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"Everyone wants to be like Yale," Gemmer Asset Management's Charles Blankley began during his session at FPA 2013 NorCal Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday.
Tilted "Alternative Investing: Opportunities, Pitfalls and an Assets Manager's Approach," he added that the alternative space, especially liquid alternatives, has grown significantly over the past 10 years.
"We want to believe in a magic white unicorn that is perfect for every portfolio, but it's easy to be skeptical in this business of the pitches that come through."
The poster children for alternative investing are large endowments, he noted, so he concentrated much of the presentation on the challenges and advantages with which large institutions grapple.
Blankley started with a simple definition; alternatives are anything other than long-only equity and fixed income.
He then revealed that the average endowment had a performance of about 6.2% over 10 years, which, when compared with the S&P 500, "is not all that good."
"However, there is a difference is the performance of large endowments versus smaller endowments. There is a 1% difference in performance over a five-year period and a 1.6% performance spread over a 10-year period, which is significant."
Smaller endowments are typically invested in hedge funds, he added, while large endowment are able to use their connections and pricing power to gain access to private-equity deals.
He then listed the following advantages large endowments have over advisors and their smaller counterparts:
1) They have an average of 25 full-time investment professionals. Investing in alternative strategies is time intensive and requires a lot of expertise.
2) Their pricing power gives them more of an ability to negotiate.
3) They are able to invest directly and do not have to go through mutual funds, ETFs and fund of funds.
4). As Yale's famed endowment manager David Swensen has successfully illustrated, large endowments can introduce leverage, which can lead to a performance advantage over time.
5). Large endowments have access to talent and top-tier managers.
"And if advisors want to become Yale, there are tough hurdles to overcome," Blankley said in what would be the understatement of the session. "For starters, investment professionals come to you with these glossy back tests. They show all this great performance in the past. Who has ever seen a bad back test? But sure enough, if you watch it for the next year it stumbles and underperforms."
Other hurdles include too little alpha to go around, data problems and headaches that exist due to survivorship bias, style drift and "backfill bias, which is a guy who comes into the system with a hot hand and doesn't include his past poor performance."
So what does it all mean?
"It's tough enough to pick winners in the large equity mutual fund space where there is full transparency," he said. "It's even harder to in the alternative manager space, which is far more secretive."
But if investing like Swensen is a goal, consider the following, he concluded:
- Blindly adding alternative investments just for the sake of adding alternative investments is a surefire way to fail. The alternative strategies must be consistent with the overall goals of the portfolio.
- Upfront due diligence is significant (and critical), and one must "kiss a lot of frogs" before finding the right manager and strategy.
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Michael Jackson fans looking for more of "This Is It" will have the chance to own a piece of the concert film this Thursday.
Nate D. Sanders Inc. will auction several items from the late King of Pop this week, the company announced to Access Hollywood on Sunday.
Amongst them are a pair of orange pants the star wore in "This Is It," the concert documentary depicting Michael's rehearsals for his planned O2 Arena performances before his untimely death in June 2009.
The auction will be held on Thursday, May 20, and is expected to bring in "record bids," a company rep told Access.
Recent Jackson items, including his signature gloves, have gone for as high as $400,000.
The King of Pop won't be the only icon with items present – the auction is also said to include Marilyn Monroe's handwritten address and phone book and a letter from President George Washington.
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The Death Penalty Is Cruel. But So Is Life Without Parole.
From The New Republic / By Stephen Lurie
Prison cells don't attract many spectators, but executions have always drawn crowds. Paradoxically, the names and identities of death row inmates only come to matter when their execution had been scheduled: from impending death we take a sudden interest in life.
Despite the incongruity, this isn't all that surprising. Twenty-first century America is still susceptible to the time-honored spectacle of state-sanctioned death, even if much of the attention now scrutinizes, rather than cheers, the practice. Recently, there have been many stories typical of the current fascination with American capital punishment, most notably Ben Crair's piece in this magazine and Jeffrey Stern's in The Atlantic. Like other recent examinations of the death penalty, both accounts focus specifically on the act of execution by lethal injection; each covers botched executions and the question of cruel and unusual punishment in the death chamber itself. Stern's story centers on the act and ramifications of Oklahoma inmate Clayton Lockett's execution: A paramedic—and later, a physician—fail to find a vein in a dozen stabs into Lockett's flesh so the execution can proceed. (Which it does, equally gruesomely.) Crair's investigation deals with the national execution drug shortage—including Lockett's experience along with many others—and highlights Ohio prisoner Joseph Wood's story; his execution was so mishandled that he "gasped and snorted for one hour and 57 minutes… the longest execution in modern history."
For Stern and Crair, as well as many human rights-minded activists and advocates, the death chamber is a potent and useful example of inhumanity. Other, newer abolitionists—like the legislators in Nebraska that voted to abolish the death penalty there last month—focus on the act of execution as well. While the death chamber is itself horrific, abolitionists would be remiss to ignore the more common punishment: the immense cruelty of a prisoner's long wait for execution. The "death row phenomenon" and associated prison conditions cause significant psychological and physical harm; a so-called "death before dying" is both internationally condemned and domestically pervasive. If the end to capital punishment in the U.S. is based on concern for human beings—whether in a religious or moral sense—the reform movement must be concerned with the prison conditions left when death is not on the table. (more…)


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I started this monthly market valuation series in December 2009. The motivation for the article was that I was getting tired of hearing that the market was overvalued because P/E TTM was 87. This was ridiculous because earnings were deflated by the worst economic crash since the great depression. However, the question was how to value the market from a purely quantitative methodology, while ignoring all the outside noise and macro predictions of where the economy is headed. I looked for several different metrics to evaluate the market which over time have proven to be effective and decided to look at all the metrics, instead of just focusing on the last 12 months of earnings.
I was contemplating only updating the valuations on a quarterly basis, since why is there a need every month? However, since the market was and in general continues to be quite volatile, I consider it useful to evaluate on a monthly basis. When volatility truly gets to lower levels, it will suffice to update these series on a quarterly basis.
What a difference a month makes. In my market valuation article on June 2, 2011 I stated:
I find the current valuations astonishing. No, I am not referring to LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) or Groupon or the high fliers. The overall market is so overvalued considering the macro picture. I am not a macro investor, but Wall Street is. It makes no sense for the Shiller PE to be at 23 (an earnings yield of 4.3%), when the deficit is out of control, there is inflation across the board except Real estate (the one asset class QE2 was really supposed to help!), housing is in a double dip, unemployment cannot come down for years unless there is job growth of 500k a month (close to impossible). Additionally, the euro zone is experiencing a big crisis, Japan suffered a catastrophic humanitarian and economic disaster, and countries like China are starting to get nervous about over heating in their economies.
What further demonstrates the inefficiencies in the market, is the valuation of small caps to large caps. The perma-bulls are looking for companies that have large exposure overseas, especially in emerging markets. However, the large cap companies produce far more of their revenue from overseas than small caps. Yet, large caps are far cheaper than small caps. This really defies logic.
The market declined 5.5% over the past month. Since July 16, the S&P500 has decreased over 16%. I was not predicting that the market would crash, merely stating that the market would eventually go down to more normalized levels. However, as the data below demonstrates, the market still seems overvalued by some metrics.
The current level of the S&P500 is 1,131, and the Dow is at 10,913 — lower than last month.
I update market valuations on a monthly basis. The point of this article is to measure the stock market based on seven different metrics. This article does not look at the macro picture and try to predict where the economy is headed.
I collaborate with two colleagues of mine for some of the data in this article, Doug Short of Dshort, and Josh of Multipl. All are great sites, and I encourage readers to check them out.
As always, I must mention that just because the market is over or undervalued does not mean that future returns will be high or low. From the mid to late 1990s the market was extremely overvalued and equities kept increasing year after year. In addition, individual stocks can be found that will outperform or underperform the market regardless of current valuations. However, as I note at the end of the article I expect low returns for the overall market, over the next 10 years based on current valuations when the metrics revert towards their mean.
To see my previous market valuation article from last month click here
Below are different market valuation metrics as of Oct. 1, 2011:
The current P/E TTM is 13.3, which is a large decrease than the TTM P/E of 15.6 from last month.
This data comes from my colleague Doug Short of dshort.com.
Based on this data the market is fairly valued. However, I do not think this is a fair way of valuing the market since it does not account for cyclical peaks or downturns. To get an accurate picture of whether the market is fair valued based on P/E ratio it is more accurate to take several years of earnings.
