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Last July, I posted summary statistics for various IVY style investment portfolios alongside some of the more traditional recommended investment portfolios like the 60/40 stock/bond portfolio. See that post here . Now that 2013 is well and gone and that I've decided to start posting my musings again, I've updated the statistics to include 2013 performance.
Here are the summary stats for the various portfolios from 1973 to 2013.
For definitions on the various portfolios and the terms also see the previous post on this topic. As one would expect 2013 did not cause any dramatic changes to the long term performance of the portfolios. Diversified portfolios have done great over the long term and diversified trend following portfolios do even better. The biggest change was to the SP500, 100% stock portfolio, with its gangbuster year in 2013, which bumped up the overall CAGR by 0.5%. Furthermore, when you break down the portfolios into sub-period returns its easier to see performance differences over time. Below I've broken out the returns into various periods.
The last line in the table tells you the story of the last 5 years. A great bull market in US stocks. From the beginning of 2009, March 2009 if you want to be precise, a 100% US stock portfolio has outpaced just about everything else. It even drove a 60/40 'diversified' portfolio to great returns. Over the last 5 years diversification has led to worse returns. This is typical in equity bull markets. During these bull markets it is important to keep the long term in perspective.
Look at every other line in the table above and at the summary statistics – over the longer term (at least one bull/bear cycle) diversification increases returns, lowers risk, increases SWRs, and builds greater wealth. That's the most important point to remember. Continue to diversify and re balance. So far in 2014 diversification is re asserting itself. We'll see how the rest of the year goes.
For those of you interested in the year by year performance detail, you can see my detailed spreadsheet here .

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During the meeting, Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang's special envoy called for closer mutual cooperation between Tehran and Hanoi.
He touched upon his country's independence of vote as well as its backing for Tehran in international circles.
The Vietnamese diplomat called on Iran to support Hanoi's nomination for membership in the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member.
The official also asked Iran to back Vietnam's nominees for the post of Secretary General of UNESCO and for the Colombo Plan.
Rahimpour, for his part, thanked the Vietnamese official for attending the swearing-in ceremony of President Hassan Rouhani, and expressed gratitude to Vietnam for its constructive cooperation, its support for Iran in regional circles, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and its "no" vote to anti-Iran human rights resolutions.
Elsewhere in the meeting, the two sides noted that the current volume of trade is not proportionate to the existing potential in both countries, and stressed the need to forge closer cooperation in all areas, especially in trade, tourism, rice cultivation and fisheries as well as the establishment of direct flights between the two countries.


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Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale) was a Navy pilot sent to Vietnam for a tour in 1966. During a bombing raid, Dieter was shot down behind enemy lines, where he escaped serious injury, but not North Vietnamese soldiers. Sent to a prison camp for his crimes, Dieter was subjected to torture, starvation, and psychological terror as his hopes for rescue slowly dwindled. Leaving him with one choice, Dieter and other prisoners (including Steve Zahn and Jeremy Davies) form a plan to break out of the camp, leaving themselves wide open to the horrors of Mother Nature as they search for freedom.
Returning to the thorny fields of narrative features after a long stint churning out documentaries focused on illuminating the human spirit, director Werner Herzog finds a peace with "Rescue Dawn" that's unmistakably Herzogian. The story whisks the filmmaker away to his beloved areas of exploration, playing to his strengths as a director instead of challenging him to reach a higher standard.
Frankly, this is most likely the best Herzog film I've seen to date; the director strips away layers of pretense and bleary-eyed waddle to engage the viewer with a simple tale of survival. When I write "simple," that's exactly what "Dawn" is: a succinct motion picture that ignores the structure traps similar product is beholden to. Dieter's story is a straightforward odyssey of cultural bewilderment and pride and Herzog has the utmost respect for those emotions. Instead of cluttering the script up with artifice, he stays alert to Dieter's journey, permitting the actor lovingly detailed moments of reaction and dreamlike expressions of hope and courage.
Herzog also find the splendor in the landscape, molding Dieter's journey through Laos as a wonderland of threat and surprise, where behind every rock could find rescue or yet another landscape roadblock. "Dawn" is concerned with endurance, and the film follows every inch of the escape, slowing down to survey Dieter's skills in the field, including the creation of fire, navigating raging leech-infested waters, and wearily hacking away at endless foliage to clear himself a semblance of a path. It's almost procedural in execution; Herzog is completely devoted to his characters even through the mundane acts of their quest for freedom.
What this attention does is generate an impenetrable sensation of location; Vietnam itself becoming the ultimate antagonist. The audience is made to feel in the thick of the hunt, bleeding and starving with these men as they vigilantly plan their escape. "Dawn" is a visceral film, which is ultimately a credit to Herzog and his patience with the story, allowing the audiences plentiful opportunity to process Dieter as a man as well as a creature of survival.
It goes without saying the Christian Bale is one of finest actors of his generation, and he continues to floor me with his range. In "Dawn" Bale plays an undemanding flyboy; a Naval officer electing the heat of combat just so can fly his adored planes. Bale plays bravado and authority with meticulousness, but once the fatigue of defiance starts to settle in, along with deprivation of food and water, Bale turns Dieter into a shell of man with a singular mission to get the hell out of his confinement. He's utterly convincing in every scene.
Also of merit is the supporting work from Zahn, who molds a chilling portrayal of a soldier eaten away by his imprisonment. Gaunt and lifeless, Zahn turns himself inside out for the first time in his career. Less can be said of Davies, who delivers the same performance he always provides: twitchy and prolonged. An actor of zero range, Davies is the weak link of the chain here, spinning what should be a wounded expression of psychological torment into a hacky Charles Mansion riff that belongs in a different movie.
An expansion of Herzog's 1997 documentary on Dieter, "Dawn" endeavors to dramatically appreciate the pilot's test of stamina with details alive and devastating, and it makes for mesmerizing cinema. "Rescue Dawn" is stark, blessedly simple, and encrusted with a thickened level of primitive sophistication, celebrating the fight to survive with euphoric and evocative visual brush strokes.
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Here is another in a seemingly endless parade of articles seeking to dumb down wine for the poor, overwhelmed consumer. This guy thinks that although the wine obscurantists of yesteryear have been vanquished by Parker scores and Cellar Tracker reviews, wine is still too complex for people to understand, and it's all because wine experts are just showing off:
In the past wine knowledge was linked to class. This is why it lends itself so well to British comedy, which is often about social status….This link between class and wine knowledge began to unravel with the rise of American super critic Robert Parker in the 1980s. He not only pronounced in an authoritative fashion on wine but he scored them out of 100. Many decried this as philistinism, asking whether you would score a Velázquez or a lover, but wine buyers loved it because it simplified or seemed to simply wine. Armed with a bit of Parker, the average wine drinker could now begin to navigate his way around a wine list….In the 1990s and 2000s, the public became better informed and wine democratised. Supermarkets began selling classed growth Bordeaux off the back of Parker scores. With one super critic in place and good wine seemingly available everywhere, the professionals were losing their grip.
So being "better informed" means going to the wine shop and buying whatever Parker says you should buy. I guess "better informed" means realizing that 90 is higher than 85. Moreover, today we have CellarTracker where members of the public can rate the wines they drink according to a similar scale, the use of which of course requires the very same skill of being able to count.
But alas apparently we are still being flummoxed by wine experts. The culprits nowadays are sommeliers who put obscure wines on restaurant menus for the sole purpose of showing off their superior taste and knowledge:
Something had to be done. The answer was "natural" wine. This was ostensibly a reaction against the sort of wine that Parker liked, powerful, oaky wines made in a Bordeaux-meets-California style. But just as important, the producers were obscure and you couldn't buy the wines in Oddbins. A new generation of writers, sommeliers and merchants staked their claim as keepers of arcane knowledge….A further advantage of these wines from the perspective of the initiated is that some of them taste awful, but they are meant to taste like that. So when customers try to send them back, they can be put in their place with a "you just don't get this wine, man."
Have you every had a sommelier insult you with "you just don't get this wine, man"? I haven't. It's not the best way to get a tip or to hang on to your job. And the one example he provides of an offending wine list is perfectly intelligible to anyone with a modest knowledge of wine, with the name of the producer, region and varietal listed. The wines include a few lesser known varietals and regions along with more standard fare, but all from small producers—what's wrong with that?
According to this article we are to believe that people don't drink natural wines because they enjoy vintage variation or vineyard expression but because they're just trying to show off. And people don't prefer small, lesser-known producers or regions because they're tired of the same 20-30 wineries appearing on every wine list. They're just trying to impress. I guess if it's not Cabernet or Chardonnay from Constellation it can't be good.
Of course, as one might expect there is the inevitable throat clearing at the end that undermines his whole point.
