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She Tried It! Curlformers
About once a month I think to myself: I wish I was one of those Black girls that can do hair. While I get by with the few styles I've learned to execute, I can't cornrow to save my life and my skills with curling and flat irons are average at best. I can't even use flexi rods right because I never manage to properly wrap the ends of my hair. That means any time I've wanted a head full of curls that wasn't a wash n' go, I've had to go to a pro.
That's why when I had the opportunity to try out Curlformers, I felt a sense of tapered excitement. I'd always wanted to try the hair curling system, but based on my history with curling devices of any and all kinds, my expectations were low. Sure, I'd watched my share of hair Youtubers achieve amazing results with the product, but I've also seen myself waste hours prepping, twisting, and rolling my hair at night only to excitedly wake up to a disappointing head full of tight second row pew church lady curls. But I decided to give Curlformers my best try and I'm glad I did.
I first attempted Curlformers on my natural hair exactly one month ago. Before I began, I consulted YouTube and I'm glad I did. The single most important tip to using Curlformers is to make sure you twist your hair at the root in order for the hook device to properly grasp your hair and pull it through the Curlformer without snagging. Otherwise, you'll not only pull and tangle your hair, your curls won't achieve proper shape. Here's a little video on what I mean by that.
While the process was time consuming — it took about a little more than an hour to install all of the Curlformers — it was still quite simple, with the most difficult part being ensuring your hair is twisted tightly enough and the section of hair isn't too big to fit in the hook and pull through the rod. With all of my Curlformers in place around mid-day Sunday, I hoped for the best when I woke up Monday morning around 7 am and was pleasantly surprised by my results. I had truly straight barrel curls on my natural hair and even my roots air-dried to straight perfection. All I'd used on my hair was LottaBody's 5-n-1 Miracle Styling Crème and Setting Lotion which was great under perfect weather conditions (in my house, not moving in the AC). But after doing things around the house, by the time I was ready to leave my curls had taken on a fro-ish like quality and into a ponytail they went without me even bothering to capture a photo. Next time, I would definitely use some sort of custard or gel for better hold and frizz prevention.
This past weekend, I gave Curlformers another try with my weave install and actually found it a little more difficult to grip such straight strands of hair with the hook and pull them through the formers, but the amount of time to full installation was about the same. With both the weave and my natural hair, I've found the 30 Curlformers that come in the kit aren't enough, so if you have thick hair I recommend buying an extra pack of for curl consistency. The first go 'round I found myself using larger sections of hair in the back as I ran out of devices.
The results above were achieved with the Long Barrel Curls kit and, like with my natural hair, I used the same LottaBody products and the curls had fully dried and taken shape within about 12 hours or less. Because I didn't have enough Curlformers, I had to leave about 1/4 of my hair in the back straight over night. In the morning, I took out the Curlformers on the rest of my hair and then installed them to the dry straight strands in the back for about 2 hours, and though the curls were a bit less defined than the others, I would certainly consider installing a few formers on my dry hair before an event to give my locs a boost.
What I haven't discovered, thus far, is how to maintain the curls. Not having hairspray and not wanting to apply a drying spritz, I let my hair do as it pleased throughout the day and, honestly, my curls didn't fall much — even through a brisk walk to the park on a hot summer day. When I tied my hair down with a silk scarf at night and awoke the next morning, however, it was a different situation. The curls were flat and laying every which way and I knew I'd made a grave mistake in not resetting them in the Curlformers the night before or doing some kind of pin curls before bed. During the the day tho… my curls were popping. Curlformers will easily become my go-to for switching up my look, whether natural or weaved.
Tags:curls, she tried it, weave
She Tried It! SONO ATL Virgin Hair Luxe Extensions
Summer's officially here and, for many women, with the changing of the seasons comes a changing of the hair.
EssenceFest always marks my official entrance into summer heat — and humidity, thanks to New Orleans' swampy climate — and this year (like last) I didn't want to be bothered with my hair. And so, I took a dip into the land of milk and yaki again, via SONO ATL's Virgin Luxe Hair Extensions.
There's no hairstyle I love more than a bob (except a high bun), so when I was offered a chance to review one of the SONO ATL weave lines, I knew a lob (long bob) was in my future. SONO's hair collection comes in three textures, straight, wave, and curly, so I opted for three bundles of the straight Brazilian variety also known as Keep Em Straight Bish. (Don't let the name detour you.)
The 100% Virgin hair comes in a natural brown hue, and because I live for jet Black hair, my first order of business was to basically de-virginize the hair and dye it the darkest shade possible: blue-back. In the past, when I've dyed multiple weave bundles I didn't get the color saturation I desired so this time I used two bottles of a blue-black rinse and let it sit on the hair for 30 minutes, rinsed, applied a conditioner, rinsed again, and let the hair air dry for a couple of days. Note: A little conditioner can go a long way so be careful not to overdo it, or else the hair will have an unnatural sheen to it.
The first thing my stylist, Olivia of Bombshell Studios NYC, said when she saw the hair I wanted her to sew in was how pretty it is and that she vowed to buy packs of it if I told her it held up well a month later — meaning it didn't become matted, shed, or tangle easily. I know virtually nothing about weave so for a hairstylist who handles wefts (a word she had to teach me during my appointment) every day was impressed by the extensions, I figured I'd made a good choice.
Installation of the hair was as easy as any sew-in I've had– quick and painless. I didn't opt for a hair net because I wanted my own hair to be able to breathe and I, somewhat reluctantly, left the middle of my own hair out to achieve a more natural look. Being natural and always wearing my hair in a curly wash 'n go, I was worried my own hair wouldn't be straight enough to blend in with the Brazilian extensions, but that actually wasn't an issue, thanks to a flat iron, edge control, and an anti-humidity gloss and shine mist.
When I came in to work someone thought I'd just straighten my hair, which is always a good sign (for me) when I have a weave. I don't like for extensions to look unnatural, which is why I'm pleased with the results of the SONO ATL line which is holding up well for me in 85-plus degree weather. I'm not tangling, I've have body, and the hair carries just the right amount of shine. To grab a bundle or two for yourself, click here.
*Editor's Note: I ended up getting a closure before my trip to NOLA because my stylist was worried about me applying to much heat trying to straighten and blend my hair and damaging my curl pattern. It proved to be the right move, and with some layers and soft waves, I still achieved a natural look.
Tags:black hair weave, hair extensions, she tried it, weave
We Need To Talk About Kanekalon Hair
Here's a confession – I'm a lazy natural. To that end, I'm a fan of protective styles I can leave in until they look crazy. Since I gave up the creamy crack, I relish the choice not to spend a lot of money on my hair, and I don't like having to spend hours doing it each day.
I feel you all judging me already…
This mindset is, essentially, how I began my long and illustrious affair with kanekalon hair. The year was 2013, and I was at the point in my natural hair journey where I'd look in the mirror and sigh. I'd pull at a strand and note with satisfaction that it was beyond my chin only to let go and watch it jump up by my ear.
