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TechCrunch emcee Michael Arrington asked she agreed with the analysis that Yahoo is actually worth nothing, according to TechCrunch. Understandably, Mayer disagreed by saying that it wasn't true and that the company was operating much more robustly than in the past.
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Accelerated Materials Evaluation for Nuclear Application Utilizing Test Reactors, Ion Beam Facilities and Integrated Modeling
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Microstructural Investigations of Temperature Effects in Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels from the UCSB ATR-2 Irradiation
Nathan Almirall, Peter Wells, Takuya Yamamoto, David Gragg, Kirk Fields, G. R. Odette, Randy Nanstad, Keith Wilford, Tim Williams, Lynne Ecker, David Sprouster
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Nathan Almirall
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Light water reactor life-extension is critical to continuing nuclear power's C-free contribution to ≈20% of our electricity supply. However, it is absolutely necessary to show that the reactor pressure vessel (RPV) continues to maintain very large safety margins during extended life, in the face of irradiation embrittlement, manifested as increases in the ductile-to-brittle transition temperature, (TTS). One of the goals of the UCSB ATR-2 irradiation experiment is to support development of physically based models of TTS for high-fluence-low flux conditions (φt >1020 n/cm2, >1 MeV, φ < 1011 n/cm2-s) seen by RPVs at 80 year extended lifetimes. This presentation covers the effects of lower Tirr=250C on the size <d>, number density N, and volume fraction fv of embrittling Mn-Ni-Si precipitates (MNSPs). A wide range of techniques were used including atom probe tomography (APT); (b) small angle neutron scattering (SANS); (c) small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD).
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3D Study of Neutron-irradiated Fe-9Cr Alloy and 316 Stainless Steel Using Far-field and Near-field High-energy X-ray Diffraction Microscopy
A Heterogeneous Cavity Nucleation Model for Swelling in Simulated Ferritic Alloys
Accelerated Materials Evaluation of Damage Mechanisms in Concentrated Solid Solution Alloys
Atomistically-informed Cluster Dynamics Modeling of Defect Cluster Evolution in Irradiated Structural Materials
Carbon Contamination in Ferritic/Martensitic Steels during Ion Irradiation: Characterization and Mitigation
Characterizing Displacement Cascade Damage via Virtual Diffraction Techniques
Characterizing the Defect Structure and Defect Density in Neutron and Proton Irradiated Zr Alloys by X-ray Line Profile Analysis
Deconvolution of Complex Environmental Effects Active in Nuclear Reactor Materials Through In-situ Ion Irradiation
Dislocation Loop Formation in Proton Irradiated Pure Zirconium
Effect of Alloying Elements on Defect Evolution in Ni-20X Concentrated Binary Alloys
Effect of Friction Stir Welding on Microstructure Evolution on In Situ and Ex Situ Self-ion Irradiated MA956
Effect of Irradiation Dose Rate on Precipitation in Fe-Cu and Fe-Cu-Mn Model Alloys
Effect of Temperature and Helium on Microstructure Evolution in Dual Ion Irradiated HT9 Steel
Enhanced Dynamic Recovery of Radiation Damage in Silicon Carbide under Accelerated Testing Using Ion Beams
F-10: Swelling Quantification of High Dose Helium Implantation in Different Materials Using a Helium Ion Beam Microscope
F-11: The Role of Oxides in Nanostructured Ferritic Alloys and Fe-Y2Ti2O7 Bilayers: Interfaces, Helium Partitioning and Bubble Formation
F-1: Current Status of In-situ Tritium Measurements from TMIST-3A
F-2: Dose Effect on the Irradiation Induced Loop Density and Burgers Vector in Ion-irradiated Alloy T91 Irradiated In-situ in a TEM
F-3: Grain Boundary Influence on Displacement Cascades in ZrC
F-4: In Situ TEM Study on the Radiation Response of Nanotwinned-nanovoid Cu
F-5: Investigation of Helium-Defect Interactions in Tungsten through Coordinated Modeling and Experiment
F-6: Irradiation Response of Twin Boundaries in Face-centered Cubic Metals with Low Stacking Fault Energy
F-7: Radiation Response in Single-phase Concentrated Solid Solution Alloys
F-8: Self-organization of Helium Precipitates into Elongated Channels within Metal Nano-layers
F-9: Studying the Influence of In Situ Proton Irradiation on Corrosion in Molten Salt
High-dose Neutron Irradiation Induced Evolution of Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Ferritic/Martensitic Steels
Impact of Irradiation-Enhanced Diffusion on Implanted Ion Profiles
Impact of Temperature on Microstructural Features using Dual Ion-irradiation in T91 Steel
Ion and Neutron Irradiation Effects in a Co-free High Entropy Alloy
Irradiation Temperature Influence on Nanolayered Response in Select MAX Phase Ceramics to High Fluence Self-ion Irradiation
Linking RIS and Grain Decohesion Using In Situ TEM 4-point Beams
Localized Helium Implantation Utilizing a Helium Ion Beam Microscope to Evaluate Swelling and Mechanical Property Changes
Mechanical Properties, Damage and Morphology Details of Nanocrystalline and Ultrafine Tungsten Materials Exposed to Low Energy Helium and Heavy Ion Irradiation
Microstructural and Nanoindentation Properties of a Lanthanum-containing Nanostructured Ferritic Steel Irradiated by High Dose Iron Ions
Microstructural Characterization of the Processes, Stability, and End-of-range Effects in Heavily Irradiated Pyrochlores
Microstructural Evaluation of Ion Irradiated Model Binary Alloys
Microstructural Investigations of Temperature Effects in Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels from the UCSB ATR-2 Irradiation
Microstructure Evolution in BOR60 Irradiated T91
Modeling and Validation on Role of Stoichiometry on Degradation in Ni-Cr Alloys for Nuclear Applications
Neutron Re-irradiation and Neutron-ion Irradiation Bootstrapping Approaches to Study Very High Dpa and He Effects in Nuclear Materials
Quantifying Radiation Damage in Materials Using Stored Energy Fingerprints
Self-Organization of Gas Bubble Superlattices
Simulation and Experimental Investigation on the Applications of Nonlinear Ultrasonic Techniques in Non-destructive Probes of Nuclear Materials
Simulation of Impact Toughness with the Effect of Temperature and Irradiation in Steels
Structural Damage and Phase Stability of Al0.3CoCrFeNi High Entropy Alloy under High Temperature Ion Irradiation
TEM with In Situ Ion Irradiation of Nuclear Materials at the IVEM-tandem
Temperature Shift for Emulating Solute Cluster Evolution Using Higher Dose Rate Irradiation
The Influence of Bimodal Cavity Distributions on Swelling Evolution in Helium Pre-implanted T91
The Structure and Composition of Mn-Ni-Si Precipitates in an Irradiated High-Ni RPV Steel Following Aging at 425�C for 57 Weeks
Towards In-situ Thermo-mechanical Property Monitoring during Ion Irradiation
Using Ion Irradiation to Extend the Damage Level of Neutron Irradiated 304L Stainless Steel
Void Swelling Evolution and Radiation-induced Segregation & Precipitation in Self-ion Irradiated Ferritic/Martensitic HT9 Steel
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HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (September 3, 2011) – It took 109:17 for the ETSU men's soccer team to defeat No. 24 UNC Greensboro earlier this week, and on Sunday the Bucs will ride their 2-0-0 start into Huntington, W. Va. to take on Marshall inside Sam Hood Field at 7 p.m.