I'm not saying that wine is straightforward. It is an immense subject and changing the whole time, you can now buy wines from Croatia, Georgia and Greece at Marks & Spencer. And most wine professionals do do their best to illuminate, but the truth is we don't want people to find things too straightforward.
No kidding. This is why we need experts to help us keep up and we want to keep up because the proliferation of wine styles and regions is itself fascinating. If you don't like that you're in the wrong business.
And this travesty is posted on the website of Master of Wine who purports to be a wine educator. Sheesh.


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Have you ever felt lonely at recess? Christian Bucks, a 3rd grader at Roundtown Elementary School in York, PA, is on a mission to end playground loneliness. And he is making waves with the help of the Buddy Bench.
The Buddy Bench is a place where children can go if they have no one to play with. Kids who see someone on the bench can then go over and ask them to play. It is a simple, but very smart idea, and it is now building friendships all over America.
When Christian was in 1st grade, his family was thinking about moving to Germany. While looking at school brochures he saw a photo of a playground with a special bench for anyone who was lonely.
Although he did not move to Germany, he liked this idea so much that he discussed it with his teacher and principal at Roundtown. They also thought it was a great idea and soon after the school bought their first Buddy Bench! The kids loved it!
Since then, children and schools across America have learned about it and the benches are starting to show up all over! Christian's action and proactivity are living proof that a child can change the world. All it takes is a good idea, some passion and follow through.
Check out Christian's story and the growth of the Buddy Bench movement in this inspiring video below:
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Network Development is a dedicated effort to strengthen cooperation and linkages among food security partners. Stakeholders within the network – whether national or international, government or non-governmental – are peers linked by cross-cutting information needs and collaborative analytical processes. The network approach emphasizes partnership, coordination, and shared analytical outputs. It aspires to rigorous and relevant analytical network-driven processes that continue despite changing political dynamics, rotation of personnel, or the withdrawal of a specific stakeholder. Instead of relying solely on building individual capacity, Network Development brings food security partners together to leverage available resources and work together in addressing critical needs or gaps.
Food security networks, where they exist, vary greatly. They may comprise a combination of national ministries and science agencies, regional bodies, national and international non-governmental organizations, United Nations agencies, universities, research groups, or others. Additionally, in some places, donor governments play a financial and technical role.
The progress toward sustained, locally-owned processes occurs when the vision and the work is shared by a network of institutions. The greatest gains and efficiencies come when institutions and agencies recognize their mutual interdependence, the benefits in cooperation, and agree to exchange data, analysis, and expertise.
FEWS NET's Network Development strategy involves the development of enhanced, durable, effective, and sustainable information networks and environments in food-insecure countries and regions. This approach is implemented through localized, context-specific national and regional strategies that are developed in consultation with food security partners involved in the targeted network.
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Chad | August 2018
Using Satellite Imagery to Improve Crop and Pasture Monitoring Data in Chad
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Upgrading Tools and Analytical Skills for Stronger Food Security Analysis in Malawi
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Joint Production of the Monthly Crop Monitor for Early Warning
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Improving Access to Regional Information on Markets, Trade Data, and Analysis
Mozambique | August 2018
Improving Flood Risk Management through GIS Flood Tool (GFT)
Nigeria | August 2018
Development of Food and Nutrition Security Early Warning System (EWS) for Nigeria
South Sudan | August 2018
Strengthening the Food Security and Nutrition Information Network through a Formalized Partnership Agreement – South Sudan
Le Réseau des systèmes d'alerte précoce contre la famine est l'un des principaux prestataires d'alertes précoces et d'analyses de l'insécurité alimentaire. Constitué par l'USAID en 1985 pour aider les décideurs à planifier pour les crises humanitaires, FEWS NET fournit des analyses factuelles concernant quelque 35 pays. Les membres des équipes de mise en œuvre incluent la NASA, la NOAA, le département américain de l 'Agriculture (USDA) et le gouvernement des États-Unis (USGS), de même que Chemonics International Inc. et Kimetrica. Vous trouverez d'autres informations sur notre travail.


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Dock Spiders, Marian University to install video board at Herr-Baker Field
FOND DU LAC – The first game may be only a few weeks away, but the Fond du lac Dock Spiders have big news for their fast-approaching season.
The Dock Spiders and Marian University will be installing a video board at Marian University's Herr-Baker Field to be ready for the Dock Spiders home opener on May 31. The video board will have a screen size of 16 feet high by 35 feet wide and be located in left field.
"We are always looking to improve the game day experience for our fans at the ballpark, and we think this video board will take that experience to a whole new level," said Fond du Lac Dock Spiders General Manager Ryan Moede. "The new video board will provide many new ways to entertain and inform fans at both Dock Spiders and Marian University baseball games."
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Installation of the video board has begun, and the new display is scheduled to be completed before the Dock Spiders season begins.
Single game tickets for the Dock Spiders upcoming 2018 season are now on sale, including the home opener on May 31. Ticket packages and group tickets are also available. Order tickets by calling the Dock Spiders Ticket Office at 920-907-9833 or by stopping by the Dock Spiders Front Office at 980 E. Division St. Check out ticket information at dockspiders.com.
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Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Gifty Powers, in the early hours of this morning took to her Twitter page to react to the recent happenings in the ongoing Big Brother Naija Double Wahala reality TV show.
According to her, Big Brother Naija 2017 which was tagged See Gobbe has been the best Big Brother to hold since its inception in Africa, in 2003. The actress also implied that this current BBN isn't fair and it is based on who you know.
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My Love Letters to You... a Memory
Phoebe loves literature and enjoys reading poems. She has an old soul, enjoys listening to music and also plays strategy game.
My First Letter
I've been trying to figure out the best thing to do on this predicaments you brought me into.
You're a nice person. I can't break your heart. I'm so thankful and grateful for the acceptance your family has shown me.
Let's not get so hooked with each other. I want to take things slow. Don't be impulsive, understand that God has reasons for everything that is happening in our lives. If you want to be happy, leave everything to God. Don't try to plead nor please God to give you your whims and desires instead pray that God will give you what you truly deserve.
I do love you and I'm afraid that I might wake up one day apart from you. I don't know if I can still withstand another heartache. I've been through a lot of pains and God has been my sole withness. You're much blessed than me, so treasure every person you have in your life now, open your heart to forgiveness and accept that no one is to blame for the pains you went through in your past. Open you self to humility and allow God to work His plans on you. After all, we were created to love and serve God.
Take care of our relationship. If we end up apart at the end of this journey, my heart will break but I will never sigh because I know which ever path we go, It was all Gods plan!
A Love Letter
Firstly let me thank you for the good things you have done to me, with out you I wouldn't have reached this far. You have helped me grow and help build my self confidence. You were always there to catch me when ever I feel weak and almost to give up although for many times your approach have placed me more in dismay but I really appreciate everything that you have wished for me. I know your heart is pure for me but I wanna telll you that there are things in life that you have failed to see or maybe we were both blinded by our selfish desires.
We started this relationship without giving each other the chance to show who we really are inside. I have nothing against you. I admit I wasn't that warmth on you when you came in to my life but you still pursue to win my approval. The more I came to know you, the deeply I have become attached to you and the stronger this feelings have grown. I am so in love with you right now that my heart is breaking seeing you growing apart from me everyday. We live in a world that devides us everyday with walls of misunderstanding and pride.
You always tell me that you have become the person whom I have taught you to be. Aye, you are a different "you" right now compared from the past months I have known you, I appreciate every changes I see in you and I appreciate every time you try to reach my expectations just to please me. I have loved you because of what I have come know about you and not of what I am expecting to see in you. I don't know if you are really changing or maybe you are just starting to be bold on me.
You're not perfect as I always wish my man would be, but walah! this perfect seeker woman has come to accept you and your past with open arms, please don't let this moment proved me wrong in giving you the chance to be a part of my life. I always want what's best for both us.
Everyday, a feeling of emptiness is growing inside me. The love that I used to cherished with you is withering like the rose that you gave me leaving the torns that unnoticingly pricks my myocardium. I don't know if I could still withstand this pain I'm feeling but my heart is really breaking at this moment. I'm not sure if this relationship will still grow and I don't know how long I could resist your treatment on me. I don't wanna live in pain and I don't want to live in regret neither. I could give you up if I want to and start a new life alone but I have the choice to wether accept the man you have become or warn you on the consequences your actions may lead our relationship into. I have wasted many of my time to manny man who were not supposed to be a part of my life and I don't want to spend the rest of life wishing and hoping what a wonderful life would it be spending the rest of my days with you.
