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Maurissus van Dale, an Anabaptist martyr, born 1518 or 1519 at Bellem near Ghent, Belgium, a sheriff of Ghent, joined the Mennonite congregation at Ghent. In the records he is called a "bishop of the Mennonites." Further particulars about him were not available. On 25 June 1573 he was burned at the stake outside the Peterselle gate of Ghent. Adriaen van Haefnstede erroneously listed him in his martyrbook as a Reformed martyr.
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For some reason getting the thought of a nipple piercing gave me a lump in my throat you know a sickly nervous feeling in your stomach? A lot of the stories on this and various other sites had gave me the impression that it is indeed the most painful piercing you can get, but it can't be that bad right?
So far I've gotten seven piercings, nose, navel, tragus, helix, rook and conch; thankfully they have all healed fine so eventually I began craving a new piercing, one of my friends recently had her right nipple pierced but had to take it out due to it getting infected, although this sparked my interest in the piercing. Her nipple looked gorgeous with it, and I'd stare at it for ages!
We still don't know why her nipple got infected, nevertheless my interest was sparked and I was determined to get it, as stupid as it sounds I bought a lot of the 'Front' Magazine's as a lot of the girls who model for them have nipple piercings with tattoo's similar to mine. I think I just wanted to make sure that piercing would suit my body one hundred and ten percent. My sister found the magazine's and questioned me for hours on why I had them, part of the appeal of the nipple piercing was that hardly nobody would be aware I had it, the feeling of walking down the street and nobody knowing you have it. Anyway when I told her she was bemused as to why I'd want it as nobody would be able to see it, which little did she know what the whole appeal. My mother didn't agree with it, whilst my dad who was a hippy back in the 60's encourage me to be individual.
Anyway after weeks of weighing up the pro's and con's I decided to go get it done, I rang my best friend up and we went into town (Liverpool, England). I first went into a lovely piercing/tattoo parlor called 'Stigmata' I'd been pierced here in the past however only had simply ones done such as my ears. I filled all the forms out and went into the studio when the woman told me that they only had insurance for one person to enter the room at any given time, meaning I'd have to go through it on my own. Me and my friend all have identical piercings and we've always gotten them done at the same time, so having here there for support meant a lot to me. When I told the woman this she was so lovely about it and agreed that due to how nervous I was it was pretty important that my best friend supported me. So off we went to another piercing parlor called 'Bodyworx 2' which is situated in an alternative clothes building called 'Grand Central' anybody from Liverpool will be aware of it. I'd gotten my navel, nose and several ear piercings done here and I trust the people completely.
We walked in and Katie decided she wanted to get her tragus re-pierced due it falling out recently so we both filled out the forms whilst the woman who would do my piercing, Sandra dicussed the piercing with me. She made me feel so at ease and she'd done my nose and navel literally so fast I didn't even realise they were done, so i was super happy she would be the one doing my piercing.
We decided that Katie would have her tragus pierced first, so we went in where the other piercer Lucy done her tragus, i'm guessing she does ears etc whilst Sandra does the more difficult kind. I held her hand as the needle went through and despite having had it done 3 times she was still whimpering and saying how bad it hurt, which need less to say didn't exactly calm my nerves. We sat outside and waited for Sandra to set up whilst I asked for a glass of water due to being so nervous!
I still don't know why I was nervous but honesly I was totally shitting myself, I think it's because of all the stories I'd heard saying how painful it was and blood etc, in hindsight I regret reading these because I felt so stupid after the piercing for making a huge fuss.
Sandra led me into her room which was very very very clean, and she was so professional, she completely puts people at ease, obviously my best friend was there to hold my hand. As she set up she informed me about aftercare washing twice a day, once with really weak salt water and the other just with soap and water, after she gave me the form with cleaning information etc on she sat me back on the chair. My nerves were setting in now however I now think a lot of this was adrenaline I'd been so excited to get my piercing and certainly wasn't going to back out now. I pulled my top and bra down and was informed I had 'gorgeous nipples, perfect for the piercing' making me and my friend laugh further easing my nerves.
She cleaned the area with a wipe, and sprayed the freeze spray onto my nipple, I'd had the freeze spray several times before and it's amazing it totally numbs the area, however this time the spray hurt a tiny bit it was a stinging sensation as it was that cold, i was terrified in case my nipple actually fell off!
After leaving the spray ten seconds to set in she told me to face the other way and take a deep breath, she put my nipple in little clamps in order to get a straight aim, told me to take another deep breath and when I exhaled she pushed the needle through. "Really is it done?" Were my first words, honestly the only thing I felt was a teeny tiny pinch and that was it! I couldn't believe it, I was in shock and felt so stupid for being so nervous about it.
She then put a plain silver bar bell through which again gave me a little pinch but I wanted to watch her do all of this as I find it so interesting, although my friend was squeezing my hand harder than I squeezed hers because she watched the initial needle go in. She put a plaster across my nipple to protect it for a few hours, and gave me another one as I told her I was going out drinking later on that night and I did't want anybody to knock it. She gave me my sticker saying 'I was brave at bodyworx2 piercing today' which I'd started to collect and put around my room as a trophy of all my piercings. Again she spoke about after care and even showed us her nipple to show what they eventually look like once the swelling has gone done. I was told to come back into the shop in two weeks for a check up which they tell you to do on all piercings and sent me on my way.
I couldn't thank her enough I was so happy with it. If you live in Liverpool or even the North West of England you really should get pierced by her you won't come across another piercer who's more professional, friendly or fast.
It's been two days since my nipple piercing now and I sleep on my stomach which is a pain but so far I've had no problems with it, It stung for about half an hour after the initial piercing but that was it. Even in the night I don't have any problems and my boyfriend loves it! Only a few people know about it which makes me love it even more.
If you're thinking about getting a nipple piercing then I hope this story convinces you, it's not my favourite piercing and so far seems to healing brilliantly. Aslong as you go to a respectable piercing parlor then you should have no problems with it and the piercing itself doesn't hurt at all :)
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As I recall the last update was posted from my friends place in Chico. It was a pleasant visit and I look forward to seeing Ricardo again someday and hopefully sooner rather than later. Ricardo did let me know abut the existence of a bus graveyard just off I-5 in the town of Williams, which was right on my way west. He said there were a lot of old buses there and I was keen to see it for myself. The place is located right by the freeway on the north-east side of Husted Rd. exit. There are at least two dozen really old cool buses there all in various states of decomposition and even an old fire engine in the middle of all that chaos. I decided to make some exposures there and pulled out my Rolleiflex 3.5F, loaded it with Verichrome Pan film and went exploring. Those negatives are now drying in the darkroom and some of the frames came out pretty neat. Among all the buses I did not see any Gilligs, which made me think that they either don't break down at all or that people really cherish them and restore them when they do break. I was there for about an hour and did not see a single living being save for a cat or two. From there I was on my way to Cloverdale CA to present a Magic Lantern Show.