Heading into this week, the Buccaneers had never defeated a team inside the NSCAA/Continental Tires top-25 in the history of their program. Junior Alesi Osorio (Austin, Texas) rewrote that fact by sending in the game-winning goal with under one minute to play in the second overtime against UNCG, and keeping ETSU perfect in 2011.
Playing overtime matches is something Calabrese and his program are extremely familiar with, having been involved in eight such contests last year and posting a 7-1-0 record. With Wednesday night's win, the Bucs made it eight wins in their last nine overtime games, losing only to then-No. 4 North Carolina, 2-1, on October 30 of last season. ETSU has not tied since October 4, 2009, when they played to a scoreless draw against USC Upstate.
ETSU has outscored its opponents by a combined 4-0 through the first two games. Osorio has scored a goal in each contest while senior Aaron Schoenfeld (Knoxville, Tenn.) and sophomore David Geno (Kingsport, Tenn.) have both taken four shots and scored one goal apiece. Redshirt sophomore Ryan Coulter (Dublin, Ireland) leads ETSU with four saves and has not allowed a single goal, recording two shutouts, in ETSU's first two contests.
Marshall (0-2-0) is still searching for its first victory and goal of 2011, after losing, 1-0, against both Wright State and Xavier to start the year. Outshooting their opponents by a combined 25-21, the Thundering Herd have no trouble creating chances, but have yet to beat the opposing goalkeeper as they've had nine of their shots saved.
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The World Ethics Institute at Peking University is an independent research, teaching and service organization dedicated to improving the condition of the global community with particular emphasis on World Economic Ethics. It will develop synergistic effort to study, research, teach and improve humanistic values impact within Industry for highest effectively and fruitful interaction in the three symbolic universes of Cultural China and dialogues among civilizations.
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SubdivisionBighorn Fifth
Listing Date10/19/18
Year Built1980
AreaEast Vail
Lot Size0.25 Acres (10,890 SqFt)
Parking2 Car Garage
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This East Vail duplex boasts a gorgeous private setting and exudes mountain charm from the grand rock fireplace to the vaulted ceilings and exposed beams. The sheltered, flat and grassy backyard is a rarity in this popular alpine neighborhood. The home offers three large deck areas for further enjoyment of the outdoors and a 2 car garage. Located steps to the bus stop and a short walk to Bighorn Park's dog park and playground, this is an ideal base from which to enjoy all that Vail has to offer.
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Only four miles away from the Village and tucked under the Gore Range at the base of Vail Pass, East Vail is a favorite of locals and Front Range visitors. As a strictly residential area, it offers peace and tranquility as well as sweeping views of its high alpine surroundings. East Vail residents enjoy the many conveniently located hiking trails, a large dog park on the Eagle River, and several waterfalls along the north facing slopes. East Vail is convenient to the heart of town by the free bus system yet maintains moderate property prices in comparison.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Red lentil curry
Curry is my go-to comfort food, I love the warm inviting smell of all the spices simmering together in harmony. This particular curry I used a spice blend that I picked up at the Halifax farmers market (in the old building). I really like this one because it is not super spicy. The key to good curry is toasting the spices before you grind them. So don't forget to do that when you make this. I added tofu for a paneer like cheese but you don't need to, its good with or without it.
I am still in the market for a new camera, the last few posts I have been using my boyfriends iphone. I think it takes decent photos, but I still want to get a new camera for myself. I would love to know some recommendations. I really enjoy taking photos but I am a newbie. I wish my old camera still worked, I liked it. I feel like I a missing lots of special moments without one.
Red lentil curry
1 cup dried red lentils
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion
2 tbsp fresh ginger-minced
3 cloves garlic-minced
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp chili powder
2 tbsp curry spice blend-toasted and ground
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 cup cubed tofu (optional)
Rinse the lentils several times until water runs clear. In a medium pot cover with water and bring to a boil. Simmer for 20 minutes until soft and most of the water is absorbed.
Heat oil in pan add onion, saute for 4-5 minutes on medium low heat.
While onion is cooking, combine spices in a small bowl.
Mix into onion and let spices cook for a minute or so.
Add the tomato paste and ladle in the cooked lentils.
Stir and serve with rice or your choice.
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Oh that looks so tasty! My camera is a Canon Rebel and I love it. Even more than the camera I recommend investing in a couple of different lenses (for close, far, wide shots) pricey, but soooooooo worth it if you are taking photos every day like we do!ReplyDelete
I have been checking out the Canon. My brother was here over the holidays and that is what he and his wife use. My old camera is a Nikon..but I am all about change...I need to go to the store and try them out. I really want a macro lens! The only thing is that I have two lens for my Nikon. Which is nice if I buy another one...ReplyDelete
Kirsten! This dish looks delish and that spice jar is perfect! I feel your pain on the camera. I am on a VERY old hand-me-down of hubbies--very old. If it went, I'd cry.ReplyDelete
I do like the spice can too! I wanted to cry..I just had it fixed and then another part went! DOH'ReplyDelete


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How To Survive When Prices Double Every Day And A Half
What does life actually look like when your country and its currency collapse? In a recent Casey Daily Dispatch, two guest columnists – one from Zimbabwe and another from Bosnia – shared their respective feats of survival amid the horrors of hyperinflation and civil unrest. Sadly, their stories are not outliers. During my lifetime, far too many societies have reverted to barter, theft, and gang rule.
With Cyprus' volatile banking situation back in March and central banks in Europe, Japan, and the US printing money faster than Superman can fly, we have to stop and think: Just how safe are we, really?
At a 2011 Casey Research Summit, I met and heard the firsthand accounts of three gentlemen from Zimbabwe, Argentina, and Yugoslavia, who had survived hyperinflation in their home countries. Although these may sound like exotic locales with foreign problems, their terrifying histories have a lesson to teach us.