I never thought I could fall inlove this way again. I never expected God to bless me with such a great man like you and I never imagined feeling this pain again. I fell in love with you because of the beautiful things you have shown me, I love you for being so patient with me. I love you for being so caring for me. I love you because you have filled the emptiness inside me,I love you for being demanding on me. I love you for being impulsive on me,I love you for wanting me close to you all the time. I miss the old YOU!!!
If you were just trying to impress me in the past, please impress me again.
You Loved This Song so Well After We Watched This Movie That You Downloaded It the Following Day...
You Always Want Me to Sing This Song for You
This Is Always Your First Pick and I Love It When You Sing It for Me
Seeing you go
The day you left me, i knew it then that it will be the last time I'd ever feel your kisses and embraces.
I cried. My heart were torn into pieces. Every places I go, just kept reminding me of you. It was the hardest torment I ever faced in my life that I have to give up my job and the beautiful life I have in replace of my denials. I was a total wreck after you go.
Somehow, I came to tame my fears and hold on to the dreams we have shared. Each day, I became content of the distance and have placed my faith unto you. Maybe I was too blind to see that what I consider precious will soon come to an end.
The tears that I long avoided to acknowledge has suddenly became my sole niche of comfort. I lived each day on "why's and why's". I couldn't understand the reason you have to break my heart very soon. I couldn't understand why it has to end this way. I couldn't understand anything. My mind refuses to understand and my heart refuses to accept.
Each day, my heart is cast with unbearable pain. I need reasons. I want logical reasons why you have to thrashed away the beautiful things we have shared.
At last, after many nights of wonderings, the pain came to pass. My eyes are dry now. I am ready to move on. The best way to move on is to let go. Letting go is my unspoken word of telling I love you!
...when you love someone as much as I love you...
.... The day you left me, i knew it then that it will be the last time I'd ever feel your kisses and embraces but I still let you go.
This content reflects the personal opinions of the author. It is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge and should not be substituted for impartial fact or advice in legal, political, or personal matters.
© 2009 phoebe180
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Monday, September 7, 2015
The University will be conducting forums on September 8 and September 9 to provide enrollment and fiscal updates to the campus community. The forums will be conducted by Jeff Wolf, Vice President for Fiscal Affairs and Administration, and Shane Davidson, Vice President for Enrollment Management. The sessions will be held in Eykamp Hall, Room 251 of the Ridgway University Center. The first session will be from 10:00-11:15 a.m. on September 8. For those unable to attend that session, a second session will be held from 3:00-4:15 p.m. on September 9. We encourage all faculty, staff and administrators to attend if possible.
Upcoming Events
One Book One Community of Southwestern Indiana invites the UE community (students, faculty, and staff) to attend the panel discussion entitled "Prison and Beyond: On Women's Incarceration and Rehabilitation" this Wednesday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Vectren Auditorium at Ivy Tech Community College. Attendance is free and refreshments will be served.
This panel discussion is inspired by this year's One Book One Community book selection, Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman.
The panel includes: Melissa Stacer, assistant professor of criminal justice (USI), Margaret Stevenson, associate professor of psychology (UE,) Jennifer Schaefer, assistant professor in criminal justice (Ivy Tech), Ben Joergens, financial empowerment officer (Old National Bank), Jodi Uebelhack, director of a recovery program and prosecuting attorney, and several women who have participated in the prison recovery program.
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This week's Tuesday evening faculty recital will feature Assistant Professor of Music Education and Saxophone Shawn Teichmer in a program of works from the Modern era. Pianist Jaime Teichmer and Consortium Instructor of Percussion Ross Erickson will accompany Dr. Teichmer on selections that will include an arrangement of Claude Debussy's Rapsodie for saxophone and orchestra and Benjamin Crockett's Johannine, a new work premiered by the Teichmer duo at the World Saxophone Congress and Festival in Strasbourg this past July. The program will also include works by American composer David Maslanka, Dutch avant garde composer Jacob ter Veldhuis (also known as JacobTV), and British composer David Heath. The recital will begin in Wheeler Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
The first Yoga class will be on Wednesday, September 9, at 5:30 p.m. Yoga classes are scheduled for Monday and Wednesday at 5:30 pm beginning September 14. All other Fitness Center classes will start Monday, September 7.
The Center for Student Engagement is sponsoring a trip for the first 80 students who sign up to travel by charter bus to Cincinnati, OH to watch the Reds play the St. Louis Cardinals. The trip will be on Saturday, Sept. 12, departing at 8 pm and returning later that evening. The cost is $20 to assist with travel costs.
To register go to: www.uealumnionline.com/cardinalsvsreds between Sept. 7 and end of day on Sept. 8, or stop by the table in Ridgway from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., on Tuesday, September 8.
The University of Evansville College of Engineering and Computer Science has announced dates for the annual review and preparation course for those planning to take the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam.
All classes will be held Thursday evenings beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Koch Center for Engineering and Science on the UE campus. Classes are divided into relevance per discipline. Civil and mechanical engineering candidates will attend from October 1, through January 28. Electrical and computer engineering candidates will attend November 5, 12, 19, and December 3. Fees are adjusted accordingly.
Registration forms and payment must be returned by 3 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30. On campus registrations should be returned to Room 250, Koch Center. Community members may obtain registration information by contacting Kimberly Higgins via e-mail at email@example.com or phone at 812-488-2651.
Early registration is encouraged as space is limited.
Would you like to help make Evansville a stronger community? If so, be sure to attend the Changemaker Challenge kickoff event on September 8 at 4:15 p.m. Room 100 in Koch Center.
The Changemaker Challenge gives UE students the chance to compete for over $3,000 in prizes to support their ideas for change!
The audience will be briefed on some of Evansville's most pressing needs and ways to be become part of the solution! Students of all majors and class levels are encouraged to attend and learn more about how to participate in the Changemaker Challenge. Kickoff speakers will include Lynn Miller-Pease of Leadership Evansville, President Kazee, Mayor Lloyd Winnecke, and the leaders of the Social Innovation Club. A reception and contest registration will follow.
The Changemaker Challenge is dedicated to launching the world's next wave of social entrepreneurs and innovators. It encourages the brightest University of Evansville minds to compete in teams to solve our planet's biggest challenges with innovative ideas for sustainable solutions and enterprises. The Changemaker Challenge provides the top three finishers with seed funding to help make their ideas become a reality.
To learn more, visit www.evansville.edu/cc or e-mail ck116.
The first Creative Writing Coffee Hour will take place Wednesday, September 16, at 4 p.m. in the Mel Peterson Gallery in Ridgway University Center. You are invited to join us in welcoming poet Richard Newman as our guest speaker.
Newman is the author of the poetry collections All the Wasted Beauty of the World (Able Muse Press, 2014), Domestic Fugues (Steel Toe Books, 2009), and Borrowed Towns (Word Press, 2005). His poems have appeared in Best American Poetry, Boulevard, Crab Orchard Review, Measure, New Letters, The Sun, and many other periodicals and anthologies. His work has also been featured many times on Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac, Ted Kooser's American Life in Poetry, Poetry Daily, and Verse Daily.
He lives in St. Louis where he serves as editor of River Styx, co-directs the River Styx at the Tavern reading series, and plays in the junk-folk band The CharFlies.
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Theology books are my favorite, but I also enjoy reading stories about creativity and vision. My Twitter feed is a continual list of articles that speak to realizing one's dreams, "Four Types of Mentors You Need to Succeed," Productivity Habits of 7 Creative Geniuses," "10 Songs Steve Jobs Used to Train his Brain," etc. Last week I read the "inside story" on how a t-shirt company became a $100 million dollar business. The article reported that Bert and John Jacobs, co-founders of the "Life is Good" company built a $100-million clothing empire while putting people first. Their "rollicking entrepreneurial journey" began as a fun way to scrape out a living, but evolved into the expression of a simple philosophy based on optimism. That philosophy is evident in their core-values, 10 "superpowers" and is instructive whether you want to be a better person or build a better business. The ten "Life is Good" super-powers are: Courage, Openness, Simplicity, Humor, Gratitude, Compassion, Fun, Creativity, Authenticity, and Love.
It's not revelatory, but it is inspired. The article concluded with, "The Jacobs don't pretend to be masters of tactics and strategy: rather, they are masters of attitude." I don't own a business, but I want to strive to be a better person; so this week I'm going to work on my super-powers. Happy Monday, Y'all.
First year students will be receiving the Interfaith Diversity Experiences & Attitudes Longitudinal Survey (IDEALS) in a few shorts days! Thank you for being willing to participate in this important research! Students who take the survey will be provided $5.00 in cash!!