Blame society, blame humidity or blame chronically low self-esteem, but I didn't feel sexy or glamourous with my perpetual afro puff. As a result, I did what most naturals do when they need inspiration: I logged onto YouTube to see that everyone was obsessed with Marley twists. For those who don't know, Marley braid hair is a type of synthetic (kanekalon/toyokalon) hair that mimics coarser hair textures. Women in the hair videos were giving me natural hair glam by flipping their twists over their shoulder, and turning in slow motion, so the hair fanned out (with R&B instrumentals in the background).
I spent the next two years in and out of Marley twists, beating my face, painting my lips blood red, and wearing my twists in a severe bun atop my head. My friends told me I looked regal. A homeless woman called me out in the subway for wearing "two dollar pack hair."
There were mixed messages, but I didn't care. I was happy until I was bored.
When I went back to YouTube, I discovered that the Internet was over twists, and had moved into crocheting Marley hair. Though I loved the way it looked on other women, I yearned for something that looked a little bit more like my 4c texture hair. Marley hair, though coarse, sometimes has a sheen that looks unnatural. When I came across Cuban Twist Hair, I was stuck. It looked like my hair on a humid day. I looked at a few more tutorials, studying the technique and listening for reviews on the hair:
"The hair is soft."
"The hair looks and feels like 4c hair."
"This hair is everything."
Ultimately the hair is $6 a pack, so I didn't really have to agonize over it much. I purchased four packs and went to work. It was amazing – the hair looked like it was growing out of my head. Even the expensive clip-ins I'd splurged on didn't blend this well.
The thing is, though, Cuban Twist Braid hair feels like sh*t.
To be fair, it doesn't literally feel like human/animal excrement. It feels like steel wool you'd use to plug holes near pipes to keep out mice.
"Your hair looks amazing," my best friend gushed as she went to touch the Cuban Twist Hair that was crocheted into my head.
"Thaaaanks," I said as I resisted the urge to dodge her hands. "But it's not for touching. I actually wouldn't wear this hair if I had a boyfriend."
We laughed, but I couldn't help but wish someone on YouTube had told me what I'd just shared with her. You know, it's nice, but not THAT nice. I also didn't expect to meet someone shortly after.
I'm not anti-kanekalon. A person can't, in good conscience, spend $6 on hair and expect a miracle. My issue is with some of the 'faculty' at my beloved YouTube University. Hair manufacturers send YouTube reviewers sh–ty hair and these reviewers are so happy to get free hair that they often feel compelled to soften the truth (I can't blame them). To avoid making the mistakes that I did, consider reading the cesspool that is the YouTube comments section. Often, people who have had different experiences with products will share their stories and provide an alternative view. Also, be wary of anyone who received the hair in exchange for a review. Women who paid the $6 are obviously less encumbered.
While a better woman might have taken the hair out after realizing how truly bad the quality, I rocked with it. I loved how natural it looked, but I was constantly nervous about how other people were experiencing my hair. One night, as I laid my head on my brand new boo's chest, I was paranoid with whether or not the tendrils were scratching him. I didn't ask. I've learned not to ask questions I don't want an answer to, but when I mentioned, a few weeks later, that I was about to take my hair out, he was way too excited about it.
I put it back in to spite him (I'm a jerk).
And I guess that's my point: It's one thing for me to feel a bit insecure about the texture of my cheap hair, but the choice is 100 percent mine to make.
I love so many things about Black women, but my favorite thing is that we boldly own what other women tend to hide: that there are so many different ways to be beautiful. There is the beautiful that comes from being carefully coiffed, anointed in expensive potions and dripping with gold. There is controversial beauty that comes from waist trainers and butt injections. But there is an equally fierce version of beauty that emerges from the stretchmarks around our arms. There's the beauty that shines when we wake up. There is the beauty that comes from natural hair hit by humidity, and that beauty is feral. It cannot be contained. What we know, is that all versions are valid, and if we let it, even kanekalon becomes a crown.
Tags:natural hair, weave
Travel Trials: My Fling Took Me Hiking And Messed Up My Weave; I Want Him To Pay For It
(As relayed by Lauren R.D. Fox based on a culmination of experiences)
While on vacation in Denver, Colorado, I met Jay who lived in the surrounding area. We hooked up and the sex was so good I decided to hang out with him for the rest of my trip. Although my friends were peeved that I ditched them, I was in dire need of testosterone, especially after being on vacation for a week with six women.
During that time, Jay took me to his favorite restaurants and lounges. Everything was perfect — until one morning he suggested we go for a run. Now to be real, I had no business working out with my 20-inch Peruvian weave. By the time I met Jay, it had already been through so much—chlorine water, sweaty, smoked out clubs and me being too lazy to put a silk scarf on at night. But I began to really like Jay and didn't want him to think I was "that" type of Black girl who didn't participate in physical activities because of her hair. So I decided to take the "L" and run a few miles with Jay. Our run became a hike; Jay said he wanted me to see the impeccable view of the city. So again, I found myself taking one for the team in the name of lust and adventure.
By the time we made it to the top of the mountain, I felt proud of my physical capabilities but when Jay suggested we take a victory selfie, my happiness suddenly turned into fury. My leave out was in need of a flat iron and my weave a tangled mess. Although I tried to smile for our picture, Jay could tell I was upset.
He suggested we go back to his place so I could unwind and figure out my hair situation. By the time we got back to his place, I tried combing through my weave with my fingers, only for them to be met with knots. I washed my hair but that only made the situation worse. On the brink of tears, I told Jay he's responsible and needed to pay me $200 for the damages caused by his run-turn-hike. "You're wildin''" Jay said as he chuckled, although I didn't find the situation funny.
Should Jay pay me or am I overreacting?
Tags:black hair, love, travel, travel trials, weave
She Tried It! Nubian Hair Oasis Empress Curl Extensions
Four months ago I did a big chop which, though traumatizing at first, I've actually come to really love. Still, the hair lover in me missed having a lot strands on my head and with the winter months finally arriving I knew a wash n' go wouldn't be a go for much longer, lest I want to catch the flu, so I reached out to Nubian Hair Oasis about trying one of their lines.
At the beginning of the fall we profiled Donnet Bruce, the founder of Nubian Hair Oasis, who balances her time between running the budding hair extensions line and her 9-5 as a Digital Marketing Manager. Impressed by her hustle and her product options, I decided to give the Empress Curls line a try.
Having rocked a curly weave for the first time two summers ago, I wanted to kick my look up a notch this go 'round with longer locks and more volume so I had two-and-a-half 16-inch bundles of the kinky curly virgin hair installed (the last time the hair was only 12 inches). During the install I was nervous because I didn't want my look going from a little 'fro to a big mane of hair to be too dramatic, but my stylist assured me I wasn't going to be walking around the streets of New York City looking like Diana Ross circa 1972 so I let her go ahead and put more than two bundles in — and she saved half of the third bundle just to make sure I wouldn't freak out at the difference.