Numbers from Previous Market Lows:
The current ten-year P/E is 19.45; this is lower than the PE of 21.04 from the previous month. This number is based on Robert Shiller's data evaluating the average inflation-adjusted earnings from the previous 10 years.
The Shiller PE is calculated using the four steps below:
- Look at the yearly earning of the S&P 500 for each of the past ten years.
- Adjust these earnings for inflation, using the CPI (ie: quote each earnings figure in 2011 dollars)
- Average these values (ie: add them up and divide by ten), giving us e10.
- Then take the current Price of the S&P 500 and divide by e10.
The http://AAII put together the best criticism of the Shiller PE, which I have seen to date.
Below are the main points:
- Following the Graham-Dodd recommendation, Shiller uses a 10-year moving average of earnings in computing the CAPE. According to data compiled by the National Bureau of Economic Research, economic contractions have become shorter and expansions longer in recent years. Measured peak to peak, the average is five years and six months.
- In determining the CAPE (Shiller PE), reported earnings are adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index, where real values reflect current-period purchasing power. However Shiller uses data going back to 1871, when inflation was measured differently than today. There is an approximate 7% difference in the annual CPI inflation rate based on methodological changes over the last couple of decades.
- Tax codes have changed considerably since 1871. You can read further discussion of this issue above.
The criticisms are fair, and I do believe Shiller takes a more cautious approach to market valuations (Shiller can be described as a bit too cautious and overshoots on valuations). While Shiller's method is by no means perfect, I think it is still a valid and the best method of market valuation for the following reasons.
- The 10-year Shiller PE shows markets overvalued by about 43% (at time of the article) and using a 6 year business cycle the market is still overvalued by 35% at time of writing. still shows it overvalued by about 35%. This is not a large difference to completely throw out Shiller's methodology.
- Differences in inflation may effect the Shiller PE, but they would only have a small effect, especially if you decrease the earning duration. Also they should apply to any PE (TTM, six-year P/E, or forward P/E).
- Same point with accounting changes. Accounting changes would also effect P/B or ANY metric that is used to value the market, this is not limited to Shiller PE.
- Shiller PE has proved to be a good market valuation indicator. Shiller stated on February 22nd, 2009, that based on CAPE equities were cheap for the first time in decades. That was only two weeks before one of the biggest bull market rallies in history.
Below is some further data showing how accurate the Shiller PE has been in predicting future market returns. First how has Shiller PE been in terms of predicting future returns in the past:
In conclusion to the argument about using CAPE, I would say that the Shiller PE despite slight flaws is a great metric for predicting future long term returns of the market.
Robert Shiller stated in an interview recently that he believes the S&P500 will be at 1430 in 2020. Shiller believes that based on his metric the market is overvalued, and will offer subpar returns over the next 10 years. However Shiller noted in another recent interview that the market is not too overvalued, as it has been over the past year. He also noted the ultra low interest rates, which make equities much more attractive. Shiller expects real returns of several percent a year, although below the 7% real return, which the market has historically returned.
|Stock Market
|Best Possible
|Most Likely
|Worst Possible
|10-Year Percentage Returns
|20-Year Percentage Returns
|30-Year Percentage Returns
|40-Year Percentage Returns
|50-Year Percentage Returns
|60-Year Percentage Returns
Rob states:
This new calculator tells you what return you can reasonably expect at various time-periods from an investment in the S&P stock index, presuming that stocks perform in the future much as they have in the past. The results are expressed in terms of real, annualized total (that is, with dividends reinvested and without additions or subtractions to principal) returns.
Mean: 16.41
Median: 15.80
Min: 4.78 (Dec 1920)
Max: 44.20 (Dec 1999)
Numbers from Previous Market lows:
Mar 2009 13.32
Mar 2003 21.32
Oct 1990 14.82
Nov1987 13.59
Aug 1982 6.64
Oct 1974 8.29
Oct 1966 18.83
Oct 1957 14.15
June 1949 9.07
April 1942 8.54
Mar 1938 12.38
Feb 1933 7.83
July 1932 5.84
Aug 1921 5.16
Dec 1917 6.41
Oct 1914 10.61
Nov 1907 10.59
Nov 1903 16.04
My colleague Doug Short thinks the Shiller's numbers are a bit inaccurate because the number used above does not include the past several months of earnings, nor revisions. Doug calculates P/E 10 at 22.7.
Data and chart courtesy of [multpl.com]
Current P/BV 2.20
I thought the metric would be great for figuring out market returns because as Tweedy Browne and David Dreman demonstrate through extensive research, a basket of the lowest P/B stocks over long periods of time dramatically outperforms the market. It therefore would make sense that the P/B metric would be useful for evaluating the market itself in terms of over-valuation or undervaluation.
Horizon Asset management http://www.hamincny.com/docs/Horizon_Commentary_1stQuarter_2011.pdf used the same numbers for P/B provided by Standard and Poors and come up with a whopping 3.68% (for April), according to the same numbers that I used I came up with closer to 2.30%, and so did many other people include Barron's. Since, the vast majority seem to conclude similar numbers to mine I will go with that figure over Horizon's. The number that I used, I obtained using data from Barron's, and updated using the latest change in the price of SPY. I am not sure where Horizon got their data from; no one else has measured book value at such a high rate.
Unfortunately, there is very little data regarding P/B. I have been able to find close to no historic data on the metric. Additionally, my number was always an outlier which made me suspect my numbers might be wrong. I even had a PHD student contact me to ask if there was any data available on price/book, I answered that I have not found any. If you are reading this or anyone else, and have the data I would be grateful if you sent it to me.
The average price over book value of the S&P over the past 30 years has been 2.41. Book value is considered a better measure of valuation than earnings by many investors including legendary investor Martin Whitman. He states that book value is harder to fudge than earnings (although book value can easily be distorted). In addition book value is less affected by economic cycles than one year earnings are. P/BV therefore provides a longer term accurate picture of a company's value, than a TTM P/E. I will continue my search for P/B numbers.
Current Dividend Yield 2.15
The current dividend yield of the S&P is 2.15. This number is higher than 2.00 from last month. The number although below its average, is not so low considering compared to the 10-year Treasury currently is yielding an ultra low 1.92%. Recently as another flight to safety has occurred, Treasury yields have gone down, and the stock market has declined, pushing up the dividend yield.
For attractive yield check out my recent article about Australian debt-http://www.valuewalk.com/bonds/high-yield-low-risk-look-to-australia/.
It is hard to determine on this basis whether the market is overpriced. The dividend yield for stocks was much higher in the begging of this century than the later half. The dividend yield on the S&P fell below the yield on 10-Year treasuries for the first time in 1958, after the flight to safety when Lehman Brothers collapsed, it did so again recently, due to fears of another worldwide recession.
Many analysts in 1958 argued that the market was overpriced and the dividend yield should be higher than bond yields to compensate for stock market risk. For the next 50 years the dividend yield remained below the treasury yield and the market rallied significantly, until recently. In addition the dividend yield has been below 3% since the early 1990s. While I personally favor individual stocks with high dividend yields, the current tax code makes it far favorable for companies to retain earnings than to pay out dividends.
Finally, as I noted above the current economic environment has zero percent interest rates and low bond yields. During periods where yields are low it is logical for income oriented investors hungry for yield to be bid up the market, and dividend yields to decrease. I think it is hard to claim the market is overbought based on the low dividend yield.
Mean: 4.34%
Median: 4.28%
Min: 1.11% (Aug 2000)
Max: 13.84% (Jun 1932)
Numbers from Previous Market lows:
Mar 2009 3.60
Mar 2003 1.92
Oct 1990 3.88
Nov1987 3.58
Aug 1982 6.24
Oct 1974 5.17
Oct 1966 3.73
Oct 1957 4.29
Jun 1949 7.30
Apr 1942 8.67
Mar 1938 7.57
Feb 1933 7.84
July 1932 12.57
Aug 1921 7.44
Dec 1917 10.15
Oct 1914 5.60
Nov 1907 7.04
Nov 1903 5.57
Data and chart courtesy of [multpl.com]
Market cap to GDP is currently 78.5%, which is significantly lower than the 85.2% level from last month.
|Ratio = Total Market Cap / GDP
|Ratio< 50%
|Significantly Undervalued
|50%< Ratio< 75%
|Modestly Undervalued
|75%< Ratio< 90%
|Fair Valued
|90%< Ratio< 115%
|Modestly Overvalued
|Ratio > 115%
|Significantly Overvalued
|Where are we today (10/02/2011)?
|Ratio = 78.5%, Fairly valued
According to Barron's the ratio got as low as 40% in the late 1940s, when investors feared another depression, and in the inflationary 1970s.In his 2001 Fortune magazine article, Warren Buffett used the ratio of the market value of all US publicly traded securities to Gross National Product (GNP) as a yardstick to measure the stock market valuation. He stated that "The ratio has certain limitations in telling you what you need to know. Still, it is probably the best single measure of where valuations stand at any given moment". He further went on to say "If the percentage relationship falls to the 70% or 80% area, buying stocks is likely to work very well for you. If the ratio approaches 200%–as it did in 1999 and a part of 2000–you are playing with fire".