There are very few roads that lead from I-5 to the 101 north of San Francisco and I was forced to take highway 20 to the 29. Once you get to 29 there is indeed a sign warning that vehicles over 39ft are not allowed on that road - Gilli is 35ft, so I thought I'd be all right... Little did I anticipate the amount of twists and turns that lay ahead. I swear I am never taking that road again unless I'm in a sports car, in which case it would be very fun and one would have time to enjoy the mountain terrain and the scenery. As it was, Gilli barely made the turns and on one of the particularly cruel right curves a pickup truck appeared from around the corner and was heading straight for me (at that point Gilli's nose was completely in the oncoming traffic lane). I swerved to avoid a head-on collision and, though I succeeded in killing the poor chap in the pickup, I did touch the guard rail with the right side of the bus - the damage was minimal, but there is a new mark on my baby and I feel terrible about it. Someday, hopefully soon, I'll get enough money to give Gilli a new paint job - I'll be sad to see it in a color other than yellow, but I think it would be great to put something definitively photographic on her.
Cloverdale is a nice little town, which I have already mentioned in a previous post. There I stayed with the director of the History Center, which houses the Historical Society that invited me for a show. I enjoyed the stay very much and the show went well - there were about 25 people in attendance and I got a lead on an arc-light Lantern with a set of lantern slides that may depict slaves picking cotton. All that is left is to go back there again and help a guy dig through one of his 8(!) storage units... Sounds like fun!
From there is was a short drive to Fort Ross where I had a show scheduled the following day. On the way I once again stayed with Barbara Hoffman, the woman responsible for turning me into a Traveling Lanternist. Too bad the visit was rather short as I always enjoy the company of her and her husband Gary. Fort Ross was awaiting and I knew it was going to be a short, but grueling drive. The Fort is an old Russian encampment and was occupied by them in the 19th century, so there is a lot of history there and I was glad to have a chance to do a presentation at such a prominent location. Fort Ross is also located directly on the coast of California, right on the side of highway 1 - quite possibly one of the most beautiful drives in the world. Aside from being a gorgeous piece of civil engineering, highway 1 is an intensely windy road with quite a few hairpin switchbacks, blind turns, steep ups and downs and all the rest that makes driving a joy for sports car owners, but hell for buses. I only had to go about 20 miles each way on it and took it extremely slowly and cautiously, managing to neither fall off a cliff into the ocean nor damage the bus or any other cars that were met along the way.
Looking out the door - a pretty straight 300ft drop to the ocean
Gilli on highway 1 - she looks so happy to have a break...
Gilli at Fort Ross - that would be a great place to come back for some wet plate action
The presentation room was absolutely perfect with high ceilings,
plenty of soft chairs and a giant screen.
After Fort Ross I headed back to the Bay Area and spend one night back at Kirill Krylov's place in Pacifica. As I mentioned before, Kirill is an excellent photographer and it was my joy to hear that my previous visit has given him the motivation to finish outfitting his basement as a darkroom. It is now functional and ready to go!
After that is was another short drive to the house of Lee Kalem - Ryan Kalem's father and the man whose electrical skills and wonderful wood shop came in so handy during the initial construction of The Photo Palace Bus just about a year ago. Lee was kind enough to help me fix the last non-functioning light in the presentation area of the bus - turns out that a wire came loose and was shorting out the system, which burned out one of the transformers in it. Lee performed a beautiful soldering operation right on board of the bus and now all the lights are working as they should and we are ready for some night-time presentations.
Ryan got home soon after my arrival and we went to check out his new darkroom. He is quite a craftsman and spared no expense when it came to building his darkroom from scratch. I hope he and his girlfriend Kat will make excellent use of it.
Ryan's enormous UV exposure unit for alternative printing.
The darkroom space is fit for king-size prints.
Old but trusty Beseler 45 enlarger is soon to be
accompanied by a Saunders 4500.
The appearance at Cabrillo College in Aptos was next on the agenda. I was invited there by the Arts Guild and the event was organized by Carmina Eliason, who has been following the development of The Photo Palace from the start. Gilli was prominently parked right by the arts building and we got a lot of visitors all through the day. A beautiful late Victorian room in the Sesnon House, build at the turn of last century, was used for the Lantern Slide presentation. Quite a crowd showed up because Carmina and the Arts Guild did a fair share of advertizement, 75 chairs were all filled up and there were plenty of people standing and sitting on the floor too.
The beautiful room in Sesnon House.
Gilli on campus of Cabrillo College, image courtesy of Carmina Eliason.
The next day I had to be at Evergreen Valley college for the last of the scheduled events. There I parked a bit away from hustle and bustle of campus in a large parking lot, so there were fewer visitors that stopped by through the day. Along with a Magic Lantern Show and bus visits I also presented a few lucky and adventurous individuals a chance to try their hand at making tintypes. It was NOT a workshop, because with my amount of experience I am not qualified yet to call myself a teacher in that area, but it was more of a 'wet plate experience'. All in all I think it went OK - only 3 people out of 5 that sent their RSVP showed up and that was good because it took all the 1.5 hours allotted for that activity for each one to make a plate of their own.
I am beginning to really like the wet plate process and am looking forward to practicing it more now that I am back in San Diego. Gilli is going to make a perfect Wet Plate Saloon - the amount of water that she carries may be considered minimal required for gelatin silver printing on location, but wet plate requires much less washing, so I'm good for 6 sessions or more.
Speaking of wet plate - on this trip I have picked up a couple of absolutely awesome brass lenses from late 1800s. One of them was purchased on my way back from that same antique shop in LA where I found the French WWI negatives still hiding in a stereoscopic camera. It is a beautiful Rapid Euryscop series 7 with a Benster pneumatic leaf shutter mechanism and I can't wait to figure out a way to fit that giant retaining ring onto some sort of a board that would fit on my 8x10 Kodak 2D. The lens having a 24in focal length should make it perfect for some close-up portraits - Large Heads as they called them back in the day. The other lens, a gorgeous 10in Darlot with an astonishing F-stop of 3.6, was traded along with another Kodak 2D for three Majestic tripods. So now I again find myself with more than 1 Kodak 2D - in 2002 I actually somehow got up to owning 4 of those monsters... So if anyone reading this wants to buy the extra one from me, do drop me a line through email and I can send you pictures of it.
Here is the Darlot mounted on the 2D.
Pictures of the Voigtlander to come later.