At the end of the two-hour install I was in love. Because my hair matches the texture of the Empress curls and I no longer have straight ends from trying to transition to natural (benefits of a big chop), I'm able to easily blend my hair in with the extensions. Most times I do opt to pin my hair back for a better blend because my hair is so short in the front and since I didn't have the weave cut into a particular style the short pieces at the top would stand out too much among the 16-inch strands. But I have to say from the remarks I've gotten from strangers about my curly hair, it's safe to say anyone who doesn't know me doesn't know that this hair isn't my own.
Maintenance during the past three weeks has been incredibly simple. After making the mistake of laying on the hair at night with just a silk pillow case one too many times and having to do some serious de-tangling in the morning, I've opted for the pineapple method of pinning my hair up on top of my head at night and in the morning spraying water on both my hair and the extensions to give it a boost. After dabbing on a bit of curling product, I'm good to go. Washing has been equally simple; after a quick shampoo and condition I just let the hair air dry with a leave-in or curly product of some sort after de-tangling and that's all the work it takes.
If you want to give your hair a break in the winter months but still rock your same texture, I definitely suggest giving the Nubian Hair Oasis Crown Curls (afro kinky), Empress Curls (kinky curly) or Nubian Curly (loose curly) extension lines a try. MadameNoire readers who use the code MADAMEROYALS will get 15% off their orders!
And if any of you are looking for an install in New York City, definitely give Olivia M. at Bombshell Studios a ring. She'll even come to your house if you need her to!
Tags:hair, she tried it, weave
Don't End Up Like This Woman: The Dos And Don'ts Of Wearing A Sew-In
We told you earlier this week that a stylist had to put the hair of a client on blast after the woman left a sew-in installed for nearly a year. Mold grew all up and through that thing, and the sight of it still makes the hair on my body stand up. Yikes!
To keep you all from allowing anything nearly as disgusting from happening to your heads, we chatted with LaKenya Morris, owner of Allure Beauty Bar in Atlanta, and a star of WEtv's Cutting It In The ATL. A weave specialist, the talented stylist, and entrepreneur is known for creating custom wigs, weaves, and extensions. Morris says her priority is to maintain the integrity and health of hair. So we asked her, what are the do's and don'ts of wearing a weave while taking care of your own hair underneath? She broke it down with 10 succinct but helpful tips on what to do when wearing a weave.
DO Be Realistic About Your Style Goals
And that includes those parts! But seriously, try to go for a style that looks natural and be realistic about how long it needs to be in your head.
Tags:extensions, weave
Stylist Shows What Happens When You Leave A Weave In For Almost A Year
What's the longest you've worn a sew-in for?
Professionals say two months should be the maximum amount of time you stretch a weave. And yet, people continue to push the limits. Like the woman in this video posted online who showed what happens when you try to make a sew-in work for more almost a year. The results are quite icky–and moldy.
Damn RT @Youknowkeilon Attention Hoes, Your Sew-Ins Is Not A Baby You Don't Have To Carry It For 9 Months 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/clJDv53hOy
— Edamame Mudiay (@__broke) December 27, 2015
But she's not the first person to have their hair put on blast for allowing mold to grow so much underneath a weave they wouldn't have removed. Remember this woman?
And there was this woman, whose hair folly was shared on Lipstick Alley:
Obviously, this is nothing new. Still, it's not only gross, but it's also dangerous. You don't want mold growing in such massive proportions that it's spreading down deep into your scalp and possibly making you ill, all for a hairstyle. Jesus, take the weave.
Hugh Masekela's Comments About Not Taking Pictures With Women Wearing Weaves Are Disgusting
It seems that famed South African trumpeter, composer, and Pan-Africanist Hugh Masekela, best known for "Grazing in the Grass" and organizing the Zaire 74 festival to promote Muhammad Ali and George Foreman's Rumble in the Jungle, is not too keen on Black women wearing the wet and wavy.
According to the South Africa City Press, Masekela caused quite a bit of a stir recently while receiving an honorary doctorate from Rhodes University. He refused to take pictures with any Black women wearing hair extensions. As reported by the paper, the trumpeter told a student who just had taken a picture with him,"You're lucky that you were sneaky enough to have him take a picture of you next to me, otherwise I would have refused. I don't take pictures with girls who have your kind of hair."
Masekela continued his rant against the "sneaky" student and other wig and weave wearers during a follow-up press conference at the University in which he added, "We spend about a billion rand on other people's hair each year. I don't even know where to begin on this issue."
As the paper reports, he also had words for the youth of South Africa, in general, who he accused of turning their backs on their culture, including their native tongues, storytelling, and even music.
And here we go again…
We get it: Some of you don't personally like weaves. However, the obsession that some of our people have with Black women and hair extensions, including making false analogies about self-love and weave-wearers' alleged commitment to their culture and people, is way past the point of healthy. And sanity for that matter. Every Black woman with a blonde lace-front isn't trying to be a white woman. Sometimes she's just a woman with a preference for a certain tacky hair color and style. And we talk so much about the billions Black women are supposedly giving away to the Asians based upon our hairstyle choices like Black men aren't out here giving away "our" money to Nike, Konig (who makes rims) and every Arab in cheap gold shops.
Never mind how we continue to be abused, underpaid, assaulted and sometimes killed for just being Black women in various parts of this world. According to some of these so-called Pan-Africanists, the worst thing that white supremacy has ever done to Black women is brainwash us into rocking the 100-percent Brazilian. And this is why I have a hard time taking folks seriously.
However, what makes Masekela's sentiments even more peculiar as he received his honorary degree at Rhodes University is that earlier in the month, students, including some who wear weaves, were engaged in massive protest to demand that the school remove the statue of Cecil Rhodes from the campus. For those who are unaware, Rhodes was not only the founder of the college, but also a British imperialist who is responsible for colonizing Rhodesia, which today is known as Zimbabwe.
As reported by The Daily Vox, The "Rhodes Must Fall Movement," as the students call themselves, was formed over a month ago and seeks to "decolonize higher education." And not just at Rhodes University, but on other college campuses throughout South Africa. Outside of the removal of the statue, students want the university to hire more Black academics and offer more Afrocentric curriculum options.
And as The Daily Vox notes:
This means creating a campus environment that is welcoming to black students. The response from some UCT students to the Rhodes Must Fall movement has revealed the day-to-day racism that slips under the campus radar – white students calling black students in the movement "monkeys" and "k****rs" or "savages" who "destroy everything they touch" on social media; black staff and students frequently reduced to tears by the racism they encounter from their peers.
"When we say 'Rhodes Must Fall' we mean that patriarchy must fall, that white supremacy must fall, that all systematic oppression based on any power relations of difference must be destroyed at all costs," Kealeboga Ramaru, a student in the movement, said just before the statue fell.