IDEALS is a national survey that will be used to identify high-impact practices associated with positive interaction across religious and spiritual diversity. According to Interfaith Youth Core, UE will be able to leverage these high-impact practices to create a healthy campus environment, introduce effective programming/experiences, and learn more about the religious climate on campus. This study is the first of its kind. Previous studies have provided a foundational understanding of interfaith interaction, but few tools fully explore the ways in which we can leverage campus experiences to promote effective interfaith work. IDEALS is designed as a longitudinal study that explores the way in which the UE campus can better understand what programmatic experiences are effective and helpful for students. Thank you for your participation in this important work!
The USPS is closed today - Monday, September 7 - for Labor Day. Please note that, due to ongoing USPS changes, UE will not be able to pick up mail from USPS on Labor Day, since the Post Office will be completely closed. Any mail picked up from UE areas by Mail Services today will be metered and mailed on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 8. For mailing questions, contact Mail Services at extension 2197.
There are available jobs through federal work-study offered by the Office of Financial Aid for UE students. Eligibility is based on federal need as shown through the FAFSA. Select hyperlink for Application. Applications may also be obtained at the UE Office of Financial Aid, Olmsted Hall, Room 116. Questions regarding eligibility and job availability should be directed to Catherine Carver at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Planning to take the GRE?
ETS offers a limited number of GRE Fee Reduction Certificates on a first-come, first-served basis that are available for college seniors and unenrolled college graduates who meet eligibility requirements. A Fee Reduction Certificate may be used for one GRE® revised General Test and/or one GRE® Subject Test. Individuals meeting the eligibility requirements will be required to pay 50 percent of the full test fee.
To be eligible, you must be a U.S. citizen or resident alien who is a college senior or an unenrolled college graduate.
College seniors must be:
Unenrolled college graduates must:
GRE Fee Reduction Certificates are available through the UE Office of Financial Aid.
Do you play oboe? UE Wind Ensemble is in need of an oboe player. Please contact Dr. Kenneth Steinsultz (ks306).
UE Wind Ensemble rehearses on Tuesday/Thursday at 4:00 pm in Room 110 in the Fine Arts Building
The level of cooperation of students, staff, and faculty related to UE's new Tobacco-Free policy is very much appreciated.
As a reminder, please take care to not smoke or litter on University or neighborhood properties adjacent to city sidewalks.
For more information about our Tobacco-Free policy and resources please view our Webpages at:
Are you interested in hosting a prospective student? The Office of Admission will be holding several overnight visit events this year and are looking at current students to help host. If you are interested in being a host, please email Catie Taylor at ct37 with you hall, room number, and phone number
There will be a volunteering opportunity at Audubon State Park on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 8:30 a.m.-noon. Meet at the Park Office/Welcome Center. Lunch will be provided
National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort for America's public lands. This year marks the 21st annual celebration and we'd love you to join in. Lunch will be provided for volunteers. This is a great opportunity for church groups, scouts and others to help beautify the park. Volunteers should wear appropriate clothing for the weather and for trail improvement projects.
Groups and individuals interested in volunteering should contact Mark Kellen. Staff Contact: Mark Kellen at (270) 826-2247 or email@example.com
The University of Evansville and St. Mary's Hospital for Women & Children are offering a class on financial preparedness for new and expectant parents on Tuesday, September 8, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The class will be in the St. Mary's Gift Conference Room.
While the class is free, registration is required. To register, go to stmarys.org and click the "Class or Event" tab, or call Terry Cooper at 812-485-6016.
This class is for those having their first child and for those who are welcoming another baby to the family.
Topics to be addressed in the class include: household financial planning; taxes and insurance; and resources available for those needing assistance.
Tammy Gieselman, University Chaplain, and Douglas Reed, University Organist Emeritus, have been invited to participate in the Fall Organ Conference sponsored by the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, September 13-16, 2015. Gieselman and Reed will serve as panelists during the Monday afternoon session with New York Times best-selling author, TIME magazine's 2014 list of most influential people in the world, professor, and Episcopal priest, Barbara Brown Taylor. The panel discussion will formulate a response to Taylor's morning lecture, "What in God's Name Are You Doing?" The Conference is an ecumenical symposium designed to explore vocation in worship and the arts by bringing together musicians and clergy to participate in sessions on the present and future of sacred music, pedagogical workshops and master classes. More information can be found at: http://music.indiana.edu/departments/academic/organ/files/Organ-Conference-2015-Flyer.pdf
The Purple Aces return home to host Belmont on Friday, Sept. 11 for the team's Military Appreciation / Wounded Warrior Night.
All current or retired military members, with a valid ID, will receive free admission for themselves and a guest. Additional family tickets for our military members are just $5 each.
The match will be held at Arad McCutchan Stadium and begin at 7:00 p.m. CDT.
The University of Evansville women's soccer team (1-5-0) received a goal from junior midfielder Colleen Dierkes in the team's 2-1 loss at Butler (4-1-1) on Sunday afternoon. The Aces are back at home on Friday, Sept. 11 against Belmont.
"It was a frustrating day, as we put ourselves in a position to continually be chasing the game," said Evansville head women's soccer coach Krista McKendree. "We adjusted our formation at half and that helped get us going but unfortunately we weren't ever able to find the equalizer."
Butler went ahead on a 28th minute goal from Halle Stelbasky.
Ahead 1-0, Stelbasky struck again for another goal in the 53rd minute.
Down by two, UE reduced the deficit to one with a 55th minute goal from Dierkes. She took a pass from sophomore forward Nicki Baham and scored on a straightaway shot from 12 yards out.
Senior goalkeeper Simone Busby kept the Aces close by making all three of her saves in the remaining time but UE was unable to record a shot the rest of the way in the defeat.
The goal for Colleen Dierkes was her first this season and second of her career. Baham's assist was her first this year.
Five different Aces tallied the team's five shots in the match (Bronwyn Boswell, Colleen Dierkes, Molly Lear, JBess Ruby, Carlie Scales).
UE returns home to host Belmont on Friday, Sept. 11 for the team's Military Appreciation / Wounded Warrior Night. The match will be held at Arad McCutchan Stadium and begin at 7:00 p.m. CDT.
INFO: For all of the latest information on University of Evansville athletics, log on to the sport page on GoPurpleAces.com or follow the program on Twitter via @UEAthletics.
DONATE: For information on giving to UE Athletics or its individual athletics programs, visit the DONATE tab on the top of GoPurpleAces.com.
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An 81st minute goal from sophomore midfielder Ian McGrath proved to be the game-winner as the University of Evansville men's soccer team (1-2-0) won 2-1 against the Belmont Bruins (1-3-0) on Sunday afternoon. The victory was the first for Marshall Ray as Purple Aces head coach.
With the contest tied at one, McGrath received a centering pass from sophomore forward Desmond Dolphy and the 20 yard blast pushed UE ahead in the waning moments of the match. Belmont was unable to muster a shot the rest of the afternoon as Evansville sealed their first win of the season.
"McGrath hit an absolute cracker for the game winner," said Ray. "This team could have withered in the heat when we gave up the equalizer but instead we dug in our heals and fought for the win."
The match remained scoreless until the 42nd minute when senior forward Nate Opperman found sophomore midfielder Cameron Cool to his left. Cool's straightaway strike from 21 yards out was his first career goal and it pushed UE ahead 1-0.
Trailing by one, Belmont evened up the match with an A.J. Arnold goal in the 72nd minute. McGrath's goal eight minutes later secured the Aces victory. The goal was McGrath's first this season and second of his career.
"Overall, I thought this win was a big step for our team," added McGrath. "Everyone was one hundred percent into it and competing the whole game…it feels great to get a first win and we look forward to keeping things rolling."
On the stat sheet, McGrath led UE with three shots (all on goal). Dolphy and Opperman came off the bench to provide the two Aces assists in the contest. UE finishes the 2015 ProRehab Aces Classic 1-1.
Evansville is on the road next weekend for the Veterans Memorial Cup at Marshall. The Aces' first match will be against Bowling Green on Friday, Sept. 11 at 4:00 p.m. CDT. UE is back at home on Saturday, Sept. 26 for Homecoming against Drake. The match will begin at 7:00 p.m. CDT at Arad McCutchan Stadium.
TICKETS: To purchase tickets for University of Evansville athletics events, log on to GoPurpleAces.com and click on the TICKETS tab on top of the page.
Tournament Champions: Drake (2-0)
Tournament Runners-Up: Air-Force (1-1)
All-Tournament Team
Alec Bartlett, Drake
Ben LeMay, Drake
Mueng Sunday, Drake
Kyle Whigham, Drake
Tucker Axhoj, Air Force
Cameron Duley, Air Force
Trey Pujats, Air Force
Mark Anthony Gonzalez, Evansville
Ian McGrath, Evansville
Joonas Bask, Belmont
Anthony Torres, Belmont
Offensive Most Valuable Player
Tucker Axhoj, Air Force
Defensive Most Valuable Player
Alec Bartlett, Drake
On a morning where the heat index was over 100 degrees, the University of Evansville cross country teams ran extremely well in the Early Bird Invite marking the first of three meets this fall at the Angel Mounds Cross Country Course.