We can see that, during the past four decades, the TMC/GNP ratio has varied significantly. The lowest point was about 35% in the previous deep recession of 1982, while the highest point was 148% during the tech bubble in 2000. The market went from extremely undervalued in 1982 to extremely overvalued in 2000.
According to Barron's the ratio got as low as 40% in the late 1940s, when investors feared another depression, and in the inflationary 1970s.
Historic Data:
Min 35% in 1982
Max 148% in 2000.
Data and charts courtesy of Gurufocus.com
Note from dshort: I normally post this commentary at the first of the month in conjunction with the other valuation indicators I track. However, today the Federal Reserve Flow of Funds Statistical Release was published, which includes the underlying data for calculating the Q Ratio. The accompanying charts have been updated accordingly.
Current Tobin's Q 1.01 compared to 1.09 from last month.
As can be seen from the above charts, the market is significantly over-valued based on tobins Q. The market would have to fall 40 or 50% to be fairly valued.
What is Tobins Q?
Here is a brief explanation from http://www.investopedia.com:
A ratio devised by James Tobin of Yale University, Nobel laureate in economics, who hypothesized that the combined market value of all the companies on the stock market should be about equal to their replacement costs. The Q ratio is calculated as the market value of a company divided by the replacement value of the firm's assets:
Investopedia explains Q Ratio (Tobin's Q Ratio)
For example, a low Q (between 0 and 1) means that the cost to replace a firm's assets is greater than the value of its stock. This implies that the stock is undervalued. Conversely, a high Q (greater than 1) implies that a firm's stock is more expensive than the replacement cost of its assets, which implies that the stock is overvalued. This measure of stock valuation is the driving factor behind investment decisions in Tobin's model.
As can be seen from the above charts, the market is significantly over-valued based on tobins Q. The data comes from Doug Short. This is the most accurate data that is available. It is impossible for the data to be 100% precise because the Federal Reserve releases data related to Tobin's Q on a quarterly basis. The best that can be done is to extrapolate the data and try to provide the most accurate data possible based on the change in the Willshire 5000. This is what Doug and I did to get the current number. This method has proven extremely accurate for calculating Tobins Q on any given day.
The data comes from Doug Short. This is the most accurate data that is available. It is impossible for the data to be 100% precise because the Federal Reserve releases data related to Tobin's Q on a quarterly basis. The best that can be done is to extrapolate the data and try to provide the most accurate data possible based on the change in the Willshire 5000. This is what Doug and I did to get the current number. This method has proven extremely accurate for calculating Tobin's Q on any given day.
The current level of 1.01 compares with the Tobin's Q's average over several decades of data of approximately .72. This would indicate that the market is extremely overvalued.
In the past Tobin's Q has been a good indicator of future market movements. In 1920 the number was at a low of .30; the next nine years included phenomenal gains for the market. In 2000 Tobin's Q almost reached a record high of nearly 2, and the market declined subsequently about 50% by 2003.
Historic Tobins Q:
Previous market bottoms. Data courtesy of Doug of dshort.com:
Market High 1929: 1.06 (This is not the highest number ever reached, just the number reached before the 1929 crash.)
Average historic Tobin's Q .72 (source: Stocks for the Long Run by Jeremy Siegel)
Sometimes market sentiment is the best way to measure future returns. Usually when the retail investor is bullish it is a contrarian sign to be fearful, and when they are bearish it is a sign to be bullish. The sentiment has proven remarkably accurate, the numbers below from previous market bottoms confirm this fact. For example in 2009, 70% of investors were bearish. The broad stock market is up ~100% since then.
According to the AAII, "the AAII Investor Sentiment Survey measures the percentage of individual investors who are bullish, bearish, and neutral on the stock market for the next six months; individuals are polled from the ranks of the AAII membership on a weekly basis. Only one vote per member is accepted in each weekly voting period."
AAII sentiment survey data from 9/28/2011http://www.aaii.com/sentimentsurvey:
32.5% Bullish
20.7% Neutral
46.8% Bearish
Individual investors are very bearish, which is a contrarian sign that it could be a good buying opportunity.
Long-Term Average:
Bullish: 39%
Neutral: 31%
Bearish: 30%
Sentiment Survey Past Results
|Reported Date
|September 29:
|September 22:
|September 15:
|September 8:
|September 1:
|August 25:
|August 18:
|August 11:
|August 4:
|July 28:
|July 21:
|July 14:
|July 7:
|June 30:
|June 23:
|June 16:
|June 9:
|June 2:
|May 26:
|May 19:
|May 12:
|May 5:
For all historic data on the AAII survey back to 1987 click on the following link: http://www.aaii.com/sentimentsurvey/sent_results.
|Table 1. Historical Averages & Extremes of AAII Member Sentiment*
|[i]*data covers period from July 24, 1987 to September 2, 2004.[/i]
Bullish Neutral Bearish
March 2009 18.92% 10.81% 70.27%
March 2003 34.3% 14.30% 51.40%
Oct. 1990 13.00% 20.00% 67.00%
Nov. 1987 31.0% 41.00% 28.00%
Average 39.00% 31.00% 30.00%
Max 75.00% 62.00% 70.00%
Min 12.00% 8.00% 6.00%
GMO data:
GMO forecasts the returns for the next seven years for various asset class. GMO is getting increasingly bullish on most asset classes. However most asset classes will have lower returns than their historic real rates of return as shown below. Jeremy Grantham of GMO pegged fair value of the S&P500 at 950, which is ~16%, below current levels.
GMO 7 Year Forecast
To Recap
1. P/E (TTM) – Undervalued Valued 13.3
2. P/E 10 year – Modestly overvalued 19.45
3. P/BV – Undervalued - 2.20
4. Dividend Yield – Indeterminate overvalued, but very attractive compared to treasuries: 2.15%
5. Market value relative to GDP – Fairly valued 78.
6. Tobin's Q – Extremely overvalued 1.01
7. AAII Sentiment – Investors are too bullish
8. GMO – Stocks are slightly over-valued
In conclusion, the market is possibly at fair value based on the metrics used. The picture is more mixed as opposed to previous months, where the market was overvalued by most metrics. Tobin's Q and Shiller P/E indicate that valuations are too high. AAII sentiment, dividend yield indicate more bullish future returns. P/E ratio is about average, but as mentioned above not a great indicator. Market cap to GDP is fairly valued.
The historical data fails to take into account current record low interest rates. I know not many investors take issue with my inclusion of interest rates in the equation. However, I think that investors should look at the stock/bond alternative. Right now you can get SPY with dividend yields close to the 10-year Treasury yield.
However, eventually the market will likely returns to normal valuation ratios as interest rates reach more normal levels. I believe returns over the next 10 years will be sub-par (below the 9.5% nominal average market return). I think we will likely see real annual returns in the low single digits over the coming decade.
You can read more about my predictions in the following two articles:
What Will The S&P 500 Return Over The Next 10 Years Part I
What Will The S&P 500 Return Over The Next 10 Years Part II
Note: I have received numerous suggestions on how to improve my monthly series. I tried to incorporate these ideas in my current article. Please leave a comment if you would like to provide further suggestions.
Stay tuned until the beginning of next month for the next monthly valuation article.
Valuing Wall Street: Protecting Wealth in Turbulent Markets by Andrew Smithers. The book explains in detail how tobin's Q is calculated.
Wall Street Revalued: Imperfect Markets and Inept Central Bankers. A more recent book by Andrew Smithers.
Irrational Exuberance by Robert Shiller. Great book by the man who calculates the P/E 10 ratio himself; Robert Shiller. The book is written in 2000, right before the tech bubble crash. Shiller correctly predicts the crash. Shiller also accurately predicted the housing bubble.