Hyperinflation is like fire. We all install smoke alarms, keep fire extinguishers handy, and buy insurance to protect our homes, but most of us will never fall victim to an unplanned fire. However, when a fire does ignite, it can be catastrophic – which is why prudent people simply plan ahead.
If our currency became worthless, would we have anything to barter? Do we have goods to trade for food? If so, can they be stockpiled and held for long periods of time?
As I wrote in my book, Retirement Reboot, when the government initiated the first TARP bill and our annual deficit had topped $1 trillion, I was doggone concerned about inflation and unsure how to tailor my investments to deal with it.
My mentor at the time was the late Glen Kirsch of Asset Strategies International. He suggested I start with "junk silver," meaning coins circulated prior to 1965 that contain 90% silver.
Why junk silver when a one-ounce gold piece could easily be worth a whole lot more? Because silver is priced lower and available in smaller denominations, it would be easier to use for barter if the need arose, and I would not be afraid to carry it.Prices Doubled Every 1.4 Days
As the speaker from Yugoslavia mentioned, after a period of rising inflation, prices in his country rapidly jumped into the stratosphere. At one point, they doubled every 1.4 days on average. He also shared the slide below with a little Yugoslav hyperinflation trivia.
Rapid hyperinflation can be difficult to even conceptualize. The Yugoslav speaker showed a 500-billion-dinar note that had the same purchasing power as a 500-dinar note just twenty months earlier. This almost makes it possible to imagine using money as kindling to heat your home or cook whatever food you could scrounge up.
To drive the point home, let's crunch some numbers based on a doubling of prices every 1.4 days. If you had a $100,000 CD, it would take approximately 29 days for the buying power of that CD to be worth less than $1.00. Imagine your current net worth, then reduce it to 1/100,000th of what it is today – that's how much purchasing power you would have at the end of the month. It's practically apocalyptic.
At that rate, hyperinflation turns the currency into a game of hot potato. No one wants it, and those who have it want to spend it as fast as possible, since it is losing value at a supersonic rate.
But even if inflation never escalates quite that rapidly or to that extreme in the US, investors here still need to plan for it. The Yugoslav speaker, along with the others, made it clear that hyperinflation totally wiped out seniors and savers. That's a situation I never want to find myself in.
Silver coins for barter, however, offer only the most basic protection; we need more insurance.Stealing Gold
During the Great Depression, FDR confiscated gold from US citizens by executive order, and criminalized its possession, other than for small jewelry like wedding bands and an aggregate amount of gold coins under $100. Folks received $20.67/oz. (in 1933 dollars) as "compensation" for surrendering their gold. Once the federal government had stockpiled the gold of American citizens, its price on purchase from the US Treasury was raised to $35/oz. Almost overnight, this significantly devalued all those dollars the government had just "paid" to Americans by 41%.
While that was not inflation to the billionth degree, it was certainly scary enough. Our government has already done it once. We'd be foolhardy to think it could not or would not do it again.
We saw another storm cloud recently when a Dutch bank defaulted on physical gold deliveries to customers. Basically their customers thought they had gold in their bank, but the bank defaulted and said it would give them the paper money equivalent instead. They informed their customers that there was no physical gold available.Does History Repeat Itself – Or Just Rhyme?
The excessive printing of money leads to inflation. During difficult economic times, debt-laden governments have either collapsed or massively devalued their currencies to stay afloat. Are conditions in the US ripe for the latter?
Inflation is on the rise, and our government is printing $85 billion every month. To make matters worse, the government's official inflation statistics lie to the public. At the very least, this should make us uncomfortable, and at worst, terrified of what's to come.
Should we take heed and prepare ourselves? Well, is the United States immune from the laws of economics? I sure don't think so. The federal debt is unsustainable, and I think we are past the point of no return. At this point, I am more worried about how bad the fallout will be and how long it will take to recover from it. High inflation hurts everyone. We just want to protect ourselves as best we can.
Americans are not the only folks at risk. As already mentioned, the largest Dutch bank recently announced that it could not take physical deliveries of gold bought by its gold contract customers. It's a poignant reminder that where we store our wealth matters.
Storm clouds are on the horizon and – as the weathermen say – conditions are ripe for a significant event. It's time to gather provisions and take cover! Even if I'm wrong and the looming storm passes, it's much better to protect our life savings. It sure beats the alternative. Do nothing and your life savings could be wiped out in a matter of days.The Shelter that Has Yet to Collapse
Any number of currencies have collapsed throughout history, but precious metals – gold and silver – hold their value. China and Russia have been stockpiling gold for good reason. Germany and Venezuela are bringing their gold back home after storing much of it overseas, particularly in the US. Sure, they played down their moves, but it looks to me like they are preparing for a storm.
A rather boisterous US Congressman keeps calling for an audit of Fort Knox. It has not been audited for decades, and no one (at least no one who's talking) knows just how much gold currently sits in US vaults. And I know I'm not the only member of the "I don't trust any government" club.
In 1971, President Nixon took the US off the gold standard. So just how well has gold kept up with inflation since? One dollar's worth of gold in 1971 would be worth $42.46 today. It looks to me like gold has done doggone well as an inflation hedge, even with recent headwinds in price.The Next Level of Protection
A desperate government frantically trying to protect itself will go to great lengths to confiscate as much wealth as it possibly can. We must be equally as diligent in protecting ourselves, and that means holding assets that are not easily confiscated.
Oh, there are still plenty of naysayers who might call me a doomsday prophet, but I am well beyond being concerned about ridicule. I believe a prudent investor should have hard assets in his core holdings. Historically, they have kept up with inflation, and as folks my age know, history repeats itself.
We each need our own, legal Fort Knox in a friendly jurisdiction, out of our government's reach. On a very practical level, this makes government confiscation much more difficult. But it's also nice to know that should our government collapse, relocating might actually be a viable option. I have a hard time with the idea of leaving my homeland, but having a backdoor emergency exit no longer seems like a silly idea.
Wherever you hold precious metals or your other core holdings, whether in the US or internationally, they are inflation hedges and emergency funds. We have fire extinguishers for fires, and core holdings to protect us from economic catastrophe. I hope we never have to use either.
And beyond holding some gold you want to consider spreading your assets in various countries as well. This does not mean you have to move, though certainly that's an option, but it does mean not keeping all of your assets, whether gold, stocks, cash, or whatever, locked in your home country. What happened to savers in Cyprus and more recently Argentina (again) certainly explains why.
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Photographer's Note
I was passing through a highway. The lone cottage in midst of a vast field looked photogenic. The electric pole and two tiny figures of village kids were added attractions.
Only problem was the sun. It was noon. Though it was a little cloudy, the light was not particularly helpful.