"I am so proud of our teams. To run the way that they did in these conditions with the amount of training we have had was a great accomplishment," head coach Don Walters said. "The times and places may not show it, but both our men and women did a great job. This was a good start for us. I give all of the student-athletes who ran today a lot of credit for braving the hot conditions that we had."
Taking to the course was the men, who ran an 8K race at 10 a.m. Louisville won the team championship while John Mascari of Indiana State paced the field with a time of 24:48.7. He won by nine seconds.
Leading the way for the Purple Aces was a trio of junior with Ben Woolems pacing the squad. He posted a time of 30:15.2 to finish in 21st place overall. Woolems ran a smart race and paced himself to the finish. Right behind him was fellow junior Ross Frondorf. He took 22nd with a 30:44.2.
James Paul was the third to cross the line for UE. He registered a time of 32:00.2 to finish ahead of Aces freshman Jordan Carpenter, who finished his first race in 32:42.8. Senior Jon Ashby rounded out the top five for UE with his effort of 32:55.8.
The Cardinals edged Indiana State on the team leaderboard, recording 25 points while ISU had 30. Marshall was third with 73 points with Evansville checking in with 115.
At 10:45, the women had their turn as they ran their 5K event. Louisville swept the top three individual positions en route to the team victory. The Cardinals totaled 17 points to get past the Sycamores, who finished with 48. Marshall had 87 with the Aces finishing at 100.
Cardinals junior Claire Noser was the top finisher, running the 5K course in a time of 18:07.7. She topped teammate Aurilla Wilson by ten seconds. In her first race as a freshman, Siena Crews was the top finisher, male or female, for the Purple Aces on the day. She finished with a strong time of 19:01.1 to come home in 10th place in an impressive debut.
Also running strong was senior Elizabeth Kingshott. She checked in at 20:26.3 to take 19th place overall. Ashton Bosler was the third UE runner to cross the stripe as freshmen took two of the top three spots for UE. Bosler's first collegiate race finished in a time of 21:12.0. She topped teammate Sophie Etienne by just 0.2 seconds as the duo was 22nd and 23rd, respectively.
Sophomore Michelle Karp completed the Aces' top five, running a time of 21:40.7
The Purple Aces are right back in action on Friday, Sept. 11 as they travel to the Bradley Intercollegiate in Peoria, Ill. The races will begin at 3 p.m.
- INFO: For all of the latest information on University of Evansville cross country, log on to the sport page on GoPurpleAces.com or follow the program on Twitter via @UEAthletics.
- DONATE: For information on giving to UE Athletics or its individual athletics programs, visit the DONATE tab on the top of GoPurpleAces.com.
- TICKETS: To purchase tickets for University of Evansville athletics events, log on to GoPurpleAces.com and click on the TICKETS tab on top of the page.
In a pair of marathon matches on Saturday, the University of Evansville volleyball team fell to DePaul and Toledo as the team wrapped up the DePaul Invitational. For her performance in the three matches, sophomore Genesis Miranda was named to the All-Tournament Team.
"Although we are not happy with the result, we went from less to more this weekend," UE head coach Manolo Concepcion said. "We faced good opponents that will prepare us for the season."
With the losses, UE falls to 3-4 on the season with a match on Tuesday evening at Tennessee on the horizon. The Aces head to Knoxville for a 7 p.m. ET match, which will be carried by the SEC Network Plus.
In the first match of the day against DePaul, Stephanie Cerino led the way with 15 kills while Genesis Miranda checked in with 13. Lorena Marquez led the way with 40 assists while Kim Deprez had 17 digs.
It was DePaul who got off to the quick start, taking an early 4-2 edge in the opening frame before winning by a final of 25-19. In the second game, luck finally found its way to Evansville's side. Trailing 7-6, the Aces scored five in a row with four of those tallies coming via Miranda kills. Gabriela Roman also registered an ace in the rally.
They kept the lead until a bad set by UE helped the Blue Demons tie it up at 17-17. Evansville was able to get the lead back as an attack by Elizabeth Giller saw UE go up 24-20. DePaul got within one at 24-23 before a service error saw UE take the 25-23 win.
With the match tied at 1-1, DePaul rallied back to take the final two sets. The fourth game was a marathon that saw the Blue Demons take a 33-31 win. Saige Gallop and Caitlyn Coffey broke a 31-31 tie to put DU up 2-1. An 11-3 advantage in the fourth was all that DePaul needed as they clinched the match with a 25-12 win.
Genesis Miranda had a career-best 27 kills versus the Rockets while Mildrelis Rodriguez had a great match of her own with 18 tallies. A balanced offensive attack for Toledo saw five players record 10 or more kills, led by Rachel Vidourek's final of 19.
The Aces got off to a good start against the Rockets, taking the first two sets. Toledo led the opening game by a 16-12 score before Miranda brought the Aces back. UE rallied to tie it up at 18-18 before Miranda took control. Six of Evansville's last seven points were kills by the sophomore as the Aces won, 25-23.
UE made it a 2-0 lead as they won by a 25-20 final in game two. After the Aces jumped out to a 5-1 advantage, Joselyn Coronel helped the lead grow to six at 12-6 with a kill. A Carly Townsend kill capped off a Rocket rally as they tied it up at 18-18, but the Aces punched right back as Miranda had three kills in a game-ending 7-2 rally. It was an ace from Miranda that clinched the set.
Both teams duked it out in the third and fourth sets, but Toledo was able to eke out 25-22 and 25-23 wins to tie the score and push it to a fifth set. With the score tied at 12-12, Toledo scored the next to and had match point. With their backs against the wall, the Aces rallied back with three in a row to have match point on their side, up 15-14. Just as fast, the Rockets fought back and scored the last three points to clinch the match with a 17-15 victory.
- INFO: For all of the latest information on University of Evansville volleyball, log on to the sport page on GoPurpleAces.com or follow the program on Twitter via @UEAthletics_VB.
Purple Aces junior Kayla Katterhenry is on top of the pack with thirty-six holes in the books as the University of Evansville women's golf team opened up the season on Sunday at the Redbird Invitational at Weibring Golf Course in Normal, Ill.
Pacing the way for the women was junior Kayla Katterhenry, who leads everyone by two strokes with 2/3 of the tournament down. She carded a 3-over 75 in the first 18 holes before gaining a ton of ground in the second round. Katterhenry finished with a 1-under 71 to finish the day at +2.
Her score of 146 is two ahead of Ohio University's Hailey Hrynewich. She tallied a 148 with rounds of 72 and 76. There is a tie for third, three strokes behind Katterhenry.
On the team side, Bradley and Bowling Green are tied atop the leaderboard. Each school finished Sunday's action with a 612. Northern Illinois is third, one behind the lead while Boston College ranks in fourth place, two off the front pair. The Eagles finished the second round with a 298, the lowest team round of the day.
Katterhenry paced the UE contingent with Maggie Camp and Maria Pickens behind. Each finished with 2-round totals of 163. Camp recorded scores of 81 and 82 while Pickens started the day with a 78 before posting an 85 in round two.
Giulia Mallmann stands with a 169 entering Monday's final round while Rachel Marchi recorded scores of 96 and 92 on her way to a 188. Freshman Madison Cheney played as an indivudal and debuted with rounds of 84 and 81 to finish at 165.
Monday will mark the third and final round of the event. For live scoring, log on to birdiefire.com.
- INFO: For all of the latest information on University of Evansville women's golf, log on to the sport page on GoPurpleAces.com or follow the program on Twitter via @UEAthletics.
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Doctor of Philosophy
Statistics and Actuarial Sciences
Davison, Matthew
A commodity market participant trading via her inventory has access to both spot and forward markets. To liquidate her inventory, she can sell at the spot price, take a short forward position, or do a combination of both. A trade is proposed in which there is always a hedging forward contract, which can be considered a dynamic cash and carry arbitrage. The trader can adjust the maturity of the forward contract dynamically until the inventory is depleted or a time constraint is reached. In the first setup, the storage contract (to carry inventory) is assumed to have a constant cost and a flexible duration. The risk and return characteristics of an Approximate Dynamic Programming (ADP) and a Forward Dynamic Optimization solution are compared. The trade is contrasted with optimal spot sale among other alternative liquidation strategies. Independent from the underlying stochastic forward price model, it is proved and verified numerically that a partial sale strategy is not optimal. The optimally selected forward maturities are limited to the subset comprising the immediate, next, and last timesteps. Under a more realistic storage contract, which assumes a stochastic cost and a fixed duration, a new ADP approach is developed. The optimal policy shows the tanker rent decision is accompanied by a buy order since the loss from an empty tanker is more than the gain of renting it cheaply yet early. Given the nonadjustable duration of the rent contract, a longer contract generates a higher value by benefiting from a tanker refill option.