The way back to San Diego was uneventful except for one happy occurrence. I like driving in LA (when there's no traffic, which is actually pretty rare) because almost every time I go there I see old Crown buses that are still kept up and on the road by some upper class school districts. Being true classics like my Gilli and they really do look great barreling down the highway. This time I was happy to see one passing me by going north and then another one that caught up to me from behind, passed me by for a little bit, but they fell back again and followed us for about 10 miles. Here are a couple of pictures of the meeting of the giants. I bet we looked pretty cool - like we were going to some vintage bus show.
What's that in my rear view mirror?
Gillig was always the underdog of Crown, Blue Bird and International buses,
but I think they made a classier bus. I did have a look at the dashboard of this one
and I must admit that Gilli's dash puts that Crown to shame.
Still these Crowns are really nice and I'm glad to see them running.
To summarize - I was on the road for exactly 4 weeks. During that time 7 Magic Lantern Shows were given, 3 college campuses were visited, one wet plate photography workshop was taken by me in Portland, I caught up with two dear friends whom I have not seen in years and many people all across California and Oregon got to see Gilli and our history of photography display, which has been augmented with a carbon and gum bichromate prints. Important to note is that this second trip (short as it may have been) actually succeeded in paying for itself - I made no profit, but at least I didn't have to spend all my savings (of which there is really none left after last year's construction and trial run to Maine). Now I am going to start planning the second cross-country trip with hopes of it also financing itself by Lantern Shows, print sales, presentations and workshops. I am hoping to depart in May and am probably going to take the northern route to Washington (a state that I have been promising to visit since last summer) and then eastward to Maine before heading south to Florida and coming back to beautiful California sometime in autumn. I think that route will give me more time on the road without having to worry about hitting foul weather while making it across the Rocky Mountains.
I would like to thank each and every person who has contributed to this journey in any way from financing it through Indiegogo (those funds will now go toward the cross-country trek) to helping me set up events and hosting me at their houses. I could not have done this without you and I am deeply grateful for all your help! Thank YOU!
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Bravely Default: Flying Fairy is one of the best soundtracks I've heard this year. There, I said it. Now that it's out of the way, we can move on. It's difficult to avoid superlatives when talking about a release like this, but that's because, by and large, it earns them. Square Enix turned to veteran Japanese musician Revo for Bravely Default's soundtrack, and it has been one of the best decisions they've made in recent years. Known for his wide-ranging and highly varied symphonic rock suites under the Sound Horizon name, Revo is a little less-known here in the west. The artist isn't totally new to video gaming, but this is his first complete solo effort, and what an effort it is. The Bravely Default: Flying Fairy OST manages to wax nostalgic without sounding retro, and it is as wide-ranging in its scope as the greatest JRPGs of yesteryear. The result is nothing short of fantastic.
The instrumentation in the album is excellent, and the mastering is immaculate; Revo also produced the album, and it seems that giving him that degree of control was a smart choice. There's a huge variety of musical styles worked in here, and anyone familiar with Sound Horizon's work would be unsurprised to hear this. Accordions, flutes, pianos, and violins jam alongside brass instruments and heavy guitar riffing, and the result is always exceptional. There are a few recurring themes that crop up over the course of the nearly two and a half hour album, and in every case they are expertly woven in.
The intro track, "Prelude Moving Toward Hope" smacks of Sakimoto and Sakuraba's best work, and makes great use of a variety of different instruments to truly bring forth the "beginning of adventure" mentality. "Eternity's Moment" is a low-key music box piece that seems like it would accompany the main menu of the game, and its somewhat mysterious melody is pleasant and engaging. There are a number of town themes, but the first is the appropriately titled "Land of Beginnings." There's a real sense of peace and optimism here, with tinkling chimes and woodwinds building and cresting beautifully.
The world map theme, "Horizon of Light and Shadow" is an absolute joy. The feeling of adventure and unexplored horizons is perfectly encapsulated here; as map themes go, this one can stand amongst the all-time greats. The main battle theme "Conflict's Chime" is another solid entry. While I'm not personally a fan of guitar whaling in my JRPG battle themes, there's a great rock/orchestra fusion at work here that makes a believer out of me. It isn't my favorite track on the album, but I wouldn't be surprised to see it making top ten lists in the future.
"Silence of the Forest" is one of my favorite tracks on the first disc, one that really calls to mind some of Mitsuda's best forest themes. It's hard for me to describe the song in detail without devolving into hyperbole, because it is quickly becoming one of my all-time favorites. It is evocative and understated, and gives me flashbacks to Tales of Phantasia's "Abyss of Thor" in terms of mood and tempo. I often say that, for me, the Chrono Cross OST will never be topped-- but Bravely Default just might be able to edge out a place in the top spot, and it's thanks to tracks like this one. The degree of nuance and subtlety here begs attention.
"That Person's Name Is" is undoubtedly a boss theme, and it's a complex and multipart affair in which a muddy guitar riffs all over synths, violins, drums, and all manner of other goodies. Again, I'm not normally a fan of heavy guitar jamming, but this track makes it work with aplomb. You'd be hard-pressed to resist grabbing a sword and sticking it in some bad guy's guts after listening to this one. The sense of progression is stellar-- Revo gives Uematsu a run for his money here. As I explained to a friend, it's as if Revo made love to a rock guitar and asked it to do beautiful things for us. And then he wrote another fantastic song on top of that and put them together.
The last four tracks on disc one have been dubbed "character battle themes;" I assume because they play when a certain character's battle performance calls for it. Each of these is a fantastic track in its own right, but my personal favorite is "You Are My Hope." Here we have a song that allows me to use the words "accordion" and "awesome" in the same sentence. The main melody of the song is a heavy accordion-backed bit that alternates with an emotional woodwind track to great effect. In particular, the last thirty seconds of the song are among the most triumphant battle jigs I've ever heard. It's top quality stuff.
"Foolish Event" is a piece full of whimsy, and wouldn't sound out of place in a Shimomura-penned Kingdom Hearts soundtrack. There's some big-band stuff going on here, and the track is surprisingly dramatic for a purported "foolish event." Shortly after that, listeners are graced with (another superlative coming up here) one of the best airship themes I've ever heard, "Ship Soaring Through the Heavens." This is a rocking good song that takes the sense of exploration and adventure seen in "Horizon of Light and Shadow" and jams the tempo to eleven. If I were to say only one thing about this track, it would be that it makes you feel like you are racing around the world on an airship.
I've said a lot about the various composers whose influences I personally felt throughout, and that was intentional, because the last few songs on the album are undoubtedly Revo's territory. He jumps into full-on Sound Horizon mode here, going absolutely wild with some of the kinds of sound heard in his earlier album releases. "Wicked Theme" brings back the dirty guitar riffing and heavy distortion, and all of that action really comes to a head in "Wicked Battle" and "Wicked Flight." As the first parts of a final battle suite, they work well at getting the player in finale mode, expanding the aural palette over the course of two seven-minute songs (without looping).