I had to take a shot, but didnt know exactly how to handle the situation. There were four attempts with different settings. This one came out better than the others.
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lousat (125821) 2014-01-08 9:25
Hi Alekhya,it seems to be in my village..ehehe...in springtime when the yellow colza flowers blooming creating these patchwork on the ground,very nice pic with the small house that break the perspective in the best way,i like it!! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano
danos (110395) 2014-01-08 9:52
Hi Alekhya,
nice the view as the presentation of the landscape view with the lonely barn to be the eye catching of the scene.The forest on the backdrop completes perfect the whole scenery.
Miguel82 (42866) 2014-01-08 10:49
Dear Alekhya, I'm happy to these farmlands, it looks so fertile, a small shelter, kids and high trees in the bg, excellent hues, deep field of vision, excellent resolution, thanks, good evening
pajaran (97635) 2014-01-08 10:58
Dobro vece.
Lep pogled na izoranu njivu i kolibu ...
Dobar snimak i perspektiva, lepo pokazano mesto, lepe boje.
Lepa njiva i zeleno drvece.
Prijatno vece i lepa noc, sve najbolje.
Good evening.
A nice view of a plowed field and cabin ...
Good shot and perspective, nice place indicated, beautiful colors.
Beautiful fields and green trees.
Have a nice evening and night, all the best.
mcmtanyel (57999) 2014-01-08 21:39
Hello Alekhya,
Lovely colors, patterns and shapes. The lone hut acts a nice focal point. Excellent light management.
dkmurphys (77640) 2014-01-09 0:08
Simple and very attractive field capture. I like the small spots of colors. Well taken, enjoy a good day ahead.
No_One (4) 2014-01-09 1:05
HI Alekhya
Little house on the Prairie was an American TV show I used to watch many years ago as a child, that was what sprang to mind when I saw your image! A nice view, and one I can fully understand your desire to capture, which has come out well. The house looks so tiny among the open large landscape, and the variety of colors in the fields is great. Like you say, the children are a nice addition too, adding scale so we can understand the true size of the building. The light was difficult, but you managed it well for a pleasing result!
Thanks as always
subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2014-01-09 1:57
hello Alekhya,
another nice catch from rural bengal. Like the atmosphere, like the little house. You maintained the rule of third in composition but I find some extra vacant area in foreground which has not even any graphical looks although. I think, it should be cropped partially (IMHO). Anyway, despite of that, it is a very well captured image with good quality... Tfs.
holmertz (88427) 2014-01-09 2:13
Hello Alekhya,
Midday sun in India is not my favourite photo situation, so I understand your problem. This attempt turned out surprisingly well. The hazy upper part only underscores the heat and the humidity of the air. The little cottage gives us something to watch in this vast open area, where I also like the colours and shapes of the various fields. I only noticed the children after you pointed them out, but they really add something to the view in spite of being so small.
Kind regards,
Subhogen (4067) 2014-01-09 2:40
Hello Alekhya,
First of all thanks for sharing a photo from my birth place. :-).
Beautiful rural view you have shared over here, excellent photo my friend. Superb patchwork of green and yellow captured on the field. The row of trees in the BG are a good inclusion to increase the beauty of the frame. The small pump-house acts as a good focal point. I like it a lot. I understand your predicament with the mid day light we all face it, but you have handled it well over here. Khub bhalo chobi, chaliye jao bhai.
Nicou (193806) 2014-01-09 5:48
quelle vue et compo quelle immensité ce champs prêt den premier plan et les autre champs en jaune et vert en fond cette lignées 'arbre avec la belle luminosité et cette petit cabane sueprbe.
Bravo et amitié
rychem (71851) 2014-01-09 8:47
Great photo with perfect composition, great depth, beautiful combination of colors and the light fog adds to the mood
regards Ryszard
abmdsudi (85235) 2014-01-09 9:14
Namaste Alekhya
A really worthy capture, of the eye catching vibrant green and yellow and the wonderful layers of textures, a superb composition and the way you have the earthy foreground creating a strong overall contrasts. The hut and tiny figures give us the feel of depth and vast scale. I think you have done your best here despite the harsh weather conditions, A nicely done shot and thks for sharing. Congrats
Vest regards
fabbs99 (17179) 2014-01-10 22:24
Hi Alekhya,
Lovely looks of the small house and the fields.Nice rural image.Excellent pov and colors.TFS.
adidas5nb (5743) 2014-01-15 4:06
this is very simple and minimal and equally beautiful.love the farm divisions and the color tone.great light too. nicely framed.
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- Copyright: Alekhya Sundar (aleXundar) (1256)
- Genre: Luoghi
- Medium: Colore
- Date Taken: 2013-12-26
- Categories: Natura
- Esposizione: f/10.0, 1/500 secondi
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- Versione Foto: Versione Originale
- Date Submitted: 2014-01-08 9:17


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Neo-Nazi Trial Terrorist's Mother Offers Little Sympathy to Victims
Brigitte Böhnhardt, 65, bore three sons and lost two of them. Peter, the middle child, died in 1988 at the age of 17 for unaccountable reasons. It is alleged he fell after heavy drinking at a party. His mother doesn't know to this day whether he was pushed or fell of his own accord. However it happened, she found him dead on her door step. It's the kind of event which is unlikely to increase a person's confidence in the investigative authorities.
The youngest of her three sons, Uwe, born on Oct. 1 1977, died on Nov. 4, 2011 in a mobile home in Eisenach, Germany. He committed suicide with his friend Uwe Mundlos after a bank robbery in order to avoid capture by police, who were hot on their heels. Authorities now accuse the two men of 10 murders of men of predominantly Turkish origin, 14 armed robberies of banks and the creation of the National Socialist Underground terrorist cell together with Beate Zschäpe, the sole surviving member who is now standing trial in Munich on related charges.
Brigitte Böhnhardt is a woman who has experienced the less happy side of life. Indeed, she grieves for her son just as the families of the NSU's victims do for their lost ones. Some might ever argue that it is worse for her given that when children die having committed murders, it also always sends a message for the parents.
Why Did Our Child Do That?
Böhnhardt's dead son was presumably a murderer and a terrorist whose criminal career began early and was likely unstoppable in spite of his parents' best efforts. Any mother or father in that position would be stricken by guilt and left asking themselves a number of questions. Why did our children end up like that? We loved him, protected and encouraged him as best we could, didn't we? What did we do wrong? Why us? Why our Uwe?