Recommended Citation
Ghafouri, Behzad, "Optimal Trading of a Storable Commodity via Forward Markets" (2018). Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository. 5394.


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Do you want to go on a long range tour in the Highlands near Nha Trang? We can arrange! 2 to 5 day Expedition Tours in:-
- Nui Ba National Park, Lam Dong Provence (near Heavens Pass and Dalat City)
- Nui Chua National Park, Ninh Tuan Provence (near Pham Rang City)
- Phuc Binh National Park (near Pham Rang City)
Tour Details
Expedition tours are based on a 2 to 5 days spent traveling along the Rivers in Inflatable kayaks. On the Rivers you will run rapids and travel thru Forests, Mountains and Tribal Villages. We spend the night in Homestays in Ethnic Minority Villages.
Customized Tours Only
Our tours into the Highlands are all fully customized, each one is different depending on how many days and what you want to do. These are private tours, only your tour group! No sharing with strangers. We only do expedition tours in remote areas where there are no other tourists
- How many People in Your Group?
- Do you want to Raft? How many days do you want to go Rafting?
- Do you want to add any of these activities to your Tour Plan…Hiking, Fishing, Elephant Safari or Mountain Biking, camping in Forest?
Meet the Hill Tribes!
Vietnam is home to many Hill Tribes. The Mountains around Nha Trang are inhabited by the Ede, Rhade, Raglai, Churu & Kinh Ethnic Minority Peoples. We organize special tours so you can meet these people and experience their unique culture. On this tour you experience their ancient way of life. They live in tune with their local environment. You will stay in their homes and enjoy their hospitality. We will eat traditional tribal food, drink cane wine and join a traditional Gong Music Party.
Jungle Survival
We can teach you how to survive in the Jungle. Our Jungle Camps are in remote areas. Our expert guides can teach you basic Jungle survival skills like how to catch fish and find fruits. The environment is pristine, the water is clean, fresh jungle food is delicious. We can organize an Elephant trek for you to explore the forest.
Wild Animals & Crypto zoology
Have you ever heard of the 'NGUOI RUNG'? It's a 'Bigfoot' type creature that lives in the Vietnamese Highlands. There are many exotic animals to see in the Highlands. There are even Animals that have not been described by science yet!
Expert Local Guides
Our guides are local Highlanders. They grew up in the forest and know how to survive in the Jungle. They will ensure your safety and comfort.
Special Permission Required
These remote Tribal areas have only recently been opened up for Tourism. We work closely with the National Park Authorities and have special permission from them to operate tours legal and safely in these areas! You will see few if any foreigners during our trips.


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About Schaumburg Bicycle Club (SBC)
We are a bicycle group dedicated to riding in Schaumburg and the Northwest suburbs of Chicago.
Download SBC's Brochure(pdf)
Schaumburg was first designated a "Bicycle Friendly" community by the League of American Bicyclists in 1999. With more than 90 miles of paths and bikeways and bordered by three forest preserves with trails, it's a haven for bicyclists. Schaumburg and surrounding communities are home for many people who bicycle regularly - whether for exercise, for sport, for fun, or for their commute. These cyclists care about the environment and they care about their sense of well-being.
The Schaumburg Bicycle Club is not just for residents of Schaumburg. We ride throughout the greater Chicagoland area, and include members from many neighboring communities. Our members come from Algonquin, Barrington, Bartlett, Bloomingdale, Elgin, Elk Grove, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Mt Prospect, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, South Elgin, and Streamwood (to name a few).
I. SBC Board Members & Coordinators
We are easily reached via email: email@example.com
Cyndi, President
Larry, VP
Tim, Treasurer
Kathi, Secretary
Anna, Membership
II. Monthly Club Meetings at the "Barn"
At 6:00 PM on the fourth Wednesday of the month (excluding Nov. & Dec.).(Instead of a regular meeting for January, we hold our Winter Party on the last Sunday of the month.)
The Schaumburg "Barn"(upstairs)
231 S. Civic DriveSchaumburg, IL 60193
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Instead of 'Tagging' your friends on Facebook, now you can 'Tag' your Plants in your plant photos on the Mulch!
We've created a fantastic new feature for home gardeners and gardening professionals where you can easily 'Tag' the plants which are in your photos. This feature is available for photos you upload on your member Profile (here's an example), or you add to our Plant Encyclopedia.
Each 'Tag' is a link which takes you to other photos of the same plant and to more information including Plant Facts and Plant Care Reminders in our Plant Encyclopedia.
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Here's an example from my culinary garden:
Give it a try!
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Movie Review: Last Flag Flying
Director Richard Linklater is a master of the human story built with rich dialogue and fascinating characters who come to life on the screen in films like Boyhood and Dazed and Confused. His new directorial effort Last Flag Flying definitely displays the directors verbal style even if at times you'll wish there was a little less talking and more action. Taking place in 2003, the film focuses on Vietnam veteran Larry 'Doc' Shepard played by Steve Carell who has suffered two painful losses in a row. His wife has recently passed away and now his only son has been killed serving his country in Iraq. Alone and confused, Doc tracks down two former Marines he served with in Vietnam played by Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne. Doc asks his former friends to accompany him on trip to bury his son that is full of regret, reflection and a few laughs in an attempt to lighten the mood in Last Flag Flying.
The trio of Carell, Cranston and Fishburne display an amazing amount of chemistry as the former soldiers who haven't seen each other in 30 years in Last Flag Flying. Bryan Cranston plays the loudmouth of the group portraying bar owner Sal Nealon who loves being the center of the universe. He's rude, crude, but loyal to his buddies even if he can't remember them at first when they show up to see him. Cranston's obnoxious Sal plays well off of Fishburne's Reverend Richard Mueller who is now a man of God leaving his wild soldier days behind him. The two former allies bicker at each other like an old married couple and are an entertaining duo to watch throughout Last Flag Flying.
Fishburne and Cranston have some solid moments throughout Last Flag Flying, but Steve Carell shines as the heartbroken father who doesn't really know what to do next in his life. Carell delivers his most dramatic role to date in this film playing the quiet Doc who chooses to grieve over a road trip with his old pals who have now become strangers. It's not a flashy role, but Carell gives an authentic performance as a man who has been broken by all the death that surrounds him. You feel just so bad for Doc even if you don't agree with all the decisions and actions he is taking.
It's a good thing Last Flag Flying is anchored by the strong acting work from Carell and company, because at times the film definitely drags and gets sidetracked. The road trip seems to never end spinning its wheels with side stories involving renting a truck and cell phones. Last Flag Flying could have benefited from a reduced running time, because there is no denying the movie feels too long. Luckily the acting and important story about grief and the truth helps Last Flag Flying overcome the repetitive storytelling that slows down the film.
Overall, I give Last Flag Flying 2.75 out of 4 stars.
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There seems to be a major ¡Escandalo! going on in Hollywood at the moment since a man claiming to be Angelina Jolie's former heroin dealer has come forward trying to sell his story like it's news. Add to that the fact that a video of a very strung out Angelina in the '90s has just been leaked, and you've got yourself a recipe for hysteria. Never mind that Angelina is an incredible woman, parent, human being and humanitarian now – look how strung-out and skinny she looked! Look how many drugs she once took!
From The Daily Mail (of course):
Her eyes are bloodshot and hollow, her arms emaciated and scratched.
Pacing about her living room, Angelina Jolie picks at her skin with her filthy fingernails as her self-proclaimed drug dealer films her in a rambling phone conversation with her father.
Astonishing video footage has surfaced of the Oscar-winning actress looking anything but the internationally acclaimed humanitarian and one half of Hollywood's most glamorous couple.
Convicted drug dealer Franklin Meyer claims he shot the 16-minute footage with Jolie's consent in 1999 after she called him round to her Manhattan home to re-supply her with heroin and cocaine.
Jolie has since described it as a 'dark' and 'dangerous' period of her life which she was lucky to survive.
In the video, first released the video to The National Enquirer, the Maleficent star paces back and forth in a dingy apartment as she talks frantically on the phone.
The television is on in the background as Angelina appears to be in a state of distress as trash bags and soda cans litter the floor and coffee table.
Here's the video in question, to save you the reading:
I mean, was she on drugs here? I think that's pretty clear. Is it a revelation? Not particularly, unless you want to look at it this way: This is a woman who openly admitted that she went through really tough times and was in a "dark place" for a good chunk of her life, who managed to pull herself together and become a really admirable and respectable human being. The only thing this video makes me feel is pretty in awe of just how much she's turned her life around. Good for her.