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What makes olive oil such a health-booster? For starters, 55 per cent to 80 per cent of the fat in olive oil is oleic acid — an omega-9 fatty acid that lowers bad LDL cholesterol, boosts good HDLs, puts blood sugar on an even keel and helps protect against some cancers. But it's also rich in the plant chemicals that have the power to turn on beneficial genes. Here's how to use our favorite oil more often.
Buy two grades of olive oil
Reserve intense, fruity-tasting extra-virgin olive oil for low-heat cooking and room-temperature drizzles, dunking and salad dressings. There's evidence that it contains more of the polyphenols that contribute to olive oil's big impact. But extra-virgin olive oil also burns at a lower temp — at about 320 F — than other types labeled "virgin olive oil," "pure olive oil," "light olive oil" or just plain "olive oil." These other less-expensive forms can be heated to about 400 F before their goodness starts going up in smoke. And they're still great sources of oleic acid.
Do a smart fat swap
Use olive oil instead of butter or coconut oil, both of which are rich in saturated fat. They boost inflammation and load your body with the building blocks of heart-threatening LDL cholesterol. The less of that stuff the better! (Coconut oil is a good hair tonic, though.) And olive oil also is smart to use in place of corn, sunflower, safflower and soy oils. These vegetable oils are rich in omega-6 fatty acids, which in large amounts can boost inflammation.
Give olive oil new starring roles
Spritz it on hearty, whole-grain toast at breakfast. Buy olive-oil-based mayo and use it (sparingly — lots of calories here!) in salmon or chicken salad. Love to bake? You even can make savory pastry crusts with olive oil in place of butter. Drop a dollop into the pot when cooking brown rice, whole-wheat couscous or quinoa. Hosting a party? Create healthy dips by whirling white beans, olive oil, garlic and spices; serve with veggies.
Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of "The Dr. Oz Show," and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Medical Officer at the Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute. For more information go to www.RealAge.com.


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Ahh, Rex Sorgatz and Neal Boulton! We've teased microfame expert Rexie for "forgetting his Internet safeword" while we flogged him a while back, and the endearing pansexual Genre editor Boulton for being a pussy/publicity hound.
However, they'll be happy to tell you their sexploits themselves: they'll be reading at the In the Flesh's True Sex Confessions series this Thursday at the now-nightclub but former "massage" parlor Happy Ending in Manhattan at 8, the same place where "Love guv" Spitzer partied with Slate earlier this week.
Also, "Neal Boulton's wife, Claire, will also be in the audience, and it's her birthday." Those two have an open marriage, as they happily told Page Six Magazine. (We saw Boulton's former makeout buddy, Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner, in an Upper West Side Starbucks this Sunday.)
Update from Neal: "you forgot to mention that claire will have her hot girlfriend with her, and I will have my 21 year old boy toy with me and we will all be nude. :-) "
We'll be there with bells on.


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Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 10:07 pm
Post subject: Winter Fruit Crumble
This is partly inspired by Georgia's 'winter salad doldrums' post of a few weeks ago... this being the time of year when the fruit situation is just as grim, and it gets harder and harder to appreciate apples and pears! I can't claim that this crumble is entirely original - it started life as the Crumble aux Fruits d'Hiver in
by Camille Le Foll, took on a few characteristics of Alastair Little's Winter Fruit Compote and then I added a few twists of my own. It's certainly a good way to perk up pears, though, and the topping is virtuous enough that I don't feel too bad eating the leftovers for breakfast... not that I'd do that every week.
Winter Fruit Crumble
1 jasmine or lapsang souchong teabag, or 2 tsp loose tea
2 heaped tbsp sugar
100g prunes
100g dried apricots (preferably unsulfured)
3 medium pears (a variety that keeps its shape when cooked, e.g. Conference or Concorde)
80g raisins or sultanas
powdered ginger and freshly grated nutmeg to taste
180g wholemeal flour
80g unsalted butter, chilled and diced
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
60g brown sugar
2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
The night before: brew 1 litre of tea in a large heatproof bowl and sweeten with the sugar. (Don't omit the sugar, otherwise the fruits' natural sugar will leach out and you'll end up with a bland crumble.) Soak the prunes, apricots and raisins/sultanas in the tea overnight.
The next day: drain the fruit, reserving about 3 tbsp soaking liquid. Cut the prunes and apricots in half and arrange the fruit in a baking dish, with the reserved liquid poured over. Peel, core and slice the pears and add them, along with a sprinkling of ginger and nutmeg.
Make the topping by mixing all the remaining ingredients together with your fingertips, until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle the crumble mixture evenly over the fruit, and bake in a preheated 180C oven for about 30 minutes.
Serve warm with Greek yogurt or fromage blanc. See? Winter doesn't have to be so bad!
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Ooh - that sounds good, almost savory. Sesame is a little unusual in a fruit tart.
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What an interesting concept to rehydrate fruit with tea!
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Rachel, i love this idea---I'm looking forward to trying it some time over the next month!
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Well it was lovely Rachel---ate it with vanilla ice cream. Will make it again and plan to toss in a handful of sweetened dried cranberries for a bit more sweetness and extra colour (and also because I have a HUGE bag of them!) Was impressed with how much the dried fruits do plump up with the rehydrating.
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David, I'm so glad you liked it! Let me know how it turns out with dried cranberries... I may have to try that myself next time. They're not so common on this side of the pond, but that's not to say they can't be found!
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Its almost like last week's news, and there certainly has been some activity on this front on some of the blogs out there, e.g. Pie, BMOC, Craig and John Newton amongst others. In case you are not aware, this is what has sparked the sudden activity, CMIS.
From the link above there is some information on the focus of the first version of the spec, and it is very much early days:
"The initial set of deliverables will be targeted for the following use cases:
- Collaborative Content Applications
- Portals leveraging Content Management repositories
- Mashups
The following use cases should be able to be supported by CMIS Domain Model and Bindings, but are not primary drivers:
- Workflow and BPM-centric applications utilizing Content
- Archival Applications
- Compound and Virtual Documents
- Electronic and Legal Discovery
The following use cases are out of scope for the initial set of deliverables:
- Records Management and Compliance
- Digital Asset Management
- Web Content Management
- Subscription and Notification Services"
I find this quite interesting, especially the move of RM to a later release. I do need to read the spec, printed it out today, but I hope that the minimum that it deals with are the Basic Content services. I can see the logic behind the drivers re Portal and Mash Ups, this is where we would expect current integration pain to be but I would think RM is such an important factor in the current climate that it would need early consideration. However I would not be surprised if one of the reasons for not having this in early is, to put it crudely, it is hard. I don't mean necessarily implementation is hard but getting concensus on what would constitute RM is difficult with the various standards out there, e.g. DOD, MoReq2, etc…. There is also the question of whether compliance to these adds value to the customer, interesting discussions to be had. I'll read the specs and post again.


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| Ric's Recollections
257 Lakeshore Road E.
Mississauga Ontario
(905) 891-1523
Jan 29/17 - 25 years of Ric's Recollections
The Times, They are a Changing
Bob Dylan's song title so aptly describes the record industry over the last 30 years and it was easy to get swept up in all these changes.
I started selling records, cds and tapes almost 30 years ago and have witnessed many of these changes. In the beginning, I sold at a flea market to "test the waters" and see if anyone else really felt like me that vinyl lps were really good sonically, and that the new format, cd, was just something new that would sit in many audio collections right beside the vinyl lps. Music fans had already gone through the tape debacle, (remember the 8 tracks?) and the creation of cassettes. The tape medium could sound really good, unfortunately, the tape got "eaten" or stretched or the unexplained fading out of sound that eventually caused consumers to look for another medium. The CD was billed as "perfect sound forever" and many people bought into that. Being an avid record collector, I was late to get into the cd market and besides, lots of people were getting rid of their vinyl.
I opened Ric's Recollections 25 years ago this February in Port Credit. The reason I opened the retail store was my enjoyment of music, the collecting aspect and the ability to "turn on" customers to "new" old music. I wanted to share my knowledge with eager vinyl enthusiasts and learn from them as well. The first store was a small 300 square foot shop at 321 Lakeshore Rd E. Inside this little space, I carried about 1000 cassettes, 500 used cds and about 12,000 lp records. In the beginning, I didn't carry 45s and to this day, still don't carry 78s. Inventory wasn't necessarily easy to get, but as people "up-graded" titles to cd, some rare lps became available. I tried learning something new about records each day and believe it or not, retained a lot of neat trivia and info about the lps.