Thus far, the students have been successful in their aim to get the university's administration to remove the statue, which was taken down and housed in a secret location earlier this month. Kudos to them. There should have been some acknowledgment of the brave efforts of these students to decolonize their campuses. Yet, when asked his thoughts on the student-led activism, the City Press reports that Masekela was "dismissive" saying that the youth should focus on "bigger problems," like poverty, inequality and crime. And then he went in on Black women and hair weaves…
Funny how a Pan-Africanist can have so much to say about Black women and their hairstyle choices — in the name of protecting the heritage and the collective wealth of African people — yet be so dismissive when it comes to actual efforts to decolonize. Even funnier is that this ardent protector of African aesthetics and values would even bother showing up to accept an honorary degree from an institution not only founded on the principals of erasing the local culture, but a university that continues to deny his people a place on its campus.
He should have been standing on the front lines and taking pictures with all of the students, including the ones with weaves. Instead, he chose to use Black women as a wedge and engage in the same sort of policing that has held our people back globally. That's why it is hard to take some Pan-Africanists seriously when they act no different than the oppressors.
Tags:black hair, charing ball, weave
Snob Hair Couture Giveaway: Win Two Free Bundles!
With Spring on its way, we're sure you want your hair to be on fleek!
Thanks to Snob Hair Couture, that wish can come true! Known for its long-lasting versatility, natural flow and movement, with minimal shedding, Snob Hair Couture is available in a variety of lustrous textures such as Brazilian (relaxed straight, loose deep, amazon wave),Malaysian (Curly), and Mongolian (Curly, Silky). With Lightweight and supple bundles, Snob Hair Couture is chemical free, guaranteeing a flawlessly natural and refined extension style. In order for you to get your hair laid to the gods, founder of Snob Hair Couture, Doris Perry, and MadameNoire are giving away two free bundles and Snob apparel to one lucky winner.
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Check out Snob Hair Couture's promo video from their latest hair shoot and good luck!
Tags:black women, hair, weave
SMH: Michigan Police Officer Who Cut Weave Out Of Detained Woman's Head Gets Her Job Back
We told you back in January of 2013 about Charda Gregory, a young woman who had the weave viciously cut out of her hair by a police officer in a suburb of Detroit after being detained for trashing a hotel room. The whole incident was caught on tape through the security cameras inside of the police station. The officer, Bernadette Najor, was fired for her acts. However, she claimed that she was told to remove anything not permanently attached to prisoners, and early reports and testimony claimed that the officer thought Gregory's weave could be used as a weapon against others or to commit suicide. Despite all the uproar about the officer's behavior, and despite the decision made by her department to fire her, she will be reinstated.
According to the Macomb Daily newspaper, Najor will be get her job back with full back pay, seniority and fringe benefits. This is happening because an outside arbitrator, Nora Lynch, brought in by the Warren Police Officers Association, who challenged the firing, ruled that there wasn't sufficient evidence to warrant Najor's termination. She was initially suspended with pay soon after the incident. The Officers Association felt that officials overreacted by firing her and threw Najor under the bus to please the public. Arbitrator Lynch stated in her ruling:
"To view the video without the benefit of an audio component and without carefully weighing the accounts of officers who were present does not reflect the reality of what occurred. The officers, who were interviewed separately, gave consistent accounts, agreeing that the prisoner was combative and resistant and their actions to control her did not involve the use of excessive force."
Peter Sudnick, an attorney for Najor and the Warren Police Officers Association said "the arbitrator determined that she did not violate any of the terms and conditions of the (employment) contract."
"It was a pretty clean case. She was completely exonerated."
Yes, she was exonerated, despite the man who fired her, Police Commissioner Jere Green, and the internal affairs division, saying that Najor was out of line to treat the inebriated Gregory the way she did when they initially investigated the video and situation.
"The video clearly shows she's intoxicated. Unless I'm blind, I don't see where she's offering any resistance whatsoever."
And she was exonerated despite the city awarding Gregory $75,000 ($50,000 to her, $25,000 to her attorney) in a settlement for her ordeal, and dropping the malicious destruction of property charge against her.
Gregory was arrested in Nov. 13, 2013 after being accused of destroying property in a motel room. Her attorney told the Huffington Post that the reason she trashed the room was because she felt that she had been drugged. Gregory claimed that she woke up in the motel room not knowing where she was or the people who were there with her after having a couple drinks at a party earlier that evening and then blacking out. Police took her into custody and on the way to the precinct, she kicked through a window of the police car and was pepper sprayed for it. Gregory had trouble standing once she got into the station, but didn't look combative or out of control at all. It's unclear in the video where things went left between her and Najor, but Gregory was pushed into a seat to be restrained, and that's where and when the weave cutting happened.
Najor claimed in testimony that she was told by her supervisors that anything not permanently attached to a prisoner must be removed, including things like false teeth, belts, shoelaces, glasses, etc. She also said that the incident with Gregory wasn't the first time she removed hair weaves, as there isn't a written policy about dealing with them. She also claimed that when she tried to initially remove the weave after Gregory refused to, the detained woman was resistant ("threw an arm"), so that's where the chair to strap her down came in.
In Lynch's ruling, she said that the removal of the weave was simply a "precautionary action":
"The grievant (Najor) testified that she had heard the prisoner make remarks about suicide, and even though she didn't think the prisoner was serious, she decided to take the precautionary action of removing the weave to make sure that the prisoner did not use the weave to hurt herself or others."
The Huffington Post tried to reach out to Gregory and her attorney, but received no response, and there has been no statement from Najor, or the WPOA, about her reinstatement. But the Warren Police Department issued a statement to HuffPo and said the city "strongly disagrees with the arbitrator's decision." They stand by their initial decision to fire Najor.
"The actions taken by the Warren Police Department were appropriate and required. Despite that, this is a nation of laws, and even where we believe that an arbitrator's decision is plainly wrong, we will follow it.
The City will continue to strive to make this excellent police department even better."


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I was wondering if someone might be able to help me. My blog seems to have been hacked. I had redirected the site to point somewhere else but have removed that you can look at it (techblawg.ca). They've put up a silly looking page, and have reset my admin password for logging in.
I host it on a service provider (Site5) and only this and another site under my account, both using wordpress, have been hacked. The other sites I have under the account seem to be untouched.
Unfortunately I've not dealt with this before, so I'm not sure what the best way to fix this would be. I'd very much like to retain what I had (to the extent possible without compromising security), but should I instead just wipe everything and reinstall? If I wipe, should I just erase all files starting with wp- in /public_html/? Do I need to delete the database files separately?
Any suggestions on how to get it back up and running, and, if anyone is able to tell, what I could do to beef up security (and in particular what happened to allow for this hack) it would be most appreciated.

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As every year, the OECD gathers a unique blend of creative minds, decision-makers and experts from all walks of life, to find the solutions to pressing global challenges. This year we are plunging into the epicentre of economic activity and human progress: investment.
Making investment and environment policy goals mutually supportive creates both challenges and opportunities for governments and other stakeholders. The OECD analyses key issues of the relationship between investment and environment to help policy makers address these challenges and opportunities.
Every country that is party to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention has an interest in ensuring that all parties live up to their obligations. These country monitoring reports contain recommendations formed from rigorous examinations of each country.