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"everything that is living can be understood in terms of the jiggling and wiggling of atoms".
and now, we want to watch atoms jiggling and wiggling.
X-rays, electrons, fluorescence light, the advances of photon sciences, together with computational modeling, are making this happen.


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Michigan set to adopt strictest lead water rules in country
Lansing — Michigan finalized the country's toughest lead drinking water rules Thursday after a state rules committee declined to challenge the most recent standards.
The new rules from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will lower the lead action level to 12 parts per billion starting in 2025 and require communities across the state to remove all lead service lines, including those on private property.
The revised rules are slightly more lenient than GOP Gov. Rick Snyder's original proposal in 2016, which would have lowered the action level to 10 ppb starting in 2020. The state's current action level is the same as the federal level of 15 ppb, which Snyder has called "dumb and dangerous."
The new rules also form a water system advisory council, require communities to create inventories of their water supply infrastructure and, at locations with lead service lines, the rules require two water samples — an initial 1-liter draw and then, after running three liters from the source, a second 1-liter draw.
Snyder said in a Wednesday statement that the federal lead and copper rule "simply does not do enough to protect public health."
"As a state, we could no longer afford to wait on needed changes at the federal level, so Michigan has stepped up to give our residents a smarter, safer rule — one that better safeguards water systems in all communities," the governor said.
Snyder initiated the rule change in the wake of the Flint water crisis, when his state-appointed emergency managers and state water regulators took actions that resulted in the lead contamination of the city's drinking water. Lead levels have declined under the federal action level for nearly two years and currently are below the new state standard.
Communities and water utilities have worried about the stricter standard, pondering how they'll pay for the replacement by the deadline and arguing that some rules are unconstitutional.
"We're more than willing to work on a solution to get there, but unfortunately our concerns that we've expressed throughout the process, we feel, have not been addressed," said John LaMacchia, assistant director of state and federal affairs for the Michigan Municipal League, which represents the state's cities, villages and urban townships.
But environmental groups are pleased with the changes, especially the required replacement of the state's 500,000-plus lead service lines, said Cyndi Roper, Michigan senior policy advocate for Natural Resources Defense Council.
"Other states should really step up and do the same thing," Roper said.
Starting in 2021, communities across Michigan will need to replace at least 5 percent of their lead service lines every year over a 20-year period. Except for emergency repairs, the rules ban partial replacements, which could elevate lead levels in the remaining sections of lead pipeline.
If 90 percent of a water system's tests gauge above lead action levels, the replacement rate would be bumped to 7 percent a year and officials would need to notify the public.
The governor's office, in a statement Thursday, said timeline exceptions may be made for communities that incorporate a separate DEQ-approved replacement schedule into their asset management plans.
Several communities, including Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor, have begun replacing lead lines. In late 2016, Lansing was the first community in Michigan to completely replace its lead service lines — 12,000 lines over 12 years at a cost of $44.5 million.
"The big challenge was, where do you draw the line on the lead?" said Republican Sen. Jim Stamas of Midland, chairman for the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, which reviewed the DEQ standards. "In this rule, it would go just inside the house, but does not include the home itself."
Homeowners would have to agree to the replacement since the section from the curb to the home is located on private property, Stamas said, but municipal water suppliers would fund the replacement.
The requirement to replace segments of pipeline on private property could lead to legal and financial complications, LaMacchia said.
The rules present an unfunded mandate, LaMacchia said, require communities to use public resources for a private benefit and leave water suppliers no option but to spread replacement costs throughout the rate base.
"The communities that we represent are faced with a daunting problem and that problem is whether they follow the Constitution and violate the rules, or violate the Constitution and follow the rules," he said. "That is an awful position for them to be in and one that undoubtedly sets us up for litigation."
In addition, the new mandate ties up a large chunk of community assets in lead service line replacement, while other infrastructure projects are deferred, LaMacchia said. It is jeopardizing "the ability of the rest of the system to provide safe services," he said.
The state could instead require communities to comply with the 12 ppb threshold while they replace the lead service lines on a timeline consistent with their asset management plans — the blueprint communities use to budget and plan their infrastructure maintenance and replacement, LaMacchia said.
The rules also raised concerns among municipal water suppliers, who questioned the scientific data that determined 12 ppb an acceptable threshold for action.
"We don't disagree (lead lines) need to be replaced; we all know they do," said Bonnifer Ballard, executive director for the Michigan section of the American Water Works Association. But the replacement should be supported by secured funding and lead standards based on "sound science," she said.
The state is encouraging municipalities to incorporate the cost into their asset management plans and future water and sewer fees, Stamas said.
The Natural Resources Defense Council is exploring ways to fund the replacement, Roper said.
"We also need to be looking at a real water affordability plan that is based on income and the ability to pay," Roper said. "Many of our urban areas like Detroit and Flint are being hit by rates that are unaffordable."
The Michigan League of Conservation Voters in a statement Tuesday urged legislators to help fund the replacements.
"Now the onus is on our state Legislature to craft a bold, comprehensive plan to fund lead pipe removal without making drinking water unaffordable," said Bob Allison, deputy director for Michigan LCV.
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DARYL GREGORY and REBECCA GOMEZ FARRELL
Doors and bar open at 6:00PM
Event begins at 6:30PM
$10 at the door benefits the American Bookbinders Museum
No one turned away for lack of funds / we accept cash, Venmo, and Square.
All proceeds, including a cash bar on a donation basis, benefit the American Bookbinders Museum.
Each author will read a selection of their work, followed by Q&A with the audience, moderated by author Terry Bisson. Books will be for sale courtesy of Borderlands Books — please feel free to bring your own books from home to be signed.
All proceeds from the event benefit the American Bookbinders Museum
DARYL GREGORY is a science fiction, fantasy and comic book author. A Clarion Writing Workshop alum, he was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, graduating in 1987 from Illinois State University with majors in English and theater. After graduation, he taught high school in Michigan for three years, lived in Salt Lake City for several years, then moved with his family to State College, Pennsylvania, where Gregory was employed by Minitab. Gregory moved in 2016 to Oakland, California, where he lives with his partner Liza Groen Trombi, who is the Locus Magazine Publisher and Editor in Chief.
Gregory's first sale was "In the Wheels" to the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1990. His first novel, Pandemonium (Del Rey Books, 2008) won the 2009 Crawford Award for best first fantasy book, and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, the Mythopoeic Awards and the Shirley Jackson Award. His second novel, The Devil's Alphabet (Del Rey Books, 2009) was named one of 2009's best books by Publishers Weekly, and was also nominated for the 2010 Philip K. Dick Award. His third novel, Raising Stony Mayhall (Del Rey, 2011), was named one of the best science fiction books of the year by Library Journal, and his story collection Unpossible and Other Stories (Fairwood Press, 2011), was also named one of 2011's best SF books by Publishers Weekly. Afterparty (Tor, Titan, 2014) followed, along with the novella "We Are All Completely Fine", published by Tachyon Publications in 2014; this was a Nebula Award finalist, and won the 2015 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella, as well as the Shirley Jackson Award.
Gregory's new book, the literary speculative novel Spoonbenders was published by Knopf in June, and is being developed for television by Paramount Television and Anonymous Content.
REBECCA GOMEZ FARRELL writes all the speculative fiction genres she can conjure up. An associate member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Becca's shorter works have been published by Future Fire, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Typehouse Literary Magazine, and Pulp Literature among other outlets. She is thrilled to have had Meerkat Press publish her debut fantasy novel, Wings Unseen, in August 2017.
Her food and drink blog, theGourmez.com, has garnered multiple accolades and influences every tasty bite of her fictional worldbuilding. In the past, she has also contributed her photography skills and commentary to her love of General Hospital, which has been in her blood since the womb. She credits soap operas for heightening her fiction's romantic elements and appreciating the layers generational history can add to her work. Becca lives in Oakland, CA, with her tech wizard husband and two trickster cats. If this writing gig doesn't work out, becoming a tour guide is next. Learn more at RebeccaGomezFarrell.com.
For over a decade SF in SF has offered readings, films, and special events in the Bay Area for readers of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction. Moderated by Terry Bisson, past guests have included Patrick Rothfuss, Gail Carriger, Jeffrey Ford, Lev Grossman, Brian & Wendy Froud, Samuel R. Delaney, Cory Doctorow, Karen Joy Fowler, and Nalo Hopkinson. We hope you will join us!
The American Bookbinders Museum's entrance is located at 366 Clementina Alley, off 5th Street, between Howard and Folsom. Street parking is free; garages are located at 5th & Mission, and 3rd & Folsom. The closest BART station is Powell Street – just turn down 5th Street, cross Mission and Howard, and turn left onto Clementina. NOTE: there is NO access to Clementina from 4th Street due to construction.