Ric's Recollections became a "fixture" at the collectable fairs and all the time I was trying to learn more. There is just too much to learn, I wish I had started sooner!
I outgrew the original shop after being there 10 years but managed to stay there (and keep it relatively neat and tidy) for 18 years. Hard to believe compared to the current space. We moved to 257A Lakeshore Rd. E. about eight years ago. It's a bright and spacious 1000 square feet ( 3 times the size of the old store) With this move the cassettes were phased out, cds were increased and 45s became some of our stock items. I truly believed that lps were still a viable medium and in fact, found that more and more people tended to agree with me. Really rare albums are once again seeing the light of day. The argument now seems to be about the remastering process used for these new lps. (analogue is what you look for) The tape era was essentially over and the cd business was starting to show some cracks. I never expected the demise of cds would happen so rapidly.
The current "scene" in the music business seems a bit precarious as well. There are a few things to give concern; the streaming of music has become the norm for casual listeners and background. Hipsters are buying vinyl at a frantic pace and I fear that they won't realize how good the sound can be. They don't value the experience and may jump out of the market creating a glut of product. This could become the "perfect storm" that manufacturers find themselves sitting on millions of dollars of unsold LPs. This happened during the 80s and real music fans suffered ( try and find original Tragically Hip or Tom Petty lps from the 80s)
The internet has made collecting lps and the knowledge required, easier so that anyone could become a "dealer" with a learn as you go attitude.
Some of the older, more established and better greater Toronto area record stores have shut down and it's a shame that they have been squeezed out of the market. Remember, these "old guys" have been around for quite a while and have lots to share.
I was honoured to be selected by a major on line publication as top ten record store in the GTA. I guess 25 years isn't too long to wait, after all, there is a saying; "good things come to those who wait"
Happy 25 year Anniversary Ric's Recollections !!
PS. I wrote this article a week before the HMV announcement. Shakey times indeed
PPS. Just in, a nice blues collection and awesome audiophile collection
Feb 3/16 - Short holiday break
Jan 3/16 - Toronto top 10 record stores
Nov 12/15 - Vinyl Records, gifts that keep on giving
Apr 10/15 - Record Store Day 2015
Jan 26/15 - New release vinyl and great used record collections.


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Twitpolls is the latest offering from WayIn, a startup from the Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy. The polling service recently got funded and extended its service to provide a polling system meant for Twitter. A startup trend unexploited for so long and with great chances to be another popular service that has grown around Twitter.
You have a question to ask to your followers, click the Create Poll button and you are taken to a page where you can type in the question and then the answers which will be added to the tweet as hashtags. Plain and simple, the tweet can then be replied to by any of your followers with the hashtag as an answer. Since your community does not need to leave the comfort of Twitter, it increases the chances of getting an answer to your question. This is also quite mobile-friendly which undoubtedly is the need of the day.
The new tool opens up an opportunity for brands to gauge real user insights about their brand, products or happenings. This in turn will help them get into their customers' shoes and get a view of what they adore and what they detest. The seamless integration with Twitter makes it better to respond for any Twitter user.
There are other tools that serves a similar purpose but they aren't as end-to-end tied with Twitter. The service developers are working with the Twitter hashtags to track the answers and so far the polls are working just fine. However the service has the even bigger task of making it useful for big brands before it can make the term a regular in daily Twitter buzz. So are you going to use the new Twitpolls next time you wish to ask a question to your Twitter community.


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I have been an avid fanfiction writer since 8th grade. I've fallen out of the habit, though. Hopefully this will help me keep up! I usually write my own stuff, though. Right now I am working mainly on a series that is yet to be titled. It's about two boys, their growing love for each other and vampirism. I may even add one that tells of their life after marriage. And they could adopt a kid and live in a VERY rich neighborhood! Ooh...I am too brilliant! Other than that, my other works usually are only about vampires.
I am now a junior in high school at Sturgis Brown here in boring old South Dakota, United States, North America, Northern Hemisphere, Earth, Milky Way, the universe.... Too much info I guess. ;)
My interests mainly only include writing. And searching for icons. I am sort of an addict. (Anyone find some good ones, I'd like 'em, please!) Other than that it's drama, friends and anything else I can find to do in my monotonous life.
So, now I'll just tell you about me!!!:
-Age: 16
-Birthday: February 11, 1992
-Orientation: Bi
-Gender: Female
-Occupation: None
-Stereotype: None, I am Indie sorta
-Television: Degrassi: The Next Generation, Prison Break, LOST, Fear Itself, Chuck, The Office, music videos, Moonlight, American Idol, Hells Kitchen, American Gladiators, anime, Last Comic Standing, 20/20 -Movies: The Producers, Harry Potter, The Outsiders, Napoleon Dynamite, Pirates of the Carribean, Sweeney Todd Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Hotel Rwanda, musicals, anime
-Books: "Harry Potter" by J.K Rowling (duh!!), "What Happened to Lani Garver" by Carol Plum-Ucci, "The Body of Christopher Creed" by Carol Plum-Ucci, Circle Trilogy by Ted Dekker, "Showdown" by Ted Dekker, "Blood of Heaven" by Bill Myers, Soul Tracker series by Bill Myers, "Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy" by Robert Leleux, "Talk" by ?, fanfiction, manga
-HP Characters: Sirius, Remus, Severus, Draco, Voldemort, Luna, Lucius, Kreacher, Regulus, Bill, the twins, Victor, Dumbledore
-Degrassi Characters: Marco (unbelievably sexy, but HORRIBLE taste in men; Dylan is *gag*), Spinner (yes, at sometimes he can be a jerk but I feel bad for him most of the time), Ellie (she absolutely rocks ma socks!), goth Ashley (all other times she just bugs me), Sean (sometimes), Rick (he was sweet, just a bullied)
-Hated HP: Harry, Hermione, Ron, Tonks, Pansy, James, Peter, Cho, Cedric, Fleur, McGonagal
-Hated Degrassi: Dylan (ugh in all senses), Emma and Manny (sluts hardcore), Craig (freaks me the hell out), Ashley (she's annoying), Alex (Paige isn't lesbian), Jay (jerk), Jimmy (annoying), Toby (boring)
-Pairings: Remus/Sirius, Remus/Severus, Harry/Draco, Albus/Gellert, James/Lily, Tonks/Charlie, Hermione/Victor -Sports: none
-Music: Tokio Hotel, My Chemical Romance, Harry and the Potters, Draco and the Malfoys, Philosopherock, Hollow Godric, The Used, Hawthorne Heights, The Send, Hello Kelly, Queen, Family Force 5, Red, Skillet (Wally from Total Axxess - Skillet-y-doo!!!), Paramore, Good Charlotte, Linkin Park, Flyleaf, Thousand Foot Krutch, Hawk Nelson, Hinder, David Bowie, Stryper, Goo Goo Dolls, David Cook, Danny Noriega, Bowling For Soup, Simple Plan, 30 Seconds to Mars, Serj Tankien, lots of other emo stuff!
-Sites: Mugglenet Fanfiction, MySpace, Hotmail, any Degrassi, any Harry Potter, any Remus/Sirius, Fanfiction.Net, Livejournal, any Tokio Hotel, any My Chemical Romance, MyYearbook
-Brands/Designers: Christian Siriano, Converse, Tripp, Disney, Wet Seal, Skeleton Crew
-Real Hott Guys: Adamo Ruggiero, Gerard Way, Bill Kaultz, Frank Iero, Ryan Ross, Pete Wentz, Brendon Urie, John Cooper, Chap Stique, Dillon Grotti, Jared Leto
-Fictional Hott Guys: Lani Garver, young Sirius Black, young Remus Lupin, Wolverine, Archangel, Soubi Agatsuma, Hatsuharu Sohma, Sasuke, Marco Del Rossi
-Real Hott Chicks: Avril Lavigne, Hailey Williams, Jessica Alba, Chelsie Taylor, Stacey Dash, Audrey Kitching
-Fictional Hott Chicks: Ellie Nash, any goths/emos (I'm picky in ma tastes but when it comes to girls I am SUPER choosy! lol)
Um...I hope that my stories actually pass here. Mugglenet is so strict it's unbelievable! lol ^.^
OH, and I really like it when people go to my forum. It's listed as my website. Thanks!
"Moonshine, stepping in front of my skyline. Give me a minute to figure it out, figure why we had to fall apart. You're the moonshine, stepping in front of my skyline. Can't I get a minute to figure it out, figure why we had to fall apart?"