This Tuesday and Wednesday, Böhnhardt testified in the NSU trial in Munich as a witness. The court, led by Judge Manfred Götzl, had reserved two days for her testimony and listened to her extensively with stony-faced expressions. In truth her comments were pretty outrageous and not the kind of thing normally heard in a democratic court, even if one makes allowances for a grieving mother. Böhnhardt made little effort to play down the conspiracy theories which she outlined to the court, ones that right-wing extremists could easily identify with. For an appearance in a legitimate democratic court, she laid it on pretty thick.
She spoke of "her" Uwe, the baby of the family, a sometimes spoiled child who on top of everything else was unlucky enough to have hit puberty during the instable reunification period in his home city of Jena in the former East Germany. At school Uwe was a troubled pupil, despite his mother being a teacher, who began "messing around" as his mother understates it and who resisted everyone and everything. He preferred being with the big boys than with the small in order to be one of the "strong" ones. He was a boy who was sent ahead by the older guys when it came to committing typically juvenile idiocies and crimes because he was under the age of criminal responsibility. All in all, he seemed to be a difficult child.
It can't have been easy for Uwe Böhnhardt's parents to have gone through being rejected by other schools who refused to take their son on account of his misdeeds, his intransigence and unwillingness to stop playing truant. "It was a bad time for us," his mother told the court.
Blaming Others
His mother sees others as largely to blame for the situation: Upheaval resulting from reunification, school reform programs, teachers, social workers, the boss in charge of his traineeship. She was once asked by a juvenile court judge why she didn't just throw her son out? What is the right way to deal with such situations? Strictness or help to the bitter end?
"We always let our son know that we loved him and that he remained our son whatever happened, and that he could come back and that we'd always look after him," she told the court. Things a mother would say. But this mother doesn't seem able to grasp how her son turned out the way he did -- despite or perhaps because of all her care.
Uwe Böhnhardt eventually got an apprenticeship in construction. "That was alright with me," his mother said. "Someone has to build houses for the rich and the beautiful." His parents bought him a car and paid for the expensive driving lessons required to get a license. But then he became unemployed. She described how he found new friends, "nice, polite young people" such as Ralf Wohlleben, who is also being tried as an accessory to murder in the case, Uwe Mundlos and Beate Zschäpe. "All of them unemployed," said Brigitte Böhnhardt.
Ten Years? 'Not Even Pedophiles Get That'
Recalling her son's first stay in an adult remand center while still technically a minor, Böhnhardt said, "a (minor) son in a mens' prison is always going to seem a victim to his mother. I imagined the most awful things." She said it was clear from then on that her son would never again (allow himself) to be imprisoned. She remembers a visit by authorities in 1998 after the three had disappeared and how distraught she was about the possible sentences they discussed. Ten years! "Not even pedophiles who kill children get that!" she resentfully told the court.
Or perhaps five years in case of good behavior or maybe even a suspended sentence, she claimed they told her. They also mentioned that the sentence might be reduced. It seemed like a "closing down sale" to her. "Perhaps that's the public prosecutors' trick -- say really bad things and then take some of it back, just to scare a mother!" She also questioned why they wanted to put her son away for 10 years? Mundlos and Zschäpe hadn't done anything! And her son hadn't done anything either except disappear! If Brigitte Böhnhart believes that it is the public prosecutor who decides on sentencing, one can only guess what else the teacher has been telling her pupils.
Presiding Judge Götzl then incidentally referred to explosives and pipe bombs found in Beate Zschäpe's garage. "Oh, I'd forgotten that," Böhnhardt told the court, accompanied by a throw away hand gesture. She only knew about that from the media, and Uwe had told her not to believe everything written in the press, she said.
Bizarre Testimony
She also recalled her telephone contact with her son after he had gone into hiding and their first meeting in a parking lot, for which she and her husband had specially rented a car in order to evade police surveillance. She further recalled notes left in her mailbox with which the trio arranged further metings and the money she gave them to allow Uwe and his friends to eat. "All we wanted was for him not to steal again," she told the court.
"How did they collect the money?" the judge asked. "Someone came, said the password which only Uwe and I knew and received the money, 500 deutsche marks back then, about once every three months," she explained. When asked what the password was, she angrily retorted, "I won't say! That'll be all over the Internet, that's awful. I don't want that!" She gave the impression there couldn't be anything worse than the revelation of details of her relationship to her son. For the record, "Little Rib" was the password, the nickname she gave him as a child after he'd broken some ribs.
Of course mothers are willing to do a lot to protect their children from prosecution. But Brigitte Böhnhardt's testimony was illogical, not always credible and at times downright bizarre.
Few Words for the Victims
She told the story of a police investigator who allegedly threatened to shoot her son and his co-fugitives, "if one of them should so much as twitch during their arrest." But she also testified that she sought to persuade the trio over and over again to turn themselves in. If the authorities had only stuck to their offer, she said reproachfully, the three would have gone to the police. The offer had been to reduce Uwe's potential sentence. Had they done so, "these five young people wouldn't be sitting here in the dock," she said, turning to the defendants. It was clear from that statement that her true sympathy lay with the five accused.
On Tuesday, Böhnhardt didn't mention a single word about the victims. She didn't express any pity for the people shot in the head with a Ceska 83 pistol who were left to bleed to death in agony or their surviving relatives.
Instead, she spoke of her suspicion of the police, whom she alleged planted things at the places where they would later confiscate them, officers who tricked people. She said her son had always told her, "Mom, it's all made up anyway!"
As a woman from eastern Germany who had lived through the times of the German Democratic Republic, she said she had been happy the police didn't tell her that her son had been "shot while trying to flee," the term used for people killed while trying to escape East Germany.
She also described to the court her worries about her son's welfare. "Where were they? What money were they living on? Where were they living?" She said the standard reply had been that the trio had friends and were doing fine. She thought, hoped and convinced herself that her son and his two accomplices were living abroad.
"Mr. Mundlos is convinced that his son only became involved in all this because of ours," she continued. For Böhnhardt, Mundlos is just another grieving father. "But all three were adults," she said feistily. "Any one of them could have left! All of them were equally in charge!"
Mother Thanks Zschäpe
On Wednesday, Brigitte Böhnhardt did express gratitude to Zschäpe, whom she thanked for calling her after the death of her son. She described Zschäpe's voice as having been "very thin and shaky". "It must have been very hard for her to inform the parents," she told the court. She then turned to Zschäpe and said, " Thank you for doing it anyway."
And it was only after she was asked that she expressed any compassion for the families of the victims on Wednesday. "I not only feel sorry for them, I feel with them," she told the court. Böhnhardt also said she understood what it meant to live for years in uncertainty. "I am thankful that they haven't taken revenge on us. I have a lot of respect for that."