Everything comes to a head in the grand finale, "Serpent Eating the Horizon." As I type this review, I'm getting goosebumps with how dramatic and fitting this final boss track is. For this, Revo pulled out all the stops. Latin choirs chant over rock guitars, heavy riffing accompanies dark and foreboding synth warbling that bleeds into various themes from throughout the album, and (not before a brief moment of respite) in one of the most inspired and damned awesome moves in years, each character's battle theme is spliced into the track. This is a track that represents everything Revo has built towards throughout the album, and it that it culminates in the themes of the four heroes you've brought to this moment is inspired and unforgettable. "One-Winged Angel" has absolutely nothing on this track.
In the end, it truly feels as though Revo took a look at the entire history of JRPG music and attempted to distill the spirit of it into his work here on Bravely Default. It is both evocative and an evolution of things heard in the past, and fans of his previous works will undoubtedly agree that what's here bears his signature. What results is a resounding success, and one of the most rousing soundtracks in recent memory. If the rest of the game is up to this level of quality, those of us in the west have even more reason to beg Square Enix for a domestic release.
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Marcus Bryson, CEO of GKN Aerospace, reports that the company's sales are up 13 percent to just under £7 billion. GKN is a Tier 1 supplier to the aviation industry and operates through four divisions with facilities in 35 countries and an employee base of 50,000.
Bryson said that GKN has turned its traditional reliance of the defense market around from 70-30 percent defense/civil to only 39 percent of turnover today. That change happened in the last decade. However, the company is far from shunning the defense market, it has just reacted quickly to the downturn in defense spending.
Military sales are predominantly split between the United States (26 percent) and Europe (13 percent). Bryson said that the company was benefiting in the U.S. from being involved in multi-year programs such as Bell/Boeing's V-22, Sikorsky's UH-60 Black Hawk and in the ongoing development of its heavy lift helicopter, the CH-53K (for which GKN builds the rear fuselage). "Being with mature and multi-year programs is a good place to be," he said. GKN's income from these programs will be steady throughout during the acquisition of each aircraft: around $3 million for every CH-53K and just under half a million for each V-22 and UH-60.
Byson stated that the value of the defense business to GKN has risen from around $700 million in 2003 to $3.5 billion today.
However, he did not see any upturn in defense spending for the next four or five years, particularly in the company's main markets. The company has been a supplier of parts and components outside of Europe to other OEMs including India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
The company is also working with Bell Helicopter on the 525 Relentless program, providing metal and composite panels and parts.
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'Why Your Boss Should Be Able To Fire You Over Facebook'
Suzanne Lucas, who blogs as Evil HR Lady, isn't really evil, she's just uncomfortably candid about many workplace truths that her fellow HR professionals tend to gloss over.
One of those truths is that in general no one owes you tenure in your job, even if you do it well. In our society, the principle of employment at will is still (fortunately) given much legal weight, meaning that an employment relationship continues only if both sides want it to.
And a consequence of that might just be that the law creates no right to slag your employer on your Facebook page one evening and demand that your employer overlook it the next morning:
So, why am I in favor of companies being able to terminate an employee for online behavior? (These things, of course, aren't limited to Facebook. Myspace, Twitter, and blogs are all good candidates for firing). Here are 3 Reasons.
Easy firing=easy hiring. I want companies to hire people. In fact, my fondest wish is that all my readers who are searching for jobs find one this year. The more restrictions government places on terminating employees, the more hesitant companies are to hire new people.
Bad judgment isn't limited to online behavior. Companies need employees they can trust to make good decisions. If you lack the critical thinking skills to say, "Hmmm, if I post that my boss is a jerk, my boss just might find out about it," then you probably lack the critical thinking skills to do your job. Yes, people vent. But the internet is not private. And anyone who thinks they can trust all their 476 friends to keep something quiet isn't someone I want on my staff.
Companies should be able to presume loyalty. I know, I know, your company doesn't care much about your career and they have no problem firing you, so why should you care about them? Because they pay you to care about them.…
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(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson has named Chief Executive Alex Gorsky as the chairman of its board of directors, effective December 28, replacing current chairman Bill Weldon, the company said on Friday.
Gorsky, a former vice chairman of the diversified healthcare company, became chief executive on April 26, replacing Weldon, who had served as CEO for a decade. But Weldon had retained his role as chairman, as the company continued attempts to fix manufacturing problems that have sparked recalls of Tylenol and many other over-the-counter consumer brands during the past three years.
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Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet (9 November 1888 – 16 March 1979) is regarded by many as a chief architect of European Unity. Never elected to public office, Monnet worked behind the scenes of American and European governments as a well-connected pragmatic internationalist.
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- France is the nation of the rights of man. … I am sure that none of you commits the insult of thinking that the government, the army, or the administration could wish for and organize torture.
- Speech on the war in French Algeria before French National Assembly (1957), cited in Torture: The Role of Ideology in the French–Algerian War (1989) by Rita Maran, p. 44
Jean Monnet 1888-1979[edit]
- Quotes in the biographical profile at The History of the European Union by the Jean Monnet Association
- There will be no peace in Europe if the States rebuild themselves on the basis of national sovereignty, with its implications of prestige politics and economic protection…. The countries of Europe are not strong enough individually to be able to guarantee prosperity and social development for their peoples. The States of Europe must therefore form a federation or a European entity that would make them into a common economic unit.
- Speech to the French National Liberation Committee (5 August 1943)
- Through the consolidation of basic production and the institution of a new High Authority, whose decisions will bind France, Germany and the other countries that join, this proposal represents the first concrete step towards a European federation, imperative for the preservation of peace.
- Speech by Robert Schuman (9 May 1950), written by Monnet
- Continue, continue, there is no future for the people of Europe other than in union.
- Make men work together show them that beyond their differences and geographical boundaries there lies a common interest.


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Friday, April 30, 2010
Chandler Family Association Newsletter
Chandler Family Association Newsletter Wins First Place
First ever entry in prestigious National Genealogical Society competition
Hixson, TN, April 30, 2010 - The Chandler Family Association Newsletter received the First Place, Family Newsletter award at the recent National Genealogical Society meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. The coveted award was presented April 28 in front of a large crowd of enthusiastic genealogists. Accepting the award on behalf of the Association was Charles Chandler, a resident of West Jordan, Utah, and CFA member. Editor of the award-winning newsletter is Claudia Chandler Brocato of Brandon, Mississippi, who was appointed editor of the publication in 2006. Brocato also serves as webmaster for the CFA website, which scored 84% in a recent marketing effectiveness evaluation of 2.3 million websites.