As a new year starts, the Marauders are all bogged down with their own trifles, Remus Lupin in particular. His sneaking around with a certain peer turns out to be his demise with his mates. Especially the one whose attention he craves the most. Does he feel it's a big enough deal to dangerously reveal things in order to only possibly earn back this boy's friendship? (Maybe more if all goes well.) Or does he choose to wait until the anger subsides? If it will ever. . . .
Disclaimer: I do not own the title to this story, nor the lyrics posted above. They are the property solely of Puddle of Mudd of the song of the same name. I don't claim to own them, only use them as a comparison for a certain werewolf and his troubles. Period.


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Dr. James A. Fogle, a surgeon trained during the Civil War, was a physician of Alapaha, GA and an associate of Hardeman Giddens, of Ray's Mill. He was well known in Berrien County – an M.D., farmer, Mason, census enumerator, innkeeper, merchant, and Justice of the Peace. In his judiciary role, he notably heard the 1879 case of John Cooper for the murder of Reese Byrd at Paxton's turpentine farm.
Alapaha Star
October 2, 1886
Dr. J. A. Fogle
Physician and Surgeon,
Alapaha, Georgia
Returns thanks the citizens of Worth, Berrien, Irwin and Coffee counties for patronage in the past, and hopes to merit a continuance of the same. Calls by letter or telegraph promptly attended to. Charges are reasonable.
James A. Fogle was born September 12, 1838 in Columbus, GA. He was a son of Nancy L. Turner and Dr. Jacob Fogle, dentist and prominent citizen of Columbus.
As a young man, James A. Fogle attended the University of North Carolina, receiving the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1860.
James A. Fogle served in the Civil War. He enlisted as a private in Company G, Georgia 2nd Infantry Regiment on April 16, 1861. He was detailed by the Secretary of War to work in a Confederate hospital. He was promoted to Full Hospital Steward on October 6, 1862. At that time he was posted at General Hospital Camp Winder, Richmond, VA. He was later promoted to Full Assistant Surgeon on November 14, 1864.
On November 1, 1862 Fogle was reassigned as a steward at Chimborazo Hospital No. 3, Richmond, VA.
Fogle was at Chimborazo Division No. 3 in June of 1863 when Green Bullard, of Ray's Mill, was admitted in the No. 2 Division with typhoid fever. In November 1864, Fogle was promoted to Assistant Surgeon and continued to work at Chimborazo Hospital. The Civil War ended six months later with Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
After the war, Fogle returned to South Georgia. He took the loyalty oath in Baker County, GA on July 10, 1867.
On April 2, 1868 James A. Fogle married Sarah E. Leonard in Taylor County, GA.
James and Sarah Fogle made their home in Newton, Baker County, GA. The 1880 census shows they employed Sarah Gamble as a live-in cook. Dr. Fogle established his medical practice in Newton.
In the winter of 1872, while traveling near Camilla, GA., Dr. Fogle plunged into a a flooded creek to rescue a drowning African-American man.
Albany Herald
March 1, 1972
Narrow Escape.
We are informed by our agent, Dr. J. A. Fogle, that on the 14th inst. the two negroes of the Panitheopticonicon, while attempting to cross "Raccoon Creek," had their horse drowned and came near loosing their own lives. Dr. Fogle, although the water was near freezing, swam in after one and rescued him by means of a rope.- Mr. Stokes Walton, with the assistance of Mr. Lee and four or five negroes, constructed a raft of logs and rescued the other. A half hour's longer delay would have resulted in the death of both parties. Although nearly frozen, they were the happiest beings imaginable when taken out of the water.
This creek should, by all means, have a bridge over it. Last week Dr. Fogle came near losing his own and his horse's life in the same place. Dr. Kirksey, Dr. F's companion, lost his baggage, containing valuables to the amount of one hundred and twenty-five or one hundred and fifty dollars. [Camilla Herald.
The two rescued men were employees of the Panitheopticonicon. The Panitheopticonicon was a religious dramatization presented with a stereopticon, or "Magic Lantern." A stereopticon is a slide projector which has two lenses, usually one above the other. These devices became a popular in the 1850s as a form of entertainment and education, and continued in popularity into the 1900s. Mashburn's 1913 "Possum Supper" for physicians in Valdosta, GA featured as stereopticon. The Panitheopticonicon was billed as the "Great Religious Wonder of the Age!" where "Adam and Eve pass the scene… with the serpent following at their feet," and attracted "almost the entire population without distinction of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
Dr. Fogle Comes to Alapaha
Some time before 1879, the Fogles made their way to Alapaha, GA. In the census of 1880 of Berrien County, James A. Fogle was the enumerator for the 4th District. He enumerated himself as 41 years of age, and employed as an M. D. and a farmer. His wife, Sarah, was keeping house. Also in the household was Sarah's widowed sister, Frances S. Leonard.
In addition to his medical practice, Dr. Fogle opened a drug store in Alapaha.
Alapaha Star
October 2, 1886
Drug Store
Dr. J. A. Fogle,
Alapaha, GA
My stock of drugs, medicines, perfumery, toilet articles, cigars, tobacco, etc., is the largest and best selected ever brought to this market.
Carefully and accurately compounded day or night.
Thankful for liberal patronage in the past, I shall endeavor to merit a continuance of the
the same.
In the spring of 1886, the Macon telegraph reported that Dr. and Mrs. Fogle were opening a new hotel at Alapaha.
Macon Telegraph
March 24, 1886
At Alapaha. Her New Hotel. Her Clever Social People. Her Prosperous Merchants, Etc.,
[Alapaha has]…a new hotel, two stories high, nicely fitted up and well kept. Dr. J.A. Fogle, one of the most clever men you would met in a week's hard riding, is the proprietor, but his time is mostly devoted to an extensive practice and to his well stocked drug store. The hotel is presided over by Mrs. Fogle, a lady of refinement and most pleasant manner, ably assisted by her sister, Miss Fannie Leonard. The table is bountifully supplied with tempting fare, the sleeping apartments are models of cleanliness and comfort, and the attention to guests is prompt and courteous The commercial tourists are fond in their praise of it, and you know they are, generally speaking, a difficult set to please.
Dr. James A. Fogle died on Friday, January 6, 1888 at Alapaha, Georgia. His death was reported in the Americus Weekly Recorder. Americus was the home of Dr. Fogle's sister, Mary E. Fogle, and brother-in-law, Uriah B. Harrold:
Americus Weekly Recorder
January 12, 1888
Mr. U. B. Harrold Friday received a telegram announcing the death of Dr. James A. Fogle, at Alapaha, Berrien county, Ga. As he had been suffering from inflammatory rheumatism, it is supposed that that was the cause of his death. Dr. Fogle was an eminent physician and the brother of Mrs. Harold. Mr. and Mrs Harrold left for Alapaha Friday night.
Dr. Fogle was laid to rest at Alapaha in Fletcher Cemetery.
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WASHINGTON – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, on Wednesday offered a Republican alternative to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, saying states should play a greater role in containing health care costs while giving consumers more flexibility in choosing insurance plans.
Jindal said Obama's health care law should be "repealed in its entirety" but said Republicans need to offer a better way to reform the health care system, wading into one of the most contentious policy issues in the upcoming midterm elections.
Jindal, a former congressman and Bush administration health care adviser, has sought to establish himself as an outside-the-Beltway policy leader in the early jockeying for the next presidential campaign. His plan aims to separate himself from congressional Republicans who have repeatedly sought to repeal the law but struggled to find consensus on a viable replacement.
"Repealing all of Obamacare is a good and necessary step — but not one sufficient by itself to achieve the real health reform America needs," Jindal said in the plan released by America Next, a non-profit he formed to promote conservative policy ideas.
Jindal's proposal aims to contain rising health care costs instead of focusing on universal coverage, something he called "the liberal shibboleth." It would not force consumers to buy insurance plans but would instead turn to the states to find ways to control premiums and medical costs.
The proposal includes a $100 billion grant program that states could access if they come up with insurance reforms to curb costs. To be part of the plan, states would need to guarantee access to people with pre-existing conditions, a key part of Obama's health care law.
The plan arrives as Obama has trumpeted more than 7 million people who have signed up for his health care law despite a troubled rollout. Obama said Tuesday the debate over repealing the law "is over" and Democrats have said it will be difficult for Republicans to create a plan that lowers costs and provides coverage of those with pre-existing conditions unless it includes the mandate to purchase insurance.