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The Whip are from Manchester and they enjoy a good party. Consisting of one-time Nylon Pylon members Bruce Carter and Danny Saville, the pair spent months in the cellar of a pub in Salford crafting an array of electro-dance-rock tunes after the collapse of their old group before finally, with bass player Nathan Sudders and drummer Lil Fee in tow, re-emerging from their bunker rechristened as The Whip.
The resulting choice of noise is apparently making waves because they've already put out a single on French indie/dance/fashion label du-jour Kitsune, while also earning a spot on one of the label's popular Maison Kitsune comps. They're now signed to Southern Fried Records with a new single, 'Sister Siam', out this week and a debut full-length scheduled for spring 2008. DiS recently caught up with the entire band backstage at London's Astoria 2 to talk about their past, their music and what it's like to have a one-time romantically linked rhythm section.
You've been on tour for quite a while now and don't look set to stop anytime soon. How's it going?
Bruce: Fantastic.
Danny: It's been a steady increase in fun as we go along.
Anyone's nerves starting to strain?
Bruce: Actually, I was doing MySpace the other day. I got up yesterday morning and I stopped and I was like that (makes his hand shake). My hand was shaking. I don't know if that was from typing or from touring (looks to rest of band). What do you think it was, exhaustion?
Fee: I think you had the shakes.
Danny: I think we've all at some point, because we're so worn out, come down with something all of a sudden.
Fee: I'm still slightly ill.
Do you ever fight with each other while on tour?
Fee: Well, no, it's kind of good because we've spent so much time with each other. It's inevitable that we just… none of us even take a moment to think before we speak, but none of us like take it to heart or anything like that, you know what I mean? But at the same time we'll, you know, if we're doing a gig or whatever, we'll have a hug and be nice to each other.
Danny: It really is just like a lot of brothers and sisters where you squabble every now and then but you have love for everyone, you know what I mean?
Fee: It's literally turned into like…
Danny: Our family. I spend more time with these guys then my girlfriend or my family. This is so much intense than anything else.
Fee: Yeah, and the fact is you'll make more of any effort to be nice to your girlfriend then…
Nathan: Me.
Fee: Or me. And likewise, you know what I mean?
How have the crowds been?
Bruce: Good.
Are you finding yourselves playing to only younger, new rave loving indie kids?
Danny: It depends on the gigs.
Bruce: We seem to get a split of people. They'll be indie kids of a younger age depending on the type of gig it is. Then we'll get an older generation who are into acid house music…
You get old ravers?
Bruce: Yeah, yeah, you get that kind of thing. Then you get people sort of like mid-20s or whatever.
Danny: I think it depends what kind of gig or club it is. When you go quite late like tonight then the audience is a bit older as well.
Fee: Well, you get a clubbers sort of crowd. You don't get the old clubbers but you don't get the kids. You get like mid-20s. It does cross all boards, which I really like that about it.
Do you find you always get the same reaction?
Danny: No it's different, the kids go more mental.
Fee: The kids go crazy…
Danny: Older people act a bit cooler.
Bruce: It's funny like some gigs we've been doing it'll be kids throwing glow sticks at you and you have to sort of work for them to get a response out of that. And the next time you do it it's just like a bunch of zombies looking at you.
Fee: And slowly but surely with every song they start moving just a little bit more. Some gigs they don't let kids in. For the 14 to 16 ones it's weird, because you can sometimes see a split in the crowd where they, the 14 to 16 year olds, are going totally mental and the older people are standing more in the back.
Danny: But people are generally dancing more. I mean gone are the days when people turn up to gigs, stand there and are too cool to dance. They are moving about.
Fee: What we always try to do, what we really want is people to dance and get into it. So that is why we've always sort of done lots of club night gigs rather than showcases where there is like three bands. A club night type of thing where the crowd is there to dance to whatever is on, whether it be a band or a DJ or whatever.
Bruce: I think it's just like a big family barbecue and we're the meat…
Danny: (Laughs) You'll find, generally that we're full of metaphors, and meat and food gets involved quite heavily in the metaphors.
Bruce: Everything…
You're a hungry band.
Nathan: (Laughs) This band is starving.
Bruce: We are actually hungry, we haven't eaten all day (laughs).
You have a new single out this week, 'Sister Siam'. Any grand expectations for it? Or are you just praying that at least a few people will like it?
Danny: It's on limited release. 12", 7" and digital only. It's not coming out on CD.
Are you hoping that it gets played in clubs?
Danny: It's to reach out to people who buy 12". It's to lead up nicely to a new single in the beginning of February and then the release of the album in March. It's all to lead into the whole campaign. The record company had an idea of it, as they always do, to release it like that…
And you're happy with that?
Danny: Yeah, it's cool.
You've been labelled dance-rock, dance-pop, electro-rock, techno-rock, and so on. Is there any one hybrid moniker you'd rather be known by?
Bruce: No!!!
Danny: It's whatever anyone wants to make of it, isn't it? Everyone has a different idea of how a band, in the traditional sense of drums, guitars and bass, works when you've got like synths in it. Whatever else anyone wants to give to it, they can give it a label, you know? It's up to anyone.
But do you see yourself as more of a pop act or a dance act?
Nathan: We're just what it is, surely.
Danny: We've never sat down to deliberately write a song to sound like a certain way. It's just whatever comes out. Some songs are obviously more dancey than others but I guess you just feed off records, buzzing to whatever you've been listening to at the time.
Bruce: We do like stuff that's really dancey.
Danny: There's definitely no agenda.
Bruce: We like a bit of indie stuff, and a bit of dance, electronic, lots of different stuff.
You're a dance-rock group from Manchester. New Order were a dance-rock group from Manchester. Many have drawn comparisons between the two of you. Ever get sick of it?
Bruce: No way.
Danny: How could you get tired of being associated with something that was so absolutely brilliant?
Some bands like Interpol appear to dislike being compared to Joy Division, for example.
Fee: I don't know how you could hate that. I could see why you might get a bit bored with it.
Danny: But surely, as with New Order, they were absolutely amazing.
Bruce: They're certainly a big influence. So that kind of comparison is cool, it's just the music evolving. I don't see why someone would need to be cynical about it.
Danny: It's going to rub off somewhere, you know what I mean? We spent all of our lives in Manchester, growing up listening to stuff like that. So it's going to have an influence on your sound, whether you like it or not. It's part and parcel isn't it?
Video: 'Sister Siam'
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The first obligatory question: what are your influences?
Fee: Basically everything.
Bruce: Everything.
Nathan: Everything.
Danny: Yeah, everything.
Fee: You can say Kraftwerk...
Nathan: Okay, Kraftwerk, New Order…
Bruce (with Nathan): Justice, Simian…
Danny: Sebastian…
Nathan: Daft Punk…loads.
Danny: Soulwax.