In announcing the award, C. M. Chandler, president of the Chandler Family Association, stated "We are very pleased and honored that our newsletter was judged the best family newsletter in this year's competition. Our members look forward to receiving their newsletter as each issue is packed with a variety of informative articles and documented genealogies contributed by our members. Each issue generally includes articles by members of our Executive Board, who are involved in various research projects throughout the year. The newsletter provides an excellent vehicle for updating our more than 400 members worldwide about the progress of these efforts. While our peer review board double-checks all genealogical articles for accuracy, Mrs. Brocato has full charge of the final product. We are extremely pleased with the professional appearance she has given our newsletter. This prestigious award from NGS, America's leading genealogical association, is a reaffirmation of our members' appreciation of the work Mrs. Brocato performs for our Association."
The NGS Family Newsletter competition is held annually to recognize the hard work, long hours, and creativity by editors of family newsletters, most of whom are unpaid volunteers. Newsletters entered in the competition are judged by a three-member panel and must meet certain preset criteria, such as material interest, variety and originality, writing quality, readability, and overall attractiveness of presentation. The 2010 competition is the first time the Chandler Family Association has submitted an entry, which adds to the pride the CFA membership at large has in its publication.
To view one of the award-winning issues, visit the group's website at www.thecfa.org. The website also carries full details about the Chandler Family Association, membership details, and information about the group's upcoming Annual Meeting, open to all who are interested in Chandler genealogy, September 17-18 in Hampton, Virginia.
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"I'm so fed up of not having anywhere to put things!"
"Then stop buying shoes."
It was right about then that Sunday started getting a little tetchy. We had about eighty percent of our things in the new place and the old place was a mess of boxes and electricity cables and sundry debris.
The morning and afternoon had been spent to-ing and fro-ing with Kia Picanto-sized portions of our life. Our new house was coming round slowly, as opposed to leaping up at our chests like a keen puppy. It had its annoying qualities – whenever I tried to hang a picture the wall flaked – and its limitations; storage space.
It doesn't quite have the old world charm of the little casco apartment we are vacating although it will – without a doubt – be a major upgrade in terms of space, indoors and out. I am particularly excited about our private patio and the open air shade it will provide in the hot months. I will have a garden where I can plant edible things. We'll see whether anything grows; plants tend to just lie down and die when they see me coming.
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The Education Department at PTC is thrilled to announce its upcoming Dramatic Academy Season!
"After seeing the growth and success of our programs this summer, I can't wait to see what the full year brings! It's the perfect way to kick off our 40th anniversary." says Director of Education and Outreach Jasmine Ireland. "Clearly there is a vibrant energy surrounding the Education Department right now. The new Dramatic Academy program is ambitious and exciting; I think it will be what makes PTC a distinctive place to explore the arts."
This year's offerings will give students aged four and up the opportunity to explore the performing arts through a variety of classes, workshops, and performances. Dramatic Academy is committed to providing the highest quality; comprehensive theater training that actively instructs within a performance setting and practically applies these techniques to performance.
For young people, PTC will offer three sessions of classes throughout the school year led by experienced industry professionals. Each session will culminate in a final production. For 2013-14, Tiny Thespian and Youth Troupe students will perform "The Witches" based on the novel by Roald Dahl, "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe," and "Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass." Students are eligible to enroll in individual fall, winter, or spring sessions or save money by registering for the entire year! Tiny Thespian Session: $225 Series: $600 + day of free vacation camp Youth Troupe Session: $400 Series: $1100 + day of free vacation camp
In addition to production based session, Dramatic Academy will continue its highly popular February and April Vacation camps during school breaks. Each day a new topic regarding the performing arts is explored, and a guest artist specializing in that area makes a visit! Students are invited to attend any or all days of camps. Students who register for yearlong series receive some days of camp free! Vacation Camp: $50/day
Teens and adults now have the opportunity to study with Penobscot Theatre! Throughout the year, a series of ten master classes will give the community access to our visiting artists. Workshops on a variety of topics including comedia dell'arte, audition technique, broadway choreography and much more will be led by esteemed artists such as Jacob Augustine, Nathan Halvorson, and Kappy Kilburn. Individual Class: $25 Series: $200
Due to its past popularity, PTC will also expand its current Improv class with resident artist Brad LaBree to include three sessions throughout the year. Class curriculum will range from basic to advanced skills as session's progress. Each session will conclude in a public showcase. Session: $150 Series: $350
To make programs accessible for all, registration is available per session or at a reduced rate when you register for the entire series. Payment plans are now available and can be arranged by contacting Corleen Iannazzi at email@example.com or 947-6618.
Dramatic Academy student and Education Intern Alek Sayers had this to say about his experience with the program, "Penobscot Theatre's Dramatic Academy is a great program and I am glad to hear about the variety of year-round classes are now offering. I'm so thankful that I've been able to be involved so much with their summer sessions over the past couple months. It's obvious that the teachers here have a lot to teach and are very excited to teach youth and adults of all ages. Every day offered me something new to learn and a friendly face to help me understand; I couldn't have asked for a better time!"
Penobscot Theatre is committed to providing our community with opportunities to explore the performing arts. For more information or to download a registration form please visit penobscottheatre.org and click on Education. For questions, contact Director of Education and Outreach Jasmine Ireland at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tickets for student shows may be purchased by contacting our Box Office at 942-3333 or on our website. Please visit our website penobscottheatre.org for more information regarding opportunities and the main stage season at PTC.


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Dear Late Budget,
I am so sorry.
When you were here each year, I used to whine and complain about you all the time. I wrote bad things about you and sent them out on the Internet. I said you were wasteful and a distraction and just a no good-nik. My friends and I decided that I had to get rid of you.
U.S. & World
I was wrong.
I realize now that you're gone that I needed you. That I loved you.
I particularly miss you now at your time, summertime.
You'd show up July 1 -- at the beginning of the fiscal year. And you'd linger for weeks.
Lingering was what you did best, as the Democrats and the Republicans, and the legislature and the governor, couldn't agree how to shape you. Most years, you stayed a few weeks, until late July or so.
But lately, you'd been sticking around all summer, even into September, as the legislature took its time figure you out.
Yes, you could be annoying. Yes, your presence was a sign of California's civic dysfunction and failure to compromise.
But, Late Budget, you gave meaning and drama to our summers. And you always brought suspense; how long would you stick around? When would you finally be passed?
You were good for spectacle and fighting and intrigue.
Could the Democrats buy off a few Republican votes? Who was the governor fighting with? You were never more fun than during the Schwarzenegger years, when the sight of Late Summer made the governor crazy. He'd run around the state, visit malls and fairs, and shout crazy insults like "Girlie Men."
Good times.
I miss you specially because I write about state politics and government for a living. And you were a reliable producer of stories and blog posts during what otherwise would be a dry time.
This year, ever since On-Time Budget made its appearance on June 30 (and you quietly slipped our of the state to the Berkshires), I've been scrambling to find things to write and to say. I'm reading legislation, for goodness sakes, and much of it is meaningless. You, Late Budget, always had meaning.
