turks, his constant nemesis. Vlad does deserve credit (Along with Stefan the Great and a few other leaders) of giving the Turks fits and while he did sign on as a vasal state late in his reign, Romanians generally fared better than their surrounding brethren. He is seen today in Romania as a hero.
His father was known as Vlad Dracul. Dracul (a latin or Wallachian term meaning dragon) came from an award he was given by the Holy Roman Emperor -- the order of the dragon -- which was a cheap and easy way of encouraging people to protect Christianity from the "infidels", namely the Turks. Dracul (from the Latin Draco) also meant devil. Thus Vlad II may have been known as "Dracula" or son of the dragon/devil in the language. Pulp printings published in the late 1400s in Europe added to his legend as being a mean dude. History shows he was clearly a law-and-order prince and was harsh on the German Saxons who fought unsuccessfully against his attempts to conquer Translyvania. It should be noted that most of the unflattering pamphlets (such as ones that described his taste for drinking blood) were German-produced. He was clearly a man capable of unspeakable brutality but hell, this was 1450...what king wasn't?
By the way, Romanians HATE the Dracula stuff. See http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~emiller/VladT.htm for more fun Vlad stuff.
More recently, in 1989, a violent revolution took place ousting the former dictator Nicolae Ceausescu who had led the country for 25 years through his secret police called the Securitate. Ceausescu sent armored cars to squash a spontaneous student uprising that started during a speech he was making. Hundreds were killed and maybe thousands more over the next few days. Eventually Ceausescu was forced to flee Bucharest but was later caught, quickly tried and executed by firing squad.
My pictures do not do justice to this beautiful country.
|House of the People (now Parliament - Bucharest - Ceausescu's monument to the people...or maybe himself. Much of old-town Bucharest including 12 churches and 7000 homes were destroyed to build this massive complex which has more surface area than any building except the Pentagon. The entry carpet itself weighs 14 tons. Unfortunately, the country cannot afford to keep the fountains working.
|Tower of Stefan the Great (1497) in Piatra Neamt - Stefan was another of the Turk-battling kings of Romania. Peatra Neamt is beautifully situated in the foothills of the Carpathian mountains
|The 14th Century Monastery at Cozia - Romania is filled with beautiful old monasteries many in remarkable condition
|St. John's Church (1498) - Piatra Neamt - This oddly shaped church with its simple yet beautiful design sits next to the belltower and was also built in the reign of Stefan the Great. The ruins of his court are nearby.
|Detail at Cozia
|The Orthodox Cathedral - Cluj - This beautiful relatively modern cathedral sits in the town of Cluj - Napoca in the heart of Translyvania. Napoca was the name of the ancient Roman settlement here.
|Lighting candles at Cozia
|Traditional Translyvanian houses in Sibiu - The town is the home of the self-proclaimed King of the Gypsies or Roma. Romania has more Roma than anywhere on earth. They are thought to have migrated from India.
|The town of Craiova in Oltenia - Oltenia is the western part of Wallachia and Craiova is one of the many handsome towns in the region
|"Gypsy Castle" - The derogatory term is often applied to the homes of wealthy Roma. Two near Targu Mures on the road to Sibiu.
|Detail from the Church of the Three Holy Heirarchs in Iasi (1630) - The beautiful carved surface (using Armenian, Persian, Turkish, Arabian and Georgian motifs) was once covered in gold. Plans are to restore the gold when money is raised. Most of the rest of the church is under scaffolding.
|Town buildings in Targu Mures - The town has a large ethnic Hungarian population and it is reflected in these buildings. The one on the right is the palace of culture. During the time of Ceausescu, ethnic Romanians were resettled in the city to dilute the Hungarian population. The town was a hotbed of strife for years.
|Palace of Culture in Iasi - The palace includes 365 rooms - one for each day of the year - and it attests to Iasi's importance at the turn of the century.
|Stained glass windows - These windows are from a top floor recital hall in the palace of culture in Targu Mures.
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