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The greatest puzzle today is that since the global crisis financial markets see so little risk, with asset prices rising everywhere in response to zero interest rates and quantitative easing, while companies that invest in the real economy appear see so much more risk. What can be happening?
The world economy desperately needs more productive investment: to create jobs, to increase productivity and to meet critical global goals like combating climate change. But instead of more productive investment, we are getting rising stock markets. Sadly too many policymakers and journalists don't know the difference.
Investments are a precondition of future sustainable growth. However, investments are not just about competitiveness, but about maintaining our quality of life. As Germany currently shows, good economic numbers are a necessary, but far from sufficient, precondition of strong investment activity. On the one hand, we expect economic output to rise by an annual average of 1.8% in real terms in both 2015 and 2016.
Singapore, 28 May 2015: This roundtable will focus on key themes related to G20 work, including how policy makers and investors can facilitate private sector infrastructure financing, the development of infrastructure as an asset class, and issues relating to the regulation of long-term investment.
This workshop highlighted the importance of responsible business conduct for sustainable development and how this involves the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. It was co-organised with the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Co-operation (CAITEC).
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There have been plenty of good food news announcements lately. Manufacturers appear to be responding positively to consumer voices are making the kinds of significant changes that may very well change the existing view of brands and manufacturers alike. It's exciting to see companies actively making the kinds of adjustments to their products that can have real effects on the health and well-being of millions of consumers.
This week, we can add another product from Kraft that the company is scheduling for a healthier make-over: Kraft singles. Cheese products are among those that instantly come to mind when you ask consumers what categories in which they are likely to find unhealthy ingredients. That's understandable, since that's how the products are actually referred to – "cheese product," instead of cheese. Consumers have taken the "heads up" from the term.
But now Kraft says that it is removing artificial preservatives from its most popular Singles cheese product variety. The change will affect Kraft Singles in the full-fat American and White American varieties. According to Kraft, these varieties account for the majority of sales for the brand. Sorbic acid is being replaced by natamycin, which Kraft sys is a "natural mold inhibitor.
While Kraft hasn't acknowledged that it's decision is due to a growing number of Americans paying closer attention to what they eat and wanting to know that their foods contain natural ingredients, it's a good bet that this is what's motivating the news.
The ingredients used in Kraft Singles, prior to this change have been approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration. But, even so, putting out a product that is free of artificial preservatives is a definite selling point for any manufacturer. Kraft, for example, plans to begin airing TV ads near the end of February touting that its Kraft Singles cheese product "begins with milk" and are now "made with no artificial preservatives."
The ads show cartoon cows grazing in a pasture, with a milk truck driving past.
The new Kraft packages, which began appearing on supermarket shelves in recent weeks, also come stamped with a red circle noting they have no artificial preservatives or flavors. Kraft says its Singles haven't used artificial flavors for many years, but that it just recently decided to advertise that aspect of the product.
"Consumers are looking for those less artificial cues and messages," said Gavin Schmidt, manager of cheese research and development at Kraft. "Those messages are more meaningful to consumers than they have been in the past."
Schmidt says the change took about five years to perfect because Kraft wanted to ensure the product's taste and shelf life remained the same. He declined to provide details, but said it wasn't as simple as swapping out an artificial preservative and replacing it with a natural one.
Schmidt said Kraft is testing the removal of artificial preservatives from its other Kraft Singles varieties, but that it wanted to start with the most popular lines first. The changes do not affect Kraft Singles that are 2 percent milk, fat-free or other full-fat varieties.
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Using cute tumblr themes has become a trending way of customizing your Tumblr blog and there are good reasons for this.
Tumblr is a highly popular, free blogging platform that has more than 100 million blogs. Most blogger want personalize their blog and thousands of people are searching for Tumblr themes every day for an easy way of customizing their tumblr "space".
Tumblr is without doubt one of the easiest ways to blog. This unique microblogging platform allows you to post text, images, videos, links, quotes and audio to your tumblelog. As a Tumblr users you can follow other Tumblr users, or choose to make your tumblelog private.
Tumblr is a fully hosted service, and it's easy to setup and manage. It is easy to sign up and install a cute Tumblr theme with just a few clicks. Further Tumblr supports bookmarklets, photos, mobile apps, and social network integration.
On Tumblr, you can customize more or less everything such as colors and layout. If you are serious about it you can even create a sophisticated and unique theme yourself, but you will need some advanced knowledge of CSS and HTML. You can also do like most people and download one of the cute Tumblr themes available.
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FLAT is a minimal & clean multipurpose business theme for Tumblr. It is easy to setup and customize your Tumblr site – you can show or hide theme elements: image slider, featured icon boxes, module with text with button, product box (long text + image), team, testimonials, clients logos, twitter feed widget. You can also change colors for most of theme elements! You will even have a well documented user guide file to help you get startes.
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This template is a business style Tumblr theme with a clean and nice layout suitable for a corporate blog, It has a very customizable homepage slider, that gracefully adapts to smaller screens. It is great for showcasing your products. ELLISIUM also comes with "call to action" and "page hero" sections to round-up your homepage, a smart sticky sidebar and much, much more.
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Elegant theme CityBridge with beautiful typography and all seven Tumblr post formats. You will love Photo & Quote format.
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SUPPLE is a versatile portfolio theme for Tumblr by Pixel Moxie. SUPPLE is aimed at creatives—designers, illustrators, photographers, video artists—and allows you to display your work in a grid-like fashion, flexibly enough so you can define the aspect ratio of your thumbnails: from landscape to portrait, including square and anything in between.
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Memoir Tumblr Theme – MORE INFO
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Pop Gallery – Responsive Tumblr Theme – DEMO
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Free minimalistic Tumblr theme that is perfect for image rich content.
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Back in the mid-1960's the popular investment theme was … "buy and hold the NIFTY 50!" Investors were encouraged to buy & hold 50 quality growth stocks and they would be fine in the years to come! If you bought the Nifty 50 in 1966 what would your portfolio look like by the early 1980's? Pretty much "Dead Money" and investors would have lost a great deal of money to the high inflation period of the 1970's!
In the late 1990's the popular investment theme was … simply buy the low cost S&P 500 ETF (SPY) or the Vanguard 500 index fund and hang on. Just take the idea of the "Nifty 50" and add a zero to it … Buy the Nifty 500 and you will be fine!
The Nifty 50 ended up being dead money 15 years after the theme became popular and so far the Nifty 500 has been a repeat! The S&P 500 is now at a very important price point at (1) in the chart above, reflecting that a break above these lines could help bring some life to the Nifty 500 buy & hold strategy!
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The West Coast appears to be the best coast—for stock-picking, that is. As has been the case since mid-2011, most of the big-name Wall Street banks have been bested by Western regional brokerages in our semi-annual Barron's-Zacks ranking of their stock selections.
Tops in the latest contest is little McAdams Wright Ragen, whose focus list took first place in the six months through December, with a 13.8% return. For the third time in a row, the Seattle-based broker won the 60-month race, too, producing a 38% return. (See table below.) Those two results dusted the S&P's 5.95% and 8.59% returns over the six-month and five-year stretches.