I'm so desperate that all I have to file on a summer dog day, with the legislature out of town, is a long blog post about your memory. Come back, Late Budget. Or I don't know what I'll do.
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The Xfce development team has announced the release of Xfce 4.8, the culmination of almost two years of work. The release makes Xfce once again a truly modern desktop environment by making use of recent desktop frameworks that, for example, finally allow you to browse remote shares or to edit the menu using a menu editor like Alacarte. Unfortunately, as the Xfce team makes clear in the release announcement, these frameworks often do not properly support non-Linux open source systems, meaning the Xfce team could not support those systems as well they would like to. For Xubuntu, being Linux-based, this has no effect.
Apart from adding many crucial modern features (which also meant completely rewriting the application that displays the panels), Xfce's development process has been formalized, and the first steps have been taken in forming a non-profit organization, to ensure a viable future for Xfce. I covered the renewed development process and new features in my look at the first preview release. For a more detailed update by the Xfce team, check out the tour on new features in Xfce 4.8, part of (do these guys ever sleep?) the new website to accompany the new release.
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The GA program supports the most vulnerable Pennsylvanians who have no other income. It is truly a program of last resort. The only people who can receive GA are:
- Disabled or sick adults without children,
- Domestic violence survivors, many of whom have just fled their abusers,
- Adults caring for someone who is sick or disabled, or for an unrelated child,
- Adults participating in alcohol and other drug treatment programs, and
- Children living with an unrelated adult.
The GA program provides only a subsistence benefit level. GA pays only $205 per month in most counties (Five counties have higher amounts, 28 counties have lower amounts.) This amount is less than 25% of the federal poverty line and has not been increased since 1990.
The GA program is not being misused. Since the current recession started in December 2007, the Pennsylvania economy has lost over 100,000 jobs (net). Meanwhile, the number of people receiving GA has increased by only 10,352 (from 57,357 to 67,879). Fewer than 1 in 200 Pennsylvanians receive GA, but for those that do, it is a critical safety net benefit that can be the difference between life and death.
Eliminating GA is penny wise and pound foolish. DPW estimates that eliminating the GA program will save $150 million per year. It also proposes an additional $159 million in cuts to state funded medical assistance to people in the former GA categories. But these projected savings will be far exceeded by the additional public costs to support the newly homeless and destitute. By cutting GA, more very poor individuals will turn to churches, homeless shelters, community assistance agencies, and other agencies as they struggle to survive. These agencies are already under enormous pressure because of the recession.
The end of GA will worsen severe hardship. Without a GA safety net, battered women will have to remain with abusive partners. Disabled adults will lose their housing. And already struggling Pennsylvanians will become even more desperate.
For many people, GA is simply a loan program. Many people receive GA while they wait for the Social Security Administration to consider their disability claim. When they are approved for disability, the Department of Public Welfare is reimbursed for their GA from their disability payments.
GA is already temporary–by law–for many individuals. Women receiving domestic violence services, and individuals in alcohol and other drug treatment programs that preclude work, are only eligible for nine months in a lifetime. Others only receive GA while they await a favorable decision on their application for disability benefits from the Social Security administration.
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Fireworks are synonymous with the Fourth of July. But too often, celebrations can end with a trip to the hospital if fireworks are mishandled and proper precautions aren't taken.
Customs spokesman Steve Bansbach said Tuesday that the man declared the 32 pounds of meat on June 26 when his flight arrived from the Ivory Coast. The meat was confiscated and destroyed.
Looking to improve his standing with black voters, Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg pitched a plan Tuesday to tackle "systemic racism" he said exists in housing, health care, education, policing and other aspects of American life.
Property taxes are on the rise in many parts of the city, and homeowners will soon get specifics on those hikes in the mail. See ward-by-ward changes for single-family homes across Chicago.
In honor of the Fourth of July, we deep-fry what is perhaps Chicago's greatest culinary contribution to America – and the globe: deep-dish pizza.
Malort, the Chicago-born liquor both praised (and panned) for its bracing bitterness, is made in Chicago once more. We visit Chicago's CH Distillery to see what everyone's wincing about.
Music fests, hot air balloons, finger-licking ribs and an art fair usher in the holiday weekend. Here are 10 things to do in and around Chicago.
Boeing said Wednesday that it will provide an "initial investment" of $100 million over several years to help families and communities affected by two crashes of its 737 Max plane that killed 346 people.
A wonderfully imagined riff on the Ada Lovelace story, Lauren Gunderson's fascinating, emotionally feverish play is now receiving a vividly realized Chicago premiere production by The Artistic Home.
Watch the July 3, 2019 full episode of "Chicago Tonight."
The former mayoral candidate and onetime Chicago school board president is taking on a new job as board chair of Local Initiatives Support Corporation Chicago. He tells us about his new role.
The different caucuses of aldermen that make up the council play a big role in shaping its direction. Their leaders join us for a conversation about their priorities and vision for Chicago.
Could futuristic-looking headware ultimately lead to self-focusing glasses? Rabiah Mayas returns with a roundup of the latest science news.
Summer in Chicago: There never seems to be enough of it, especially with so many things to do – and read. Need a good recommendation? Here are 15 wide-ranging options from three Chicago authors.
The self-styled democratic socialist members of Chicago's City Council – led by Veteran 35th Ward Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa – want the city to explore true socialist policy.


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The Senate is about to begin debate on a bill that could, at long last, put an end to the indiscriminate bulk collection of Americans' telephone records and bring needed transparency to the abusive spying programs that have tarnished the nation's reputation.
The bill, to be introduced on Tuesday by Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is a significant improvement over the halfhearted measure passed by the House in May. That legislation was notable for putting even Republicans on the record in opposition to the broad domestic spying efforts of the intelligence agencies, but its final version was watered down at the insistence of the White House.
Mr. Leahy said at the time that he wanted to write a stronger bill, and, after negotiating with the White House, he has. Both bills would stop the flow of telephone data into the computers of the National Security Agency, keeping the information with the phone companies, where it belongs. But the Senate bill takes a major step in limiting how much of that data the N.S.A. can request.
It would require the agency to ask for the records of a specific person or address it is tracking, instead of conducting a broad dragnet of an entire area code or city in the hopes of turning up something useful. The government would have to show why it thinks the records it requests are related to a foreign terrorist agent. The vague language in the House bill could easily have been exploited by the agency's lawyers to conduct far more snooping on personal records than is really needed during a terrorism investigation.
The new bill would also make the process more transparent by requiring the government to disclose how many people's data was collected by intelligence agencies, and how many of those people were American. It eliminates the one-year waiting period before a recipient can raise a legal challenge to a national security letter, which has been used as a form of extrajudicial subpoena by the F.B.I.