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9 Kitchen Counter Decorating Ideas You'll Love
Designing a kitchen is one thing. Knowing how to style your countertops is a whole other thing.
After we finished our renovation, I found myself kind of struggling with how to decorate our countertops. Especially on a budget! After moving things here and there, decluttering, and figuring out how we generally use the space – I think I hit a sweet spot.
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Here are 9 kitchen counter decorating ideas for your home!
I'm really big on functionality, especially within the kitchen. So before we get to the ideas, I think it's important for you to note how you use your kitchen. Where do you find yourself prepping meals? Where do you make your coffee in the morning? What appliances do you seem to use every single day?
Once you are armed with this information, it will be easy to set up "zones" and organize your kitchen. You can make your kitchen not only look beautiful and decorated but also totally functional for your lifestyle.
Small Appliances
So let's start off with a big one. As a former Realtor, I always told my seller clients the same four things when they were selling:
- Put everything but the coffee maker away.
- Keep accessories to a minimum.
- Always have fresh flowers out.
- Take all the magnets off your fridge. (this one makes a huge difference!)
And my stance on that has not changed much. But obviously, if you're not selling your home, you can lighten up on the "rules" a bit. I think a couple of small appliances are totally fine to decorate your countertops with. In fact, if you find you use your toaster every morning, then by all means – keep it out. (Especially if you have a really cool SMEG toaster!)
I also think coffee makers are a wonderful way to "decorate" in a kitchen. The coffeemakers today can really be showpieces. And coffee bars are as popular as ever! If you use a french press or a pour over, then set it out on a beautiful tray with other coffee accessories. This gives it more of a collected feel.
But keep it minimal! You start to run into trouble when you have a toaster, a toaster oven, a blender, an instant pot, a mixer, and a coffee maker all out on the counters. Keep the other appliances put away but easily accessible. I keep my toaster in a pull-out cabinet. All I have to do is open the cabinet and pull the toaster right out.
Decor Tip: Keep appliances on the counters to a minium, two or three max.
Trays are one of my favorite things to use in a kitchen! Actually they are my favorite to use anywhere in the house (tank tray anyone?). Trays help pull like items together and take away that cluttered aspect. It's amazing how a look is so much more pulled together when a tray is involved.
Here are some ways to use trays in your kitchen.
- As stated above, create a coffee zone by corralling mugs, sugar, coffee and your coffeemakers together.
- Use them next to the stove to hold cooking oils and salt and pepper shakers or cooking utensils.
- Create a bar area by setting a few of your favorite liquors and wines on a tray. A small bud vase filled with flowers is a nice touch here as well.
And think outside the box when using trays! I actually used a chip and dip basket tray to hold bar accessories and a long skinny plate to hold my cooking oils and salt box. Basket trays are pretty because they add texture to your counters too. A wood cheese board also works to hold oils and cooking spices.
Decor Tip: Use skinny plates, small wooden cheese boards or chip and dip baskets as "trays". Work with what you have before purchasing new.
Cookbooks not only give a kitchen color, but they also inject some life into it. I can still remember the smell and feel of my grandmother's cookbooks in her kitchen. Some of the pages were tattered and others were dog eared, but to me, it was so homey and classic.
Not into cooking? What about a cocktail recipe book for your bar area?
I keep my cookbooks sandwiched between the corner and a plant. And the others are placed next to my coffee maker. Don't be afraid to sprinkle them throughout. They look especially great on open shelving too.
Decor Tip: Sprinkle cookbooks throughout the kitchen or sandwich them between two items – like a plant and a cake stand. Lay a few vertically and horizontally on open shelving to fill in spaces and give smaller items some height.
Canisters are one of the decor items that are also really functional. You can store things in them! I keep a set of clear canisters for food items like oatmeal, pasta, and rice. Another set of white canisters holds baking materials, like flour and brown sugar.
You can either display them in a row or group them together and place in a corner. It's a great way to fill those awkward corner spaces on your kitchen countertops.
A group of 3 canisters is usually best because it's more pleasing to the eye. You can always find a "middle" with three items and that's why it's so appealing.
Canisters can be found everywhere and are pretty inexpensive! Check my sources below for some of my favorite budget-friendly canister finds.
Decor Tip: Fill an awkward corner on your countertops with a set of three canisters in different sizes.
The Kitchen is a great place to display artwork. And I'm not talking about the walls (yes I'm guilty – I still need counter art!). I love the look of leaned up artwork on your kitchen countertops or displayed on your open shelving.
And guess what? Leaned artwork also helps to hide those ugly outlets that we have everywhere. Woot!
You may be thinking this is not a budget-friendly option. But this totally is! Since you don't need large art here – I'm talking 5×7's or 8×10's – you can pick up a nice, affordable frame from Target or IKEA.
For artwork – here are some affordable ideas. Etsy is chock full of printable wall art. And since we are dealing with smaller sizes – you can print yourself or have it printed fairly cheap. Right now, I'm partial to aged watercolor/plein air wall art. And I'm busy filling my Etsy shop with some of this artwork as we speak (shameless plug.) They are so beautiful and give an eclectic look to your decor.
Decor Tip: Lean some artwork against your backsplash or on your open shelving. These give the room color, keep your eye moving and help hide those ugly wall outlets.
Pretty Soaps / Dish Brushes
This one is so simple and makes such a difference! And actually, my husband and I have a running joke about it. I'm constantly putting our ugly a– Dawn dish soap under the sink. When I need it, I pull it out. My husband, on the other hand, thinks it should be out at all times for convenience. Ughhh – you are not winning this argument babe! 🙂
If you can swing it, try to keep the pretty soap sets out. Williams and Sonoma make a nice set of hand and dish soaps. And you know what? After you finished with the soaps – you can refill them with the cheaper stuff and keep the pretty bottles. So keep that in mind! It's a great way to keep your budget in check. Buy it once and keep it for life. Or until it gets really disgusting. And pick up a pretty dish brush while you're at it!
Decor Tip: Buy a nice set of soap once, and then keep refilling it with cheaper, bulk buy soap. Get the look for less.
Wood Cutting Boards
Wood boards work in every kitchen! HomeGoods and Amazon are great places to scour for interesting shapes and beautiful wood boards. This is very functional decor. We frequently use our cutting boards so it's just so handy to have these out on the counters already. I have one round one that I picked up at HomeGoods a while back and I use it every day. Everyday! No joke!
I do want to add a few more varied boards, like these pretty wood paddle boards in various sizes.
Decor Tip: Lean different sized cutting boards and wood paddles against the back part of your stove. Two or three is a good number here.
Pretty Bowls
One of these days I'm going to do a post on how to style open shelving. Because bowls are a magical way to decorate them without really having to think about it. But they also look great on your counters. A simple pedestal bowl of fruit, lemons or limes goes a long way with your decor. Or fill a bowl with a simple bunch of dried flowers or greenery. Nope – they don't always have to be in a vase!
Thrift stores are a great place to pick up unique bowls. Or, raid your entertaining cupboards for pretty pieces you already own. You don't need a ton here – keep it to one or two. (Don't forget about that whole clutter thing!)
Decor Tip: A single pedestal bowl of fruit can add some much-needed color to your countertops. Tuck in a few leaves to add a pop of green!
Flowers and Plants
Well, this one is a bit obvious but worth noting. Flowers and Greenery add a fresh and organic feel to your kitchen decor. They are a must! Of course, you can always pick up an inexpensive bouquet from the grocery store. But don't forget about your own backyard too!
I snipped these pretty greens from a large bush out front. I have so much of it that I'm able to fill two or three vases full. If you really want to add some drama, invest in a few tall faux branches.
Decor Tip: Taller branches help fill vertical space and give a kitchen some drama. Invest in some inexpensive faux branches and change them out seasonally. These taller vases of branches look great on an island!
Additional Kitchen Counter Decorating Ideas …
Finally, here are some additional ideas for decorating your kitchen countertops.
- Use a Ginger Jar to Hold Cooking Utensils – like wooden spoons – next to the stove.
- A mortar and pestle is a good item to sprinkle in those little spaces where you need a little something.
- Use pitchers or kitchen crocks as flower vases.
- Place a pretty recipe tin next to your stove.
- Use a bread box to store…..umm…..bread. Or mail! Or whatever else! No one will know but you and your family. 🙂
- Drape a pretty dishtowel over your farmhouse sink.
- Make a favorite tea kettle or Dutch Oven (Amazon has a great knock-off) a permanent decor accessory on your stove.
I hope this helped you guys decorate those kitchen counters a little better! I will say too, every day I am moving stuff around on my counters. It's ok if you don't get it right the first time. It might take some shuffling until you find the right balance. But that's the fun in decorating.
Thanks for reading!
xo Karen
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