Jindal's approach incorporates a number of alternatives that have been promoted by Republicans in the past, including expanding incentives for health savings accounts, allowing consumers to buy insurance across state lines and pushing a crackdown on frivolous lawsuits. It would also allow businesses and medical providers to use religious objections to overcome a requirement in the health care law to cover birth control for employees.
Mike Czin, a spokesman for the Democratic National Committee, called the plan a "rehash of failed Republican ideas," noting that more than 1 in 5 people in Louisiana lack health insurance. He predicted the Jindal plan could lead to "millions of Americans being kicked off their current health care plans" while bringing back "the worst parts of the old, failed health care system."
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The school innovation zone is a grant-funded district-within-a-district approach to school turnaround. Statewide, the lowest performing five percent of schools are eligible to apply for i-zone grants, which allow them to reshape curriculum, add programs, change faculties and extend the school day or year, among other reforms.
Hamilton County i-zone schools
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Orchard Knob Elementary
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Dozens of Hamilton County teachers are interviewing to keep their jobs as part of an effort to turn around the district's lowest-performing schools.
Superintendent Rick Smith said Friday administrators are rebuilding their teaching staffs at the five schools.
Teachers of "core content" -- math, science, reading and social studies -- were asked to reapply for their jobs. If not rehired, tenured teachers will be guaranteed a position in another county school. Non-tenured teachers have no such assurance.
Teachers were notified of the change before Christmas break, and principals are interviewing them now. To keep their jobs, teachers must receive a score of 3, 4 or 5 on the district's five-point evaluation system, which combines administrator's classroom observations with test scores and other student data.
Hamilton County's i-zone schools collectively are applying for a multimillion-dollar state School Innovation Zone grant, which is funded through the federal multibillion-dollar School Improvement Grant program. Smith estimates the district could receive about $4.5 million. The state denied Hamilton County's application for the grant last year. But state officials gave the district $500,000 for a "planning year" to perfect its grant application. Smith expects to learn if the state OKs the district's new application in coming weeks.
The grant money will help the i-zone recruit and retain quality teachers, provide increased teacher training and help pay for more hours of classroom instruction. All of that is meant to improve the schools' student achievement, which lags considerably behind that of other students in the county and state.
With or without the grant, Smith said the five schools must have highly effective teachers to improve their historically low achievement levels.
"Underperforming schools need quality in numbers," he said. "You need capacity. You don't need just one or two outstanding teachers. You need the majority of the faculty to be outstanding."
The schools also will add 300 hours of additional instruction, either through an extended school day, an extended school year or a combination of both. Teachers will receive adjusted salaries for the extra hours. But they'll also be eligible for big bonuses.
Some i-zone teachers already are eligible for bonuses. But, if the i-zone grant is received, the district will offer more incentives. Some teachers could receive as much as an extra $13,000 -- on top of their base salary and salary adjustment for extended hours.
While such a shakeup in a school's teaching ranks -- or just the uncertainty -- could dampen the mood among faculty, the extra incentives are improving morale at Orchard Knob Elementary, said Principal LaFrederick Thirkill. He said only one or two of his teachers will change positions. That's because the school already has seen a large turnover in the past two years, which effectively created a new faculty.
"So reconstitution here has been pretty smooth because the majority of our teachers are highly effective teachers and have a strong desire to stay here," he said.
Thirkill said he's confident the current group of Orchard Knob teachers will improve the school's scores quickly enough to lift it out of the i-zone.
"They're already in the trenches," he said. "They're already doing the work. And they're not doing it for money. So to give them an incentive for things they're already doing makes them pretty happy. They're eager to come back."
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This year we hosted an Ugly Sweater Christmas party with some of our friends. It was a blast and I think it will become an annual tradition! Here are the fun invites we sent out...
Everyone brought a dish to share so we started the party off visiting and eating yummy food, and of course I had to do some festive desserts!
I had the pleasure of working with Kat from That Party Girl on Esty. She created the invites and all printables for the party. She was so great and was also able to create some custom signs to fit my idea to perfection!
I ordered these sweater cookies from ccSweets.
They were so adorably-ugly and delicious!
Chocolate covered Oreos from Sweet Temptaions
I made a red velvet bundt cake with cream cheese icing topped with an ugly sweater
My version of a 'Nothing Bundt Cake'
I also made these incredibly easy and delicious Eggnog Ice Cream parfaits wrapped with a cute little scarf and topped with little hats. You can get the recipe here from Betty Crocker.
A little hot chocolate to help keep warm
Even the whipped cream was dressed for the occasion!
For activities we played "Reverse Christmas Charades". The way you play the game is the same way as regular charades, but instead on one person getting up and acting out the word/phrase everyone on that team except one person acts it out and that one person sitting out has to try and guess what it is.... for example one was the Christmas song "Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer" and one person acted like an old lady crossing a road and some of the other people were reindeer and ran her over. There were other things like decorating a Christmas tree, building a snowman, a mall Santa, etc.I hope that all makes sense!
This game was great because it was so funny and everyone got involved, no one felt awkward being up there. With all the excitement I kept forgetting to take pictures of everything that was going on, sorry I guess you will just have to try it yourself!
This game was great because it was so funny and everyone got involved, no one felt awkward being up there. With all the excitement I kept forgetting to take pictures of everything that was going on, sorry I guess you will just have to try it yourself!
We also did a white elephant gift exchange, always a blast, and had an ugly sweater contest.
everyone voted for the ugliest one and placed their vote in a tissue box that I covered with an old sweater
We handed out bottles of sparkling cider (since we don't drink alcohol) wearing ugly sweaters and a cute little hat for the prizes.
Winner of the ugliest sweater... so ho ho ugly!
We also set up a little photo prop station for those who wanted to pose in their all their ugliness!
The hubs and I in our ugly sweaters
I was able to find my turtle neck and retro Christmas vest at a thrift store for $5! My hubby has loved the Simpons ever since he was a kid, so I sewed one of his slippers on his sweater and hot glued on the words.Thanks for checking out our party and hope you all have
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Dr. Brooks manages the Genomic Variation Program for the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). She oversees the international 1000 Genomes Project, which aims to sequence the genomes of 2500 people from 27 populations to find most human genetic variation as the basis for future studies mapping genes, genomic elements, and variants affecting disease She also manages the GWASeq project, which aims to sequence and characterize the variation in genomic regions associated with disease in about 4000-8000 people in each of five disease studies.
Dr. Brooks was also the overseer for The International HapMap Project, which found the patterns of variation across the genome as the basis for genome-wide association studies (GWAS) relating variation to disease, and helped oversee the GAIN project of six GWAS studies. She manages grants on the genome-wide discovery of genetic variation and the development of statistical analysis methods for relating genetic variation to disease and function.
Dr. Brooks joined NHGRI in 1997, initially managing the Genome Informatics Program. Prior to that she was at Brown University and the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Brooks received the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary's Award for Distinguished Service in 2005 and the NIH Director's Award in 2003 and 2008. She received her B.S. in biology from Stanford University in 1978 with Marc Feldman and her Ph.D. in population genetics from Harvard University in 1985 with Richard Lewontin. She did a post-doc in statistical genetics at North Carolina State University with Bruce Weir.
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Microsoft Rules Out Buying Yahoo But Likes Search dealBy Reuters - Print
Yahoo shares fall on word from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that his company would not be interested in an outright purchase of Yahoo, but is still very much interested in a search partnership. Microsoft withdrew its $47.5 billion buyout offer for Yahoo in May after Yang and his board rejected the bid as too low. Microsoft then offered to buy Yahoo's search business, but Yahoo decided instead to sign a search advertising deal with Google which was opposed by regulators and did not happen.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer ruled out an acquisition of Yahoo Inc on Wednesday but said his company was interested in resuming talks on a Web search partnership.
Yahoo shares fell 19 percent on the remarks, after gaining this week on renewed investor hopes that Microsoft may refresh its bid for the Internet company after Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang announced that he would step down.
"Let me be as clear as I think I've tried to be publicly. We are done with all acquisition discussions with Yahoo," Ballmer told Microsoft's annual shareholders meeting, in response to a question on what was happening with Yahoo.
"I've said that a bunch of times. Somehow some people have gotten confused nonetheless," Ballmer added. "We thought we had something that made sense. (It) didn't make sense to them. We've moved on."