Says Sid Parakh, McAdam Wright Ragen's acting research director: "Many of the companies we put on the list we never covered previously." Josh Gray for Barron's
McAdams rounded out its strong showing by garnering second place in the other two rankings, returning 18% for 12 months and 43% over 36 months. Its scores are all the more impressive as they cover both a bear- and a bull-market period. Not too shabby.
Los Angeles-based Wedbush Securities finished at the top of the 36-month ranking, though it did slip back from stronger finishes in the past two rankings. Nevertheless, like McAdams, Wedbush accomplished a "three-peat," taking home the three-year gold medal for the third consecutive time, with a 73% return that smoked its nearest competitor and the S&P's 36%.
The L.A.-based broker also had decent 12- and 60-month showings. Over six months, however, its 3% return trailed both that of the average broker and the market.
Every six months, Barron's and Zacks rank the best stock picks, or focus lists, of America's stock brokers, some of them famed Wall Street names, others less well known.
While Goldman Sachs GS 0.04219409282700422% Goldman Sachs Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD165.97 0.07 0.04219409282700422% /Date(1472245321464-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2396442 AFTER HOURS USD166.14 0.17 0.10242814966560222% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5772 P/E Ratio 15.701986754966887 Market Cap 67294529566.9092 Dividend Yield 1.5665481713562692% Rev. per Employee 866658 More quote details and news » (ticker: GS) placed first in the 12-month challenge, East Coast banks haven't done too well in our past three rankings. Goldman's "conviction list," as it's called, returned 19%, besting both the total returns of the average broker and the market.
In general, our surveys have indicated that the average broker tends to outpace the market during bullish phases, as was the case in 2009 and 2010 and the last half of 2012. In the more uncertain times of 2011 and 2012's first half, that's not always the case.
In the one- and three-year contests, the benchmark index outpaced the brokers. But in 2012's final six months, the average broker's gain of 7% beat the S&P 500's advance. However, since mid-2011, the average broker's focus list's returns haven't kept up with the broad market.
CHANGES IN FORTUNE among a couple of sectors last year made stock-picking treacherous, and brokers who skillfully navigated the shifting currents did well. "Energy was a real downer" in the first half, recalls Zacks equity strategist Tracey Ryniec. In fact, it was the period's worst sector, off 3.4%, versus the market's 8.3% rise. Yet in the second half, energy—led by refiners—rose 6%, topping the market's 4.7% price return and 5.95% gain with dividends.
Tech and health care, she adds, were the mirror images of energy. They climbed 13% and 10%, respectively, in the first half, but weakened in the second, with health care matching the market, and tech up less than 1%.
What's perhaps most unusual about McAdams Wright Ragen's success is that it employs only five stock analysts and, unlike the large banks and even some other regional brokers, doesn't cover every sector. "We don't look at sectors, we look at stocks," says Sid Parakh, McAdam's acting director of research. The Pacific Northwest broker favors just 20-25 names at any time, and "many of the companies we put on the list we never covered previously," he adds. Parakh says these companies are in good businesses, have attractive valuations, strong managements, and solid balance sheets.
In the latter half of 2012, the list was eclectic, including Nokia NOK -0.17543859649122806% Nokia Corp. ADR U.S.: NYSE USD5.69 -0.01 -0.17543859649122806% /Date(1472245320904-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8047024 AFTER HOURS USD5.6459 -0.0441 -0.7750439367311072% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3475 P/E Ratio 19.11962365591398 Market Cap 33374833782.0617 Dividend Yield 5.090210896309315% Rev. per Employee 185118 More quote details and news » (NOK), up 91%; Southwest Airlines LUV -1.1447260834014719% Southwest Airlines Co. U.S.: NYSE USD36.27 -0.42 -1.1447260834014719% /Date(1472245222103-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5231533 AFTER HOURS USD36.18 -0.09 -0.24813895781637718% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13969 P/E Ratio 9.620689655172415 Market Cap 22495850149.0324 Dividend Yield 1.1028398125172318% Rev. per Employee 413407 More quote details and news » (LUV), 11%; and Electronic Arts EA -0.4169221336603311% Electronic Arts Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD81.21 -0.34 -0.4169221336603311% /Date(1472245200366-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3032555 AFTER HOURS USD81.21 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5212 P/E Ratio 22.558333333333334 Market Cap 24425126564.241 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 525882 More quote details and news » (EA), 18%. McAdams underweighted utilities, the worst sector of 2012, and had some energy names, such as Peabody Energy (BTU), up 9%. All four stocks remain on the list.
McAdams also caught part of the rebound of JPMorgan Chase jpm 0.22703193582563946% JPMorgan Chase & Co. U.S.: NYSE USD66.22 0.15 0.22703193582563946% /Date(1472245220947-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13822538 AFTER HOURS USD66.22 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 216059 P/E Ratio 11.223728813559323 Market Cap 239185448051.736 Dividend Yield 2.899426155240109% Rev. per Employee 408196 More quote details and news » (JPM) from lows in 2012, getting in near the bottom and out near highs. In the past, the broker has consistently shown a knack for timing stocks over long periods.
In the five-year period, for example, McAdams got into and out of Sempra Energy SRE -1.9434794854943198% Sempra Energy U.S.: NYSE USD104.44 -2.07 -1.9434794854943198% /Date(1472245402928-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1224565 AFTER HOURS USD104.32 -0.12 -0.11489850631941785% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10476 P/E Ratio 21.314285714285713 Market Cap 26089216514.4067 Dividend Yield 2.8916124090386823% Rev. per Employee 582734 More quote details and news » (SRE) twice. Other stocks contributing to the five-year victory were Medtronic MDT 1.417027755006441% Medtronic PLC U.S.: NYSE USD86.6 1.21 1.417027755006441% /Date(1472245269899-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6121211 AFTER HOURS USD86.54 -0.06 -0.06928406466512702% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 60346 P/E Ratio 33.69649805447471 Market Cap 120679264987.907 Dividend Yield 1.9861431870669746% Rev. per Employee 328455 More quote details and news » (MDT), 3M MMM -0.09466533021494598% 3M Co. U.S.: NYSE USD179.41 -0.17 -0.09466533021494598% /Date(1472245328220-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1310592 AFTER HOURS USD179.37 -0.04 -0.022295301265258347% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14060 P/E Ratio 22.883928571428573 Market Cap 108435410593.506 Dividend Yield 2.4747784404436763% Rev. per Employee 336303 More quote details and news » (MMM) and MasterCard ma 0.9205983889528193% MasterCard Inc. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD96.47 0.88 0.9205983889528193% /Date(1472245276253-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3060236 AFTER HOURS USD96.69 0.22 0.22805017103762829% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 62823 P/E Ratio 28.373529411764707 Market Cap 105871104114.32 Dividend Yield 0.7878096817663522% Rev. per Employee 901504 More quote details and news » (MA). All are now off the list.