Fee: Daft Punk is directly responsible for turning around the way I play the drums. They're a direct influence. I think sometimes we just say the albums that we like when we talk about influences.
Danny: Daft Punk is probably the album that got me into wanting to pick up a synth.
Fee: Yeah, I was a total indie kid and then Daft Punk came along. Discovery was the first one. Those were the kind of beats I was doing. I went from playing along to like Oasis, the standard (mimes frantic drumming) to playing along to those types of things (Daft Punk). I always had this dream that Daft Punk would have an actual drummer, but obviously…
The second obligatory question: how exactly did you all meet?
Bruce: Danny and I went to school together. These two (points to Nathan and Fee) used to be erotically linked and then they split up. We left college and formed a band.
Danny: The quick synopsis: we've all known each other about Manchester. Me and Bruce were in a band prior to this. That band sort of disbanded. We started writing songs. We started working in a music shop. Meet up with Nathan again, who loved all the bass lines that Bruce was playing. He went, "Fantastic, I want to be in the band".
Fee: It was originally supposed to be a drum machine…
Nathan: Whoa, whoa, whoa, I got asked to be in the band.
Fee: …and Nathan said, "No, no. No, get Fee in", because I was doing that sort of drumming at the time and he knew it was something I could do and would want to do.
Danny: And Nath said, "Fee on the drums would be fantastic"; they split up and then we started the band.
Did you two break up because of the band?
Nathan: You know, we broke up as the band started.
Fee: Yeah, literally. First rehearsal…
Nathan: It was before the first rehearsal.
Fee: We decided that we… I was learning the tunes, we were still together. Then the first rehearsal…
Nathan: We weren't together.
Fee: No, when I was learning the tunes on my own with a CD and then we split up just before the first rehearsal. I remember you (looking at Bruce) making the phone calls when you found out we split up and we were like, "Don't worry about it".
Bruce: Yeah, I remember you saying that, "Don't worry about it".
Danny: Bruce just said to me, "Don't worry about it…"
Bruce: "…It's fine, he's covered it".
Nathan: It's a bit obvious because I kind of, what, well, you know…
Danny: It works.
Fee: What? Don't start making it awkward after all these years (laughs).
Nathan: I found some other guy's underpants in my bass case.
Danny: It works, it's fine, everyone is happy.
Fee: (Laughs) Why on Earth, if I'm going to get rid of some guy's underpants, would I put 'em in your bass case? It's not the cleverest of…
Nathan: Because you're not all there.
Danny: Whoa, that's enough now you two.
Fee: That's all lies (laughs).
Danny and Bruce, you were previously in a group called Nylon Pylon who enjoyed some success and a major label deal before everything collapsed. What drove you to keep going and start all over again with The Whip?
Bruce: We were just so close at the time when everything was falling apart…
Danny: Yes. It was weird 'cause like we had spent that long working on the album, that it got to a point where we knew something was going to happen and it took awhile for the whole thing to wind down. And it was just like, all we thought about was like, "Whatever happens to us, just keep on writing songs". The other guys were like, "Well, priorities have changed, we're looking to do different things". They just moved off and did their own things. We just carried on writing.
Bruce: The music we were making felt good. What we were doing with that (Nylon Pylon) album, it got overproduced and a major label… it got blown out of proportion. They were changing the way it sounded after we had finished it and stuff like that.
Danny: It was just like, you've got to just dust yourself off and get on with it. We both sat there, both of us got jobs in music shops and we kept on writing songs. There was no like, "Shit, what the fuck are we going to do now?" It was, "Let's see if we can do it all over again".
Bruce: We felt like we learned a lot from it.
Danny: It makes you stronger. You learn from mistakes, don't you? You learn what not to do the second time around. We'd met that many people… it's all "gratitude, not attitude", I think I said to someone else. We've always been nice to people. All the people we supported the first time around, when we started looking for gigs again, we got back in touch with. Because we'd always stayed in contact and been friendly with people we were able to get some gigs in place. Yeah, we picked ourselves up and kept going.
Your music has an upbeat, positive vibe in light of what you've been through in the past. Your press bio even mentions the phrase you just used, 'gratitude, not attitude'. Is it important to you to give off a sense of optimism in your music and not sound negative?
Danny: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Bruce: Yeah. Quite a lot of the songs are actually about getting stuff off my chest.
Danny: Yeah, I think like initially with what things that have happened, you get your beef off your chest until you're back on again.
Bruce: Yeah, it's about trying to find the best out of the shit that's out there. Not giving a fuck…
Danny: It's about going to gigs and dancing a bit and having a good time, cause we want to have a good time.
Bruce: It's like what everyone likes doing. You go through the shitty bits and then you want to just lose yourself to some music and be in a club.
Danny: I'd like to think that people can have a crappy day at work, come to a gig and just go out and have a laugh.
Bruce: That's the best thing in the world.
Danny: We've had crappy times and when we've had crappy times, we get into music and it just sort of picks you up. It makes you happy.
Are you happy with your new label, Southern Fried?
Danny: Ecstatic.
Nathan: Fucking awesome.
Bruce: The A&R guy, Nathan, he's there in the studio with us the whole time we're recording.
Danny: It's like a family. They're like an extended part of the family. It's a small label, so there is not that many people to deal with, so everyone that you deal with becomes very close to you. You become friends. You'll pick up a phone, talk to them and have a laugh. It's a shining example of a label.
What are your plans for the next months?
Danny: The UK stuff finishes at the end of next week. Then we're going to Amsterdam for a couple of gigs supporting Soulwax and Justice. Then we're off to France, Japan then back to the UK. A few gigs here and there leading into Christmas.
Finally, what is the secret of the Whips success so far?
Bruce: There's no secret, is there?
Danny: Gratitude, not attitude.
Nathan: Fee, having a female drummer.
Fee: Don't say that, that's ridiculous.
Nathan: (Laughs) Having a good drummer. Having a good drummer who happens to be a female.
Fee: Good, that's much better.
The Whip's 'Sister Siam' is out now on Southern Fried. The band's MySpace – tour dates, tracks, information – can be found here. Just announced: The Whip will support Simian Mobile Disco on their Jan/Feb 2008 UK dates.


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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Equity valuation (2)
This is an update from a post of early last April. Last week the government released some important revisions to the GDP and corporate profits data in the National Income and Products Accounts (NIPA). The new numbers show a steeper decline in the economy last year, as well as a much steeper decline in corporate profits.