One of the best parts of the bill is a set of changes to the operation of the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which is often asked to approve the government's intelligence actions. Currently the judges on the court hear the government's case without hearing an opposing side. Mr. Leahy's bill would create a panel of advocates to argue before the court in support of privacy rights and civil liberties, and would require the court to issue public summaries of its decisions that specifically detail the impact on those rights.
The bill could have gone further in allowing the advocates to intervene in a case on behalf of surveillance targets, as a former judge on the surveillance court advocated recently. In addition, privacy advocates and other senators have backed a proposal requiring the government to get the court's permission before examining communications of Americans that were collected when tracking foreigners. (Spying on noncitizens does not require a judicial warrant, but sometimes that spy data also turns up the records of Americans.) Mr. Leahy should add that provision to his bill, following a similar amendment approved last month by the House.
Over all, the bill represents a breakthrough in the struggle against the growth of government surveillance power. The Senate should pass it without further dilution, putting pressure on the House to do the same.


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Expect the Internet to look a little darker today.
Several of the web's largest sites are shutting down for the day in protest of SOPA and ProtectIP, two proposed American bills that opponents say could fundamentally change the infrastructure of the web.
Sites participating in the blackout include Wikipedia, Boing Boing, Wordpress, Reddit, Imgur, Mojang, and Tucows. Other web giants have planned partial blackouts or are offering support in other ways. Mozilla will black out some of its websites for part of the day, while Google is linking to information about SOPA on its homepage and informing users of its opposition to the bill.
The users of the aggregator site Reddit have largely led the march against these two bills, with Wikipedia's support drawing attention to the protest. In reference to the blackout Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales tweeted, "This is going to be wow. I hope Wikipedia will melt phone systems in Washington on Wednesday. Tell everyone you know!"
A breakdown of the sites participating in the blackout:
Tucows: Tucows, a Canadian domain provider, is blacking out its software download site. Tucows' Executive VP of product and marketing, Ken Schafer, explained to canada.com that SOPA is trying to give control to copyright owners on sites outside of the US.
"What we have is the US government saying they want to shut down sites in other countries," Schafer said, adding that this could have major implications for the web in Canada. "That's essentially creating a firewall between the US and the rest of the world."
Identi.ca: Canadian site Identi.ca has also joined the protest, stating SOPA/PIPA would directly affect community-generated sites like Identi.ca. In a statement posted online Identi.ca said, "Our company is based on an open Web and an open Internet. We want to make the social web look more like the Internet -- distributed, hierarchical, and participative. It's a journey, and we want the Internet to still be there when we reach our goals."
Mozilla: Tom Lowenthal, a member of Mozilla's privacy team, confirmed Mozilla's plans on Twitter. Lowenthal tweeted, "On Weds, @mozilla's sites are planning to 'go dark' for a while, replaced by content talking about how dangerous SOPA would be."
Imgur: Popular image hosting site Imgur is also participating in the blackout. On its site Imgur stated, "It is important that our users understand the far-reaching and potentially
disastrous repercussions that this legislation could have on the vibrancy and freedom of the Internet."
Mojang: Minecraft maker Mojang, is shutting down its site as well as the sites for Minecraft and Cobalt. It also released one of the harshest statements of any condemning the bills. "No sane person can be for SOPA. I don't know if we're sane, but we are strongly, uncompromisingly against SOPA, and any similar laws," the company wrote in a statement on its site. "Sacrificing freedom of speech for the benefit of corporate profit is abominable and disgusting."
Wordpress: The blogging site Wordpress has blacked out its site and posted a video explaining SOPA along with this note, "Many websites are blacked out today to protest proposed U.S. legislation that threatens internet freedom: the Stop Internet Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). From personal blogs to Wikipedia, sites all over the web — including this one — are asking you to help stop this dangerous legislation from being passed.
The Oatmeal: Despite the fact that he's been burnt by plagarism in the past, Matthew Inman--the webcomic behind the humour site the Oatmeal--decided to participate in the blackout. On his site Inman wrote, "If one of these bills were to pass, this page is what many sites on the internet would look like. As someone who creates content for the web, earns a living from it, and has had his content pirated, I do feel that we need better legislation against online piracy. I do not, however, think that SOPA or PIPA are the legislation we need."


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By Tom Humphrey
All Tennessee high school graduates could attend two years at a community college free under a proposal presented to the Legislature on Monday by Gov. Bill Haslam in his fourth annual State of the State address.
Haslam christened the proposal as "Tennessee Promise" and said it would operate at no direct expense to taxpayers. About $302 million would be transferred out of Tennessee Education Lottery reserve funds to create an endowment, which would then be used to pay tuition and fees for students enrolling in the program.
"The Tennessee Promise is an ongoing commitment to every student -- from every kindergartner to every high school senior," said Haslam in his prepared remarks. "We will promise that he or she can attend two years of community college or a college of applied technology absolutely free.
"If students then choose to go on to a four-year school, our transfer pathways program makes it possible for those students to start as a junior. By getting their first two years free, the cost of a four-year degree is cut in half," he said.
"Tennessee will be the only state in the country to offer our high school graduates two years of community college with no tuition or fees along with the support of dedicated mentors," he said. "We are also proposing last dollar scholarships for all adults -- regardless of age or previous qualification for a HOPE scholarship -- to attend our TCATs free of charge."
The governor said there would still be $110 million remaining in the lottery reserves, which he believes is "a healthy amount." "Net cost to the state, zero. Net impact on our future, priceless," Haslam said.
There would also be some changes in the current lottery scholarships that provide up to $4,000 per year for tuition at four-year colleges and universities. The maximum scholarship for a student attending a four-year institution would be $3,000 for the first two years, but increase to $5,000 for the second two years. Beyond the "Tennessee Promise," the governor's budget picture is not as bright for higher education. The University of Tennessee will get no funding for new capitol projects, though the Board of Regents system would receive funding for two new buildings at community college campuses in Middle Tennessee.
And operating funds for higher education are not increased -- a situation that could lead to tuition increases in the coming year. The governor since 2012 has been promoting the idea of expanding the number of Tennesseans with some sort of college degree to 55 percent by 2025 under the theme of "Drive to 55." Currently, only about 32 percent of Tennesseans have a college background.
Haslam said the "Tennessee Promise" will "speak volumes to current and prospective employers" and "make a real different for generations of Tennesseans.
His budget proposal for the coming fiscal year includes some other "Drive to 55" expansions:
- A program intended to eliminate the need for students entering college to take remedial math courses will get an extra $2.6 million in funding for expansion. The program is called Seamless Alignment of Integrated Learning (SAILS).
- Allowing high school students to take one college course as "dual enrollment" at no cost.
- Providing $10 million in "workforce alignment grants" to communities that develop a plan to tie educational institutions with companies that will provide jobs to graduating students with training in the employer's preferred area.