The newest addition to McAdams' list: Devon Energy DVN 0.11266336187471834% Devon Energy Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD44.43 0.05 0.11266336187471834% /Date(1472245290649-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4682082 AFTER HOURS USD44.39 -0.04 -0.09002925950934054% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 78377 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 23263547075.0732 Dividend Yield 0.5401755570560433% Rev. per Employee 1623940 More quote details and news » (DVN), a pure-play North American oil-and-natural-gas exploration outfit, with decent exposure to liquids. "It has one of the better balance sheets in the group," Parakh observes.
Wedbush, which like McAdams, doesn't cover every sector, focuses on life sciences, technology, consumer goods, and industrials. Its 10-to-20 name best ideas list, as it's called, benefited from strong picks in each of the four main areas it covers, says Sheri Kaiserman, the firm's head of equities. For example, Pharmacyclics (PCYC), a biopharma hematology firm, is up more than 300% since joining the list in December 2011. Phase 2 trials for ibrutinib, Pharmacyclics' promising drug for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, recently showed good results. The stock closed Thursday at $69.17; Wedbush has a $110 price target on it.
WEDBUSH'S THREE-YEAR RECORD profited from the inclusion of OmniVision Technologies (OVTI), an Apple AAPL -0.5856651482755415% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD106.94 -0.63 -0.5856651482755415% /Date(1472245200376-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 27055733 AFTER HOURS USD106.9 -0.04 -0.037404151860856556% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 710558 P/E Ratio 12.492990654205608 Market Cap 576240093790.144 Dividend Yield 2.1320366560688235% Rev. per Employee 1990500 More quote details and news » (AAPL) supplier; Coinstar (CSTR), and Clean Harbors clh -0.4327220276117865% Clean Harbors Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD48.32 -0.21 -0.4327220276117865% /Date(1472245320841-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 294014 AFTER HOURS USD48.5676 0.2476 0.5124172185430463% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 324 P/E Ratio 117.85365853658537 Market Cap 2778158330.84259 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 229388 More quote details and news » (CLH), which benefits from increased environmental remediation needs and is the only one of the three companies still on the list.
Kaiserman adds that Halozyme Therapeutics HALO 2.8272251308900525% Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD9.82 0.27 2.8272251308900525% /Date(1472245200198-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1296608 AFTER HOURS USD9.822 0.002 0.020366598778004074% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 43718 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 1270845454.89075 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 689083 More quote details and news » (HALO), a biopharma drug-delivery company, hurt Wedbush's six-month showing, but remains on the list and is off to a strong start in 2013. Wedbush recently added health insurer Humana HUM 0.050764284505612274% Humana Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD177.38 0.09 0.050764284505612274% /Date(1472245325402-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 519648 AFTER HOURS USD177.26 -0.12 -0.06765136994024129% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6702 P/E Ratio 27.827369279764053 Market Cap 26441505426.0474 Dividend Yield 0.6539632427556658% Rev. per Employee 1088440 More quote details and news » (HUM) to the list, as a play on America's aging demographics. Managed-care providers should have 60% of the Medicare-eligible-patient market in 2020, versus 25% now, boosting Humana's margins, she says. At $73.86, the stock is down 21% from its 2012 high. Wedbush's target price is $102.
Goldman's 2012 victory came on stock choices in the tech, media, and telecom groups, as well as from energy and non-bank financials in the second half, says Robert Boroujerdi, co-head of Americas equity research. An underweighting in utilities also helped.
The Goldman 55-60 name U.S. conviction list benefited from eBay EBAY -0.09572431397574985% eBay Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD31.31 -0.03 -0.09572431397574985% /Date(1472245200382-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7708397 AFTER HOURS USD31.31 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 42006 P/E Ratio 19.135802469135804 Market Cap 35349585632.3903 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 757586 More quote details and news » (EBAY) and Comcast CMCSA -0.0762660158633313% Comcast Corp. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD65.51 -0.05 -0.0762660158633313% /Date(1472245200333-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6647008 AFTER HOURS USD65.51 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 85284 P/E Ratio 19.911854103343465 Market Cap 157998692249.774 Dividend Yield 1.6791329568004885% Rev. per Employee 496556 More quote details and news » (CMCSA). Goldman got the refiners right for the better part of the year; a big boost came from the inclusion of HollyFrontier HFC 0.03894080996884735% HollyFrontier Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD25.69 0.01 0.03894080996884735% /Date(1472245298022-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3690997 AFTER HOURS USD25.75 0.06 0.23355391202802647% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 23682 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 4534799004.03137 Dividend Yield 5.1381860646165824% Rev. per Employee 4151580 More quote details and news » (HFC), still on the list, and Western Refining WNR 3.93598615916955% Western Refining Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD24.03 0.91 3.93598615916955% /Date(1472245323376-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4045711 AFTER HOURS USD23.98 -0.05 -0.20807324178110695% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7751 P/E Ratio 8.628366247755835 Market Cap 2605452897.78328 Dividend Yield 6.325426550145651% Rev. per Employee 1116400 More quote details and news » (WNR), which is off. Extra kudos might be in order for Goldman, given its relatively large list, which means the total return doesn't get much juice from one or two moon-shot hits.
Honorable mentions again go to regional broker Edward Jones, a silver medalist in the 60-month contest. The St. Louis-based firm's picks returned 18%, beating the average broker's selections and the market.
Edward Jones has been a consistent proponent of the conservative buy-and-hold strategy involving large-cap, quality stocks that pay growing dividends. Dave Powers, the brokerage's director of equity research, says it looks for shares that minimize downside risk in tough times, while also holding out the promise of participating in rallies.
Discount broker Charles Schwab SCHW 1.5086913742210561% Charles Schwab Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD30.95 0.46 1.5086913742210561% /Date(1472245345937-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10089847 AFTER HOURS USD31 0.05 0.16155088852988692% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 607065 P/E Ratio 27.03529000698812 Market Cap 40946975685.8856 Dividend Yield 0.9046849757673667% Rev. per Employee 455425 More quote details and news » (SCHW) made a comeback from some weak showings in the recent past to place a close second over the six months, with a 13.6% return. Unlike its peers, Schwab's 100-name and sector-neutral list uses a mostly quantitative methodology that looks for cheap stocks with improving fundamentals and market momentum. Schwab's director of equity ratings, Greg Forsythe, says the strategy is suggesting that economically sensitive stocks like International Paper ip 1.0332713370531101% International Paper Co. U.S.: NYSE USD48.89 0.5 1.0332713370531101% /Date(1472245415284-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5417599 AFTER HOURS USD48.91 0.02 0.040908161178155045% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 25226 P/E Ratio 26.144385026737968 Market Cap 20103665326.1096 Dividend Yield 3.5999181836776435% Rev. per Employee 385107 More quote details and news » (IP), a group that some consider risky, are undervalued. The market didn't like those stocks in the first half of 2012 but did in the second half. As the economic picture becomes more clear, investors become more risk-seeking, he adds. Stock picks in refining, auto components, mortgage-related banks, and disk-drive manufacturing helped Schwab's results.