Note that despite the recession and the obvious pain suffered by the corporate sector, profits are still above average today (they have averaged 6% of GDP since 1959, and I estimate they are about 6.4% today). In addition, note that profits today are about 60% higher than they were in early 1998, which was when the S&P 500 index first rose above 1000, as it has again this week. The 10-year Treasury yield (which the second chart uses to calculate capitalized profits) was 5.6% back then, whereas it is only 3.7% today. This explains why capitalized profits have risen almost 150% since 1998, but it doesn't explain why equity prices have not risen at all.
For more on the model I use to measure equity valuation, see here, here, and here.
The message of these two charts is that equity prices have not kept up with profits or capitalized profits, and not by a long shot. Equity prices are up about 50% from their March lows, but equities are still very, very cheap when compared to corporate profits and the level of interest rates. Technical indicators may call the current market "overbought," but this model suggests that equities are still suffering from a severely "oversold" condition when one considers the valuation fundamentals.
The gap between theoretical and actual valuation, according to this model, says that equities today are worth about half of what they should be worth. To close this gap, interest rates could rise to 7.75%, or corporate after-tax profits could decline by over 50%, or equity prices could double. Or we could see some combination of much higher interest rates and lower after-tax profits. As you see, the market is still pricing in some very nasty assumptions.
Full disclosure: I am fully invested, holding long positions in numerous equities, equity mutual funds, and equity index funds at the time of this writing.
4 comments:
- Jake said...
by simple math, shouldn't profits grow slower than GDP? if not, then in the long run corporate profits > then GDP, which is an impossibility.
- August 4, 2009 at 1:27 PM
- 狂猪 said...
Can you share your thoughts on the P/E10 valuation method in comparison to yours? This is P/E using 10 year avg of real earning.
According to this, equity was over valued in 1998 and about fair value right now.
- August 4, 2009 at 5:30 PM
- Scott Grannis said...
Jake: Over many years, corporate profits should tend to grow about the same as nominal GDP. And in fact they have, averaging 6% of GDP since 1959. Sometimes they grow faster, sometimes slower. It's a classical mean-reverting process.
- August 4, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- Scott Grannis said...
Some thoughts on the P/E10 method: I'm uncomfortable with it because it gives much more weight to historical profits than to current profits. My method uses the most recent quarter's profits. Also, the P/E10 method uses profits as defined by GAAP, whereas my method uses economic profits as defined by the NIPA folks. GAAP profits tend to be more volatile than NIPA profits.
In any event, all valuation models have their shortcomings, so you have to take them with a few grains of salt, as we say.
- August 4, 2009 at 7:39 PM


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Take back control from the little voices that hijack your success and have you play small in the world.
What Fraud Monster you ask? If you don't have some idea of what I'm talking about this article isn't for you and I'd invite you to spend your time reading one of the other great blogs on Excellence in Government.
On the other hand, if your first reaction to my question is: "Oh wow – you have one too?" then you may find some comfort knowing that you are not alone in the war you wage against the demons that hold you back, hijack your success, and have you play small in the world.
Making Friends With My Fraud Monster
In spite of 17 years working in the same field, with some noted success, I still suffer from the fear that I don't know what I'm doing, that my luck is going to run out and that people are surely about to find out that I am a fraud. It's a terrible affliction I seemed to have sentenced myself to early in my career. It wasn't until recently that I started to figure out how to make peace with what I call my Fraud Monster.
A few years back a longtime colleague and friend, Joe, called me to talk about doing some work with one of his clients who was the CEO of a fortune 500 company. The client wanted to do some work with his leadership team. I half listened to Joe as he laid out why he thought I was a good fit to work with the team. Simultaneously, the other half of me waged the familiar, silent war of confidence with my Fraud Monster who laid out all the reasons this was a really BAD idea: you don't know what you are doing, you'll be found out, you've just been lucky up until now. If you are still reading, you know what I am talking about and have undoubtedly had this same conversation with your Fraud Monster.
In somewhat of a panic at the mere idea of doing the work Joe wanted me to consider doing I hung up the phone, a slight bit of nausea overtaking me (I realize this sounds ridiculous). I don't know what propelled me to do this but I had an immediate and quite serious "get real" moment with myself. What did I have to lose? I wrote my friend an email and pretty much laid out what I thought I could contribute. It was the first time I can remember shedding the 'shoulds' of what I thought I was supposed to say and instead being totally me, in my own words, and with my own different take on what was possible. I read what I wrote about what I could contribute and thought – well, clients don't pay for that stuff. I sent the email anyway. My friend responded right away saying "this is exactly why I want you to work on this project." As we concluded our virtual conversation I had what for me will go down as an "aha" moment in my life and the real point of this story:
I realized I'd spent the better part of my career creating what at that point was a full-fledged Fraud Monster. He (yes it's a he) was big and scary and I kept him bolt-locked away in a dark closet - but I knew he was always there. He would often bang on the closet door, roaring to get out, rarely a moment's peace would he allow me. He would sometimes escape from the closet and chase me around, creating fear, intimidation and rendering me powerless; my only option was to run away from him lest he catch and destroy me.
I was tired of waging war. My energy was depleted.
In a moment of inspiration and with a belief that waging this war was fruitless, I decided to create a game instead. The game was "make friends with your Fraud Monster." I recreated my Fraud Monster as being small and instead of being in a closet I imagined that he sits with me, next to my laptop as I'm working. He is (in my mind) small enough that I control him and I can pick him up at any time and move him. He won't ever go away, he's always been with me—it's just that I've spent energy trying to keep him locked in a closet instead of embracing the possibility of making friends with my Fraud Monster. So, I wouldn't say he's a friend though he is with me nearly every day and in some ways he helps me remember to never let my ego take over. It's been extraordinarily powerful for me to now relate to my Fraud Monster as being manageable. Having accepted that I am bigger and more powerful than he is allows me to be peaceful as he sits by my side as I navigate the world. If he gets out of hand, there is always that dark closet!
How Can You Start to Tame Your Fraud Monster?
If you, like I, have suffered under the threat of an escaped Fraud Monster, I hope you find a way to make peace and don't let him or her hijack the contributions you have to make. If I was still trying to keep my big scary Fraud Monster locked at bay in some fictitious closet I can wholeheartedly guarantee I wouldn't be, among other things that I love to do, sharing this story with you right now.
If you are still reading, invest five more minutes and try the following:
- Give a name to whatever is holding you back (what you are afraid of?)
- Imagine (and in your mind create) whatever that thing is as something that could actually physically exist (for me, my Fraud Monster is about 7 inches tall with wild scraggly hair and three big buggy dissimilarly sized eyes)
- Make sure the image you create is small enough that if it were real you could control it – so you feel you in fact have control over it
- Don't try to make it go away – instead, find a way to be peaceful about whatever it is and trust that creating this new relationship may help shift this thing from holding you back to helping you thrive.
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