- Creation of an "adult data system," costing $300,000, that would help colleges and universities find and recruit adults who may be likely to return to college and complete their degree.
- Naming a "director of workforce alignment" who will work to place students in programs that prospective employers prefer for graduates.
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Independent investment advisors are divided on the long-term prospects for the U.S. economy and its impact on client portfolios, according to the latest Charles Schwab study of independent Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs). Forty-four percent expect the current recession to end in 2009, while 41 percent believe the recession will extend into 2010.
Charles Schwab is a leading provider of custodial, operational and trading support for more than 5,700 independent investment advisors. The semi-annual Independent Advisor Outlook Study ("study") measures the views of independent RIAs on a variety of topics. More than 1,200 independent investment advisors with more than $300 billion in total assets under management participated in the study between January 20 and 30, 2009.
Advisors agree that today's recessionary climate is challenging, with 84 percent of those surveyed saying that achieving investment goals in the current environment is difficult. Compared with portfolio values as of September 1, 2008, 55 percent of advisors say portfolios will take as long as three years to recover, and 35 percent think it will take somewhere between three to five years to recoup losses.
"Advisors don't have a GPS to guide them, but they have the experience and savvy to see that there are still potholes on the road ahead," says Bernie Clark, senior vice president for Charles Schwab Advisor Services. "Their long-term view, reasoned outlook and steady approach will serve their clients well in this environment."
Optimism Mixed with Realism
Independent investment advisors understand the gravity of the country's economic condition, and believe that the nation's current leaders will put the U.S. on firmer footing. In a dramatic increase from prior surveys, 67 percent of advisors are hopeful that the country will become more united during the next six months (nearly tripling from 23 percent in July 2008). More than two-thirds of advisors also approve of Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke's leadership. Other signs of optimism include:
- Nearly seven in 10 (68 percent) believe consumer savings will increase
- More than half (53 percent) think the S&P will rise during the first half of 2009
That said, advisors are realistic about what will transpire during the first half of the 2009:
- 92 percent now believe unemployment will rise, up from 79 percent in July
- 69 percent say the housing market will continue to soften
- 10 percent expect the Fed to raise rates
- 21 percent believe energy prices will go down, down from 57 percent in July
Investors Adapt by Changing Advisors
In these tough times, it's clear that investors are seeking out the trusted counsel of independent RIAs. More than 90 percent of advisors won new clients in the last six months: 45 percent were refugees from the upended full service brokerage industry, and 25 percent were former do-it-yourself investors.
The number one reason clients from full service brokerage firms give for switching to independent advisors is a loss of trust in their previous firm (69 percent). Their desire for more personal advice ranks a close second at 64 percent. Also of note is that 12 percent of independent advisors say new clients came through their doors in the last six months because of concern over their previous firm's sub-prime mortgage exposure, a doubling from six percent in July.
"Investors are confused about what's going on – and what's happened to their portfolios – and with good reason," says Clark. "Now more than ever, advisors tell us that their new clients' portfolios are in need of an overhaul," he asserts. The most common offense, 74 percent of advisors say, is an asset allocation mix that is inappropriate for a client's risk tolerance level. More than half of advisors (53 percent) say new clients are typically in a large number of high-cost products; 49 percent say they're also seeing too many proprietary products in new client portfolios.
Current clients are also confused, and advisors are making special efforts to reach out to assuage their concerns and offer clarity. Nearly eight in ten (78 percent) advisors have increased the amount of proactive contact they have with their clients; more than 70 percent are providing more education about the market.
Clients of the advisors surveyed also appear to be more prudent, particularly those who are already in retirement. In fact, 78 percent of advisors say that more of their retired clients are considering short-term expense reductions. Nearly half of advisors (49 percent) say more retirees are changing their investment strategies, and an equal number say retirees are reducing the amount of their retirement distributions.
Independent Advisors ID Top Strategies
Whether due to clients' ages or stages in life, advisors see opportunities in fixed income in the current environment. Forty-two percent of those surveyed say that they are more likely to invest in this asset class over the next six months, an all-time high since this survey began in January 2007 and more than double the 20 percent of those who felt this way in July 2008. On the equities side, 38 percent say they plan to invest more in domestic large cap stocks -- an eight percent jump from July. Advisors also are ready to reconsider clients' cash holdings, with 46 percent planning to maintain current levels and 34 percent saying they are ready to begin moving out of cash during the next six months.
Where and how are advisors investing? As the economy rebuilds, advisors expect health care (50 percent), consumer staples (43 percent), and energy (37 percent) to be the top performing sectors over the next six months. An overwhelming 79 percent say ETFs are their top investment vehicles for capitalizing on these opportunities. REITs and high-yield bond funds also continue to be popular among advisors, coming in as the second and third most commonly used investment vehicles.
The Independent Advisor Outlook Study, conducted for Schwab Institutional by Koski Research in January 2009, has a 2.83% margin of error. Koski Research is not affiliated with nor employed by Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Detailed findings can be found at www.aboutschwab.com/advisors.
About Charles Schwab
The Charles Schwab Corporation (Nasdaq: SCHW) is a leading provider of financial services, with more than 300 offices and 7.4 million client brokerage accounts, 1.5 million corporate retirement plan participants, 468,000 banking accounts, and $1.1 trillion in client assets. Through its operating subsidiaries, the company provides a full range of securities brokerage, banking, money management and financial advisory services to individual investors and independent investment advisors. Its broker-dealer subsidiary, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (member SIPC, www.sipc.org), and affiliates offer a complete range of investment services and products including an extensive selection of mutual funds; financial planning and investment advice; retirement plan and equity compensation plan services; referrals to independent fee-based investment advisors; and custodial, operational and trading support for independent, fee-based investment advisors through its Advisor Services division. The Charles Schwab Bank (member FDIC) provides banking and mortgage services and products. More information is available at www.schwab.com. (0309-7339)


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The principal artists behind Farm Aid — Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, and Dave Matthews — have announced this year's Farm Aid concert. The show will take place at Hershey Park Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on September 22.
"The Farm Aid concert is our chance to shine a spotlight on the independent family farmers who are essential to the well-being of our country," said Nelson, who is the Farm Aid president, in a press statement.
First held in 1985, Farm Aid is the longest-running benefit concert series in the U.S., having raised more than $39 million.
All four principals are, as usual, scheduled to play the concert. Nelson and Mellencamp generally perform with their long-time touring bands. Neil Young, however, is touring with Crazy Horse this year, so it's expected that he'll perform with them with him at the show. Dave Matthews will perform with frequent collaborator Tim Reynolds as an acoustic duo.
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Tickets go on sale to the general public on this Friday, July 13 at 10 am ET. For more information on Farm Aid and to get tickets, go to their website.
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