Among the losers was Raymond James, formerly Morgan Keegan, which finished last over both six and 12 months. (Morgan Keegan was bought by regional broker Raymond James Financial RJF 1.0249160629086411% Raymond James Financial Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD57.17 0.58 1.0249160629086411% /Date(1472245381505-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 694490 AFTER HOURS USD57.17 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1235 P/E Ratio 17.065671641791045 Market Cap 8100074348.57055 Dividend Yield 1.3993353157250306% Rev. per Employee 490043 More quote details and news » (RJF) in 2012.)
Elkan Scheidt, chairman of the Raymond James focus list committee, notes that it was hurt by a lack of energy names in the second half of 2012, when communications-software vendor Tangoe tngo -1.3157894736842106% Tangoe Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD9.75 -0.13 -1.3157894736842106% /Date(1472245200443-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 69441 AFTER HOURS USD9.75 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1950 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 384452247.619629 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 93820.9 More quote details and news » (TNGO), down 44%, and discount retailer Dollar General DG -0.14548340166644624% Dollar General Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD75.5 -0.11 -0.14548340166644624% /Date(1472245247995-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11704256 AFTER HOURS USD75.75 0.25 0.33112582781456956% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 87982 P/E Ratio 17.681498829039814 Market Cap 21271671096.8018 Dividend Yield 1.3245033112582782% Rev. per Employee 185285 More quote details and news » (DG), off 19%, were among the stocks in the 15-20 name list. Dollar General is now off the list; Tangoe is still on it.
Scheidt vows, "I'll be back." He's made that promise before and fulfilled it.
New Constructs and the Morgan Stanley MS 0.6134969325153374% Morgan Stanley U.S.: NYSE USD31.16 0.19 0.6134969325153374% /Date(1472245377026-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10654294 AFTER HOURS USD31.14 -0.02 -0.06418485237483953% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 39143 P/E Ratio 14.359447004608295 Market Cap 59571966900.6639 Dividend Yield 2.5673940949935816% Rev. per Employee 626792 More quote details and news » (MS) Smith Barney brokerage were also in the cellar for the 36- and 60-month contests, respectively. New Constructs CEO David Trainer says his list was punished by "getting caught in some value traps" like Dell (DELL), which fell sharply in 2012. However, the stock remains on his list and is rallying in 2013, on hope for a leveraged buyout. Asked to comment on Morgan Stanley's results, a spokeswoman says: "The majority of our underperformance took place in 2009, when the high-quality, defensive names that make up our portfolio were not in demand."
One caveat: As Barron's has noted in the past, most brokers go through hot and cold streaks, so it pays to look for durable, long-term outperformance.
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#80 - Flarius (11/09/2012) [-]
All I can say is, a confident girl would show off her naked body because she isn't scared of showing it to the world. "OMG OMG A NAKED GIRL, SLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT." The fact we wear clothes is mostly to keep us warmm, and because we'd get fined up the ass for not wearing clothes in public. Pretty sure, way way back with the first humans, they were naked all the time.
#85 to #80 - jakefenris
Reply +3(11/09/2012) [-]
I would agree with you, though there is a big difference between dressing confidently and dressing like a whore. To my knowledge most human culture groups wore clothing to cover up the genitals, but it is really only in North America that a woman's breasts are seen as sexual and covered up.
#118 to #85 - DisgruntledTomato (11/09/2012) [-]
Yes because you see that in Asia countries, Oceania, Europe, South America, Most of Africa.
#119 to #118 - jakefenris (11/09/2012) [-]
Historically yes you do, Aboriginal cultures in most areas of the world did not cover their upper bodies.
#120 to #119 - DisgruntledTomato (11/09/2012) [-]
Historically perhaps, but you were referring to North America in the present.
#123 to #120 - jakefenris (11/09/2012) [-]
"I would agree with you, though there is a big difference between dressing confidently and dressing like a whore. To my knowledge most human culture groups have historically worn clothing to cover up the genitals, on average current era America sees a topless woman as a bigger deal than most countries, even going so far as to shun women who breast feed in public." edited.
#122 to #120 - jakefenris (11/09/2012) [-]
You are correct, I should have reviewed my comment and fixed it for present-tense.
#100 to #85 - XSpitfireX (11/09/2012) [-]
Implying that in Europe women walk round with tits on show
#101 to #100 - jakefenris
Reply -3(11/09/2012) [-]
To my knowledge it's more common and acceptable.
#109 to #101 - archosaurusrev (11/09/2012) [-]
You're narrow minded as hell, you know that?
Do you even know anything about any European countries apart from Germany, Italy and Greece?
If a woman walked around with her breasts showing here in Finland, she would be fined off her ass.
Do you even know anything about any European countries apart from Germany, Italy and Greece?
If a woman walked around with her breasts showing here in Finland, she would be fined off her ass.
#112 to #109 - jakefenris (11/09/2012) [-]
How am I narrow minded for thinking it should be acceptable and lawful for a woman to have the right to walk around topless without hate?
#113 to #112 - archosaurusrev (11/09/2012) [-]
No, you didn't say that, you said "To my knowledge it's more common and acceptable.", referring to Europe as a whole.
#116 to #113 - jakefenris (11/09/2012) [-]
And how is saying that narrow minded? "To my knowledge" means I could be wrong and am looking for conformation.
#117 to #116 - archosaurusrev (11/09/2012) [-]
You expressed your false knowledge without researching the subject, and acted based on assumptions.
#121 to #117 - jakefenris (11/09/2012) [-]
I expressed the information I had available and don't consider it big enough a deal to bother looking up. I was going to post a list of countries and their nude beach numbers but I didn't think people cared. I did indeed make assumptions based mostly on second hand knowledge. Clearly you missed where I stated it was my understanding, and that I could be wrong. I am more than happy to be corrected, but you can do so without attacking me.
#104 to #101 - XSpitfireX (11/09/2012) [-]
Nope, I've never seen it, at least not in the UK
#105 to #104 - jakefenris (11/09/2012) [-]
From my understanding it's more common in the Mediterranean region, in Spain and France, though I could be wrong.
#106 to #105 - XSpitfireX (11/09/2012) [-]
Yeah I would have thought so too
#88 to #85 - Flarius (11/09/2012) [-]
There is only a difference though because our society makes it that way. Like a short skirt is skanky because it shows off a lot of the girls legs, yet a longer knee high skirt is much more acceptable, but I agree. I'm thinking though if we were hairy like monkeys way way back when we first became a species, no loin cloth would be needed. I'm glad women cover up, otherwise us men, as a sex, would be ****** from us getting hit my cars and what not from looking at naked girls.
#95 to #88 - jakefenris (11/09/2012) [-]
A short skirt isn't whorish unless it isn't covering a person's underwear. If someone is wearing pants that might as well be a thong, that's whorish. You should read up on some of the stories about first times at nude beaches, when it becomes the norm nudity isn't a big deal or a distraction.
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