Microsoft withdrew its $47.5 billion buyout offer for Yahoo in May after Yang and his board rejected the bid as too low. The software company then offered to buy Yahoo's search business, but Yahoo decided instead to sign a search advertising deal with Google Inc
The Google deal has since fallen apart, after opposition from U.S. antitrust regulators who were concerned about an alliance between the Web's two biggest search companies.
Microsoft has said that it was still interested in pursuing a search deal with Yahoo, and Ballmer reiterated that on Wednesday.
"There's no active discussion on that front. But we'd be very open to it. But acquisition discussions are finished," he said.
At the meeting, which was broadcast over the Internet, Ballmer told shareholders that while the world's biggest software maker is seeing growth in all of its business groups, it is "not immune" to the tough economic climate.
He repeated that Microsoft is looking for areas to cut costs, including hiring, which "points to much, much slower growth...in head count for the remainder of this financial year and I suspect into next financial year."
However, investment in research and development would continue, Ballmer said.
Microsoft, the world's largest software maker with more than 91,000 employees worldwide, has been on a hiring spree, adding more than 20,000 employees in the last two years.
Shares of Yahoo fell 19 percent to $9.38, while Microsoft shares were down 3 percent at $18.99.
(Reporting by Franklin Paul, Editing by Derek Caney)
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Dr. Grumpy: "Oh, what do you read?"
Mr. Shakes: "The obituaries."
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
This reminds me of Janet Evanovich's Stephenie Plum series. The main character's grandmother loves attending viewings in funeral homes and keeping up on the recently deceased.
Maybe I am just post-exam-brain-blitzed but, wha??? That doesn't even make sense!!!!
Since when are my patients supposed to make sense?!!
Well, a cemetery is a kind of 'field', isn't it? And doesn't the subject of an obit make an original contribution to that field?
See? One need only think outside the... er... box.
Does this patient have a cousin named Elizabeth?
My dad used to read the obituaries and when I'd ask him, "Why?"
He'd say, "Any day my name's not there, is a good day."
Seriously, have you had your waiting room tested for fumes? Have Mary and Annie set out a complementary basket of lead chips for them to snack on? I think you may have the wackiest panel of patients on the planet.
Word verification: gnayh (the sound Dr. Grumpy makes when trying to hold back the maniacal laughter)
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2012 (Sophomore): Caught a team-high 51 balls while also leading the squad with 747 receiving yards and ten touchdowns despite playing in just ten games… Averaged 14.6 yards per catch… Also ran the ball 12 times for 39 yards and a pair of touchdowns… Finished nationally-ranked in receiving yards per game (74.7) and scoring (7.20)… Scored at least one touchdown in all but one game he played in… Totaled over 100 receiving yards in three games… Opened the season with seven catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns at East Texas Baptist… Followed that up with an eight catch performance against Salisbury… Recorded another eight catches for a career-high 117 yards and a touchdown against Mary Hardin-Baylor… Hauled in eight balls for the third straight game which went for 89 yards and a score at Louisiana College… Tallied six catches for 59 yards and a TD against Birmingham Southern… Grabbed three passes for 56 yards and a touchdown against Virginia-Lynchburg… Caught just one pass for 24 yards against Apprentice but took a run 22 yards for a score… Went over 100 yards for the third time of the season with 101 yards and two touchdowns on four catches in the NCAA First Round against Mount Ida… Took a screen 78 yards for a touchdown and had two carries for 26 yards and a score against Cortland State in the NCAA Second Round… Closed out the season with 52 yards and a TD on five catches in NCAA Quarterfinals at Mary Hardin-Baylor.
2011 (Freshman): Wesley's Offensive Rookie of the Year… Big play threat as he rushed for 17.4 yards per carry and averaged 29.7 yards per reception, both of which were single-season school-records… Led team with 1,109 all-purpose yards… Rushed for 382 yards on just 22 carries and caught 21 passes for 624 yards… Ran for three touchdowns and crossed the goal-line on nine receptions.. Also averaged 17.2 yards on six kickoff returns… Opened his collegiate career with 56 yards on just two carries against East Texas Baptist (9/3)… Scored his first touchdown and recorded his first 100-yard receiving game at Husson (9/24)… Caught a pair of passes for 106 yards, both of which went for touchdowns… Also had one carry for 12 yards… Ran for a season-high 108 yards on just two carries and a score at Charleston Southern (10/1)… Ran for a 38-yard touchdown against Frostburg (10/8)… Returned a kickoff 59 yards at Walsh (10/22)… Caught one pass for a 70 yard touchdown and ran once for 29 yards against Salisbury (10/29)… Brought in two passes for 45 yards and a score at Apprentice (11/5)… Ran twice for 62 yards and a TD against Huntingdon (11/12)… Had his best collegiate game in the Playoff opener against Hobart where he caught five passes for 166 yards and two touchdowns, all of which were season-highs (11/19)… Also ran once for 13 yards… Ran twice for 25 yards and caught four passes for 82 yards and two scores against Linfield (11/26)… Caught three passes for 83 yards and a TD at Mary Hardin-Baylor (12/3).
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BOSQUE COUNTY, Texas (KWTX/Gray News) - A Central Texas girl is fighting for her life, days after swimming in the Brazos River and contracting a freshwater amoeba, KWTX reported.
According to the #Lilystong Facebook page, Lily Mae swam in the Brazos on Sunday and later came down with a headache and fever.
Her health quickly deteriorated.
She was taken first to a hospital and then was transferred to Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth, where she remained Thursday evening.
"Her spinal tap revealed that she actually contracted a VERY rare amoeba that is aggressive," a post on the Facebook page said.
Only four of 145 known infected individuals in the U.S. from 1962 to 2018 have survived, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed Thursday that a Bosque County resident has primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a brain infection caused by the so-called brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri, which is typically found in freshwater bodies such as ponds, lakes and rivers.
"The amoeba is present in freshwater across Texas and elsewhere in the U.S., and there's no particular body of water that would present a greater risk. Cases are extremely rare, despite the millions of people who swim in lakes and rivers every year," agency spokesman Chris Van Deusen said.
The CDC said that in a 10-year span from 2009 to 2018, 34 infections were reported in the U.S. Recreational water was responsible for 30 of those infections.
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January 30, 2012
In politically correct San Francisco, a six year old boy was charged with sexual assault after playing a game of tag on the playground.
The child was accused of brushing his best friend's leg or groin while the two were playing on the playground at Lupine Hills Elementary in Hercules two months ago, according to CBS in San Francisco.
The parent of the child said his son was held in the principal's office and interrogated. The school coerced a confession from the child. He was suspended and a sexual battery charge was placed on his permanent school record, even though there is no such thing as sexual assault for a six year-old in California.
Only after the boy's parents hired a lawyer and threatened to sue did the school back down.
The case is another example of control freak public school administrators treating students like prison inmates. So-called "zero tolerance" for "sexual abuse" – from students who are too young to even know what sex or sexual abuse are – provides an excuse to lord over impressionable children and acclimate them behaviorally for years spent in the education-prison system that is public school.
School are Constitution-free zones writ large. Students around the country are subjected to searches of lockers, cars and personal possessions in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
In numerous cases, school officials around the country have subjected children to traumatic experiences that will harm them for life – from arresting them for playing with Nerf "guns" to allowing police to conduct armed training exercises in schools.
Police are now gunning down students in school hallways, something that was unheard of a generation ago.
And while school officials claim students are engaged in sexual abuse and perversion, more often than not it is teachers and administrators who are the perverts. In California, state bureaucrats are in the business of the protecting pedophiles who come in contact with children.
The Jerry Sandusky case at Penn State underscores the fact that pedophiles gravitate toward schools and government jobs where sexual abuse is often tolerated and covered-up. Add to that the documented fact child protective services around the country are involved in kidnapping and molestation and we have more than enough reason to never trust government with the education and management of our children.
Government mistreatment and exploitation of children is epidemic and no more so than at the de facto world government headquarters, the United Nations. In 2007, it was reported that the U.N. was investigating itself for involvement in a child sex slavery ring.
In 2005, Rep. Cynthia McKinney had the chance to grill then Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld about Pentagon contractor Dyncorp's buying and selling of young women and children. Dyncorp and Halliburton subsidiary KBR have been implicated in human trafficking.
McKinney was ultimately run out of Congress and nothing became of the human trafficking accusations, thus again demonstrating that the pedophile and human sexual slave trade instinct of government is largely above reproach.
For the ordinary parent, the only sane option is to remove his or her children from government indoctrination mills and the prison complex and homeschool them.
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